Liu Sheliang and Chen Lihe lived in the same room. He saw that Chen Lihe was in high spirits every day after starting dating. Jiang Meihui was a cook, and she sent Chen Lihe a lot of snacks. Chen Lihe became fatter and had a rosy complexion every day.
This was not the most annoying thing for Liu Sheliang. What annoyed him the most was that Jiang Meihui had a brother who was the head of the regiment. He and Chen Lihe went to the hospital together. Obviously, he was ahead in everything, but Chen Lihe could now marry the head of the regiment's sister and live a comfortable life with good food and drink.
He was tormented by jealousy all day and all night.
Until one day it exploded.
"Oh no! A fight has broken out! A fight has broken out over there!"
The bloodiest room in the hospital, which was usually used to stitch up patients' external wounds, was now tense. Doctors Chen and Liu started quarreling and even came to blows. In addition to the two of them confronting each other in the room, there was also a tall man standing there. Liu Sheliang and the man were staring at Chen Lihe together. Liu Sheliang had wounds on his face, which were caused by Chen Lihe.
A lot of people gathered at the front and back doors to watch the fun. Some people were even hanging from water pipes and limping, standing on tiptoe like giraffes to look inside.
"Two doctors fighting?"
"Is there such fun in coming to the hospital for treatment?"
"It seems to be because of women..."
There was a man with a splint on his hand, who hurried over with a medicine bag. There were no seats left at the door, so he had to move to the window.
Watching people fight is a lot of fun.
"What? Why are there so many people gathered over there?"
The medical staff of the hospital also noticed the situation here and ran over to investigate. Nurse Lanlan and Nurse Liu took a look outside the window. Lanlan said, "Oh no, is there going to be a fight? I'll go find the vice president..."
Lanlan turned around and ran to find Zhan Aiping.
Liu Sheliang in the room spat: "You are a shameless dog, you dare to hit someone, everyone, look, he was the first to hit, he is shameless, and he hits people."
Chen Li usually doesn't like to talk much, but now he was forced into a corner and shouted hoarsely: "Liu, you are a piece of shit."
The patient outside laughed and said, "Look at them, one has a big head, the other has a small head, and both say the other is a worthless person. Don't you think it's interesting?"
"What's going on between you two doctors? Are you both in love with the same woman?"
Liu Sheliang said: "He is just a scavenger."
Chen Lihe rushed forward excitedly and grabbed Liu Sheliang by the collar: "What are you talking about?"
Sun Zhang, the man next to Liu Sheliang, pulled Chen Lihe away and pushed him to the ground. He spat on the ground:
"You are shameless. You can praise such an ugly woman and say that she is like a red rose. I can't even eat my meal because of your disgust. I am here to teach you a lesson today."
Sun Zhang is a second-rate guy from a nearby village, a dead scoundrel, and his father is a martyr. He has had some grievances with Captain Jiang, and this time he came deliberately to pick a fight. He came to insult and humiliate Jiang Meihui and take revenge on Captain Jiang.
Liu Sheliang and he hit it off immediately, and the two of them joined forces to make trouble. Only the crying child gets the milk.
Sun Zhang continued to curse: "Ugly man and ugly woman, you are just flattering the officials and bullying us ordinary people. She is the sister of the regiment commander, and you go and lick her feet. You are just like your vice president, disgusting and life-threatening."
"Get out of the way!" Jiang Meihui heard about this and squeezed into the house. She helped Chen Lihe up and said, "What do you want to do? If you dare to cause trouble in the hospital, the police will arrest you."
"Oh, what a powerful force! I'm so scared!" Sun Zhang laughed. Relying on the fact that he was the son of a martyr, he had always been lawless. People in the commune were always tolerant of him and did not dare to provoke him.
Sun Zhang's family was extremely poor and he could only steal and rob. But at that time, the poorer he was, the more glorious he felt. He felt that he was the most glorious and anyone who dared to provoke him had incorrect ideas.
Sun Zhang turned his head and glanced at the people watching outside, and shouted: "Come and see, this is the regiment commander's sister. The regiment commander's sister is using her power to bully others. Your hospital is so shameless."
A bystander outside asked, "Why are you so shameless?"
