If we were to name the person happiest about Li Huai's transfer, it would undoubtedly be Zhang Yu.
The whole family was going to move to the south, which was very close to Zhang Yu and his family, so how could Zhao Qinglan not say anything?
Zhang Yu was very welcoming. Although Li Huai wasn't going to Shenzhen, he was already in Guangdong Province, which was much closer than where he was now.
Knowing that Li Huai and Zhao Qinglan were all leaving, Wu Mei's family was the most reluctant to part with them.
Sun Shengli sighed upon seeing Li Huai. "I was hoping we could work together until retirement, but I never imagined you'd leave us before me."
"Old Commander, when you retire, take your wife around to see the sights, and maybe go to the south. I'll host you then." Li Huai habitually addressed him by his old title.
“You said it yourself, I’ll definitely go then.” Sun Shengli laughed loudly.
The two families had a meal together, which was also a way of sending off Zhao Qinglan and her family. Zhang Wenjing's baby, who was only a few months old, was also brought over.
Zhang Wenjing had already finished her postpartum confinement period, and she went back to work as soon as her baby turned 100 days old.
Upon seeing her, Zhao Qinglan inevitably had a lot to say.
"Once I go south, I don't know how many times I'll be back throughout the year, so you'll have to take good care of the company."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will definitely live up to your trust."
"I believe in you, do a good job."
Although her mother-in-law and boss had a good relationship, Zhang Wenjing still spoke her own mind in front of Zhao Qinglan.
When Zhao Qinglan suddenly decided to leave, Zhang Wenjing was the first to know, and she had to put the company's people at ease.
Before leaving, Zhao Qinglan convened a meeting at the company with middle and senior management to discuss her plans to go south.
Zhao Qinglan is now very grateful for her actions at the annual meeting. She was in the provincial capital at the time, yet such a thing still happened.
If this situation isn't handled promptly and follow-up management measures aren't implemented, who knows how chaotic the stores will become once she, the big boss, leaves.
The annual meeting still has a lingering influence, and with the addition of oversight departments, although it's still not perfect, at least she can feel more at ease when she's out.
With Wenjing, her trusted confidante, back at work, she felt even more at ease.
Many people in the company were surprised to learn that the big boss was moving to the south.
After accepting the offer, some employees were happy that the pressure was lessened as the big boss was no longer watching them all the time, while others were a little panicked, fearing that Zhao Qinglan's departure would affect the company's normal operation and development.
Although the whole family is going there now, Zhao Qinglan and her family don't plan to pack too much stuff.
Things like home appliances and furniture will definitely not be moved; it's just the family's seasonal clothing and everyday items that need to be packed away.
You don't know until you tidy up, and then you're shocked by what you find.
"How did I end up with so many clothes, bags, and shoes?" As she packed one package after another, Zhao Qinglan started to feel a headache coming on.
She thought that packing only clothes and luggage would be less, but she never expected that she wouldn't be able to pack all her own clothes in a short time.
Li Huai, who no longer needs to work and stays at home, smiled. "You buy things whenever you have free time. Even when you go to Shenzhen or Beijing, you never forget to go shopping. Plus, your aunt and uncle send you things. Over time, you've accumulated quite a lot."
It's only because their current home is big enough, with plenty of cabinets and room for everything that she hadn't noticed.
Not only her, but her daughter Xiaoduo also has a huge collection of clothes and accessories.
When Zhao Qinglan goes shopping, she not only likes to buy things for herself, but also likes to buy things for her daughter if she sees something suitable.
Anyway, the mother and daughter's clothes combined are several times more than the four men in the family combined.
Li Huai usually wears the uniform issued by the army, and his wife only buys him some clothes during the Chinese New Year and when the seasons change.
The three brothers, Da Wa, don't care about their clothes at all; they wear whatever their mother buys for them.
The boys always have fewer styles of clothes than the girls, and as the three of them get a little older, their interest in wearing new clothes diminishes, making it difficult for Zhao Qinglan to feel a sense of accomplishment, so she buys fewer new clothes.
During this tidying up, Zhao Qinglan also discovered a lot of clothes that she had never worn or had only worn a few times, and she decisively decluttered them.
Some of them she liked when she bought them, but now she doesn't want to wear them anymore.
She plans to give away all the clothes she no longer wears, whether it's her sister or other people she's close to; anyone who wants to take them can.
She also packed away all the clothes that her eldest son and the others no longer fit as they grew.
Many years ago, she would buy the best clothes for her children. There was no tradition in their family of giving younger brothers clothes that the older brothers no longer wore. As a result, many of the children's clothes that no longer fit looked quite new.
Zhao Qinglan didn't expect that her own clothes weren't very popular (her height and temperament might not be suitable), but the clothes that the children had handed over were particularly popular.
She also buys nice and high-quality clothes for her children. Who buys clothes for their children every day? Even though living conditions are generally better now, people only buy new clothes for their children during the New Year or when the seasons change.
Wu Mei not only picked them herself, but also took a lot of them to give to the military wives who were on good terms with her in the family housing building.
She knows each household in the apartment building very well, including how old their children are and which clothes are suitable for them.
Even Zhao Qingzhu, who knew her sister was leaving, took away quite a few clothes when she came to the provincial capital to see them.
Zhao Qingzhu wanted to keep some of the nice clothes that Xiaoduo had worn for her own daughter, and she also took some boys' clothes back to the family quarters to give as gifts.
Zhao Qinglan didn't care and let them take whatever they wanted.
These clothes are just gathering dust in the closet if you don't wear them. You might as well give them to someone who needs them.
When they finally left, many people came to the train station to see them off.
"Mom, Grandpa Dou, you should go back now. I'll come back again after we've settled down over there and brought Erwa back."
Not only will the second child have to come back to school, but she will also need to get Xiaoduo's university admission notice and handle the transfer procedures for the third child.
After boarding the train and putting away my luggage, I waved to the window as the train slowly started moving.
Although they sent out a lot of clothes, Zhao Qinglan and her group still had a lot of luggage to take, so they had to arrange for it to be checked in by the station staff in advance.
Although this unexpected trip turned into a move, Zhao Qinglan didn't care where they went as long as the family was together.
On the contrary, she is actually looking forward to the new city.
Not to mention her, as a native northerner, the children are all very curious about living in the south in the future.
Seeing his wife and children looking forward to their new home, Li Huai felt a little better about the guilt he felt for causing his whole family to have to travel around because of his transfer.
My wife is right. As long as the family is together, that's better than anything else.
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