When she gave the courtyard house back to her uncle, he did say he would get her a new house, but she didn't pay any attention and thought it was just a casual remark.

I never expected that almost a year later, it would actually be done for her, and because the apartment was only 30 square meters, they gave her two units at once.

Wang Jiayuan sat in the chair and hesitated for a long time before taking the key back from the table. But this did not mean she would just give up. She planned to go back to her parents' home and ask them what they should do about the matter.

As for Lin Li, she didn't intend to discuss it with him.

"Uncle, I'll keep the key and paperwork for now, but I need to go back and discuss it with my parents."

"Alright, they know about this. If you don't want to acknowledge me as your uncle, then put the key down."

"Uncle, how can you do this?"

"Is everything alright at work?" Li Chu was too lazy to argue with his niece anymore.

"The planned funding was disbursed last month, and our department has had nothing to do these past two days."

"Then go shopping and buy new clothes for the kids and Lin Li. Stop dawdling here."

“I already bought some for the three of them.” As she spoke, Wang Jiayuan took a new dress out of her bag.

“This is a onesie and pants that my mother-in-law made for my baby. She asked me to bring it over for her.”

"This is good, please thank your mother-in-law for me." Li Chu happily accepted it.

"Uncle, I'll head back now."

"Go back, don't think too much about it. Just keep what I gave you."

"I know, Uncle. I went to Aunt's office before coming up here, but she wasn't here."

"She went to headquarters for a meeting. I'll go pick her up later. If she can come back on New Year's Eve, she can come back for dinner. They all agree to have hot pot for New Year's Eve dinner this year. It will be more lively with more people at home."

"I'll go back and discuss it with Lin Li."

"Yes, it's nothing, don't let it upset you," Li Chu said as he walked out with his niece.

"I know, Uncle. You're getting more and more long-winded, almost as long as my mom."

"You silly girl!"

"Still calling her a girl? She's over thirty."

Li Chu smiled and shook his head: "Go back quickly. How did you get here? I'll have Dazhuang take you."

"No need, Uncle, I'll take the bus. Take care of yourself, and please give my regards to Auntie. Bye-bye."

In the afternoon, he drove himself to the headquarters to pick up Ding Qiunan and go home together.

"Where's Dazhuang? Why are you driving?"

“I gave him a holiday so he could go home for the Chinese New Year.”

"Would he agree to that?"

“I just asked Old Zhao from the bureau to talk to him. There’s nothing much going on these days, so I’m not going anywhere. Anyway, my home isn’t far away. He can come over if there’s a special situation. Otherwise, it would be a shame to have his child stay at our house during the Chinese New Year.”

When will Tian Jun be back from his training?

“He’ll probably be back in June. I don’t plan to let him drive for me anymore. Driving has ruined his future. I’ll talk to Lao Du and find him a new job.”

"You can handle it yourself. By the way, Li Chu, who did you give that medicine you made to? Why are people asking me about it?"

"Huh? Who asked about you here?"

"When I was having a meeting at headquarters today, I was eating lunch at the canteen when Officer Liu from the headquarters warehouse came over to me specifically to ask me for some food."

"Officer Liu? You mean Liu Ping? Old Chen's daughter-in-law?"

"Yes, that's her. We've never really interacted much before, we just know each other's names. Didn't you see how enthusiastic she was at noon today? Tsk tsk, she made people think we've known each other for years."

The First Evolution

"I guess someone might have given her man a pill or two. I didn't give him any. I've never even had any dealings with Old Chen's youngest son, but I'm more familiar with his brother and sister."

Do you have any medicine left?

"That's all. The first batch I made has already scattered, and the second batch will take a few more days to prepare."

"Then remember to give me some later, I couldn't agree to do it at noon today."

"No problem, it doesn't matter who it's given to, they're all just for testing the drugs for me anyway. Could you get me some of the small medicine bottles from the storeroom later?"

"Is your medicine really that effective?" Ding Qiunan couldn't help but ask.

The fact that other people's wives are willing to ask for it means it's effective and they've tasted the benefits.

"What do you think? Haven't you noticed that your sister-in-law has been radiant every day these past few days?"

"So what are you going to do in the future?"

Li Chu knew she was asking what to do with the medicine afterward; he couldn't just make some and deliver it himself.

"I plan to use the same prescription as that for removing freckles and wrinkles."

"So what do you think you'll get as a reward this time?"

"I really don't know, I haven't thought about it. Is there anything else our family needs?"

Ding Qiunan shook her head blankly; she didn't know what else her family was missing.

However, she felt a little cheated because her husband had worked day and night for so long to produce this, and it was all handed over for nothing.

"We've arrived, honey, get out of the car."

"Huh?" She was still in a daze when she was startled awake by the sudden sound, only then realizing that the car had already been parked in front of her house.

Several dogs ran out to greet them upon hearing the car and were wagging their tails at the gate.

...

After finishing dinner and tidying up, Li Chu went into the pharmacy. Soon, a strong aroma of decocted Chinese medicine wafted out.

Ding Qiunan stood at the door of Wenxuan's house, holding her child, watching the pharmacy door wide open and the father and son busy inside.

The baby in her arms was wrapped up tightly, staring wide-eyed at her grandfather and father in the house, occasionally making a "hmm" sound.

Perhaps due to generational inheritance, this little guy's physical condition is much better than Wenxuan's when he was a child.

The folk saying "three turns, six sits, nine crawls" doesn't apply to him at all.

It's not even been five months yet, and not only can she sit up steadily, but when she's dressed lightly and placed on the bed, she consciously tries to crawl forward. She even knows to use her hands to pull herself up and her feet to push herself up.

After standing there for a while, the child became clearly unhappy and wanted to get closer to see his grandfather and father.

But Ding Qiunan was talking to Wang Yueyue at that moment and didn't notice that the baby in her arms was already frowning.

"Wow wow wow~"

Yes, that's the simplest way for kids to handle things: if you ignore me, I'll cry.

As soon as he started crying, his grandma and mom's attention was drawn to him, and then the little rascal stopped crying abruptly, without even a single tear falling from his eyes.

Once the goal is achieved, there's no need to keep howling.