After Zhou Jiao finished what she was doing, she rubbed her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in her chair, patted her sore arms and legs, stood up, and was about to leave with the documents in her hand.

At this moment, the door of the room opened, and Shi Dashen, who had always had a stern face for years, came in with a smile on his face. Seeing Zhou Jiao, he said cheerfully, "Is it over?"

"Yes, I'd like you to take a look at it again, okay? Unfortunately, I can't remember any more."

Shi Dashen waved his hand. "It's better than I expected. You've worked hard recently. Go back and have a good rest."

Zhou Jiao quickly put down the documents in her arms and said with a smile, "So I'm really going home?"

"If you don't go back, your dad will beat you up. By the way, go back and think carefully about my advice."

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded, agreeing. As for whether she would agree or not, she definitely wouldn't. This kind of life wasn't for her. She already had a father, a husband, and a young son, and she had room for development back home. Why go so far away?

Her heart is too small, not enough to accommodate outsiders. In the future, she only hopes that her family will be safe.

"Your commendation can't be made public, but it's all recorded in the files. Go back and ask your father for the details." Shi Dashen paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled mysteriously. "By the way, I won't have anyone take you home either. There's a silly kid nearby who's been waiting for you all afternoon."

Zhou Jiao smiled brightly and quickly waved goodbye to him as she walked out. She guessed Zhang Guoqing would come to pick her up!

"Hey...wait!"

Zhou Jiao stopped in a hurry and turned to look at him in confusion.

Shi Dashen smiled and shook his head. "You kid, you're not going to take your luggage back? And you don't want to take the things you bought?"

Zhou Jiao patted her forehead and said with a smile, "Uncle Shi, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. I went to the dormitory to get my things and didn't come to say goodbye to you."

"Go ahead. I know you're anxious."

Zhou Jiao had nothing to be ashamed of. She guessed that if someone, like her, only saw their family for months at a time, they would have already rushed over. She was still quite prudent!

After returning to the dormitory to pick up her things, Zhou Jiao saw that there was no one in the room. She thought that they had been together for several months after all, so she picked up a pen and left a note for Hu Xiaohui, asking her to visit her at school when she had time.

Zhou Jiao adjusted herself in front of the small mirror and saw that she was still as beautiful as a flower. She happily picked up her luggage and quickly went downstairs and walked towards the door.

Zhang Guoqing watched from afar as she walked to the guard room at the gate, pedaled the bike a few steps quickly, parked the bike at the gate, watched her come out, and excitedly ran up to her, picked her up and spun around.

"Someone, put it down!"

Zhang Guoqing glanced at the teasing glances at the door, and reluctantly supported his wife's weight. Well, fortunately, she wasn't too thin.

"Xiaowu, your father-in-law is here."

Zhang Guoqing subconsciously looked back and realized that he had been deceived. He stepped forward and gave the joking guard a kick on the leg.

"Haha...Okay, I'll beg for mercy, okay? Why didn't you come in before? We were betting on how long you could last. You can do it, you really can! I lost miserably."

"Haha... He came here to intercept, how did he get in? But your father-in-law really didn't come today, didn't you ask in advance?"

Could Zhang Guoqing say that this wasn't the reason? He could let them misunderstand him. He wasn't from this department, and unless he had urgent matters to see his father-in-law, he really couldn't come in or out as he pleased.

After chatting with them for a while, Zhang Guoqing hurried back home with his wife. If he delayed any longer, his father-in-law would catch up with him. He even took advantage of the time on the way to talk to his wife about his longing for her.

"Why have you lost so much weight? Is it because you don't have enough money?"

Zhang Guoqing pushed Zhou Jiao in the cart and gave her a sad look. "How can I not lose weight when you're not around? I worry every day that something might happen to you and I won't be around. Wife, I've made a lot of money, you have to reward me."

Zhou Jiao nodded cheerfully, "Okay, whatever the conditions are."

Zhang Guoqing was so excited that he almost got dragged down by the luggage hanging from the handlebars. He quickly moved it and said, "A lot has happened recently. It's not convenient to go out on the street. Let's talk when we get back."

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay. Let's go back and talk about it. I'll come down, you find a place."

Zhang Guoqing nodded in understanding and said, "Sit down and rest for a while, then come down when we get to the ground."

The couple looked around and finally found a sack prepared by Zhou Jiao in a remote place. This time, they didn't dare to take more, so they had to go to the "black market" again tomorrow.

Zhang Guoqing didn't know what was inside the sack, and he had to keep it a secret, otherwise Aunt Chen and the others would easily suspect that he had bought something without knowing why. He was also worried that Zhou Jiao would take out something inappropriate.

"Don't worry! I'll have it ready when I get back. I didn't put anything in it except a chicken, two wild rabbits, and three fish. The rest is flour and seasonal vegetables."

Zhang Guoqing nodded. "Nothing happened outside, did it?"

Zhou Jiao looked around, leaned close to him and whispered, "Everything went smoothly! All the certificates of deposit were withdrawn and exchanged for US dollars and francs. I was lucky, but it wasn't a good thing. I almost went bankrupt. It's a pity you didn't go with me, otherwise, uh huh."

Zhang Guoqing broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. His wife was too bold to do anything wrong even abroad.

He suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Promise me that you won't do this again. We don't lack anything, so there's no need to take risks. Human desires are endless. You need to reflect on this, wife."

Zhou Jiao wanted to say that she was very careful, but seeing his worried eyes, she said seriously: "I will never use that again when you are not around."

Zhang Guoqing reached out to touch her head and hug her, but suddenly remembered the environment he was in and rolled his eyes, which made Zhou Jiao laugh out loud.

"Laugh, hurry up and laugh, and see how I'll make you beg for mercy tonight."

Seeing him gritting his teeth, Zhou Jiao was even more amused. She even deliberately flirted with him and whispered, "I'll wait for you!"

"Crazy, really going crazy..."

Zhou Jiao laughed and hurried forward. If she continued, her father would be off work soon, and her son would be getting anxious waiting.

Zhang Guoqing followed closely behind, pushing the cart. He said, "Let me tell you a few things first. We'll discuss the details tonight. While you were away, Old Zhou was accidentally beaten to death by a burglar, Gu Ruyi committed suicide, and Old Lin moved out of the compound a few days ago to live in a retirement home."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Jiao's surprised expression and continued, "Also, Mom is not Gu Ruyi's biological daughter. She gave me sterilization drugs when I gave birth to you. When the truth came out, Mom attempted suicide in the suburbs, but luckily she was rescued."

Zhou Jiao stopped and stood there in deep thought for a moment. After a moment, she walked forward again and said softly, "Is there anything else?"

"A lot. I can't explain it all right now, so you should go back and read my diary. I have it all recorded. It includes everything I said to whom, how much I ate, and even how many times I went to the bathroom. Hehe, I also remember everything about how much I missed you."

Zhang Guoqing teased her as they walked. If she knew it sooner or later, he really didn't want her to know about these things, as they would affect her good mood.