Chapter 855: New Year in Yanjing
When Gu Bei was discharged from the hospital, Song Yuanchao and his wife, Luo Lin, and Li Xiaoyun also returned to Yanjing with their children.
This time Song Yuanchao came back from the United States, Luo Yang was not in Shanghai, because he was busy in another place for a film crew. Knowing that Song Yuanchao was going back to Yanjing for the New Year, Luo Yang called Li Xiaoyun and asked Li Xiaoyun to bring the children back to Yanjing, and then meet in Yanjing.
In this way, Li Xiaoyun followed them back to Yanjing. After arriving in Yanjing, Luo Lin and Li Xiaoyun left together. They had not been home for a long time, so they stayed at Luo's house for two days. Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan went directly back to the courtyard where they lived before .
After Lin Daoyuan retired, he held a sinecure but was still busy, but it was much easier than before. He also had a new hobby, which was to play with flowers and plants and practice calligraphy. However, it was winter now, so he couldn't play with flowers and plants, but he would practice calligraphy in the study every day, or drink tea and chat with a few old friends.
Chen Yuqin is still the same as before, busy with her own affairs on weekdays, or attending some activities with old sisters and colleagues. By the way, she has recently become fond of taking pictures. When she has nothing to do, she hangs the Nikon camera that Song Yuanchao bought for her around her neck and takes pictures of things that interest her, like a photojournalist.
It turns out that Chen Yuqin has some talent for this. She actually got admitted into the Yenching Photography Association while taking pictures . Not long ago, she even got a position as an executive.
Aunt Gao is in good health and her spirits are as good as before.
Wang Dazhui now works in the Yanjing branch of Sit. Although he is not well educated, he is very serious about his work. In addition, Wang Dazhui is a very trustworthy person. The more important thing about putting him in Sit is to help keep an eye on the situation of the branch, and Wang Dazhui has done this very well.
As for his wife, she found a place to register her labor relationship, and she mainly helped to take care of Song Yuanchao's two courtyards in Yanjing and the Lin family's previous house in the courtyard. But now she rarely does specific work, because the reform and opening up has been going on for some years, and nannies have long been common, such as Song Yuanchao's house in Shanghai.
That sister Li was the servant of the Song family, of course, now called a "nanny". The same was true in Yanjing. Song Yuanchao found two reliable nannies through his connections, and they were brought by Wang Dazhu's wife to help with housework on weekdays . After all, the house was too big and it was difficult to take care of it without a dedicated person.
Wang Xiaoxiao has grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye. She is younger than Zhang Hao and older than Xiao Pingping. She will take the college entrance examination this year.
Just like when she was little, Wang Xiaoxiao is an extrovert, a typical Yanjing girl. In addition, because of Lin Yan, Luo Lin, and Luo Yang, she has often been exposed to some things in the entertainment industry, and gradually became interested in acting. This time, the girl plans to take the art exam and become an actor in the future.
Wang Dazhu was actually against this. In his opinion, what else could he do? To be an actor? But Gao Da Niang agreed. The times had changed. How could there still be such a thing as the lowest class? There was nothing wrong with being an actor. The newspapers even said that she was an artist. In addition, Chen Xiaoer often came to visit their home and praised Wang Xiaoxiao for her artistic talent. After Luo Yang's matchmaking, Wang Xiaoxiao now worshipped Chen Xiaoer as her master and even played a passerby role in Chen Xiaoer's new movie.
Since his granddaughter likes this business and has the ability to make a living from it, why can't she do it? With the support of Aunt Gao and the fact that Wang Dazhu's wife also thinks this business is good, Wang Dazhu, as the head of the family, has no choice but to give in.
The day I returned to Yanjing was the Little New Year in the north.
When he saw the family busy sweeping the house and worshiping the kitchen god, Song Yuanchao then remembered the Little New Year.
In recent years, Song Yuanchao and his friends have spent more time in Shanghai during the Spring Festival. Because of Lin Daoyuan's work in the past few years, even if they go back to Beijing for the Spring Festival, they always go back before the New Year's Eve. In addition, there is no such thing as a small New Year in Shanghai, only the custom of a small New Year's Eve the day before the big New Year's Eve, so Song Yuanchao has not celebrated the small New Year in the north for a long time.
"Yuanchao, Yan Zi, why are you back?" Wang Dazhu, who was sweeping the floor at the gate of the yard, saw Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan getting out of the car. He put the broom aside in surprise and went to greet them.
"Brother Zhuzi!"
Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan greeted Wang Dazhu with a smile. Wang Dazhu hadn't seen them for more than half a year and was particularly happy to see them today.
Help them take the luggage off the minibus. Oh, by the way, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan came back from the airport by minibus. Although they had a car in Yanjing, because Luo Yang and the others were not there these days, and now that Song Yuanchao had resigned from Sit, it was not appropriate to use Sit's car, so they took a taxi back directly after arriving in Yanjing.
As for the minibus, it is the nickname for a small van taxi in Yanjing. The body of the taxi is yellow and very eye-catching. This type of taxi has just appeared in the past two years. Because it is a van, it can seat many people and can carry a lot of things. In addition, the price is cheap, so it is very popular in Yanjing.