Sun Zhang said: "Force him to marry this ugly woman. If he doesn't marry her, he will not have a future."
"Do you think this is disgusting?"
The people watching outside were extremely shocked: "Are you forcing him to get married?"
Sun Zhang pointed at Jiang Meihui and said, "This fat and flirty old lady is still here. She relies on being the group leader's sister to come to the hospital to choose a husband. If anyone doesn't marry her, she will team up with the vice president to pick on him."
"Dr. Liu was bullied by them."
"Is there any law here? This is too shameless."
"That guy surnamed Chen even praised this slutty woman for her beauty. For his career and to please the vice president, he would do anything. In this shabby hospital, hard-working doctors are not valued. Such crooked practices are rampant."
"Do you think it's reasonable or not? Should we make a scene?"
The confused crowd outside looked at each other, but someone in the crowd raised his hand: "It's unreasonable, we have to make a scene!"
"This woman is so ugly. How can she force someone to marry her? How old is she? She must be an old whore."
Hearing these words, Jiang Meihui's face turned pale. Liu Sheliang was very proud. He was going to make a big deal out of this matter. The result would be that he would be transferred at most. Otherwise, he would report it to his superiors and make trouble. He had a good helper like Sun Zhang, and in the end, he would reap the benefits.
He could not tolerate that Chen Lihe, who was inferior to him in every way, was valued by Doctor Qin and took away his opportunity to perform surgery. He could not tolerate Chen Lihe marrying the team leader's sister and living a prosperous life.
"Shut up! Shut up—" Chen Lihe was so angry that his eyes turned red. He rushed forward and punched the second-rate guy Sun Zhang in the face. Sun Zhang, who was feeling proud, was hit by him without noticing. "Damn it, you dare to hit me."
Sun Zhang was originally worried that he had not gone too far enough, and now that the other party dared to touch him, he became even more rude. He stepped forward and punched Chen Lihe in the face. Chen Lihe fell to the ground, and the alcohol equipment used for disinfection next to him was smashed to the ground, with glass fragments shattered all over the floor.
"Bang-bang."
Glass flew everywhere and the people watching outside took a step back in fear. This was a big deal.
Sun Zhang sneered, "You're not even allowed to say anything about your slut relationship?"
"Get out of the way!" At this time Zhan Aiping came over and just heard this word. The people around were silent, and when they saw Zhan Aiping coming, they consciously made way for her.
A woman in the crowd said, "Doctor Zhan, don't go over there. There's a fight going on over there. Don't let them hurt you."
"No male doctor in your hospital went up to give advice."
This is the place where external injuries are sutured and treated. It is like a large classroom, with front and back doors. In the middle are two big red wooden beds for patients, and beside them are cabinets with various medical instruments.
There are needles, knives, tweezers, and scissors here... Sharp glass fragments are scattered on the floor, and there are red blood spots left by previous patients. It looks extremely creepy, and the smell of cold disinfectant in the air is even more chilling.
"Doctor Zhan, don't go over there." A woman in the crowd saw Zhan Aiping was about to go in and hurriedly called out to stop her.
Zhan Aiping was a well-known figure in several nearby communes. Her good medical skills, her kindness to others, and her previous scientific stories all made ordinary country people like her, especially the country women.
The situation inside was tense at the time, and several women were afraid that she would get hurt if she went in.
"Why don't you call a man to persuade her?"
Zhan Aiping was wearing a white coat, her jet-black hair was tied up, she had a straight nose, cherry-red lips, and a slender neck. Under the white coat were white and slender ankles, and the black leather shoes underneath were beautiful and graceful.
When Sun Zhang saw her, he couldn't help but swallow his anger. It was rare to see such a beautiful woman in daily life.
He had only heard of this Vice President Zhan but had never actually met him.
But he did not lose his mind because of the beauty. Sun Zhang was still cursing the vice president and some people responded to him. But after Zhan Aiping appeared, Sun Zhang found that many people were actually on the side of this beautiful woman.
He had heard the legend about Zhan Aiping. It was said that she was a fairy who specialized in bewitching people's minds and that she also ate placenta.
—Could it be that she really has the ability to charm the mind
Zhan Aiping said coldly: "What are you doing?"
