Time pays off

Originally planned to go to Yucheng to visit them after they went to university, but they didn't expect that they would take the initiative to come to the door. Just now she heard from her little aunt that she was the uncle who notified her. The little aunt wanted to discuss giving a gift for entering a higher school together, and Qin Yi also agreed. Unexpectedly, her grandmother would follow.

Grandma was still the same as she remembered, an elegant and powerful little old lady.Cheng Qinglan remembers that when she was a child, her father and mother joked and teased her grandma, saying, "My mother-in-law is actually very gentle, and I don't know why, she is only 1 meters tall, and she is very domineering at that stop, and she is very aggressive! We are behind her. The pride of being a little brother, especially like a gangster.” Mom replied, “Do you think she wants this, our family started out as a wharf transporter, and her father is gone, so she can’t come out to make a scene.”

No matter what happened in the past, there is no reason to ignore the guests. Grandma Cheng suppressed her unhappiness, walked forward with her granddaughter with a decent smile, and said with a smile, "Long time no see, my in-laws, but I'm fine." Grandma Cheng looked up in front of her eyes The little old lady with her chest up and arrogant, she thought she hadn't changed after all these years, she could really pretend, who would she scare by wearing sunglasses.

The two old in-laws looked at each other, they were old, and after being angry for ten years, they just fought for that tone, so what if they won, those who have gone will go after all.If they can't be reversed, why are they more aggressive?

"Hmph!" Grandma Cheng looked at her old in-laws and snorted. They used to get along pretty well and knew each other's personalities.It's awkward that I haven't been in touch for so many years. In fact, I feel uncomfortable. On the surface, I can't lose my momentum.

"Grandma!" Cheng Qinglan saw that the atmosphere of the two old people was not right, so she rushed out to help grandma, fearing that grandma would suffer.Grandma is a businessman, she is very eloquent, but has a violent temper. Grandma is used to gentleness. If there is a real fight, grandma is no match for grandma.The word "grandmother" has a trailing sound, full of coquettish meaning.Relying on her cuteness, she should take advantage of it.She believed that grandma would not be willing to get angry at her.

Grandma Cheng really liked this, she lost her temper all of a sudden, Grandma Cheng felt that the face-changing master was not as good as her, as if she had changed her aura, her smile was kind, and her tone softened.

"Good boy, come here and let grandma take a look." Grandma Cheng pulled her granddaughter to her side and stroked her head pityingly. She liked it no matter how she looked at it. She wished she could hug her granddaughter and carry her in her arms like she did when she was a child.This is the only flesh and blood left by her children, how could she not cherish it.

Among the crowd of onlookers, Qin Yi and Shen Nian quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, seeing the old lady's aggressive approach, they were still faintly worried for Cheng Qinglan's grandparents. Qin Yi even took a step forward. Seeing the old lady's attitude change, they stopped back.

Uncle Cheng brought his wife and son over, and they were also relieved to see that their mother was not making trouble.Before she came here, the old lady had never spoken harshly at home, she scolded Grandma Cheng for being too shameful in front of them, and ignored her at all.Even her granddaughter was admitted to university and she was not notified to come to her door.The more you don't notify, the more she will come to the door, and give her some color to see when she arrives.

Uncle Cheng and his wife couldn't bear it anymore, so they had to let her follow.Looking at the attitude now, it doesn't look like they are going to make a fuss.There is nothing better than being able to be kind.Otherwise, they didn't know what to do. The old lady had a serious illness last year, and after she recovered, they didn't dare to confront her, so they could only follow along.

Cheng Qinglan was hugged by her grandma for a long time before she let go, and let the old lady hold her hand meekly. Grandma is the biggest at this moment, so she has to follow her, otherwise grandma will be the one who suffers.

Cheng Qinglan sweetly called uncle and aunt, and the couple also smiled. Uncle Cheng pulled the son over to let him call someone, and Grandma Cheng praised the child.The two families seem to be in harmony now. Most outsiders don't know that the two families had conflicts in the past, and they just treat it as an ordinary meeting between two relatives. It seems quite warm.

"Grandma brought you a gift, we'll see if you like it later." Grandma Cheng remembered that she hadn't picked up the gift yet, and beckoned the driver to take it down.

