Chapter 097.

The family is serving rice and getting chopsticks for dinner.

Seeing Dan Sui and Servant Dan Ling come back together, everyone’s faces were happy.

Dantong and Xingyu first ran up to greet the two sisters, and then Zhenzhen called them to eat.

Zhong Minfen is now blind and hasn’t seen Shui Danling for two years. She only realized that Shui Danling had returned when she called her grandmother and spoke to her.

Recognizing Shi Danling, Zhong Minfen piled up a smile on her face.

Afterwards, Shi Danling and Dan Sui’s left and right helped her, and together they went into the house to eat.

Because Shi Danling had been away for a long time, most of the conversation at the table centered around her.

She told her family what she had done in the countryside for the past two years, because she had grown up in the countryside, so there was no discomfort, but also a special life experience.

And this special life experience is over, will also face the real graduation allocation.

A few days later, the results of the school’s allocation came out.

The result is not bad, the service Danling wish to stay in Xicheng.

But not assigned to the city units, but a neighboring county – Jing County.

This distribution results have greatly exceeded the service Danling’s expectations.

Compared with other students, her allocation can be considered particularly good.

When she found out the result, she was overjoyed, and her heart was finally settled.

After the allocation results came out, everyone went to their own units again.

Zhen Zhen they once again for the service Danling practice, although the service Danling this time not far away from the place, want to come back at any time can come back, but the sense of ceremony should still have, also as a celebration.

Life is long, this kind of split has become the biggest normal.

All people are driven by the wave of the times, in the choice again and again, to belong to their own life track, constantly unfolding their own life.

Two years later.

Cheng Chen was successfully promoted in the army.

He Ziran is still living in the countryside with a group of youths.

Shui Danling has gained a foothold in the Cultural Bureau of Jing County.

Dan Sui takes her first step to become a professional dancer.

He Ziyan and Doudou are in their last year of elementary school, while Dantong Xingyu and Mimi Xiaomai are all happy elementary school students.

Zhen Zhen, the adults, live pretty much the same life day in and day out.

Apart from getting older day by day, and apart from watching the children grow up day by day, there were no other major changes in life.

Of course, in this day and age, no major changes is the greatest good fortune.

This year, Zhong Minfen had reached the age of seventy.

In the evening during dinner, Shi Huai Ming asked Zhong Min Fen, “Mother, next month will be your birthday, this year is your 70th birthday, how do you want to spend it?”

When Servant Huai Ming brought it up like this, Zhong Minfen subconsciously thought of ten years ago.

Ten years ago when they had just moved here from the military academy, she had celebrated her sixtieth full birthday.

That birthday was a big one, and everyone she knew was invited to the hotel, all together and one at a time.

She could still remember the way she looked when Dan Sui pulled Doudou and He Ziyan to sing Little Swallow to her.

After ten years of change and seven years of turmoil, it was no longer possible to get all those people together.

Not only were the people no longer able to get together, but in today’s environment, it was also impossible to organize a lively event like it had been ten years ago.

So she said, “What’s there to live for, a simple meal of noodles will do, don’t make a fuss.”

See Zhong Minfen said so, Zhen Zhen then asked: “Then the big brother and sister-in-law and two sisters called over, not to go outside the restaurant to organize, just in the home simply eat a meal, how about it?”

Zhong Minfen wanted to say don’t ask them to come, it’s really a toss.

But on second thought, she has not seen the oldest and the second family for a long time, she is now getting older every year, I do not know how many years I can live, and I do not know how many times I can see them in the future, so she nodded: “OK.”

Then the matter of the birthday was settled.

Afraid that Servant Danling and Dan Sui would forget, Servant Huai Ming added, “You must also tell Ling Ling and Sui Sui.”

Zhen Zhen nodded from the side, “It’s okay to give them a call.”

And at the mention of Servant Danling, Zhong Minfen couldn’t help but worry about something else.

