“Fool, they are your family. No matter how cunning they are, they would never use it on you. They will only be your support.”
Suti smiled when she saw him like that. This was a question she should be concerned about, after all, her granddaughter-in-law seemed more capable than her grandson.
She didn't believe that her grandfather and father hadn't taken some precautions, but she didn't care because she would never let Baichuan down in her life.
"That's good." Li Baichuan hugged his wife, feeling that their life was really tiring.
"Oh right, honey, I have to go out on a trip tomorrow." Li Baichuan realized he hadn't told his wife about it yet.
"So fast?" When Su Ti heard him mention this, he no longer cared about the Kang family.
"It's not fast anymore, I've been learning for almost twenty days." Li Baichuan said with a smile in his eyes.
“My man is amazing. He learned to drive in just twenty days, and now he can drive on the road.”
Suti thought he looked like a proud little wolfhound. He had a serious expression, but the words "Praise me!" were practically written all over his face.
"I'm not that good, I just learn faster than them."
As expected, Li Baichuan beamed with joy. He knew that compared to his wife's skills, his ability to drive was nothing special.
But he had heard too many stories from Biancheng about how fast he learned and how amazing he was, being able to set off in just over twenty days.
He didn't take it seriously at the transport team, but he changed completely when he got home and was in front of his wife.
He just wanted his wife to praise him; he especially loved it when his wife's eyes were sparkling with affection for him.
"The fact that you were able to get your boss to let you drive in just over twenty days shows that you're skilled enough. However, driving on the road is different from driving in a transport team."
“It’s freezing cold now. I saw that some parts of the road are icy. When Xiao Liu drove me this morning, he didn’t dare to drive fast. You must drive slowly.”
Suti hadn't forgotten to take care of Baichuan, and she knew that Baichuan was a steady person, except in front of her, of course.
"I know, we all have an experienced driver with us. I'll be careful, honey, don't worry."
Li Baichuan rested his chin on his wife's shoulder, and they had endless things to talk about when they were alone together in the evening.
"Your teacher didn't come today. If you're driving, will it take all day? I guess Grandpa will make you catch up on the lessons you missed."
There's something going on at home today, but Grandpa must have made arrangements. The teacher they found for Baichuan is really good.
It's not just about basic academic studies, but also foreign languages, and even some unorthodox methods.
There was also a martial arts instructor, a retired special forces soldier, who taught combat skills and Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) every day.
During this period, Li Baichuan spent his lunch break studying in addition to practicing driving, and his evenings were fully scheduled except for eating and sleeping.
She thought he would find it difficult to get used to or would struggle with learning, but he was much more persistent than she imagined.
"I've just started transporting goods, and the transport teams won't send me to distant places. They'll stay within the Beijing area, and I can usually finish by noon."
"I'll come back to study as usual at noon, and I'll study a little longer tomorrow night to catch up on what I've missed."
Li Baichuan showed no aversion to this, knowing that it was all for his own good.
The more he learns, the more paths he will have in the future, and the more different his perspectives will become.
He can only feel at ease this way, otherwise he's afraid that one day he'll have nothing to say to his wife, or he'll be unable to keep up with her pace.
He has inexhaustible energy whenever he thinks about how he and his wife are learning those things for their future.
"Fortunately, your transportation department starts its holiday early, probably around the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, right?"
I heard about this from Comrade Xiao Liu, who said that the transportation department was the first among all departments to give out holidays.
After all, the transport team works hard all year round and only gets a break at home during the Chinese New Year.
Another issue is the weather in Beijing. There's a lot of snow and rain towards the end of the year, making the roads slippery and unsafe. So, they gradually started giving people holidays earlier.
"Hmm, I heard from Biancheng that around the 20th, I guess I won't be able to work for many more days." Li Baichuan calculated the days, and it was almost the New Year in the blink of an eye.
"I have something to tell you. I plan to go to my mom's house after the New Year. My brother is coming back."
Suti gets a headache just thinking about this; she doesn't know how her brother would behave in front of Baichuan.
"Okay, let's go and stay a few more days. Honey, are you homesick? Should we go back soon?"
Seeing his wife's conflicted expression, Li Baichuan wondered if she wanted to go home for the New Year.
It's nothing, he can talk to his grandparents.
“No need, we can go back after the New Year. Today is our first New Year in the Li family. It would be so lonely if we didn’t spend the New Year at home, just Grandpa and Dad. I was planning to take Grandpa and Dad to Shanghai for a trip after the New Year.”
Suti's eyes lit up. Right, bring Grandpa and Dad along. His brother can't give Baichuan a hard time anymore, can he?
In addition, with so many things happening in her family this year, she was also afraid that her grandfather would think of Li Ci again during the time when families were reunited.
Even if we don't let her come back, if we soften our hearts and do something, the outsiders will benefit in the end.
She took her grandfather and the others with her, hoping to keep him from thinking about Li Ci. The more Su Ti thought about it, the more feasible this idea seemed.
"Okay, I'll talk to Grandpa tomorrow. Our whole family can go to Shanghai for the New Year. But Grandpa definitely has a lot of people coming to visit during the New Year, so it'll probably be after the New Year at the earliest."
Although he hadn't spent much time in Beijing, Li Baichuan had already learned the proper etiquette and social interactions.
In addition, his grandfather would occasionally talk to him about the Li family, his comrades-in-arms, and his father's colleagues. During the Spring Festival, his grandfather and the others would definitely take him to meet them.
"Then let's ask Grandpa tomorrow, and arrange the time before or after the New Year."
Su Ti nodded. The Lunar New Year was indeed a time for socializing for the Li family, especially since it was their first year here, and she didn't want to miss it.
She's quite comfortable in the Reform Department now, and some people are trying to find out more, as if they've gotten a little bit of a clue.
They became even more enthusiastic towards her, and those who couldn't find out about her all the time meant that she came from an ordinary family.
In that short period of time, Suti figured out the background of those people in the Reform Department who dared to show their faces that day.
She is selfish and snobbish, and doesn't want to waste time on unnecessary socializing.
She makes friends with people she cares about, and those she gets along with must be worthwhile. Of course, she'll befriend them if she can, and won't force herself if she can't.
For now, she's doing very well in the reform department. In the future, she'll need to focus her energy on building new connections.
The Li family's strength comes from the confidence given by the old marshal. They want to gain a firm foothold and let others say that the Li family's real grandson is indeed different from that fake one.
Those who are biologically related are truly biologically related; this is the true nature of the Li family.
So she had to climb up and support Baichuan.
She had many thoughts on her mind, and was just waiting to implement them slowly after the New Year.
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