When the driver took Grandma Cheng's gift out of the car, the onlookers were all stunned. The driver was holding a golden plaque with four big characters in pure gold and the title on the gold list. It was really blinding under the sun.The small golden characters below read the words to celebrate granddaughter Qinglan's title on the gold list, and grandma Lin Wen as a gift.Even the frame of this plaque is made of gold.

Cheng Qinglan was also surprised by this gift from her grandmother. The corners of Grandma Cheng's mouth twitched, cursing in her heart, it's still the same problem after so many years, the behavior of a nouveau riche.When the granddaughter was born, the in-laws sent a bunch of gold utensils. Except for the gold ornaments, even the bowls and spoons were all made of pure gold.It's all delivered, and it's not easy to refuse.

And this time, the old lady has a heart, and the ceremony is very complete, so that no one can find fault.There is such a custom in Jiangcheng that whenever the family celebrates a happy event, when the uncle's family comes to celebrate, they usually set off firecrackers and give away plaques.

The plaque was really heavy, and it was very difficult for the driver to hold it alone. Grandma Cheng called two juniors to help carry it home and put it at home.

Grandma Cheng's gift hadn't finished yet, and the driver brought out a heavy tray from the trunk, covered with a red cloth.Everyone was curious about what was inside, and saw the driver strenuously walking up to Grandma Cheng, the old lady proudly raised her eyebrows, Grandma Cheng raised her eyebrows, and directly lifted the red cloth without showing any pretense.

"Wow!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed, and the others gasped. More than a dozen gold bars were arranged in an orderly manner, shining golden in the sun, and one of them weighed 1 kilogram by visual inspection.Damn, this tray must have more than ten kilograms of gold.

The old lady raised her hand domineeringly and asked the driver to present the gold bar in front of her granddaughter. How about a picture?Looking at Cheng Qinglan with an expression of whether he likes it or not.

What Cheng Qinglan could do, she was a little helpless for her grandma's way of giving gifts as if I had money and I had plenty of money.She secretly glanced at her uncle, and he winked at her, which meant that he wanted her to accept it.this!She didn't dare to disobey, she was afraid that if grandma got angry, she would pick up gold bars and smash her to death.

Standing behind Jiang Yutang, an old lady whispered, "It turns out that Qinglan's grandma's family is so rich. This way of giving gifts is also ingenious and eye-opening. It's like spending money like dirt!" Then she said, "Fortunately, my granddaughter today If you don’t come, if you look at it and want it from me in the future, it’s not worth so much gold if you sell me.”

The old lady's words made several people laugh softly.

They laughed, not because they were being sarcastic, but because they thought the old lady was quite interesting, and she was well-dressed and stylish, but the way of presenting this gift to her granddaughter was a proper local tyrant.There is no shame in being rich. Money is earned by others, and it is their freedom to do whatever they want.

Uncle Cheng and his wife were scrutinized by everyone, and they felt a little ashamed, but they didn't have the guts to raise their opinions. They thought that as long as their mother didn't show up and make trouble, it would be embarrassing.At home, they also objected to giving gifts like this, so it would be great to convert them into cash and store them in a card.

Grandma Cheng ordered the gold bars to be taken down, cursing in her heart that she was here as a gift, or that she was recruiting thieves to the family.There are many people at the gate, and there are gold plaques and gold bars, which seem to be the style of ancient emperors. Grandma Cheng still thanked her politely, and didn't want to have any conflicts with Grandma Cheng because of these.

Grandma Cheng had a nonchalant expression on her face, so she didn't care what others thought. Anyway, after the gift was given out, she felt refreshed.

"Qinglan! It's a kindness from my uncle and auntie." Uncle Cheng stood up in a timely manner, holding a box with car keys in his hand, and handed it to Cheng Qinglan.

Just now I was patronizing to greet my grandma, now Cheng Qinglan saw the car parked behind, this?This is too coincidental, she has always liked this car, after getting her driver's license, she has been looking at the car.After the little aunt found out, she drove one of her cars for herself. The little aunt said that she was asked to use the old car to practice first, and then buy a new one after she became proficient in driving. Cheng Qinglan also thought it made sense, so she didn't buy a new car for the time being.

