Chen Ruiqing called several times a day, urging Chen Feng to go back quickly, but Chen Feng and Chen Yue hadn't had enough fun yet and refused to leave.
Finally, Chen Ruiqing was so angry that he had no choice but to personally bring a car to pick up Chen Feng and Chen Yue and take them back to the provincial capital.
Zhou Qinglan also took advantage of the break after the holiday classes to go back to the forest farm for a short stay, and then brought Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu back with her.
The children had been making a ruckus at home all summer, and now that they've all suddenly left, Sheng Liancheng and his wife are feeling uneasy.
But there's nothing we can do; the child needs to go to school.
On the day they left, Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen packed a lot of things for them.
The garden is full of various vegetables: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, tender corn and edamame, as well as two chickens and a basket of eggs.
“Your dad worked hard from dawn till dusk to grow all this. My husband and I can’t possibly eat this much. Take more so you don’t have to buy more when you get back. Come back and visit when you have time.”
These things were all a token of the old man's goodwill, and Zhou Qinglan naturally wouldn't refuse them, so she took them all.
"Dad, Mom, the school will be closed for the National Day holiday, and we'll come back then."
"You and Dad are home, so please take good care of yourselves. If you feel unwell, please call me immediately."
"Okay, okay, you all should be careful too."
Sixth brother, studying is important, but don't overwork yourself. Get plenty of rest. Don't study too late at night; it'll hurt your eyes.
Sheng Liancheng patted his youngest son on the shoulder and gave him some instructions.
In those days, the power supply wasn't very good. If someone used a high-powered appliance, the lights in several neighboring houses would go out.
Sheng Liancheng was worried that his youngest son was studying until very late every day, and that his eyes couldn't take it.
"Dad, I understand. Don't worry, I'll be careful." Sheng Xitai nodded.
After entering his senior year of high school, he also felt the pressure. Every day after evening classes, he would study for a while after returning home.
To make it easier for him to study, Zhou Qinglan specially replaced the light bulbs in the house with fluorescent lights, just in case he became nearsighted.
Sheng Liancheng and his wife were reluctant to let their children leave, so they followed them all the way to the small train station, talking about them for a long time along the way.
As the little train pulled away, the couple stood there, waving continuously towards the train.
"Sigh, it was lively these past few days, and now everyone's gone. The kids are all grown up, and we can't keep them here."
Only after the little train disappeared from sight did Zhang Shuzhen slowly lower her arm and sigh.
"Yes, the children are grown up and have their own futures."
The outside world is so big and wonderful, how can they be trapped in this small mountain valley for their whole lives?
"Old woman, don't be sad. Without their arguing, we can have a few days of peace and quiet." Sheng Liancheng suppressed his disappointment and said this on purpose.
"Keep being stubborn. You'll have a few days of peace and quiet, but in less than three days, you'll be nagging about it."
Zhang Shuzhen smiled and mercilessly exposed Sheng Liancheng's true colors. The elderly couple chuckled and walked back to their home.
The children went back to school, and the house returned to its usual tranquility.
Fortunately, with Hua Hua and her children at home, life wasn't lonely.
Those tiger cubs are changing every day; they're growing so fast.
The little ones are already a month old and have developed some skills; they can climb out of the flower basket and wobble around the house.
Hua Hua still goes out hunting at night and stays home to sleep and take care of the children during the day.
In fact, many people in the forest know that the tiger from the Sheng family has returned and has given birth to three cubs.
However, Hua Hua never harmed the poultry and livestock in the village, nor did she scare people. Even if someone came to the Sheng family during the day, Hua Hua would hide in the west room with her cubs and not come out.
Therefore, most people in the forest farm and the large alkali field are not averse to the existence of Huahua, and no one dares to provoke it.
Of course, there were also some scoundrels who went to the forest farm to find the leaders and said that tigers were very dangerous in the village and what if they bit someone or something.
Zheng Xianyong retorted to all of them.
"That tiger has been in the Sheng family for more than a year or two. If it wanted to bite people, it would have eaten you all long ago. Why would it have waited until now?"
Everyone should focus their attention on the right things and stop thinking about useless things.
I'm warning you, tigers are protected animals, and no one is allowed to harm them. If you dare to lay a finger on a tiger, don't blame me for being ruthless."
In fact, the forest farm and the forestry bureau had already reported Hua Hua's matter to the provincial authorities.
The number of wild Siberian tigers in China has been declining in recent years.
Between 1974 and 1976, the forestry department in Northeast China conducted a survey and found that there were more than 150 wild Siberian tigers in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces.
However, by the early 1980s, an investigation revealed that there were only thirty or forty wild Siberian tigers left in China.
There are more in Heilongjiang Province, but in the Baishan area of Jilin Province, there are probably only about ten wild Siberian tigers.
Therefore, the provincial government's approval document states that as long as the Siberian tigers do not harm people, the status quo should be maintained and outside interference should be avoided.
Whether in the forest or in the mountains, Hua Hua lives in harmony with nature, and no one is allowed to harm the Siberian tiger under any pretext.
Of course, even if they wanted to intervene, there was nothing they could do.
That's a tiger, not a cat; it won't obediently let people manipulate it.
There are no tranquilizer guns available right now, so it's impossible to subdue the tiger and release it back into the wild without harming it.
With instructions from the provincial government and Zheng Xianyong's relationship with the Sheng family, no one dared to say anything while Huahua stayed at the Sheng family home.
Of course, no one dared to go and cause trouble. Hua Hua was only polite to the Sheng family; she might not be so polite to others.
With the company of Hua Hua and her cub, as well as the few old dogs, Sheng Liancheng and his wife's days at the forest farm were busy yet fulfilling.
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