Chapter 38: Reunion (1/2)
When their group arrived at Yecheng, they waited for a while at the airport. Grandpa Tang's plane was arriving half an hour later, so the family agreed to meet him at the airport.
Tang Hongjun asked his wife to stay with the children and wait, and he would find a driver himself.
Not long after, the next plane landed, and after Grandpa Tang came out, he saw his grandson being lifted high, with a letter of blessing in his hand-Chen Suling packed some things in a hurry, and forgot to bring a sign. She was afraid that the old man could not find them, so Chen Suling asked Tang Jinyu to write a blessing for him to see. The child held it up, held it upside down unconsciously. Originally, he and Xia Ye already attracted a lot of people’s attention, but now more people were watching.
Xia Ye was handsome, most of the children at this age were rebellious, and he didn’t seem like someone who was easy to get along with, especially with his expressionless look on his face, but what caught people’s attention was that he was holding a child that was happily smiling.
Elder Tang couldn't help himself when he saw it, and waved at them and walked a few steps over, ”Xiaoyu!”
When the child heard it, he turned his head and looked over. He was lifted high and was able to see more clearly, and he suddenly called ”Grandpa”. Chen Suling looked over to see the old man, and smiled: ”Xiaoyu eyes are so good, Dad let me get your luggage!”
As soon as she said this, Xia Ye handed Tang Jinyu into her arms and grabbed the luggage himself, and copied what Tang Jinyu said, and called out grandpa.
Father Tang was so happy, he nodded repeatedly, ”Yes, they are all good boys.”
Tang Jinyu handed his blessing paper, ”Grandpa Happy New Year~”
The old man took it with a smile, and gently squeezed his small face and said: ”Happy New Year, come on baby, let Grandpa also be blessed!”
Tang Hongjun happened to find the car at this time, and came over to pick up his family, and went to their hotel.
It is not easy to book a hotel during the New Year, and it was even more difficult to book the same hotel where Teacher Xia and their City Symphony Orchestra were staying at. It was Chen Suling who asked one of dad's old friends to help her book a room for them. Grandpa Chen has been in business for many years and he has a wide range of friends. This old friend in Yecheng specializes in running a hotel business, and was very familiar with the local area.
The feeling of spending the New Year in the hotel was a whole new experience for him. Tang Jinyu was hugged by his dad and looked around when they first arrived here. Tang Hongjun held him all the time and talked to him in a low voice, fearing that he would not be comfortable here.
Grandpa Tang also missed his grandson, but he couldn't see him with his son holding him in his arms. He couldn’t but say, ”You put down Xiaoyu and let him play by himself.”
Tang Hongjun put down the child, and the child immediately rushed over to hug Xia Ye's leg, he lifted his head up and was excited,”Brother, watch the fireworks!”
Xia Ye looked down at him, and then took another look at the balcony. It was different from the north. This small city in the south prefers to set off fireworks during the New Year. He can hear the continuous sound of fireworks, sounding close and far away, and occasionally seeing a big firework exploding in the sky from time to time.
Xia Ye bent over to pick him up, and went to the balcony to watch the fireworks.
The Tang family father and son didn't get to see Tang Jinyu. Old Tang asked his son to arrange the food and drinks, and he brought a big candy box to the balcony and bonded with his two grandsons.
When it was almost eleven o'clock, the doorbell rang outside the hotel room.
Teacher Xia stood at the door, still wearing a suit for the show, and his hair was still styled in place. When he saw them, his face was full of surprise, ”You guys are really here? So it was true, I came here as soon as I got a call from the front desk, how did you guys even find me? I don’t even want to think about it…”
Tang Hongjun pulled him over and said with a smile, ”Come on, Lao Xia, see who else is here?”
Teacher Xia has been separated from his son for a whole day, and he couldn’t help laughing. He looked at Xia Ye and the busy family in the room. There was wine, vegetables, various sweets and snacks on the table, and several words of blessing were decorated around. For a moment, he thought he was back home.
Elder Tang greeted him as he sat on the sofa, and the old man said kindly: ”Everyone should be happy on celebrating New Year’s day together. Xiao Xia come sit over here, and let's eat some dumplings together. I just bought them, and I also ordered several kinds of them! ”
Teacher Xia was pulled over, and he sat down, he laughed and chatted with the old man for a few words before he suddenly remembered, ”Look at my memory, uncle, I still have a few concert tickets with me, If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you are welcome to come.”
Elder Tang was very interested in this. He wanted to agree but he hesitated, ”It's a pity, I brought a few summer clothes, but I didn't bring any tuxedos…”
Chen Suling smiled and said: ”Dad, I brought some for you. We have all of one. Even if Teacher Xia didn’t have any more tickets to give, I was planning to go listen in the crowd, It's been a long time since I have been to a concert, and it’s also Xiaoyu’s first time going.”
Grandpa Tang was also very happy, ”It's time to take Xiaoyu to listen to one. Now that he's also learning to play more instruments, he can take this as a learning experience!”
The little guy is still learning basic things, but in the heart of the old man, he already considered him as a little musician, and he wanted to show off to his dear grandchild talent.
Speaking of tuxedos, Teacher Xia also talked about his experiences ,”Uncle, you don’t know, but when I first started working, I didn’t dare to say my real height. At that time, money was tight everywhere and I didn’t have time to look for clothes my size. If you were too tall, you would have to pay more to buy clothes that fit me, so it was hard to find a job.”
Teacher Xia said with emotion, ”I can easily write it on my resume, but I’ve never dared to say that I am taller than 1.8 meters tall.”
Old Tang curiously asked, ”Xiao Xia, how tall are you actually?”
”I am 1.91.”
Old Tang laughed, ”It's good to be tall, it looks like Xiaoye is also going to be tall. He would look good as a tall person, he would be a talented person.”
Tang Hongjun deliberately teased Xia Ye, ”Yeah, let’s not talk about this. If Xia Ye wanted to find a job, he could go work with his aunt. He is much better than the male models hired by their company. Such a handsome young man, I don’t know which girl he would cheat on in the future, ah!”