Zhang Zhenye nodded. "There's no rush. I'll ask my second aunt and uncle for their opinions before making any arrangements."

As for Qingyang and I, we don't have that idea anymore. Otherwise, you two could have gone together, and my second aunt would be much more at ease."

"What does it matter? My family is over there, how could I let them bully me?"

Zhang Zhenye nodded, "That's true."

Zhang Weiyu thought of Chongyu, his younger brother who was still on the mountain and he knew that Chongyu was now studying politics.

Liu Chongyu hadn't been going to school and had been staying on the mountain. We'll call him in the evening to ask what he thinks.

His adoptive father had instructed Chongyu to follow him, so he couldn't forget his brother when good things happened to him.

The nanny came to call them to dinner; that's when Zhang Shouyi returned.

After the meal, Ganlu sent someone to escort the family away.

Zhang Weiyu dialed Liu Jingze's number. "Godfather, Ping'an wants to go abroad. Chongyu, why don't you go out and see the world?"

"Weiyu, let's ask Chongyu for his opinion. He can decide for himself."

"I understand, I'll call him right away."

Zhang Weiyu dialed the phone number on the mountain again and told Liu Chongyu about his wish to stay safe.

"Chongyu, why don't you go out and see the world? Broaden your horizons."

"Third Brother, my courses here are about to end, but am I suited to go abroad? The instructor has arranged for me to enter the political science department of the capital university so that I can get in touch with it as soon as possible, and I might be able to make more connections in the future."

"Chongyu, what do you mean?"

"Third Brother, I don't have any particular thoughts. I think it would be better to adapt to life in China first?"

"Okay, then we won't go. There will be plenty of opportunities to go out in the future. I just wanted you to get out and relax, and change your environment."

"Hehe, Third Brother, I like my life like this now."

After listening to Chongyu's words, Zhang Weiyu still felt that Chongyu was even more tired than the four of them. But this was his own opinion, so that was all he could do.

Time flies, and it's now 1987. Yang Lijun and the other three girls are all pregnant, but because it's winter and they're wearing thick clothes, it's not noticeable from the outside. With exams in two weeks, the four of them are studying hard.

Only after the exam was over did the four of them finally feel relieved.

Pengfei and Ping'an went to report to Wang Ying. They both knew that this internship was for Pengfei to find a girlfriend.

Zhang Hongmei now lives at home with her four daughters-in-law, maintaining a regular daily routine. The five of them are getting along better and better.

Zou Haiyin was pregnant with twins, but because she was still in the early stages of pregnancy, her belly seemed to swell up overnight when she was three months pregnant.

Zhang Hongmei paid special attention to her, saying that being pregnant with one child was already exhausting, let alone two, and she was truly fed up with this kind of suffering.

"Madam, it's your phone."

"Red Plum is me, Yu Hongxia."

"Sister Hongxia, you haven't called me in a long time."

"You're so busy these days. I heard from Wang Ying that you're going to be a grandmother soon. Congratulations!"

"Hehe, thanks. How's Niu Niu?"

"I'm calling you to invite you to my wedding on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Is Niu Niu getting married?"

"Yes, it's my colleague's child. They were classmates and had a very good relationship since they were little."

"Haha, that's great, childhood sweethearts."

"That's right, this boy has been waiting for Niu Niu to graduate, so let's get married this year."

"That's great! Let them get married as soon as possible, then you can relax and save yourself some trouble."

"Yes, that's what I think too. I'll finally be able to put my mind at ease after Niu Niu gets married."

“Sister Hongxia, you’ve been single all these years. Now that Yu Xi is married, you should also think about your own life. As you get older, you’ll be too lonely by yourself.”

"Well, after Yu Xi got married, I got married too. He's the head of a logistics company, a retired soldier, and he's never been married. He's been pursuing me for several years, and I thought it was a good thing. I'm already over forty, so I just wanted to find myself a companion."

“That’s good, Sister Hongxia should do it this way. You’ve already sacrificed so much for Yu Xi, so from now on live for yourself.”

Zhang Hongmei put down the phone and stared blankly for a while, thinking about all the little things that had happened since she met Yu Hongxia. More than 20 years had passed.

That evening, Zhang Hongmei told Zhang Shouyi about Yu Hongxia. "That woman really had it tough. Now that Yu Xi is married, she's finally free."

"Well, that child isn't very sensible either."

"Yes, she has ruined most of her mother's life. I hope she will be more filial to Yu Hongxia in the future."

"Hehe, this guy doesn't seem reliable."

Zhang Hongmei didn't say anything. She knew this too. After Yu Xi turned ten, she stopped seeing the child much. He seemed honest when he was little, but she never expected him to be so selfish. He just didn't agree to his mother remarrying.

Therefore, she distanced herself from the mother and daughter, as Zhang Hongmei disliked such selfish people the most.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Hongxia stared at the receiver for a while, thinking about the past.

She felt a little heartbroken about her daughter; she was too selfish, just like her father's family. However, she decided to wait until after he got married.

Fortunately, Yu Xi only failed to understand this matter, and was quite satisfied with her father's attitude.

She wanted a son, but after divorcing him, she married an ordinary worker. She had three daughters in a row, and then gave up hope.

When Yu Xi came in, she saw her mother staring blankly at the telephone.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I just called your Aunt Hongmei and invited her to the wedding banquet."

"Mom, is Aunt Hongmei coming over on the sixteenth of the month?"

"No, she said she'd come to visit on the day she returns to her parents' home."

"Oh!" Yu Xi was a little dissatisfied. She knew Zhang Hongmei's identity. If she could come on the wedding day and let her in-laws see her, her future life would be much better, right?

Yu Hongxia ignored her daughter. Having lived together for over twenty years, how could she not know what her daughter was thinking? Watching her mother's departing figure, she asked somewhat unwillingly.

"Mom, are you going to marry that person?"

Yu Hongxia turned around. "Yes. How come you're still objecting now that you're married and have left?"

Yu Xi was stunned for a moment, feeling a little flustered. "Mom, why are you getting married?"

"Your mother isn't getting married, and neither are you. It'll just be the two of us."

"Mom, how can that be?"

"Why not? I've been with you since I was in my twenties, and I've made it through more than twenty years. Why can't you stay with me?"

"Since you don't agree to my marriage, then you'll have to stay with me from now on." Yu Hongxia was really going all out today.