After talking to Li Ruicai on the phone to confirm the date when He Ting and Shen Junqian would arrive by train, He Hua drove a jeep to the entrance of Shiweiji to pick up Lu Baiwei and Tao Xiaotong.

Afraid that He Ting and Shen Junqian would be hungry on the train, Lu Baiwei took the children to pick them up. She also bought steamed buns from Shiweiji and packed two boxes of braised dishes.

He Hua came to pick them up on time, calculating that the jeep would arrive at the train station in plenty of time.

Little did they know that the express train that He Ting, Shen Junqian and others were riding had arrived at the station ahead of time.

The people who came to pick up Lu Yuanze helped He Ting and the others carry all the luggage off the train.

Lu Yuanze discussed with He Ting: "Ah Ting, the person who came to pick you up hasn't come yet, how about I take you back first?"

"No, Minister Lu, you have to take a detour to take us there."

"You need to rest well in your condition. How can I trouble you?"

Seeing a jeep entering the station in the distance, He Ting politely gestured to Lu Yuanze.

"Minister Lu, don't worry, my brother is here to pick us up."

"Thank you for taking care of me these days."

After sitting on the train for such a long time, Lu Yuanze was exhausted. In addition, he was not feeling well and was anxious to go back and rest, so he did not bother to be polite with He Ting.

Nodding to them, he got into the business car that came to pick him up.

As soon as the car that picked up Lu Yuanze drove away, He Hua drove the jeep and stopped in front of He Ting and Shen Junqian.

He Hua was shocked when he saw the pile of luggage on the ground.

"Ting, why did you and Xiao Shen buy so many things abroad?"

"No wonder your luggage was confiscated in Hong Kong. Maybe you brought too much stuff with you, which exceeded the control range."

"No, brother. Some of the things were brought back from Guangzhou, Hong Kong."

He Ting had just explained to He Hua when the back seat of the jeep opened and Lu Baiwei came out holding Xiao Hanzi.

As soon as Xiao Hanzi was put down to the ground, she rushed in front of He Ting and became his leg pendant.

Chengcheng and Xuanxuan refused to let Lu Baiwei and Tao Xiaotong hold them. They shouted "Dad, Uncle Shen," and rolled down from the car. They also rushed over to hug He Ting's legs.

Shen Junqian walked forward and held Tao Xiaotong's hand, and was amused by the three little ones.

"Come, give Uncle Shen a hug. Uncle Shen brought you some delicious food."

“Uncle Shen!”

“Uncle Shen!”

The lackey Xiao Xuanzi turned around and hugged Shen Junqian's legs.

Xiao Hanzi hesitated for a moment and also gave a polite hug.

Only Chengcheng looked at his embarrassed brothers and sisters and rolled his eyes silently.

He Ting rubbed his eldest son's head, seeing how calm he was at such a young age.

"You kid!"

Cheng Cheng wanted to help carry the luggage, but he was not as tall as He Ting's suitcase.

He Hua was amused by his nephew: "Chengcheng, move aside and let your uncle come. When you grow up, you can help your dad carry the luggage."

"This kid is just like Ting when he was a kid."

He Hua and He Ting moved the luggage into the trunk, Shen Junqian and Tao Xiaotong helped Lu Baiwei carry the three children to the back seat, and then went back to help carry the bags of seafood specialties brought from the south.

"Brother, I won't be going to the compound today. You can take the things I bought for Grandpa and Auntie back later, as well as the seafood that Commander Li gave to Grandpa."

"You should also help carry back the things they brought for Mr. Li's family back to the compound..."

He Ting and Shen Junqian brought back too many things.

What to do with the electronic products, cosmetics and food brought back from abroad, the seafood supplements and specialties brought back from Hong Kong, and the seafood and dried fruits brought back from Guangzhou.

After returning to the house, Lu Baiwei was busy for most of the day just distributing the things brought back to the compound.

When opening He Ting's suitcase, Lu Baiwei took out a bulging brown paper bag from the zipper on the side of the suitcase.

"What's in here?"

He Hua was picking up her things and preparing to leave. He Ting saw the brown paper bag in Lu Baiwei's hand and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Lu Baiwei wanted to open the bag to look, but he stopped her.

"Weiwei, these are some materials from my overseas research. Please keep them."

"I'll go see my brother off first, and I'll come back to tell you about what happened abroad."

After being together for a long time, every look and every gesture between them will be understood by each other.

He Ting controlled his expression very well and didn't reveal any flaws in front of He Hua, but his subtle emotional changes were still noticed by Lu Baiwei.

Knowing that there were things in the bag that could not be shown to He Hua, He Ting sent the person away, and Lu Baiwei then opened the brown paper bag.

From the brown paper bag, she took out a pair of golden dragon and phoenix bracelets, two rings as big as pigeon eggs, a pearl necklace, huge pearl earrings, etc. The pearls inlaid on the jewelry were natural pearls that were extremely round and bright in color.

These things were taken out and placed on the table, and the glittering jewels dazzled Lu Baiwei's eyes.

What made her even more dumbfounded was that what she finally took out of the bag was a land deed with the address of Shichahai written on it.

The house in Shichahai is on the edge of the imperial city and very close to the old comrade’s lakeside courtyard.

Lu Baiwei had inquired about the price of the courtyard houses there before. A well-preserved and spacious courtyard house with three entrances would be worth tens of thousands of dollars even if it was the late 1970s.

Lu Baiwei was also thinking about waiting until the international gold price reaches a peak after the Chinese New Year, disposing of the gold she had saved as investment capital for her business, and also buying a house in Shichahai.

Now this wish has been realized ahead of schedule?

The title deed to the Shichahai courtyard house was taken out from He Ting’s suitcase?

How could Lu Baiwei not be surprised?

When He Ting came back after sending He Hua away, he was met with Lu Baiwei's shocked eyes.

She stared at the pile of jewels on the table and looked at He Ting inquiringly, as if waiting for his explanation.

"This is Ms. Ye Xiangling, my mother gave it to me."

He Ting explained: "I am not stranded in Hong Kong due to luggage issues, but because she wants to see me."

Ye Xiangling?

Lu Baiwei was very familiar with this name.

She remembered that she bought a collection of poems in a bookstore in her hometown county. It seemed that the author of the collection was Ye Xiangling?

Could that be the collection of poems published by my mother-in-law?

Lu Baiwei was extremely surprised.

"My mother-in-law, the Ye Xiangling you are talking about? Is that the one I am thinking of?"

He Ting obviously also thought of the poetry collection he bought that time. At the county bookstore, Weiwei said that she liked the poetry collection of the author Ye Xiangling, saying that her poetry collection was free and unrestrained, and the soul of the writer was as free as the wind. He felt mixed emotions.

Her freedom was built on abandoning her husband and children and leaving her hometown.

However, if a person has a background, it is natural to desire the love of his parents.

Despite his resentment, his instinct drove him to buy the collection of poems.

Knowing what Lu Baiwei meant, He Ting nodded with a heavy face.

"I only mentioned it to you once before, when I was in the countryside. I went to the countryside with my grandfather and uncle's family to plant trees in the northwest, and they were related to my mother."

Husband and wife share weal and woe, and it's time to uncover the scars in his heart.