"Zhixin, how is it?" Lan Fengjiao asked her proud granddaughter with a smile.

"Grandma, we're now boyfriend and girlfriend."

Zhang Hongmei sat there laughing. If Xiao Wu hadn't wanted to, he wouldn't have stayed for so long.

"Madam, what are your thoughts?"

“My son has no objection, so I have no problem. It’s mainly because your family has raised Zhixin to be so outstanding.”

Thank you for your praise. It is an honor to have your recognition.

"Madam, the New Year is only two weeks away. We'll be returning the day after tomorrow. As for the children, let them decide for themselves. We'll follow your arrangements."

“Mrs. Zhou, you’re too kind. I agree with you. Let the children handle it themselves.”

After seeing off the Zhou family mother and her two children, Zhang Hongmei returned to the compound.

Zhang Shouyi had truly let go of everything. When they found him, he was reading in his study.

"Is it confirmed?"

"Yes, Xiao Wu didn't object."

"Hehe, our sons are all married now, how about the two of us go out and have some fun?"

"Let's all go together, the three of us."

Zhang Shouyi shook his head, "Dad's health is not bad, but he is getting old after all. It's not good for him to be out all the time. It's good that Zhenye and the others are with him."

Zhang Shouyi's plan was to trick his wife into leaving so he could have a life with just the two of them.

"Let's talk about it later, there's no rush. We don't even know when they'll get married. Let's wait and see."

Xiao Qi was absent from the dinner table tonight. While sipping his soup, Wei Yu asked Xiao Wu, "How's it going?"

"Not bad, pretty. This girl didn't hide anything from me; she said she was raised to be part of our family from birth."

"Hehe. That's quite honest. Since it's for our family, are you satisfied with everything?"

"I don't know much about it yet. Let's go out on a date this Saturday and Sunday and see."

"Third Brother, I don't really like being schemed against like this, but they haven't really done anything substantial to scheme against me. We'll wait until we know more about them before making a decision." Xiao Wu wasn't too concerned about this. He quite liked straightforward girls. His brain was constantly racing outside, and when he got home he just wanted to relax and be comfortable. Being pretentious and affected was tiring.

"Xiao Wu, let me give you some advice: you must find someone you like at first sight, that way you'll have a good relationship later on."

"is that so?"

Zhang Weiyu nodded, saying that there must be affection between husband and wife, otherwise, given their status, it would be unrealistic for them to separate.

Xiaoqi Zhang Qichang and Wei Wei were having dinner at Fuzeyuan Restaurant; it was just the two of them at the table.

Wei Wei was so excited that she lost her appetite; this was in front of her idol.

After the meal, the two sat down to drink tea. "Wei Wei, you only fell for me because of my face, right?"

Wei Wei shook her head, "I first noticed you because of your face, but later I noticed you because of your chastity."

"Okay, I agree. From now on, we'll be boyfriend and girlfriend."

Wei Wei felt relieved. She had the reserve of a girl, but she also knew that if she wanted to stand by the side of a man who stood so high up, she would have to temporarily put aside that reserve.

The two sat down and talked a lot. At first, Wei Wei talked about her situation, wanting Zhang Qichang to understand her quickly.

Zhang Hongmei waited for her youngest son in the living room until 10 o'clock before he returned.

"Mom, why aren't you resting yet?"

"Son, how are you?"

"It's confirmed, it's Wei Wei."

"Okay, I'll talk to her mother tomorrow. Son, what are your plans for your wedding date?"

"Mom, I think the three of us should get married together, so that all our relatives and friends can come once."

"Okay, I understand. You can go back and rest now."

The next day, after seeing her husband off to work, Zhang Hongmei finally called Tian Ying. As the groom's parent, she felt she should maintain the proper decorum.

After hanging up the phone, I had Ganlu call Mrs. Yuan. We arranged for the two children to meet the next day.

Xiao Liu's blind date was quite successful, mainly because it's hard for a man to refuse the admiration of a beautiful girl who also idolizes him.

Zhang Hongmei didn't want to rush her sons, so she let them spend more time together.

Xia Nuan stayed with Madam Yuan, while the other two girls went home.

However, both mothers called and said they would send the two children over after the Lantern Festival, since young people who are in love can't always be together.

On May 1st, 1999, Xiao Wu and his two brothers got married together.

Zhang Hongmei is quite relaxed now. She is fifty-one years old this year, but looks like she is only in her thirties. Standing with her daughters-in-law, they look like they are from different generations.

In October of 2000, Zhang Hongmei was blessed with three more grandsons, and she wasn't as attached to granddaughters anymore. Everything was the same.

The birth of the children made the family even more lively. This is what a large family looks like. No one can help but envy them.

Liu Jingze comes over every day to see his grandson.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in 2000, Zhang Xingguo passed away without any warning. The old man did not get up in the morning. When the guards arrived at the appointed time and did not see their old leader, they pushed open the door and found him still lying in bed.

This was a devastating blow to Zhang Hongmei. Just yesterday they were discussing the menu for their New Year's Eve dinner. This morning, the old woman passed away.

The family didn't hear the old man's last words, but that didn't really matter. They were all relieved that he hadn't suffered and had left peacefully.

Funerals cannot be held on the first or second day of the Lunar New Year, so by the time the old man's funeral was finally held, it was already the tenth day.

Zhang Hongmei fulfilled her promise to the elderly man by hiring musicians from her hometown to perform for him for three consecutive days.

Zhang Shouyi didn't want his wife to stay at home and be reminded of him by familiar objects, so he took her with him, and the couple, along with two bodyguards, drove from the capital, intending to travel to every part of the country.

Gradually, Zhang Hongmei also let go of the past, and the couple finally truly experienced their time together. They walked and stopped along the way, not in a hurry.

I call home every week, but I never answer back.

It took them five years to return to the capital.

The grandchildren are all grown up, especially Ruiyang and the others, who are fifteen years old and have graduated from high school.

The couple felt happy looking at their twelve grandchildren.

After staying at home for a year, in 2006, the couple sent their nine grandchildren abroad and set off again.

They wanted to go to the mountains to live in seclusion. Although their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren tried to persuade them to stay, they couldn't stop them.

Life on the mountain is about working from sunrise to sunset.

Gan Lu and Xiao Li stayed with them the whole time. But Zhenye still sent four more bodyguards. They were really worried about the two elderly people.