"Mom, Uncle Zhang upstairs has moved away." Zhou Chi suddenly ran into the kitchen and said this to Qin Hanshu.

Zhang Lei moved away a few days ago. Before leaving, he went to see Liu Ercui and asked her to help raise Yue'er, saying that he could give her more child support every month.

After the divorce, Zhang Lei seemed to realize his mistakes and felt a lot of guilt towards Liu Ercui. He never expected her to pull such a stunt at the last minute.

This gave Liu Ercui a completely new understanding of this man.

No matter what, as long as Lin Yue'er is involved, he can't see the difficulties and grievances of others.

Liu Ercui had a difficult marriage and was already starting to doubt whether divorce was the right or wrong thing to do, but this incident made her even more determined.

Divorce was the right thing to do.

Even though Lin Yue'er was unwilling, she had no choice but to go with Zhang Lei after he left. She couldn't go back to live with her gambling father, could she?

Qin Hanshu asked Zhou Chi, "Uncle Zhang has moved away, so what are you trying to say?"

Zhou Chi asked, "When will Pei'er move back?"

Zhou Chi knew that divorced couples could not live together, and Pei'er lived with her mother, so she had to move out of the family compound.

But he didn't know that the family compound was only for military dependents, and Pei'er would never be able to move back.

Qin Hanshu explained the reasons to Zhou Chi in detail.

Zhou Chi understood, and felt somewhat disappointed. He then asked, "Can't Pei'er move in with us?"

Qin Hanshu laughed, "Look at our family, Mom and Dad share one room, you and your brother share another, and even Aunt Xiaoyan sleeps in the living room. Where will Pei'er stay when she comes?"

That's true...

Zhou Chi sighed sadly.

Qin Hanshu said, "By the way, don't call her Pei'er anymore. Her mother changed her name to Peipei, Zhang Peipei."

Pei'er was named after Yue'er, but Liu Ercui felt uncomfortable with it, so she changed Pei'er's name to Peipei when registering her household.

Zhou Chi didn't really care whether it was Pei'er or Peipei, he was just disappointed that he wouldn't be able to see his friends as often in the future.

Qin Hanshu asked in surprise, "I didn't realize you had such deep feelings for Peipei. Didn't you used to dislike playing with her?"

Zhou Chi didn't get along with other kids his age, but Pei Pei liked to pester him, so the two of them often seemed to be playing together.

Zhou Chi sighed like an adult, "I didn't feel it when we were together, but now that we're separated and no one's bothering me anymore, I feel quite unaccustomed to it."

Qin Hanshu comforted her, "It's okay, you'll get used to it after a while. If you miss Peipei, Mom will take you to Aunt Ercui's place."

Zhou Chi thought for a moment and shook his head, "There's no need for that."

"......" You've said both good and bad things.

Zhou Chi's personality was like that: overly mature, indifferent to everything, somewhat caring, but not much.

Qin Hanshu suddenly really wanted to see this kid grow up and fall in love.

Ideally, he should love someone else, but she doesn't love him back. He'd be unable to have her, so let's see if he can remain as calm as Mount Tai!

Before the Lunar New Year, Ma Chaoyang visited Qin Hanshu's home, bringing a pile of gifts, which made Qin Hanshu feel quite embarrassed.

He said, "They're all for the kids, just a little something from their uncle."

Qin Hanshu: "Uncle?"

“Yes!” Ma Chaoyang said with a grin, “I’m from your maternal family, it doesn’t sound right to call me uncle, it’s better to call me maternal uncle.”

As she spoke, she even taught the children to change their way of addressing her.

Zhou Sheng can call him "uncle," and he keeps calling him that whenever Ma Chaoyang teaches him, though his pronunciation is unclear.

Qin Hanshu said, "You're not getting any younger, shouldn't you be thinking about your personal life?"

After saying that, Qin Hanshu was startled. She used to complain in her heart about Liu Ercui and Fan Hongxia always meddling in other people's weddings. Now she was doing it herself. Was she getting old?

Sure enough, Ma Chaoyang then mocked her: "I've concluded that once a woman starts worrying about other people's personal problems, she's on her way to becoming a middle-aged woman. But you're better off, you didn't say you wanted to introduce me to someone."

Qin Hanshu shut her mouth and swallowed back the words she was about to introduce him to someone.

“I dated someone before, introduced by my family, but after six months I felt we weren’t compatible, so we didn’t continue.”

Qin Hanshu nodded.

“By the way,” Ma Chaoyang suddenly said, “Did you read the newspapers from a few days ago? The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee.”

Qin Hanshu paused, nodded, and picked up an orange to slowly peel it.

"Develop the domestic economy and open up to the outside world." Ma Chaoyang said in a low voice, "My dad said that he wants to build a joint venture in Jiangcheng next year, and I want to come here."

Qin Hanshu had never asked what Ma Chaoyang's father did, but there was no doubt that his family was not simple.

"A joint venture?" Qin Hanshu handed Ma Chaoyang half an orange. "What kind?"

“Food, mainly for export.” Ma Chaoyang sighed. “I’m tired of staying in Beijing for too long, and my mother keeps urging me to get married, so I thought I’d come to Jiangcheng to find some peace and quiet.”

Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "That might not necessarily keep you out of the noise. Doesn't your uncle still exist in Jiangcheng?"

Ma Chaoyang paused, then shrugged and said, "I don't care, I just can't stand my mom."

Ma Chaoyang liked to hang out with Zhou Sheng and stayed for dinner before leaving.

Even after he left, Qin Hanshu was still thinking about the information she had received from him.

With joint ventures established, private capital won't be far behind.

It's not that Qin Hanshu was particularly eager to start a business; she never intended to run anything.

However, she still has more than 700,000 yuan in her account.

This sum of over 700,000 yuan may seem like a huge amount now, but it's useless. Without financial management, it will shrink significantly in ten or twenty years.

She remembered that when the space exploded in her previous life, it was right after the turn of the millennium. Hu Wenwen bought a dress in Hong Kong for more than eight thousand yuan.

This is something I wouldn't even dare to think about at this time.

If you don't touch that 700,000 yuan, how many dresses can you buy by the turn of the millennium?

"What are you thinking about so intently?" Zhou Weiguang walked over and patted her on the shoulder.

Qin Hanshu answered unconsciously, "The skirt..."

"A skirt?" Zhou Weiguang said, "Nobody wears skirts on the street anymore. I remember there used to be some, but what were they called? Something like 'auspicious'?"

"Bragi".

Zhou Weiguang nodded: "Yes, that's the name."

Yes, nobody's even wearing skirts yet. We'll have to wait another year or two before we can consider investing.