C148 Surprise
What did Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo think had happened to Li Qingning? They were so frightened that they ran out to take a look. They didn't expect the old man and the river to have returned.
It was a real surprise to see them.
"Old man, Big River, why have you come back? Why didn't you tell us before you came back? " Li Qingling ran over with a happy expression.
She had sent a letter to the old man before, telling him that she and Liu Zhimo were going to get married.
She had not yet received a letter from the old man and thought he was too busy to come back. They didn't expect that they would sneakily return and give her such a pleasant surprise.
The old man looked at Li Qingling with disdain, "There was someone who was already getting married, so he hurriedly informed me. Why would I tell you when I return?" After clarifying such a huge matter and not having discussed it with him in advance, this matter was settled so quickly. This made him feel extremely displeased.
Was the old man angry?
The corner of Li Qingling's mouth twitched, and she hurried over, holding onto the old man's hand, and smilingly threw the pot onto Liu Zhimo's body. "Old man, if you want to blame something, blame Zhi Moge! He suggested it. " She had originally thought that he would only be able to get married at least at the age of sixteen, who would have thought that Liu Zhimo would be so impatient?
Since he was so anxious, she could only nod in agreement.
The old man glanced at Li Qingling, and snorted: "Since it's settled, speaking more is useless." He turned and had his luggage brought down.
In the blink of an eye, Li Qingling had seen so much luggage. He was shocked, saying, "Did this old man move all his belongings back home?" Why did he bring so many things?
Big River, who was following Li Qingning and talking, said, "Xiao Lingjie, these are all the betrothal gifts that grandfather brought back for you." As soon as his grandfather received the news that Xiao Lingjie was going to get married, he had already arranged for many things for Xiao Lingjie to be used as bridal gifts.
"Ah?" "So many?" How much would it cost? She had even intended to make it simple!
"Grandfather, is there anything for me? Is it mine? " When Li Qingning saw all the boxes, her eyes widened and her face revealed an envious expression.
So marriage could receive so much? If she had married earlier, wouldn't she have had so many things?
"Grandfather, how about I get married as well? Can you give me some?"
When the old man and the others heard Li Qingning's foolish words, their stomachs almost ached from laughing.
The old man carried Li Qingning and laughed, "Silly girl, you're still young, wait another ten years!" "After Ning Ning gets married, Grandfather will prepare more bridal gifts for you than your sister will."
Hearing the old man's words, Li Qingning counted with her fingers. She still had to wait ten more years before she could get married, so her little face fell, "It's still going to be that long, can't I get married earlier?" If he married early, she would be rich.
With so many valuable things, she could go buy a lot of delicious things to eat.
Three black lines nearly popped out of Li Qingling's forehead. She reached out and knocked on Li Qingning's head, scolding her nonstop.
With such a carefree personality, she was really afraid that her sister wouldn't be able to get married.
"What's there to be shy about? Big sister, you're going to marry big brother." Li Qingning replied confidently.
Hearing that, Li Qingling once again knocked her head, "When you are as old as big sister, tell me about marriage again!" "The old man has been riding with the river for so long, you should be tired, quickly go in and sit down. Wait for me to tidy up my room, then you can take a rest."
This era was not like the modern era. There were airplanes and moving cars, making it very convenient to go anywhere. At this time, one could only go out in a carriage.
Besides, the old man was old, and she was afraid his body wouldn't be able to handle him.
"Ning Ning, hurry up and get off the carriage. Grandfather is tired from the ride. You are too old for grandfather to carry you."
Although Li Qingning liked to play, she was very sensible too. When she heard Li Qingling's words, she immediately got the old man to release her and held his hand as she slowly walked into the house. She even personally poured water for the old man to drink.
The old man's eyes squinted into slits as he laughed. He was extremely happy in his heart. Being together with these kids everywhere really couldn't be compared to this!
"Grandfather, you haven't returned home in such a long time, do you miss me? I missed you. " Li Qingning asked sweetly as he looked at the old man with his meaty hands supporting her chin.
This girl, ever since she could speak, her mouth was extremely sweet, and she could often coax people around.
The old man cleared his thirst and placed the bowl back on the table. He then rubbed Li Qingning's head and nodded, thinking of Ning Ning.
Previously, he had also asked Liu Zhimo and the others to follow him to the capital, but these children did not want to go.
He had no choice but to take the river.
Big River wasn't like these kids, who had a spirit in their studies. Thus, he could only follow by his side and learn medicine.
He had taught him what he had learned all his life.
The river also had a skill to defend itself, so it wouldn't die of hunger in the future.
