Chapter 394: Two old men hugging and crying
"Just like my Great-Uncle, Little Uncle is so amazing," Gu Hangbao said loudly.
Gu Qingzhou was ashamed. "I'm far from the master..."
In the past few years, Uncle Song has been like opening a hang, coming up with many novel gadgets, all used for industrial production. It is said that he earned a lot of foreign exchange for the country and has been on the front page of national newspapers several times. He has been promoted to a top-level technical talent in the province.
Often have to go on business trips, do training, do technical guidance... busy and inseparable.
Although busy, it is very valuable to be busy, the social status rises, and the personal treatment also rises.
Lin Zhao always received fresh gadgets from her uncle, whatever was fashionable, she received. Once she even received a thick gold bracelet. Trying it on, it was very heavy.
"You and my uncle have different directions," Lin Zhao comforted Gu Qingzhou. "You have a better choice, but you choose to stay and build your hometown. Don't belittle yourself. You are not bad now. Don't drop your homework, keep learning, maybe you can go to university for further studies in the future."
This is not the first time Lin Zhao has said this.
Said more, the cubs of the Gu family and the Lin family all kept it in mind.
Gu Qingzhou is also.
"I haven't given up learning."
He has high school textbooks, and he will flip through them from time to time, waiting for the spring blossoms that Third Sister-in-law said.
Lin Zhao smiled.
Those who listen to advice enjoy the world first, Qingzhou's future will not be bad.
The tractor is much faster than the ox cart. Halfway through, Qiao Hui was dropped off, and the tractor drove toward the Harvest Brigade.
Knowing that Lin Zhao was going to take the children home, Gu Mother called Eldest and Second Daughter-in-law, cleaned the room of the Third Room inside and out, took out all the quilts to dry, and filled the thermos with hot water.
At this moment, the whole family was waiting at the entrance of the village, eyes staring into the distance, looking like they were waiting.
"Why haven't they come yet? Did something happen?" Gu Mother spun around in place anxiously, wishing she could teleport to the train station.
Huang Xiulan comforted with a smile, "Third Sister-in-law is bold and careful, nothing will happen. Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao are already big guys and can be used as half an adult. The whole family has ten eyes, and they will arrive home safely."
Gu Mother gave a vague reply, still staring into the distance.
"Mom can't listen to anything now." Zhao Liuniang pulled her Eldest Sister-in-law's arm, telling her not to waste her energy.
Haven't seen her grandchildren for several years, her mother-in-law couldn't sit still at all.
Huang Xiulan smiled helplessly, just wanting to say something, when she saw a black shadow appearing in the distance, which seemed to be the brigade's tractor.
"They are back, the tractor, Mom, Gu Gu Ersao, look quickly, is it our brigade's tractor? Are Third Sister-in-law and the four children sitting on it?!"
"Oh, it is, it really is, it's Gu Laosan's wife and the four children, my grandchildren..." Gu Mother couldn't control herself and greeted them, two lines of tears flowing from her eyes.
Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang were afraid that their mother-in-law would fall, so they helped her on the left and right.
"Mom, our two legs can't run faster than the tractor, just wait in place." Huang Xiulan persuaded.
Gu Mother who was held: "..."
During the conversation, the tractor drove over.
The first to rush to the group of people was the sturdy Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po, two dogs.
"Yeah, Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po look bigger and more spirited."
The two dogs understood that they were praised and circled around the three people in their old home.
On the tractor, Gu Hangbao waved at the people on the side of the road vigorously. "Grandma, Grandma, it's me, we are back."
In front of his grandma, he didn't feel his voice was unpleasant anymore.
Gu Qingzhou was afraid that his nephew would jump off the car excitedly, so he stopped the car and let Third Sister-in-law and his nephews and nieces get off the car first.
Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao jumped off the car and rushed toward Gu Mother.
Shouted in unison: "Grandma!"
Gu Hangbao was relatively outgoing, hugged his grandma, and acted like a spoiled child, "Grandma, I missed you, did you miss me?"
Gu Mother's gaze fell on her grandson, and she couldn't bear to blink.
The child was only so big when he left, and he has grown so tall when he came back...
