The day before the Ruan family set off, Ruan Ruan called Huo Haocheng to inform him of their departure time.
The next morning, Ruan Ruan's parents took her to Shen City by driver, arriving at the Shen City Military Region at 5 p.m.
"Mom and Dad, Uncle and the others have arrived."
After school, Ruan Shiya, who had been waiting at the gate, called out to her parents inside when she saw Ruan Chuanji's car enter the residential area. She said she was standing outside waiting for her sister to get out of the car.
Upon hearing their daughter's voice, Ruan Chuanyan and his wife put down their chopsticks and came out to greet their brother and sister-in-law.
"They're still saying you should be arriving soon."
"Quickly, Shiya, take your sister inside. You've been on such a long drive. Quickly pour water for your uncle, aunt, and sister."
Su Yunxin pulled Gu Wenzhen towards the house. They must be exhausted after an eight or nine-hour drive; they needed to rest quickly.
Seeing that his wife and daughter had gone inside, Ruan Chuanji and the driver, carrying gifts, followed his younger brother inside.
"You're here, why are you buying things? Take all this with you later," Su Yunxin said, looking at the things Ruan Chuanji was carrying, somewhat annoyed.
"I didn't prepare anything. These are all things that Ruan Ruan bought for her family. Everyone in the family has something. So, I just brought yours over!"
Hearing her sister-in-law's words, Gu Wenzhen knew she couldn't say she bought them herself. Otherwise, even if she didn't take them back, the Huo couple would bring them when they went to the Huo family tomorrow. So she pushed all the things onto Ruan Ruan, since most of the items were indeed bought by her.
"Yes, Second Aunt, I bought all of these for you. This is a notebook and pen for Shiya, and a dress. This is a dress and two cans of malted milk powder for you. And this is White Rabbit milk candy for Shiya. I bought all of these."
Upon hearing her mother mention her, Ruan Ruan immediately took out all the things her father had put on the table, explained who they were for, and then turned around and shoved Shi Ya's things into her arms.
"Shiya, go try this on and see if you like it."
As she spoke, she pushed Shiya into her room and closed the door.
"It's rare for the child to come back, so I buy things for her second uncle and aunt. Look, I'm even wearing the watch she bought for me! Don't worry so much, here, just take it."
Gu Wenzhen walked to Su Yunxin's side, raised her arm, and showed her the watch to reassure her. She assured her that Ruan Ruan would have everything he needed and that they would not let anyone see through him.
Hearing what their sister-in-law said, they didn't make a fuss and took all their things back inside.
"Let's eat first. You must be hungry after traveling all this way. We can talk about anything else later," Ruan Chuanyan said, setting out the bowls and chopsticks as soon as he saw that everything was ready.
"Ruan Ruan Shi Ya, you've come out for dinner."
As Su Yunxin went into the kitchen to serve the dishes, she called out towards Shi Ya's room, wondering what the two of them were doing and why they hadn't come out yet.
"Mom, let me do it, let me do it."
The two people who came out upon hearing the shout quickly took the plate of food from Su Yunxin's hands.
During the meal, Ruan Ruan and Shi Ya were quietly talking about something.
The two brothers, Ruan Chuanji and Ruan Chuanyan, were also talking about some things related to the military region.
Only Su Yunxin and Gu Wenzhen were still discussing their trip to the Huo family the next day.
"Let's leave early tomorrow morning. It's more than two hours by car from here," Su Yunxin said to Gu Wenzhen while eating.
"Okay, Ruan Ruan already called Huo Haocheng before we left. I just don't know if his family is easy to get along with?"
"Don't worry about that. Last time I saw the two elders of the Huo family, they were both very sensible people, and they were able to raise Ruan Ruan so well. I imagine the other children in the family should also be sensible."
Su Yunxin recalled her previous visit to the Huo family, nodded, and told Gu Wenzhen about her impressions of the Huo family.
"It's good that you're reasonable. When we came here, Dad and the others said that if Haocheng is really as good as my older brother said, then we should finalize the marriage between the two children."
That's right, for a woman, marriage is like a second birth. Having a reasonable in-law family who protects her husband is more valuable than anything else.
"It's good that things have settled down. Last time we didn't have much contact because of time constraints, so let's have a proper chat with them."
"By the way, have everything been prepared for the Huo family?"
"Everything is ready. I specifically asked Ruan Ruan about their preferences, and Ruan Ruan herself brought a gift for each of them."
Hearing Gu Wenzhen say this, Su Yunxin looked up at Ruan Ruan, who was talking to Shi Ya about something. Her niece was truly impeccable in her social skills; there was really no need to worry about her.
After dinner, the family returned to the guesthouse to rest. Upon arriving in Shenyang, the driver drove the car to the guesthouse first, then went to eat and rest while Ruan Chuanji took the family to the military compound for dinner.
At night, Ruan Ruan slept in the same room as her mother. They were worried about her sleeping alone outside, so Ruan Chuanji and the driver's rooms were on either side of them.
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