Chapter 444: Have all the things over there been dealt with?
Seeing Jiang Ping's tears about to fall again, Shang Ruoting quickly handed her a handkerchief: "Mom, why not let Tan Chen accompany you to the capital."
Jiang Ping took the handkerchief and wiped her tears: "No, your father and I will go back and take a look. We can also go to the hospital to see if I can apply for early retirement. If so, I will stay at home and help you take care of the children."
Speaking of raising children, Mr. Tan became more energetic again: "Jiang Ping is right, you will be reaching retirement age soon, so why not start a year or two earlier?
Ruoting and Tanchen will be going to school soon, and the four little ones will need someone to take care of them."
Jiang Ping nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I'll take care of this matter when I return to Beijing."
Seeing that her mother-in-law was no longer as sad as before, Shang Ruoting got up and prepared some homemade fruits and vegetables, as well as a large basket of oyster mushrooms. Tan Chen also killed two big roosters.
These were the things they were going to bring back to Beijing for Jiang Ping. Although they didn't have many relatives in Beijing, they did have some friends. It would be very impressive to give these things to people during the New Year.
No matter how well off a family's life is, they rarely have access to such fresh vegetables and fruits in winter.
Seeing this, Jiang Ping did not refuse. For the sake of her early retirement, she would definitely visit the dean's home when she returned this time. These fresh vegetables and fruits would be perfect as gifts, and they were good things that could not be bought even with money.
At around 11 o'clock in the evening, after a burst of crackling firecrackers, the whole family gathered together to eat dumplings before going back to rest.
Early the next morning, Jiang Ping and Tan Shaowen took a jeep back to Beijing with a bunch of gifts prepared by Shang Ruoting.
As the saying goes, the Lantern Festival is the best time of the year. The weather in Beihe Province is very suitable for the solar term. Snowflakes have been falling outside since early morning.
The mountains surrounding the village and the houses in the village were all covered in white snow.
In the evening, Uncle Shang and his family were invited to get together, and Old Lady Shang naturally treated them to delicious food.
Everyone was eating and chatting, and little Zhang Hai even ran to the yard to build a snowman.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen returned to the room only after everyone had left.
"My parents have been back in Beijing for half a month. I wonder how things are going over there." Until today, there has been no news from Beijing, and Tan Chen is obviously a little worried.
Shang Ruoting put the second baby, who had just been coaxed to sleep, on the kang.
"Yeah, it's easy for Mom to retire, but I'm worried about something going on with her family."
Tan Chen sighed: "I'll go to the city tomorrow and make a phone call to ask."
"Well, just go and make a phone call! We'll worry less if we know the situation over there."
As the two were talking, someone knocked on the closed courtyard door, accompanied by a series of howling sounds.
"Who could it be so late?" Shang Ruoting asked casually.
Tan Chen put on a coat and walked out, saying, "I'll go take a look."
As soon as the door opened, Jiang Ping's voice came from the gate: "Tan Chen, open the door, it's Mom."
Tan Chen took a few quick steps to open the door. Besides Jiang Ping, there was also Tan Shaowen.
Both of them had obviously lost weight.
"Dad, Mom, Xiao Liu, come into the house quickly and warm up first."
Old Mrs. Shang and Old Mr. Tan, who were just about to rest, were also attracted by the noise outside. Seeing that it was Tan Shaowen and his wife returning, Old Mrs. Shang immediately went to the kitchen to prepare some food for them.
Old Master Tan walked into the living room consciously. He usually never mentioned Tan Shaowen and the others returning to the capital. That was because the old master could keep things to himself. In such a situation, even if he talked about it every day, it would be of no use. It would not help at all and would only cause trouble to others.
Now that Tan Shaowen and the others are back, the old man naturally wants to know the situation in the capital as soon as possible.
Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping came to the living room, and Mr. Tan asked first.
"Have you dealt with everything over there?"
When bringing up this topic, Jiang Ping was obviously in a low mood, as if she didn't know how to start.
Tan Shaowen sighed: "He left three days ago."
Mr. Tan nodded and said, "Don't be sad. I think you must have done everything you wanted to do when you returned this time. You should have no regrets."
Seeing Jiang Ping's tears about to fall again, Shang Ruoting walked over and patted her on the back: "Mom, you and Dad must have had a hard time traveling. Go wash up and eat something first."
Jiang Ping really didn't want to talk about her mother's family anymore. Knowing that Mr. Tan would still ask, she decided to leave it all to Tan Shaowen!
Jiang Ping followed Shang Ruoting out of the living room, and Tan Shaowen continued to talk about the Jiang family.
He was obviously a little angry.
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