"Hello, Uncle Wang!" Yangyang called out to Wang Dazhu when he saw him. Wang Dazhu happily touched Yangyang's head, then looked at the little carrot-headed Song Zijun in Lin Yan's arms, and asked her teasingly, "Nannan has grown up so much? Nannan, do you still recognize me? I know you."
"Uncle Wang..." Nannan called out crisply and grinned at Wang Dazhu. This made Wang Dazhu very happy and he kept saying that the child was very smart.
"Yangyang!" Hearing the noise at the door, Wang Xiaoxiao ran out and shouted happily when she saw Yangyang.
"Sister Xiaoxiao!" Yangyang had lived here when he was a child and had always been taken care of by Wang Xiaoxiao. He was especially close to this sister. He hadn't seen her for many days, and when he saw Wang Xiaoxiao again, he was extremely happy. He ran towards Wang Xiaoxiao with his legs spread out. Wang Xiaoxiao picked up Yangyang and lifted him up with all her strength as she did before. However, Yangyang is different now. The little boy back then has grown into a school-age kid and has become much stronger. Wang Xiaoxiao put him down after lifting him halfway, touched his head and said that she couldn't lift him anymore. Yangyang laughed and felt a little proud when he heard that.
As soon as I entered the yard, I ran into Chen Yuqin, Aunt Gao and others. They were very happy to see Song Yuanchao and others come back.
Especially the grandson and granddaughter also came back. Chen Yuqin looked at the two children and smiled. After talking for a while, Chen Yuqin looked behind and asked why Luo Lin and the children didn't come back. Lin Yan told her that Luo Lin and Li Xiaoyun had gone back to Luo's house first and would come back after they were well. Chen Yuqin nodded repeatedly and said that it was right, it was right. Old Luo hadn't seen the children for a long time. Since he was back, he might as well go back to Luo's house first.
Anyway, now that she has her grandson and granddaughter, she can put her eldest grandson aside for the time being. Chen Yuqin doesn't care about this.
"Mom, this is a gift for you." Song Yuanchao took out the gifts and shared them with everyone. These were all brought back from the United States.
"You came all the way here, what gifts do you bring? We have something at home..." Chen Yuqin complained, but when she saw that the gift Song Yuanchao brought her was a Zeiss lens, her eyes lit up. She couldn't let go of the gift and looked at it over and over again, her mouth smiling.
Seeing Chen Yuqin's pleased expression, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan looked at each other knowingly, and both of them laughed secretly.
It seems that this gift was a good choice and it was exactly what Chen Yuqin wanted.
"Brother and sister-in-law haven't come back yet?" Lin Yan asked.
"It will take them two days to come back, but it will be soon." Chen Yuqin replied.
"Where's Dad? Why can't I see him? Is he out?"
"Go out? He's at home." Chen Yuqin pointed to the backyard and said, "This old man is still restless even after he retired. He's on the phone in the study. He seems to be busier than when he was working..."
"What's the matter? Just let you take a camera and take pictures every day? You don't allow me to do some real work? I think your idea is not good. Isn't it standard that only you, the governor, are allowed to set fire but I, a common citizen, am not allowed to light a lamp?" Chen Yuqin had just finished speaking when Lin Daoyuan's loud voice came over. When she looked up, she saw Lin Daoyuan walking towards her from the backyard.
Chen Yuqin curled her lips and did not argue with Lin Daoyuan, but lowered her voice to Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan and said, "Look, this old man is even more arrogant now than before he retired. Isn't he arrogant?"
Song Yuanchao didn't know how to respond to this, so he quickly patted Yangyang beside him. Yangyang was a smart boy, and immediately ran towards Lin Daoyuan, shouting as he ran: "Grandpa! I miss you so much..."
"Oh, Yangyang, do you miss grandpa? Do you really miss grandpa?"
"I do! I can think about it!" Yangyang nodded seriously.
Lin Daoyuan smiled brightly, picked up Yangyang and asked, "How much do you miss him? Tell grandpa?"
“Well…” Yangyang tilted his head and counted on his fingers, “I want to eat…I want to sleep…I want to walk…”
"Hahaha! Good! Good!" Lin Daoyuan was immediately delighted when he heard that. At this time, Lin Yan came over with Nannan in her arms. Nannan blinked her big eyes and called out "Grandpa", which made Lin Daoyuan even happier. He took Nannan from Lin Yan's arms with one hand, and poked the two children with his beard while laughing, which made the children giggle.
After a while of excitement, everyone went into the house. Seeing that Luo Lin did not come back, Lin Daoyuan asked. Lin Yan explained again what she had just said to Chen Yuqin. Lin Daoyuan nodded and said nothing more.
"Dad, this is a gift for you." Everyone got a gift, and of course Lin Daoyuan's was no exception.
However, unlike others, the gifts he gave to Lin Daoyuan were particularly numerous. They were several old books from the Ming and Qing dynasties. These books were lost abroad in the early years. When Song Yuanchao was in the United States, he accidentally saw them in an antique shop and bought them as gifts for Lin Daoyuan.
Sure enough, Lin Daoyuan was very happy with this gift. He took the books, flipped through them, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