She chewed the rice in her mouth for half a day and swallowed it down, her voice drifting, “What about Ling Ling’s marriage? Allocated to the unit to work for two years, the age is also so big, but also delayed until when to go yo?”

Compared to the age of marriage in the countryside, the service Danling is now really big.

If this were in the countryside, the matchmaker would have to worry about it.

But this is not in the countryside it, the service Danling and a university degree girl, have culture and ideas have a serious job, have their own views, so it is actually okay.

But Zhong Minfen as well as the service Huai Zhong two families or anxious, these two years has been thinking about this matter.

As the third uncle and third aunt, the service Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen naturally also for the service Danling worry.

But Danling herself is not in a hurry, give her a blind date she did not go, so this matter has been so shelved.

Zhen Zhen picked up on Zhong Minfen’s words and said, “Mother, Ling Ling is not anxious about this, so we can’t do this for her. Nowadays, free love is popular, and there must be feelings to get married, so let her make her own decisions.”

Zhong Minfen said, “If we delay it for a few more years, we’ll be thirty years old.”

Zhen Zhen said: “It’s okay to delay until 30, Ling Ling is a college student and has a serious job, so what are you afraid of?”

Zhong Minfen knew it was useless to say anything, so she didn’t say anything further.

She is so old, her energy is limited, and there are even fewer things she can manage nowadays, so she can only ask a few questions at most.

Serving Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen said a few words also did not pay much attention to it.

In the evening, after washing up and returning to his room, Mr. Huai Ming sat down in front of the writing table, picked up a pen and spread out the letter paper to write a letter to Mr. Huai Zhong, telling him about Zhong Minfen’s birthday.

While Squire Huai Ming was there writing the letter, Zhen Zhen took out her violin and practiced against the score.

After learning the violin for over two years and practicing every night, now Zhen Zhen played a little bit like that.

As someone who doesn’t know much about music, Shui Huaiming enjoyed listening to her.

After Zhen Zhen finished practicing the violin, Servant Huai Ming’s letter also happened to be written.

He folded up the letter and stuffed it into an envelope, sealed it with a stamp, and put it on the writing table.

Zhen Zhen put away her violin and went to bed with him.

After pulling out the light and lying on the bed, Shui Huaiming suddenly remembered ten years ago and couldn’t help lamenting, “Ten years have passed in a flash.”

Zhen Zhen followed her words, “Yes, time waits for no one …….”

After starting the conversation, Zhen Zhen and Shi Huai Ming unconsciously chatted about the past.

Chatting until they fell asleep late at night, they went back to ten years ago in their dreams, reliving the hilarity and reunion of that time.

And time is always moving forward.

There is no turning back in life, and the past has been left in the memory.

The next day, Mr. Huai Ming took the written letter to the post office and mailed it.

He also took the time to call Shi Danling and Dan Sui at the unit, reminding them to come back at that time.

Then, a week before Zhong Minfen’s birthday, Shi Danling called again.

She suddenly said to Shi Huai Ming, “Third Uncle, I’ll bring someone back with me, okay?”

Shi Huai Ming froze for a long time before he reacted, and answered, “Yes, yes, yes.”

At night, he went home and told Zhong Minfen and Zhenzhen about this, and Zhong Minfen and Zhenzhen also froze for a while.

She had not responded to the urging for a long time, but suddenly she had an object to bring back?

Zhen Zhen said to Shi Huai Ming, “You didn’t ask more questions?”

She said, “It’s a unit phone number, and she’s a girl, so I don’t have the heart to ask more.”

Indeed, it is not convenient to ask more.

Then you can only wait until Zhong Minfen’s birthday to see for yourself.

***

The rest of the week passed quickly.

On the day of Zhong Minfen’s birthday, the family of Serving Huai Zhong and Serving Huai Xia took the train to Xicheng on time.

This time when they came back, the one who had changed the most was Serving Huaixia.

Her biggest change is that her mouth has become stricter and she no longer says everything in a loud voice.

This is also a characteristic of most people in this era – they don’t dare to talk too much, nor do they dare to talk nonsense.

