In the evening, Shu Yuan took Jiang Suichu home for dinner.
Grandpa Lu Zhinian's house was some distance from the city center. It was an independent Chinese-style courtyard with a courtyard. There are pavilions, water pavilions, fish ponds and bird cages in the yard, and there are two open spaces beside the pond. Winters in Beicheng are cold and plants cannot be grown in the ground.
Jiang Suchu followed Shu Yuan's footsteps, walking a little behind with Lu Zhinian. She saw that the two open spaces were separated by a wooden fence, and there were two wooden signs standing on both sides, which seemed to have writing on them.
It was dark and she couldn't see clearly what was written.
"Lu Zhinian." She leaned closer and asked him in a low voice, "What is written on the sign in the field?"
Lu Zhinian glanced over there and leaned close to her ear, "Grandpa and grandma's names."
"Huh?" Jiang Suichu looked at him puzzled, "Name?"
"Grandpa loves to grow vegetables, and grandma likes to grow flowers. They each occupied a piece of land in the yard." Lu Zhinian said with a low chuckle, "They are very childish. They are afraid that anyone crosses the boundary, so they use a fence to separate them. We have to put up a sign. I am afraid that others will not know who planted which piece of land."
Jiang Suichu didn't expect Lu Zhinian's grandparents to be so cute. She pursed her lips and smiled, "What are my grandparents' names?"
Lu Zhinian: "My grandpa's name is Shu Yuanshan, and my grandma's name is Fu Wenyun."
Lu Zhinian raised his eyebrows, "Is that worthy?"
Distant mountains, literary clouds.
Jiang Suichu nodded, "It's really a good match!" It sounded good too.
Walking through the yard, passing by several cold-resistant box trees, a vermilion Chinese wooden lattice door appears in front of you. The light shines through the Chinese-style windows with Ruyi patterns on both sides and shines on the snow in front of the door.
There was faint laughter in the room, and the aroma of food was still in the air. Before Jiang Suchu walked in, he seemed to have already felt the happy family atmosphere.
When she arrived at the door, Shu Yuan handed the gift box in her hand to Jiang Suichu, then put her arm around her shoulder, "Suibao, don't be nervous. Your grandparents and aunts are all very welcome to you."
Jiang Suichu glanced at the gift box in her hand. Aunt Shu Yuan had prepared it for her, a meeting gift for her grandparents and a gift for Lu Zhinian's sister.
She secretly took a deep breath and said, "Yeah."
Lu Zhinian stood beside her and squeezed her hand quietly. Jiang Suchu looked at him, and Lu Zhinian smiled at her and said silently: "Don't be afraid."
Jiang Suchu nodded, shook his hand and then quickly let go.
Shu Yuan stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon a childish voice came from the room, "I'll drive, I'll drive..."
Soon, the door was opened, and a little dumpling stood inside the door looking at them.
"Auntie, brother." Xiaotuanzi called sweetly.
Shu Yue, who was following closely behind, picked up Xiaotuanzi and looked at Jiang Suichu, "Xixi, did you call me sister?"
Xixi had never seen Jiang Suichu before, so she shyly turned her head and buried her head in her mother's neck, revealing her big eyes and peeking, "Hello, sister."
Jiang Suichu was attracted by Xixi's cuteness. She smiled lightly and said, "Hello Xixi~ This is a gift for you. I hope Xixi likes it."
Xixi saw the magic princess doll in Jiang Suichu's hand and happily twisted it off Shu Yue, "Wow~ it's the magic princess."
She held the doll in her arms, raised her head and said sweetly to Jiang Suichu, "Thank you, sister."
Jiang Suichu bent down and rubbed her head, "You're welcome."
Shu Yuan felt much more relaxed when she saw that Jiang Suichu was much more natural than she had imagined. She pulled Jiang Suichu and introduced her, "Suisui, this is my aunt."
Jiang Suichu looked at Shu Yue, smiled and called politely, "Auntie, happy New Year."
Shu Yue looked at the thin little girl in front of her. The girl looks very thin and a little shy. But her eyes are very beautiful, and she sees people clearly, giving people a very clean feeling.
Shu Yue heard some things about Jiang Suichu from her sister and brother-in-law. She originally thought that after experiencing so many bad things at this age, girls would be more or less gloomy or submissive.
But she didn't see these in Jiang Suchu. Instead, she saw something - strength.
Yes, that's power.
A force of constant self-improvement and hard work to grow.
"Happy New Year." Shu Yue smiled back at her, "Suisui, welcome to my home."
Jiang Suichu's heart warmed slightly, Shu Yue said welcome to the home, not welcome as a guest.
Lu Shenghua was helping in the kitchen. When he saw a few people at the door, he smiled and said, "Why don't you come in? What are you doing standing at the door?"
Shu Yue held the door with her hands and got out of the way, "Come in quickly."
Shu Yuan pulled Jiang Suichu into the house, followed by Lu Zhinian.
