Li Huai was not home for the New Year, so Zhao Qinglan took the children to entertain the guests who came to pay their respects.
Da Wa, the eldest son in the family, now has the demeanor of an elder brother. Even though his father is not around, he behaves properly and well. Many uncles and elders have praised him, saying that Li Huai has a worthy successor.
As a military academy student, Da Wa also embarked on the path of military service, and his starting point was even better than that of his father, Li Huai. Everyone was very optimistic about Da Wa's future.
Back then, Li Huai was not valued by his father because of his stepmother, Yu Huimin, and there was a trend of him being suppressed. Unlike Da Wa now, Li Huai's father is steadily rising in the army, and Da Wa, as the eldest son in the family, is also highly regarded.
Da Wa is now attending a military academy in Beijing, which has already allowed him to reconnect with his father Li Huai's old connections. With Da Wa's own hard work, he may very well surpass his father in the future.
However, after learning about his eldest son's past life through his wife, Li Huai now has a simple request for his son: that they live in peace and safety.
As for their future, he said it was up to the children's own destiny and he did not force them to change their minds.
But he still felt proud when he heard others praising his son.
Because he wasn't home, some of his old colleagues and comrades called to wish him a Happy New Year, and those who had met his eldest son and several others showered him with praise.
This can be considered a slight way to make up for Li Huai's regret of not being able to spend the New Year with his family.
During the Spring Festival, Zhao Qinglan and her family went out quite a bit, visiting her sister Qingzhu's house and also going out for food, drinks and entertainment in the surrounding area.
Even the cold weather couldn't dampen their family's enthusiasm for going out.
Fortunately, they don't lack cars now, so it's convenient for them to go anywhere.
As for Xiaoduo's two bodyguards, when Xiaoduo returned from Beijing, she discussed it with her mother over the phone and gave Ning Hui and the others a year-end holiday. She and her brother went home together, and they didn't need anyone to protect them on the way. Once they got home, they didn't need anyone at all.
Zhao Qinglan was never a demanding customer. Even though Ning Hui and the others had only been with her daughter for a short time, she still had her subordinates in Beijing give Ning Hui and the others generous New Year's red envelopes, which warmed their hearts.
Because Ding Yu and her friends don't get married and rarely go home, their relationship with their families has become increasingly strained. However, with Zhao Qinglan's help, they have now bought houses in the city and settled down, making it even less likely that they will return home in the future.
Zhao Qinglan thought that if Ding Yu and Liu Dandan stayed with her for a few more years, she would respect their choice and arrange other suitable jobs for them under Lanxin's company.
Being a bodyguard is a job that relies on youth, and Zhao Qinglan didn't want Ding Yu and the others to stay by her side forever. Perhaps if she had a more relaxed job, the two of them would consider getting married and finding a good partner.
After being together for several years, she had come to regard Ding Yu and the others as her younger sisters and hoped that they would be happy.
When Xiaoduo came back from her holiday, she inevitably had dinner and gatherings with her former classmates, and they shared many interesting stories about studying at universities in other cities.
To Xiaoduo's surprise, several couples had formed in her class, something she had never noticed before.
Some people also asked if Xiaoduo had a boyfriend, since she is good-looking and must have many suitors.
Xiaoduo declined to comment, saying she wasn't thinking about dating yet, but seeing her classmates all in sweet couples made her quite envious.
Back home, Xiaoduo stared blankly at the TV.
Zhao Qinglan was idly knitting a sweater when she saw this and winked at her son.
Erwa leaned closer and nudged her. "Sis, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Duo snapped out of her daze. "Oh, it's nothing. By the way, did you do the test papers I brought back for you?" Those were the ones she had collected from the capital.
Erwa immediately turned into a sour face. "Sis, I finally got a few days off, just let me rest."
"If you take a break while others don't, will you be able to compete with them? You only have a few months left until the college entrance exam, so give it your all."
Erwa immediately looked to his mother for help, but Zhao Qinglan shrugged, indicating that she couldn't help him.
The daughter wants to urge her son to study harder, so how can the mother interfere?
The eldest son wasn't idle either. He wanted to get his driver's license as soon as possible, and since the family happened to have a car, he started practicing.
Mrs. Sun and Grandpa Dou didn't interfere in their children's affairs; they were happy just to see so many people in the family having a lively time every day.
When Da Wa and Xiao Duo were about to leave for the capital, Zhao Qinglan said that she wanted to go too.
Last time her daughter started school, she was too busy to take her, so this time she took the opportunity to do so. Mainly, Wei Hong is due to give birth in the next few days, and she wanted to go and help check on her.
Wei Hong had no mother-in-law to help her, and she couldn't rely on her own family either. She was a little worried, so she wanted to go and keep an eye on things.
Li Huai had thought his wife would return after the New Year and the children had left, but he didn't expect her to have to go to the capital again. He couldn't help but feel a little jealous, but he had to hold back.
If he dares to argue with his wife at this critical juncture because of the children and Wei Hong, he will be the one to suffer his wife's wrath.
The mother went to the capital with them, and Da Wa and Xiao Duo were very happy.
As for the third child, school would start a little later, so Zhao Qinglan brought her youngest son along, planning to return directly from Beijing to Guangzhou.
As for Erwa, a senior high school student, he was the first to start school and has been attending classes for several days. He also has family members taking care of him, so Zhao Qinglan is not worried.
Erwa himself still talks about taking the college entrance exam as soon as possible so he can finally escape this misery.
Seeing his older siblings enjoying their leisurely university vacation, he was green with envy.
Upon arriving in Beijing, Ning Hui drove to the station to pick her up.
Lanxin also has a bus in Beijing, but Zhao Qinglan and her group are too many to fit in one bus, so they brought the company car as well.
Xiao Duo originally wanted her mother to stay in her own little nest, but Zhao Qinglan didn't agree, so she settled down in the courtyard near the private restaurant instead.
After putting everything away, they took Xiaoduo back to school.
With her mother there this time, the older child didn't worry about her younger sister and didn't want her to be taken to school. After her mother settled her in, she took her luggage and ran off to school.
Zhao Qinglan thought that since Da Wa was now a military academy student, it was a good thing that he could endure hardship and be independent, so she stopped worrying about him.
During the Spring Festival, Han Yi kept thinking about Xiao Duo. Knowing that the students were returning to school these days, he wandered around the school every day, mainly at the school gate and downstairs in Xiao Duo's dormitory building.
Xiao Duo's car stopped at the school gate, and as soon as she got out, Han Yi arrived in front of her.
"What a coincidence, junior Xiaoduo, you're here at school too. Let me help you with your luggage."
As soon as Han Yi finished speaking, Zhao Qinglan got out of the car from the other side and began to look him up and down.
"What's wrong with Xiaoduo?" she asked, puzzled.
"Mom, this is Han Yi, a sophomore."
"Oh." Zhao Qinglan pretended not to know, but her gaze toward Han Yi had already turned cold.
This playboy is trying to woo his precious daughter.
Upon hearing Xiaoduo's address, Han Yi was startled and immediately greeted her, "Hello, Auntie."
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