strictlysupreme Chapter 474 Chapter Family (2)
Chapter 474 Chapter Family (2)
Chapter 474 Going home ([-])
This year, Li Qiao promised her mother that she would go to see her grandma once. Although she would definitely not be able to spend the Spring Festival with her grandma, she must be very happy to be able to go there once.
Li Qiao's grandmother's house is located in a small mountain village 80 kilometers away from JH urban area. It used to be dirt roads and the road conditions were very bad, but the cement road was repaired the year before last. Now it is very pleasant to drive, and the tourism in the mountain village has also developed.
Li Shan drove the car, whistled and drove on the mountain road, looking very relaxed. After staying in the city for a long time, he would feel very relaxed when he could go to the countryside, which is why farmhouse music is so popular recently.
"Dad, I remember catching fish in this river when I was a child",
Li Shan looked at the small river beside the road, "I forgot, probably, the water was clearer than now, and you can still bathe in the river."
"I remember when I was a child, I used to take that kind of broken minibus when I came to my grandma's house."
"Yes, they are all second-hand minibuses, and there are only two buses a day, in the morning and at noon. Life in the countryside was too hard at that time."
"But it's fun and the air is good," Li Qiao said.
At this moment, Mother Li interjected, "Joe, do you still remember the trouble you caused at grandma's house?"
"Is there? Impossible, I have been very obedient since I was a child."
It turned out that once, Li Qiao's grandmother was washing the dishes, and Li Qiao was sitting on the sink watching. As a result, grandma had to leave temporarily.
The result was crackling, and after a while, Li Qiao smashed all the bowls, and when grandma came back, her face turned green with anger. Since then, grandma has forbidden Li Qiao to get close to all fragile items.
Li Qiao was 3 years old at that time, and it was almost 20 years ago when I remembered it. Li Qiao forgot, but Li Shan and Li's mother will never forget.
Because the older generation is very superstitious, "smashing the rice bowl" is a bad omen. Maybe grandma never dreamed that her grandson not only did not smash her own job, but also took a big job that she could never finish in her lifetime.
"Anyway, no matter what, it's because I was ignorant when I was young, who still remembers", Li Qiao laughed at himself.
Li Qiao’s impression of his grandma is very good. The reason is simple. Grandma doted on him. At that time, the reform and opening-up started, and his uncle also made some money. Therefore, Li Qiao’s grandmother’s family’s financial situation is the best in the village. In his grandma’s house, TV sets and DVDs are all available, especially a high-quality imitation Nintendo “red and white machine”, which is a treasure for children in the 90s.
"I remember that when I was young, I was most comfortable at my grandmother's house. All the things that I couldn't do at home, I could do casually at my grandmother's house."
"For example, playing game consoles is strictly prohibited in our house, and drinking Coke is also prohibited in our house."
Mother Li said: "Fortunately, you are not spoiled by your grandma, thank God, the ancestors of the Li family have accumulated virtue."
Li Shan chuckled: "Our son is also of high quality."
"I love to hear that," Li Qiao said.
"Why don't we invite grandma to live in Germany this time? I've made up my mind. If it doesn't work, we will forcibly take her away. We can't let grandma live in the countryside alone anymore."
"I thought so too," said Li's mother.
Li Shan also echoed, "I'm afraid the old man won't be able to let go."
*****
"Snapped"! ! !
The old grandma hit the crutch on the table and made a crisp sound, "Are you threatening me? Little guy, believe it or not, grandma spanked you."
It turned out that just as Li Qiao mentioned the matter of abandoning the old house, grandma became angry.
"Grandma, it's not that she won't come back, she just went to play for a few years",
"I'm quite old, in case...",
Grandma's thinking is very traditional, she has thought about that aspect, people of the older generation say that dying outside is a lonely ghost.
Li Qiao was completely defeated.
"Grandma, how can you say that you were born after the May [-]th Movement, why are you thinking so old?"
Another "pop".
"How dare you despise grandma now!" !
Li Shan, Li Qiao, and Li's mother exchanged glances. This old woman is more stubborn than the Empress Dowager Cixi, let's forget it, and the Jade Emperor will not be able to invite her when she comes.
As long as the matter of moving away was not mentioned, grandma was still very kind, and immediately changed her expression.
"Come on, tell grandma, what do you want to eat today"?
"By the way, do you have a girlfriend now?"
"Have",
"A local girl in Jinhua, my grandma told you that to marry a wife, you must find a local person, who knows the basics and is down-to-earth."
Hehe, Li Qiao is definitely not stupid enough to tell the truth, not to mention that grandma doesn't know where Ukraine is.
But grandma is a very shrewd person, "show me the right photo".
Li Qiao chuckled, "Who would take a photo of his girlfriend with him?"
Grandma smiled very kindly, "Grandma is old, not stupid, do you think I don't know that I use my mobile phone to take pictures now"?
Three lines appeared on Li Qiao's forehead, "Hehe, other thoughts are very old, but this one is very clear."