She didn't expect that her uncle would buy this car as a gift for her, and even the color was the one she had seen before.

"Accept it, what's there to be polite with your uncle! Let's drive it for fun first, I originally wanted to buy you a better car, but your uncle insisted that you just learned the car, and buy an ordinary car with good safety performance. Go and see if you like it, if you don't like it, you can pick it later, and grandma will buy you a new one." Grandma Cheng took the key and handed it to her granddaughter.

Cheng Qinglan accepted the key and thanked her uncle and aunt. Even her little cousin prepared a gift for her. It would be a lie to say that she was not moved. Apart from the eldest aunt's family, they have no other close relatives these years.Seeing grandma and uncle now, the blood relationship in the bones cannot be changed, and it is natural to want to get close.

When she was a child, she still liked her grandma very much, until ten years ago when her grandma had a quarrel at home, she was there at the time, and was frightened by their quarrel at that time, and Cheng Qinglan was a little scared when she was mentioned later.In elementary school, she started school two years later than others, and it took a lot more time than other students to catch up with the course progress.During the winter and summer vacations, I learned painting from my teacher. Junior high school was also very busy, and after high school, my studies were even more heavy. After such a delay, I really haven’t seen my grandmother for ten years.

Thinking about it now, I was too unfilial, and I was sorry for my mother. My mother, who hadn't seen her for ten years, didn't do her filial piety for her, and let the old man come to her.

At this age, Cheng Qinglan can understand grandma better when she thinks about what happened back then.It's just an old mother who suddenly lost her daughter, who was too sad and irrational to vent her anger.

After the funeral was over and the relatives left.There are only grandma and uncle left in the family, and some close relatives have not left. Grandma complained to grandma, to the effect that my daughter has been going smoothly since she was born, and how much hardship she has suffered from her marriage to your Cheng family. If it weren't for your son, she would have stayed overnight Hurry back, what happened to my daughter.This is the only bone and blood left of my daughter, I want to take it back and keep it by my side, otherwise I don't feel at ease.

How could grandma agree, her attitude was very firm, unlike grandma, grandma had never quarreled with anyone, and it was impossible to win grandma in an argument.

Many relatives of the Cheng family who were present couldn't stand it and wanted to come out to argue with grandma.What they want to say is that everyone who came to report has said that Cheng Yuanfeng would not have died at all if he hadn't jumped to save his wife.How can he blame him for killing his wife now?Grandma suppressed them and kept them from speaking out. When she came up with it, it was too cruel, and it seemed that the old Cheng family was not kind.Secondly, the two of their in-laws quarreled and it was over. After all, it was the granddaughter's grandmother.If other members of the Cheng family get involved, it will only make things get out of hand.

Grandma calmly forbears, and grandma presses her every step of the way, and finally gives two choices, one is that she will be taken away by their Jiang family, and a sum of money will be given to the old Cheng family as compensation.The second is to let grandma take her back to live in Yucheng with grandma and the others.

Grandma's original intention was that she didn't trust her to stay in Jiangcheng, and didn't trust grandma to take good care of her alone.What came out of my mouth was sarcasm and sarcasm, meaning that in your small village, my granddaughter will only suffer if she stays. You are an orphan who can't take care of herself. How can you raise my granddaughter.You come with me, for the sake of the in-laws, and for the sake of the granddaughter.I'll take care of you too.

Grandma couldn't hear this, she was so angry that she couldn't speak well.To the effect that I want to take my granddaughter, unless I die.Otherwise, no one will think about it.Who said I can't raise well, I can't let my granddaughter suffer a little bit even if I sell everything, how much money you have, your daughter and my daughter-in-law, why didn't you trust your education back then, why didn't you agree to give the child to you Bring it.

Grandma became impatient when there was a quarrel back then, with all the firepower, grandma scolded grandma for being poor

Grandma hates grandma, saying she is a gangster

At the end of the quarrel, my grandma said, if you don’t come with me today, then you don’t want a penny of the assets left by my daughter.

Grandma felt even more insulted. When did the old Cheng family plot your Jiang family's property?Qi said, "Even if you beg me, we won't ask for it. Even if I starve to death, I don't care for a dime from your Jiang family."

Grandma thinks grandma doesn't know good from bad!

