Chapter 350 You are all filial children.
Shen Shuyu was so tiring from the train ride that she slept very deeply and it was dark when she woke up.
When Shen Qiu came home from get off work, she heard her grandmother say that her elder sister was back. She was so happy that she ran into her elder sister's room. Knowing that Shen Shuyu was sleeping, Shen Qiu did not disturb her. She just sat next to her and waited for her elder sister to wake up.
Shen Shuyu opened her eyes and saw two heads, one big and one small. They were Shen Qiu and Xiao Yaner. When Xiao Yaner saw that her aunt had woken up, she immediately crawled over and lay on her to play with her. Shen Shuyu took her in his arms.
Shen Qiu also threw herself into her elder sister's arms, "Eldest sister, I miss you so much. If you don't come back, I'm going to ask for leave to go to the army to find you."
When her eldest sister was not at home, Shen Qiu always felt that something was missing at home, and she was not used to it at all.
Shen Shuyu patted her shoulder and said, "Big sister, you are back now."
"Sister, how long will you stay at home this time?" This is what Shen Qiu cares about. She hopes that her elder sister can stay at home for a longer period of time, preferably forever. Of course, staying at home forever is obviously not an option, as her elder sister cannot always be separated from her brother-in-law.
"Stay for half a month." Shen Shuyu wanted to stay at home longer, but she still had work to do in the army. She would also have to go back to teach when school started. The school was short of teachers, and the children's teaching could not be delayed.
Shen Qiu was already happy that her elder sister could stay at home for half a month. "That's great. With my elder sister here, I won't be bored at home."
Shen Shuyu tapped her forehead and said, "You have so many sisters, and you have your eldest and second sisters-in-law at home. How can you be bored?"
Shen Qiu took her elder sister's arm and smiled, "That's different. The elder sister is the elder sister. I like the elder sister the most."
Shen Chunling walked in and said, "Sisters, stop talking. Eat first, and then talk. Your grandma fried delicious tofu."
Shen Shuyu came out holding Xiao Yan'er. Everyone in the family had returned at this time. Uncle Shen looked around at his niece and said, "Not bad. It seems that Jiandong has taken good care of you. You haven't lost weight at all. You've even gained a little weight."
Li Caixia also said, "Look at this rosy complexion, it's really good."
Shen Shuyu talked with her second uncle and his wife for a while before they started eating. Seeing her daughter eating at her parents-in-law's place, Li Caixia felt embarrassed and fried a plate of bean sprouts and brought them to the main room. "Mom and Dad, Shuyu, these are the bean sprouts my mother sprouted. Try them and see how they taste."
Stir-fried bean sprouts with meat is the most delicious. There was no meat at home, and Li Caixia didn't put any meat in it, but she put a lot of oil in it, so the taste was not bad even without meat. Shen Shuyu hadn't eaten bean sprouts for a long time, and this bean sprout was very much to her taste. "Thank you, second aunt."
Old Lady Shen asked her second daughter-in-law to sit down and eat with them. Li Caixia waved her hand and said, "We have prepared the meal. Dad and Mom, you can eat."
Xiaoyaner was a little attached to Shen Shuyu. Zhang Cuicui wanted to take her granddaughter away so that her eldest niece could eat. She started crying loudly when she took her granddaughter away. Shen Shuyu did not let her aunt take her away. She ate while holding Xiaoyaner.
Whatever Shen Shuyu ate, her mouth moved along with it, and she kept shouting that she wanted to eat. Shen Shuyu thought this child was very cute.
The child was quite well behaved in her arms. Apart from shouting that she wanted to eat, she didn't move much. Shen Shuyu holding her didn't affect her eating at all.
Shen Chunling said, "All the kids in the family are clinging to Shen Shuyu. Our Shuyu is so popular."
Shen Qiu nodded in agreement, "That's right, not only Xiaoyaner and Xiaoan like to stick with Big Sister, but all the children in the village like Big Sister.
Big sister, you don’t know that you are in the army. Jinbao and Goudan have been asking me when you can come back. They all miss you so much.”
Speaking of the children in the village, Shen Shuyu also missed them.
As soon as Bai Luobo returned to Shenjiaba Brigade, he went out to play with his tail wagging. Now no one knows where he is fooling around and he hasn't come back yet. Shen Shuyu is not worried about him even though he hasn't come back.
It started snowing after dinner. Shen Shuyu sat for a while and took a bath. After she finished her bath, Old Lady Shen and the others went into her room to chat with her. There was a kang in the room, so it was very warm. The kang was big, so it was no problem for seven or eight people to sit on it.
The women all sat on the kang. Old Man Shen, Uncle Shen and others moved small stools and sat below. They didn't say much, just listened to Old Lady Shen and the others chatting.
They were all curious about life in the army, and Shen Shuyu told them one by one, "Gu Jiandong and I lived in a three-bedroom, one-living-room bungalow. The house was quite spacious.
There is also a yard. It is not as big as ours, only about half this size. I grow some vegetables there, and most of them are taken care of by Gu Jiandong. The vegetables are growing very well.
The army has schools for children of their own. Children don’t have to walk far to go to school, they can just run a few steps.
There is also a bathhouse. If I want to take a bath, I go to the bathhouse. If I don’t like to cook, I can go to the canteen to get food.
There are also supply and marketing cooperatives. You can basically buy what you want. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter. You can always find bicycles.
It's enough to go out for just one trip. If you don't want to ride a bicycle, you can also take a ride from the army. However, it's not always available, there is only one trip a day, and you have to wait.
Are the people in the family compound easy to get along with? They are all easy to get along with. I am a teacher who teaches the children.
The children all like me very much. If they have something delicious at home, they will occasionally bring some to me..."
Last time when Shen Jiaguo got married, Shen Shuyu sent a lot of things back, including three pairs of Jiefang shoes. Old Mrs. Shen and her eldest granddaughter said,
"My dear, you don't have to send things back from the army all the time. Look at you guys, you sent three pairs of Jiefang shoes at a time. If you send all the shoes back to them, what will Jiandong wear?"
The shoes were sent back and the grandchildren said they were very happy. Jiefang shoes are durable and everyone wants a pair of Jiefang shoes.
It would have been fine if Jiandong had sent back one pair of shoes, but he sent back three pairs. Even Grandma Shen was worried that he would have no shoes to wear.
"Grandma, the army distributes shoes every year, and Liberation shoes are durable. A pair can be worn for several years. How can Jiandong wear so many shoes?"
"You are all filial children."
The two children are filial, what else can Grandma Shen say? She can only praise her granddaughter.
There are two brothers in the first house. They take turns wearing a pair of Jiefang shoes. Each wears it for a week. This week, Shen Jiawei wears it. Now he is showing off.
"Thank you, big sister and Jiandong. The shoes you sent back are so comfortable to wear."
Zhang Cuicui felt a little disgusted with her son, "What's the point of giving you such nice shoes?
You can't even find a partner. Look at your elder brother and younger brother. They both have wives and children, but you are all alone. Don't you feel bad? "
Now Shen Jiawei is the only one who is not married in the family. Zhang Cuicui scolds her youngest son from time to time.
He is really old. He is one year older during this Chinese New Year. Zhang Cuicui is really worried.
Even Old Lady Shen would occasionally nag him to hold on tight.