1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 198 My precious grandson!

The night was like a dream, and after a night of passion, I was even more radiant.

Before dawn, before the rooster crowed, Chen Jiazhi's hands were already restless again, moving up and down, with a very good feel for the touch.

"Hmm~ Stop fooling around."

Without removing his hand, Chen Jiazhi said softly, "I'm getting up. Let's go to the station early and wait."

In an instant, Chen Jiazhi felt as if a pair of bright eyes had appeared in the darkness.

A moment later, Li Xiu got up with him.

First, I boiled water for him to wash his face, and then I cooked him a bowl of noodles. During this time, Yi Long also got up and wanted to go with us to pick up his grandparents.

While Chen Jiazhi was eating noodles, Li Xiu looked him up and down, then rummaged through his clothes and found two sets of clothes and a pair of white sneakers.

"Try it on later. Wear this outfit. I bought it for you a few days ago. It should fit you."

"It's just picking someone up~" Chen Jiazhi looked up and saw Li Xiu's tense expression. "Okay, I'll change later."

After eating the noodles, Chen Jiazhi changed his clothes. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt, light blue jeans, and white leather sneakers.

Li Xiu nodded with great satisfaction, then took the bowl and went to the kitchen.

As soon as he stepped outside, Yi Long exclaimed, "Wow, Uncle, you look so trendy and handsome in that outfit!"

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "I look handsome in anything."

"Shameless." Despite saying that, Yi Long looked at the shoes on his feet with envy: "I want a pair of sneakers too, they're so cool."

People in Guangdong are used to calling sneakers "bo shoes," and they have been greatly influenced by this, calling them "bo shoes" for many years.

Chen Jiazhi lifted his foot and touched the shoe again. The shoe was of very good quality, and the upper had a fragrance, emanating the smell of leather.

He then looked at the shoebox on the bed frame; it was a Torch brand shoe, a very nice pair.

Chen Jiazhi said to Yi Long, "If you like them, go buy a pair too."

Yi Long shook his head: "It's too expensive. Uncle, your shoes cost 110 yuan. I want to buy them, but my mom said I'm growing taller this year and told me not to buy them yet. If I buy them this year, I'll only be able to wear them for half a year and then I can't wear them anymore. I should wait a year or two before buying them."

Chen Jiazhi was surprised, not expecting the shoes to be so expensive; they would definitely be considered a luxury item these days.

I looked at Yi Long again. The young man is indeed growing taller, but he'll have to grow taller in a couple of years!
"Buy early and enjoy early. If you wait seven or eight years before you stop growing taller, are you willing to wait seven or eight years?"

Yi Long paused for a moment, then realized it made sense. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "They're too expensive. If I buy these shoes, I won't have any money left."

Then she suddenly became cunning, "Boss Chen hasn't been selling any vegetables lately, so I'm not making any money either~"

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "In about 20 days, the vegetables will be available for sale, and you'll have your chance to make money."

Boys seem to have a special affection for shoes. When Chen Jiazhi was in school, he dreamed of having a pair of white sneakers. Back then, he would feel a sense of satisfaction just by secretly touching other people's new shoes.

Time has passed, and although I don't have as many demands for shoes now, wearing them still feels like fulfilling a childhood dream.

While Yi Long was still debating whether to buy it or not, Chen Jiazhi greeted Li Xiu, who had gone back into the house, and then went out to get into the car.

"Let's go, Little Dragon."

Looking at his uncle, who walked with such a confident stride, Yi Long had another dream.

Wearing his new shoes, Chen Jiazhi felt much easier pressing the accelerator and brake, and sped all the way to the train station.

After finding a parking spot, I walked towards the main exit, where all passengers exit the station.

It was still early, barely dawn, but the train station was already bustling with people, many carrying large and small bags, hurrying along.

Chen Jiazhi and Yi Long had no money in their pockets. After squeezing forward for a while, they reached a spot near the railing at the exit.

After listening to the platform announcements for a while, Chen Jiazhi learned that the train the two elderly people were on was about to arrive.

"Xiaolong, we're almost there. Keep a close eye on things, don't miss anything."

After so many years, his parents' appearances when they were young were a bit blurry, and he was afraid he might have missed them.

Yi Long's eyes widened as he leaned on the railing and laughed, "Leave it to me. As long as Grandpa and Grandma come out, I'll definitely see them."

"Haha, they didn't spoil you for nothing."

"Of course."

Yi Long proudly said that every winter and summer vacation these past few years, he would walk dozens of miles to his uncle's house because his maternal grandparents would give him an extra bite to eat.

Chen Jiazhi was also aware of the feelings his nephews and nieces had for the two elders.

Both my second sister and third sister's husband have many children and a large number of grandchildren. However, their grandchildren were all gone a few years ago, so the two elders naturally took good care of their grandson.

When the two elders passed away, no matter how far away they were, their nephews and nieces rushed home with all their might.

Soon, the train arrived at the station.

Chen Jiazhi and Yi Long both stared at the flow of people at the exit. After a while, Yi Long started shouting loudly.

"Uncle, there it is! I see it!"

"Grandpa, grandma!"

Completely ignoring the stares of those around him, Yi Long shouted and waved his hands.

Chen Jiazhi also saw his parents carrying large and small bags. His eyes were a little red. His father was still so thin and small, with gray hair, but his back was still straight. His mother was much stronger. She looked around as if she heard Yi Long's shout.