Li Qiao took out his mobile phone and pulled out a few photos with fans to fool his grandma. Grandma looked at it and was not happy, "You have so many girlfriends, if you have a suitable one, decide on it, don't mess around."
"Oh, I see, grandma."
"Okay, I'm going to cook for you."
Mother Li also followed to help.
Li Qiao and Li Shan walked out of the old house to breathe, "Dad, if grandma really doesn't want to leave, then let's pay for the renovation of grandma's house, what do you think?"
"Your uncle had planned this way a long time ago, but your grandmother disagreed. You know, the old man's thinking is very traditional, so there is no way."
"I feel sorry for grandma, but I can't stay here with her",
"It's fine if you have this kind of filial piety. Look at how happy grandma is to see you."
"That's true, they say that they are relatives in the next generation," Li Qiao said.
*****
After lunch was ready, the four of them ate together, and grandma talked about Li Qiao smashing bowls when he was a child.
"To tell you the truth, when Li Qiao chose to play football, I suffered from insomnia for a week. I thought it was over. This guy lost his job when he was a child, and it is unlucky to play football again when he grows up."
Li Qiao almost choked. Grandma obviously didn't know that it was not allowed to tell jokes during meals.
"Don't talk nonsense," Li's mother said.
Grandma chuckled, "Okay, I won't be crowed anymore."
"We didn't mean that either",
Grandma waved her hand, signaling to stop talking and let's eat.
After dinner, Li Qiao went for a walk with his wife.
"Walk a hundred steps after a meal and live to 99," said grandma.
"99 is not enough, I want 190",
The wife laughed, "You're just a trickster."
Then grandma showed a sly look, "Joe, grandma is a bit traditional, but grandma is not stupid. Since you have a girlfriend, why did you lie to me with pictures of other girls?"
sweat! ! !
Li Qiao said embarrassedly: "Hehe, how did you know?"
"You don't need to worry about how I know, you first tell me why you lied to me, isn't she a native of Jinhua?"
Li Qiao nodded.
The grandma chuckled, "What's the matter? I just said it, if it's not, then it's not. Would I still object?"
"She is not Chinese either",
Grandma was a little startled at this moment, "Not Chinese"?
Grandma thought for a while, and said: "It's okay, anyway, you don't suffer a loss."
"Whatever suffers does not suffer, we are free in love",
Grandma laughed, "Do you have any photos?"
Li Qiao brought out a group photo with Diana to show to grandma. Grandma had a serious face at first, but she was amused after watching it.
"The stinky boy has a good eye",
Li Qiao chuckled, "My intelligence is inherited from my grandma."
"I think so too," said Grandma.
*****
After dinner, Li Qiao watched TV with grandma, "Joe, help grandma bring the glasses."
"Oh",
Li Qiao reached out to take it, and accidentally knocked over a box.
"My red and white phone, grandma, you still have my red and white phone",
Grandma smiled faintly, "I think of you when I see it."
Li Qiao felt warm in his heart. It turned out that it was because of this that grandma kept the game console.
"Grandma, it's very convenient to miss me now. We can video, use a mobile phone or a computer."
Grandma waved her hand, "I don't miss you, I miss that little guy from back then, that little Li Qiao who played games seriously in crotch pants."
Li Qiao also laughed, and he suddenly remembered some scenes from that year, what a carefree time, if he could go back, Li Qiao would trade everything he has now.
"Then I will leave you something, you can think of me when you see it later."
"No, it's changed now",
Li Qiao understood that it is no longer popular to look at things and think about others, and you can contact the other party at any time. In fact, if you think about it carefully, what grandma said is very philosophical.
"Grandma, do you really not need me to do anything for you"?
"Need, grandma needs you to stay," grandma thought.
But in this case, all elderly people will think about it, but they will not say it.
Grandma waved her hand.
"Grandma, I have made money now, a lot of money",
"Do you want to buy grandma?"
Li Qiao chuckled, grandma's mouth is too tricky.
"Forget it, I don't care about you, let you go."
*****
Li Qiao could only stay at grandma's house for two days. The next day's dinner, the family prepared a sumptuous table, which could be considered an early New Year's Eve dinner.
"Grandma, I can't accompany you on New Year's Eve. I wish you a happy New Year in advance."
Grandma was so happy that she almost couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.
"Then I also wish our stinky boy to play well with the ball",
"Grandma, the ball is for kicking, not for playing."
"It's all the same," grandma said firmly.
That night was Li Qiao's first New Year's Eve dinner with grandma in more than ten years. Although it was early, grandma felt a long-lost happiness.
The next day Li Qiao left his grandmother's house. Before leaving, Li Qiao left a photo printed on A4 paper, which he had typed at a neighbor's house.
The photo shows Li Qiao and her grandma's future granddaughter-in-law Diana.
Grandma saw it, smiled knowingly, and thought: "What will my great-grandson be like from now on?"
(End of this chapter)