Sun Zhang stared at her pretty face and felt itchy in his heart. Normally in the village, he liked to tease pretty girls on the roadside, but when he saw Zhan Aiping, he didn't have any sympathy for her. Instead, he wanted to bully her and make such a beautiful girl like her blush and cry.
"You ask me what I'm fussing about? I'm fussing about you guys being bad people, using your power to oppress others, forcing men to marry pigs and sluts!"
His words were so harsh that his voice echoed throughout the house.
"-Pa!" With a loud and crisp slap, Zhan Aiping raised her hand and slapped him on the face, "Watch your mouth."
When Zhan Aiping slapped her, everyone watching was shocked.
Sun Zhang was furious. He was beaten by a woman. "How dare you, you bitch, hit me."
Sun Zhang's eyes rolled, and he raised his hand to grab Zhan Aiping's chest. Not only did he want to grab her breasts, he also wanted to touch her butt and take advantage of her.
Zhan Aiping grabbed his hand and twisted it with a snap. Sun Zhang never thought that he failed to grab that soft place, but was grabbed by the woman's hand instead. Zhan Aiping twisted his arm with her backhand and kicked him in the butt. Sun Zhang staggered forward and sat on the broken glass shards.
"ah!!!"
The scalps of the onlookers tingled. One woman couldn't help laughing. Everyone around her looked at her. The woman in the blue headscarf said, "You deserve it."
The onlookers all laughed, "Hahahaha—"
The people who came to watch were all those who wanted to watch the fun and were not afraid of anything else but not having fun.
"What a joke!" Sun Zhang had several pieces of broken glass stuck in his butt. He took off a piece of glass and threw it towards the door, scaring everyone so much that they stepped back.
Nurse Lanlan has already gone to call the police. Zhan Aiping said, "If you smash it again, you'll end up in jail. The police will be here soon."
Sun Zhang laughed a few times: "Who dares to arrest me? My father is a martyr, and I am the son of a martyr. If you dare to hit me, I will fight you and I will fight you to death."
Every time he said this, people around him were scared, because his father was a martyr, he himself was poor but glorious, and had a "good" background. Everyone else had some weaknesses, but he was a single bachelor, and no one dared to mess with him.
"You are the son of a martyr, and I am the daughter of a martyr. I want to see whether I will fight you or you will fight me." Zhan Aiping rolled up her sleeves. "You are the son of a martyr. If your father knew that he had a son like you, he would have been so angry that he would have strangled you to death."
"That's right! Sun Zhang, you are a disgrace to your father! You are a second-rate bastard, you are only fit to dig out manure for others." There were people in the crowd who knew Sun Zhang, and they could not help themselves and spoke up for him.
Sun Zhang's eyes turned red with anger. He stared at the man in the crowd and rushed over like a madman. Zhan Aiping raised her leg and tripped him, and Sun Zhang fell to the ground. "You are all bad guys. I will kill you! I will kill you!"
Zhan Aiping said coldly: "You are only allowed to humiliate others, but others are not allowed to say a word about you. How can this be justified in this world?"
At this time, two police officers came over, they were Chen Yiming and Zhou Xiong, and they controlled Sun Zhang.
Chen Yiming was so angry when he saw Sun Zhang: "You are causing trouble again!"
This scoundrel steals and does bad things every day. Chen Yiming has long wanted to get rid of this harm to the people.
"When Dr. Zhan's mother died, she was younger than you were, still a girl, and her father remarried... She was admitted to the Military Medical University."
Chen Yiming sighed, "Why are some children of the same martyrs doctors who save lives and heal the wounded, while others are second-rate people?"
Sun Zhang shuddered all over.
Zhan Aiping looked at Liu Sheliang and said, "Doctor Liu, tell me, when did our hospital force you to get married?"
Liu Sheliang said with a stiff face: "You asked me..."
"I said I would introduce you to someone, but you said you didn't like him. Did I say anything else to you afterwards? Did I say anything that forced you?"
Liu Sheliang shouted loudly: "You didn't force me, but you made people exclude me. Just because I dared to reject you and I didn't agree to date the group leader's sister, you excluded me."
