Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, An Huan and He Hua also did not go back to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings to Sha Zhu and his family. However, Sha Zhu did not care because he had his eldest grandson with him during the New Year and had completely forgotten about He Hua.

It is now mid-February, and Shazhu’s grandson is one month old, so there must be a big celebration.

Zhao Shanhe must have been invited, and he went anyway. As a relative, he had to show up.

Sha Zhu was particularly happy today and drank one cup after another, especially in front of Xu Damao, "Xu Damao, your grandson is called Bowen. Do you know what my grandson is called? He Wenwu, a name I gave him. He is good at both literature and martial arts. He is better than your grandson, right?"

Xu Damao held his grandson in his arms and said, "Go away, go away. You haven't even graduated from junior high school yet, and you thought you had a very sophisticated name. Isn't it Wenwu? What else did I think? It's just that the name took advantage of you.

My son Bowen can already call me grandpa, but your grandson is only one month old, you are still far from that."

Sha Zhu was not annoyed, "Why are you so proud? My grandson will call me grandpa sooner or later."

Zhao Shanhe also made a rare joke, "Why are you so proud? Not only do my grandsons know how to call me grandpa, but I have two of them. With my second son's, I have quite a few now. You are still far behind."

Xu Damao said, "We won't compete with you. You have three sons and one daughter. We are at a disadvantage. In addition, due to the family planning policy, we can only have one child. It would be strange if we can compete with you. An Tong in your family has two children, and An Feng is not married yet. I am afraid that you will not be able to hug your grandchildren in the future."

"I think you are just envious, go ahead and be envious, haha."

"Come on, no more jokes. We haven't been together for a long time. Let's have a few drinks today. In the blink of an eye, we are all grandfathers."

Zhao Shanhe raised his glass and said to several people, not long ago, when he first traveled through time, he was still worrying about his life, but now he has a bunch of grandchildren, and they live better than in his previous life, so he should be content.

Zhao Shanhe said to Liu Guangtian, "Guangtian, you should do your best. We are old classmates and grew up together. Now we just need you."

Liu Guangtian also smiled and said, "Soon, my son will be of age soon. We are already dating and will get married when he reaches the age. In two years, I will be able to have a grandchild."

"Oh, we've already talked about it, that's a good thing."

The group drank until the afternoon, and Xu Damao was drunk by Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu drank a lot today, but maybe because he was too excited, he didn't get drunk.

Even on a day like today, He Hua still didn't show up. Sha Zhu privately said to Zhao Shanhe, "He didn't educate his daughter well."

After the banquet, He Dong secretly came to He Daqing again with some wine and photos taken during the New Year.

He Daqing's back became more hunched, but he was still very happy about He Dong's arrival. He Daqing cooked a few more dishes and insisted on having a few drinks with He Dong.

"Grandpa, today is your great-grandson's full moon, but the weather is too cold and the child is still too young. Chunlan has to breastfeed the child, so I didn't bring him here. I brought you wedding wine and some photos taken by someone. I specially asked for an extra copy."

In the photo, Sha Zhu is holding the child carefully and sitting with Ma Dongmei. He Dong and his wife, as well as He Dong's brother-in-law and sister-in-law are standing behind them.

"Okay, the He family has another child. What name will you give the child?"

"Grandpa, the child's full name is He Wenwu. My father gave it to him because he hopes that the child will be good at both literature and martial arts. His nickname is Xiaoqiu because my name has a winter in it and my wife's name has spring and summer in it, but lacks the autumn."

"He Wenwu, not bad, but it's a pity that he can't meet his little great-grandson."

"Grandpa, what's the big deal? When the weather gets warmer and the child is a little older, I'll bring him here so you can take a good look at him."

"Okay, I'll wait then. By the way, is He Hua married?"

"We got the certificate, but the wedding banquet was not held."

"Shanhe, I don't think you're the kind of person who looks down on others. You're marrying his second son, right? Why don't you have a wedding banquet?"

"Grandpa, this is a long story," He Dong told He Daqing again about He Hua's story.

"This girl is so confused. Her position in the Zhao family is stable only if she has a child. What is she doing now? She beat the child and made things difficult for Zhao Shanhe. How are we going to live in the future?"

"We tried to persuade her, but it didn't work. She didn't even come back for Chinese New Year. She didn't even call me. I called her but she didn't answer."

"Alas, it's all because of me. We in the He family are all stubborn. Sha Zhu is also stubborn. I've noticed that girl since she was young. She has a stubborn temper like Sha Zhu. Plus, she's the youngest. We all love her and spoil her. Even if she goes back in the future, I'm afraid the Zhao family will have objections."

"I don't know how to say good things about my sister. She made my father so angry that he was hospitalized. Uncle Zhao was also in a bad mood. He lost his grandson and the wedding banquet was not held. I heard that Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao were so angry that they couldn't eat during that time."

"Yes, the Zhao family has risen and is considered a well-known figure. The banquet has been arranged. It's embarrassing for them. No matter how good your relationship with them is, I'm afraid they will be a little dissatisfied. And you are all in their company. This girl is too willful."

He Dong really wanted to say, aren't you very willful, old man? You ran away once for a widow, and now you run away again when you are old. Aren't you willful? It seems that He Hua is following his roots.

"Indeed, our family is too embarrassed to face Uncle Zhao, but it doesn't affect work or anything like that. Dad said that we should just pretend that we never had a sister, but I know that Dad still misses my sister."

"Of course. When I went there with your grandmother Bai, I still couldn't let go of your aunt."

He Dong wanted to say, "Can it be the same? You abandoned your wife and children, and He Hua abandoned her parents. Thinking about it this way, the father is the most pitiful. He was abandoned by his father when he was young, and was abandoned by his own daughter when he was old."

He Dong was driving without drinking, so he chatted with He Daqing for a while, ate a few bites of food, and then left.

After He Dong left, Widow Bai said, "Old He, I am sorry for you. I made you unable to even see your great-grandson."

He Daqing pointed at the photo and said, "Isn't this what we met? Look, he's still a big fat boy. Sha Zhu was a big fat boy back then. Didn't He Dong say that he would bring his great-grandson to see me in a few days? Don't think too much about it. I can't go back anymore."

"You know that's not what I'm talking about. If I hadn't come to find you, you would have had a great-grandson by now, and your family would be very happy."

He Daqing also had regrets. When people get old, they tend to think about their children. Especially when the two of them don’t have any relatives around them, they feel even more lonely.

"Xiaobai, don't think too much. Today is my great-grandson's full moon. Come and have a few drinks with me."