"No, I absolutely will not have children now. I can't let my children feel that I have abandoned them."
Zhang Shouyi was at a loss; he was genuinely worried about his wife's condition.
"Hongmei, what can make you happy?"
Zhang Hongmei shook her head. "I don't know. I'll get used to it after a while."
When I left Daniel, I was already very uneasy. Now that the children are leaving, it's like my heart is being torn apart.
Zhang Hongmei was in a daze all day, and often woke up in a fright at night.
Zhang Shouyi felt that he was asking for trouble.
"Hongmei, I'll bring the children back tomorrow."
"No need, I can't hold them back. It's okay, I'll adapt quickly."
How could Zhang Shouyi be at ease? Zhang Hongmei's condition was simply torture for her.
The next day, Zhang Shouyi called the research institute, and Wang Ying, Er Ya, and Lu Yue returned with the four children.
They couldn't stay overnight in the compound, so Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo took Zhang Hongmei back to Fuzeyuan.
Seeing the three people and four children waiting for her, Zhang Hongmei gave a bitter smile.
“Hongmei, don’t be like this. It hurts me to see you like this. The three of us will come back to keep you company.”
"Okay, you can stay with me for a week. I should go back to work, and you need to go back to take care of them too."
“It’s alright. The three of them have taken on a joint mission. Cheng Guangxu said it should be completed in about a month, after which they will have a six-month vacation. We’ll just wait for them at home.”
"Yes, Zeng Zhongkang said the same thing. Otherwise, they would only go home to shower and change clothes every few days before leaving in a hurry."
Cheng Ping'an took Zhang Hongmei's hand. "Auntie, I came back this time to go to school. All four of my older brothers have gone to school, and I want to go to school too."
"Ping An, do you want to go to school?"
"Yes, I want to go myself. Dad promised me that I can take the exam at school, and I want to go straight to second grade."
"Four years old to start second grade? Ping An, listen to me, I think you should study at home. You can ask your mother if you don't understand something. Then when you are six years old, you can take the fourth grade exam."
"Auntie, I can also do the third-grade questions that Pengfei is doing."
"That's great. We have Pengfei's books at home. You can study on your own. That way, when you're older, you can take the exams for the grade you think you can get into."
Auntie believes in you. You can learn what you like at home by yourself. You can continue learning martial arts, learn foreign languages with Mom, and even learn computers.
Is this okay?
"Of course. Ping An is so smart, he can definitely manage his time well."
"Okay, then I'll stay home with you, and Cheng Zhiyuan can stay with Mom."
Zhang Hongmei's tears streamed down her face. "Thank you, Ping An, but Auntie doesn't need you to stay with me. You need to help Mom take care of my younger brother. He can walk now, and it's very tiring."
"Auntie is really fine. She has to teach in the morning and work in the afternoon."
"Alright then, I'll bring my three younger brothers, Pengfei, and Hongqi to keep you company every Saturday."
"Okay, Auntie will play with you on Saturday and Sunday. Thank you."
"Auntie, I will stay with you in place of my four older brothers."
"Yes, yes, Auntie understands."
The younger children didn't have a very deep impression of Zhang Hongmei; only Zeng Zhiyu remembered her, but even that wasn't particularly vivid.
Four people were sitting in the living room drinking tea, while four children were asking for toys.
"Hongmei, don't be sad. It was bound to happen sooner or later. It's just that the child is still young, so it's a few years earlier than expected." Wang Ying didn't know how to comfort her. Zeng Zhongkang had told her to come back and comfort Hongmei, but she wasn't very good at speaking.
Lu Yue was also in a dilemma. She was not usually talkative and her relationship with Zhang Hongmei was not particularly close. She really didn't know how to comfort her.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine in a few days."
The children often played together, and Ping An took good care of them. Seeing the happy little ones, Zhang Hongmei felt a bit better.
"Hongmei, are you still going to teach?"
"Well, otherwise it would be even more boring. It's better to have something to do every day."
"It must be quite tough, right?"
"good."
Suddenly the phone rang, and Lu Jing handed it to her. "It's Liu Baoguo calling."
"What's wrong?"
“Hongmei, send someone to pick up Liu Qiang. Su Chen is pregnant again, and it’s too much trouble to take care of him. There’s no one else here who can help.”
"Okay, I'll send someone to pick him up, but will he stop crying and making a fuss?"
"Let him cry and make a fuss. It's better than having to chase after Su Chen while she's pregnant. He's too naughty. Arrange a martial arts instructor for him so he can learn kung fu. That way he won't be so unruly."
"Too small, just one and a half years old."
"You'll see when you meet him, he's just like your great-grandfather. You decide what to do, I'm so worried, I still have to take him with me, is this even right?"
“Okay, I’ll send someone over right away. You can also drive out and deliver them in ten days.”
"Okay, I'm hanging up. That kid's vanished again."
Zhang Hongmei hung up the phone and immediately arranged for a driver and a bodyguard to set off, bringing with them a large quantity of medicinal herbs and fabrics. Other items wouldn't last long.
Er Lengzi put down the phone and exchanged a glance with Su Chen.
"Let him go if he wants. Our education here isn't very good anyway. In Hongmei's hands, he might even be able to produce a college student."
Su Chen nodded. He had received a call from his supervisor this morning, asking them to send the child back to Hongmei.
Neither of them wanted to part with their son; Liu Qiang was really mischievous, and Su Chen was genuinely pregnant. But they still couldn't bear to send their son away.
The old lady sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at Chongyu, who was sitting beside her. The child was too quiet. Sending him over was a bit too early.
"Grandma, why don't we all go back? I wonder what Hongmei's personality would be like?"
The old lady shook her head; she knew her body couldn't withstand a long journey now.
"Send Chongyu back, and you should go and take a look too."
"Grandma, that won't do. This family can't be without me. Let the head of the household go."
"Okay, I'll call Hongmei."
Zhang Hongmei received a call from the old lady that evening and started crying on the phone.
"Grandma, Zhenye and the others have gone up the mountain. I feel so sad."
“What’s so sad? Your aunt also sent away three children, all for their own good. I’ll send Chongyu over to you.”
"Grandma, let Chongyu stay with you. I'll be fine in a few days. Besides, Brother Erlengzi said Su Chen is pregnant again and can't take care of Liu Qiang. I sent someone to pick her up this afternoon."
"That's fine, but Chongyu will have to go back next year. He should go back to his parents' side."
"Grandma, how about we send a plane to pick you up?"
“Hongmei, I’d rather die here than go anywhere else. Just teach Chongyu well, that’s all I need.”
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