“Okay, let’s go see her tomorrow. Actually, you really should go out for a walk. You’re always cooped up at home, and so are your daughters-in-law. Now that it’s getting warmer, you should take the kids out for a stroll.”
"Yes, I'm waiting for Xiao Wu and the other two. I have to let them meet my nephews."
"Hehe, Xiao Wu and the other two have finally made it through. They don't need to go up the mountain this time."
"Okay, let's confirm their return time today. If they don't come back in the next few days, our whole family will go and stay elsewhere for a few days, and we won't wait for them."
Zhang Hongmei's mind is now occupied by her grandsons, and she doesn't think about Xiao Wu and the other two as much as before. If Xiao Qi finds out, she'll probably say that she doesn't love them anymore.
"Alright, I'm going back too." Wang Ying stood up with a smile.
Aren't you staying for dinner?
"No, Zeng Zhongkang is coming back today, I'd better go home."
"Then take some food back from the kitchen, so you don't have to cook it when you get back."
"Okay, that'll save me some trouble." Wang Ying was naturally happy about this. Although she had been married for many years and her cooking skills had improved a lot, she still didn't like cooking.
Finally, he brought out braised pig's trotters and braised prawns from the kitchen, but didn't order any vegetables.
A while after Wang Ying left, Zhang Shouyi returned.
After washing up, the sons came back. The family sat down to eat together.
"Brother Zhang, when are Xiao Wu and the other two coming back?"
"Mid-August, what happened?"
"Then we won't wait for the three of them. We'll go to the suburbs for a few days. You five can stay at home by yourselves."
Zhang Shouyi glanced helplessly at his wife. However, he didn't object; it would be good for the elderly and children to go out and experience something new for a few days. Besides, his wife was tired of staying at home all day, so letting them go out for a few days was a good idea.
Zhenye and the other three had no objections; they even took this opportunity to work overtime.
Since they had already made up their minds, Zhang Hongmei called Wang Ying early the next morning to find out that Yu Hongxia was still at work, so she decided not to go over.
"Let me know when you go to see Senior Yu. I'll go see her when I get back."
"Okay, go ahead."
Traveling with the whole family is no small matter. Chengzi arranged for three nannies and a team of bodyguards to go and prepare first. They went in the afternoon.
The things to take care of are particularly complicated when there are nine children, which means there are nine nannies.
"Lijun, Feiyan, Qinshuang, Haiyin, the four of you, ask your families if they want to come along?"
In the end, only Yang Yongjian came to go with them. The old man had only been back home for a few days, but he was too lonely at home and couldn't bear being away from his children. Now he finally understood Zhang Xingguo's situation back then.
The other three families' in-laws all have elderly mothers who need to take care of their families, and the main reason for their reluctance is to cause trouble for their daughters.
In the morning, we packed the things the children needed to take, had lunch, rested for a while, and then set off for the suburbs at three o'clock in the afternoon.
When they arrived, the children were overjoyed. The area was about five acres in size, and Ruiyang and his five friends were like birds released from their cages, so happy.
The three elderly people followed behind them, and looking at the energetic little guy, they felt much more relaxed.
Yang Lijun and her three friends didn't have to worry about the children, so they went hiking with their bodyguards and mothers-in-law.
This is a small hill, but it's been tidied up and is lush and green. There are no animals on it, but I'm worried about wild snakes, insects, and rodents, so Ganlu is still quite nervous.
"Mom, you're in great health. Even better than us."
"Hehe, the five of us, mother and son, are all pretty much the same, all weaklings."
"Since we have this opportunity, let's go hiking every day. Not for any other reason than to improve our health. You guys should also exercise every morning from now on."
All four nodded. "Sister-in-law, from now on, we'll get up at 5:30 every morning to exercise when we get home," Tang Feiyan said with a smile.
The other three women naturally had no objections, and the mother and her three children started talking about the children again.
It took the mother and her five children an hour to reach the top of the mountain.
"Mom, it's so cool up on the mountain."
"yes."
"Hehe, that's because you're all sweating. There's a breeze at the top of the mountain, so you feel cool."
Go back and have your Aunt Wang Ying arrange a construction team so we can build houses here. We'll build steps leading directly up the mountain. We'll also build a road so cars can drive up too.
Lijun and the other three had no objections; they were open to whatever their mother-in-law arranged. They were just waiting to enjoy themselves.
"Mom, let's go downstairs. Dinner should be ready by now."
"Alright. Let's go, Ruiyang and the others should be looking for us soon."
"Hehe, Mom, it was Ruiyang and the other four who came looking for you. They've stopped drinking milk and don't look for us anymore."
“Things will get better. Our children are all filial and good children. You don’t need to worry about the children not being close to you,” Zhang Hongmei reassured her daughters-in-law.
After the mother and her five children came down the mountain, the five children looked at them longingly.
And so the family settled down here. In the mornings, the three elderly people would take the children to play, while the mother and her five children would go hiking and enjoy this rare moment of leisure.
Since their wives left, Zhang Shouyi and his four sons have stopped going home and have been working overtime at their workplaces.
Actually, they are very busy with work, but they get off work regular hours for the sake of their elderly parents, wives, and children. Zhenye and Weiyu both get up to continue working in the middle of the night after their wives have gone to sleep.
Having this opportunity, they decided not to go home. When Xiao Wu and his two friends arrived home, they found the house empty and learned that their mother had taken their sister-in-law and nephews to the suburbs.
Xiaoqi immediately picked up the phone and said, "Dad, the three of us are going to find Mom."
"Go ahead, stay for two days and come back."
After Xiaoqi hung up the phone, the three of them got into the car and drove to the suburbs.
The five younger ones stared intently at the stranger who had entered.
Xiao Wu rushed over and picked up Yu Chen. He then picked up Gu Mingjie with his other arm. "I'm your fifth uncle, have you already forgotten about me?"
Xiao Qi picked up Rui Yang and Zhang Hecheng. "Rui Yang, Hecheng, I'm your Uncle Qi."
Xiao Liu picked up Gu Hongyu and rubbed his little head. "Hongyu, I'm your sixth uncle."
The four children didn't struggle; they just looked at the uncle who looked a lot like their father and was holding them.
Gu Chuanming heard the noise and came out. When he saw that it was Xiao Wu and the other two returning, he immediately grinned.
Xiao Wu and the other two, carrying five children, quickly walked to Gu Chuanming's side.
"Great-Grandpa, we're back."
Gu Chuanming laughed heartily, "Good, good, good, you're finally back. You've finally completed your studies, congratulations, Great-Grandpa!"
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