The next day, Wang Wen also went to report for duty, while Qian Weiguo carried his luggage back to Yu Yin's house.

The children in the family had all gone to the children's palace for lessons, so Uncle Hu opened the door for them. The four elderly people were busy in the yard. The first batch of vegetable seeds for propagation had matured, and Uncle Hu had picked them all, placing each type of vegetable seed separately.

"Grandpa Lu, Grandma Lu, Uncle Hu, Aunt Hu, I'll be troubling you all from now on."

Qian Weiguo has a silver tongue and can get along well anywhere.

"No trouble at all. You're Yinyin and Shurui's friend, so make yourself at home and order whatever you like."

Grandpa Lu quite liked this young man, always smiling, and he could chat with him for a while.

"Grandpa Lu, what are you doing?"

"Yu Yin instructed us to save seeds for vegetables, and to keep records for different times and different varieties, so we can check the yield later. We had nothing else to do, so we decided to do this. It's quite interesting."

Originally, the plan was to leave Lu Shurui with nothing to do, but the four of them took over the work. If he didn't do anything, he would rust away. Having something to do makes him feel more hopeful about the future.

Uncle Hu was the main force, Grandpa Lu took notes, and the rest provided support; the arrangements were all very clear.

Qian Weiguo watched the group working diligently, a thoughtful look on his face. He felt that Sister Yu Yin wouldn't do this without a reason; she must have some plan. He needed to learn from Sister Yu Yin when she returned, as he wanted to start a business and needed to accumulate capital.

Qian Weiguo's position in the Beijing military was neither high nor low. After his grandfather retired, the backbone of the military had limited capabilities, and by their generation, the situation was even more uneven. His older brother was doing well, but he was far inferior to Wang Wenye's brother or Brother Qiao, so he couldn't rely on him much.

Since I didn't join the army, the resources my family could use were limited, and I didn't want to earn too little. I thought it would be good to find another way, a path that suited me.

Lu Shurui came out of the study and saw Qian Weiguo. He led him to the room where Yu Kang had stayed.

"Put your things here. Where do you want to go for a stroll? I'll show you around. If you'd like to go next door, we can go for a walk around West Lake."

"Going for a stroll around West Lake?"

Qian Weiguo hadn't considered this point. It wasn't impossible, though; he'd come all this way, so going out for a stroll wasn't out of the question. At least he could see the current situation in various cities and the circulation of goods.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, brother-in-law. Let's explore Shanghai first, and then go to West Lake in the next couple of days. I wonder if we'll run into a Bai Suzhen."

"You'd better be serious for once, or you might run into Fahai instead of Bai Suzhen."

When with acquaintances, Lu Shurui is also quite good at making fun of people.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I can find it!"

After laughing and joking around for a while, Lu Shurui took Qian Weiguo out shopping. They went to big shopping malls, small markets, old alleyways, and various snacks. They ate and strolled along the way until they were stuffed.

Qian Weiguo deeply felt that Shanghai was different; it was more prosperous, with more people doing business. Moreover, due to national policies, many overseas Chinese came to Shanghai, and after the establishment of diplomatic relations, many foreigners could be seen on the streets.

Qian Weiguo strolled around, observing and pondering as he went. What projects would suit him? He needed to accumulate some capital for future development. No, tonight he really had to ask Sister Yu Yin for advice.

The two grown men were exhausted after shopping for a short while. Qian Weiguo thought to himself, while also admiring the women's stamina; how could they shop all day long? Their fighting spirit was truly impressive!

The two carried a bunch of snacks home, which were warmly welcomed by the children, especially Kuai Kuai, who loves these snacks the most.

Qian Weiguo was exhausted. He needed to take a shower and lie down for a while; his legs felt like they didn't belong to him anymore.

When Yin came home from get off work, Qian Weiguo was still asleep.

"Mom, Uncle says he's going to lose his legs."

"What? What happened to your leg?"

Yu Yin was quite puzzled and didn't quite understand what "quickly" meant.

"Hurry up, you don't even understand what I'm saying, just say it. What your uncle means is that you're tired from shopping and your legs feel numb."

An'an was also helpless. Kuai Kuai didn't understand anything, but he did like to imitate words.

Yu Yin understood. She was tired from shopping. Her stamina was failing her. How could someone so young be so easily exhausted?

For dinner, I made hand-pulled noodles, which the kids specifically requested. I shredded cucumbers from the yard and mixed them into the noodles—it's so delicious, you'll never get tired of it! I also had a plate of tomatoes with sugar...

Qian Weiguo gets up right on time for meals; he never misses a single meal.

"Uncle, come and try this! Hand-pulled noodles, mixed with cucumber strips and sesame paste, it's so delicious!"

Kuai Kuai can't wait any longer, he can already smell the aroma!

"Then I'll eat more. I've been eyeing the cucumbers on the shelf for so long; they look so delicious."

"It's absolutely delicious!"

The two of them kept chatting away while everyone else started eating.

"Oh, Uncle, stop talking, everyone's already eating!"

They quickly regretted it; they'd been talking so much they'd missed their meal. What a mess! They exchanged a glance and hurriedly joined in eating.

They were all hard-working people, and their bellies were round from eating. They lined up in the yard to digest their food, looking like penguins.

After the children finished eating and helped clean up, they went up to the third floor to play and practice their musical instruments, especially the new pieces they had learned during the day. They're slowly learning the guzheng and are playing it quite well.

Yu Yin seemed to be a refined lady from ancient times, fond of traditional Chinese arts such as painting, calligraphy, embroidery, and paper-cutting. She even chose the guzheng as her musical instrument. Kuai Kuai loved the drums and played them incredibly loudly.

Yu Yin and a few others were chatting in the courtyard when Qian Weiguo wanted to inquire about the buying and selling.

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