Before the Chinese New Year, Han Songlin invited his relatives and friends to a reunion dinner in the city, which was scheduled for noon. After all, if it was in the evening, those who lived in the countryside would definitely not be able to come.
Nowadays, transportation is also very inconvenient.
In order to make it convenient for everyone to come, Han Songlin also specially hired a car to pick them up in the countryside.
They were all members of the Han family.
In his previous life, Han Songlin had thought about gathering everyone together once a year.
Unfortunately, Han Songlin did not do well and was unable to do so.
'Songlin, you are really something, you have money and you have not forgotten about your poor relatives!'
'Uncle Yuan, look at what you said, you can't even write two Chinese characters for Han in one stroke! Today, you eat well and drink well, and if there's anything in the future, just come straight to me. If I can help, I will definitely help; of course, if I can't help, there's nothing I can do.'
Han Songlin wouldn't have organised such a big reunion if he didn't know what kind of people the Hangs were.
Han Shunyuan patted Han Songlin on the shoulder: 'I don't have anything to do with it anyway!'
With everyone there, there were almost 70 people in total.
To be honest, Han Songlin had not expected so many people.
The Han family had moved to live in Hanjiawan from the generation of Han Songlin's great-grandfather, so counting backwards, it had been at least a century.
A century was a very long time for an individual; so long that the vast majority of people in the world would not live that long.
For a family, a century was the birth and growth of several generations.
In his previous life, Han Songlin had no children and was not even married.
But he did think about his family!
Or rather, what is a family to a person?
In the hearts of men, there is more or less a dream of a family.
When you die, you always have to prove that you were in this world.
So, what is the best proof?
Two things!
One is to be remembered by others, even after you die, and that is to remain alive. For example, there are a series of historical figures like the First Emperor of Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Confucius, Mencius, Mozi, and so on.
They have been dead for thousands of years, but they are still alive in the hearts of people from generation to generation, and have become the memory of the nation.
It is very difficult to become such a person!
So if ordinary people want to prove that they have been in this world, they have to leave their mark on this world.
What is it?
Future generations!
Yes, future generations.
In the past, Han Songlin never understood why the ancients attached so much importance to passing on their lineage.
Presumably, one is a creature's natural instinct to reproduce offspring, and the other is to leave one's mark on the world.
Otherwise, when you're old, you die alone, and a month later, no one will even remember to collect your body.
In the past, there were still bones left, and the world would remember that you had passed through.
But now, it's all ashes, and they might as well be mixed with the soil.
All traces of existence have disappeared.
Han Songlin shook his head gently, but still felt that he shouldn't think too much. Right now, there were two things on his mind: one was to do what he could to make his relatives and friends live better lives, and the other was Han Ze!
Just as he thought about Han Ze, Han Ze trotted over, hugged Han Songlin's trouser leg and loudly complained, 'Uncle Songlin, Uncle Songlin, Sister Ting took my candy!'
There were many children, and they were all like unbridled ponies, scampering all over the restaurant.
Han Songlin didn't know what to say.
He picked up his son Zeke in one arm, and it felt quite funny to be held by his young self.
Han Ting came running over at this point: 'Dad, Zeke is a child, and it's not good for him to eat candy, it will rot his teeth!'
Han Songlin looked at Han Ting in surprise. That was a very good reason.
But why did it sound so funny when she said it?
'So you ate the candy for Han Ze?'
This logic is absolutely perfect!
Han Ting looked as if you were praising me, 'Dad, I'm good to Han Ze!'
Han Songlin squatted down and patted Han Ting's little head, 'It's true that you are, but you must never take Han Ze's candy again. He is your younger brother, and you must not take his things!'
'You have to take care of him!' After a moment's thought, Han Songlin added this sentence, asking Han Ting to take care of Han Ze; Han Songlin always had some strange feeling in his heart.
Han Ze's eyes were rolling as he stared at Han Ting, looking as if he would sue his parents if she bullied him again.
Han Songlin laughed lightly, this was really quite interesting.
He asked Han Ting to take Han Ze to play, and now that there were so many children, he wasn't worried at all that the children would be bored or anything.
Han Songlin also went to greet the guests.
'Brother, we're here!'
Han Songlin nodded to Han Songcai and smiled as he took Han Yingzi from He Huihui's hands.
'Yingzi has gained weight again! She's a bit fat, so don't let her eat fatty meat, eat more lean meat, fruits and vegetables, girls, if you get fat, you won't look good.' Han Songlin really couldn't accept the idea of Han Yingzi growing up to be a big fat girl.
I didn't come back to cause trouble.
Han Songcai said with a smile, 'It's fine to be a little chubby, it's a blessing!'
'Bless your head, it's fine for men to be a little chubby, but does a woman look good when she's fat? Don't mess around, when Yingzi grows up, she'll blame you.'
He Hui also felt that it was not good for a girl to be fat: 'Don't worry, brother, I'll pay attention when I go back.'
'Okay, you guys find a seat and go ahead, it's almost time to eat.'
Liu Yuyan came over. She was also greeting people!
'Almost everyone is here, so order the food!' Liu Yuyan had a happy smile on her face. Although she would spend a lot of money today, it didn't matter.
Before, she had been under a lot of pressure because Han Songlin was acting crazy.
Now, everything had become clear.
The clouds had parted and her heart was naturally filled with happiness.
'The food is served. Oh yes, when I made the order, I specifically asked the restaurant to prepare some food for the elderly. I wonder how it is!'
Liu Yuyan: 'I've already asked, so don't worry, they started stewing it in the morning, and it's definitely stewed to be fall apart in the mouth!'
Nowadays, many elderly people don't have very good teeth, so Han Songlin took this into consideration and specifically asked to have the meat stewed a bit more.
Han Songlin drew everyone's attention by clapping his hands: 'Everyone is seated, the food will be served soon.'
Han Songlin naturally went to sit at the head table: 'Deng Ge, what are you drinking today?'
Deng Yingxiu is the cousin-in-law of the factory manager at the county water plant, as Han Songlin had said earlier.
Usually, when there is something going on in the Han family, Deng Yingxiu is also very helpful, and there is really nothing to say about his character.
Deng Yingxiu was quite happy today, as there was no one left on his parents' side.
Yes, there was no one left.
When he was in a relationship with Han Bairong, the Han family did not look down on him as a poor boy.
When they got married, the Han family helped with the preparations.
'Have some!'
Han Bairong was sitting at a table, and when she heard that Deng Yingxiu wanted to drink, she quickly said, 'Have a little, hear me?'
'I heard you. Drink with Songlin!'
Han Songlin had not noticed before that Deng Yingxiu was actually afraid of his wife.