Hua Zhian's telegram was brought back by Hua Guangzong.
Today, he was mailing the local specialties that Zhou Baoguo and the others had brought back to a few old friends when he happened to run into a post office worker who handed him the telegram directly.
"Zhi'an can finally come back to visit his family," Tian Guihua said, stroking the words on the telegram with a look of joy on her face.
My child has been away for two years, and finally had a family visit leave to come back this year.
Hua Xiangyun looked at the few brief words on the telegram and asked, "Second Brother didn't specify when he'll be back. Should we go to pick him up?"
There is no direct train to their county; after arriving in the city, they have to transfer to a bus to get back.
Xun Liangfen said with a smile, "I'll call my colleague and ask when the car will be back. I can have your dad pick it up then."
Hua Guangzong didn't care at all, "He's a grown man, why would he need his family to pick him up? He can find his way home."
Hua Xiangyun hadn't had a chance to explore the city properly when she last went to see her wound. This was a rare opportunity, and she had to seize it no matter what. "Grandpa, my second brother has worked hard outside for several years. If we don't pick him up when he comes back, he'll be heartbroken."
"How about this? I have nothing to do at home anyway, I'll go and bring my second brother back."
Hua Guangzong said, "...No, he's unfamiliar with this place, it's better if he comes back on his own."
It doesn't matter how much the boy falls and gets hurt outside, but it's different for the granddaughter.
From that moment on, Hua Xiangyun began to pester Hua Guangzong, with one goal in mind: she wanted to go to the city.
When his daughter looked at him pleadingly, Hua Baoguo was the first to give in, "Dad, let her go if she wants to! Besides, I have a house in the city, I live in my own home, and it's convenient for me to pick her up from there."
Hua Xiangyun: "Yes, I haven't been to our new place yet. Why don't we go and take a look together?"
Previously, Hua Baoguo and his wife were only assigned to couples' dormitories, but this year they were allocated welfare housing. Taking into account their seniority and professional titles, they were allocated a 68-square-meter two-bedroom apartment. She had been at the school before, so she had never actually been there.
“Yes, Xiangyun didn’t even go when we moved last time. How about I take the kids to stay for a couple of days?” Xun Liangfen said quickly, afraid that the old woman would misunderstand that she was trying to slack off. “As for things at home, there’s no rush. There are still a few days until the New Year. I’ll tidy up when I get back.”
Seeing her granddaughter's expectant eyes, Tian Guihua nodded in agreement, "Go if you want to."
The last time she went to the city for medical treatment, she should have taken Xiao Guai to familiarize herself with the place if she hadn't been without a key.
She realized that the couple's desire to cultivate a good relationship with their child wasn't entirely foolish.
Boys, when they get married, they always have to live together with their wives.
Little Guai is growing up, how much longer can she stay at home? But when she becomes his wife and faces the trivialities of life, she will only be able to truly enjoy her family for the next two years.
Don't be fooled by how much the children depend on them, which makes the elderly couple very happy. But how long can they actually spend with their children?
Since Tian Guihua had spoken, the others naturally wouldn't say anything more. Hua Xiangyun immediately ran excitedly back to her room to pack her things.
“There’s no rush, we have to wait until tomorrow,” Tian Guihua called out helplessly from behind her. “Today’s bus has already left, we can catch it early tomorrow.”
Hua Xiangyun then realized that at this time, the shuttle bus was limited, with only two round trips a day.
Sitting on the bus, swaying all the way, Hua Xiangyun's thoughts drifted far away.
Last night, she took out the dagger she had hidden earlier and threw it directly into the small cauldron. She then tried to retrieve it directly from its internal space without summoning the cauldron, and to her surprise, it actually worked.
In this way, in addition to the two-square-meter Qiankun bag, she also has another portable storage space, which will make her travels much more convenient in the future.
However, seeing that both storage spaces were empty was a bit heartbreaking.
She only had a little over 20 yuan on her, including the money the old lady had given her today. It looked like a month's wages for a temporary worker, but it really couldn't buy much.
She had never been so strapped for cash, especially on this journey, which made her feel a sense of crisis.
They say money makes even bears brave, so it seems she needs to think of a way to change her current situation.
"How are you? Will you get carsick?" This was Xun Liangfen's first time taking her daughter on a long trip, and she was a little excited but also a little worried.
She had seen others suffer from motion sickness before, vomiting violently, so she dared not relax for a moment, keeping a close eye on Hua Xiangyun while tightly holding the ginger slices in her hand.
"It's alright," Hua Xiangyun said. As a cultivator, coupled with her previous marrow cleansing, her physical condition was unmatched.
Besides, I didn't get carsick the last time I went to the city with the elderly couple, so it goes without saying that I won't get carsick this time either.
Xun Liangfen breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Would you like a piece of the ginger I prepared?"
Hua Xiangyun shook her head and looked out the window at the scenery.
Xun Liangfen assumed that Hua Xiangyun was just curious about the outside world, so she didn't bother her anymore.
Hua Xiangyun, however, reverted to her old habit and began to study the feng shui of the area while staring at the mountains outside.
No wonder those two mountains are so barren; you can see the sharp, jagged peaks on the other side as soon as the car turns a corner.
That courtyard is well-built; the auspicious arrangement of the Azure Dragon and White Tiger at the back is already complete. I believe it won't be long before a capable person emerges from there...
Just as she was engrossed in watching, there was a sudden stop. If it weren't for Xu Liangfen being there to help, she would have been thrown backwards.
"Can't you drive a little slower, driver? You've caused us to hit our heads!" Someone always suffers, and the frustration was immediately vented on the driver.
"Look, you've woken my child up. If the child cries later, please don't blame us." An old woman held the child and gently coaxed him.
I finally managed to get the child to sleep by the swaying of the car, but then a sudden stop woke him up, and the rest of the journey was anything but peaceful.
The driver didn't say anything, but the ticket seller shouted, "What's all the noise about? It's normal for a car to stop on the road. Whose fault is it if you don't hold it properly?"
Besides, the child is noisy, don't you know how to soothe him?
Before the old lady could speak, the woman sitting next to her stood up and smiled apologetically at the people in the car, "My mother is also very anxious. Her child is sick and she is preparing to go to the city to see a doctor. The child is very fussy as soon as he wakes up, so please bear with him."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Every family has a child who makes a fuss."
Hua Xiangyun, sitting in the back, had no idea what was going on with the child in front and didn't pay any attention.
For the rest of the journey, everyone was thoroughly tormented by this horrific sound.
That child was more than just noisy; his crying was so loud it nearly ripped everyone's eardrums off.
The journey was already bumpy, and coupled with the child's bad mood, some people experienced discomfort.
"You need to find a way to calm the child down quickly. If this continues, we'll get annoyed too." Several young men gritted their teeth and endured it, knowing that the child's grandmother and mother had been trying to soothe him.
But the child's crying, combined with the noise from the two adults, filled the small carriage with a violent atmosphere.
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