It took Shen Qingyun and his group almost two months to go back and forth to Beijing this time. When we accompanied Mr. Hua to Beijing, there were four of us. Mr. Hua, his assistant Xiao Wang, Shen Qingyun and Shi Lei.

But when they came back, almost half of the boat was occupied, and there were more than ten or twenty people with their families.

Seeing this scene, not to mention Yin Xiaoman's family who had received the news and came to greet them, even Qi Feng, who had been mentally prepared in advance, was so shocked that his eyes flickered.

The large number of people is not a big deal; the most important thing is that almost all of these people can be considered old, weak, sick and disabled.

Apart from women and children, there were elderly people. Among them was an old man who was probably in his sixties. He was still using a cane and had a bandage on his leg. It was obvious that he had not recovered from his injuries.

It's a journey of thousands of miles from the capital to Zhongshan Island, with many changes of bus and boat. How did they manage to get here with such a group of people?

You can imagine how hard it is.

Qi Feng couldn't help but take a deep breath and secretly glanced at his brother.

What caught my eye was Shen Qingyun's face, which was obviously much thinner and looked tired.

Along with this group of people came half a boat full of various tools.

Seeds, farm tools, millstones, and even cages of chickens and ducklings.

It can be seen that Mr. Hua’s suggestions were effective and attracted the attention of senior leaders.

Qi Feng waved his hand and boarded the boat with a group of young soldiers.

First they carried the elderly and children down with support or on their backs, and then they started to carry the things down. Perhaps because they can finally reach the shore, the hearts that have been longing for a long time are finally at ease, and those faces that were full of wind and frost and fatigue before are now smiling.

The boat suddenly became lively.

Dabao and Erniu were naturally very excited to see their father whom they hadn't seen for several months. They rushed towards him, shouting loudly. One of them was pulling at the corner of his clothes, while the other one was hugging his thigh, and they were shouting loudly, "Daddy" all the time, and everyone around them couldn't help laughing.

Shen Qingyun simply bent down and picked up both children, one in each hand, and kissed each of their little faces.

Erniu was accustomed to this kind of intimacy and she hugged Shen Qingyun's neck tightly and refused to let go. Dabao's cheeks turned red instantly, he twisted his body, and jumped out of his arms.

Shen Qingyun didn't stop him, but just reached out and rubbed his head again.

Yin Xiaoman also followed.

Naturally, she would not do anything intimate with a man in public, but her eyes were smiling and her eyeballs followed him without fail, and anyone could feel her joy at the moment.

How could Shen Qingyun not feel it?

But his work has not been handed over yet, and it happened in such an occasion. He could only stare at his wife hard, his eyes hot and full of desire. The moment he looked into his eyes, Yin Xiaoman's heart began beating wildly and he quickly looked away as if he had been defeated.

As she turned around, her eyes fell on a young girl not far away who was packing her things to get off the boat.

"Li Fang?" she called tentatively.

The girl paused for a moment, then turned around and smiled at her: "Sister Xiaoman."

There was no surprise in his tone. It seemed that he had recognized her when she just got on the boat, but he was not prepared to take the initiative to approach her and recognize her at this moment.

Li Fang was once an educated youth who had been sent to work in Shuanggui Village. When Yin Xiaoman went to confront Liu Chunxia for the house, she and another educated youth, Liang Xiaoyu, helped her.

Later, he said a lot of good things on her behalf at the brigade headquarters.

It can be said that if Li Fang and Liang Xiaoyu had not been among the educated youth, Yin Xiaoman would not have decided without hesitation to lend the house in his hometown to the female educated youth for temporary residence.

She made this decision because she believed in the character of these two people and believed that they would not let anyone mess around in the house.

So, when she saw Li Fang on the boat at this time, she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Li Fang, why are you here too? Did something happen in Shuanggui Village?" Yin Xiaoman stepped forward and asked nervously.

When she mentioned Shuanggui Village, Shen Qingyun, who was still talking to Qi Feng over there, couldn't help but turn around, frowning, with a look of confusion on his face.

