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Chapter 881: An Appointment with an Old Friend

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On the last day of 2007, Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying, accompanied by their eldest daughter Yu Xiang, returned to Qingjiang, a place they had been away from for a long time.

Nowadays, most of the residents in the family compound are elderly. Most of the younger generation, like Yu Xiang, have moved away, and some elderly people have left the compound with their children.

As soon as the Coaster drove into the residential compound, it attracted a group of elderly people who were chatting and sunbathing in the courtyard. These people were either retired cadres from the Transportation Bureau or their family members; in any case, they were all long-time residents of the compound.

After getting off the bus, Lao Yu walked towards the group of people with his hands behind his back. He had seen many familiar faces on the bus and was very excited!

"Hey! Isn't this Lao Yu?" Those with good eyesight had already recognized who it was.

"Hey! It's true, this guy hasn't changed much!"

"Old Yu! Old Yu!" Someone had already taken the initiative to greet Old Yu.

At this moment, Zheng Aiying also got out of the car, and her best friend Wu Wancui ran towards her.

"You're finally back!" The two best friends hugged each other, crying and laughing.

After the two women calmed down, Yu Xiang took the initiative to greet Wu Wancui: "Aunt Wu!"

Upon recognizing Yu Xiang, Aunt Wu's eyes lit up: "Oh! Yu Xiang! I didn't even recognize you with my sharp eyes! You've come back with your parents too?"

Yu Xiang smiled and said, "Yes!"

At this moment, Lao Yu was busy distributing cigarettes to his old colleagues and acquaintances. Regardless of whether they smoked or not, he gave one to each person. He couldn't let people say that Lao Yu was stingy just for a cigarette.

Someone examined the cigarette closely and exclaimed, "Wow! Old Yu, he really is the father-in-law of the richest man. I've never seen this cigarette before. What kind of cigarette is this?"

"Who cares what kind of cigarette it is? Just smoke it!" Old Yu brushed off the other person's question with a laugh.

Actually, Old Yu had stopped smoking a long time ago. He would occasionally puff on a cigar. This pack of cigarettes was given to him by his eldest son-in-law when he saw him off today, to be given to others to smoke later. He recognized the brand, but this golden color was a first for him, as it was not sold in stores.

If Lao Yu knew the price of these cigarettes, he would be shocked, because a carton of these cigarettes costs 30,000 yuan, which means each cigarette costs 150 yuan. Luckily, Lao Yu doesn't know yet, otherwise he would never be so generous in giving these cigarettes away to others.

A group of old men studied it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, because this kind of cigarette was not sold on the market at all. It was a special batch made by a certain cigarette factory, with only fifty boxes available. Jiang Bixing got it from somewhere and sent a box to Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan doesn't smoke, and since Lao Yu was going back to Qingjiang, he gave Lao Yu a few packs to take back.

At that moment, the two best friends were having a lively conversation.

"Why didn't Lijuan come back this time?" Wu Wancui asked Zheng Aiying about the situation of another old friend, Zeng Lijuan.

Zheng Aiying explained, "She couldn't leave, otherwise she would have come back together."

"Oh, I see!" Wu Wancui said with a look of regret.

"Dad, Mom!"

"Dad, Mom, Eldest Sister!"

Yu Min and Yue Zhiyuan led Yue Xiaoyong over from the old house. Someone had just brought their luggage upstairs, but they didn't see Old Yu and the others. They asked around and found out that they were chatting with their old neighbors in the courtyard, so they came looking for them.

"Grandpa, Grandma!" Yue Xiaoyong greeted his grandparents at Yu Min's urging.

"Xiao Yong!" Zheng Aiying's eyes narrowed with a smile when she saw her grandson.

Old Yu responded to his grandson with a smile.

Seeing their second daughter's family come to greet them, Old Yu and Zheng Aiying stopped exchanging pleasantries with their old neighbors and went back home with their children and grandchildren.

"Old Yu, let's have a drink tonight!" An old man invited Old Yu.

"I'm busy tonight, but I'll come to your place for drinks tomorrow night. I'll bring the drinks, and you can prepare the food!" Old Yu didn't refuse the invitation to drink, but he changed the time.

Zheng Aiying glared at him unhappily, but didn't say anything more. After all, she knew her husband was happy to be back.

"Okay, then tomorrow night, I'll call the old folks over again, see you there!" The old man was very happy to see that Old Yu had agreed, and shouted to Old Yu's back.

At this point, Zheng Aiying couldn't hold back any longer: "You'll drink just as much as those guys, you're not allowed to go."

Just as Old Yu was about to glare, Yu Xiang advised him, "Mom, they're all this age. Don't think of them as when they were in their forties or fifties. You want Dad to drink more? He can't drink much now. Besides, you know how much Uncle Liu and the others can drink. My dad can drink all of them by himself now."

"See, my eldest daughter knows me best." Old Yu immediately started to show off when his eldest daughter spoke up for him.

As soon as they entered, Zheng Aiying and Lao Yu stopped arguing. Zheng Aiying exclaimed in surprise, "Oh! Did Xiao Chuan send someone to do this?"

The room is warm as spring, and the gas boiler has been running non-stop ever since it was installed.

"Yes!" Yue Zhiyuan said from the side, "My brother-in-law had someone come and clean it. Not only did they clean it spotless, but they also replaced all the appliances."

At this moment, the elderly couple looked at their eldest daughter, Zheng Aiying, who scolded, "Why did you make Xiaochuan spend money again?"

Yu Xiang put her arm around her elderly mother's shoulder: "He's your eldest son-in-law, isn't it only right that he take care of you and Dad? Besides, I have to live here too!"

At this moment, Yu Min led Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying into the bedroom: "Mom and Dad, the sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases are all new. I have already washed them once, and I also had Zhiyuan air out the quilt again this morning."

Zheng Aiying sat down on the bed, touching the blanket, and said with great satisfaction, "Very good, very good!"

Looking at the house she had lived in for more than ten years, Zheng Aiying was deeply moved. Although the environment and conditions of houses in Shanghai were a hundred times better than here, she still felt a sense of familiarity with the old house where she had lived for nearly twenty years.

When she was allocated this apartment, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep for several days. She thought about how to decorate the new home beautifully every day. The furniture in the apartment was bought by her and Lao Yu by saving money. Although it is now outdated and obsolete, she still couldn't bear to throw it away. All the furniture is made of ash wood.

"Mom and Dad! You're coming back this time, so please stay until after the New Year before going back." Yu Min then suggested that the elderly couple stay in Qingjiang for the New Year.

Zheng Aiying waved her hand: "Just stay for a few days! You and Zhiyuan can take Xiaoyong to Shanghai for the New Year. I've already talked to your brother about it."

Yu Min knew that her mother was reluctant to part with her younger brother, but it had always been like this since she was a child, and she was used to it. Besides, her parents hadn't done anything to wrong her; on the contrary, she had received a lot of benefits from her family.

So Yu Min readily agreed: "Okay, then we'll go to Shanghai for the New Year."