Chapter 7: The Grandson and Grandmother Cause Trouble in the Capital

  "Double happiness, is Father Fang good to you?" On the way to Old Master Fang's house, Liu Guo Ping asked with a "smiling" face.

  "Of course, it's fine. Master Fang gave me that expensive jade pendant." She replied naturally without noticing Second Uncle's expression. At this time, Liu Shuangxi was looking around at the scenery. On the walls on both sides of the road, there were slogans with a strong sense of the times, and occasionally, you could see some fragments of firecrackers. There weren't many people on the road, although it was New Year's Day. You could still see that some people's clothes had patches on them. As for familiarity with the capital city, it was also after 30 years. This "unique" scenery was seen for the first time when going out now.

  "Ah, since Grandpa Fang likes you, why don't you play with him for a bit?" Liu Guoping's obvious speech impediment went unnoticed by Liu Shuangxi. The two families didn't live far apart, and after walking for about 20 minutes, they arrived at the Fang family's home.

  "Is Uncle Fang at home? I've brought Shuang Xi to see you."

  "Double happiness has arrived, come on in, it's cold outside." Don't look at Old Master Fang who is almost 70 years old, the spirit and energy in his voice makes one feel that he is about the same age as Liu Dongfang.

  Well, I guess my nephew is more popular after all. Forget it, I won't argue with a kid anyway, especially since he's my nephew.

  "Uncle Fang, I've been thinking about something and my dad wants me to discuss it with you." Liu Guo Ping then briefly recounted the conversation he had with his father earlier, with the main point being that they hoped Uncle Fang could establish an elite team and provide support and advice.

  "Guo Ping, it's not bad that you have this idea, I personally also support it. However, my old man doesn't care about many things anymore. For the specific operation, you can go find your fourth senior brother, and let him help you think it through."

  "Alright, Uncle Fang. I'll go to Fourth Brother's place now and take a look. My family members have all gone out, otherwise, let him stay with you first, and I or my brother will come to pick him up later."

  "Alright, let Liu Shuangxi stay, I'll take him out for a stroll. It's not fun for me to stay at home during the New Year either. Originally, I wanted to see if you've made any progress in these two years, and exercise with you." At this time, Old Master Fang had Liu Shuangxi accompanying him and didn't have the energy to bother with Liu Guoping anymore.

  Liu Guoping, who had just stepped out the door with one foot, heard this and stumbled, immediately using a flash of movement to disappear in front of Old Man Fang. Let you old man practice, I won't be able to relax for these ten days or half a month. (Win q coins)

  Let's not mention Liu Guoping's official business for now, and just talk about Fang Xiong. Originally, he was in a good mood during the New Year, but seeing that everyone else was lively and joyful, while his own children were not in Beijing, made him feel somewhat out of place. Although Old Master Fang is a straightforward person, he couldn't help feeling a bit down. Now, with this popular grandson keeping him company, his mood has greatly improved.

  "Double happiness! Wait for Grandpa to get you a soda, I'll make a phone call here, and then take you out for a walk. " After that, Old Master Fang took out two red canned drinks from the cabinet, opened one of them with a "pop", and said: "Come on, try it, don't know if you like it or not. This stuff I drank when I was young, now that I'm older, I'm not used to such sweet things."

  Coca-Cola? Am I in 1977 or something? Liu Shuangxi was shocked. Although this stuff was ubiquitous in his past life, and carbonated drinks had already been largely replaced by traditional Chinese tea beverages, being able to see it now was a rare treat. If he wasn't mistaken, the first time he drank Coca-Cola was also after he started high school, which was already the early 1990s. Fang Lao had drunk it before, sigh, looks like even reborn people can be out of touch sometimes.

  "How about it? If you like, I'll take you to Old Man Tong's house later and have him give you some more. Now that we're dealing with these foreign things, we've got no choice but to go through him."

  "Uncle Fang, are you familiar with Uncle Tong? I seem to have heard his name mentioned at home too." Actually, Liu Shuangxi hadn't really heard anyone in the family mention him since her rebirth. After all, Liu Dongfang had been away from home for several months recently, and Liu Guoqing had only returned to the city for a short time. However, in her past life, she did have some contact with Uncle Tong, especially during her research on economic work at the Policy Research Office, where she must have understood the records of China's entry into the WTO.

  "Uh, we had some contact with each other at work a few years ago. If I recall correctly, your grandfather's age is about the same as mine, so they should have more connections between them."

  At this time, the guard pushed open the door and reported: "Leader, the car is ready."

  "As we walk, I'll tell you, it's a coincidence that if you hadn't come today, I wouldn't have thought of going to Xiao Tong's place. I heard he brought back many good things. Later, when you see something you like, just tell him, and even if it doesn't put me in the spotlight, it should give your grandfather some face. If I remember correctly, it was your grandfather who stood up for him when he was bullied at school."

  Oh? Our two families have such a connection, haha, I had never heard of it before.