It can be seen that he had no idea that Li Fang was from Shuanggui Village before.

"Nothing happened in Shuanggui Village, don't worry, Sister Xiaoman." Li Fang replied quickly and soothingly.

After that, she continued to explain: "I came here because I received a letter from my brother. He asked me to come here to work with Elder Hua and Captain Shen. By the way, my brother's name is Li Hai, and he is with the expert group."

Li Hai and Yin Xiaoman know each other. It was one of the two young assistants who arrived on the island first. In addition to him, there was another person with the surname Wang, named Wang Jianli. This time, he accompanied Mr. Hua to Beijing, and Li Hai stayed on the island.

Yin Xiaoman looked around but didn't see Li Hai. Just as she was about to speak, Li Fang comforted her again: "My brother must be busy and has no time to take care of me. Don't worry, Sister Xiaoman. He is always like this. Once he is busy, he will even forget who he is, let alone remember me. I'm used to it. It's okay."

After saying this, he started laughing.

Isn’t what she said about the normal working conditions of these experts? Seeing that Li Fang was still cheerful and lively, Yin Xiaoman was finally not as worried as before.

She nodded to Li Fang and said, "Okay, you get off the boat first, and we'll talk again when you're done."

Then he said goodbye to her and called the children to walk towards the back of the cabin.

She was going to get her own things.

Shen Qingyun had such a long trip, and after returning he would definitely go directly to the battalion headquarters to report on his work. It would be unknown when he would be able to return home.

Naturally, they had to take his luggage and the things he bought back first.

After asking Da Mi where his things were placed, Yin Xiaoman took the children to the back warehouse first.

Based on her understanding of men, she knew that a trip this far would not be complete until he had spent all the money he had.

You should know that before leaving, he took a full two hundred yuan and took away all the national bills in the house.

So this time, they came with the ambition to work hard, and each of them even carried a large bamboo basket on their backs.

Yin Xiaoman's was better, but Dami's was borrowed specially from the kitchen. When he carried it on his back, he looked almost as tall as him, which was as exaggerated as it could be.

But what they never expected was——

In the back warehouse, there was nothing found except a package filled with thick clothes that Shen Qingyun was carrying when he left.

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Brother, have you asked clearly? It's right here." Dabao turned his head in surprise and looked at Dami on the side.

Da Mi was also confused. "It's right here. Uncle said it's right here?"

After saying this, he couldn't believe it himself and walked around again.

But at this moment, the people in the front and back warehouses had basically all left, and everywhere was empty, and everything was visible at a glance.

There were no other packages at all.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back." Yin Xiaoman reached out and picked up the travel bag.

As a result, Erniu had sharp eyes and immediately saw a white object sticking out from the zipper of the outer pocket. She reached out and pulled it open.

Then what caught everyone's eye was a white cloth bag.

Looking at a group of eager little eyes, Yin Xiaoman pursed her lips, and reluctantly took out the cloth bag and opened it on the spot.

It turned out that there was only a small bag of hard candy and a red scarf inside.

Everyone:……

Others were fine, after all they were grown up and knew how to hide their emotions, but Erniu's eyes turned red instantly.

She pursed her lips and stamped her feet in anger, "Where's the meat? Where's the meat that Dad promised to bring me? And where are the colored pencils, the twelve colors that he promised to buy me?"

The others looked at her and no one wanted to speak.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about it when we get back."

Yin Xiaoman touched everyone's head soothingly, and was about to put the backpack into his own backpack, but was snatched away by Da Mi.

She didn't fight with him for it and went back home with the cubs.

The children were young, and their father had promised them before leaving that he would bring them gifts. As a result, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, so they will be unhappy.

This is all understandable.

But what Yin Xiaoman was more concerned about was where he went?

After being married for several years, she felt that she understood this man and that he was not a stingy person at heart.

If you promise something to your children, you will do what you say.

If this happens, there must be a reason.

But no matter what, at least the person came back safely. As long as the person is fine, nothing else matters, so she is still quite calm.

