In the afternoon, Mr. Chen not only brought Tang Jinyu, but also all the children in the family.
The daughter of the eldest Chen Qiuguo, Hua Yan, is twelve years old this year. She came to live at her grandma’s house early because of the holiday. She also happily followed along. In addition, Chen Deyun, the second daughter of Chen Wenqian’s family, was also with her. She and Hua Yan grew up together since childhood. Big, very good relationship, the little sisters followed hand in hand, wondering where Grandpa took them.
Tang Hongjun also took his son's little hand and followed behind. He whispered to the child about the geological features of the place as he walked. A rock exposed by the road could be said for a long time, which was lively and interesting. The child raised his head and interacted with him, walking for a while. Jumping around, very happy.
Mr. Chen didn't take them far. The road administration construction in the community on the other side of the road blocked a section of the road, and there were no cars in the front and back. It was very safe. He stood here with his son-in-law and a few children.
Tang Hongjun heard that the old man was doing road engineering before, and chatted with him a few words, Chen Lao smiled and said: "This is it, this area is our family's responsibility."
Just as he was talking, he saw a truck driving over and unloading a load of sand not far away. The driver stopped and didn't leave. After unloading the sand, he took three small excavators from the car. It was a playground for children to play. The kind, put it there and waved to the old man, then drove away.
Tang Hongjun looked dumbfounded, "Dad, you said today that the children will come out to play..."
"Playing an excavator, how good, and practicing a craft!"
The two little girls have happily ran over to play, it seems that this is not the first time to play like this.
Mr. Chen took Tang Jinyu's hand over, helped him up, and taught him how to drive the excavator in person. The machine was made many times smaller, but it was quite similar, with hand levers and foot brakes.
Tang Hongjun helped take care of it. After watching it for a while, he smiled and said, "It's really interesting. I want to try it out."
The old man Chen decided on the spot, shook his head and said, "You can't, this is just a child sitting, and you will be crushed if you go up."
For the first time, Tang Hongjun made a big red face, standing next to his father-in-law and trying to flatter him, but the old man was not on his side, he was all watching the children, especially after seeing Tang Jinyu a few times, he became proficient in his movements, grinned and kept going. The son praised him as a little genius.
The two sisters Hua Yan and Chen Deyun also take special care of Tang Jinyu. Although Hua Yan is an only daughter, she is three years older than Tang Jinyu, so she strives to be a big sister everywhere. When Tang Jinyu got off the excavator as a child, she still took He took him halfway down with his hand.
Tang Jinyu was a little embarrassed, "Sister, I've grown up, I'll do it myself."
Hua Yan grew up watching this little cousin being held in such a way, and smiled, "You're not big, you're half a head shorter than Deyun!"
Chen Deyun pursed her lips and smiled when she heard it. She was one year older than Tang Jinyu, and she was a ten-year-old girl this year. Her cousin was much shorter than her, and it seemed that some people believed that she had just turned seven years old.
Tang Jinyu was a little embarrassed, he also wanted to work hard to grow taller, and drank a lot of milk, but there was no movement.
Tang Hongjun said that he was accumulating energy, and that he jumped high after two years. In order to prove this, he also asked the old classmates of the institute to ask for several reports to prove it.
After a few children played for a while, Mr. Chen asked Tang Hongjun to drive into his car and take him to the mall to buy toys.
Hua Yan bit his ear with Tang Jinyu and told him in a low voice, "Grandpa must have just given out pocket money this month. Let's buy less and leave him some money to buy cigarettes."
Chen Deyun also came over. She wanted to be quieter, and raised her eyebrows in a low voice, "Is smoking bad for your health? I heard from my grandma that I need to supervise my grandfather and not let him smoke."
Hua Yan sighed, "He's so old, let him smoke a little, it's pathetic."
Tang Jinyu felt that both of them were right, and she didn't know who to listen to.
But after entering the mall to buy toys, Tang Hongjun rushed to pay, but Tang Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief.
The weather was hot, and the children couldn't move when they encountered the ice cream shop. Tang Hongjun took two little girls to eat. He didn't dare to let the children in the family eat, so he found a reason for Mr. Chen to take him downstairs to buy two balloons.
