From the History of the Republic of China to Raising Children in the 1970s

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"Well, okay." Xiaobei finally felt relieved when he saw that his grandmother really didn't cry anymore and had a smile on her face.

After being interrupted by Xiaobei, Old Man Xu couldn't feel sad anymore. After all, today was a big happy event. He smiled at Xiaoxi and Xiaobei, "Oh, these two little guys are so fair-skinned. They look like our Xu family!"

Xu Jinliang was helpless. The Xu family were all big and strong with dark skin. How could these two guys look like Xu family members? They must look like his brother-in-law. But he couldn't interrupt the old man's interest at this time. After all, he just found his sister, and he must be in a good mood at this time.

"Dad, it's not good for us to stand at the door. Let's talk about it after we go in." The speaker was Xu Jintu. He knew that he had a second sister before, but didn't he say that she had died in a flood? He never thought that he would be so lucky to become the godmother of his daughter. Could this be the power of blood relationship?

"Yes, yes, yes, come in and sit down. Xu Liu, go and see how your aunt's cooking is? It's so late. Don't let my two great grandchildren get hungry." Grandpa Xu was also a little anxious, and quickly pulled Li's mother to the restaurant.

"Got it." Xu Liu ran to the kitchen. At this time, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family was still cooking in the kitchen. The noise of cooking was very loud. She didn't know what happened outside, so she didn't come out.

Old Master Xu pulled Mother Li, and Mother Li supported Old Master Xu, and the two sat on the sofa.

"Jinmei, tell me what happened. At the beginning, they said that you and your mother were washed away by the water and there was no possibility of survival. I thought you were dead, otherwise how could I not look for you all these years!" Old Master Xu was full of regret at this time. If he knew that his daughter was still alive, he would definitely send someone to look for her a long time ago. Maybe they would not miss these years.

When Li's mother mentioned this, she couldn't help but feel extremely sad. She almost choked up and said, "At first, I was washed away by the water with my mother. We were washed along the river and almost drowned. Fortunately, we met a tree later. My mother held me and put me on the tree, and she floated in the water holding the tree."

"Later, the water became bigger and bigger, and the tree seemed to be about to break. My mother...she..." When she said this, Li's mother almost burst into tears, and the others in the living room couldn't help but feel worried. They could also foresee what happened next.

Old Master Xu couldn't help but hold his daughter's hand tightly, wanting to comfort her and give her some support.

Xu Jinliang was sitting next to Li's mother. When he heard about his biological mother, his eyes were red. However, he blinked back the tears. He quickly took some paper to Li's mother and asked her to wipe her tears.

"My mother let go of me. The flood was so big that she was drowned..."

The flood that year was so big that almost all of the village where the Xu family lived was drowned. The flood raged for a long time and did not go away. More than five people lost their lives in the flood, and many more people wandered around.

At that time, Huaguo was still in the midst of frequent wars. Old Master Xu had secretly returned and finally found Xu Jinliang. Li's mother was washed away to another place. Although Li's mother went back later, everything there had changed.

When Li's mother and Old Master Xu had almost finished talking about the past, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family finally came out. She wanted to come out when she heard what Xu Liu said, but she was the only one cooking in the kitchen, so it was inconvenient for her to come out. Now that everything was almost done, she naturally brought Xu Liu out.