Chapter 391 Extra Chapter: Several Years Later
After sleeping for a few days to relieve the fatigue of the journey, Lou Hongjian made an appointment with a real estate agent to start looking for a suitable house for his family to live in in the future.
He had only been here a few days when he bought a new car and would take his younger sister out to play whenever he had free time. Mao Mao had arrived here early, before her university registration date, so she went out with her brother every day to broaden her horizons.
Lou Yansui had teaching and research work during the day and could not accompany them. She could only come back at dinner to listen to their stories of the day.
After settling in, Mao Mao began writing letters to her family back in her hometown.
She was always a talkative girl, and her letters were always thick and long, as if she wanted to record everything that happened to her every day and tell her family about it through the letter paper.
After finishing writing to his family, he put the ink aside to dry, then took out a blank sheet of paper to write to his good friend to let him know he was safe and sound.
For Uncle Nie, for Uncle Shen, and for Sister Zhang. For Sophie, for Allen, and for Zhao Zhao and Xuan Xuan.
After the full-scale outbreak of war, she and her friends were scattered to different places, but fortunately, they did not lose contact. In fact, she even met up with Zhaozhao and Xuanxuan at university and became classmates again.
After Mr. Langdon's term ended, Sophie returned to France with him. She wanted to send Sophie her new address so they could stay in touch.
Sister Zhang's business flourished, and later she used her vast fortune to support the front lines. As for Uncle Nie and Uncle Shen, they both joined the war effort. Shen Zhaolin is no longer a teacher and is now working tirelessly for peaceful liberation.
Although Commander Lou never agreed to let the two of them become godfathers, every time Mao Mao visited the Green Gang, the members would call her Miss. When the Shen family held family banquets, they would often invite Mao Mao to attend.
The letters were all quite long, and by the time they were all finished, the clock on the wall had already struck midnight.
Mao Mao rubbed her sore eyes, put the letter in an envelope, and mailed it the next day.
Then it disappeared without a trace, and I didn't receive a reply for a long time.
This is normal.
Cross-border mail delivery relied on ocean liners, and it could take one or two months just to get it to the recipient. War made communication between the two sides even more difficult, and it was considered lucky if the mail could be delivered to the recipient.
There was no reply, and Mao Mao didn't know if her mother and the others had already set off, where they were now, or what the situation was like back home. She could only wait patiently.
Soon, the real estate agent found them a suitable house.
A villa big enough to accommodate the whole family who would arrive later, and not far from Mao Mao and Lou Yansui's school. For this reason, Mao Mao also went to get her driver's license.
Several months later, Mao Mao finally got to see her mother.
By then, she had successfully enrolled in school and was beginning her busy and demanding studies. Every day when she came home from school, she would find the living room filled with luggage, and several women busily unpacking it.
"Mother!"
Xia Xiaoxiang looked up in surprise and saw Mao Mao throw down her schoolbag and run over to jump into her arms.
Mao Mao cupped her face in her hands, and Xia Xiaoxiang also cupped her daughter's face in her hands. The mother and daughter looked at each other.
Mao Mao said with heartache, "Mother, you've lost weight."
Xia Xiaoxiang touched her rosy and soft cheeks, "What do you mean by losing weight? You just haven't seen me for several months and missed me."
"Mother, why did it take you so long to get here?"
As previously agreed, Mao Mao and Lou Hongjian would set off first and settle here, while the ladies and Old Madam Lou would follow later, as they would be moving and carrying a lot of luggage, and were worried about delaying Mao Mao's enrollment. Unexpectedly, they ended up waiting for several months.
Mao Mao asked again, "Mother, I wrote back home as soon as I got here. Did you receive it?"
Xia Xiaoxiang nodded: "I received it. I was going to write back to you, but then I thought I'd see you soon, so I decided to keep it to myself and tell you later. Mao Mao, you have no idea, just as you and Third Young Master set off, our family had more good news!"
"What good news?"
Before Xia Xiaoxiang could even speak, the other mothers swarmed around her.
"Maomao!"
"Honey, I've missed you so much!"
"Let me see you quickly. It's been a while since I've seen you. How have you been here? Are you settling in?"
Mao Mao held Old Madam Lou's warm, dry hand and asked with concern, "Grandma, how are you feeling?"
Drifting at sea for more than half a month is something even an adult like Lou Hongjian would find difficult to endure, let alone the fact that Old Madam Lou is quite old and had been ill at the beginning of the year, making people worry about her health.
Although Mrs. Lou looked tired, she was still in good spirits, especially after seeing her most beloved granddaughter, which made her happy and eased the fatigue of the journey.
"I'm perfectly fine," the old lady said.
"By the way, Mao Mao, you don't know yet," the old lady said, "you're going to have a nephew or niece soon."
Mao Mao's eyes widened in surprise: "Wow!"
Of her four older brothers, aside from the fourth brother who was busy with his studies and the third brother who was always having affairs, the eldest and second brothers got married one after another in their early years and found their life partners. At their wedding ceremonies, Mao Mao even served as a flower girl for them.
Over the years, she has gained several nephews and nieces, and is no longer the youngest child in the family. But her nephews and nieces are still the closest to her, and they always give their little aunt the first of all their treasures.
The birth of a new life is undoubtedly good news.
“Originally, the First Madam was supposed to come with us, but because of this happy occasion, she stayed in the country.” The First Madam pulled a suitcase out of her luggage: “Although she didn’t come, she asked us to bring you a lot of things. Oh, and a reply letter.”
After receiving the thick letter from Mao Mao, everyone had a lot to say to her.
The mothers kept their words to themselves, while those who couldn't come wrote letters and brought them to Mao Mao.
There were letters from the father, letters from the older brother, and several letters from the children in the family, all written in childish handwriting.
Commander Lou and his two elder brothers still had unfinished business in China and could not come with them. Separated by the ocean, they did not know how many years it would be before they met again. So, they wrote a thick and long letter.
Not only were some given to Mao Mao, but some were also given to Lou Yan Sui.
Before he could even open the letter and read it carefully, Lou Hongjian stood at the door, beaming with pride, and greeted them, "I've made a reservation at the restaurant. Our family is getting together for a nice meal to welcome you back!"
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