Two days later, Ming Yannian delivered Shen Yu's pass.
He then said to Shen Yu, "Comrade Shen, we plan to depart for the port at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Do you have any questions about that?"
Shen Yu had been preparing to cross the border to Hong Kong at any time these past two days, and she immediately nodded, "No problem."
Ming Yannian smiled and said to her, "Then you should get to the dock before eight o'clock tomorrow morning to meet us, and then we'll take a boat together."
Shen Yu replied, "Okay, I'll get there ahead of time and won't keep you waiting."
"See you tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow! Comrade Ming, take care!"
After seeing Ming Yannian off, Shen Yu began packing her personal belongings.
That evening, she called her three children to her side and whispered to them, "Chenchen, Kangkang, Xiaoshu, tomorrow Mommy is going to Hong Kong to see your grandmother. It may be a few days before Mommy comes back."
"You three have dinner with Grandpa and Grandma first. Grandma will come over to sleep with you tonight. You have to be good and listen to Grandpa and Grandma, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Kang Kang immediately cried out, "Mom, I want to go to Hong Kong too! Take me with you, I want to see Grandma too!"
When Xiao Shushu saw her second brother making a fuss, she hugged Chen Yu and started to act coquettishly, "Mommy, Mommy, I want to go to Hong Kong too, I want to see Grandma too, Mommy, please take me with you, okay?"
Seeing the two little ones acting spoiled and making a fuss, while the older one, Chenchen, kept his head down and didn't say a word, Chenyu became a little worried about Chenchen.
Shen Yu asked Shi Zichen gently, "Chenchen, why aren't you saying anything? Is there something you want to tell your mother?"
Shi Zichen raised his head, stared intently at her, and asked, "Mom, you've gone to Hong Kong, will you not come back?"
Shen Yu reached out and gently tapped his head, laughing as she replied, "What are you thinking with that little head of yours? Your mother is just going to Hong Kong to see your grandmother. You three little darlings are still here, how could your mother not come back?"
Hearing her promise to come back, Shi Zichen felt relieved, and then asked her, "Mom, how many days will you be gone before you come back?"
Shen Yu thought for a moment, "I'll try to be back in three days. If something important happens and I'm delayed, I'll call you back to let you know."
Shi Zichen nodded, "Okay, then come back quickly. I will help Grandpa and Grandma take good care of my younger brother and sister."
"My Chenchen is such a good boy!"
Shen Yu reached out and patted her eldest son's head again. She felt a deep affection for this well-behaved and sensible child.
After comforting the older one, she started comforting the two younger ones.
After coaxing all three of them to sleep, Shenyu set her alarm and then drifted off to sleep herself.
The next day, at 6:30 in the morning, Shen Yu got up.
After washing up, she went to the kitchen and quietly took out a large bowl of rice noodles with scallion oil from the farm warehouse.
People here don't eat noodles much; they prefer rice noodles.
This large bowl of scallion oil rice noodles is packed with ingredients, including refreshing bean sprouts, golden-brown fried eggs cut into small strips, ham strips, and lean meat strips.
One bite and it's salty, fragrant, and crispy—absolutely delicious.
Shen Yu had just finished preparing breakfast and was planning to go to the old house to call her parents-in-law to come and eat together.
But before she could leave, her in-laws came over on their own.
Shen Yu smiled happily and said, "Dad, Mom, I was just about to call you, and you came right away, saving me the trouble of making this trip."
Liang Sanmei smiled and replied, "I was just thinking that you were going to Hong Kong this morning, so I came over early with your dad to see if there was anything I could help with."
Shen Yu pointed to the large bowl of scallion oil rice noodles and special fruit juice on the table and said to them, "I just made breakfast and prepared some for you too. Dad, Mom, you eat your noodles first, and then wake Chenchen up after you're done."
Shen Yu prepared rice noodles with scallion oil for them and served them to them.
Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei hadn't had breakfast yet either. They smiled and accepted the scallion oil rice noodles that Chen Yu handed them, and started eating.
The two elders also loved the scallion oil rice noodles that Shen Yu made; they ate the noodles while praising how delicious they were.
Shen Yu joined them, ate a large bowl of noodles, and drank a bottle of special orange juice.
After the elderly couple finished eating, they also drank a bottle of special orange juice.
Then, Shen Yu gave the two elders all the nutritious rice balls she had prepared for lunch, a bag of rice, several bottles of beef sauce, mushroom sauce, as well as cured meat, ham and other ingredients, and some special fruit juice.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to Hong Kong for a few days. These ingredients are for you to eat. Please eat them all and don't leave them unused. I should be back by the time you finish eating them."
Seeing that Shen Yu had prepared so many ingredients, Liang Sanmei said with emotion, "Xiao Yu, you are so thoughtful to have prepared so many things. You can go to Hong Kong with peace of mind. I will take good care of Chenchen and the others."
Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Yu went into the inner room, took out a large black backpack, and slung it over her shoulder.
Before leaving, Shen Yu slipped Liang Sanmei another hundred yuan and a stack of receipts, saying, "Mom, you can use these money and receipts as you like, but don't save them if you don't need them."
“I’ll probably be back in three days. If something happens and I have to be delayed, I’ll call you back to let you know. I’m leaving now. I’m entrusting the family and the children to you and Dad.”
Liang Sanmei also reminded her, "We will take good care of the children and the house. You are going to Hong Kong City and you are not familiar with the area, so please be careful and don't easily believe what strangers say. You must protect yourself."
Shen Yu nodded vigorously. "I will, Dad, Mom. I'm leaving now, bye-bye~"
Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei saw her off at the door, and only after watching her walk away did they turn around and go back into the house.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Shi Zichen standing at the door, watching Shen Yu walk away with tears streaming down his face.
Liang Sanmei stepped forward and hugged him tenderly, wiping away his tears. "Chenchen, you're awake? Why are you crying? Are you reluctant to see your mother leave?"
Shi Zichen nodded.
He had already woken up, but he didn't dare to come out.
He was afraid that if he came out, he would hug his mother and not let her leave.
Liang Sanmei reassured him, "Didn't your mother say she'll only be gone for three days and will be back soon? Don't worry."
In the past, many people from the surrounding villages had secretly crossed the border to Hong Kong.
Now, in each village, about a hundred people have obtained their Gangcheng ID cards.
I guess Xiao Chenchen is also worried that his mother might cross the border and stay there and never come back.
Last night, when Liang Sanmei was going to bed, she whispered a few words to her husband. Now that Xiaoyu has found her biological mother in Gangcheng, she may be thinking about moving to Gangcheng to live.
After all, many people now yearn for Hong Kong, feeling that life there is free and easy, prosperous, and the wages are much higher than on the mainland.
Many people are proud to have obtained a port city ID card.
Xiaoyu will probably be no exception.
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