Grandma thinks grandma is unreasonable!

Cheng Qinglan still remembers her grandma asking her, "Maomao, would you go with grandma? Grandma will buy you toys and delicious food. Go with grandma. From now on, everything grandma will belong to you."

She was already in a daze at the time, but the quarrel between grandma and grandma made her even more frightened. She refused to have grandma anyway, which made grandma angry. She felt rejected by her granddaughter, and felt even more ashamed.I think my granddaughter was instigated by grandma, so I might not know what to say about myself. Grandma is a strong one, and she said harsh words in anger.

Grandma said, "Okay, you little heartless little one, you've wasted my good intentions. You all regard me as an enemy. That's fine. I'll put my words here today, and I won't visit your Cheng family again. Don't come to my Jiangjiamen." After saying that, he took his uncle and left.That's probably how it was back then.

Here, Grandma Cheng welcomes people into the courtyard to entertain, Uncle Cheng keeps Cheng Qinglan behind, saying that he has a few words to say to her, Cheng Qinglan and her uncle find a place to stand in the shade of a tree.

It turns out that in the past ten years, grandma didn't really ignore her. Uncle said that during the first two years when she and grandma moved to the capital, grandma sent him to the capital every few days just to see how she was doing. , Grandma's original words were "Old Cheng's family dares to treat my grandson a little bit badly, so you can bring the child back to me, and if you want to grab it, you will also get it back from me."

Grandma spoke fiercely, but secretly wiped tears behind her back.My uncle said that every time my grandma got drunk, she would blame herself for being too impulsive and talking too much.Said that she was tricked by Grandma Cheng, thinking that Grandma Cheng provoked her to say so on purpose.

Grandma didn't call her once, but kept in close contact with her great-aunt's family, silently paying attention to her growth.Knowing that she is not in good condition, it was also my grandmother's effort to find a psychiatrist, but it was only done by my aunt's family on the surface.Grandma was afraid that grandma would not accept her kindness.

The uncle said that grandma has a thick photo album, all of which are her photos, and every year on her birthday, grandma would go to the temple to burn incense.

The uncle also said that grandma secretly went to the capital to see her many times, and sat in the car waiting at the school gate for a whole day, just to see her from a distance.

Cheng Qinglan's eyes were red, feeling sad and wronged, and more of a self-blame, why did it take her so many years to know these things, she was so unfilial, she always misunderstood her grandmother and alienated her uncle.

11. Home

Several of Cheng Qinglan's uncles were busy in the auditorium. When they heard that Cheng Qinglan's grandmother was coming, they left their work and rushed over.When Qinglan's grandma and grandma quarreled, not many people in the village knew about it. They were there at the time, and the old lady of the Cheng family also followed after hearing about it. I feel guilty in my heart, let's just calm things down. If she continues to make trouble this time, it will be bullying old Cheng's family, and I will never let it!" Leading a few people to Cheng Qinglan's house aggressively.

As a result, after seeing this, the room was peaceful, and they didn't say anything.

Grandma Cheng invited people to the table, and Cheng Qinglan's aunt came over to pour tea for her grandmother and aunt's family, and chat with them.Cheng Qinglan came back after talking with her uncle, because Uncle Cheng was afraid that she would have an opinion on her grandmother.After talking about it, everyone will feel better.The blood relationship is there, even if you haven't seen each other for ten years, it will not affect the true feelings between relatives. Who would reject someone who sincerely treats you well.

When Cheng Qinglan came back, her eyes were red, she snuggled up to her grandmother.Grandma Cheng wished she could sit with her granddaughter on her lap to make up for the shortcomings of the past ten years.She had a serious illness last year, and she suddenly figured it out while lying on the hospital bed, what's the use of arguing with those strong ones, and she had alienated her granddaughter for ten years by arguing for a moment of quick talk.After waiting for ten years, the child didn't come to her. She still has a few decades to wait.

Hearing that her granddaughter was admitted to Shenda University, Grandma Cheng found the best entrance, prepared this gift herself, and took the initiative to find her granddaughter.Why didn't he come to Grandma Cheng to ask for peace?

