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The journey was peaceful.
Upon arriving in Huai City, Director Liao personally arranged for a car to take Huo Yingjie there.
When Huo Yingjie arrived at Qijia Village, a full day had passed, which was the fastest he could go, except by plane.
It's the evening of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
He Tiantian is cooking at home. Her father just cut a bunch of chives from the greenhouse on the back hill. He Tiantian is going to make chive pancakes with two eggs inside. They're going to be fresh and delicious.
This time, Huo Yingjie knew where Qi San's grandmother lived, so his father needed someone to guide him and came directly over.
It was already evening, and few people came to visit Qijia Village anymore.
He Tiantian was also surprised to hear the knock on the door.
Mom is in the bathroom, scrubbing Dad's back!
Grandma Qi was inside and couldn't hear anything, so He Tiantian had to put down the chives she was holding and go open the door.
With a creak, the wooden door opened.
In the darkness, the silhouettes of people outside could be vaguely seen.
"Brother Yingjie!" He Tiantian exclaimed in surprise, "You really came?"
Under the cover of darkness, Huo Yingjie hugged He Tiantian tightly, kissed her, and said, "Yes, I'm here."
Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong were so envious!
As for the four people in the distance, they were speechless. Huo Yingjie was such a romantic, traveling thousands of miles just to visit his sweetheart.
Just then, Grandma Qi San, who was inside the house, heard the noise and came out, calling out, "You brat, come in quickly."
"Grandma Qi, how are you feeling?" Huo Yingjie asked kindly, stepping forward to bow to the elderly woman.
"Alright, don't be so polite, come inside and sit down," said Grandma Qi. "Warm up, it gets especially cold outside at night."
Zhang Aijun, Li Yunzhong, and Huo Yingjie put down their belongings.
At this moment, Wang Shuping came out of the washroom, overjoyed!
Huo Yingjie rushed over all for his daughter!
She was naturally very happy that her future son-in-law was so concerned about her daughter!
"Yingjie, you two sit down and rest for a bit. I'll go cook." Wang Shuping said with a smile. "Old He, hurry up, Yingjie's here. Don't linger inside any longer."
He Jingyu, who was taking a shower, quickly dried himself off, put on his clothes, and came out with his hair still wet.
This son-in-law's arrival couldn't have been more timely.
"Uncle He, it's cold outside, hurry up and dry your hair," Huo Yingjie reminded him with a smile. He couldn't let his future father-in-law catch a cold just because he was here!
The thoughtful little girl, He Tiantian, quickly brought her father a dry towel.
"Dad, Yingjie, you two chat, I'll go cook," He Tiantian said. With so many people coming, the family wasn't prepared enough.
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "There are still four people outside, Tian Tian, make a little more."
"Huh?" He Tiantian was taken aback. There were four more people. It had only been half a year, but the scale had improved a lot!
"Yes, four people, that's a bit too many." Huo Yingjie was a little embarrassed. If they stayed for half a month like last time, they would probably eat up all the food in the house.
"It's alright, I'll go make it right away. We have enough food at home," He Tiantian explained, turning around to cook. Feeding eleven people was no easy task!
Upon hearing this, Wang Shuping noticed that there wasn't enough chive filling, so she chopped up some salted pork from home, stir-fried it in a pan, and mixed it with cabbage filling. She planned to wrap some more cabbage and salted pork filling later.
It was really cold outside, and those people who followed us all the way must have had a tough time.
"Brother Zhang, go and tell the four people outside to come here. Have them eat, and then find them a place to stay tonight," Huo Yingjie said. Sigh, having so many people is such a hassle!
Grandma Qi was taken aback and asked, "Are there other people outside?"
"There are still four people," Huo Yingjie said with a wry smile. "We're sorry to bother Grandma Qi."
"Hehe, that's because you're capable, kid." Grandma Qi laughed. "It's alright, let them in! They're here to protect you. I'll talk to the neighbors and let them stay in the rooms next to each other. Tian Shuping and Tian Tian can stay in one room, and Tian Tian's father can stay in the back hill. You, Xiao Zhang, and Xiao Li can stay in your room."
"Thank you very much, Grandma Qi." Huo Yingjie felt a little relieved to hear that things had been settled.
"Make yourself at home, don't be shy." Huo Yingjie smiled and said that he would leave the food coupons and money when they left.
Meanwhile, the four people outside were also worried, as they were freezing to death.
Zhang Aijun said, "Please show me your identification so I can arrange accommodation for you!"
A rather composed man stepped forward, produced his identification, and said, "We are from the Security Department of the Political Department of Yanjing."
It was dark outside, and Zhang Aijun couldn't see clearly. He said, "Let me take it in and check it first. If there are no problems, then you can come in. Please forgive me; this is our job."
"I understand," the man chuckled. In other places, they wouldn't be so easy to talk to. But here, their food, clothing, and shelter were all problems. If they went directly to the villagers' homes, it would cause a huge commotion, which didn't align with their original intentions!
After Zhang Aijun took it in for examination, he discovered it was from a fellow professional!
So he brought the person in, and Zhang Aijun introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Aijun, you can just call me Xiao Zhang."
"I'm Li Liang, you can just call me Xiao Li," the man said. There was no need to introduce the others. This Xiao Zhang wasn't one of his other colleagues who hadn't been introduced either!
Grandma Qi stopped sitting in the house and went to the kitchen to help, but Li Yunzhong stopped her.
Li Yunzhong tended the fire for Wang Shuping, while Grandma Qi took He Tiantian to the neighboring houses on both sides, asking them to vacate a room and make beds for their guests.
Upon hearing that He Tiantian's boyfriend had arrived, the neighbors became even more enthusiastic, readily agreeing and quickly bringing out their new quilts and sheets to lay out the bed.
People are happy to befriend good, ambitious families.
He Tiantian is very grateful, and she will be able to repay her father when he succeeds in Taoyuan.
For dinner, we had chive pancakes and cabbage and salted pork pancakes, served with rice porridge—fragrant, crispy, and warming.
After dinner, Zhang Aijun made arrangements for Li Liang and the other three, and then sent He Jingyu to stay at the peach orchard on the back mountain.
Wang Shuping and her daughter share a room! Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong take turns on duty; he watches the first half of the night, and Li Yunzhong watches the second half.
Li Liang and his team split into two shifts, one for the first half of the night and one for the second half.
Huo Yingjie had a lot to say, but there were too many third wheels, making it hard for him to open his eyes. How could he possibly have a chance to be alone with He Tiantian?
Huo Yingjie was extremely depressed, so he could only go to bed early to recharge and have a good talk with Tian Tian tomorrow.
As for intimate actions, they can only be done secretly.
Wang Shuping looked at her daughter, who had a constant smile and rosy cheeks, pinched her cheek, and said, "It's okay to be shy, but you can't keep staring at Yingjie like that! Aren't you ashamed at all!"
"Why shouldn't we watch it!" He Tiantian retorted. "We rarely see each other. If we don't watch it now, who knows when we'll see each other again?" (To be continued.)
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