"Second sister, are those people from the same school as you?"

Mai Sui looked at Wuyi with amusement, "I heard you were from the same school. We kept quiet on the way, but I guess we saw you were interested."

Wuyi smiled noncommittally. Just as his mother had said, their family's noisy arrival at the station did attract some attention.

"When does school start?"

"It's the same day as you guys. My brother and the others have to arrive at school early, so it's okay for me. I'll accompany you to register at school."

Mai Sui shook his head repeatedly, "You'd better not go."

"Hmm? Dislike me?"

"Haha, I, your sister, just want to live a low-key life."

Interesting! Wuyi looked at her with amusement, "Sister, are all the young men in the county blind or what? Why haven't they discovered your treasure?"

Mai Sui raised his chin proudly and said, "Because your sister is smart."

"Being smart isn't enough in this city. I'll take you to meet some friends in a couple of days."

Zuo Li smiled as soon as he heard it and said, "Why wait a few days? Aren't we all having a party tonight?"

Wuyi shook his head and said, "Rest first."

"Really not going? There are the most people tonight."

Wuyi smiled silently and continued to ask Mai Sui, "How did the educated youth in our team do in the exam?"

"More than half of them are gone. The rest will take the exam this year, but most have already returned home to prepare." Mai Sui added, "There's only one Big Brother Jiang in the village."

Wuyi teased, "Then you guys are famous throughout the village, right?"

"Not as famous as you guys! Especially you, you put so much pressure on us older brothers and sisters. I say, why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you just have some fun for a few years before taking the exam?"

Upon hearing this, Wuyi said seriously, "The university campus is bigger than the high school campus."

Mai Sui rolled his eyes and said, "It's true that the world of geniuses is beyond the comprehension of us mortals."

The car drove along and soon arrived at the gate of Zhou's courtyard.

Yes, after learning the number of people coming from the phone, Zhou Jiao immediately loaded the house with rice and winter quilts without saying a word. They just treated it as a family vacation.

Upon hearing the news, Miao Lishan and Zhou Jiao, mother and daughter, were already standing there arm in arm waiting.

"Big sister, you finally decided to come over? Come on, come on, let's go in."

"Big sister, are we changing places again?"

"This place is big and easy to come and go. The old lady heard you were coming and is now inside. It's too cold, so I didn't let them out."

"Then we have to go quickly."

Zhou Jiao watched the two mothers leave as soon as they met, and she quickly walked over to Father Zhang, "Dad, why didn't you come even though I wrote to you? You're not allowed to leave this time."

Zhang Dad smiled from ear to ear and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Xiao Wu didn't bully you, did he?"

"He doesn't dare. I have my parents' support."

"Yes, you are my daughter and he is my son-in-law."

Zhou Jiao smiled proudly at Zhang Guoqing, "Did you hear that? Second brother, long time no see, you're still as young as ever."

"Look, my sister can talk."

Zhou Jiao laughed happily, "Thank you for the compliment, second brother. Why didn't my second sister-in-law come?"

"She's already come once, so it's time for me to take over. Next time, let her come."

Zhang Guoqing pushed him inside and said, "Let's talk inside."

"Brother, you are still as petty as ever. Dad, you won't help your second son."

"Dad can't help you either. It's his fault for trying to snatch my daughter from my father-in-law. Hahahaha... Dad, let's go. Elder Cheng and Elder Hu are still waiting for us inside."

As soon as Mai Sui got off the truck, his eyes suddenly lit up and he happily ran in front of Zhou Jiao, "Auntie, why haven't you aged yet?"

Zhou Jiao patted her shoulder and said, "I'm old, I've been old for a long time. You're already a grown-up girl, how can I not be old? You're so beautiful. Every time your mother says you can't get married, I think she's just showing off. Such a good daughter, I want to have one myself after seeing her. Yue'er, don't you recognize your aunt?"

Zuo Xinyi smiled and took her hand. "I can forget anyone but you. I'm just stunned. Aunt, what magic medicine did you take?"

"Haha, you should call me aunt."

Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head. "It's okay, whatever name you like is fine. I never thought that the little girl back then would become my niece-in-law. Are you disappointed that I didn't attend your wedding?"

Zuo Xinyi blinked and smiled, "Didn't you receive a generous gift?"

Indeed. Unlike the other nieces-in-law, Zhou Jiao prepared another gift because of her relationship with Zuo Lin and the fact that this little girl often visited her home.

"Hello, Fifth Aunt."

"Is this Zuo Li and Zuo Cheng? Come in quickly, it's cold outside."

After some pleasantries, the group finally met in the large living room of the outer courtyard. Fortunately, they had changed the venue, otherwise, not only the younger generations of the Cheng family, but even Zhang Laoer's family would not have been able to fit in.

Aunt Chen and Aunt Ya had been busy since noon. Seeing that Zhou Xiaozheng had not returned yet, they served small bowls of noodles to welcome them.

Zhou Xiaozheng arrived late, and it was already dark when he entered the house.

Even Dr. Hu was kept at home overnight that day.

There were three large tables lined up in the dining room. Although the dishes were not very rich, the quantity was huge.

Zhang Laoer was secretly amazed. He had to give his younger brother a good hard look tonight. How much do you earn a month? No, are you and your wife always broke at the end of the month?

After the wine was finished and the party ended, everyone went back to their rooms to pack their luggage. Zhang Laoer pulled Zhang Guoqing and said, "Let's find a quiet place."

Quiet? Zhang Guoqing playfully hugged him and walked towards the backyard. What could be quieter than a garden in the middle of winter?

"Damn, how much wealth does your father-in-law have? It can accommodate everyone in Zhangjia Village. Oh my, why are there so many dogs?"

"Xiao Wu, don't tell your second brother that being an official is so easy to get rich. Uncle Zhou doesn't look like that kind of person, he's serious. Could it be you, kid?"

Zhang Guoqing was so amused that he kept shaking his head, "You think too much, this house was obtained by the Zhou family in exchange for renting it."

"Oh, and what about the dogs? It would cost a lot of money to feed so many of them."

Zhang Guoqing knew he was worried and did not hide it from him, "The three Ping'an brothers made a little money, and they usually go hunting for wild animals, so they raise them."

"That's good. You're such a fool that you don't want to live a good life anymore and make mistakes."

"Don't worry, I will never do anything illegal."

"That's right. It hasn't been easy for our family to get to where we are now. I'm just giving you a heads up. Not only that, I often think about the days when I worked in the fields."

"Life was so hard back then. Not only did I work myself to death every day, but whenever I had some free time I had to beg someone to take me to work. I could take a break from working for the owner. Damn it, they said all kinds of nasty things to me."

"Life is like this now. You can have whatever you want. You can't ruin it. Haven't you seen how miserable many high-ranking officials fell in the past few years..."

Zhang Guoqing smiled with satisfaction and breathed a sigh of relief. He had indeed been right about his second brother. Compared to his older brother, who was steady and always tried to be harmonious, sometimes the bold and uninhibited were the true men of the world.