Zhu Yanyi giggled, finding her grandfathers and grandmothers so cute. They were openly calculating how to take care of her, and the elders nodded in agreement. Her heart felt warm with their love.
Old Man Zhan looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Ani, after we leave, these houses will be transferred to your name."
Zhu Yanyi paused, staring at them in surprise. "But this is your home. You can still come here when you retire. Will you really not come back?"
Mrs. Chang smiled and rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head. "Silly girl, the state will arrange housing for us when we return. Besides, even if the house is yours, will you not let us stay when we truly retire?" After nearly a year together, Mrs. Chang truly loved Zhu Yanyi like her own granddaughter.
"Of course not! I wish you wouldn’t leave," Zhu Yanyi said, looking at Mrs. Chang with a pout.
Mrs. Chang laughed. "Exactly. So why worry? You will still let us stay. Also, we haven’t seen our children and grandchildren in a long time. We want to enjoy family time. Can’t we do that?"
"Do you have children?" Zhu Yanyi asked. She didn’t know. Since the elders always lived here and no one visited, she had ignored this question.
Old Man Yao laughed. "Do you think we were born without families? You are sometimes very smart, but sometimes very confused. I, for example, never married and have no children. But I took four disciples in front of you. Several are in the capital now. Shouldn’t I go see them?" He added, "Besides, your medical skills are almost better than theirs. They are lazy when I am not around. I need to go back and push them to work harder."
Zhu Yanyi stuck out her tongue. "You didn’t tell me this. None of you did. How would I know if you had other children or disciples?" She made a funny face. "I never saw my senior brothers and sisters visit, so I just forgot about it."
"Haha," Old Man Chun laughed. "In that case, it is our fault. We forgot." she handed her a small notebook. "Here are some of my famous disciples and their students. Here are their contacts. If you have trouble, find them. If they refuse to help, tell Grandpa Chun, and I will beat them up."
The other elders also handed her small notebooks. Old Man Zhan said, "I have several students too. Some are in Zhejiang Province. If you have difficulties, ask them. You are the junior sister. Just act cute. If they don’t take care of you, I will break their heads."
Mrs. Chang gave her a contact list with names of her students and friends. She was still worried about her little disciple. "We never worry about your studies, but don’t neglect your guqin. Report to me regularly. If you don’t understand something about the guqin, find this senior brother. she is the head of the Music Department at Zhejiang City University."