When Erwa finally had some free time, he told his close friends and family about his girlfriend, including his older sister Xiaoduo who was living abroad.
When Zhao Qinglan and her husband talked about this, they both found it both funny and frustrating.
"In the blink of an eye, Erwa already has a girlfriend, but he still seems very childish to me. I don't know what will happen in the future."
“Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so let’s not worry about it too much,” Li Huai advised.
"That's true. By the way, look at me, isn't there a gray hair growing here?" Zhao Qinglan frowned at the mirror.
As spring arrived and flowers bloomed, good news came from Da Wa's side: Ji Rou was pregnant.
Zhao Qinglan was quite happy, but Li Huai was the most excited.
In the blink of an eye, he's about to become a grandfather.
Since Li Huai couldn't leave, Zhao Qinglan even took some people to visit Ji Rou at Da Wa's unit, bringing a lot of things with them.
Now, Da Wa and Ji Rou live in a small house allocated to them by the army. There are two rooms in total: an inner bedroom and an outer living room/kitchen. However, there is no bathroom, so they have to share one in the hallway.
Zhao Qinglan has become picky now, and looking at this environment, she feels that everything is not good.
She didn't mince words and asked directly, "Can we move out of here?"
"Yes, it's possible, but we think it's a good idea," Da Wa said with a smile.
Zhao Qinglan frowned. "You think it's good, but Ji Rou is pregnant now. These conditions are a bit too simple. Don't think I'm being a nuisance. It's not like we don't have the means."
Ji Rou knew her mother-in-law meant well and was somewhat touched. She tugged at her husband's sleeve. "Mom, we understand what you mean."
"Mom will have someone look around the neighborhood. If there's a suitable house, we'll buy it first. Consider it a gift from Mom to my future grandchildren. You're not allowed to refuse."
The eldest child had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Once his mother has made up her mind, no amount of opposition from anyone in the family can change it.
Zhao Qinglan stayed here a few more days because of the house.
She didn't leave until she found a suitable place, paid off the money, and completed all the formalities.
As for how to arrange the house later and the moving, she didn't care and let her eldest child worry about it.
When Ji Rou told her mother about her mother-in-law's actions over the phone, her mother sighed with admiration. "Your mother-in-law is truly good to you all. You must take good care of her in the future."
"Mom, do you even need to tell me that?"
There were many young officers like them who had just gotten married or whose children were still young. They were all of low rank and had similar living conditions to them.
As a result, Da Wa and Ji Rou suddenly had a big house with a yard and moved out, which made many people envious.
Neither Da Wa nor Ji Rou liked to talk about their family backgrounds. It was only at this point that some of their colleagues realized that Da Wa's family was extraordinary.
After worrying about her eldest child, Zhao Qinglan started thinking about going abroad.
She missed her daughter terribly since she didn't come home for Chinese New Year. Coincidentally, the overseas branch of the store opened, which she had never been to before, so she decided to take this opportunity to visit her daughter.
Although the procedures for going abroad were a bit complicated, the process was still going smoothly.
After all, Zhao Qinglan has such a large business in China, and her husband and several children are all in China. She also has a legitimate reason to go abroad to visit relatives and her daughter who is studying abroad. No one thinks that she will not come back after going abroad.
Knowing that she was going abroad, Madam Sun also came to join in the fun and went out with her.
Since her aunt was going along, Zhao Qinglan asked her mother if she wanted to go abroad with her to broaden her horizons.
Sun would not have been willing to go abroad just with her daughter, but now that her older sister would also be going, she was somewhat tempted.
Zhao Qinglan misses her daughter, but doesn't she, as a grandmother, miss her granddaughter?
In the end, it turned into the three of them going out together, but they were accompanied by several people, including an assistant, a bodyguard, and a translator.
As Lanxin has expanded, Zhao Qinglan now has more than one secretary.
Upon meeting her aunt, the two inevitably chatted about company matters, and Zhao Qinglan felt that Lanxin could expand into a group within the next year or two.
All three were in first class. After boarding the plane, they chatted and slept for a while, and soon arrived in the United States.
Zhao Qinglan planned to give her daughter a surprise, so she didn't tell her in advance that she was coming.
Outside the airport, the Liao branch arranged a car to pick them up, and Zhao Qinglan and her mother hitched a ride with her aunt.
Even their lodgings were moved to one of Mrs. Sun's properties in the United States.
Madame Sun owns properties in many major cities around the world, all of which she acquired gradually over the years.
Zhao Qinglan felt that her aunt was her role model.
Once they arrived at their accommodation, they rested well to adjust to the time difference.
After resting, Zhao Qinglan and her mother took a car to her daughter's residence.
The bodyguard, who was cooking at home, was surprised to hear the doorbell ring. He went over to check and found it was Zhao Qinglan.
"Madam, what brings you here!" He was both surprised and delighted.
"I've come to see Xiaoduo."
The driver and car remained outside, while Zhao Qinglan and her mother went inside and looked around.
"Is Xiaoduo still at school?"
The bodyguard glanced at his watch. "Miss should be finishing class soon; she'll probably be back soon."
"Qinglan, this house looks quite nice," Mrs. Sun remarked, looking around.
The interior design style is quite different from that in China, but it looks rather fashionable.
"Mom, most houses in the US, apart from apartments, are like this."
"Oh, I see. Then their living conditions are all very good."
Zhao Qinglan smiled, without explaining to her mother that there were actually slums and homeless people in this area.
Xiao Duo walked out of the classroom after class and saw her boyfriend Zhou Yunting.
"Aren't you busy at work today?"
"What's wrong? I haven't picked you up for a few days, are you angry?"
"I'm not that petty."
"Shall we go on a date?"
"No, Yue said she's going to make something delicious today, and I need to go home for dinner."
"Then I'll go on a date after we finish eating."
"OK."
Zhou Yunting drove over, and Xiao Duo naturally got into his car.
The bodyguards could only follow in a car.
When they got home, they found it strange to see a car parked in front of the door.
After all, apart from Zhou Yunting, there are usually no other guests visiting this place.
Filled with curiosity, Xiaoduo and the others went inside.
When Xiaoduo saw her mother and grandmother in the living room, she was overjoyed. "Mom, Grandma!"
"Oh, I've finally waited for you to come back." Zhao Qinglan smiled as she looked at her daughter, then at Zhou Yunting.
"Auntie, Grandma," Zhou Yunting quickly greeted them.
Xiao Duo was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Yun Ting brought me back."
"I didn't say anything, why are you feeling guilty?" Zhao Qinglan teased.
"mom!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore."
Because Zhao Qinglan and Madam Sun came, Zhou Yunting also came to join in the fun, so the bodyguards had to add several more dishes.
Today's meal was the happiest one Xiaoduo had in months.
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