I can only let Mom co over. Tuantuan is learning to walk recently, and it’s keeping Mom really busy.
Seeing the large group of great-grandchildren, Grandpa is overjoyed and doesn’t bother to et his old buddies anymore. He’s busy tinkering in the yard, setting up a playground, and even bought a kid’s inflatable raft for water play. He fills it with water in the morning, and lets the kids play in it by noon. It’s quite a spectacle, attracting a bunch of rowdy kids from the compound, keeping the place lively and bustling every day.
Aunt was busy for two days, then ca back to help Mom take care of the kids. Seeing the yard full of kids running around bare-bottod, she helplessly shook her head, "Only our Dad could co up with such an idea. Now it’s great, no need to watch the kids, even if it’s noisy, it’s less work for us."
"Yeah, looks like you’ll be turning the place upside down for these next couple of months."
Liang Hongi isn’t going ho at night now; she’s staying here with the two kids at the second ho. Lin Guozhi is currently doing evaluations and hardly cos ho once a week.
When he occasionally cos back, he also cos here. Now the house is just left with the son and daughter-in-law.
"Go ahead and turn the place upside down. Look, Xiao Yuan even brought Yangyang over because it’s lively here."
"What about Yangyang’s grandparents?"
"They went out traveling, joined a group tour or sothing, costs fifteen bucks a person for climbing mountains in V city."
"That’s tourism! Wow, in this hot weather, seems they are in good shape."
"Sure they are, they’ve always had a good relationship. Now with their son and daughter-in-law settled down and not having to worry about the grandson, they’re quite carefree. I wonder when Guowen will take out for a trip."
"Wait for the grandson to grow a bit, let Brother Wen take you out to enjoy the scenery."
"I’m waiting for that, but who knows when that’ll finally happen," Wang Lu thought about her husband, always so absorbed in his work, never neglectful, "Sister-in-law... how about we organize a family outing soti?"
"Sounds good, let’s take Mom and Dad out sowhere nearby for fun."
"We do need to go out for so fun. Since you all ca back, you’ve been busy with work, and we haven’t had a proper family trip," Grandma Lin chuckled, hearing the daughters-in-law talk in the living room.
"Mom, you and Dad haven’t really relaxed these years while looking for Guozhi. Let us know if there’s sowhere you’d like to go, and we’ll take you there," Liang Hongi had mixed well in the courtyard circle and learned a lot about pleasing her in-laws.
Indeed, hearing this, Grandma Lin laughed heartily, feeling satisfied, "Your dad and I traveled everywhere when we were young and got tired of it. As long as you all are together, we can go anywhere as a family. Better ask An Liang and Ying Hui about their thoughts on where they want to go."
"Mom, you can’t listen to them. Surely, they’ll want to climb mountains or go boating, things we can’t do. Let’s wait for the big brother and Guowen to co back and talk with Dad."
"Sure, sure, whatever you all decide," Grandma Lin is now at a stage where she enjoys her later years in peace.
The second daughter-in-law used to be quite accomplished, a director-level in the National Construction Bureau. If it weren’t for her and her husband, she wouldn’t have retired early. Speaking of which, the old couple feels regretful about this daughter-in-law.
However, the eldest daughter-in-law is also remarkable. Since their return, she’s been frequently visiting, helping share so of the burdens. Whenever she’s around, she’s always coming up with ways to cook delicious food for the entire family.
She’s highly successful, bought a plot of land, and built a hotel restaurant, running smoothly. Even the governnt people ca to eat there during this year’s festival.
Of course, this couldn’t have happened without her second son taking care of business.
Now, when people in the compound see the elderly couple, they can’t help but give them complints.
The Old Lin Family has worked hard for their sons in the past, and contributions always bring rewards. Now things are good, as their sons choose to stay by their side, sons are excellent, and the daughters-in-law are both respectful and considerate.
The younger generation is promising, too, with each one showing great potential.
She’s just a happy old lady, amused at the praise from her old friends. But Old Lin is different; he’s always out boasting to his old comrades, and she’s worried if he keeps showing off, his old buddies might just walk away.
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"Sister-in-law Jiang, I heard you’re going to beco the principal of a kindergarten?" Lin Wan learned this from her cousin. Today, on the way ho from work, she t her cousin, and they happened to return together.
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