"I was the one who worked the hardest, and my skills were the best, but because Chen Lihe went to please the captain's sister, you sided with Chen Lihe for the sake of your man's future. You asked Dr. Qin to take care of him, and you excluded me, and you didn't even give me the chance to perform surgery!"
"Why? Just because I don't want to submit to you, I don't have the opportunity to have surgery. Doctor Qin is now wholeheartedly taking care of Chen Lihe. Does he take me seriously? Just because he wants to marry a pig woman!!"
"I practice surgical techniques every day, from morning till night. The sheep lung I bought was completely torn apart by my practice, but I still couldn't bear to throw it away. I am a clean and honest person, so why can't I be defeated by those sycophantic villains?"
Liu Sheliang's eyes turned red as he spoke: "Why? The knife didn't stab you, so you said it didn't hurt."
"Zhan Aiping, this hospital is not your place of authority. What right do you have to bully the doctors?"
Liu Sheliang's hoarse words left the people at the door silent.
Zhan Aiping thought it was ridiculous. She smiled coldly: "Doctor Liu, do you know why Doctor Qin doesn't like you?"
"Because you have no medical ethics."
"Dr. Qin has told me this many times."
"Everyone saw what you did in the hospital. Yes, you practiced your 'skills' every day. All the dirty work in the department was thrown to Dr. Chen. Your skills are much more important than the patients. They are not worthy of your treatment, right?"
"Are you patient with patients? You are stitching the patient's flesh, not your sheep's lungs. People will feel pain and discomfort. Have you ever thought about others? Have you ever thought about it when you are removing stitches for someone?"
"Liu Sheliang, ask yourself, what was your attitude towards patients in the past?"
"As a doctor, you are here to relieve the pain of your patients. Look at what you are doing every day."
Nurse Lan Lan chimed in, "When patients come to have their stitches removed, they always ask what time Dr. Chen is on duty."
"You think you're great, don't you think it's easy when you're on duty? When they come to remove stitches or change dressings, they always choose to be away when you're not around. Have you ever wondered why? Oh, you haven't thought about it. You just think you're lucky, and it's convenient for you to practice your skills all day, right?"
The people standing outside the door chatting and saying, "That's right. Every time I come to get medicine, I always see Doctor Chen busy."
"I saw a person who was pricked by a cactus before. The wound was full of thorns. Doctor Chen was patient and picked them out one by one for him."
"If nothing else, Dr. Chen is very patient."
Liu Sheliang's face turned extremely ugly.
*
The two police officers took Sun Zhang away. Not long after, they came to take Liu Sheliang away: "Doctor Liu, Sun Zhang said that you bribed him to cause trouble..."
After knowing this, Captain Jiang went to see Sun Zhang. The hatred between him and Sun Zhang originated from an act of bravery. He stopped Sun Zhang from stealing and bullying the elderly, weak and disabled. Even though he was the son of a martyr, he still gave him a severe lesson.
Sun Zhang bore a grudge against him from then on.
Sun Zhang's father died, and his mother remarried. Everyone in the brigade took care of him. The government gave him a subsidy every month, which he spent on luxury food and drink. They helped him build a house, and even when he shirked labor and molested women, they turned a blind eye. Ordinary people did not dare to provoke him, but he took advantage of his power to bully others.
"Doctor Zhan, thank you so much." This time, Captain Jiang was really grateful to her, grateful to Zhan Aiping for protecting his sister.
"I'm sorry to cause you trouble."
Zhan Aiping shook her head: "I am the vice president of the hospital. These things are what I should do."
Liu Sheliang was taken away. Even if he comes out later, he will not be able to return to their Yanxin Health Center. Currently, only Chen Li and Doctor Chen are on duty in the surgery department, and the new doctor will have to wait until next month to be transferred.
The relationship between Jiang Meihui and Chen Lihe has warmed up a lot, and they have decided to get married. Jiang Meihui said sincerely: "Dr. Zhan, thank you... Well, we are planning to get married next year. On my wedding day, can you give me a rose from your home?"
Zhan Aiping said: "My flower seedlings are growing very well, so I'll give you a rose seedling."
Jiang Meihui said: "My husband is strict."
