That day, Xu Zexi took many photos of his maternal grandparents and also took photos of the leaders of the brigade where the Yang family lived. This was an opportunity to do favors for the Yang family, and the shrewd Xu Zexi would not miss it.

Xu Zexi went home after dinner. When he got home, Xu Xinning was changing Xu Yaozu's dressing.

Xu Zexi was very excited. As soon as he came in, he shared the interesting things that happened that day with Xu Xinning. Of course, he also talked about Qi Lian.

Xu Xinning teased, "Brother, it looks like that girl has taken a liking to you."

Xu Xinning's words reminded Old Mrs. Xu.

Xu Xinning is already engaged, so it's time for her older brother, Xu Zexi, to get married.

Grandma Xu: "Does Xiao Xi have a girl he likes?"

Xu Zexi laughed: "Grandma, I'm surrounded by rough old men, where am I supposed to find girls?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Laosan leaned over and said, "Brother, let's find a star performer from the performing arts troupe, someone who can sing and dance, and as for looks, she can't be any less attractive than my sister."

Xu Zexi patted Xu Laosan on the shoulder and said irritably, "Do you think there's anyone in this world who can compare to your sister?"

Xu Laosan sighed, shook his head and said, "Our brothers' lives are just not as good as my Heng's. All the best girls in the world have been snatched up by my Heng."

Grandma Xu was amused by Xu Laosan and joked, "Your future daughter-in-law mustn't hear this, or she'll be heartbroken."

Xu Laosan muttered, "I'm telling the truth. Anyway, I haven't seen a woman prettier than my sister."

The lucky Mu Jingheng hadn't eaten yet and was currently monitoring Wang Yanping with his brothers. He heard that Wang Yanping was going to meet with his supplier that night, and Mu Jingheng felt that once they met, they could close the net.

The enemy agents are using a single-line contact system, a conclusion reached after so many days of surveillance. Once they make contact, Wang Yanping's line can be closed. Then they can monitor Wang Yanping's superiors, find out who his superiors are, and so on, until they can all be caught in one fell swoop.

Recent surveillance footage shows that enemy agents are already stirring up trouble. They want to take advantage of the turbulent situation to create public opinion and undermine public morale in order to achieve their goals.

The next morning, Xu Yaoqiang got up and filled the water tank with water.

After having breakfast, Xu Laosan and Xu Zeyu called Chen Jianguo to go to school together.

Xu Zexi was practicing military boxing in the courtyard.

Grandma Chen leaned over the wall and chatted idly with the Xu family.

Grandpa Xu is making a bamboo drying basket for Grandma Xu.

Grandma Xu has been pickling a lot of vegetables she can't finish growing in the field, and some of them are being dried and stored.

Over time, the drying baskets at home will inevitably break. If they need to be repaired, they should be repaired; if they are no longer usable, they should be re-splittered bamboo and made into new ones.

With so many things to dry, Grandpa Xu got busy.

Fortunately, Xu Zexi was there as a free laborer. He cut down all the bamboo that Grandpa Xu needed and soaked it in water for him.

With Xu Zexi around, Grandpa Xu's life became much easier.

Grandma Chen's health was poor, Wang Ying had gone missing, and Grandma Xu was helping to make the Chen family's pickled vegetables this year. In addition, Xu Xinning went to school in Kyoto, and Yang Chunqin had a lot of things to do in the brigade, so Grandma Xu was particularly busy this year.

Fortunately, Xu Xinning is taking care of her family's health, otherwise they really wouldn't be able to handle it, considering they are not young anymore.

Just as the family was about to go to work, several people arrived at the gate of the courtyard, carrying things in their hands.

Xu Zexi thought they were visiting Xu Yaozu again, but his face darkened when he saw Qi Lian.

"Oh! We have guests?" Grandma Chen greeted them with a smile.

"We're here to thank Comrade Xu. He saved my daughter yesterday," Mrs. Qi said with a smile.

Grandma Chen said happily, "Xiao Xi saved someone? That's a truly virtuous deed."

Mother Qi added, "Of course! My daughter is extremely grateful to him. As soon as she got home yesterday, she told us all about how good Comrade Xu was. She will remember this kindness for the rest of her life."

Grandma Xu couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly, "Wasn't it someone else who saved the person? How come it's my Xiao Xi now? This is not right. It's not fair to the three young men who actually saved the person."

Old Mrs. Chen sensed something was wrong. Although she had suffered a stroke, she was always quick-witted, especially when it came to people who wanted to scheme against her.

Grandma Chen scoffed, "This is really strange. Why not thank the person who actually saved us, but instead rush to thank the person who didn't save us? What kind of logic is that? It's so incomprehensible. Could it be that they're trying to take advantage of our Xiao Xi because he's so handsome?"

Grandma Chen always hit the nail on the head. Qi Lian blushed unconsciously upon hearing this and secretly glanced at Xu Zexi.

Xu Zexi had just finished exercising and looked especially handsome. Qi Lian couldn't take her eyes off him.

When Grandma Xu saw Qi Lian's appearance, she snorted lightly, while Grandma Chen looked at her with disdain.

Mother Qi immediately said, "Comrade Xiao Xu did not go into the water to save people, but he was the first to discover it. If it weren't for him calling for help, my daughter would have been in danger. So it's no exaggeration to say that Xiao Xu is a lifesaver. My daughter is a rare high school student, a cultured person, and she is very polite."

Grandma Chen: "Oh! A high school student? That's really rare. Nannan, where's our Nannan? Sister-in-law, is our Nannan a college student? In today's society, college students like our Nannan are extremely rare, right? And our Xiaoxi is also a high school student, right? Not only is he a high school student, but he's also a company commander at such a young age. You wouldn't realize it until you hear about it. Now that you mention it, how come our children are so outstanding? Sister-in-law, you and my brother are so lucky. No wonder so many people are eyeing our children!"

Xu Xinning slowly walked down the stairs and said to Grandma Chen with a smile, "Grandma, Brother Guoqing is also very outstanding. I heard from my brother that he will be promoted when he comes back from this mission, so you don't need to envy my grandpa and grandma."

Grandma Chen smiled happily, her eyes crinkling, and replied, "I knew our children were all outstanding! Xiao Xi, when can you come back for National Day? His grandfather and I miss him terribly."

Xu Zexi replied, "I should be able to come back and spend the New Year with you."

Grandma Chen clapped her hands happily: "That's wonderful! I haven't seen my Guoqing for two years."

Xu Zexi said, "Auntie, I'll take a lot of photos of Guoqing when I get back and send them back to you."

Grandma Chen: "Okay! We'll also give Guoqing a photo of our whole family."

Xu Zexi: "I will definitely bring it to you."

The group chatted amongst themselves, leaving the Qi family members standing to the side.

The Qi family members were all amazed when they saw Xu Xinning; they hadn't expected the Xu family children to be so outstanding.

Seeing the excellence of the Xu family made Qi Lian even more determined to marry into their family.