Going to the capital city is not something that can be done on a whim.
If Zhao Qinglan goes, she should at least bring the children with her. If possible, it would be even better if her husband could go with her as well.
However, with summer vacation coming to an end, it wasn't realistic to take the children there. She thought it would be better to wait until the winter vacation around Chinese New Year.
She naturally needed to discuss this with her husband.
To be honest, Li Huai also wanted to return to the capital one more time.
He wanted to sweep his mother's grave, bring his youngest son to see his mother, visit Grandpa Dou, and meet with Zhang Yu again.
Although his wife was with him in the military, he was still entitled to apply for leave to visit her.
Because of Zhao Qingzhu's childbirth, not only could she not go to the city, but Sun Shi was also unable to go to the city to take care of her daughter and granddaughter.
Fortunately, Zhao Qingju has now adapted to living on her own and has no complaints about her mother and sister not being able to come and help.
Even after moving, the snack shop's business remained stable, and because the new shop was much larger, the monthly income was even higher than before.
Zhao Qinglan originally thought that since her younger sister was working the hardest, she should give her a larger share of the store's profits.
After she made the suggestion, Zhao Qingzhu and Madam Sun both agreed.
However, Zhao Qingju disagreed when she found out, saying that they were family and there was no need to be so particular.
Zhao Qinglan was naturally pleased that her younger sister hadn't been blinded by profit.
Once school started, Zhao Qinglan was never idle.
Sun takes her three children to the next room every day, and Zhao Qinglan and the others have changed their dining arrangements.
Fortunately, the two sisters have a close relationship and don't care about these details.
At the end of summer vacation, a major event occurred.
That is, the higher-ups held a meeting and decided to set up a special economic zone in Shenzhen in the south.
Since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent the signal of reform and opening up, many people have been watching and waiting.
The establishment of special economic zones is like a clarion call, informing everyone of the country's policies and guidelines.
Zhao Qinglan and her group didn't feel the effects yet, but in the letter Wei Hong wrote to her, she said that the number of people doing business in the capital had suddenly increased.
Everywhere you look, there are stalls or carts selling things.
Suddenly, the number of shops and businesses in the city increased dramatically.
Zhao Qinglan and her friends' snack shop finally became less conspicuous.
However, due to the limited supply of ration coupons, even businesses were generally small in scale, which was the norm in society.
Seeing some changes finally brought Zhao Qinglan joy.
As for Li Huai, he learned from his wife that there had been no wars in the country since the last counterattack, and any border conflicts were just minor ones, which immediately put his mind at ease.
Soldiers defend their country so that it may be a peaceful and prosperous era, and that the people may live and work in peace and contentment.
From then on, he rarely asked his wife about the afterlife.
Sometimes, knowing too much can diminish the sense of anticipation and surprise.
In the capital, Li Wei was first punished, then severely beaten by his own father, and stayed at home for several months.
Yu Huimin naturally felt sorry for her son, but seeing that he was slowly recovering, she felt that he couldn't continue to be so depressed every day.
The path of joining the army is closed, but there are other options.
Li Zhenhua no longer has any expectations for his youngest son. As long as his son doesn't cause trouble, that's the best thing in his eyes.
As for what else his son could do, he really hadn't thought about it.
If joining the military is not an option, then what about politics?
After going to prison and coming out, all the connections Yu Huimin had built up before were no longer useful.
Everyone sees her as a jinx; even those who used to fawn over her now keep their distance.
After all, Yu Huimin's previous imprisonment not only harmed herself but also others.
People fawn over her because they want something in return. If they get nothing in return and are likely to lose themselves, who would do such a losing proposition?
In their compound, it goes without saying.
People used to give her face, but now that the mother and son are both so reckless, no one pays any attention to Yu Huimin when she walks around the compound.
For Yu Huimin, this was naturally not what she wanted; she still wanted to restore her glory as the wife of a high-ranking official.
However, her husband doesn't listen to her much anymore and always tells her to behave herself.
Even her biggest backer isn't supporting her anymore, so she can't cause trouble even if she wants to.
Right now, she is pinning her hopes of regaining her former glory on her son.
However, whenever she suggested to her husband that they find a good job for their son, Li Zhenhua would scoff at it.
"What can he do well?" His son's accident reminded him once again.
His youngest son is truly spoiled; he's all talk and no action, and can't do anything right. He'd be better off staying at home, where he'd have less to worry about.
But Yu Huimin didn't like hearing that.
"Old Li, what do you mean? Xiao Wei is so young. Do you want him to stay at home like this for the rest of his life? What future can he have?"
"Is this what I wanted? He's the one who's useless. Because of him, I'm too ashamed to even go to a meeting now."
The couple parted ways unhappily.
Yu Huimin couldn't explain it to her husband, so she went to find her son again.
"Xiaowei, are you planning something?"
Li Wei lay limp on the bed, fiddling with the radio, and looked over when he heard this.
"Mom, what can I do?" He had no idea what to do at all.
"I'm asking you now, what do you want to do? As long as you can do it, I'll definitely support you."
Upon hearing this, Li Wei immediately sat up.
"Mom, give me some money, I want to start a business."
Although he doesn't go out much, he knows that there are more and more people doing business in the capital now.
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