After not seeing each other for so many years, Shui Huaizhong Chen Qingmei and Shui Huaxia Sun Deshu all look much older.

Shui Xingguo has also been an adult in his twenties, married a beautiful daughter-in-law, and had two lovely children.

Back then, he had not yet graduated from high school, and the university stopped enrolling.

He did not finish high school and went home, and then resumed classes he did not go again.

Because of the culture, but also the service Huai Ming this layer of relations, he got a job in the town’s grain station, is everyone’s envy of the iron rice bowl. After stabilizing, he naturally went about his business of marrying his wife and having children.

The train ride is really tiring, especially at an older age.

When they arrived, they talked to Zhong Minfen and went to rest.

In the evening, Dantong and Xingyu came back from school, and Zhen Zhen and Shui Huai Ming also got off work.

On the way back, Wen asked Zhen Zhen, “Are you sure you don’t want us to celebrate Auntie’s birthday with you?”

Zhen Zhen said, “It’s no trouble, it’s just a family dinner.”

Trouble is actually still secondary, is not want to make so much fuss.

Seeing that Zhen Zhen and the others had already made their decision, Ah Wen naturally didn’t force herself.

The two of them walked to the hutong and separated, each going back to their own homes.

There are so many people at home all of a sudden, Zhen Zhen arrived at home and greeted each one of them for a little while.

After the greetings, she naturally busied herself with the evening’s dinner.

Before she came back, Chen Qingmei and Shui Huaixia had already gotten busy.

The things that should be prepared were almost ready, and there were many people working fast, so the dinner was made fast.

When the kitchen was steaming with the aroma of dishes, Shi Huai Ming and Dan Sui came back one after another.

As her own mother, Chen Qingmei naturally missed Shi Danling even more, and when she waited and waited and waited, she couldn’t help but mutter, “Why hasn’t this Lingling come yet?”

Hearing this, Zhen Zhen answered her, “She’s in the county, a little far away.”

After saying this, she naturally thought of something else and looked at Chen Qingmei and asked, “Sister-in-law, did Mother tell you that Lingling brought someone back with her tonight?”

Zhong Minfen did not say.

Chen Qingmei suddenly froze, “Really?”

Zhen Zhen told her, “Called back and said so, but didn’t go into detail.”

Chen Qingmei was suddenly expectant and apprehensive, “Then you guys don’t know what she’s looking for either?”

Zhen Zhen shook her head, “I don’t know, I didn’t even mention it when I came back before.”

Chen Qingmei hissed a long breath.

This breath is not yet finished, just in time to hear the voice of the service Dan Ling.

Zhen Zhen stopped moving and said, “Coming,” and busily went outside with Chen Qingmei.

Naturally, Shui Huaixia was also curious and followed them to the courtyard.

Servant Danling had indeed brought a young man back with her.

She entered the courtyard and greeted the family one by one, also introduced the family one by one to the young man, and introduced the young man to the family and said: “His name is Zhou Jiming, my …… friend ……”.

Zhou Jiming?

The service Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen together stared at this young man to see.

After looking for a while, Zhen Zhen asked tentatively: “Which unit are you ah? I see you look familiar.”

Zhou Jiming smiled and glanced at Zhen Zhen, then looked at Shui Huai Ming: “Uncle, Auntie, don’t you recognize me?”

Uncle? Auntie?

Servant Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen were both puzzled, and neither of them could remember who this Zhou Jiming really was.

Then Zhou Jiming said his other name: “Erwa.”

Erwa?

Which Erwa?

Servant Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen still didn’t immediately remember.

Shui Huaixia did think of it, and her voice brightened slightly as she said, “Are you the second son of …… Dafeng’s sister-in-law’s family? Erwa?”

Serving Huaixia so said, Serving Huai Ming and Zhen Zhen naturally also remembered.

This could be even more unexpected plus shocked, the two of them looked at each other and then at Zhou Jiming and Servant Danling, asking out in unison, “What’s the situation?”