"Uncle, my grandfather is indeed in very good health."
“Yes, I hope he can see the next generation of Zhenye.” Zhou Shixiong sighed.
Li Chang'en followed behind them, along with two bodyguards, who were several meters away.
The people who live here are all people of status. When they saw Zhou Shixiong come out, they all greeted him with smiles. They are all retired, some can walk, and some are in wheelchairs.
Before long, we arrived at the basketball court. At this time, the older children had all gone to school, and only the younger children were laughing and playing inside.
"Hongmei, none of our children have ever been here to play before, have they?"
"Hehe, I've never brought my great-uncle here, but I guess they've come by themselves."
"You've grown so big in the blink of an eye."
"Then just blink a few more times and wait for them to give you a great-great-grandson."
“I’m looking forward to it too. Let them get married when they’re old enough, unlike Shouyi. If you hadn’t wanted him, he probably would have been a bachelor for life.”
"Haha, how could that be? There must be a lot of people who want to marry him, right?"
"Hmph! You've been fooled by him. Him? What woman could stand him?"
Zhang Hongmei laughed inwardly, realizing that she had never actually seen him interact with other women.
"Uncle, it's not that bad, is it?"
"How could he not? Let me tell you, you'll never have to worry about him cheating on you in your entire life."
I used to worry that he had a problem. I asked him several times, and he just smiled at me, which made me so angry.
"That's good, it saves us from having any illegitimate children or anything like that."
"Definitely not. Him? He wouldn't even take a female secretary."
The father and son were complaining about Zhang Shouyi when he, who was in a meeting, felt his ears were a little itchy.
"Hongmei, when are you going to have another baby?"
"I haven't decided yet!"
"Hurry up, or you'll all be gone and you'll be too lonely."
"But you can't keep having babies all the time, can you?"
"What's wrong with that? It's not like our family can't afford to raise them. More children bring more blessings."
"Uncle, those are all debts. I really want a daughter, but I'm afraid it'll be another son. No one is as caring as a daughter."
"Yes, daughters are the most considerate. I had daughters before, but I couldn't raise them. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so lonely now."
Hongmei, you should have more children. If you really have a daughter, I'll give her a large four-courtyard house as her dowry.
"I wish I could," Zhang Hongmei sighed.
Zhang Hongmei moved in front of Zhou Shixiong and said, "Uncle, shall I help you get down and walk around?"
"You're too small for that, let Chang'en do it."
Li Chang'en immediately stepped forward to help Zhou Shixiong, while Zhang Hongmei accompanied him.
Shi Tou got up early, drove straight out, and with a lot of receipts from the Overseas Chinese Store in his hand, bought ten pounds of chocolate, ten pounds of milk candy, and ten pounds of fruit candy.
I saw a watch I liked, and it was really expensive, 620 yuan. I gritted my teeth and bought it anyway. Now all my savings from the past few years are gone. Luckily, my second sister gave me 1000 yuan this morning.
He immediately went to the building again and bought candy. He bought ten jin of fruit candy, five cartons of Daqianmen cigarettes, and five cartons of Golden Leaf cigarettes. Ten cartons of cigarettes should be enough. As for alcohol, he looked around and felt he wouldn't get any luck, but he still bought thirty bottles of good wine. The salesperson saw that he bought a lot and gave him three cases directly.
I bought a pound of tea and it cost thirty yuan. That's really expensive.
Remembering the boxes of pastries my second sister had asked me to prepare, I couldn't forget those either—there were for my uncles, my other uncles, my three cousins, and I also had to buy some for my great-grandmother. So, it was another round of shopping. Everything that needed to be bought was bought, and the trunk was already full.
I locked the car and went upstairs to buy clothes for Liu Xu.
After wandering around for a while without knowing where to start, they decided to go find willow catkins.
When we arrived at the gate of the compound, we locked the car and went inside, otherwise we would have to check the car for quite a while.
Xiaochun accompanied Zhang Hongmei this time, so Liuxu stayed at home.
As soon as Shi Tou entered and saw Gan Lu, he hurriedly went up to her ingratiatingly, "Sister Gan Lu!"
Ganlu glanced at Shi Tou with a half-smile. She had taught the child some of his skills, but she hadn't held back last time.
"The willow catkins are in the room."
"Sister Ganlu, I'm taking Liuxu to buy clothes."
"Go ahead, if you have too much stuff, just drive home."
"Then I'll buy more. The things here are better and there's more than at home."
Liu Xu heard Shi Tou's voice and came out, and the two of them hurriedly left.
Ganlu returned to her room, her heart filled with mixed emotions. This was how her life would unfold. It was fine, too; if others weren't interested, then so be it.
"Liu Xu, if you're driving back, come with me first. I'll be lonely driving alone."
"Go ask the lady."
"No problem, I'll go find Sister Hongmei."
The two arrived at the building, where there was a wide variety of clothes to choose from.
"Liu Xu, buy a few more outfits. We'll probably be staying in our hometown for at least a month."
Liu Xu bought two coats and two sets of thermal underwear.
She also paid out of her own pocket to buy a set of clothes for Liu Maocai, Li Cuihua, Er Ya, and Grandma Shitou.
I also bought two sets of clothes for Shi Tou, two sets of thermal underwear. Shi Tou was so happy, these were clothes his wife bought for him.
The two of them each bought another pair of shoes, and also bought a pair for Liu Maocai and his wife.
By the time they finished shopping, it was almost midnight, so they hurried home.
Er Ya had prepared the meal long ago, but he didn't come back no matter how long she waited. She was so angry that she cursed Shi Tou in her heart, thinking how unreliable he was.
When they saw the willow catkins falling from the train, they swallowed back the complaints that were about to come out.
Liu Xu came downstairs with the clothes she had bought for Er Ya. There were no ready-made clothes in the building for the children; the madam had them all made by someone else, so she simply didn't buy any.
"These are clothes I bought for you."
"Hehe, thank you Liuxu, I'm wearing my sister-in-law's clothes now."
Go wash your hands quickly, I'll go to the table. The three kids have already eaten. Then it'll be just the three of us left.
Er Ya was quite satisfied with Liu Xu. This girl was particularly composed and unpretentious.
After dinner, Er Ya pulled Liu Xu aside and asked Shi Tou to wash the dishes.
"Liu Xu, you don't need to spoil him. Just let him do the work. A grown man should do more work."
Liu Xu just laughed, thinking that Er Ya was really quite interesting.
"Oh, by the way, take lots of photos when you go to get your marriage certificate on Monday. Also, remember to eat breakfast and bring some wedding candy."
"Yes, Ai Dang said he'll pick me up from the compound at five o'clock."
"Hehe, okay, early."
Shi Tou entered the living room. "Second Sister, I'm driving back. Think about what else you want to bring back? We can take turns driving the willow catkins."
"Then bring more fabric, floral fabric, cotton fabric, and give some to your younger siblings, nephews and nieces. You can just go directly to the textile factory to buy it, and your aunt will help you distribute it when you get home."
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