And so, the Gu family and their group packed up quickly and set off for the provincial capital.
Before leaving, the old man said to Gu Yanliu, "Fourth brother, I know you don't like hearing this."
But I still have to say, you need to pay more attention to that matter! If you keep putting it off, you'll really become an old maid!
"I know! Grandpa, I'll keep a close eye on it, so you don't need to worry!" Gu Yanliu wasn't being perfunctory this time.
Going all this way will make it much harder to see Grandpa in the future.
Her nose stung with tears whenever she thought about these things.
She choked up and said, "Grandpa, please take good care of yourself at home. We'll come back to see you as soon as we have a chance."
"Great-Grandpa, we'll come back to see you too." The two children held his wrists on either side and shook them affectionately.
"Alright, alright, you all need to take good care of yourselves! When you have time, come back and visit this old man." The old man wiped the corner of his eye with his sleeve and said in a hoarse voice.
Wang Erya's family also came to see them off.
After saying goodbye to everyone, the group soon arrived at the county's train station.
Accompanying them were Zhou Mingjie and his family of three.
Parting is always sad, and Su Nianxue and the others' moods only improved after they boarded the train.
She smiled and said, "Hongxing, that's wonderful! Your whole family is coming too. We'll have company from now on."
"This whole thing was Zhou Mingjie's idea."
He said that since your family has moved away, it won't be fun for just our family to live in town anymore, and our little stone will be lonely too.
So, we decided to just go along with our family.
To be honest, I didn't want to move.
I've lived in town for a long time and I've gotten to know all the neighbors.
"Going to a completely new place all of a sudden, with nothing in sight, and having to start all over again, doesn't feel quite right," Yang Hongxing said, her face showing some reluctance.
If it weren't for Zhou Mingjie's insistence, she would never have moved out.
"Alright, you've been nagging for days, when will you ever stop?"
As the old saying goes, water flows downhill, and people should strive to climb higher.
Countless people are desperate to move to the provincial capital.
And look at you, when I take you to live a good life, you're not happy about it.
"He's just born to be poor and can't enjoy any happiness." Zhou Mingjie said with a hint of impatience.
“Zhou Mingjie, you didn’t say that back in town. If you keep saying that, we’re not going.”
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. Coming to the city is a happy occasion, so let's be peaceful. Arguing will only ruin the atmosphere." Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Su Nianxue quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Sister-in-law, look! Isn't that woman Su Jiaojiao?" Gu Yanliu said, pointing to a woman outside the window.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction she was pointing.
Indeed, right next to the station, a slender woman was selling tea eggs with a boy who looked about three or four years old.
If it's not Su Jiaojiao, then who is it?
Perhaps their scrutinizing gazes were too direct, for Su Jiaojiao clearly noticed them as well.
She looked at Su Nianxue and the others in the car, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
The car moved forward slowly, then faster and faster, until the small town where they had lived for many years was no longer in sight.
The adults were reluctant to part with them, but the children were not affected much.
They skipped and jumped with joy as they ran toward their new home.
This time they are living in an apartment building, with their two families living right across from each other, making it much more convenient to visit each other than before.
After the house was tidied up, the children went to school.
Gu Yanliu and Su Nianxue found a nearby place and continued to run their tofu workshop, which they named "Qinghe Tofu".
With Gu Yanbai's help, their business gradually improved.
Now that we've bought some new equipment, things aren't as hard anymore.
Once they relaxed, they started thinking that selling only tofu was too monotonous, so why not add a few more varieties?
So the two of them decided to take action and went to other places to learn from others.
Soon, the tofu shop added several varieties, such as dried tofu and fried tofu.
With more work to do, more manpower was needed, making the tofu shop even more lively.
Of course, Su Nianxue would also visit restaurants and electronics stores in her spare time.
She helped Gu Yanbai share some of the burden, mainly handling accounting matters.
Yang Hongxing also opened a steamed bun shop not far from her home. Gradually, she became familiar with her neighbors, and everything got back on track.
The children went from being unaccustomed at first to now feeling completely at ease.
In the midst of their busy lives, they have been in the provincial capital for a year now.
After Yang Hongxing finished her work, she saw that Su Nianxue was at home, so she took her to the yard to bask in the sun.
"Yanliu isn't home again?"
"Yes, she said she wanted to go out for a walk." Su Nianxue sighed. This girl was full of energy, and now she was single-mindedly focused on expanding the tofu factory.
"Your sister-in-law is destined for great things; she's got real energy and spirit."
Since she arrived in the provincial capital, she hasn't had a moment to rest.
He's always on the go, running around here and there.
"But to be fair, your tofu shop is doing really well, much better than my steamed bun shop." Yang Hongxing clicked her tongue twice, her eyes filled with envy.
Su Nianxue also laughed, "Actually, to be honest, most of the credit for our tofu shop being where it is today goes to Yanliu."
I also have to take care of two younger children, so I don't have much time to help her.
In other words, when I have free time, I help them with odd jobs and sort out the accounts.
Of all the people here, she's the one who works the hardest.
“Your sister-in-law is indeed capable, but…” she changed the subject, “she’s already this age and still hasn’t settled down, it’s quite worrying.”
Speaking of this, Su Nianxue was also worried, "Who can argue with that? Our old man is almost frantic with worry. But if she doesn't agree, there's nothing any of us can do."
The old man has asked her many times. If it weren't for the long distance, he would have come over long ago and dragged her to a blind date.
She has become a major worry for the old man.
Of the four grandchildren, the other three now have happy families and are living prosperous lives.
She's the only one left, a grown woman, and still single!
In the year since they moved to the provincial capital, some enthusiastic neighbors have introduced her to potential partners.
Gu Yanliu only made excuses that she was busy and didn't have time, and never went to see her even once.
"However, don't worry. When it comes to marriage, no one can say for sure."
"Who knows, one day you might wake up and find them leading you here," Yang Hongxing joked.
Su Nianxue had great confidence in her sister-in-law, saying, "That's not surprising."
Yanliu in our family is good-looking, hardworking and capable. Over the years, countless people have come to propose marriage to us.
"If she weren't so picky, she would have gotten married long ago."
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