"Okay, I feel much more at ease with you watching over me. I have to go to the provincial capital in a couple of days, so you can stop working and stay at home to take care of the three children.

I can still help take care of it for a while, and wait for Brother Yang to slowly choose a more reliable one."

If there was someone reliable in Li Mo's family, they could ask her to come to the county town to take care of her, but the sisters-in-law in Li Mo's family are all very frugal, so forget it.

Li Mo's mother is even more confused.

Xiangnan arranged Li Mo and the others to live in the room next door. The things he brought were enough for them to live in for now, but there were still many things that needed to be bought new.

You can't use hot water to boil water for bathing every day, so you can buy some tomorrow.

In the evening, Xiangnan took them to the night stalls. The three little ones ate happily and played excitedly.

"Aunt, the county town is great. It's so fun and the houses are beautiful too."

The house they live in now is so clean and beautiful, even more beautiful than the workshop. It is tiled inside. When you open the door, you can see many houses, unlike in the countryside where you can only see fields.

There were many other children playing together in the market, and there were two children of similar age in the barber shop next door.

We played together for a while and had fun making new friends.

“It’s fun in the county, but if you don’t have knowledge in the county, you’ll be laughed at, so we have to study hard, okay?

Auntie will help you find a teacher to teach you how to learn. You must learn from the teacher carefully."

The three little ones nodded in unison: "Only by studying hard can we make money, and only by making money can we eat delicious food and have fun."

"Yes, without knowledge, you have nothing. But Auntie also hopes that you can learn happily."

"If I'm unhappy, I'll tell my mother." Little Lanxi said obediently.

"Great. Little Blue Creek is so smart."

Xiangnan asked Yu Zhen to help her find a teacher, especially for painting. Xiao Lanxi was talented in painting, so she had to learn it.

Of course, we will spare no effort to deal with the aftershocks, but there is no need to rush this matter.

The next day, Xiangnan bought everything he needed, and on the third day, he followed Huode to the provincial capital.

Tomorrow is Leader Huo’s birthday, his 80th birthday. This leader has been very kind to Huo, so Huo must go to his birthday party.

This leader has always been concerned about his lifelong affairs, and it was just right that he brought Xiangnan with him this time to let him know that he was living a happy life.

An County is really far from the provincial capital. You have to go to the city first, then take a bus from the city to another city, and then there will be a bus from that city to the provincial capital.

Huo De said he wanted to get a car and drive over. Xiang Nan shook his head and said, "Let's just do it. It's like a trip. I want to broaden my horizons."

Huo De stroked her head and said, "Wife, you don't need to broaden your horizons any further. If you do, you will fly out of China."

Xiangnan quite likes to wander around the city. It is fun to take the bus. Not only is the bus full of people sitting, but it is also full of people standing, and some even bring their own small stools.

Some of them are half hanging at the door, and the car door cannot be closed.

Xiangnan and his friends bought their tickets early and got their seats, but the smell on the train was unpleasant because some people brought chickens, ducks, etc.

Even though she was sitting in the seat, she felt uncomfortable. Halfway through the journey, a white-haired old man with a three-year-old child got on the bus, making her feel even more uncomfortable.

With so many people on the bus, if she gave up her seat, she would be squeezed into a meat patty. If she didn't, she couldn't bear to see an 80-year-old woman being squeezed all over the place.

In the end, Xiangnan gave up her seat and sat on Huode's lap.

Huo De squeezed her hand and said, "Instead of suffering like this, why not drive yourself?"

"I just wanted to experience it, but I didn't expect it to be so crowded. Only after experiencing it did I realize how difficult it really is."

Only after experiencing hardship do you know how to cherish.

She wasn't a delicate person, but the smell in the enclosed space was bad and she felt a little carsick.

But three hours later, I felt better after getting off the car.

The provincial capital is completely different from the city. There are more people and cars, and the buildings are taller. The taller buildings are seven or eight stories high.

But it is still very old and there are few new buildings. However, everything is convenient. There are electric rickshaws that are specially used to pick up passengers.

Huo De was afraid that she would be tired, so he called an electric rickshaw and took Xiangnan to find a good hotel.

Even in the provincial capital, there are not many hotels these days. They are all for traveling. The one Huo De found is not bad. At least it is clean and the waiters are nice.

Unlike those guesthouses, they look impatient.

Huo De took Xiang Nan straight to the leader's house. He had to say hello first, otherwise the leader would nag him. His birthday was tomorrow and it wasn't even today.

The leader's home was in the military compound in the provincial capital. Huo De had been there several times. The guard recognized him and his face was hard to forget.

His face is more handsome than that of celebrities. None of the Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities who have been very popular on TV in the past two years are as handsome as Howard.

The guard knew that the leader was celebrating his birthday the next day and many people were rushing over, so he let Hood and the others in directly.

The leader lives in a small two-story house, which is quite old, but the exterior walls are covered with cement, making it look much more upscale than the red brick house.

The door was open and voices could be heard from inside.

My birthday is tomorrow and there are a lot of people coming and going, many of them are here to celebrate in advance.

There are people coming from all over.

The leader took care of many people before he retired and was very respected when he was in office. Many people would come to his birthday party.

Huo De knocked on the door, and a girl in her twenties ran out: "Look, look, I said it was Brother Huo De who came!

Brother Huode, grandpa was just talking about you, wondering why you hadn't come yet. He was afraid you had forgotten.

I told you that Brother Huode would never forget it."

The little girl pulled Huo De inside and said, "Come on, come on, grandpa misses you so much. You haven't seen him for a long time."

Huo De shook off her hand and said, "I'll go by myself. By the way, this is my wife Xiangnan."

The girl looked back at Xiangnan and snorted, "Grandpa didn't even know when you got married, so it doesn't count."

"I've already obtained the certificate and filed a report. You can't just say it doesn't count. Don't get too close to me."

Huo De took a step back and took Xiang Nan's hand: "Wife, let's go in."

The leader sat on the sofa and looked out: "Why haven't we seen anyone for a long time? This kid is not the type to be so slow."

"Nini is talking to him. I guess she's pestering him. This kid is really ignorant. I'll go call them."

The daughter-in-law next to him stood up and walked out, and saw Huo De holding Xiang Nan's hand, and her own daughter standing beside him with an unhappy and sullen look on her face.

"Nini, are you polite? There are guests at home, why do you have such an expression?" The leader's daughter-in-law thought to herself, what's going on? Why did Hood come here with a girl?

It would be strange if her Nini was happy.

"Hello, Aunt Qin, long time no see." Huo De greeted her politely but distantly.

He is not very familiar with his leader's family, nor does he want to be familiar with them. It is the leader who has done him a favor, not his family.

He didn't have to look at their faces.