Li Huai couldn't stay away for too long. After attending his granddaughter's one-month celebration, he and his wife reluctantly left the next day.
If she hadn't been going back with her husband, Zhao Qinglan probably would have stayed a few more days.
However, Zhao Qinglan brought a camera with her when she came, and she took quite a few photos of her granddaughter.
Once we get back and the photos are developed, they'll be able to look at the pictures and cherish their granddaughter.
After becoming a grandfather, Li Huai's behavior changed. When he went back home, whether in the family quarters or in the office, he couldn't help but talk to people about his lovely granddaughter.
Zhao Qinglan couldn't help but chuckle. Who would say her husband was aloof and serious now? He was completely different from before.
Perhaps their family was lucky this year, because not long after Xiao Jin'er's full moon celebration, Li Huai was promoted.
This time, he became the political commissar of their military region.
He is only 46 years old this year, which is considered to be in his prime among officers of the same rank in the military.
After the major troop reduction, there are only seven military regions left in the country, so the political commissar of a major military region is still very powerful, as he is already a high-ranking official in the military system.
Zhao Qinglan was naturally happy that her husband had been promoted.
However, she has become increasingly low-key, showing none of the superiority or pride one might expect from being the wife of a high-ranking military officer.
Not only is she low-key, but knowing that her business is conspicuous and her husband is now in a high position, she donated a batch of supplies to the military region in the name of Lanxin Group just a few days after the promotion notice came down.
In recent years, she has earned a lot of money, but she has also spent a lot of money on charity.
Money is something you can't take with you when you die. Having died once, she takes it all in stride. Aside from improving her family's living conditions, she doesn't feel the pinch when spending money on other things.
Some people are envious of Li Huai's rise to a high position and want to use Zhao Qinglan as a stepping stone.
Fortunately, Zhao Qinglan had been on the radar of some leaders and departments because of what happened to her older brother. She always had a quick wit, so those who wanted to cause trouble couldn't find any evidence against her.
The higher Li Huai's position, the more amiable he became.
Zhang Yu now spends half his time in Guangzhou. Li Huai will come to see him for tea or something when he has free time. In front of his friends and relatives, he doesn't show any signs of being a person of high status or power.
Upon seeing Zhang Yu, he couldn't help but tease him.
“I’m already a grandfather, and we’re about the same age. You’ll have to wait a while before you become a grandfather.”
Zhang Yu was too lazy to pay attention to him. How could he be getting worse and worse? He could even compare himself to others. All he did was get married a little later.
"Didn't you see what the country is calling for now? Late marriage and late childbirth, fewer births and better births. I'm just responding to the country's call."
"Okay, okay, you're right."
Zhao Qinglan and Song Yi found their argument incredibly funny.
“My two kids are older now. They go to school during the day and have a nanny to cook for them when they get home, which makes things much easier for me.”
Zhao Qinglan smiled.
"But I really envy your life. If I had grandchildren and was still this carefree, that would be wonderful."
“Every family has its own circumstances. If my Jin’er were here, would my husband and I, Lao Li, not care at all? But we’re too far away.”
"That's true, your little girl is really cute. I can't help but admire her even in photos. By the way, how's Xiaoduo doing?"
"I reckon I'll be back after graduating in June or July."
"I'm talking about her boyfriend. Have your two families discussed it?"
“I have met with Xiaoduo’s boyfriend’s mother. We will not rush the two children’s affairs and will let them make their own decisions.”
"Oh my, you guys are really open-minded."
"The children are all grown up and have their own ideas. As long as they don't go astray, let them be."
"You have a point."
In Guangzhou, Yaohua now owns more than one residential complex. Not only have Zhang Yu and his group reserved and renovated houses here as their residences, but Zhao Qinglan has also reserved several units.
However, since they don't have the opportunity to move out right now, she only did the hard furnishings; she'll deal with the soft furnishings later.
With Li Huai's promotion, Zhao Qinglan saw more smiling faces as she walked through the family quarters.
She's not ignorant of social etiquette; if people are polite to her, she'll only be more polite, and she'll never be arrogant.
Sun Guangming, who lived in Beijing, learned about his nephew-in-law's promotion through other channels and immediately called Li Huai to chat about it.
Since her eldest daughter and youngest daughter graduated, Zhao Qinglan has been going to Beijing less often.
When her uncle called, she realized she hadn't been to Beijing in a long time, so she took a group of people and flew there.
Ding Yu and Liu Dandan are no longer working as her bodyguards; they have been promoted to management positions in the group's security department.
However, the girl accompanying Zhao Qinglan was still quite skilled; every year, she would recruit people from retired soldiers.
With Li Huai around, he would also introduce some suitable veterans to work at his wife's workplace.
Zhao Qinglan's Mercedes-Benz is quite old after many years of use, but she still uses it and maintains it regularly every year. The car is still easy to drive now.
However, she still bought a new car.
Lanxin now has a considerable number of company vehicles at its headquarters and various branches.
She, as the chairperson, also has her own car and a driver on rotation; everything is already on track.
That is to say, she has always lived in the military family compound; otherwise, she would have had no shortage of bodyguards, drivers, and assistants around her.
In country M.
Xiaoduo has finished preparing her thesis and it has been approved by her supervisor.
In the two years she has been working with her mentor, she has published several academic papers, some of which were written in response to her mentor's work, and others which she led on her own.
She didn't waste these past few years; she learned things diligently.
However, as graduation drew closer, she, who was usually cheerful and optimistic, began to feel irritable.
Although she returned to China every year during her years abroad, how could she not miss her motherland and home?
If she hadn't dated Zhou Yunting, she would have been eager to fly back home as soon as she graduated. But now, she doesn't know what the future holds for her and Zhou Yunting.
Zhou Yunting had mentioned before that she could stay wherever she wanted in the future.
But the two are only dating right now. She wants to go back to China. Does she have to be so willful as to let her boyfriend go back with her?
But if he doesn't go back, the two will not only be in a long-distance relationship, but also in a cross-border relationship separated by thousands of miles.
If it were anything else, she would speak frankly and openly, but this time, she was afraid that if she spoke up, it would put her boyfriend in a difficult position or make him give in to her, so she kept it to herself and felt irritable.
Xiao Duo had only walked a short distance after leaving her mentor when someone called her back.
"How are you doing now?" It was Han Yi who asked.
Upon seeing it was him, Xiaoduo couldn't help but take a few steps back, her face showing defensiveness.
Seeing her reaction, Han Yi gave a wry smile.
He thought she had wronged him, but after dating Wang Anni and then Wang Anni disappeared, he had two more girlfriends. In the end, he realized that Xiao Duo was the best, and she still held a place in his heart.
Thinking about graduating soon and returning to China, he couldn't help but speak to Xiaoduo when he saw her.
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