Chen Tiejun didn't go home for lunch, and Chen Shuning had just eaten a large portion of fried liver, so he couldn't eat anything right now. Therefore, only Qin Yalan and Chen Jiandang ate lunch together.

After lunch, Chen Jiandang returned to his small courtyard and went off to do something. Qin Yalan and Chen Shuning lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) chatting idly.

Chen Shuning didn't know when she fell asleep again, but when she opened her eyes again it was already past four in the afternoon.

From the outer room came Chen Tiejun's voice, and another voice that surprised and delighted Chen Shuning.

Whether it was due to missing him too much and hallucinating or something else, Chen Shuning actually heard He Chaoyang's voice.

So he quickly got out of bed, put on his shoes, and ran outside.

The tall figure sitting on the sofa in the outer room was none other than He Chaoyang, the man she longed for day and night.

Chen Shuning, beaming with delight, threw herself into He Chaoyang's arms and said sweetly, "Why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to wait until May?"

In front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, He Chaoyang had no right to say that he missed his wife so much that he had worked so hard to hand over all his work and then rushed back.

I had just gotten off the bus and was heading home when I heard that my wife had gone back to her parents' house. So I quickly took a quick shower, changed my clothes, and ran over.

Who knew that this heartless little thing was eating and sleeping well, hugging his blanket and sleeping like a little pig.

But finally seeing his wife and knowing that she was sleeping in the room, He Chaoyang suddenly felt a great sense of peace.

Holding his wife in his arms, He Chaoyang felt even more at ease.

Looking at his wife with eyes full of affection, he replied in a voice that seemed to drip with tenderness, "I came back early after finishing my work over there. I can rest at home for a while this time and spend some time with you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuning was naturally overjoyed. Ignoring the fact that her parents were still growing, she immediately hugged He Chaoyang's neck and said, "Really? Then can we go back to our house near Qianmen? I want to go back there."

I've been staying with my grandparents for a while now. My grandma gets up at 4 a.m. every day to make soup; it's so hard for her. I'm really worried that if I stay any longer, I'll exhaust her even more.

He Chaoyang naturally agreed to his wife's request, saying, "Okay, I'll have someone clean the house in a bit, and we'll move back in the next day or the day after."

He Chaoyang also didn't like living in Longquan Mountain. It was a good place for the elderly to live, quiet and with good air, but it was too inconvenient to get in and out. It was really hard on his wife to stay there for a month at a time. She must be so bored. He would have to think of a way to make it up to her.

Seeing He Chaoyang agree, Chen Shuning smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, we'll move tomorrow."

Seeing their daughter and son-in-law getting along so well, Chen Tiejun and Qin Yalan were naturally happy. However, when they thought of their eldest daughter's family, who were still far away in the northern border region, Qin Yalan felt a little sad.

Unlike her younger son-in-law, the eldest son-in-law was not capable. Even when he was far away in Heilongjiang Province, Qin Yalan was more worried about her younger daughter.

But her eldest son-in-law was different; he was a bookworm who was stubborn and inflexible. In the early years, when they didn't have the means, it was fine, but in the last two years, as the family's financial situation improved, she thought about retiring early and handing over the job to Shu'an so that she could bring the children back sooner.

Then she'll swallow her pride and ask Chaoyang for help in finding a job for her eldest son-in-law, even a temporary one, so the whole family can come back.

After all, the northern border region is too harsh. Every time Shu'an came back, Qin Yalan would feel heartbroken and unable to sleep for nights on end when she saw her daughter's dark yellow skin and her hands and feet chapped from the cold.

Although she has been sending money and supplies to her eldest daughter from time to time over the past two years, it has not changed the harsh conditions in northern Xinjiang. The two children are also suffering there with them.

Qin Yalan had everything planned out, but unexpectedly, she wrote a letter to Chen Shu'an with great enthusiasm, telling him about the matter.

But to her surprise, the reply she received was that her proud eldest son-in-law did not agree to come back.

In this era where everyone is desperate to return to the city, that fool is not coming back.

Just for his worthless pride, he actually had the heart to let his wife and children suffer with him in a place like northern Xinjiang.

At that moment, Qin Yalan truly regretted agreeing to the marriage. When she first met Xu Weihua, she never realized he was such a stubborn person.

Having been married for many years, Chen Tiejun naturally knew that Qin Yalan was thinking of her eldest daughter again, so he quickly reached out and patted his wife's hand, gently shaking his head.

Although he was worried about his eldest daughter, since she had decided to share joys and sorrows with Xu Weihua, she had to take responsibility for her choice.

Otherwise, according to Chen Tiejun's idea, she could have brought the two children back first. Even if Xu Weihua was too embarrassed to ask for help, she could have waited until later to find an opportunity to buy him a job.

But her clueless daughter seems to have gone mad from living in the countryside. The mother doesn't even think about her two children, just sticking with that man.

Chen Tiejun was also full of resentment when he thought about this. The old couple were preoccupied with their own worries, while the young couple were all lovey-dovey.

Chen Shuning didn't notice her parents' unusual behavior, but the ever-perceptive He Chaoyang did. However, seeing his wife nestled happily in his arms, He Chaoyang didn't say anything, thinking he would ask his father-in-law privately later.

The four chatted for a while longer. Chen Jiandang returned after finishing his work and saw He Chaoyang as soon as he entered the door. His eyes lit up with surprise as he exclaimed, "Brother-in-law, when did you get back?"

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