"Grandfather thinks so much of me. Did you bring anything for me?"
So she was waiting for the old man to finish his sentence. The old man then burst into laughter again.
"Yes, how could I not have given you a present?" He pointed to one of the boxes, "Then it's a gift for Ning Ning. Go and see if you like it or not."
Li Qingning cheered as she jumped down from the chair and ran in front of the chest.
Inside the box were all sorts of things: games, wear, clothes .. Li Qingning was dazzled by the variety of things she saw.
She was so happy that she started to cry out. After reading it, she finally realized that Li Qingfeng, Liu Zhiyan, and Liu Zhirou were not at home and did not know that her grandfather had returned.
"Grandfather, wait here. I'll go call second brother and the others to come back!"
Saying that, without waiting for the old man's reply, he ran off like a wisp of smoke.
Only after he had run far away did the old man say with a smile, "Inadvertently, this little girl grew up to be so big."
Before he left the Ox-Head Village, the little guy wasn't even as fluent in his speech as he used to be!
Li Qingling said with a slight headache, "The entire brat, ran out to play as soon as dawn broke. He played until he had to eat before coming back, there was nothing I could do about it."
That little girl would always try her best to flatter others. Every time she was mentioned, she would nod her head vigorously, acting very obedient and sensible. The moment she turned around, she would slap all your words to the back of her head. It didn't change at all.
She also wanted to be more strict with her, but Liu Zhimo said that she was still young and was only four years old. Let her play a little more, after two years, she would not be so loose.
When Li Qingling heard it, he then retracted it, and wanted to teach her a lesson in his heart.
"If you don't want to play with children, what can you do?" The old man said: "I think Ning Ning is very good, very smart."
Li Qingling could tell that if he continued the conversation, the little fellow would die because of a few words from the old man. Then, he decided to not continue anymore and changed the topic and asked about the old man's matter in the capital.
The old man was happy in front of Li Qingling, he said that everything was fine with him in the capital, and with the river accompanying him, he was not alone.
Hearing that everything was fine, she nodded her head in relief. Her gaze then turned to Big River as she smiled and said, "I feel like Big River has grown taller again." Maybe the old man's food had also grown a lot of meat, and he wasn't as thin as he used to be.
Dahe smiled shyly, saying that the food in the house was pretty good. If he could eat meat every day, he would grow taller.
Li Qingling laughed, then asked if he had learnt anything related to medicine.
He said it was okay.
"Big River still has a bit of spirit in the field of medicine. If I teach him, he'll be able to reverse the situation in one fell swoop." The old man stroked his beard and looked at the river with satisfaction.
If he had not seen that the river had intelligence in this area, he would not have let the river learn medicine from him.
"Learn from this old man and be a genius doctor in the future .."
Hearing this, Big River felt even more embarrassed, "I've only just learned a little, I can't even compare to grandpa .."
Li Qingling waved his hand and continued shamelessly, "I favor you. In time, you will definitely surpass this old man."
"These words are too big. If it was so easy to become a Godly Doctor, then there would be a lot of Godly Doctors under the heavens." The old man scoffed at Li Qingling, "Don't ruin the river."
Just because you can't become a genius doctor, doesn't mean you can't. Have you never heard of it before? The blue is better than the blue. "
Just like that, the two of them started bickering again.
Liu Zhimo and Big River looked at each other, then shrugged their shoulders. No matter who it was that was bickering with them, they started talking.
Before long, Li Qingfeng's voice came from outside.
"Grandfather .. Grandfather .. "Did you really come back?"
Before anyone could say anything, the two of them ran into the house. When they saw the old man and the river, they greeted each other warmly and started talking happily.
Big River and the two of them had a lot to talk about. The three of them gathered together and began to talk.
Li Qingfeng and Liu Zhiyan praised as they listened to the story of the Beijing.
Liu Zhirou walked to the back, upon entering, she saw the bustling scene, she revealed a smile and greeted her grandfather, then greeted Da He.
"Oh wow, Rou Rou has also grown taller." The old man smiled kindly and patted his soft head. "Just that I'm a little too thin."
After not seeing the old man for so long, Liu Zhirou was very happy. She sat next to the old man and asked softly, "How long did it take Grandfather to get from the capital to here? Are you tired? "
"Big River and I took the land route first before we changed the water route. It was a bit faster than usual and took us half a month to get there. So we weren't too tired on the way?" If he went directly to the surface, he would be much more tired.
Liu Zhirou looked at the old man, and only after seeing that he did not seem to be exhausted, she let out a sigh of relief.
Just as they were talking, Old Li and the others who had heard the news ran over.