Before leaving, Zhou Jiao quickly stood up and asked her godmother to help her take care of the child. She caught up with them, carrying her things. She didn't say where she was going, and only after getting in the car did she let Zhao Chuangguang take her to meet the old man and old lady of the Zhao family.

"If Jiaojiao hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. We have to meet the old man and the others first. Godfather, take us over to say hello, and then I'll go with you to meet the others." Zhang Guoqing said, slapping his forehead in annoyance.

Zhao Chuangguang laughed heartily. He had also been careless, forgetting that the old man had invited them to dinner last night, and he had turned it down.

"It's okay. Why are you so particular? But my daughter is very attentive. Your grandfather and the others will be very happy if they know about this."

Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were indeed very happy to see Zhou Jiao excitedly holding her hand tightly. The old man especially blamed them for not bringing their children with him.

Zhou Jiao had already witnessed the old man's warmth before returning to Beijing. The last time they met, he'd held her hand and cried to her grandmother. Now she was used to it, and sat obediently beside the two elders, answering their questions.

After sitting for more than half an hour, Zhao Chuangguang stood up and mentioned that the child was still at home, so he asked Zhou Jiao to go back first and let his parents go to the compound to look after the child.

Mr. Zhao and his wife were very tempted, but considering that they had to meet other people, they declined the idea and made an appointment to go and see the child tomorrow night when no one was around.

After leaving the Zhao family compound, Zhou Jiao asked them to leave first, using the excuse that she needed to buy some things back at the compound. Seeing their hesitation, she pointed to a carriage on the side of the road. In the end, Zhao Chuangguang let her get in and took her to the supply and marketing cooperative before leaving.

Zhou Jiao stood at the door, watching the car drive away. She smiled bitterly and shook her head. She thought about it for a while, but decided not to go in. She just called a carriage to go back.

Sure enough, Ping An fell asleep right after lunch. Huang Huimin quickly dragged her out to the street, leaving her two sons to look after the child and telling her aunts to wait for them to return.

Here, Zhang Guoqing followed Zhao Chuangguang to meet several elders, and at the lunch banquet, he witnessed many social skills.

Compared to Zhou Xiaozheng's inability to communicate with others, Zhao Chuangguang was quite versatile, which always made Zhang Guoqing secretly wonder how two people with such different personalities could be such close friends.

After a meal with several uncles and their families, the next day, I followed Huang Huimin back to her parents' home and went to Mr. Huang's house to pay New Year's greetings. This time, the whole family went out, even Ping An came along.

They should have made an appointment for this day. It happened to be a day off, and the Huang family had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Zhang Guoqing and his wife, they shouted for them to start calling for help.

Before they arrived, Zhao Chuangguang had said that the Huang family loved to play, and asked them not to be frightened. Sure enough, Huang Huimin and her sisters-in-law loved to joke around, and their teasing made Zhou Jiao blush.

As soon as Zhang Guoqing entered, he was pulled over to sit by Mr. Huang's side. Mrs. Huang had already snatched the child from her arms. The noisy scene suddenly made him want to laugh.

Whatever the Huang family's motivation for being so welcoming, they were a real riot. The Huangs' two sons and their sisters-in-law got along well, the children were friendly, and the atmosphere was wonderful. Their humor was especially strong, often making us laugh.

Everything makes it hard to imagine that this is the family atmosphere of the top leader.

The food and wine were quickly served by the nanny. Men and women sat at separate tables in the living room, chatting away, even the children joined in, their childish chatter making everyone laugh.

The various attempts to persuade people to drink at the table had even Zhang Guoqing, who usually struggled to get drunk, feeling a bit tipsy. Today, in addition to Zhang Guoqing and his wife, the Huang family's eldest son-in-law also showed up. He was already drunk, and he kept yelling at Mr. Huang, "Drink this bowl of wine, buddy!"

Huang Huimin even said that her father was getting younger and younger, and could even call his grandson-in-law a brother, and asked everyone to toast the old man with three glasses.

Huang Laoer fell down one after another at the table, and the other men became more or less drunk, and the banquet ended.

Leaving the men in the living room to rest and drink tea, Old Mrs. Huang asked the female relatives to follow her to the room to chat. A group of people brought a few babies into the bedroom and squeezed onto the kang.

Zhou Jiao took the opportunity to take the child and fed him on her back. Since entering the Huang family, her son had been snatched away several times. The excitement was so intense that Ping An didn't even want to take a nap, and kept crying with joy.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, seeing that the sun was about to set, Zhao Chuangguang and his wife said goodbye.

A group of people gathered around them and saw them off to the gate. Everyone said goodbye reluctantly and made an appointment to meet again.

When they boarded the bus, Ping'an's blanket was already stuffed with red envelopes and coins. Zhang Guoqing and his wife understood that the families were planning to treat each other like proper relatives, and with their godmother Huang Huimin in the middle, they didn't refuse.

In the car, Huang Huimin was delighted because her brothers and sisters-in-law all said that she and Zhou Jiao had a mother-daughter bond, and that people who didn't know them would definitely think they were real mother and daughter. She said she would take her daughter to visit her good friends in the evening and let everyone see that her daughter, who had been raised outside, had returned home.

Before she finished speaking, Zhao Chuangguang, his son and his two children all came up with ideas. They suggested that they dress the two of them up as twins, with the same long hair and the same clothes, which would definitely surprise people.

After dinner, Huang Huimin, as planned, took out two red coats for Zhou Jiao to wear while she and Zhou Jiao went out to visit friends. As soon as the two of them came out, Zhao Chuangguang said he had two daughters, which made everyone laugh.

Zhou Jiao went out with Huang Huimin to show off, and a group of guests also came to the house.

Upon learning that Zhang Guoqing and his family would be returning to the county seat tomorrow, several uncles and aunts from the provincial capital arrived with gifts. Then, Mr. Zhao and his wife went to their son's home to visit Xiao Ping'an.

For a while, the Zhao family was filled with laughter and joy, attracting neighbors to come and join in the fun.

When Zhou Jiao and Huang Huimin came back, everyone clapped and laughed when they saw them.

After chatting for a while, the outsiders gradually left.

Feng Wei and others mentioned again that they would send Zhou Jiao and the others back tomorrow.

Zhang Guoqing quickly declined, smiling and explaining for a long time before they agreed to go to the county town on vacation. The nature of their work was different from Zhao Chuangguang's, and he really didn't want his uncles to make mistakes.

It was late at night, and everyone saw Mr. Zhao and his wife off to the gate. After watching Zhao Chuangguang drive away, they said goodbye and went home.

Back in the living room, Huang Huimin began sorting out the gifts everyone had brought. These things were difficult to pack, so she could only put them in the car for them to take back tomorrow.

Zhou Jiao felt embarrassed by all these gifts. She had brought so many gifts to thank everyone for their kindness last time, but she had never expected to receive even more.

Especially since Ping An was covered in red envelopes, and even a few had slipped through her little blanket. Huang Huimin told her she couldn't take them down until she got home tomorrow. She didn't know whether to refuse or accept.

At this moment, she particularly missed her aunt, Old Lady Cheng. If she were still around, she could go to her aunt for answers. In the capital, she was so used to asking her aunt for trivial matters in life that she was not used to it for a while.