Su Lan looked at her son, who was almost an adult, and said, "It's all in the past. Our family has nothing to do with that group anymore, and they won't come looking for us again. Even if they do, we don't need to pay any attention to them!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yong released his grip. "That's good. I don't want to see them again!"
Su Lan whispered to the children, "From now on, Dad only has us left. Please don't mention that other family anymore, okay?"
They nodded after hearing this, knowing that their father must have been punished, otherwise he wouldn't have become so haggard.
Su Lan said, "Okay, Mom will go cook. Don't bother Dad. Do your homework outside."
Zhou Yong said, "Mom, you go ahead and do your work! I'll take good care of my younger brother and sister!"
Su Lan was very reassured about her eldest son. She turned around and went outside. Thinking that Zhou Cheng hadn't eaten for several days, she decided to make something easy to digest, so she decided to knead the dough and make hand-pulled noodles.
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Lu Zhixia successfully picked up Zhou An'an. It took a little longer than expected today, and by the time they arrived at the courtyard, it was already dark.
Grandpa Bai went home and went to his room to rest.
Lu Zhixia asked them to move the pot outside to make dry-pot rabbit meat, while the pot inside was used to cook rice.
When Gu Lingxiao and Lu Zhixia put the pot lid back on,
"Let them watch the fire, I have something to tell you."
Lu Zhixia turned to Xiao Wang and instructed, "The fire must not be allowed to burn too brightly. You two keep an eye on it!"
Xiao Wang said, "Sister-in-law! Don't worry!"
The word "sister-in-law" touched Lu Zhixia's heart, and she felt a surge of joy.
They reached the other end of the courtyard. Gu Lingxiao put down the stool he was carrying and waited for everyone to sit down before speaking.
"I'm going to pick up my parents tomorrow, do you want to come along?"
Lu Zhixia felt it wouldn't be appropriate to meet without prior notice, so she said to him, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Why don't you tell them about my situation first, and if they don't object, then you can take me to meet them."
This was also giving both sides a buffer period. Although Gu Lingxiao was a good person, what if his mother was like Cao Guifen...?
She couldn't accept any of it because she was truly exhausted.
Gu Lingxiao said, "Don't worry, I've got everything covered! If you don't want to meet like this, then we won't. I've arranged to meet them again the day after tomorrow."
At this moment, Lu Zhixia thought of the news she had just received from Hu Youli.
"After I finish these few days of work, I will go to Jiangdu again."
"So urgent?"
"Hu Youli came here today specifically to tell me that he found out about that person. She also lives in Jiangdu, but the address he gave was very vague, without a specific house number, he only knew which street she lived on!"
"This makes the investigation more complicated."
"I know, but I'm not afraid of trouble."
"I'll ask for leave again when I get back, and I'll go with you."
"No need, your work is important, don't waste my time."
"What do you mean by wasting time? Aren't you my wife? It's only right that I do all this for you!"
"Okay! You give it a try. If you can't get time off, I'll go by myself! I know people there anyway."
"Okay, we'll see when the time comes." Gu Lingxiao said this, but in his mind he was already figuring out how to get the leave approved.
After the inspection by higher authorities, they may arrange intensive training and combat missions. Hopefully, the time is not too tight, and I can still shamelessly ask my superiors for a few more days off.
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Kyoto compound.
Cai Wei packed all the clothes she wanted to bring into her suitcase. She was exhausted after packing and sat on the bed, massaging her lower back.
Seeing the man still lying there reading the newspaper, she angrily said,
"All you do is read the newspaper; you never help me out."
"Does your back hurt?" Gu Dongsheng put down the newspaper in his hand, sat up, and then went to his wife's side, massaging her shoulders and back with his hands.
"I already told you to bring less stuff, and you packed two big suitcases."
“I didn’t bring my son much beforehand. I made sure to bring extra clothes with me. It would be a waste for him to just wear his military uniform.” Cai Wei thought that every time she saw her youngest son, it was like seeing her deceased eldest son. She felt both gratified and heartbroken.
“He’s a grown man, he can buy whatever clothes he wants!” Gu Dongsheng changed direction and continued massaging his wife. “Why are you worrying so much?”
Cai Wei closed her eyes comfortably. "Isn't it all for his sake? If he really starts dating the girl next door, of course he has to behave well. He can't be as rough and unkempt as before, or he'll be disrespecting her."
Gu Dongsheng said, "Do you think he would disagree? Although they met when they were young, they haven't seen each other much since they grew up, and they don't have any close relationship at all."
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