Shu Yue closed the door, slapped her eldest nephew with her shoulder, and asked him in a voice that the two of them could hear, "Is this the little magic fairy?"
Lu Zhinian was stunned for a moment, then smiled lazily, "Auntie, do you have such a good memory?"
She actually still remembered an episode during the Chinese New Year last year.
Shu Yue curled her lips, "It's not like you were talking nonsense to Xixi. During that time, she asked me every day, what does brother Anian's little fairy look like? Can it fly?"
Shu Yue's next words were imitated by Xixi's tone, and Lu Zhinian almost laughed out loud.
"Brother, come and play with me." Lu Zhinian wanted to follow Jiang Suichu, but Xixi pulled him to the living room halfway.
Shu Yuanshan was playing chess with Shu Yue's husband in the side hall. Just after the game ended, he heard the voices of Shu Yuan and others outside. Shu Yuan was about to take Jiang Suichu to say hello when Shu Yuanshan came over.
The old man was wearing a Chinese-style gown and was very energetic. When he saw Jiang Suchu, he smiled kindly and said, "Girl, you are welcome."
Jiang Suchu was stunned for a moment, then bowed slightly and said politely: "Happy New Year, grandpa, this is a little thought for you."
She originally thought Grandpa Lu Zhinian would be serious, but she didn't expect him to be so amiable.
Shu Yuanshan took the gift box from her hand, which contained Jin Junmei, which he loved to drink. "Okay, okay~ The girl is interested."
Jiang Suichu smiled sheepishly. Aunt Shuyuan had actually prepared this for her.
Standing on the edge of Shuyuan Mountain was a middle-aged man, wearing a simple gray cotton and linen shirt, black trousers, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked very elegant and noble.
Shu Yuan introduced her, "Sui Bao, this is Xixi's father. Just call him uncle like A Nian."
Jiang Suchu looked a little embarrassed: "Hello, uncle."
Ye Huaiqing raised his hand to push up his glasses and nodded slightly, "Hello."
After saying hello, Shu Yuan took her to the kitchen, where Lu Shenghua and Fu Wenyun were busy.
"Mom." Shu Yuan called the old man who was busy.
Jiang Suichu saw the old man wearing plain clothes and his gray hair was taken care of meticulously.
Fu Wenyun turned around and saw the man put down the spatula in his hand, took the clean handkerchief on the side and wiped it clean, "This is Suisui, he looks so handsome."
Jiang Suichu's face got a little hot when he was praised, "Happy New Year, grandma."
Fu Wenyun also knew about Jiang Suichu, and looked at the thin girl in front of him with both distress and admiration in his eyes.
She stepped forward and took Jiang Suichu's hand, patted it and said, "pretty remarkable girl."
Jiang Suchu relaxed for a moment, "Thank you, grandma."
Grandma's spoken language was particularly pleasant. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly realized that Lu Zhinian's spoken language was somewhat similar to her grandmother's.
Fu Wenyun let go of her hand and said with a smile: "There is a lot of smoke in the kitchen. Go out and play. Dinner will be served soon."
Shu Yuan glanced at Lu Shenghua and teased, "Mr. Lu is very diligent today."
Lu Shenghua tied an apron around his waist and washed the vegetables without complaint. He sighed: "Oh, I'm willing to admit defeat."
Usually there is a nanny in the family to take care of the daily life of the two elders. During the Chinese New Year, the elder gave the nanny a day off and had to do all the cooking by himself.
They played mahjong in the morning, and Shu Yuan and Shu Yue held back their bad feelings, saying that it was not a good look for a family to lose money. So they said, whoever loses will help cook at night.
Lu Shenghua had always had bad luck at the poker table, so he could only admit defeat.
Lu Shenghua looked back at Jiang Suichu and smiled at her, "Suibao, go out and play with Anian. Don't stand here."
It was also the first time Jiang Suichu saw Uncle Lu going to the kitchen, and he felt an indescribable... feeling.
"Yes." Jiang Suchu nodded and said to Shu Yuan, "Aunt Yuan, I'll go out first."
Shu Yuan rolled up her sleeves and prepared to help: "Go ahead."
Jiang Suichu left the kitchen and looked back. Aunt Yuan and Uncle Lu were very close to each other. They were chatting and laughing, one washing vegetables and the other chopping vegetables.
"Jiang Suichu."
She raised her eyes and saw Lu Zhinian sitting on the sofa in the living room and smiling at her.
He patted the place beside him and said to her: "Come here."
There were various sounds in my ears, including the clatter of pots and pans in the kitchen, the sound of grandpa and uncle playing chess in the side hall, and the sound of Shu Yue playing with Xixi behind the living room.
All these sounds were like nothing she had ever felt before, and she just felt so unreal. But, the moment he called her name. These ethereal sounds suddenly seemed real.
She was indeed surrounded by warmth.
The light in the living room was very bright, and his whole body was enveloped in the light. He looked at her with a casual smile on his lips.
