Chapter 496 Real relatives
"Therefore, as a person who listens to the government, he can be happy with the king and his ministers, be harmonious with people far and near, talk about the head of Guizhou, and unite the clan."——
This phrase comes from "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period·Da Le", excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia.
As a post-95 generation who grew up in the city, Shen Guanglin has no concept of clan.
Moreover, since Shen Guanglin was born, he has never lived with anyone from the old Shen family. His social circle is kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, studying abroad, and time traveling.
The kids who grew up with him are not even tadpoles now, and none of them have the surname Shen.
However, in the 1980s, the clan was still a very important family institution. The gap in generation and age among people with the same surname has become a bit exaggerated after several generations.
Shen Guanglin's old uncle is actually not older than Shen Guanglin's uncle. He was born after the founding of the People's Republic of China. His name is Shen Jianguo, but he is actually younger than others named Jianguo.
The person named Jianguo was not necessarily born in 1949. He might have been born in 1950 or 51. Is it okay if I forget it? Is it okay if I missed the trip?
Speaking of which, there are very few native Jinling natives. Most of them come from Hui Province and other places. It is strange to think about it. Many people think that the capital of Su Province should be Su City, and the capital of Hui Province should be Jinling. That's right.
There are not many people in the old Shen family in Jinling, so everyone's position and role are very important. Although there is going to be a fight between them, they are still close.
The last few times Shen Guanglin came back, he donated money to build ancestral halls and schools, and met with his uncle and others. However, Shen Guanglin did not say that it was his own money, only that it was the sponsorship he had brought in. That's it, let's not talk about the ancestral hall. The school is clearly funded by the Great Wall Group and Shen Guanglin is the one who pulls the strings.
When the school was completed and the ribbon was cut, the mayor and district mayor came over, and the standards were very high.
Everyone also knows that Teacher Shen is a capable person.
Speaking of which, the old Shen family used to be prosperous, but later experienced wars and the Japanese raised the butcher's knife, so it fell into decline.
Nowadays, most of the people of the old Shen family who are still able to travel around the world were born after the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are more people born recently, and the old branches have withered.
Shen Guanglin and Li Li hurriedly came home at noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, they did not have the key to the Shen family's old house, and their uncle helped to pick the lock.
However, there is no use in opening the lock. There is no material for the New Year at home, not even rice or noodles.
Moreover, these two people may not be said to be indifferent to the world, but they are not the type who are clever enough to do laundry and cooking.
On this first day of the Lunar New Year, where can I go to buy new year’s goods? The state-owned stores are on holiday, so it’s hard to buy anything.
Maybe he also saw Shen Guanglin's embarrassing situation, so his uncle said that if Shen Guanglin didn't dislike it, he could come to my house to have dinner, and he would definitely have enough to eat.
Facing his uncle's warm invitation, Shen Guanglin readily agreed.
It’s not okay if you don’t agree. If you don’t agree, you will starve.
Shen Guanglin, the great uncle of the founding of the People's Republic of China, has also met him several times. Although he is not too familiar with him and has no deep impression on him, he is a family after all. He cannot write two Chinese characters in one stroke, not even one. No, the character Shen has seven strokes.
It's not Shen Guanglin's fault that he's not familiar with his family members. This isn't because he's unkind. It's just that the distance is too far and there aren't many interactions, so the friendship has faded.
Uncle Jianguo also only knew that Shen Guanglin was teaching in the capital. As for what exactly Shen had done and how much he had achieved, he didn't know.
Shen Guanglin never said it, nor did the Shen family deliberately publicize it.
Therefore, others don't know how powerful he is, Shen Guanglin.
Shen Guanglin is a low-key person. He said that we should keep a low profile, and my uncle and his family believed it.
We had lunch at my uncle's house.
After all, it is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the food is very good, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. It seems that life in my hometown has become easier in the past few years, and the New Year's meals are much richer.
My uncle's family consists of many people, including a daughter-in-law, two daughters, and a mother-in-law. They are a happy family, but the men seem a bit unhappy.
Nowadays, the fines for family planning are extremely severe, and houses and walls are often demolished. My uncle is already a little unable to give birth to a son.
At the dinner table, the uncle's family, including the old woman, looked at Li Li very much and felt that she would definitely give birth to a beautiful son.
