Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1067 Going to Grandpa's House for the New Year

On the 19th, breakfast was a little late; we didn't eat until after nine o'clock.

Xiao Wei went to call Wang Jiwei and Hou Qiang, who were staying at Chang Yuan's house, back. After dinner, everyone tidied up, put their things away, delivered the keys to Chang Yuan's house, and set off.

Upon arriving in the county town, they went directly to the county hospital, and the whole family went upstairs.

Auntie asked, "What are you doing here? Visiting a sick person?"

Xiuer said, "Come see the little baby, my second brother and Sister Xiaohong's goddaughter."

We arrived at Wang Guifang's mother's hospital room.

"Little swallow, wearing a flowery dress, every year, in spring, comes here. I ask the swallow, why do you come? The swallow says, says... Grandpa, and Grandma." The little baby is standing on the cot singing. Wang Guifang is doing something in the bathroom. The baby's maternal grandmother is leaning against the quilt, her back to the door, watching the little baby.

The little one suddenly stopped, looked at the doorway, and said, "Grandpa, Grandma." The old lady turned around and said, "Oh, come in, come in! So, you've come back from home?"

Xiaowei's mother said, "Yes, I just came back to take a look. We moved away a long time ago. You look much better; it seems you're alright."

The old lady said, "It's an old problem. I cough and have trouble breathing when I do any work in winter. It'll be fine after some rest. Come and sit down."

Xiaowei's mom said, "You need to take care of your health. You're not much older than me, you still have a long way to go. Honey, what are you doing?"

The little one said, "Sing, sing 'Little Swallow,'"

Xiao Hong went over, picked up the baby, and kissed him: "Who am I?"

The little one hesitated a bit: "Yes, yes, Mommy."

Xiao Hong pointed at Xiao Wei: "Who is this?"

This time, she wasn't hesitant: "Dad." "Grandpa." "Grandma." "Uncle." "Aunt."

When she got to Aunt Wang's grandmother, she hesitated again, and her voice became softer: "Grandma, Grandma."

Xiaohong said, "This is Fourth Grandpa, and this is Fourth Grandma, remember? These are Aunt's parents. You also have Great Grandpa and Great Grandma, Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, okay? So many grandpas and grandmas."

Xiao Wei said, "This girl can't even pronounce some of the words herself, probably because she's afraid of upsetting Sister Wang and Auntie."

Xiaowei's mother said, "What's there to be angry about? She's just saying it feels strange, but people usually do. Alright, let's pack up and go. It's just the right time to go to the city for lunch, and we'll be home this afternoon."

Wang Guifang came out of the bathroom, wiping her hands: "Uncle, Auntie. Aunt Wang."

Xiao Wei introduced them: "This is my fourth uncle, Xiu'er's father, and this is my fourth aunt."

Aunt Wang said, "Hurry up and pack your things, we'll talk about it on the way."

Xiao Wei said, "Sister, you go and get discharged. I'll help you pack your things."

Wang Guifang hesitated for a moment, then Xiuer pulled her out. Xiao Hong asked the little one, "How about we go to Grandpa and Grandma's house for the New Year?"

The little one looked at Xiaowei's parents, nodded, and said, "Okay. I haven't been to Grandpa's or Grandma's house yet; I can't find them."

Xiao Hong said, "That's right! Now that we've got it, we'll remember it and be able to find it later, right?"

The little one nodded and whispered, "Is Daddy going?"

Xiao Hong said, "Let's all go, Mom and Grandma, we should all go."

The little girl looked at her maternal grandmother, then at Aunt Wang, and said, "This one, let's call her Great Grandmother, and this one, let's call her Little Grandmother, okay?"

The little one was a bit confused, but still nodded.

Xiao Wei laughed and asked Xiao Hong, "So Sister Wang is the first wife, and you're the second wife?"

Xiao Hong was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Mom, Mom, you can't call me that, right?"

Xiao Wei's mother laughed too, and said to Aunt Wang, "You tell me about these two rascals."

Xiao Hong turned to look at her mother: "Then what should I call her? I don't want her to call me godmother, it doesn't feel close at all."

Zhang Bing said, "Isn't that simple? One calls her 'Mom,' and the other 'Mama.' One calls her 'Grandma,' and the other 'Grandma.'"

Little Red's eyes lit up: "Hey? Little Soldier's idea is great, here's a reward!"

Aunt Wang said, "Don't make things so complicated, you're confusing the child. Let her call out whatever she wants, she knows who she's calling. Does she have to memorize a rhyme to call 'Mom' or 'Grandma'?"

The girl's maternal grandmother watched with a smile. In just two days, the old lady's energy had indeed increased significantly, and her eyes were brighter. Lifestyle truly has a tremendous impact on a person.

Xiao Wei's father said, "Actually, you should discuss changing the child's name. That would be a real solution. It's fine now, but once he starts school, calling him 'baby' won't be acceptable, and what about when he's even older?"

Xiao Hong said, "How about we call her Ningning as her nickname? It sounds nice."

The little girl reached out her tiny hands, cupped Xiaohong's face, turned her face to face, and looked at her, saying, "Mommy, I don't want to be called Ningning, I want to be called Beibei, the Bei in 'baby'."

The little girl stretched out her hands: "I want to protect Mommy and Grandma," she paused, then added, "and Mommy and Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma, and Daddy, Uncle and Aunt. I'm Beibei."

Zhang Bing stretched out his hands and shouted to the little girl, "I am Thunderbolt Baby. I will defeat the bad guys."

The little girl smiled, leaned forward, raised her hands, and shouted, "I'm Beibei, and I'm going to chase away the bad guys. I have electricity!"

Xiao Hong said, "Okay, let's call her Beibei. She'll protect us when she grows up."

When Xiuer and Wang Guifang returned, the procedures were very simple; they just needed to talk to the doctor and sign a form.

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm Beibei! I'll protect you from now on, I'm Beibei!" the little girl shouted at Wang Guifang, waving her arms and legs.

Xiaowei's mother said, "Then hurry up and pack, let's go."

Actually, there wasn't much. The old lady changed into her own clothes, a few old clothes from the children, toiletries, and that was it. The most she had was the basket of fruit that Xiaowei had left the day before yesterday.

Say goodbye to the doctor, go downstairs and get in the car.

The little girl got on the bus and fell asleep shortly after it started moving.

We had lunch at the Triangle area in the city at noon, and returned to Wanliu around 4 p.m.

"It's so high!" The little girl craned her neck to look up from Xiao Hong's arms.

Wang Guifang helped her mother look around, and Xiao Hong introduced them: "This is the company building, everyone works up here. This is the food factory, this is the new factory, it hasn't been built yet."

That gate leads to the house. Part of the building next door was allocated to those who occupied the land; people from the village also live there. That shop is run by Xiao Wei's uncle.

The old man had already come over: "You're back? If you ask me, fourth brother, you should move here too. I had to go all the way back to pick you up. Xiao Xiu is coming to study here next year, so what are you two doing staying over there?"

Xiao Hong said to the little girl, "Look, this is Grandpa, call him."

The little girl clenched her fist and said, "Grandpa, okay." She even nodded.

The old man said, "Oh my, good, good. What a cute little thing. Whose is this? It's so adorable."

(End of this chapter)