Chapter 1189: Chapter 1190: Mentioning Chiang Xiao Chapter 1189: Chapter 1190: Mentioning Chiang Xiao âWho is this?â
As soon as Chen Kaijin entered, she spotted Ge Dejun, though he had remained silent.
Chiang Songhai said, âThis is your motherâs younger brother, you should call him uncle.â
âSo youâre my uncle, look at me, coming here for the first time and not recognizing anyone in the family, itâs really embarrassing,â Chen Kaijin hurriedly said.
âWhatâs embarrassing or not embarrassing, itâs fine,â Ge Dejun waved his hand dismissively.
Chen Sue almost couldnât help but laugh again.
Embarrassing, what does he mean by âwhatâs embarrassing or not embarrassingâ?
Country folks, truly uneducated.
âQingjiangâs wife, why did you suddenly come? Didnât Qingjiang come with you?â Chiang Songhai was still very curious about the purpose of their sudden return to the village.
Chen Kaijin sighed and said, âDad, actually I should have come back to visit my hometown earlier, Qingjiang also had long been thinking about bringing me back to see you and mom. But Iâm to blame; Iâve always been in poor health, weak from a young age, and I get so sick on long car rides that Iâd end up vomiting uncontrollably. Later, after having children, I really couldnât leave them.â
âIn the past two or three years, Qingjiang also had a tough time outside, not earning enough money, not even able to afford the bus fare for the family, so even though he wanted to come back, he was powerless. We really let you and mom down.â
Hearing her say this, Chiang Songhai felt some of his dissatisfaction with Deng Qingjiang fade away.
In previous years, earning money outside wasnât that easy, right?
That, he believed.
Besides, if you really live far away, returning home indeed isnât convenient.
However, not even telling them where they were staying, that was something Chiang Songhai had always held a grudge about.
âSo how is the family doing now? How many kids? How old are they?â
Indeed, Deng Qingjiang hardly made a phone call every few years, so as a grandfather, he didnât even know how many grandchildren he had. He suspected that Deng Qingjiang might not even have mentioned to the kids that they had grandparents in the countryside.
âJust two children, one boy and one girl. The older one is the brother, nine years old. The younger one is the sister, seven this year.â
âHow come you didnât bring them to visit? Now that youâre here, whoâs taking care of them?â Chiang Songhai was happy to learn that he had a pair of grandchildren.
Chen Kaijin showed not a hint of impatience, answered all questions, and maintained a gentle tone throughout.
âTheyâre on school vacation now, but their grades arenât very good, so I sent them to a tutoring class. Their uncle and aunt, oh, thatâs my older brother and sister-in-law, they will help take care of them. Because the journey is quite far, I didnât bring them along this time. However, when they found out I was coming here, they also made a fuss about wanting to see their grandparents and their sister.â
Chen Kaijin looked around as she spoke, as if casually asking, âSpeaking of their sister, Dad, where is Chiang Xiao? Why isnât she at home?â
âQingjiang mentioned Little to you?â Ge Liutao came over with several cups of tea.
When Chen Sue saw the cups were polished to a shine, she quickly took one and cautiously took a sip.
Exhausted from the long car ride, she was dying of thirst, but seeing the cups Ho Laidi and the others had, she hadnât dared to drink.
Now she could finally enjoy some tea.
After just one sip, her eyes lit up, âThis tea is so fragrant!â
And so delicious.
She hadnât expected to drink such fragrant and tasty chrysanthemum tea here.
âItâs all thanks to Little, indeed itâs delicious,â Ge Liutao smiled as she spoke.
Chen Kaijin also took a sip, mmm, indeed it was very tasty.