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Chapter 432 Grandpa Shen Guanchao

Shen Guanchao went to the countryside in 69 when he was only 22 years old. He stayed in the countryside for eight years until he returned to the city in 77.

He thought he would stay in the countryside for the rest of his life and would never see the hope of returning to the city, so he got married and had children. But as fate would have it, the wind changed and he had the opportunity to return to the city again.

He was a cultured man, well-educated and knowledgeable. He felt that his life should not be wasted in the countryside, and he should not live the kind of life where he had to dig in the dirt for food and not have enough food to eat all year round.

So he resolutely chose to divorce his wife.

After returning to the city, he went to work in a government department and worked there until retirement.

During this period, he remarried, and his partner also worked in a government department.

And she gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

He had never concealed the fact that he was married from his wife, but this was very common at the time, and people in Shanghai were relatively more open-minded, so even in that era, divorce did not seem to be a big deal.

Shen Jianjun lived with them for a period of time. Outsiders have no idea how they got along during that period, but in the end Shen Jianjun chose to return to Binhai and the countryside from a big city like Shanghai to accompany his mother.

"I think he must have come back because he was angry." Shen Siyuan said to Ruan Hongzhuang.

"How can you say that about your dad?" Ruan Hongzhuang slapped him coquettishly.

"If he was really filial, he shouldn't have run to Shanghai and left grandma alone in the countryside. She must have been so sad." Shen Siyuan defended.

Which woman can bear it if her husband abandons her and her son also abandons her?

"He was young at that time and certainly didn't consider it so comprehensively. Later, he repented and stayed in the countryside," said Ruan Hongzhuang.

"Come on, he must have come back because he got mad in Shanghai. He didn't stay because of grandma." Shen Siyuan said.

"Your dad would be very angry if he knew you thought of him like this."

"He knows. I talked to him about this issue in person. He also told my mother that he chose to stay because he fell in love with her at first sight and did not return to Shanghai. It was all because of love."

Ruan Hongzhuang burst into laughter when she heard this.

She felt that Shen Siyuan's family atmosphere was particularly good. People would say whatever they wanted to say and would not keep everything in their hearts just because of their elders. This was actually quite good because most conflicts among humans were communication problems.

At this time, grandma picked a lot of vegetables from the vegetable garden.

There is a lot of cilantro in it.

Shen Siyuan smiled and said, "If you don't like coriander, why do you plant so much? You always use it to feed the chickens. Why not use it to grow something else?"

Grandma smiled and said, "This is an old variety. It tastes different from the ones sold outside."

"It's different, but it's still the same as feeding chickens, right?"

Grandma didn't say anything, but said, "When you go back, take some back with you."

Having said that, he put the basket aside and went back to the house to drink water.

Ruan Hongzhuang looked at the coriander in the basket and suddenly asked, "Do you think it's possible that someone likes to eat it?"

Shen Siyuan reacted instantly after hearing what he said and looked at Ruan Hongzhuang with wide eyes.

Ruan Hongzhuang smiled and said, "I was just guessing as well."

But Shen Siyuan felt that her guess seemed to be correct, and it should be the person in Shanghai who liked to eat it.

He even specifically emphasized the old type, it was really... Grandma lived out her life alone for that man, but she had no complaints at all. Shen Siyuan didn't know what to say.
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Shen Guanchao was accompanied by his youngest daughter.

First I took a plane to Ye City, stayed in Ye City for one night, and then chartered a car the next morning and headed straight to Yujiazhuang.

Over the years, he was actually not completely out of contact with this place. He would write to his son Shen Jianjun every year, and he also had a general idea of ​​the situation of his eldest son's family over the years.

"Dad, if you feel uncomfortable, just close your eyes and take a nap."

Seeing Shen Guanchao staring blankly out the car window with a bad look on his face, Shen Guiyan whispered a reminder.

She is Shen Guanchao's youngest daughter. She is 41 years old this year, 11 years younger than Shen Jianjun. She has thick black hair that is slightly curled. She has a slightly plump figure and a full-moon face, and looks very wealthy.

"I'm fine. Qionghai has changed a lot in recent years."

"How can it not be big? The last time you came here was thirty years ago." Shen Guiyan said.

"No, the last time you came was when your eldest brother got married. It was only twenty-nine years ago, not thirty."

"Does it make any difference? Stop talking, or you'll get carsick again."

As Shen Guiyan spoke, she took out a mint candy from her pocket and handed it to him, asking him to put it in his mouth.

Shen Guanchao obeyed and put a candy in his mouth, but he did not close his eyes to rest. Instead, he patted Shen Guiyan's hand and said, "Thank you for accompanying me back."

"Nothing, I just want to come and see my brother too." Shen Guiyan said.

When Shen Jianjun went to Shanghai, Shen Guiyan was only five or six years old. Unlike her brothers, she was not so averse to Shen Jianjun.

Shen Guanchao was busy with work and did not have much energy to take care of Shen Jianjun. Shen Jianjun, who had just arrived, was quite embarrassed and confused for a while. He was a complete outsider in that family. His two half-brothers were also quite repulsive to him. Only Shen Guiyan, who knew nothing, would look for this eldest brother to play with him.

Therefore, Shen Jianjun actually had a good impression of this sister.

However, Shen Guiyan was too young at the time and has few memories of these things. She only remembered that Shen Jianjun often took her to the nearby park to play, and once he even fought with others for her. She could no longer remember what happened specifically.

So she had a very good impression of Shen Jianjun, which was why she accompanied Shen Guanchao to Qionghai this time.

"Thank you anyway. This is probably the last time I come here. I probably won't have the chance again in the future. But it doesn't matter. I have fulfilled my wish before I die." Shen Guanchao said dimly.

"Dad, why are you saying this? You are in good health, and you still need to watch Yonghao and his family have children and hold great-grandchildren."

The Yonghao that Shen Guiyan mentioned is Shen Yonghao, the son of her eldest brother Shen Guoqiang. He has been married for several years, but has no children yet.

Speaking of his grandson, Shen Guanchao naturally thought of the child of his eldest son Shen Jianjun, who was the eldest grandson of the Shen family.

"Is Jianjun's son married?"

"Probably not yet. You didn't mention it in your last letter, and I'm not very clear about the details."

"It's been almost a year. The boy from Jianjun's family should be 26 years old this year, right? He should be married too." Shen Guanchao said.

Shen Guiyan glanced at him and said, "You remember it very clearly."

Shen Guanchao ignored her words and sighed, "Yonghao has been married for several years, why is he still not married? Is his condition not good enough?"

Shen Guiyan said: "I'm not sure about this."

Perhaps because he was afraid of being looked down upon by his family in Shanghai, Shen Jianjun usually wrote letters about his family's recent situation and avoided talking about his family's financial problems. Therefore, Shen Guanchao had no idea how Shen Jianjun's family was doing.

(End of this chapter)