There were more than [-] tables opened at noon, and the village was as lively as the Chinese New Year, and everyone looked happy.Grandma Cheng was also very satisfied with this. Before the banquet, Grandma Cheng said a few words, her words were sincere, she took Cheng Qinglan to thank everyone for coming to the banquet, and formally thanked the folks for taking care of them for so many years.

Grandma Cheng is gentle and low-key, and her status in the family is very different. Even if Grandpa Cheng passed away, no one dared to despise her. No matter the younger generation or the same generation, including Mrs. Cheng, they all respect her.

Grandma Cheng didn't mention her granddaughter's birthday, and the meal at noon was originally a school entrance banquet.

The dishes for lunch are all based on the best ones. The vegetables on the table are grown locally, and the taste is stronger than those bought in the market. With the addition of frying in a large iron pan, the taste is even better than that of a big restaurant.Several teachers from Shanghai were full of praise.

People in Jiangcheng have a moderate diet, neither too salty nor too sweet, and they can't eat spicy food. It's similar to Shencheng's dishes, mainly light.

Cheng Qinglan just turned 18 today and became an adult. Grandma allowed her to drink less wine. Cheng Qinglan poured a glass of red wine, first toasted the elders at the main table, said a few words of thanks, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Grandma Cheng said distressedly, "Slow down! How can you drink this wine like this? What will you do if you get drunk for a while? There are still so many tables."

Grandma Cheng said disapprovingly, "This kid's temper is like mine, he's cool! You have to drink like this. I don't like those who drink alcohol." She said so, and she wouldn't really let her granddaughter drink like that. Qiaoqiao pulled Cheng Qinglan over and told her to change the other tables to Coke later. Anyway, the color is the same, so just let your little cousin accompany you, and Grandma Cheng called her little grandson over and asked him to follow Go, so that I can pour drinks for my cousin. The siblings carried a bottle of Coke and went to toast.

The little cousin is young, so he likes his cousin very much, so he only stayed for a long time, and he loves to follow Cheng Qinglan wherever he goes.

Cheng Qinglan's fifth aunt was afraid that she might not recognize everyone at the table, so she came over and led her to toast and introduce the guests to her.

After drinking from table to table, and chatting a few more words, when she returned to the main table, she had already been filled with Coke. Cheng Qinglan looked at the dishes on the table and wanted to eat, but her stomach couldn't take it.The elders at the table felt sorry for her, and Grandma Cheng asked her to rest for a while if she couldn't eat anymore, and cook something alone when she got home.

It took two hours for the lunch to break up, good wine and good food, and the guests and hosts had a good time.After the meal, everyone in the village and each family, and Cheng Qinglan's teachers and grandmother's family were the only ones left.

Grandma Cheng called her son over and explained a few words. Uncle Cheng drove away, saying that he had something to do in Jiangcheng City and would be back in a while.

The Cheng family's yard is large, the east and west wing rooms in the front yard, plus the guest rooms on the first and second floors of the main yard, are enough to live in, and the bedding has been prepared by Fifth Aunt long ago.Fifth Aunt is really good at housework, all the rooms are well prepared, even cleaner than hotel rooms.

The male teachers live in the wing room in the front yard, Wu Zheng and Meng Jingyi, Jiang Yutang and her daughter live in the guest room on the second floor, Aunt Cheng and Grandma Cheng live in the master bedroom on the first floor, Qin Yi still lives with Cheng Qinglan, and Uncle Cheng lives on the first floor In the guest room, Grandma Cheng also lives in the guest room on the first floor.After making arrangements, let everyone go back to the room to rest. It would be best to take a nap in summer.

Cheng Qinglan didn't take a nap, drank too much Coke, and felt uncomfortable, so she went to the studio alone.This studio was originally her parents' room. When it was remodeled, her grandmother insisted on letting her renovate it, saying that it was left empty, and it would be abandoned after a long time. It is better to use it.

Cheng Qinglan originally wanted to keep it as a thought, but all the furniture from that year was burned at the funeral. It is the custom in Jiangcheng that all furniture and clothes used after death must be burned.All that was left was an empty room, and another room was opened up and transformed into the current spacious studio.

The wall to the south was transformed into a floor-to-ceiling window. When the curtains were opened, you could see the South Lake from a distance, with a wide view and good light.This house is originally the westernmost one, and there are two windows on the west wall. You can see the small river outside the courtyard, the Taoyuan on the other side of the river, and the back mountain of Guling Mountain in the distance.