  Sitting in a still 70% new GAC GS8, the two of them arrived at their destination before long. As soon as they got out of the car, Old Fang shouted, "Xiao Tong, are you home? Hurry up and come out to see who's here."

  "Hey, Uncle Fang, why have you come to my house in person? You could've just called me and I would've gone to your place." From a distance, he heard the shouting of "Little Tong", who rushed out the door to greet Old Man Fang. "This is your grandson, I haven't seen him before?"

  "It's a rare sight indeed! I wish I had such a grandson too." This is Liu Dongfang's grandson.

  "Happy New Year, Grandpa Tong! I've come to pay my respects." It's said that Grandpa Tong's family has many good things, and Liu Shuangxi's mouth is unusually sweet.

  "Hey, well-behaved, Brother Fang, don't stand at the door, hurry up and come in. Haven't had lunch yet, right? Come have a drink with me this afternoon. Look at Liu's son, he's so rough but can raise such a well-behaved grandson." It seems that Old Tong and Liu also have many stories to tell from their past.

  "Then drink less, this kid is over a hundred days old, the old captain went and I didn't see you, I brought him here specifically to show you."

  "Hey, big brother, look what I'm saying. Yesterday, didn't I really have something? Look at this gift I've prepared for the kids, it's absolutely good stuff, can't be found domestically." After that, "Little Tong" really took out a pink box from inside the house.

  :(

  Liu Shuangxi is really embarrassed, it's not easy to receive this gift in this era, but the problem is that you sent me something wrong, why did you send me a Barbie doll or a Steffi Graf commemorative edition? Didn't you know I'm a man before? Oh well, I'm a boy.

  "Thank you, Uncle Tong." Liu Shuangxi could only pretend to be very happy and accept it. After all, it was someone's kind intention, so she might as well keep it as a memento.

  "Hey kiddo, I heard you brought back a painting, is it Zhang Lao's? I've been friends with Zhang Lao for a long time, how about taking it out and letting me take a look?" Fang Lao Ye didn't even notice whether Liu Shuang Xi liked the small gift or not, he turned around and made his intentions clear.

  "Ah, you know about this too? I also got it from a friend. Let me find it and show it to you later." The little boy had received the painting from a friend before returning home, and it was only shown once at the airport when checking luggage. No one else knew about it, and he didn't know who told Mr. Fang about it either.

  "Look at you, isn't that just a scene from 'Qing Cheng Tian Xia You' below? I can still grab your...". Old Master Fang had an expression of knowing the truth, basically telling Little Tong, "You little brat should know what to do if you're sensible."

  "Alright, big brother, it's already midday, let's eat first. You take it back and look at it slowly, whenever you're done, give it back to me."

  "Okay, okay, let's eat first, I still need to go to Old Zhao's place later."

  This meal is eaten with a smile on his face, but it's bitter in his heart.

  In the afternoon, at Zhao's home.

  "Old Zhao, it's been a while since we last met. Who is this? This is Little Liu's grandson, you should give him something, which Little Liu, Liu Xiaohai's grandson."

  "By the way, I heard that during the Qingming Festival a few years ago, you hid an old snuff bottle, which was used by Emperor Qianlong himself. This isn't good for you, let me keep it safe for a while. The current situation is uncertain, it's safer with me."

  The next day, Chen went home.

  "Old Chen, it's not easy, you've finally come back, as long as nothing's wrong, that's all that matters. Look at Liu Xiaohai's grandson, he's grown so big... Haha, this longevity lock is great, I'll thank you on behalf of Little Liu."

  "If I'm not mistaken, you have a copy of the Song edition of 'Xuan Du Bao Cang - Yun Jian Qi Jian' (note 2), sigh... it's not that I'm saying you, but rather I know about this matter, if others find out, who knows what kind of trouble they might give you. Never mind, never mind, I'll take care of it for now, and if anyone asks, just say it's mine, no one would dare to bother me."

  It wasn't until the 16th of the first month that Fang's four disciples asked Master Fang to go down to the troops, temporarily ending his activities of taking Liu Shuangxi on a leisurely stroll everywhere. During this time, Liu Shuangxi received more than 30 small gifts and trinkets of various kinds. As for Master Fang, in his words, he was just temporarily keeping them for someone else, but it's unknown how long this temporary period would last.

  In January, in January, prevent fire and theft, prevent double happiness.

  Note 1: In the 1960s, our country imported a large number of this model, mainly for use by troops and government agencies. Many people came into contact with this car at that time, and even today, it can still be seen in TV dramas to some extent. Later, due to the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations, BAIC digested and innovated on the basis of this car through a series of technical means, eventually giving birth to the Beijing Jeep, which influenced several generations of people.

  Note 2: In fact, only one page of the book remains. The price at which it was auctioned off in a Beijing bookstore in '03 was equivalent to the value of 16 taels of gold for just that single page.

  This chapter is written a bit slowly, Lao Jiu now has a nose full of snot and eyes full of tears - caught a cold. But I'll try to write something close to the times and strive to be more humorous. If you think it's passable, please collect this book first. A new writer needs time to adapt, so please look at my future performance.