Little Xie Meng has grown a lot. Hanhan watched her for a while, but when she saw that the little girl was just sleeping and not playing with her, she lost interest.
Zhou wanted to call his third brother and Xiao Chunmei to ask them if they wanted to send Hanhan to kindergarten.
Xiao Chunmei is single. "You decide what to do. Anyway, your eldest niece is in your care."
So, little Hanhan became a transfer student in the kindergarten's small class.
Also in the small class is Lu Zhaochong and Zhou Nian’s son Lu Yu. Although Lu Yu is a few months younger than Hanhan, he enrolled in the small class last semester. He looks like a little adult and said that he will take care of his sister Hanhan.
Xia Fei and Luo Shaoying's daughter Xia Xue, and Lu Jin and Zuo Zhen's son Lu Jin are both in the middle class. They also ran to the small class and said that they would take care of their sister Hanhan.
Seeing the happy smile on his niece's face, Zhou felt relieved. He bought two chickens and planned to go to the county town to see Zhang Ning. He had not visited her since he heard that she was pregnant. The due date should be next month, so he should go and see her.
Looking at the tied-up chickens thrown in the living room, Zhou Xiang suddenly thought of the chickens in the space. He had been too lazy to pay attention to the space in the past year. He wondered if the chickens in it were still laying eggs?
I contacted Xianxian mentally. When Xianxian heard about this, she rolled her eyes in annoyance. "There are so many eggs piled up like a mountain. Even though some chickens don't like to lay anymore, there are still eggs to pick up. Come in and take a look when you have time. Dahuang seems to be almost done."
Zhou Xiang was shocked. Dahuang had been in the space for 13 years, of course, 13 years outside. This was almost a lifetime for a local dog. Could it be that being in the space was not forever, but an extra lifetime?
He simply rushed to the county town, pulled Ling Ran back to the room and entered the space.
Sure enough, Dahuang was lying listlessly on the grass. When he saw Zhou Xiang, he just raised his eyelids. The three little yellow balls and chubby ones were lying beside Dahuang, humming softly.
"Dahuang," Zhou Xiang walked closer to Dahuang and gently stroked its fur. A large bottle of nourishing liquid appeared in his other hand.
Dahuang turned his head away and no longer wanted to eat or drink anything good he saw as he did before.
Xianxian came over on her bicycle and saw Dahuang like this. She sighed and said, "It hasn't eaten or drunk for a long time."
Zhou Xiang put away the nourishing liquid and said, "Xianxian, Dahuang has been here for 13 years, and he was outside for about ten years. When I bought him, he was about two or three years old. The time he spent inside and outside is almost the same. Here, he may be at most a lifetime outside. I don't know if what I think is right. From now on, I can only continue to observe Xiaohuang and the others."
As he spoke, his hands were still stroking Dahuang's fur. Dahuang licked Zhou Xiang's hand with his tongue, then lay down again.
"It doesn't matter," Xianxian said with a smile, "The time here is all stolen, so it doesn't matter how much. If Dahuang is gone, where do you plan to bury it?"
Zhou Xiang raised his hand and pointed, "Outside the medicine garden, near the edge. From now on, all its descendants will line up over there."
"Okay," Xianxian nodded, "I'll bury it when the time comes. If I die before you, I hope you can bury me here too. I like the medicine garden."
"Yeah!" Zhou Xiang agreed. Xianxian no longer existed, so it was more appropriate to bury her in space.
He told Ling Ran to catch all the chickens. He didn't plan to keep any more animals in the space. "By the way, did you see that cat?"
"I see," Xianxian pointed to the doghouse, "During this time, it has been accompanying Dahuang and hiding in their den!"
"Let it be!" Zhou Xiang didn't even look at Xiaobai, a proud cat, and a cat's lifespan was not much longer than a dog's.
The two men came out of the room carrying a few live chickens. People who saw them were just stunned but didn't ask much. Ling Ran helped kill the chickens in the kitchen and told Xu Tong to stew one every day for everyone to drink together.
Then he dragged his depressed wife downstairs with the two chickens he had just bought and drove to the car. "I don't know when Dahuang will die, and we can't keep chickens at home. Let's go check it out first. It will put my mind at ease."
Principal Ji and his wife have retired, and Yu Si is specifically taking care of her daughter-in-law. Her daughter-in-law is finally pregnant, so shouldn't she take better care of her?
Seeing Zhou Xiang coming, the couple happily welcomed him into the house.
Zhou Xiang smiled and said, "Principal Ji, Aunt Yu, why are you still so polite to me?"
"A busy man like you finally remembered me. Aren't I flattered?" Principal Ji, whose hair was already gray, joked.
"Are you blaming me for not inviting you to teach at Xiangzi School?" Zhou Xiang cooperated.
"Don't listen to his nonsense," Yu Si vented to her husband. "He just retired last year, and then Ji Bin and his team came back. Father and son fought like cockfighting fowl for months. Ji Bin is now partnering with you to build a health park, and your principal has taken a fancy to it and plans to live there once it's finished. He's no longer focusing on teaching and educating people in his old age, but on sightseeing, and it's free."
"Huh? You old woman, you talk so fast." Principal Ji was not satisfied with his wife's subtle revelation of his secrets.
Yu Si ignored him and asked Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran to sit down while she busied herself making tea.
Zhou Xiang looked at Zhang Ning's bulging belly and asked, "Are you expecting twins?"
"No," Zhang Ning held her belly and smiled gently, "I'm not hiding it, and I eat well."
"Then you have to be careful. The baby is due in a month, right?"
"Yeah!" Zhang Ning nodded. "If that doesn't work, then we'll have a caesarean section."
The two were chatting about parenting, and Principal Ji pulled Ling Ran aside to play chess.
After Yu Si brought tea, she planned to go buy groceries to prepare lunch, but Zhou Xiang stopped her and said, "No, we'll just sit for a while and then go back."
"How can that be? Now that you're here, you have to stay for dinner." Yu Si pulled away Zhou's hand that was pulling her and walked out of the room in a few steps.
Zhang Ning also advised, "You have to know that you can't even be invited by others. If you don't stay for dinner, others will really talk about us."
Zhou Xiang had no choice but to stay and asked Zhang Ning whether the winery director's son had caused trouble again. Although the winery director and his son tried their best to please him, he had been missing for four years after all, and he was worried that the father and son would have some bad intentions again.
"The factory director has been transferred," Zhang Ning said with a smile. "He's been away for several years. I heard that he was rewarded for catching those corrupt officials back then, so he went to the city brewery. His son followed him and found a wife from the city."
"That's good. You winery workers are finally out of this misery."
"They left long ago. Ever since you revealed your identity to shock them, the father and son have become obedient."
Zhang Ning's parents were also invited by Yu Si. When the couple saw Zhou Xiang, they kept chanting "Amitabha", indicating that good people will be rewarded.
Especially Zhang Ning's mother, her enthusiasm for Zhou Xiang made Zhang Ning jealous.
Mother Zhang snorted softly, "If Zhou Xiang hadn't backed us up back then, your grandma and your uncles and aunts would have eaten your dad and me alive. The greatest blessing in your life is meeting Zhou Xiang."
When her daughter was unhappy in the capital, she even started to blame Zhou Xiang. This made Zhang's mother so angry that she almost kicked her daughter out of the house and no longer recognized her.
My daughter has a weak constitution and has trouble getting pregnant. What does it have to do with other people's thoughts?
"Yes, yes, yes," Zhang Ning nodded repeatedly, "Mom, you are right."
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