There were no expressways in the 1970s, and the one donated by Ouyang Jie had just started construction.

It took three cars (the other two were carrying bodyguards and security guards) two days to travel from Huandao to Zhishan County in Hunan Province.

The Siheyuan is located in the suburbs of the county, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pleasant scenery.

"Xinyue, Tunan, we're home." Ouyang Jie, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, called softly.

Zhan Xinyue had been feeling sleepy all day, so Ouyang Jie took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat and let Sheng Tunan sit in the back so that he could hold Zhan Xinyue while sleeping.

"Xinyue, Xinyue, wake up." Sheng Tunan was not asleep, but just dozing with his eyes closed. Hearing his father-in-law's voice, he gently shook his wife in his arms.

Zhan Xinyue opened her eyes dazedly, yawned as if she was still sleepy, and said "hmm" lazily.

When Sheng Tunan saw that his daughter-in-law had woken up, he got out of the car first, then ran to Zhan Xinyue, opened the door for her and helped her out.

Ouyang Jie smiled and nodded. The more he looked at his son-in-law, the more satisfied he became.

"Is Ouyang Jie back?" A woman in her thirties came out of the yard and greeted Ouyang Jie with a smile on her face.

"Hello, I'm Ouyang Jie."

"Hello, hello," the elder sister introduced herself, "I am Wang Fuchun, director of the Zhishan County Party Committee Office. I knew you were coming back, so I brought someone to clean up the yard for you."

"Thank you, Wang Ren." Ouyang Jie thanked politely.

"We should thank you," Wang Fuchun held Ouyang Jie's hand and said sincerely, "I saw in the news that you donated money to our Zhishan County to build a highway and a school. These are all great things that will benefit future generations! Our county chief wanted to come in person, but the leaders above said that your return to worship your ancestors is a private matter and we don't want to disturb you. I took the initiative to come and help you clean up. I hope you don't mind."

"No, no, thank you so much."

"That's good. I'm sorry to bother you. The baskets of oranges and autumn pears in the yard are grown by our fellow villagers. I specially brought them to you for you to taste." Wang Fuchun stood at the door and pointed to the large baskets of fruit in the yard.

"Wang Boren, you are thoughtful." Ouyang Jie thanked again.

Wang Fuchun waved his hands and said that these were his own affairs and not worth mentioning. He said a few polite words to Ouyang Jie and left with a few cleaners.

"I'm finally home." Ouyang Jie took a deep breath, and it wasn't until the air from his parents entered his body and he smelled the familiar scent that he truly felt that he was home.

"Boss, Brother Long asked me to come here early. I have already asked someone to make the beds. All the bedding is new. The quilt was dried yesterday, and the sheets and quilt covers were washed and exposed to the sun." A bodyguard reported.

"Brother Long knows that you miss Hunan cuisine. I found a chef and he is already cooking. You and your sister and aunt can take a break. You can eat in an hour."

Zhan Xinyue stood at the back, chatting with Sheng Tunan: "Chen Long really cares about Dad."

Sheng Tunan nodded in agreement.

Ouyang Jie had a dull expression and was not moved at all. Chen Long had been doing these things all the time and Ouyang Jie was used to it.

"Xinyue, Tunan, I'll take you to the room. You can lie down for a while. I'll call you when the meal is ready." Ouyang Jie turned around.

"good."

The courtyard is very large and it took two or three minutes to reach the bedroom. Because it had been cleaned in advance, the room was dusty, and the fragrance of flowers outside the window drifted in, filling the whole room, which was very comfortable!