When the two arrived home, lunch was already prepared, and they were just waiting for the other two to come back and cook.

Song Zigan was very quick-witted and immediately explained, "Mom, today was the last day of work. The Civil Affairs Bureau doesn't open until 8 a.m., but we were the first to get our marriage certificate, and we didn't see anyone else go after us. Then we went to the photo studio."

"Hehe, we really have to take pictures on this day. I'll go cook some dishes now. I'll take the luggage over in a bit."

"Mom, you, Dad, and Er Ya should go and take a look together. Hongmei helped me pack everything yesterday."

"No, we won't go today. We'll talk about it tomorrow. You two can just take the bedding we made for you over there."

After the dishes were cooked, the family sat down together.

Song Zigan pulled Sanya's hand and stood up. The two of them knelt in front of Liu Maocai and his wife.

"Mom and Dad! Don't worry, I will definitely treat Sanya well from now on." After saying that, the two kowtowed three times.

"Okay, we believe you." Liu Maocai said, handing a red envelope to Song Zigan. Li Cuihua did the same.

Cheng Guangxu helped Song Zigan to his feet. "From now on, we're family."

Song Zigan did not sit down, but took out a red paper packet from his bag and handed it to Liu Maocai. "Dad, this is my betrothal gift for Sanya."

Liu Maocai pushed it back, saying, "We don't want any betrothal gifts. We'll be content as long as you two live a good life together."

Song Zigan insisted on giving it to Liu Maocai, but Liu refused to accept it, so Li Cuihua took it instead.

"Okay, we'll take it, but Sanya should take this back with her."

He handed it to Sanya, who was standing to the side.

"Mom, you and Dad keep this money."

“Take it if you give it to me. If I need money later, I’ll ask you for it. We’re all family, so there’s no need to refuse.”

“Yes, Sanya, you should take it,” Erya also urged.

"Hurry up and stop talking nonsense, the food is getting cold."

The three younger children stood up, and Pengfei bowed deeply, saying, "Hello, Uncle."

"Okay, this is a red envelope from your uncle. Take it and buy whatever you like."

Liu Pengfei took it and nodded with a smile.

Ping An Ge and Zhi Yuan's two children greeted each other with "Hello, Uncle!"

"Okay, this is for both of you."

The family then sat down together for a meal.

After dinner, I put the bedding in the car. "Mom, Jingze has gone back, but Jingxiang and his wife are still here. I'll go over and tell them in a bit."

“Okay, here are some snacks I prepared. You can’t go empty-handed.” Li Cuihua handed over another package. “These are for your brother Zhu’s house. You go first now, since it’s just the three of them at home.”

"Okay, Mom." The two got into the car.

"Brother Song, let's go to my brother Zhu's house first."

When they arrived, only Han Mei was at home; Li Qihong had been taken back to his hometown.

"Sister-in-law, this is my husband, Song Zigan. You and my brother Zhuzi are coming to the hot pot restaurant for dinner tonight."

“Okay, we’ll go together when your brother Zhuzi comes back.” Han Mei knew what Song Zi had done, and the two had dealt with each other before, so she nodded.

The two didn't stay long and drove to Liu Jingxiang's house.

But they were empty-handed. Having no other option, I drove to the bank.

Since the couple was at work, they only exchanged a few words, told each other to have dinner together that evening, and then left.

"Luckily, I don't have many relatives here, otherwise I would really feel uncomfortable."

“I also have an aunt who lives with my dad, so we don’t need to visit other relatives.”

Zhang Hongmei was restless at home, asking, "Grandpa, why hasn't Chengzi come back yet?"

"Sit down, I'm dizzy."

Zhang Xingguo, seeing Zhang Hongmei spinning around dizzily, said, "Hongmei, just wait patiently."

"But it's been almost two hours."

"It takes more than an hour to get there, what's the rush?"

“I said I would go with you, but you wouldn’t let me.”

The two men rarely saw Zhang Hongmei throwing a tantrum. Just then, Zhang Shouyi returned.

He forcefully pulled her down to sit. "Don't rush, the snow is heavy, it will definitely take time to get there."

"What can we do? It's too dangerous. The car can't go up the mountain."

"Don't worry about that. As long as it snows, everyone will be out there shoveling snow."

“Hongmei, take the six of them to a wedding banquet tonight. You’d better give them a lot of money, otherwise Song Zigan will lose out.”

"I know, I know, I prepared three thousand."

"So you didn't give any to Sanya?"

"Sanya is also worth three thousand."

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate? You didn't give that much when Er Ya got married."

“But it would be very strange to give a thousand. It’s okay, Song Zigan and the other two will only have a fixed salary from now on, but Cheng Guangxu will get a share of the profits from me.”

"So you're not going to give Song Zigan a share of the profits?"

"I'm afraid it will have an impact on the two of them."

"That's true, they are all public officials, so it's really not suitable for them."

“I’ve thought about it. When their child is born, I’ll give the child a one percent share of the profits as a gift. Wouldn’t that be great?”

"Okay, you can think it through yourself."

"Wife, when would be a good time for Sanya to be transferred here?"

"How would I know anything about this? I think it would be better to just stay here now. That brat is so stubborn. I told her to stay in the capital, but she insisted on going south."

Zhang Shouyi tried to distract Zhang Hongmei by talking to her, afraid that she would be too nervous.

"Let her stay there for a year. The steel plant there is about to be built, so we'll entrust it to her. If that doesn't work, we'll send Song Zigan over. That way, they'll have enough achievements within two years."

“Brother Zhang, you’re so smart. This way, it saves the newlyweds from having to separate, which would be too inhumane.”

"Wife, you know that, but you abandoned me for three years right after our wedding."

"That's different!"

Zhang Shouyi chuckled. "How is it different?"

Zhang Hongmei was a little embarrassed and angry. "I said it's different, and it's different." This shameless person is pretending to be ignorant when she knows the truth. She's hateful.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say."

Zhang Hongmei irritably picked up the bowl to collect the dishes, glanced at the time, and was now in a very conflicted state. She hoped they would be standing in front of her immediately, but at the same time, she hoped Chengzi would drive slowly, fearing that there might be some real danger.

Zhang Shouyi was truly at his wit's end, and he was extremely anxious.

He hadn't seen his sons for almost five months, how could he not miss them? But he couldn't show it, otherwise Zhang Hongmei might not have been able to hold on.

“Hongmei, Jingsong doesn’t want to go back,” Zhang Xingguo suddenly said.

Zhang Hongmei was taken aback. "Why? He didn't tell me."

"She said there was a nanny at home, so he planned to study at home."

"That's not a good idea. Doesn't he want to go home and visit his family?"

"The child is growing up and has their own ideas."

"Alright, if he really doesn't want to go back, let him stay. We're only staying for a few days."

"Dad, I've been neglecting Jinsong lately, please pay more attention to him."