386 Considering that Director Shen’s mood has been unstable recently and he is prone to losing control, Shen Yu and Meng Tao are not in a hurry to return to Beijing. Instead, they stay in the provincial capital of Province D for a few more days to accompany Director Shen.

But in fact, Director Shen was not as bad and fragile as they imagined. Grandma Xu reassured him and he looked in good spirits. He was as busy as usual, but would come back on time to have dinner together. He was very happy with his son and daughter-in-law living at home. He was cheerful and talkative all day long and could chat with Xiao Wangcai for a long time.

He also particularly likes to buy snacks for Meng Tao. He brings back snacks every day when he comes home from get off work, and they are different every day. I guess he has searched all the grocery stores in the provincial capital.

At first, Meng Tao was quite touched, thinking that her father-in-law loved the grandson in her belly, and she regarded it as a blessing.

Later, I heard Director Shen say, "Taotao, try it first and tell me which ones are delicious and which ones are not. Then I will buy some for your mother."

Meng Tao: ... emmm, you're treating me like a guinea pig. Don't you want your grandson? Even your grandson isn't interesting anymore now that you have a wife, you jerk!

Shen Yu was also speechless because of his father. He looked through the snacks carefully and found that they were all well-made and well-packaged. He thought that Director Shen would not buy cheap goods indiscriminately, so he told Meng Tao to eat them if she wanted to, and save them for others if she didn't want to.

When Director Shen was at work, the couple were not idle. They took Xiao Wangcai out for a drive and went sightseeing, visiting the botanical garden and the agricultural science institute, collecting a few of the tree species and crops they liked and then going to the ceramic factory to order a large number of pottery and porcelain, some for storing wine and some for holding various sauces and pickles.

After shopping on the black market for some treasures, Meng Tao prepared some gifts to visit Huang Xiaocheng and his grandson, but she found that the temporary "warehouse" had been closed. Meng Tao didn't know where they lived, so she had to give up.

The couple was planning to visit a nearby city, but Grandma Xu from Beijing called and urged them to go back, blaming them for being careless and not knowing their own limitations. She was about to give birth, but was still hanging around outside, causing everyone worry.

Shen Yu originally saw his wife jumping around and full of energy, and thought that as long as he took good care of her, she would be fine. But after hearing what her grandmother said, he became a little worried. After all, he only had a theoretical understanding of having children, and he had to trust his grandmother for the details.

Meng Tao comforted him: It's okay, we are in the provincial capital, there is a big hospital, the child can be born if he wants, he can survive if he is born at seven months, and I heard that he is very smart.

Shen Yu doesn't agree with this, so don't take the risk.

When Director Shen heard Meng Tao's words, he scolded her and told her not to believe the nonsense spread by the people in the market. The child must be born full-term to grow up healthily. The capital city has been prepared, so she should go back to the capital city as soon as possible to recuperate and wait for the birth.

So he asked the couple to pack up and return to the capital the next day.

When sending his son and daughter-in-law to the airport, Director Shen's eyes were full of envy. He wished he could board the plane with them and fly to Beijing to see the person he loved so much.

But for the long term, he still needs to be patient.

She also told her son and daughter-in-law to obey the arrangements of grandpa and grandma, and not to panic or be impulsive when seeing "mom", and not to behave abnormally so as to let others notice something. They should be calm and composed as usual, and pretend that they had never known her!

Shen Yu, Meng Tao: "..."

However, the couple understood Director Shen's feelings, so they listened to him quietly and obediently, without refuting him and occasionally nodding in cooperation.

The plane landed at Beijing Airport and Ding Hao came to pick us up.

The couple did not go directly to Xu's house, but returned to Shen's house first.

The small courtyard where they stayed temporarily in the Xu Mansion was originally the boudoir of Xu Jia's mother. Now that "Xu Meixia" is back, she naturally lives back in her original room.

Shen Yu said that grandma must arrange another place for them to live, but there were many people in the Xu Mansion and the Shen Mansion was empty, so there was no need for that. From now on, the couple would officially move back to the Shen Mansion.

Meng Tao agreed, saying that since they had secrets, it would be safer for them to live in their own home.

Although Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu loved their children and grandchildren and wanted to keep them under their wings, the tree grew big and had branches, and there would always be a day when they would have to move back to the Shen residence sooner or later.

Anyway, they are all in the same city, so it is very convenient to travel between the two sides.

Uncle Gao and Aunt Gao were very happy to see the young couple come back and helped carry their luggage. Uncle Gao was good at gardening and Aunt Gao was hardworking and capable. She didn't like to go out for fun except buying groceries. Every day at home, besides cooking, she would clean and wash. The yard and the house were clean and tidy, as if someone lived there all the time.

After the luggage was put away, the couple ate some noodles made by Aunt Gao, washed up, changed their clothes and prepared to go to Xu's house. There were two bags in the car that had not been unloaded. They were local specialties brought from Province D, such as dried bamboo shoots, dried melons, and dried vegetables. Grandma and aunt loved to eat them.

Before, Meng Tao went to Gangcheng and promised to buy gifts for everyone. She did purchase a large amount, putting some of it in her space and some of it in the room of the Gangcheng office. Because the situation changed at that time, she and Shen Yu took a boat directly back to Guangzhou from the sea. They didn't have time to take the things in the office room. It is said that Dou Nannan helped pack them up and brought them back.

When Dou Nannan returned to the capital, she naturally sent the things to the Xu Mansion. There had to be at least three or four large boxes. Dou Nannan must have been complaining bitterly and hated him to death. Meng Tao found it funny just thinking about it. She would have to thank her one day to ease her resentment.

We'll go to Xu's house later, open the things, and distribute gifts to everyone, one for each.

Meng Tao and Shen Yu did not tell their grandmother in advance that they were returning to the capital. They only called before coming to the Xu Mansion. Grandma Xu also understood the two children's intentions: they were worried that if their mother knew about it, she would be too nervous and unable to rest well.

Grandma Xu put down the phone and couldn't help but sigh: They are indeed a family, and the mother and child are connected by heart. Shen Yu over there knows that his mother misses him and longs for him, and Jiaer over here... Meixia now really doesn't want to wait even a moment, and pesters her every day. Poor girl, she can't speak, but just keeps crying and making gestures to ask to see her husband and children soon.

The old man was as hard-hearted as ever, but his mother could hardly bear it any longer.

How happy was Granny Xu to see her daughter again? In the old days, she would have gone to the temple to kneel down and kowtow to the Buddha for three days and three nights, three months, or even three years, and she would have donated money and materials to help others! She wanted to give her daughter everything, and of course she wanted to fulfill her daughter's wish, but she also knew that she had to take it step by step and not be too impatient so that people would see through her. It's not that she was afraid, but there were too many gossips in this world, and it was impossible to get rid of them. It would be better to be low-key and cautious, and live a clean and worry-free life. Wouldn't it be better? (End of this chapter)