Her eyes were sore. "Miss, how could I not miss you... I miss you... you have grown so tall, you look so good, like your dad..."
"Go, go home with Grandma, Grandma will make you meat sauce noodles."
Gu Hangbao exaggeratedly sucked his saliva, like a treasure, very face-giving, "I love Grandma's meat sauce noodles the most. I've been thinking about it in the army, Grandma, I want to eat a big bowl."
Xiang Yubao glanced at his younger brother faintly, already accustomed to his opening his mouth and coming.
"Grandma will make whatever Xiang Yubao wants to eat." Gu Mother didn't ignore the most sensible Big Cub either.
"I like whatever Grandma makes." Xiang Yubao held his grandma's arm and said seriously.
Looking at his black and bright eyes, handsome little face, Gu Mother felt that her grandson was good everywhere.
"Our Xiang Yubao has also grown better and better. Now he is a proper city child, handsome and spirited, better-looking than your dad when he was a child."
Why Gu Mother likes Gu Laosan more, his nose is nose, eyes are eyes face is also one of the important reasons, good-looking, people are capable and filial, and often not by her side, how can a mother not love a few more points?
Xiang Yubao's face was red from his grandma's praise.
Fortunately, Gu Mother's attention was attracted by the boy-girl twins again. Holding the beautiful and clean little grandson and little granddaughter, Gu Mother's hearty voice was light and slow.
"Qian Bao and Yaobao have also grown so big..." She gestured. "Your Big Brother and Second Brother were about as tall as you when they followed the army, and they have become big guys when they came back..."
Gu Mother was rarely sentimental.
Don't know... how many more times can she and the old man see Xiang Yubao and the others?
"Grandma, I want to go home and take a bath, my body is sticky, uncomfortable~" Yaobao raised her head, her voice sweet.
Gu Mother's heart was about to melt. "Go home."
Holding the little grandson and little granddaughter on the left and right, she led them to the village in a hurry.
"Hot water is ready at home, you can wash when you get home!"
The sound went far away.
The twins looked at each other and smiled tacitly.
Gu Hangbao shrugged and smiled, "Look, I said I wouldn't be liked when I grow up."
After speaking, he caught up with the tractor, jumped up, and sat next to Gu Qingzhou.
"Little Uncle, teach me how to drive a tractor, I want to learn," Gu Hangbao said righteously.
Gu Qingzhou didn't treat him as a child either, saying: "If you want to learn, I will teach you, how about tomorrow?"
Gu Hangbao was happy. "It's a deal, okay?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Gu Qingzhou glanced at him.
"... Seems like no, hehe." Gu Hangbao was excited.
Turned to look at his brother. "Brother, do you want to learn together?"
Xiang Yubao shook his head. "No."
Behind.
Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang took the luggage from Lin Zhao's hand.
The sisters-in-law talked affectionately.
Lin Zhao learned from the Eldest and Gu Gu Ersao that Old Mrs. Gu died suddenly, without illness or pain. She drank white porridge in the morning, and after drinking, she said she would go back to the room to lie down. This lie never got up again.
Gu Er Uncle came back from work and didn't see his mother's shadow. He went to her room to see, and the person was already hard.
"... Grandma was buried, right?" Lin Zhao asked.
"Buried, buried. In this weather, three days can't stay," Huang Xiulan said. "After you wash up at home... just go to the Second Room and offer a stick of incense."
Burning paper is not allowed, it belongs to feudal superstition, no one cares about burning incense at home.
Lin Zhao nodded.
Back home, took a battle bath, changed into plain clothes, she took things to Gu Er Uncle's house.
Gu Er Uncle was smoking in the yard, his brows gathered into a small hill, his face full of sorrow, and he was much older than a few years ago.
"Gu Gu Ershu..." Lin Zhao put down the things.
Gu Er Uncle extinguished the cigarette and looked behind her. "Chenghuai didn't come back?"
"He went on a mission," Lin Zhao explained.
Gu Er Uncle pulled the corners of his mouth, expressing understanding. "Mission is good, it shows the army values him."
"You go." He gave Gu Er Aunt a look, letting his wife take her niece-in-law to offer incense to Old Mrs. Gu.