Zhan Aiping raised her eyebrows: "What?"
"I said your husband is very strict and you are afraid of him. He doesn't even give me a rose." Jiang Meihui emphasized confidently.
Zhan Aiping crossed her arms and said, "Provocation doesn't work on me. If you say I am a husband-disciplined person, then so be it. Old Gu in our family has always been proud of being henpecked."
Therefore, she doesn't mind being under the strict control of her husband.
Jiang Meihui: “…”
Zhan Aiping patted her shoulder and said, "I will make you a dress and give it to you as a gift to celebrate your happy wedding."
Jiang Meihui said in embarrassment: "With my figure, how can I wear a skirt?"
Zhan Aiping said: "Any body type can wear a skirt. You should eat what you need to eat, and don't let other people's opinions affect you."
Jiang Meihui has been trying to lose weight recently. She was so hungry that she felt dizzy all day long. However, after just a few days, her complexion became sallow, and she seemed to be lacking in blood and not very healthy.
Jiang Meihui bit her lip: "I..."
Zhan Aiping: "Why don't you go exercise with me and control your diet? I'll give you a meal chart and you can eat according to it. I'll arrange what kind of exercise you should do every day."
Jiang Meihui blinked: "Is this okay?"
Zhan Aiping nodded: "Don't go running blindly with me. It will hurt your knees. Wait until you lose some weight and then you can run more."
"You can't become fat or thin all at once. Take your time. How about you set the wedding date for next fall? Let's work hard and be a beautiful bride?"
Zhan Aiping looked at her with a smile and encouraged her, "You have a good foundation for facial features. You will definitely look more pretty when you lose weight."
Jiang Meihui nodded: "Doctor Zhan, you said you would make me a skirt. Wait until I lose weight."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Zhan Aiping made a diet and exercise plan for Jiang Meihui. She knew better than anyone what Jiang Meihui liked to eat, so she arranged everything for her and asked Dr. Chen to supervise it.
Now Jiang Meihui likes to cook and make tofu on weekdays. She can't eat it herself, so she gives it to people everywhere. Zhan Aiping was given a lot of five-spice dried tofu by her.
After returning home, Zhan Aiping handed the dried tofu to Gu Sheng, "We are having fried dried tofu again today."
Zhan Aiping really likes to eat fried tomatoes with dried tofu. She couldn't help but say, "People nowadays eat less meat, and their diets are generally low in protein. Calcium and protein affect children's bone development, especially their height. In the future, we should give them more protein. They must eat eggs and drink milk every day. Well, eating more tofu and dried tofu is not bad either."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Let's give the child more nourishment. The sweet and sour pork will definitely grow taller than the big elbow next door. He won't be like his father who came from behind. Our child will definitely be ahead all the way."
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "You said before that you wouldn't compete with other people's children. Look, you are secretly competing with them."
Zhan Aiping said: "I am also doing this for the good of our children."
Gu Sheng washed his hands and said, "Remember to tell me this when you come back. By the way, I brought back all the letters from our family when I came back. Someone brought you a book."
Zhan Aiping asked in confusion: "A book, what book?"
"They say people tend to forget things when they get old, but you, Zhan Dapingping, are forgetful even though you're not old yet."
Zhan Aiping chuckled: "I see, it's a sample book sent by the publishing house?"
After a year, her book is finally going to be published.
Gu Sheng nodded: "That's right, our Pingping has become a great writer. Before the children turned one year old, their mother finally published a book."
Zhan Aiping was very happy. She didn't care about Gu Sheng. She was very excited. There were few books that could be published on the market at that time. She, Zhan Aiping, had published a book in the 1970s!
It's very face-saving to say it out loud.
Zhan Aiping said proudly: "Comrade Gu, I approve of you now. From now on, you can call me the great writer's wife."
"Okay, my great writer wife, wait a little longer and go take a look at your masterpiece. We'll have dinner later."
"Where did you put it?"
"On that table over there."
Zhan Aiping happily took the two little kids to see their mother's published sample books. She held one chubby kid in her left hand and another chubby kid in her right hand, and held them in her arms. The three of them sat on the bamboo bed, and Zhan Aiping opened her book "Science Stories".
“Your mother is a great writer!”
