Chapter 545

An old man walked out from the inner room and said, "Xiao Zhi is back, huh? Where are the sugar oil pancakes? Give them to me."

This was Yu Ruizhi's grandfather, Elder Yu. Yu Ruizhi quickly handed the sugar oil pancakes and noodle tea to Elder Yu. Before Elder Yu could start eating, an elderly woman walked out from the inner room and said, "Xiao Zhi, how many times have I told you, your grandfather cannot eat sugar oil pancakes. These are both sweet and oily, which is bad for his health."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Grandma, it's okay. Grandpa just likes to eat this stuff. He can't eat it a few times a year, so just let him eat it."

Elder Yu didn't wait for his wife to object again; he had already picked up a sugar oil pancake and started biting into it. He said to his wife, "Xiuying, I haven't eaten sugar oil pancakes for two or three months, so just let me eat it once."

Elder Yu's mouth was full of sugar oil pancake, and he spoke while chewing, his voice a bit slurred. His wife saw him like this and could only shake her head and sigh, letting him eat it.

This was the first time Su Xinghui had seen such a legendary figure at close range. He sized up Elder Yu. Elder Yu was already an octogenarian this year. He was not tall, and his build should have been quite good when he was young, but now that he was old, his figure had become thin and small. However, it was that kind of lean thinness, and he looked quite healthy and energetic, and his voice was full of vigor.

Elder Yu's wife was about ten years younger than him, only in her early seventies this year, so her health was also good. She was a kind-faced old lady who looked very benevolent, which made Su Xinghui feel good about her as soon as he saw her.

Elder Yu sat there, chewing the sugar oil pancake as if no one else was around. Yu Ruoqiu let Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya sit on two chairs.

After finishing one sugar oil pancake, Elder Yu took a sip of noodle tea, raised his eyes to look at Su Xinghui, and said, "This must be Su Xinghui, right?"

Su Xinghui nodded quickly and said, "Elder Yu, I am Su Xinghui."

Elder Yu asked with a smile, "And this pretty little girl must be Lu Xiaoya, right?"

Lu Xiaoya nodded quickly and said, "Grandpa Yu, I am Lu Xiaoya."

Elder Yu nodded and said, "Very good. You sit for a while first. After I eat another sugar oil pancake, I will talk to you."

Elder Yu's wife personally brewed two cups of tea for Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya and said, "You drink some water."

Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya quickly stood up, respectfully took the teacups from the old lady's hands, and said, "Thank you, Grandma!"

The old lady said, "Old Yu, eat a little less. You're still just busy eating when guests have arrived."

Elder Yu smiled and nodded, "I'll eat faster."

Su Xinghui looked at the famous Elder Yu, who was talking with his wife like an ordinary old couple, and he felt very cordial.

Especially Elder Yu's wife; when guests came to the house, she didn't even let others do the tea brewing, doing it all herself, which was too rare.

With Elder Yu's status, there must be service personnel and health doctors taking care of him at home, and his grandson and granddaughter were also by his side, but she still brewed the tea herself, and the Yu Ruizhi siblings didn't mean to do these things for her either. This could only mean that doing so was already the old lady's usual habit.

In fact, as long as the elderly's health condition permits, doing some housework within their ability at home is also a good thing, which is good for their health.

And a founding father like Elder Yu did not pursue any personal enjoyment, and what he liked to eat most was actually a most ordinary sugar oil pancake. This formed a sharp contrast with those cadres who only cared about personal enjoyment when they became a small official, and also showed the high integrity of the older generation of revolutionaries.

Elder Yu finished the second sugar oil pancake in three or four bites. He took the towel his wife brought, wiped his mouth and hands, took a sip of tea, and said, "Alright, now we can talk. You two are my little fellow townsmen! As the saying goes, when fellow townsmen meet fellow townsmen, their eyes fill with tears!"

Elder Yu's words made everyone laugh. Come to think of it, they could indeed be considered little fellow townsmen, because Elder Yu was also from Hudong Province, and his hometown was in that famous General County, now a revolutionary old base area.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "It is my honor to be Elder Yu's little fellow townsman! If there is a chance, I hope Elder Yu can go back to Hudong to take a look."

Elder Yu nodded. After liberation, he had never worked in Hudong Province. Over the years, the number of times he had returned to Hudong Province could be counted on one hand. This was because his status was too high; returning to his hometown once would require a great mobilization, which made him not dare to easily propose returning to his hometown.

Now that he was over eighty years old, the younger generation was worried about his health, so they dared not let him return to his hometown even more.

Today, Su Xinghui brought up the topic of letting him return to Hudong Province, which suddenly stirred up Elder Yu's homesickness. Although he liked eating sugar oil pancakes, if he could eat Hudong's hot dry noodles, that would of course be even better.

Come to think of it, over the years, the younger generation in the family had also brought him some local specialties from his hometown, and he had also eaten hot dry noodles, but the taste always felt a bit inauthentic. If he could return to his hometown to eat a bowl of authentic hot dry noodles, how good would that be!

Elder Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I also want to go back and take a look!"

Seeing that Elder Yu had stirred up homesickness, the old lady and the Yu Ruizhi siblings were all a bit panicked. They were afraid that Elder Yu would have a whim and insist on returning to Hudong Province, which would be difficult to stop.

In some small matters, such as what to eat usually, Elder Yu might be very easy to talk to and listen to his wife in everything, but in some major matters, Elder Yu was very stubborn. If he insisted on returning to Hudong, no one could really stop him.

The old lady quickly said, "Old Yu, you must pay attention to your health."

Yu Ruizhi turned his head and gave Su Xinghui a wink, signaling him not to talk about this topic anymore. Only then did Su Xinghui realize that he seemed to have caused trouble unintentionally. Elder Yu was already over eighty years old, and if he returned to Hudong, he might not be able to support such a long-distance trip physically.

Fortunately, Elder Yu himself also knew that his returning to Hudong was not a small matter, and he was afraid that even the central leaders would be alarmed. He reluctantly suppressed his homesickness and smiled, "I just said I wanted to go back and take a look, I didn't say I must go back and take a look."

Su Xinghui said, "How about this, Elder Yu, next time I come, I will bring you more Hudong specialties so you can taste the flavor of your hometown."

Elder Yu nodded and said, "Good, what I like to eat most is hot dry noodles, and fresh lotus seeds in summer. If you can get some over, that would be great."

Su Xinghui kept all this in his heart, and he nodded and said, "I know."

Elder Yu said, "Come to think of it, I also want to thank you. The Pengwan Daqu that Xiao Zhi brought me last time was bought by you for me. This is good liquor!"

Su Xinghui said, "As long as you like it, when you finish drinking it, I will buy it for you again."

Elder Yu said, "It's a pity that the old lady in our house manages it tightly, and I can drink at most one small cup a day. It doesn't satisfy the craving!"

The old lady scolded, "You old Yu, the doctor said you can't drink too much. One small cup a day is already the limit, and it's best not to drink at all."

Elder Yu said, "Fine, fine, fine, I'll listen to you."

Hearing Elder Yu say this, the old lady turned her anger into joy.