The scenery is beautiful, and when you are tired of painting, you can sit here and drink a cup of tea, watching the sunset is not bad.

Cheng Qinglan brought in all the gifts from the teachers, they were all related to calligraphy and painting, so it was perfect to put them here.I received too many presents today, and I didn't have time to unwrap them. Most of them are still in the living room downstairs.She doesn't plan to move for the time being, let's take a look at it later, these are all to be written down, and I will slowly pay back favors in other places in the future.

Her grandparents have educated her since she was a child, and she knows how to reciprocate courtesy.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, the chef for the dinner arrived. This time, he was looking for a chef from a big hotel in Jiangcheng City.Even the kitchen utensils and tableware, and the waiters are brought from the hotel. There are only three tables at night, and the dishes should be more delicate.

It can be seen that Grandma Cheng attaches great importance to her granddaughter's birthday, and the old lady wished she could make up for it all at once. For the birthdays owed over the years, she confirmed every dish with the hotel in person, because Grandma Cheng and the others came, and Grandma Cheng made a special phone call to explain The hotel added a few dishes.

The front yard was busy with dinner, and the old man of the Cheng family and several elders also arrived in the living room on the first floor. They came to witness Cheng Qinglan's coming-of-age ceremony, and Shen Nian was also sitting in the living room.

Grandma Cheng and Grandma Cheng were sitting on the grand teacher's chair in the middle, one on the left and the other on the right. Cheng Qinglan changed into a suit of clothes, knelt down to kowtow to grandma, and then handed the teacup from the tray to grandma.

Grandma Cheng looked at her granddaughter lovingly. She was like a kitten since she was a child, so small that she had to be held in her hands. It was not easy to raise her to such a big age. Thinking that this child has no father or mother, it is inevitable to feel sad.

Grandma Cheng couldn't bear her granddaughter kneeling, took a sip of tea and put down the cup, touched her head, pulled her up and hugged her for a while before she was willing to let go.

Grandma Cheng moved the small wooden box on the table and opened it. The first thing she took out was a passbook. She looked at Cheng Qinglan with tears in her eyes and said, "Grandma has finally waited for this day. Grandma's granddaughter has grown up. Today is an adult!"

"Grandma!" Seeing grandma like this, Cheng Qinglan leaned against her in distress.

"Good boy! Let grandma finish talking first." Grandma Cheng touched her granddaughter's face and continued, "This passbook is left by your parents. They told me when you were very young that you wanted to save money to buy a house in Shanghai." , I will pick you up to go to school in a big city in the future, and this passbook will always be in my hands."

"Later, I deposited a few more sums of money in it one after another. Now I hand it over to you. Maybe it was destined. I didn't tell you about your parents' wishes before, but you came to me and told me that you want to apply for the exam. Big. Your homeroom teacher came to me many times and advised me to let you apply for Beijing University. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to respect your wishes. I didn’t insist that you take the test for Beijing University. Buying a suite in the city can be regarded as fulfilling a wish of your parents."

The room was very quiet, and Grandma Cheng, who was sitting next to her, wiped the corners of her eyes.

Cheng Qinglan swallowed her tears, resisting her soreness, and obediently accepted the passbook with her head down.

"These are the land deed, the house book, the house in the capital, the old house, and the land to the west, and this is the contract for the back mountain. You have to write it down, these are saved by your ancestors The family business, now I place them in your hands"

Grandma Cheng thought of some things in the past when she said this, and said casually, "When your grandfather was alive, he once sighed, saying that he could not leave any property to his granddaughter. He said that when the ancestors were handed over to him, there was so much property. Later, due to changes in the times, They were all nationalized. He didn’t feel bad about those things. He said that this is a good thing. Times have changed. Although the family property is gone, but the era of peace is ushered in. The granddaughter can grow up safely and happily. In the future, I will go to see the outside for us. Worlds beyond..."

"Grandma wants you to know that grandpa loves you very much, and so does grandma. Your grandpa has been doing good deeds all his life, and he is an upright person. Grandma doesn't have much knowledge, so she can't teach you much. I only hope that you will be an upright person, and your life will be safe and smooth."