Tang Jinyu followed his grandfather obediently. In fact, he didn't have that much demand for ice cream, and his favorite was still ice cola.
I bought two balloons, and Mr. Chen tied them to his wrist as the child said. The two sat on the bench on the first floor of the shopping mall and chatted.
Tang Jinyu moved her wrist and said proudly, "Grandpa, look, my brother tied it to my wrist during the Chinese New Year, so that you can find me if I get lost." Despite saying this, the child still grabbed the old man Chen. The hem of his clothes, "Grandpa, you can hold me and don't lose it."
Old man Chen was amused by him, nodded and said, "Don't worry, you can't lose it. Didn't your grandma say when you came, let me find a rope to tie you to your body."
The grandparents sat there chatting.
Old Man Chen occasionally frowned and thought for a moment. Tang Jinyu felt strange when he saw it and asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
"Grandpa wants to do something."
"what is the matter?"
Chen Lao frowned. He has been busy with the mines in Yunnan Province in the past few years, and has been preparing for so many years, but in the end, he was a little hesitant. Over the past few years, he has spent millions of dollars, but he has not seen any results. He can only say that he can barely maintain the expenses. Now the whole company listens to him, but he himself is not sure.
The child asked again, Chen Lao laughed and said, "It's nothing, I'm just tired from work. Hey, my grandfather is old, and sometimes it's easy to get confused. Thinking about it, I'm afraid."
"What is Grandpa afraid of?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to eat."
What the old man said was half true, and the little boy on the side thought for a moment, beckoned the old man to come closer, leaned into his ear and said to him, "Grandpa, don't be afraid, I have money."
Old Man Chen deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Really, how much did we Xiaoyu save?"
Tang Jinyu stretched out two fingers.
"How much is this?"
The child leaned closer and whispered, "200,000—"
Old Man Chen was amused, but following the child's next sentence made the old man feel anxious again, and the child lay beside his ear and said, "Grandpa is not afraid, I will give you the old age."
Chen Lao was involved in the business field. He had heard a lot of flattery words, but a sentence like what the little grandson said today made his nose sore and his eyes swollen. He rubbed the child's soft hair again and grinned: " Don't be afraid, grandpa, wait until you go back, work hard, you don't need to be raised by Xiaoyu, grandpa will support you."
The child shook the old man's hand, and the colorful balloon in his hand moved twice, and said happily, "When I grow up, I will also work, Grandpa, I can do a lot of things!"
Old man Chen was in a better mood when he listened to him.
On the other side, Grandma Chen was also busy at home.
In the afternoon, the eldest daughter Chen Qiuguo also returned home. She came with her husband. There was such a festive event at home. When she came, she specially changed into a long dress with red flowers, and her face was full of smiles.
Grandma Chen asked her two daughters to reschedule the banquet for the two days. Chen Qiuguo took the work into her own hands after listening, and said with a smile, "Mom, it's fine if I come, it's not too much trouble. Son, tell them it's time to face each other, and let the little sister rest, she has more important things to do."
Chen Suling said: "I don't have it, sister, I'll go with you, and it's quick to help."
Chen Qiuguo didn't agree, she took the list in her hand and didn't let her touch it, "Why don't you have any? After three consecutive days of guests, why should Xiaoyu perform twice? This is a major event, you have to prepare well."
Grandma Chen also intended to have her little grandson perform a show, but she heard and said, "Two days are too tiring, so let's just do the last day, just perform a show."
The old man made up his mind, and Chen Suling agreed. She had nothing to do. When the eldest sister was busy, she stayed here to talk to her mother.
While pouring tea, Chen Suling asked, "Mom, where is the second sister-in-law? She should be in charge of the banquet, right?"
Old Mrs. Chen sighed, "Don't mention it, isn't she the one who took it down? She gave me the ticket at the beginning, and said it well. We were almost late at noon today. I asked your second brother just now, Wen Qian. Said that Deqing suddenly had a low-grade fever this morning, and your second sister-in-law was terrified, and took the child to the hospital, not caring about anything."