There was an extra strip table in Old Mrs. Gu's room, and a framed black and white photo was placed on the table.
A flash of surprise flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes, didn't say much, put down the tribute, retreated a few steps, respectfully offered incense to the deceased, and explained the reason why Gu Chenghuai didn't come.
People die like lamps go out, and all the grievances and hatreds turn into nothing in an instant.
Gu Er Aunt asked about Xiang Yubao and the others, and Lin Zhao said they were in the old house.
She also kept Lin Zhao for dinner, but Lin Zhao politely declined.
Knowing that Lin Zhao had just returned and there were many things at home, Gu Er Aunt didn't keep her much.
Sent Lin Zhao out.
"Come again after resting well," Gu Er Aunt said.
Lin Zhao responded with a smile, "Gu Gu Ershu and Second Aunt, take care of yourselves."
"We will." Gu Er Aunt watched her leave, then turned and went home.
As soon as she returned to the yard, she saw several grandchildren surrounding the net bag Lin Zhao brought, looking at it with longing, with a greedy look.
Seeing herself coming back, the expression was restrained a bit.
"Grandma, what is this?"
Gu Er Aunt gave them a look. "How would I know what it is, I haven't opened it to see."
During the conversation, she opened the net bag and took out the things inside.
A good cigarette, a bottle of wine, two cans of fruit, two cans of meat, a piece of brown sugar, a catty of peach crisp, a bag of sesame candy, a few feet of plaid cloth, a bag of fruit.
"All good things." Gu Er Aunt was surprised.
Gu Er Uncle took the cigarette and wine. "This look is all mine."
Gu Chenghuai's few cousins were speechless.
"Dad, do we have a share too?" Cousin Gu, who wanted to take the cigarette out to pretend to be forced, said.
"Have a fart! Chenghuai and his wife want to be filial to me, this Gu Gu Ershu. If it weren't for me, guess who among you they know? No self-knowledge." Gu Er Uncle scolded a few unfilial sons and hurriedly hid the cigarette and wine in the room.
Several unfilial sons were already at the age of being fathers. Being scolded like this should have felt faceless, but they didn't think so.
Dad's listless appearance these days scared them.
They wanted Dad to cheer up and scold them.
Just now... it tasted right!
Several brothers looked at each other and smiled, their brows relaxed.
The children in the yard made wow sounds.
The home that had been silent for several days seemed to reappear with vitality.
Gu Er Uncle came out of the room, saw this scene, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said to his old wife: "Open a can for the children."
Gu Er Aunt had an idea early on. "Okay, open."
The children were crazy with joy, surrounding Gu Er Uncle and shouting "Grandpa, Grandpa," like a string of Calabash Brothers.
Children's laughter is the most healing, and a smile appeared on Gu Er Uncle's face.
"Give the babies an apple too," he said.
Gu Er Aunt looked at the old man, didn't go against him, and took out an apple and handed it to her eldest daughter-in-law, letting her go to the kitchen to cut it, everyone one piece each.
After speaking, she took the net bag home, fearing that the old man would be fooled by his grandson to take good things again.
Lin Zhao returned to the old house, Gu Fu looked over immediately. "Saw your Gu Gu Ershu? How is their, spirit?"
The second brother was favored by the old mother and had a deeper relationship with the old mother than him. He was really afraid that the second brother would not be able to get up.
"Saw him, Gu Gu Ershu's spirit is not bad. I think in a while, Gu Gu Ershu should be able to come out," Lin Zhao explained.
Heard that losing an important family member, the pain is not immediate, but lagging. Seeing that the figure that often sat there was gone in a certain place, the noisy home lost the other party's nagging voice, and when entering the door, I could no longer see that smiling face...
The pain is hidden in the corner.
Inadvertently, it poked into people's hearts. The force was not heavy, but it was enough to control people for a while.
Gu Fu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good to be able to come out. Old Two is not young, I'm really afraid he will have something wrong."
He only has this one brother.
Gu Mu came out carrying meat sauce noodles, "After a long time, you'll eventually be able to walk out of this. Zhaozhao, eat your noodles first, don't pay any mind to your father."