Cheng Qinglan couldn't hold back her tears when she heard her grandma talking about it, she also missed her grandpa.Grandpa left her too much. When she was a child, grandpa hugged her and told her various stories and history. When others were still watching cartoons, she had already listened to many classics and the room full of books left by grandpa. , That is a spiritual wealth that is incomparable to anything.

"Put these away. There are still many things in it. Grandma won't talk about them one by one. I'll take a look later." Grandma Cheng handed over the small box and the key to her granddaughter, which is equivalent to handing over the power of the house.

Aunt Cheng looked at the depressed grandparents and grandson, and said, "Qing Lan! Hurry up and accept it. From today onwards, you should take care of grandma and take responsibility."

Cheng Qinglan will really feel that she has grown up and can be the head of the family, and her grandma has even handed over the power of the house to her.She carried the box over obediently, and Qin Yi took the initiative to help her carry it.

"Go!" Grandma Cheng waved her hand in satisfaction, and she felt at ease when the box was handed in today.

"Grandma, please drink tea!" Cheng Qinglan respectfully handed the tea to grandma as in the previous procedure.

Grandma Cheng took a sip, put down the glass and pulled the person over, it was much more straightforward than Grandma Cheng just now, and kissed her granddaughter on the left and right cheeks, Cheng Qinglan thought, grandma is quite fashionable, with Western-style courtesy.

"My dear grandson, come, come to grandma!"

Uncle Cheng handed over a file bag to the old lady in time.

Grandma Cheng opened the file bag, and inside were books and documents of various colors, and Cheng Qinglan didn't know what those were.

"Little heartless, grandma thinks, wait, wait, I haven't seen you come to Yucheng to look for me after ten years of waiting, I have put these things away for ten years, and today I can finally hand them over to you!" Grandma Cheng squeezed I squeezed my granddaughter's little face, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt cute. The facial features were very similar to her mother's. I really regret that I didn't snatch it back.

"Some of these things were left by your mother, and I can be regarded as complying with her last wish. Your mother's will requires, to the effect that if she has an accident, all her property will be inherited by you, but you must wait until you are 18 years old to move."

"Another one is to let us respect your wishes and not force you to study or do work."

"Hey! This is to prevent me from forcing you to learn how to do business with me. You can take it and read it later." Grandma Cheng sighed and put the paper in her granddaughter's hand.

Grandma Cheng was sad and angry when she mentioned her daughter. She thought how many years had passed, and she still remembered that she was not allowed to go to college and asked to come back to do business. She even made a will to guard against her.

Grandma Cheng was also very surprised. She didn't expect her daughter-in-law to leave a will. What happened back then was too sudden.I thought to myself that this old woman has a conscience if she is willing to take it out today.

"Grandma!" Cheng Qinglan hugged grandma's neck coquettishly, deliberately softening her voice to make her happy.

The young girl had a sweet voice, and she looked cute and cute when she acted like a baby. Grandma Cheng liked it so much that her heart almost melted, and she hugged her fiercely in her arms and rubbed her.Seeing that Grandma Cheng, who was sitting on the side, was so sour, she scolded the old woman in her heart, and she didn't know how to be gentle with her attack.

"Come on! This is grandma's will, you also keep it!" Grandma Cheng let go of her, and talked about her will very freely.

"I will only say these words once. Today you and your cousin are both here. You two are the same to me. No matter which one is closer, it belongs to my assets. You two are half and half, and I don't take sides. "

Cheng Qinglan was stunned to hear this, a little confused, why did grandma make a will and why did she take her with her? Shouldn't her assets be left to uncle?Cheng Qinglan glanced at her uncle, but didn't dare to interrupt her grandmother.

"I have nothing to do with your uncle and the others. When your grandfather passed away, the family property was divided once. Your mother and your uncle each hold a share. I will decide what I have and leave it to you siblings. Split equally." Grandma Cheng said as if she knew what she was thinking, and stuffed the file bag into her granddaughter's hands.

"Qing Lan, your aunt and I both know about this matter, please accept it quickly," Uncle Cheng advised in time.