Chen Suling frowned and said, "Why did you suddenly get sick, is it serious? I'll go take a look."
"It's alright, Wen Qian said that it would be better to take an injection. The doctor asked him to rest. Let's stop arguing with the child. I'll go with you in the morning to see." The old lady was also worried about her little grandson, but she was still comforting her daughter. "Don't look at Deqing as a child, he is strong and strong. He doesn't get sick all year round, just like your second brother when he was a child, like a skin monkey, hehe."
Chen Suling remembered how her second brother looked when she was a child, and couldn't help laughing.
The old lady pointed to the small coffee table in the room and said with a smile, "Look at this, I remember that Xiaoyu is five years old, and she can still hold her to take pictures, which is just as tall as her, Deqing is four years old now, even taller than this coffee table. It's a bit taller!" Thinking of the past, the old man couldn't help but sigh, "I also watched Xiaoyu grow up a little bit. You and Hong Jun have suffered a lot for so many years. Rest assured and have a good time."
Chen Suling nodded, her eyes were a little red, but she was quickly dispelled by the smile that reached the corner of her mouth. She was really happy today.
Chen Qiuguo handled things neatly, and the banquet was arranged properly without any mistakes.
She is the eldest sister and has always been gentle and considerate towards her family. Not only did she entertain guests, but she also did not forget her sister-in-law Pei Yun. She asked the hotel staff to make a light meal and porridge suitable for children and sent them to her.
"All Worlds"
When Chen Wenqian came home in the evening, Pei Yun was feeding his son porridge. He looked up and saw him coming back and asked, "I'm done? Where's De Yun, didn't you come back with me?"
Chen Wenqian went over to look at his younger son, and saw that he had recovered his spirit and drank half a bowl of porridge. Stay there for the past three days and let the two sisters play."
Pei Yun nodded and hesitated, "Mom today..."
Chen Wenqian glanced at her and said with a smile, "Did you say you 'run away from battle' today?"
Pei Yun whispered, "I'm sick because of Deqing."
"Mom said, let me come back and punish you." Chen Wenqian flicked her forehead and raised his eyebrows: "Okay, the punishment has been passed."
Pei Yun looked up at him, not knowing which sentence to believe in him for a while, with doubts on his face.
Chen Wenqian was happy: "You really believe it, when did our mother say something serious to you, don't worry, it's okay, the banquet has been taken over by the eldest sister, and my mother told you to stay at home with Deqing, and she will be early tomorrow morning. Come and have a look, I'm also worried about our little chubby, isn't it Deqing?"
The four-year-old boy was white and tender. He laughed when he was teased by his father, and still tried his best: "Dad, Deqing is not fat!"
Chen Wenqian pinched his belly on purpose, "Then what is this?"
Deqing is good-natured, he can be funny as he wants, sit there and play with his father.
Pei Yun thought about it for a while, but still whispered: "Actually, I told the people from my parents' house, I asked them to help me, Deqing was ill, I was really worried, so I thought they would help me at noon In case of emergency, I will be back in the afternoon. But they told me that Mom will not let them take care of them at noon, and let the younger sister be in charge... "
Chen Wenqian rubbed his son's head and glanced at her, "Then did they say that the noon time was wrong today? If it wasn't for Mom and Little Sister, no one would have notified her."
Pei Yun was taken aback, "No way?"
"Can I lie to you? Don't listen to what your family says next time. Go ask more yourself, and... Forget it, let's talk about it later. You're tired today, so take your child to rest early."
Pei Yun asked him, "How about you?"
Chen Wenqian stood up, stretched, and yawned: "When I went to Dad, he said he would ask me to discuss the mines again. The old man rarely regained his energy. I will accompany him to make plans."
Pei Yun opened her mouth and wanted to stop, but remembered what her husband had just said, and closed her mouth again. This time, she met her mother's family and heard some things about the mines in Yunnan Province. Her family members said that many companies in the mines have lost everything in the past few years, and their luck is only flat at best, and they can't be filled at all. A pit, persuaded her to let the Chen family withdraw as soon as possible.
Pei Yun frowned for a long time and didn't let go, she believed it in her heart.