Chapter 427 Don't you remember? Time flies, and summer vacation is here in the blink of an eye.
The "ten-year agreement" was a consensus reached by the families a long time ago.
However, since most families have students in school, it's difficult to arrange a long vacation apart from summer vacation.
Fortunately, there are now direct flights from Beijing to Qiongzhou Island, making it much more convenient to travel there than before.
So, a week before summer vacation, the families made their plans.
We officially set off in early July.
But plans can't keep up with changes. Just before departure, Huo Tingzhou had an important work arrangement made at the last minute.
With no other option, the Hu and Xu families decided to proceed as planned and set off first.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, they took their children back to their parents' home for a while.
Several families agreed to meet on the island in two weeks.
Since Huo Tingzhou couldn't leave for the time being, Jiang Si and her third uncle discussed it and decided to take the children back to Shanghai first.
My trip back to Shanghai this time was mainly for business.
She only learned about it recently from a notification that the Shanghai Red Committee had taken a lot of things from Shen Xiuwen after the start of the movement.
There are more than ten land deeds and house deeds alone, which have been verified for more than two years.
Starting from the beginning of this year, these items have been returned to their legal heirs one by one.
Jiang Si went back this time specifically to help deal with this matter.
Although Huo Tingzhou was extremely busy, he still managed to rush back to Shanghai on Jiang Si's birthday.
"It's just a small birthday, there's no need to rush back."
Seeing his travel-worn appearance, Jiang Si scolded him verbally, but she was actually happy inside.
Moreover, subconsciously, she seemed to have guessed that Huo Tingzhou was very likely to come back today.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have saved a piece for him separately when cutting the birthday cake that night.
"Take a shower and relax first, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Tingzhou grabbed her wrist.
Jiang Si smiled, then habitually stretched out her left hand.
For the past few years, Huo Tingzhou has given her a ring every year without fail on her birthday.
The styles may differ, but the sentiment remains the same.
This year, she thinks it shouldn't be surprising.
However, she guessed half right, but not entirely right.
After Huo Tingzhou put the ring on her finger, he also slipped a rolled-up document tied with a red ribbon into her outstretched hand.
Jiang Si paused for a moment, but did not open it immediately.
Instead, she looked up and stared at him intently.
Having lived in the military compound for so many years, Jiang Si is not entirely ignorant about military positions.
In the original storyline, Huo Tingzhou apparently didn't take up this position until he was fifty years old.
But right now, he's not even forty yet.
She knew in her heart that the higher-ups would not have given him such a significant promotion for no reason.
Behind every dazzling promotion lies unseen danger and Huo Tingzhou's extraordinary efforts and sacrifices.
He barely mentioned any of these things to me.
Thinking about all this, Jiang Si felt a lump in her throat.
The long-awaited scene did not appear; instead, it angered his wife, leaving Huo Tingzhou somewhat at a loss.
"What's wrong, honey? Aren't you happy that I got promoted?"
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