“Pfft~” Su Jiaojiao couldn't help but laugh and snort.
“Hey~ this wine is really good! Is it the same as last time? It's definitely more fragrant than other wines. Old Master Su, also give us some.” Su Grandma said, then pushed the large bowl she used for serving rice towards them.
Old Master Su: “……Who uses a large bowl for drinking wine? A bad habit! Jiaojiao, go get some wine cups.” Old Master Su's heart was bleeding. What a waste! What a waste!
“Okay, Grandpa. You all wait a moment. I'll go get some wine cups. This wine has special ingredients; each person can have at most two liang per day.” Su Jiaojiao got up and headed towards the kitchen.
“Ah? Only two liang? Then I'll go get two more jars of the wine Su Jiaojiao brought earlier. Today I must drink until I'm full.” Su Grandma said, then pushed the large bowl towards Old Master Su's side, meaning to give it to him.
Old Master Su looked at the bowl in front of him and then at Su Jiaojiao's back. He was willing to bet his private money in the corner of his wall. That jar of wine was already half his wife's.
……This grudge-bearing ghost! Why does she talk so much? Only two liang per person.
Ah~ Su Jiaojiao was also helpless. That day she had finally gotten some spirit, seeing Old Master Su and Su Grandma weren't home, she had casually taken one jar of Xiao Du's homemade wine, drank two sips, and thought she needed more dishes. She went into her space to find Xiao Du to grab a demonic beast. That jar of wine was left outside…
When Su Jiaojiao came back to her senses, Old Master Su was already drinking.
The meal was eaten with laughter and chatter, very harmonious. After eating until full, no one left the table first.
Su Jiaojiao saw this and had no more doubts. She glanced at Comrade Huang, the gossip spread incredibly fast.
“All right. I'm going to go to the countryside.” Su Jiaojiao said casually. She was truly indifferent. It was just like going on a trip. With their family situation, she could probably come back within three or five years.
Su Mother hadn't reacted much, but Su Father spoke first.
“Daughter, I'm sorry! It's because Father wasn't useful.” If it weren't for the busy work recently, no one would use this as an excuse. Now that the daughter wouldn't go to the countryside to suffer, Father thought, maybe it was because of the wine. At fifty, a man of about 1.8 meters was wiping his tears.
“Ah~ today what's wrong? Everyone is crying in front of me?”
He rushed over to wipe his Father's tears. “Comrade Old Su, why are you crying? I'm just going to the countryside. It's not like I'm not coming back. What kind of person am I? You don't know me? How could I let myself suffer?”
Suffering? That's impossible! In the Cultivation World, they ate enough suffering in their youth. Now they didn't have to work hard, so why would they suffer? They planned to be a lazybones and just coast.
Seeing Old Master Su only stared at his wine cup, his back slightly bent. A long-lost tenderness filled Su Jiaojiao's heart.
“Pfft~” Old Master Su slapped the table hard, making the bowls and chopsticks on the table rattle.
Old Master Su glared and scolded, “Cry what to cry? It's not like going to war to go to the countryside. How could the countryside be as hard as when we fought? Those comrades in the countryside, how do they live?”
Su Father, after being shouted at by Old Master Su, stopped being emotional. He mumbled, “My daughter, since she was a child, besides martial arts, she never suffered a fight. Suddenly sending her to the countryside, I'm reluctant. I think I should call back my Second Son. A man can suffer a bit.”
Old Master Su snorted coldly, “Now you know to be considerate? Now you know to be considerate, hurry up and get this sorted. Then arrange for Jiaojiao to come back soon.”
Previously, he thought this son was young and promoted too early, which wasn't good. So he let him handle things himself. Now he saw he needed to find those old comrades for a gathering. Hmph! It was all because he wasn't useful.
Now Su Father didn't know Old Master Su's resentment. He was just enjoying his daughter's comfort.
“Comrade Old Su, if your comrades knew you were crying in front of your daughter, how long could you laugh at them?” After Old Master Su wasn't truly upset, he started teasing him.
Su Father: ……For whom? Ah? For whom? This daughter can't be kept, better let her leave early to avoid killing me.
“Although it's like this, the current young ladies can't be compared to us back then. I'll go find Wei Grandma tomorrow to get her son to write an early birth certificate. Then when she goes to the countryside, give that certificate to the village chief there to arrange lighter work. When is Jiaojiao planning to sign up?”
“As soon as possible.” Delaying it might affect Old Master Su.
“Okay. When the time comes, Grandma will prepare things for Jiaojiao to go to the countryside. Comrade Old Su~ when she goes, you arrange for her to go to a better place.” Although it's the countryside, the location still matters.
Old Master Su looked at Su Father with disdain and said to everyone, “This doesn't concern you. Just go to Northeast's Hongxing Town. My old comrade is there. His son is a Bureau Chief. I can ask him to look after Jiaojiao. Also, in that place in the Northeast, they hibernate for several months and only harvest one season of grain, so it's not that hard.” After that, he would call his old comrade to catch up.
Su Jiaojiao tried to recall the old comrade in the Northeast.
“Grandpa~ is it the old man who helped with the case for his son years ago?” She only remembered that old man in the Northeast.
Mentioning those old comrades, Old Master Su's eyes, which were usually sharp, showed a rare hint of warmth.
Seeing Su Jiaojiao remembered him, his tone softened as he said, “Yes! It's your Zhong Grandpa! I haven't seen him for several years!” Talking about this, Old Master Su was a bit melancholy.
“Well, what's the point of mentioning this? Can you go there to catch up? If you go out of Beijing, you need to apply and have many comrades follow, which wastes resources and troubles the country.”
In their youth, because he was a military doctor, he knew those old comrades.