Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Zheng Qingsheng leaves his unit and home...

Zheng Qingsheng's workplace is close to his home, so he always goes home for lunch. His wife Wu Huixian's workplace is a bit far from home, and it takes 20 minutes to ride a bicycle there. She thinks it's a waste of time to go back and forth four times a day, so she usually eats lunch in the workplace cafeteria.

Today, Aunt Jiang, as usual, calculated the time and prepared lunch before her son came back.

When she was cooking, she put her sister in the child chair. This chair was used by her grandson Zheng Kangping when he was a child. At that time, she specially asked an old craftsman to make it. It is very sturdy and the wood used is of good material. It has not changed at all.

The child has been here for half a month. They don’t know what the child’s name is, so they just keep calling her “sister”.

"Grandma, I'm starving!"

A loud childish voice was heard, followed by the sound of footsteps.

Aunt Jiang knew that it was her grandson who had returned from playing at the neighboring house.

"The New Year hasn't even passed yet, why are you talking about death? Pah! Children are so careless when they talk."

Zheng Kangping ran to the child chair and gently pinched his sister's cheek. The little girl recognized that this was her brother and looked at him with a bright smile on her face.

"Have you been good at home today? I'll take you out to play in the afternoon." Zheng Kangping stretched out his other hand and prepared to pinch her face.

Aunt Jiang said hurriedly, "Go wash your hands first. Don't touch your sister's face with your dirty hands. She is small and will get sick."

"Oh, I see." Zheng Kangping stuck out his tongue and ran to the faucet to wash his hands.

It was time for dinner when Zheng Qingsheng came back. Aunt Jiang made a bowl of malt milk for the little girl and fed her first before she ate her own meal.

Zheng Kangping was eating the braised pork, picked up a piece of meat and said, "Grandma, let my sister have a taste of the meat too." As he said that, he was about to extend his chopsticks to her.

Zheng Qingsheng tapped him with his chopsticks and said, "Sister is still young and can't eat meat."

"Oh, my sister is so pitiful. When will she grow up? I want to take her out to play." Zheng Kangping said as he put the meat into his mouth.

"Next year, maybe. Next year I'll be able to walk and eat meat." Zheng Qingsheng thought for a while and said.

Aunt Jiang said, "At her age, she should be able to eat something else. I'll steam an egg for her tonight to change her taste."

Zheng Kangping immediately said, "I want to eat steamed eggs too!"

Aunt Jiang smiled and nodded: "Okay, then steam two, one for you and one for your sister."

In the afternoon, Zheng Qingsheng woke up from a nap, washed his face, and prepared to go out to work when the gate of his house rang.

"Lao Xia, Lao Zhao! Why are you here?" Zheng Qingsheng asked in surprise, and then hurriedly and enthusiastically invited them in, "Come in, come in and sit down."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "Old Zheng, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, when did you come back?"

"I just came back today and got off the train this morning." Xia Junshan said as he walked. Aunt Jiang heard the noise and came out holding the child.

"Captain Xia, you're back." Aunt Jiang said happily, "Oh, Director Zhao is here too. Come in and sit down. I'll pour you some tea."

"Happy New Year, Auntie. No need to bother, we'll just come and sit down." Xia Junshan said with a smile and put the New Year's gift in his hand on the tea table in the house.

Aunt Jiang said, "It's a rare visit, so don't leave tonight. Have dinner here. We have a few bottles of wine for your birthday. You three brothers can have a good time together tonight. We have a room for you to sleep in."

Xia Junshan waved his hand and said, "Maybe next time. I came here this afternoon for some important business."

He glanced at the child in Aunt Jiang's arms, who was wearing a brand new light red jacket, blue pants, and handmade tiger-head cloth shoes.

"Auntie, Lao Zheng, you have taken good care of this child these days. He seems to have gained some weight."

Aunt Jiang said with a smile: "The child is young and grows up very fast. He changes a lot if I don't see him for a day."

Xia Junshan coughed lightly and said, "Auntie, Qingsheng, how does your family treat this child..."

Zheng Qingsheng said in a serious tone: "Old Xia, our whole family has decided to adopt this child."

Aunt Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, my family likes my sister very much. My daughter-in-law and my grandson all hope to keep this child in our family."

Lao Zhao next to him said, "In that case, why don't we go and get it done this afternoon? The sooner we get it done, the sooner we can save a lot of trouble."

Xia Junshan nodded. This was the reason why he came this afternoon.

Zheng Qingsheng nodded: "Okay, let's go there now."

Led by Lao Zhao, the procedures at the police station were very quick and the child's adoption procedures were completed in a short time.

Or maybe it’s because the adoption procedures are very lax in this era. Another reason is that many children are abandoned, especially girls. There are many abandoned babies every year.

Nowadays, every household has many children, and not many families are willing to adopt. Most abandoned babies are sent to welfare homes.

In the eyes of many people, having a dual-working family willing to raise a child is the best outcome for the child.

After leaving the police station, Zheng Qingsheng carefully put the adoption procedures in his pocket. From then on, the child was his daughter.

"Lao Xia, Lao Zhao, let's go. We won't go home until we are drunk tonight." Zheng Qingsheng happily pulled them to go home.

Xia Junshan said, "No, my wife and daughter are still waiting for me at Lao Zhao's house. We have to catch the last boat in the afternoon."