Jiang Suichu pursed his lips and smiled, then raised his feet and walked towards him.
She sat next to him and said, "Lu Zhinian, I feel like I'm dreaming."
Lu Zhinian felt a little distressed when he heard what she said.
He squeezed her hand quietly and said, "Don't worry, even dreams will come true one day."
Lu Zhinian lowered his eyes and looked at her hands. The scars on her hands were still there. He gently rubbed the scar on her tiger's mouth with his thumb: "Jiang Suichu, do you still remember what I told you?"
He raised his eyes and his eyes flashed slightly, "I will give you a home."
Jiang Suchu looked at him and was silent for a few seconds, then smiled lightly and said, "Well, I believe you."
After dinner, Shu Yuan, Shu Yue, Shu Yuanshan and Ye Huaiqing set up the mahjong table again. Lu Shenghua was playing with Xixi, and Lu Zhinian was sent to the kitchen to wash dishes.
Jiang Suichu wanted to help, but was stopped by his grandmother, "Girls' hands are not suitable for such work. Let A Nian wash them off. You come with me."
As grandma said, she pulled Jiang Suichu upstairs. Jiang Suichu felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what grandma was doing by pulling him upstairs.
There were many rooms on the second floor. Jiang Suichu didn't dare to look around and followed his grandmother forward.
Fu Wenyun took Jiang Suichu to the innermost room on the second floor, opened the door, and Jiang Suichu saw the room full of books.
She couldn't help but widen her eyes. The bookshelf went straight to the ceiling, and every floor was filled with books. There is a rectangular rosewood desk in the room. The desk is very long and can accommodate almost four or five people. There are inkstones and ink pens on the desk, as well as two pieces of rice paper.
Fu Wenyun pulled Jiang Suichu in and asked her to sit on the chair next to the desk. Then he turned around and rummaged for something on the bookshelf.
Only then did Jiang Suichu see clearly that on the rice paper on the desk, one was half-written with calligraphy, and the other was mostly half-painted with ink landscape painting.
"Grandma, did you paint this?" Lu Zhinian said that her grandmother liked to plant flowers, so she took it for granted that the painting was painted by her grandmother.
Fu Wenyun pulled out a thick book from the bookshelf and walked over, "Your grandpa painted this painting, and I wrote the words."
Jiang Suchu was shocked again, "Grandma's handwriting is so beautiful."
She didn't tell lies. Fu Wenyun's words had an elegant and free charm, which was somewhat different from her famous background. So she initially thought the words were written by her grandfather.
She remembered what Zhinian told her in mainland A, and suddenly felt that her grandmother's words should be like this.
Free and easy.
Fu Wenyun smiled, "Sui Sui, this is your first time at home, and grandma gave you a book as a meeting gift."
She quickly stood up, but was held down by Fu Wenyun, "Sit down, sit down."
Jiang Suichu sat back on the chair, and Fu Wenyun sat next to her and handed her the book in his hand.
Jiang Suichu took the book with some fear and said, "Thank you, grandma."
Fu Wenyun said: "This "EdUCated" is the autobiography of the female writer Tara. It mainly tells the story of Tara who grew up in a closed and backward mountain and got out of the mountain through her own efforts. In the process, she broke her past self again and again. , and then rebuilt herself time and time again. She was at a low point and confused, but she never gave up on redeeming herself and gradually became an independent-minded woman."
Jiang Suchu stroked the edge of the book with his fingers. There were already some rough edges. Grandma must have read it many times.
"Grandma knows something about you. I think you are very similar to Tara." Fu Wenyun took Jiang Suichu's hand and rubbed the back of her hand distressedly, "Girl, you are a strong girl. Those things in the past have not happened. After defeating you, I believe you will not be easily defeated by anything in the future.”
Jiang Suichu looked at his grandmother, his eyes burning, "Thank you."
She didn't know what to say except thank you.
She was just a stranger to them, but they treated her with the utmost kindness.
Fu Wenyun patted her hand and said, "We are all one family, no need to say thank you."
"Suisui, grandma wants to give you a message."
Jiang Suchu gently held her grandmother's hand back and listened to her words.
"There iS nO limit tO What We, aS WOmen, Can aCCOmpliSh."
"This sentence was said by the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. It means: Women can do anything. This is an ideal state."
Jiang Suchu looked at his grandmother and was completely shocked.
She couldn't help but think of her grandma. Grandma Lu Zhinian and grandma are two completely different women, but they both have a quality that can be collectively called female power.
Whether it’s her grandmother’s casualness or her tenacity and persistence, they will become her nourishment.
Jiang Suichu put away the book, leaned over and hugged Fu Wenyun, "Grandma, I still want to say thank you."
Fu Wenyun patted her back gently, "Good child."
Outside the door, Lu Zhinian leaned against the wall and sent a message to his grandmother on his cell phone.
——[Thank you grandma]
