"Third brother, please don't buy us train tickets."

I bought a truck, and we're driving it to Beijing this time.

"Second brother, are you sure you can drive by yourself?"

"Don't worry, I asked my cousin when he came over."

We followed their convoy towards Beijing.

They arrived in Beijing around the 17th or 18th of the twelfth lunar month.

"Okay, I understand. You don't need to bring anything; you have everything at home."

"Haha, then we'll just be bringing our mouths with us."

"no problem.

By the way, what are your and your older brother's thoughts on having another child?

“Oh, Mother told us that my older brother and I are not having any more children.”

Making money is the top priority right now, who has time to have children?

"You guys just need to think it through yourselves. One person isn't a big deal; you still have your brothers."

"That's right, we have four children now, that's quite a lot."

They'll definitely help each other in the future; they don't necessarily have to be blood brothers.

"Yes, we'll be waiting for you in Beijing."

"Okay, I'll call you again before I go."

An Qingbai looked at his wife after hanging up the phone.

"Honey, my second brother bought a car and drove it over this time."

“We should have bought a car a long time ago. It would be more convenient for my second brother to deliver wine to him sometimes.”

"They will probably arrive in mid-January."

"It just so happens that we were on holiday at that time."

Will both my aunts be coming back for Chinese New Year this year?

Zhuang Zhimeng shook her head.

"My aunt's family isn't coming back; they're going to stay at my aunt's husband's house this time."

My aunt's husband's parents work in a special department, so we rarely see them.

This time I'll have a break, and my aunt and uncle will definitely go back to keep me company.

My aunt's family might come back.

It depends on how far my uncle's work has progressed.

If it happens to be a busy time, I can't get away.

My aunt herself said she wouldn't bother with all that.

"What about your uncle?"

"I estimate that the least likely person to come back is my uncle."

"Guangzhou has reached a critical stage of development, and my uncle definitely needs to stay and oversee things."

"Is it about the higher-ups planning to establish special economic zones?"

"Yes, the planned area is within Uncle's jurisdiction."

"Once the plans are finalized, let's go there for a trip."

"Okay, let's take the kids to see it."

A few days later, Zhuang Zhimeng and her friends took their final exams.

The exams are over and then it's vacation time.

Only Zhuang Zhimeng, An Qingbai, Su Mengmeng, Jiang Yanxia, ​​and Hao Jiuhe went home together.

After finishing their exams, Zhuang Zhijun and An Qinglin went to the military pharmaceutical factory.

The two of them will help out there for a while, and then they won't be able to go home until the Chinese New Year.

Zhuang Zhimeng asked her cousin, who was sitting in the back seat of her lover.

"Jiujiu, does your girlfriend have any relatives here?"

"Yes, Lucy also has a grandfather."

Her grandfather didn't like me much and didn't want Lucy to be with me.

Why don't I like you?

"Cousin, you be the judge."

Her grandfather actually called me a playboy! How am I like that?

The other four people laughed.

"Haha, Jiu Jiu, you still have a bit of a playboy vibe."

Hao Jiuhe ran his little finger through the stray hairs under his cotton hat.

"Tch, cousin, you don't understand. This is clearly my charming aura."

An Qingbai laughed so hard he almost stopped the car.

"Hahaha, Jiu Jiu, you've got a thick skin."

"Look at you! Wearing a floral shirt in this freezing weather, and you call yourself charming?"

"I call this trendy; foreigners all dress like this."

"You're prioritizing style over warmth."

"I don't believe it. Foreigners wear so little; they probably wear floral patterns underneath too."

Hao Jiuhe was about to retort.

Achoo!

"Let's see if you still dare to wear so little."

Someone like you should be sent to Northeast China and frozen solid.

Hao Jiuhe quickly tightened his collar and hugged his cousin-in-law.

"Cousin, is it really cold in Northeast China?"

"Yes, it's so cold that if you spill boiling water outside, it will freeze immediately."

"Wow, I definitely couldn't handle that."

"When you go to Northeast China, wear a floral shirt. It would be best if you froze into an ice sculpture so that people could admire it."

"Forget it, I'll just wear more clothes when I get back and wrap myself up like a cocoon."

Su Mengmeng couldn't stop laughing.

"Haha, I'm quite curious to see what it's like for a living person to spin a cocoon."

Jiang Yanxia was also smiling.

"Haha, little brother Jiu Jiu, you're quite humorous."

Zhuang Zhimeng finished laughing before asking the question.

"Xiazi, Mengge, are you going back to your hometown for the Chinese New Year?"

"Yes, my mother-in-law's parents are still alive, we will definitely go back."

“My maternal grandparents are in pretty good health, and we can only spend time with them during the Chinese New Year.”

"Of course, when do you plan to leave?"

"Around the 25th or 26th, I'll come back after the New Year."

“Okay, our store will definitely be busy before the New Year.”

"I was thinking I would be very busy, so I'm leaving a few days later."

Hao Jiuhe sneezed again.

Zhuang Zhimeng and the others quickened their pace and hurried home.

When I got home, I found my mother there.

"Mom, please make some ginger soup for Jiu Jiu. He probably has a cold."

"Okay, I'll cook it. You all should have a bowl to warm yourselves up."

Hao Jiuhe quickly wrapped himself in the blanket.

When the children saw them return, they wanted to come over and hug them.

Zhuang Zhimeng stopped her.

"Wait a while before you come over, we're feeling cold."

"Mom, are you sick?"

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