She glared at the old man, "If you're worried about the second son, why don't you go over and take a look yourself? Why bother the third son's wife? Zhaozhao just got back and hasn't even had a drink of water yet; you old man really don't know how to conduct yourself."
"??" Gu Fu looked confused and shouted injustice: "Why don't I know how to be a person? Isn't this a matter of convenience? I go to the Second Room, let Old Two hug me and cry together?!"
He went the day before yesterday, Old Two cried when he saw him, saying he missed his mother, and talked about things when he was a child...
Old Two's beautiful childhood, but it was not so beautiful for him. He didn't want to hug and cry with him. He still likes the days in front of him, his son is promising, his daughter-in-law is filial, his grandchildren are sensible, he wouldn't change it for ten thousand gold.
Gu Mother remembered the red and swollen eyes of the old man when he came back the day before yesterday, and was silent for a moment.
Two old men hugging and crying?!
The picture is too beautiful, dare not think.
Lin Zhao ate noodles while listening to her parents-in-law bickering, eating big melons, her eyes full of smiles.
Not exaggerating, it's really comfortable to go back to her hometown.
"A Lan became the accountant of the brigade?"
Gu Lan's face turned red, and she said shyly: "It was the opportunity my grandpa fought for me."
"That's also because you are excellent. The opportunity is in front of you, and it's in vain if you can't grasp it, right? Be confident, you are very amazing," Lin Zhao's gaze encouraged.
Gu Lan nodded. "Mm."
She secretly looked at Third Aunt a few times and found that after a few years, Third Aunt hadn't changed at all. She was still so young and beautiful, and she had a bit more elegance and calmness. In short, she was very eye-catching.
"Don't give up learning." Lin Zhao raised her eyes, her expression very serious, with a meaningful taste.
Gu Lan saw something, and her heartbeat accelerated suddenly.
"Third Aunt, you mean...?"
She studied well, her grades had always been in the top three in the grade, and she naturally yearned for university. She felt deep regret for the college entrance examination being abolished for countless nights.
At this moment, perceiving the signs from Lin Zhao, her chest was full of surging complex emotions, which made her cheeks flush and her eyes bright and incredible.
"I didn't say anything." Lin Zhao interrupted A Lan's words with a smile.
"Opportunities are left to those who are prepared. I have never given up reading."
Gu Lan's joy deepened. "I know. Third Aunt, I will persist in learning."
Lin Zhao nodded, her gaze glancing over Bang Bang and the others.
"Third Aunt, don't worry, I will supervise my younger brother and resolutely not let anyone fall behind." Gu Lan looked serious, her hands clenched into fists, with the determination to win.
"I believe what you say, tell me if you lack anything," Lin Zhao said.
Slept at home for one night, and the next morning Lin Zhao took the children back to her maiden home.
After a few years, Lin Heling and Song Xiwei had almost no changes. The couple would go to the military region to see their son and daughter from time to time. Lin Zhao had no sense of alienation from her parents.
But she hadn't seen her eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, and a group of children for a few years. Seeing this, she found that her maiden family had changed a lot.
"Big Egg and Second Egg are as tall as Big Brother..." Lin Zhao wanted to rub the heads of the two nephews, but found she couldn't reach them.
The two eggs bent down and sent their heads into their aunt's palm.
"No matter how high, I am still Aunt's nephew." Big Egg laughed, looking at his aunt, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
Second Egg hugged Lin Zhao. "Growing tall can protect the family, protect Little Aunt. Aunt, I have grown up. Whoever bullies you, tell me, I will teach him a lesson for you."
Lin Zhao patted his shoulder. "No one bullies me."
Second Egg was grabbed by the back collar by Lin Xibao. The irritable little sister dragged him away, humming: "Don't keep babbling, we haven't talked to Aunt yet."
Pulled away Second Brother, Lin Xibao hugged Lin Zhao tightly. "Aunt, I missed you."
The moment the words came out, the little girl's eyes were red.
"Little sun becomes little chili, and now it becomes a little crybaby." Lin Zhao's smiling voice sounded. ===== CHAPTER 395 =====
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