Chapter 361: You can’t throw away your own child

Li Zhan paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "It may be a little later. It should be in July or August next year, just in time for the new semester in September. I'm sorry to trouble you for a while."

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

In other words, we will have to be separated from each other for another half a year.

"It's better to spend the New Year on the island this year and then move back to Beijing. Otherwise it will be lonely for you to be alone." Xia Juanjuan said after thinking for a while.

Li Zhan smiled and said, "Chinese New Year is already on February 6th. We can leave after the fifth day of the first lunar month. It will take another five or six days on the road, and we will arrive in Beijing on the 15th or 16th. Your school starts on the 22nd, and you have to arrange to settle down and send the kids to school. It's too tight in terms of time, so we should leave before the New Year. Grandpa and Dad haven't seen the kids for a year or two. We'll spend the New Year at the Xia family this year, so they can be happy too."

Xia Juanjuan calculated the time, isn't it?

When she goes back, she has to bring her family with her, so she naturally has no time to spare. The five or six days on the road are very time-consuming.

But if you want to leave before the New Year, you have to leave at least on January 30th or 31st, and you will only be on the island for seven or eight days.

This was saved by using the space she used when she came back.

As the two were talking, Beibei led the three children into the yard, shouting, "Mom! The fishing boats have arrived! Let's go and see! If we're late, there won't be any good seats left! The eldest and second brothers are occupying the seats!"

There was little entertainment on the island. Every time the large resident fishing boat set out on a voyage or returned, especially on its return trip, almost everyone on the island, young and old, would go to watch.

Small fishing boats usually return with some common fish, shrimp and shellfish, but the large fishing boats stationed at the port usually go to farther waters and can catch a lot of deep-sea fish, such as one-meter-long tuna, electric eels, tiger groupers, etc., so everyone loves to watch.

This should be the last voyage before the New Year, and it is also for the purpose of letting everyone on the island have a good New Year, so it is estimated that we will catch a lot of fish.

Xia Juanjuan thought this might be the last time she would see it, so she stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go take a look."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "I'll go with you guys to take a look."

As expected, the dock was already crowded with people. Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu saw Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan from a distance and waved desperately: "Mom! Over here!"

There were too many people, so Xia Juanjuan picked up Yanyan, while Lizhan put Yeye on his neck and let him hold his head, and then held Yaoyao to his chest before squeezing in with Beibei.

The fishermen who had set out to sea and some of the stationed warriors were already unloading their cargoes. Baskets of fish, shrimps, shellfish, saury, hairtail, pomfret, squid, sea urchin, etc. had all been brought ashore, followed by the big tuna, salmon, and electric eels.

When the unloading soldiers saw Li Zhan, they saluted and shouted, "Li Tuan!"

Li Zhan nodded and said with a smile: "You guys go about your business, we just came here to see what's going on."

The warrior said "yes" and went to work.

Ye Ye sat in the highest seat and pointed at the electric eel and shouted, "Dad, electric fish! Electric fish!"

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing.

But don’t electric eels generate electricity? Last time they bought one, Xia Juanjuan told them that this fish generates electricity and they can’t touch it, otherwise they will get electrocuted. Unexpectedly, Ye Ye remembered it.

Liu Huifang saw Xia Juanjuan coming back from the crowd, and couldn't help but shouting, "Juanjuan, you're back? I heard you went back to your hometown to take an exam... What exam did you take? How did you do?"

Lin Qiaomei laughed and said, "What exam? That's the college entrance exam! It's for college."

"Yes! It's the college entrance examination! I received a telegram from my hometown saying that my nephew also took the exam, but he didn't pass. Sigh!"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Well, it's OK. I will go to report after the New Year."

"Really? What school? In Hebei Province? Oh! I see you don't come out to chat with us usually, just read books at home, I didn't expect it to be useful! Then you just came back and you have to leave again? Where are the children?"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "The school is in Beijing. I just learned a lot and got lucky. I will leave in a few days and the children will follow me back to Beijing. Otherwise, Li Zhan will not be able to take care of them here."

Liu Huifang and Lin Qiaomei felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. After all, they had been together for two years, and now they were leaving all of a sudden...

"Hey! Why are you so fast?"

"That's right. But it's a good thing that you got into university! And it's a university in Beijing. The conditions are much better than on our island! Juanjuan, you are amazing!"

After a few more words, the unloading at the dock was completed and everyone dispersed, going to the local market in groups of three or four to buy newly unloaded fish, shrimp and the like.

Xia Juanjuan bought some tuna and sea urchins, three electric eels, and some fish, shrimps and shellfish, and then returned.

Part of the tuna was fried, and some of the rest was cut raw to make sashimi. The mustard and soy sauce were both taken out from the space.

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru had never seen this way of eating before, so they laughed and said, "Juanjuan, this is still raw, how can it be delicious?"

Li Zhan came to Xia Juanjuan's rescue and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, we are from the inland north and don't eat fish very often. People on these coastal islands who make a living by the sea have all eaten raw fish. There are even specialty sashimi in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, which are also eaten with sauce."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. This is only for now on the island, so there is fresh food. When you return to Beijing, you won't be able to eat it even if you want to."

It was precisely because of this that she made an exception today.

Of course, she also needs it in her space, but when she really returns to Beijing, it won’t be that convenient to take it out.

After hearing this, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru ate a bite.

The mustard was a bit pungent, so Xia Juanjuan didn't dare let them taste it, so she just dipped it in soy sauce.

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru were both quite surprised.

"This meat is really soft and has no tendons. But it has no taste without soy sauce."

If you ask them to eat again, they will refuse.

Xia Juanjuan didn't force them and ate with Li Zhan.

As for the little ones, this time they were given a small piece each and allowed to try it.

The electric eel is grilled on the stove over charcoal fire and brushed with a secret sauce over and over again with a small brush.

Other dishes include stir-fried squid with green pepper and onion, braised prawns, and pan-fried hairtail fish…

Xia Juanjuan hadn't eaten seafood for two or three months. She really missed it, so she ate more and her belly was bulging.

"I'm tired..."

Li Zhan saw this and touched her belly under the table, saying with a smile: "A little bit..."

Xia Juanjuan was startled, then her face slightly blushed. She didn't dare to move, for fear that other people would see her. She could only hold Li Zhan's hand to prevent him from touching her again.

This bastard, is he making fun of her for being fat?

At night, the triplets hadn't seen Xia Juanjuan for a long time, so naturally they all clamored to sleep with their mother.

Lizhan wanted to throw them all into other bedrooms one by one, but he held back.

You can’t throw away your own baby.

As a result, Xia Juanjuan threw a pillow at Li Zhan and sent him to sleep in the next bedroom.

However, in the middle of the night, Li Zhan was awakened by the sound of the door opening slightly.