"Uh! There are still some documents and contracts in it. You can take a look at it when you have time. I don't think it will be finished in an hour or two. Your uncle is taking care of it now. If you don't want to take care of it, I will let you take care of it." Uncle will discount it to you, or you can get a dividend directly." The old lady explained her affairs in a homely tone.

Cheng Qinglan felt that this coming-of-age ceremony was too heavy, and she deserved it.I didn't know what to do for a while.

"What? You still don't want to recognize me as an old woman?" Grandma Cheng made a serious face and joked to her granddaughter

Cheng Qinglan was amused by her grandma, and said, "How could that be, you will always be my grandma, the best grandma in the world!" This finally made the old lady happy, and Cheng Qinglan took the things and handed them to her little aunt to hold her.

Others sighed inwardly, the 18th birthday gift of this little girl Qing Lan was eye-opening, compared with the gold bars that blind people's eyes during the day, they seemed not so eye-catching.

Some people also lamented that Qinglan's grandmother was indeed well-to-do. She was an entrepreneur, not a simple nouveau riche.

Grandma Cheng doesn't care what other people think, as long as I am happy, I don't care what you think.

Sitting with her mother, Shen Nian silently witnessed Cheng Qinglan's coming-of-age ceremony. This is the fourth time for Shen Nian to come to the Cheng family compound. Grandpa's funeral, this time was to celebrate her entrance into school and coming of age ceremony, Shen Nian was different from the others present, this time coming to Jiangcheng, I felt a lot of emotions in my heart, touched, gratified, and some inexplicable emotions.

12. Origin

Behind Grandma Cheng was Old Master Cheng. Cheng Qinglan called him Grandpa. The old man would be a hundred years old soon.Cheng Qinglan still remembered that when she was a child, she liked to pull his great-grandfather's white beard as soon as he hugged her. After so many years, his great-grandfather's beard is still white, and his appearance has not changed.

After serving tea, the old man gave a big red envelope, took out a cloth bag from his pocket, sighed and said, "This was originally your grandpa's property, and now I will return it to you, as a memory." Only a jade pipe, the whole body of the pipe is white jade, moist and clear.Cheng Qinglan remembered this cigarette pouch, and in her memory, her grandfather carried it with her. She never smoked it when she was around, and her grandfather said he was afraid of smoking her.

In fact, she likes the smell of tobacco on her grandfather. When she was a child, she felt that it had a sleeping effect. She heard from her grandmother that after she was born, her grandfather held her in his arms every night and put her back to sleep.When she was a child, she was in poor health and often fell ill. She would cry at night and would not sleep. Every time, her grandfather carried her around the whole night and coaxed her softly. During the day, his grandfather continued to go out to work.

Maybe it was because the smell of tobacco was too deep in her mind, and when she smelled it, she thought it was grandpa, which gave her a sense of security.

Grandma Cheng didn't know that the jade pipe was actually in the hands of the old man. No wonder she couldn't find it after sorting out the relics.

"This, when your grandfather gave it to me back then, he said that our eldest granddaughter is not in good health, and the smell of smoke is not good for her. I am going to quit smoking..." The old man thought of the second master Cheng who died young, and also I feel very sad.

When Grandpa Cheng Qinglan was alive, he was a well-known benevolent man. Before liberation, when he was a landlord, everyone called him the second master.After liberation, people with foreign surnames, regardless of gender, old or young, renamed him Cheng Erye.

He has done too many good deeds, and no one in the village has benefited from him. Now the people with foreign surnames in the village are all refugees who fled from famine in other places.These people did not starve to death and stayed here to settle down.

When the Japanese devils came, it was also Grandpa Cheng who took them to Guling Mountain, transported rice and hid them on the mountain, and the whole village burned down, except for the Cheng family compound that was rescued.The whole village gave up their houses and went to his house to fight the fire.In fact, it was also because they knew that they had more hope of living if Second Master Cheng's family was saved.

There are large water tanks around the Cheng family's old house, which are used to store water for fire prevention. Now there are still holes in the big tanks that were shot by guns, which are blocked by cement, and they can still be used.

Cheng Qinglan touched the cigarette bag used by her grandfather, and almost shed tears again, thinking about whether today is the right day, if she cries, grandma will also be sad.Put away the cigarette pouch carefully.

As a master, Wu Zheng gave his younger brother a small box as his coming-of-age gift.