Unfortunately, sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls were not very giving. They didn't want to read any books. They turned around and crawled to the back, trying to escape from their mother's clutches. They wanted to go find their own little tiger.
"You are all not interested in my masterpiece?"
Zhan Aiping looked at the two silly kids unhappily. She put the book down, reached out to pick up the cloth tiger, and played with the two kids, "Call me mom."
"Mom!" The voice of Sweet and Sour Pork was very loud.
"Mom—Mom—" Little Tangyuan likes to call her in monosyllables.
Zhan Aiping squinted her eyes and smiled: "You are so good, you are really two good children of your mother. Come, let your mother help you walk."
These two children can already walk, but they are not very smooth and they fall down after a while. They can't even walk well, but they want to run.
"When they see your grandparents, they will all run away."
In late November of 1972, the two children in the family celebrated their first birthday. Zhan Aiping took the two children and called her brother Zhan Mingzhao at work. "Your uncle has gone to the capital to perform. It's a very far place. Mom will take you to see it. When you answer the phone later, you must call your uncle, okay?"
"Uncle, uncle—" The two children pouted and called their uncle, their mouth shapes were very exaggerated, and they spit saliva when they spoke.
Zhan Aiping wiped their saliva and said, "Can you please speak more politely?"
Zhan Mingzhao was contacted on the other end of the line. Holding the phone, he exhaled several times, "Wow, it's too cold. Did you hear the north wind blowing over here? It got cold very early this year. Oh my, it's freezing."
"Sister, I'm rehearsing a show here at the end of the year, so I won't be going back to the capital."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "I know. You have been preparing for so long, isn't it just for the Spring Festival?"
"My brother is really amazing. He can even perform in the capital. I am your sister and I have good vision. I sent you to the art troupe. Of course, gold will always shine."
Zhan Mingzhao laughed over there: "It was just luck, it was all luck."
Zhan Mingzhao sighed: "I'm not just here to rehearse the show, I've also been chosen to make a movie."
"Really?" Zhan Aiping asked in surprise, "You're going to make a movie? What kind of movie? When your nephews grow up, I will definitely let them watch the movies made by their uncle."
Zhan Mingzhao: "Don't let them see how dirty it is."
"He's a little revolutionary fighter? That's great."
Zhan Mingzhao: "A handsome farmer named Aniu, who herds cattle."
Zhan Aiping: "… This is also good, this is not good, I like to drink milk, and your two nephews also like to drink milk."
"Sister, stop talking nonsense. I want to talk to my nephew. I have heard that uncle--"
Zhan Aiping spoke into the microphone, and the sweet and sour pork brother and sister followed and howled, a series of "Uncle."
"uncle!"
"Hey, dear, what a loud voice, it must be my uncle's eldest nephew, oh, my niece has such a sweet voice..."
After Zhan Mingzhao and the sweet and sour pork brother and sister had a long conversation, Zhan Aiping picked up the microphone again: "Don't move, this is not for you to eat."
Guo Bao Rou opened his eyes wide and asked curiously, "Uncle?"
Why is there only voice but no uncle
Zhan Mingzhao asked: "Sister, are you going back home for the New Year?"
Zhan Aiping said: "Maybe we have to go back. We have to let Zhan Bo see his grandchildren. After all, he is still our father."
Zhan Mingzhao said: "Then you might run into Zhan Aijia when you go back. Did you know? She is getting married, just like her mother, and is going to be a stepmother—"
"What? Be a stepmother?" Zhan Aiping really didn't expect Zhan Aijia to make such a decision. In her previous life, Zhan Aijia found a partner in Shanghai, and that man was a first-time bride.
Now Zhan Aijia has found a divorced man.
Zhan Mingzhao said: "He is a regiment leader with three children. He is in his thirties. Hum, I guess in our family, the eldest brother-in-law is probably ten or eight years younger than the younger brother-in-law."
Zhan Aiping was speechless: "She found a man that old?"
I also have to be a stepmother to three children.
"Well, I don't know the details. She might want to challenge you, so she found a team leader."
"It's up to her. It's her own choice." Whether Zhan Aijia becomes a stepmother or not has nothing to do with her. "Did Zhanbo agree to it? He doesn't mind losing face."
