"By the way, Eldest, where did Mianmian go? And Yu Cheng? Didn’t you just say Yu Cheng had arrived too?" They had been praising someone for a while, and it was only now that Zhang Guihua realized their subject of praise was not in the room.
"Mom, Mianmian and Yu Cheng went out to play this morning and should be back soon." Su Wanyu looked at the wall clock and said.
Just a few minutes after Su Wanyu finished speaking, Jiang Mianmian and Yu Cheng entered through the door.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Third Uncle, Third Aunt, you are all here." After entering the house, Jiang Mianmian politely greeted everyone.
Yu Cheng followed behind Jiang Mianmian and greeted everyone in turn before taking out a wristwatch he had just purchased at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and handing it to Jiang Changhai, saying, "Uncle Jiang, happy birthday."
He had been busy making the second TV with Jiang Mianmian and only had time this morning to buy a gift for Jiang Changhai at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
When Jiang Changhai saw the wristwatch in Yu Cheng’s hands, he patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Buddy Yu, it’s the thought that counts. You are still young and shouldn’t casually give such expensive gifts."
"Uncle Jiang, this watch isn’t expensive, and it’s all my heartfelt sentiment, please accept it," Yu Cheng urged.
Since Jiang Changhai heard him say so, he didn’t refuse any longer, touched Yu Cheng’s head, and happily said, "Alright, Buddy Yu, then I thank you for the gift."
Seeing the valuable gift that Yu Cheng had given, a wide smile spread across Zhang Guihua’s face, "Oh, Yu Cheng, you are really too courteous. That watch isn’t cheap, you shouldn’t spend so much in the future. Come on, get inside, aren’t you cold out there?"
The couple from the Third Branch eyed the watch with envy. Both were silently calculating their own birthdays in their minds.
They were thinking about celebrating their birthday before Yu Cheng left to hopefully receive a valuable gift, too.
The second couple, being simple and honest, didn’t harbor many thoughts; they merely felt that Yu Cheng and the Eldest’s family were truly in good relations.
Jiang Mianmian shook her head, "Grandma, I’m not cold, we wore a lot."
"Still saying you’re not cold, look, your little face has turned red from the cold! Come, Mianmian, Yu Cheng, come sit." Zhang Guihua pulled them both by the hand, making them sit in the middle of the sofa, with her and Jiang Dashan sitting beside them.
"Mianmian, you are really amazing. Tell Grandma, how did you invent the color TV?" Zhang Guihua asked with a smile as she looked at Jiang Mianmian.
"Yes, Mianmian, such an impressive skill to make a TV, whom did you learn it from?" Jiang Dashan also asked curiously.
The other members of the Jiang family were all ears to Jiang Mianmian’s answer, particularly Sun Lixia, who was eagerly wanting her own son to learn as well.
After all, these days, if a family had such a technology, they wouldn’t easily teach others.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I wasn’t taught this technology by someone else; I saw it in a book, and all the materials were brought from the Capital City by Brother Yu," Jiang Mianmian explained to everyone.
Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members weren’t too surprised but simply praised her intelligence.
Jiang Dashan, who was usually not given to smiles, also boasted a broadly smiling face filled with pride, "Very good, very good."
He became even more convinced that studying was truly precious; as long as one studied hard, anything could be learned
Jiang Mianmian and Yu Cheng sat on the sofa, chatting with the old couple, while the younger children of the Jiang family were all sitting on low stools, engrossed in watching a program on the TV.