Knowing that it was rare for the couple to be together, no one was so tactless as to disturb them that night, so the family had a very quiet dinner.

"I'm full. Ah, the food at home is still delicious. I haven't had a full meal in days." After drinking the last mouthful of vegetable soup in the bowl, Shen Qingyun let out a long sigh of satisfaction.

Seeing that he had finally finished eating, Erniu could no longer hold back and asked in a low voice expectantly, "Dad, do you have any other luggage that you haven't brought back? Where did you put it? How about we go get it for you now?"

As he spoke, his big eyes blinked, full of longing.

Shen Qingyun's happy expression was gradually replaced by discomfort.

"Hey, girl, Daddy was busy this time, so he didn't buy anything. I'll buy it next time!"

Erniu, who had been strictly forbidden by her mother not to cry or make a fuss while waiting for her father to come back, finally couldn't hold back her tears any longer after all her hopes were dashed.

"There won't be a next time. I will never trust you again!" After saying that, he rubbed his eyes hard with the back of his hand, jumped off the bench and ran out.

Yin Xiaoman sighed, quickly grabbed a handful of fruit candies from the cabinet next to him and stuffed them into Da Mi's hand, then patted Da Bao and raised his chin towards the outside.

The two guys looked at each other, glanced at Shen Qingyun, sighed at the same time, and then ran out together.

"This naughty kid." The pretending to be mature made Shen Qingyun laugh.

Yin Xiaoman stood up, poured a glass of honey lemon water and put it in his hand.

Although it is not yet the season for bees to produce honey on a large scale, Zhongshan Island is indeed a place where flowers bloom all year round. So occasionally, Cui Yan could also harvest some honey.

Because the quantity was too small to be handed in, she took it out to give to the children as a snack.

So Yin Xiaoman simply used the honey to pickle a large bottle of lemon slices, and when he had nothing to do, he poured some out for everyone to soak in water to drink.

After giving the water to the man, she turned around and started to clean up the dishes without saying another word.

Shen Qingyun held the water cup in his hand, not moving, just looking at her quietly. He kept looking at her for a long time, and suddenly he laughed.

"Why don't you ask me where the money went?"

Yin Xiaoman paused while wiping the table, raised her eyes and said angrily, "You won't tell me unless I ask you?"

Because Lichun found the facial cream recipe that her master had given her in the box, the girl started to prepare it herself according to the recipe.

And because the gift was for an immortal, she was willing to spend more money and effort than when Yin Xiaoman made it herself before, and the result was even better than before.

That’s not all. Gradually, Lichun seemed to find pleasure in making these skin care products, and began to think about new varieties on his own.

Yin Xiaoman is now very rich. She has facial cream, hand cream, various floral waters, and even powders made from various flower seeds and lipsticks made from flower petals.

Because she knew her man was going home today and was happy, she dressed up carefully. She applied jasmine facial cream, used powder made from mirabilis jalapa seeds, and even put on a light layer of rose lipstick.

Even though it faded a little due to eating, the pink color made her lips look even more delicate and tender.

Hearing what the man said, she rarely showed a little temper. Her eyes were wide open, and there was a hint of coquettishness and charm in her glance.

He no longer had the self-respecting and graceful look of the past.

This was something Shen Qingyun had never seen before. Just seeing it made his head buzz and half of his body went numb.

Without even thinking, he reached out and hugged his wife, pressing her directly onto his lap. The arms around her waist tightened as hard as they could, wishing they could rub her into their body.

"Tell me, if you don't tell anyone else, you have to tell your wife."

He buried his head in his wife's neck and smelled her unique fragrance. He was answering but was obviously absent-minded, and his hot hands were already touching her body dishonestly.

Yin Xiaoman was caught off guard and was hugged by him. She screamed "Ah" and was about to jump down. But at this moment, I felt the man's hot breath in my ears, and then heard his slightly hoarse voice.

Her body suddenly went limp.

Seeing his wife's cheeks slowly turning red, and then getting redder and redder, and even her breathing becoming a little rapid, Shen Qingyun's eyes became even deeper.