The old lady did not forget to wink at Zhan Yue.
It meant that the two of them actually had the same sense of aesthetics. If they became husband and wife in the future, it would perfectly fit the saying that people from the same family do not enter the same door by chance.
Many of Zeng Xiaoya’s views were similar to Zhan Yue’s.
“Xiaoya, do your parents rarely come back?” the old lady asked.
They were her future in-laws after all.
If Zeng’s father and mother returned, the two families could interact more. Let them get to know Zhan Yue better. Once she won over her prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law, it would be much easier for Zhan Yue to win the beauty’s heart.
“My parents’ workplace is quite far from Dongguan City. It takes three or four hours by high-speed train. Their holidays are the same as mine, only one day off. Coming back in just one day would be too rushed.”
“So they rarely come back. When something big happens at home, they have to swap shifts with others to squeeze out a few days to return.”
“My older brother is closer to them, so they usually live together. I am the only one staying in Dongguan City.”
Zeng Xiaoya remembered that her parents seemed to have come back for a few days about half a year ago. Normally the family stayed in touch by phone. If she wanted to see her parents, she could only do it through video calls.
“Your work really is very busy. It must be hard on you.”
Zeng Xiaoya smiled. “It is hard, yes. But since I chose this path back then, I have to stick with it. Even my grandfather and grandmother are still persisting on this road at their age.”
In her grandparents’ words, as long as they could still breathe and still help patients feel their pulse and prescribe medicine, they would continue using their medical skills to save lives and heal the sick.
This was a doctor’s duty. Since they had chosen this path, they would walk it to the end.
“If one day your grandfather, grandmother, and your parents come back, just let Grandma Zhan know. Grandma Zhan will go to your home to pay a visit. I truly admire them.”
True good doctors with excellent medical ethics, and generations of them all practising medicine.
Zeng Xiaoya said, “Next month on the twentieth of the lunar calendar is my grandfather’s eightieth birthday. My father and my uncles all said they want to help Grandfather celebrate it properly. I estimate that on that day, almost everyone in our family will be able to come back.”
“To be honest, our whole big family has not gathered together for a very long time. Everyone is scattered in hospitals across different places, all very busy with work, and far from home. The number of times they come back can be counted on one hand.”
“The ones guarding this old house are my second uncle and second aunt. After I came back to work in Dongguan City, there is now one more person, me.”
Her younger cousin was still studying. Once he got into university, he would also leave Dongguan City. After graduation, he might not return to work in Dongguan either. He would probably become another one who had to leave his hometown.
“The twentieth of the lunar calendar next month? That would be near the end of the year. There is still more than a month left.” The old lady calculated the days. There was still over a month until Grandfather Zeng’s eightieth birthday.
“Xiaoya, you and Zhan Yue can be considered friends now. If your grandfather does come back to celebrate his birthday, you must send us an invitation.”
“Grandma Zhan, right now I do not dare promise anything. My father and the others only suggested it for now. It still depends on Grandfather agreeing. If Grandfather decides to come back to celebrate, and invites relatives and friends, I will definitely ask my parents to send an invitation to your family.”