That's for sure, who made her look so beautiful?
"Old Granny" is Shen Guanglin's name. He himself is not sure about the specific seniority.
Everyone had a great time having this lunch, and they didn't mind when Shen Guanglin opened the door with his hands empty.
After dinner, I took Li Li to find a place to go shopping. They had to spend a few days in Jinling and had to prepare some supplies.
However, Shen Guanglin soon became disappointed. Except for those selling snacks and snacks, the large state-owned stores were not open yet. Everyone was on holiday.
Where to eat at night?
The hotel was closed, and it was impossible to take a taxi to a farther place at this time, so I could only go to my uncle's house uninvited and have a meal like this.
The attitude of my uncle's family is pretty good.
There is still some courtesy. In order to take care of Li Li's taste and knowing that she is a girl from the capital, their family even specially made dumplings in the evening. It was quite interesting.
However, the meat of these dumplings was not minced, and each dumpling contained only one piece of meat. Moreover, the meat was not fully cooked, so you could not eat it, and you could not spit it out.
Where to stay at night?
Fortunately, there are new beddings in the Shen family's old house. Shen Guanglin and Li Rong used them together. They haven't slept on them a few times. They are almost brand new. Now they are given to her sister, and she won't dislike them. Yes.
Because the quilt has not been exposed to the sun for a long time and has some mildew, the electric blanket plays an extremely important role at this moment.
After using the electric blanket to bake it for a while, the quilt will no longer be damp. At least, moist heat is better than damp cold.
Smelling the quilt that smelled a little musty, a little cottony and a little feminine, the two of them finally settled down.
A hard fight in the middle of the night, a good night's sleep.
Shen Guanglin was very relieved, and so was his sister.
After all, it is your own home, so sleeping is safer than in a hotel.
The next day is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and all married daughters-in-law return home to visit relatives on this day.
But Shen Guanglin and Li Li still had nowhere to go, so they had to visit their uncle's house again.
Fortunately, there are no other guests at my uncle's house. Although his two daughters are on the verge of adulthood, they are not married yet. One of them is already married. They have a relatively good relationship with Li Li. They are particularly envious of girls who are good at reading, especially her. Still so beautiful.
The third day is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and it is still the time to visit relatives.
However, Shen Guanglin had no relatives in Jinling who were leaving, and his maternal relatives were still strangers. Shen Guanglin thought about going to have a look, but he didn't dare, so he gave up.
Therefore, they could only continue to be guests at their uncle's house.
Okay, starting from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Guanglin will have a place to go.
Because restaurants and shops are now open, I finally don’t have to rely on others anymore.
Shen Guanglin was not someone who took advantage for nothing. He first went out and bought a few bottles of good wine, preparing them as gifts for Naonuo in the past few days.
In a day or two, he would be ready to take Li Li back to the Magic City, and the headquarters there should be put on the agenda.
Shen Guanglin agreed that there would be a pier belonging to his sister alone by the Huangpu River.
However, Shen Guanglin had already sent him wine in the morning, and before noon, his uncle asked him to come for dinner again.
"Guang Lin, my uncle is here. How many drinks can he come over?"
"Isn't your daughter only seventeen, so she has an aunt?" Shen Guanglin was very puzzled that these two young girls turned out to be aunts.
"No, where are you thinking? I'm talking about my uncle, you want to call me uncle."
Well, my uncle is not my uncle. This generation is really messy.
It's only a few steps from the Shen family's old house to my uncle's house, just a short walk.
"Guang Lin, I heard that you are a great professor from the capital. I want to ask you something?"
This is very strange. My uncle hasn't asked him this for so many days, so why did he mention it all of a sudden?
However, after all, he is short-tongued and has been cheating for several days. Shen Guanglin can only say: "You tell me, what's the matter? We are all a family, there is nothing we can't talk about."
"Do you know any leaders in the city?"
This was said without any beginning or end. Shen Guanglin was not prepared for this, but he still answered honestly, "I don't know him. Maybe they know me."
This is true. Shen Guanglin feels that he does not need to know the leader. Instead, the leader should know him. Who makes him a famous person in Jinling?
"Your uncle is here this time. He just wants to ask you for help with a small matter. I want to see if you can help me."
Chapter completed!