After a long silence, Grandpa Feng finally said, "Since you have made up your mind to stay, then I will report this matter to the team leader so you can join Autumn planting later. We will have to add your name back to our family's household register too."
Grandma Feng smiled and added, "Ah Chen, in the future, just live peacefully here. Our family didn't seek any fame or wealth. As long as our family can live well and have food, that's enough."
Feng Chen nodded and replied with a smile, "Mother, Father, I understand."
After he said this, he took out a thick envelope from his pocket and placed it on the small table.
"Ah Chen, what is this?" Grandma Feng asked.
"Mother, when the case was exposed and my name was cleared, the government gave me this as compensation. With the addition of my salary and severance pay given by the factory, I have a total of 13,719 yuan."
Then, he took out another thick envelope and added, "These are the coupons I collected over the years and given by the government."
"Mother, you are the one who manages our family's money. So, please keep this money and coupon. In the future, we can add meat or eggs to nourish our family's health."
Grandma Feng took the envelopes and said with a smile, "Mother will help you keep this money and coupons. In the future, if you want to remarry, we can use this as the bride price."
Hearing this, Feng Chen shook his head and said, "Mother, I won't remarry. Now, I only want to take care of the two of you and Ah Lin."
"This money, we will keep it for Ah Lin. When he grows up and wants to get married, we won't have to worry about having no money."
Grandma Feng looked at her son and noticed that he was serious about this matter. Since he still couldn't let go, there was no need to force him. After all they experienced, whether or not her son had a wife was no longer a big matter.
"Mother will listen to you," she nodded.
"Mother, Father, it's not early anymore. The two of you should rest early. I will go back to my room first," Feng Chen said before he left his parents' bedroom.
He returned to his room and looked at his son, who was sleeping soundly. While he no longer had the chance to grow old with his son's mother, it was enough to be able to watch his son grow up safely and happily.
Lying on the outer side of the bed, he covered his son's belly with a thin blanket before he drifted into a deep sleep.
'It's really good to be able to return to his roots,' he thought.
Early the next morning, the villagers in Xie Village woke up before dawn. After a day of rest, the villagers were full of energy, even their steps were light and brisk.
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