The only decent thing was the bed; the wardrobe was only knee-high and looked old, probably left over from someone else.
"Nothing is as good as home," Xiao Hui said after glancing at the house after hearing her mother and brother's words.
Song Lili couldn't help but glance sideways, thinking to herself, "Son, if the conditions here were the same as your home, the threshold here would probably have been worn down by people long ago."
Many people are desperate to get a job here.
However, these things were too complicated for seven or eight-year-old Xiaohui to understand.
So, Song Lili simply said to him, "Your father is too lazy and doesn't know how to take care of himself. We'll go buy him some daily necessities this afternoon."
If you have the means, why work so hard? Why torture yourself?
So Song Lili readily agreed to stay the afternoon and help Zhang Qinghua decorate the house properly.
Zhang Qinghua, who was focused on his work, was unaware that his wife and children were discussing how to give his room a major makeover.
All he wanted to do right now was finish his work so he could go back to his wife and daughter.
However, he was a calm and composed person, so others didn't really notice it.
Those who heard that Zhang Qinghua's wife and children had arrived were still joking with him, "Little Zhang, are you still in the mood to work? Aren't you going to spend time with your wife and children?"
"Exactly, they've come all this way, so you shouldn't be working. Work is never-ending; spending time with family is more important."
"We've finally reunited. Let's hurry back."
Everyone was joking, but it was actually advice given to Zhang Qinghua.
The people here only know that Zhang Qinghua is from the countryside and just graduated from university; they don't know that his home is now in the capital.
Moreover, he was unaware that his wife was also a college student.
Therefore, everyone assumed that Song Lili and her group came from their hometown, which is why they urged Zhang Qinghua to hurry up.
Zhang Qinghua smiled kindly, but he didn't listen to them and actually went back to be with his wife and children.
He finished his work diligently, and when it was time to leave, he nodded to the others and said, "I'm leaving now."
I rushed back home and saw my four little ones, one big and three small, all crammed together on one bed, fast asleep.
Seeing this, Zhang Qinghua couldn't help but shake his head and sigh helplessly.
I first looked at Song Lili. She was holding her daughter in her arms and Xiao Hui in her other arm. Her little nose bobbed gently with her breathing, which was very cute.
There were three other children, all leaning close to Song Lili, each holding her hand.
Seeing such a heartwarming scene, Zhang Qinghua couldn't bear to wake them.
He found a small empty seat, sat down, and looked at them with tender eyes.
After watching for a while, Zhang Qinghua gently patted Song Lili's cheek and said, "Lili, wake up, it's time to eat."
"Ugh..." After being called several times, Song Lili finally groaned and woke up.
She's been so tired lately that she falls asleep without realizing it, and the children have caught it from her.
"What time is it?" Song Lili was still a little confused and asked Zhang Qinghua.
"It's lunchtime, take the children to eat," Zhang Qinghua said gently.
"Eating?" Song Lili was taken aback. She remembered that she was at Zhang Qinghua's workplace.
I quickly sat up and asked, "How did I fall asleep?" I didn't even know how I fell asleep.
"Okay, get up, let's go eat."
Zhang Qinghua knew she was probably tired, so he first held his daughter, then shook his son awake and told them to go wash up.
It was twenty minutes later when the family finished getting ready and went out.
Zhang Qinghua took Song Lili to the cafeteria, where Song Lili discovered a very strange phenomenon.
That is, many people look at me with strange eyes, some with doubt and some with disbelief?
Song Lili asked Zhang Qinghua, "Why are they looking at me like that? Why do they feel like I shouldn't be here?"
Zhang Qinghua shook his head. "Maybe they're just curious about you."
Zhang Qinghua could probably guess what the others were thinking. They probably thought Song Lili didn't seem like a rural woman, but so what?
Let them be curious; Zhang Qinghua had no intention of explaining.
"Is that so?" Song Lili thought about it and realized that made sense.
People are naturally curious, so it's understandable that everyone was curious about her and that's why they ignored it.
She really didn't know that in other people's eyes, she was the kind of sallow-faced, emaciated rural woman.
After that day, word spread throughout the research institute that Zhang Qinghua's wife was a beauty, and a beauty with great poise.
Song Lili was unaware of these things. She had dinner with Zhang Qinghua, saw him off to work, and then took her three children out.
She is strong, so she doesn't feel tired even when she's holding a child.
At a nearby convenience store, I bought what others had and what I needed, and then let my two sons take it home.
After buying towels, a basin, some food to keep, slippers, and other necessities, I left a note for Zhang Qinghua and then took the child home.
The next day, Song Lili received several unexpected guests.
Song Lili was very surprised to see Mu Shaohua and Huang Zhen appear at the door.
She looked at the two men in surprise. "Grandpas, what brings you here?" How did they get here first?
She never told them the address here!
Song Lili didn't dwell on it and quickly let the two people in. She was just happy that they came.
"Grandpas, please have some tea." Song Lili brewed the tea before sitting down with the two men on the benches in the courtyard.
"Lili, are you not busy lately?" Mu Shaohua asked Song Lili after taking a sip of water.
"I haven't been busy these past few days." Song Lili nodded. "I was busy for a while when I opened a branch of my hot pot restaurant, but I just finished dealing with that, so I'm not busy anymore."
Song Lili could roughly guess that he probably didn't ask the question casually.
However, Song Lili didn't investigate further; she would answer regardless of whether the question was asked casually or not.
"Hmm, your hot pot restaurant looks good. I see it's doing very well," Huang Zhen said with a smile.
A few days ago, he passed by the store while running errands and saw that there were a lot of customers, many of whom brought their families and friends to eat hot pot.
Not only that, but many people were willing to wait for an empty seat just to have a hot pot meal, which surprised Huang Zhen and made him think it was quite good.
This shows that Lili's hot pot restaurant is very successful and popular.
Therefore, Huang Zhen had other ideas in mind, and he came here today for those same reasons.
He looked at Song Lili calmly drinking water, and after a while said, "Lili, would you be interested in collaborating with me? I have a project I'm interested in this time."
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