Both of them were only sixty-one or sixty-two years old, which was still very young in Chen Jiazhi's eyes.

There were also two young people, a man and a woman, following them.

Yi Long's loud voice did have an effect, and the four people over there also saw Chen Jiazhi and Yi Long.

A moment later, Yi Long jogged up and started shouting, helping to carry the things. Chen Jiazhi followed, took the two largest sacks, and called out, "Mom, Dad."

"Eh."

Chen Shaochang, Peng Guozhen, and two fellow villagers also looked Chen Jiazhi and Yi Long up and down.

Peng Guozhen held his hand, her eyes full of heartache: "My dear son, you've gotten so tanned and thinner."

Chen Shaochang was hard of hearing, but he still said, "He's gotten thinner, darker, and looks like a real man now."

Peng Guozhen added, "Hmm, you're still so energetic!"

One of the two men from the same village said, "Jiazhi, you look really handsome in that outfit!"

The woman also said, "That's right, I almost didn't recognize her."

Chen Jiazhi had already recognized the newcomers: Qi Yongcheng and his wife Shi Xiaochun. Qi Yongcheng was Qi Yongfeng's cousin.

"I don't know either. Li Xiu bought all the clothes for me. Let's not talk about it now. There are too many people here. Let's talk about it when we get back."

"Okay, okay~"

Just by looking at his clothes and shoes, Qi Yongcheng and Shi Xiaochun knew that he was doing quite well, and what Yongfeng said was true.

Chen Jiazhi picked up a burlap sack and was about to put it on his shoulder when Peng Guozhen said, "Little one, why don't I carry it? It would be a shame if you got your clothes dirty or damaged."

"It's okay, we can just buy another one if it breaks."

With one bag on their shoulders and another in their hands, Chen Jiazhi led the way, and Yi Long also helped carry a bag. Suddenly, the two old people had almost nothing in their hands.

The two men looked at their son, who was carrying heavy loads on his shoulders, and almost thought they were hallucinating. Peng Guozhen wiped his eyes and muttered, "I wonder how much suffering he has endured."

Chen Shaochang also looked at the muscles on his son's arm, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was completely relieved.

After walking out of the crowd, Yi Long said, "Grandma, what are you carrying? It's so heavy!"

Peng Guozhen smiled and said, "I just dug up these peanuts, and since I hadn't sold them all, I brought them all with me, along with some vermicelli, which I made myself~"

Yi Long's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Uncle, buy a chicken and kill it at home! I want to eat chicken giblets and vermicelli!"

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll buy a chicken on my way back later. I'm craving sweet potato noodles from my hometown."

Peng Guozhen said, "Why spend that money? It's not a holiday, why kill a chicken? I have some marinated rabbit in my bag, we can have that for lunch."

Yi Long let out another "Wow!"

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "It's alright, you're here. Killing a chicken is only right, it won't cost much."

Peng Guozhen smiled happily. After walking with her son for a while, the panic she felt in the unfamiliar city completely disappeared. She looked at the old man next to her again, still looking around with a normal expression.

Chen Shaochang felt her gaze and asked, "Jiazhi, which way are we going?"

Yi Long walked beside him, pointed with his free hand to the truck parked by the roadside, and shouted into his ear, "Take the car back, Uncle drove here."

Yi Long was already used to communicating with his grandfather. It wasn't that he couldn't hear him at all, but he just had to shout loudly enough.

Chen Shaochang also saw the car in front and looked at Chen Jiazhi in surprise: "You drove here?"

Peng Guozhen, Qi Yongcheng, and Shi Xiaochun were also filled with surprise.

Even passersby were drawn to its attention.

Yi Long, like a swan, swayed his neck and swaggered over to the car.

Chen Jiazhi nodded, stopped by the car, opened one side of the carriage, put his bag on it, and then took the large bags from the others.

"Get in the car."

Chen Shaochang and Peng Guozhen stood by the roadside, looking at the car again and again, before finally getting into it with great joy.

My son has indeed made something of himself.

Isn't this what parents hope for?
Peng Guozhen had many questions to ask and many things to say, but he fell silent after getting into the car.

Chen Jiazhi knew she was carsick; even his mother gets carsick when taking the elevator upstairs.

Dad doesn't get carsick, but his hearing isn't good. He just keeps looking at the tall buildings outside the car window, and sometimes at Chen Jiazhi skillfully shifting gears and driving.

In just one year, such tremendous changes have occurred, and Chen Shaochang's heart was already filled with excitement and a sense of pride welled up within him.

We arrived at the market smoothly.

From afar, you could see Li Xiu dressed in a simple white shirt and blue trousers, holding her son and waiting in the yard.

Chen Jiazhi glanced at his father and immediately sensed his excitement. Peng Guozhen, who was suffering from motion sickness, also opened his eyes and looked around.

After getting off the bus,

Li Xiu waited at the car door with the baby in her arms, and Chen Shaochang couldn't wait to go up to her.

"Great, great, this kid looks exactly like Jiazhi when he was a kid!"

Chen Jiazhi helped his mother rest for a while, and after listening to the old man's sighs, he hurriedly followed him over.

"Indeed, just like Jiazhi, so good, so very good!"

Both elderly people wanted to hold their grandson, but were afraid of getting dirty. Li Xiu repeatedly said it was alright before gently taking the grandson.

Just then, Chen Zhengyun woke up and started crying loudly.

"Oh dear, my precious grandson, your crying breaks my heart!"

(End of this chapter)