Zheng Qingsheng said, "Old Xia, this is where you are wrong. Come on, bring your brother-in-law and the others over, and have dinner at my house tonight."

Xia Junshan smiled and shook his hands: "Really, no need. Next time, I'll come to see you on my next day off, and then we can have a good reunion."

Lao Zhao also nodded and said, "Yes, they have been on the train for a whole day and night. Let them go back and have a good rest first. When they come back slowly, they will come to you for a good drink."

Seeing Xia Junshan's insistence, Zheng Qingsheng said, "Okay, let's set it for the weekend. Old Xia, you must come then!"

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "I will definitely come."

…

The sky here gets darker than in the sea. When they took the last ferry to Nanya Island Pier, the sun had just set and the afterglow of the sunset was still hanging in the western sky.

Xia Qinqin looked at the familiar island and shouted, "We are back!"

The commander's communicator, Xiao Zhao, was already waiting at the dock. When he saw them, he ran over to help carry their luggage. "Captain Xia, Director Meng, you're back. The commander asked me to take you directly to his house for dinner tonight."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "That's great, we don't have to go to the cafeteria at night."

Xia Qinqin leaned against the car window, looking at the scenery on the island, and turned her head and said, "Mom, it hasn't changed at all here. Everyone is still wearing thin clothes, unlike Haishi, who wears thick clothes."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Because the weather here is always hot."

Xia Qinqin said, "I like the weather here. It's so troublesome to run in thick clothes." Then she asked Lu Yannan beside her, "Do you like the weather here or in Haishi?"

Lu Yannan said: "Sea City."

"Huh? Why?" Xia Qinqin was curious.

Lu Yannan said: "It's too hot here."

Xia Junshan said with a smile: "Yannan has been used to living in Jing City since he was a child. The temperature in Hai City is not too cold for you. You must be uncomfortable coming here suddenly."

Lu Yannan nodded seriously.

When we arrived at Teacher Li's house, it was already getting dark and the lights were on in the house.

Xia Junshan took out the New Year gift for Teacher Li from the luggage at the back of the carriage, and followed Meng Yufei and the two children to knock on the door.

Doctor Huang had a rare break today, and he enthusiastically led them into the house. "Yesterday, I heard from Lao Li that your train would arrive in Qiongzhou this morning. I thought you would be there in the morning."

Meng Yufei explained with a smile: "I went to the home of a comrade in Junshan at noon and had a meal there, so I was delayed."

Xia Qinqin looked up and smiled, "Happy New Year, Aunt Huang~"

Lu Yannan also said: "Happy New Year, Aunt Huang."

Doctor Huang smiled and bent down to touch their heads one by one, "Happy New Year, Auntie will grab some candies for you." She smiled and took the plate of candies on the coffee table and let them grab them themselves.

Teacher Li was very happy to see them and asked them to sit on the sofa.

"Xiao Meng, thank you for your hard work along the way. It's not easy to take care of two children." Teacher Li said to Meng Yufei with a smile.

Doctor Huang said, "That's right. It's tiring enough to take such a long train ride and beat someone up, and you have to take care of two children."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "It's not tiring. Both children are easy to take care of, very sensible, and not noisy."

Doctor Huang said, "You still say no. I see that your eyes are a little blue. You must not have slept well at night. Let's eat quickly and then you can go back to sleep."

As she spoke, she glanced at Master Li and said, "We can talk later if you have anything to say."

Teacher Li smiled and nodded, "Yes, we can talk about it later if there is anything else. Let's eat first."

Considering their tired journey, Commander Li and Doctor Huang did not say much at the table. After the meal, they let the family go back to rest. Naturally, Lu Yannan stayed.

"Brother Yanan, see you tomorrow. We'll go home first." Xia Qinqin waved with a smile.

Lu Yannan nodded and whispered, "See you tomorrow."

Looking at the backs of the family of three, Lu Yannan stood silently at the door until Dr. Huang called him to rest, then he withdrew his gaze.

The house had been uninhabited for such a long time that it was inevitably a little dusty. As soon as Meng Yufei entered the house, she opened the window to ventilate.

Xia Junshan said, "I'll go heat some water for my bath first. It's getting late. Let's clean up together tomorrow."

Meng Yufei nodded and said, "I'll go make the bed. Let Qinqin sleep with us tonight. Her bed will be made tomorrow."

After hearing this, Xia Qinqin hurriedly said, "Okay, I want to sleep with Mom and Dad."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Qinqin, there is a lot of dust in the house. Just sit on the sofa in the living room and don't run around, okay?"

Xia Qinqin nodded: "Yeah, okay, Mom."

Meng Yufei took a rag and simply wiped an area of ​​the sofa, then carried her daughter over and asked her to sit down. She then gave her the doll in her schoolbag to play with, and then she took the rag and went to the master bedroom.

Xia Qinqin sat on the sofa holding her baby. She could clearly hear the sounds coming from the kitchen and the master bedroom. She knew that her parents were there.

Although there are no grandparents or uncle in this house, after returning here, I feel inexplicably at peace.

"Mom, are you done cleaning?" Xia Qinqin shouted into the master bedroom.

"It's almost done." Meng Yufei replied.

"Dad, is your water almost ready?" Xia Qinqin shouted towards the kitchen again.

"It will be ready soon." Xia Junshan replied loudly with a smile in his voice.