Zhan Mingzhao sneered a few times: "He might be happy to have a regiment commander as his son-in-law."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "If you ask me, he definitely won't be happy. He is the kind of person who likes to save face the most."
"Forget it, let's not talk about them. I'm in the capital now. Do you want me to buy something for my nephews and nieces? Buy something that they don't have over there..."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Don't spend too much, take it easy."
"How can that be? It's my nephew and niece's first birthday and uncle is not here. The gifts have to be sent over, right, Youyou and Yuanyuan?"
"Call me uncle a few more times."
Zhan Aiping finished her phone call with Zhan Mingzhao, and when she returned home, she and Gu Sheng called Gu Ze'an and his wife. As soon as Gu Ze'an answered the phone, he asked, "Have you set a date? When will you come back? Are you going home for the New Year? ... But you must send my two little grandchildren back to see them."
"He's already one year old, and grandpa and grandma haven't even seen him. He's grandpa's little grandson."
Zhan Aiping urged the two children, "Be good and call grandpa and grandma."
Gu Ze'an swallowed his saliva, and before he could come to his senses, he heard two childish shouts from the other end of the phone: "Grandpa—"
Before Gu Ze'an could finish listening, his wife Qin Ying snatched the microphone away from him, "My dear grandson, my dear grandson, don't call me grandpa, call me grandma instead."
"Milk?"
"Grandma is here..."
"Call grandma a few more times."
Little Tangyuan was very obedient and said loudly: "Grandma!"
"Oh, that's a very eloquent way of speaking. My little granddaughter has such a sweet voice!"
Gu Ze'an looked on eagerly from the side: "Is it my turn? Is it my turn?"
"The child has called you several times."
Qin Ying said jealously: "My grandson called you grandpa first, so what's wrong with calling me a few more times now?"
"You stay away." Qin Ying pushed her husband away and held the phone rudely.
Gu Ze'an finally snatched the phone from his wife's hand, "Be good, grandpa's little grandson."
Gu Sheng said coldly: "It's me."
Gu Ze'an's face fell: "It's you? Why is it you? Hurry up and leave. I don't want you to answer the phone. I don't want to hear your voice."
Gu Sheng said: "Am I not your favorite youngest son?"
Gu Ze'an: "I only love my eldest grandson and granddaughter."
"It doesn't matter if you can't take a vacation. My granddaughter-in-law and my eldest grandson and granddaughter are coming back."
Gu Sheng said coldly: "If you beg me, I will take the child home for the New Year."
Gu Ze'an blew his beard and glared: "If you have the guts, don't go home!"
Zhan Aiping grabbed the phone and said, "Dad, don't worry, we'll go home."
"It's good to be home. Now that the second and third brothers are back, our house will be lively again."
Zhan Aiping: “…Oh.”
Comrade Xiao Zhan prefers the eldest brother of the Gu family because he is the most reliable. As for the second, third and fourth brothers... it's hard to describe each of them in their own way.
"His eldest brother is busy, and the fourth brother is busy performing in another city and can't come back, so it would be nice for us to get together..."
Zhan Aiping handed the phone to Gu Sheng: "Stop nagging me, beg me first, and I'll come back if you beg me."
Gu Ze'an: "Don't come back!"
Gu Sheng threatened him: "If I don't come back, you won't be able to see my son and daughter."
Gu Ze'an: "Then come back, and let my grandson take you back."
"Go away, let me talk to the two kids. They are Little Pot-Boiled Pork and Little Glutinous Rice Balls, one is sweet and the other is salty. Tell me, how did you two name them? Huh? You are two college students, how did you name your kids?"
"Pork in Pot, why don't you order big plate chicken, big elbow, or chicken stewed with mushrooms."
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Our neighbor already has big plate chicken and big pork elbow, so our children call it sweet and sour pork."
Gu Ze'an: "..."
"Only small glutinous rice balls sound better, they are sweet."
"Go away. I want to hear my grandchildren calling me grandpa."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Sheng and his wife each took the two little kids back home, but the two kids didn't want to be held by their parents, so Zhan Aiping and Gu Sheng held the two little ducks and walked back unsteadily.
Arriving home, Zhan Aiping said, "Bending over like this makes me so tired."
Gu Sheng: "I tried my best to hold back and not pick up your son."
Zhan Aiping burst out laughing.
"It's hard for you, Comrade Gu."
Taking the kids for a walk is a tiring job.
"It will be fine when the child grows up a bit. Now he can even fall on the ground when he walks."
The two returned home, and not long after, Gu Xiangyi came over. She happily hugged her two little nephews and nieces, "Children, your little aunt is here, come and greet your little aunt."
The two little guys tilted their heads and looked at their aunt in confusion.
Can't understand
"Your Great Saint Gu, the children are coming to greet him, come, come, coo, coo, coo—"
Zhan Aiping: “… ?”
Zhan Aiping turned to look at Gu Sheng: "There's something wrong with your little sister."
Gu Sheng sneered and warned Gu Xiangyi: "Don't mess around."
Gu Xiangyi: "I am not sick, it is my brother who is sick. Haha, are you scared? You bullied me when you were a child, and now I am taking revenge on your son and daughter. Let your children pay me back what you owe me."
"Sister-in-law, you don't know that my brother lied to me when he was a kid. He said he was the Monkey King and asked me to play his monkey grandson."
Zhan Aiping: "... You brothers and sisters really know how to have fun."
Gu Sheng: "That's not the case."
Gu Xiangyi: "What do you mean it's nothing? My mother remembers it clearly. You are just bullying me because I am young."
Gu Sheng said: "You are obviously quite happy about it, and your acting is very real."
Gu Xiangyi: "I was stupid at that time."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"Alright, alright, stop making trouble. You two siblings, please don't teach my child bad things."
"That's terrible. Youyou and Yuanyuan, don't do that. We are loving siblings."
Gu Xiangyi had dinner with them and talked about going home at the end of the year. "I have to go back too. I haven't been back for almost two years. Time flies."
Zhan Aiping said with emotion: "Yes."
Gu Xiangyi said: "I heard that the second and third brothers are back."
The eldest son in their family is a politician, the second son is a soldier in the Northeast, the third son is in the navy, and the fourth son is in the art troupe. They are all very busy and rarely go home.
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"My second brother has brought back a girlfriend. I don't know what she looks like. I'm going to have another sister-in-law. My parents are so happy now because they've solved the problem of two bachelors in the family." Gu Xiangyi said happily, thinking that it would be a lively time to go home this time. If she waits a few more years, she will have more nephews and nieces.
When the time comes, a group of monkey kids will call her "Gugugu", and she will be able to become Sun Wukong!
"Two grandchildren and two daughters-in-law are coming back. That's great. Comrade Gu should go out and show off. He was always laughed at before."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Then you have to be careful, your mother is planning to take you on a blind date."
"Blind date? No, no, no, I don't want it!" Gu Xiangyi shook her head, "I'm still young and not in a hurry to get married."
"Brother, sister-in-law, let's go back together!"
Gu Sheng said: "You go back alone, your sister-in-law and I will take the two children back to her parents' home."
"Oh." Gu Xiangyi sighed with regret. It turned out that they couldn't go back together. She would still be alone.
Zhan Aiping said, "How about you go with us?"
It wouldn't take too much time for Gu Xiangyi to go back to her parents' home with her.
"Forget it, I'll go home and wait for you guys."
The decision to go back was made. Gu Sheng was preparing for a vacation, and Zhan Aiping was also preparing to take a day off, trying to arrange it before the New Year. It would be even better if they could celebrate the New Year there.
"How many days will you stay at your father-in-law's place?"
Zhan Aiping said, "Just stay for a day or two. You should be careful. Zhan Aijia is going to be a stepmother to someone. That person is a group leader and has three sons... She is looking for a group leader, probably because she wants to be in the limelight and overshadow you."
Gu Sheng said: "Why should I be careful about her being my stepmother?"
"You'd better be careful that I don't find your diary when I get home."
Zhan Aiping opened her mouth, revealing her sharp teeth. She bared her teeth and said, "Just try to say one more word."
"Now that I am your great writer's daughter-in-law, I want to show my sample books to your family."
(End of this chapter)