Zhang Hongmei was relieved. She took the soup Zhang Shouyi handed her and began to sip it.
"Hehe, that's great, now we have a sleeper berth. No more suffering."
"Hongmei, I'm going to see Brother Song tomorrow."
"Cousin, don't go astray with Brother Song. You should stay home and wait for Brother Song. I'd like to ask him to take me to visit the Capital University later."
"Sanya".
"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
"Is our goal also to attend the Capital University?"
"Well, I don't know if I can pass the exam, but I will try my best."
“It’s okay. If you don’t pass the exam, you can go to military school with your second brother. Grandpa will pull some strings for you.”
"Grandpa, I'm a girl!"
"Yes, so what if you're a girl? Your sister Hongmei and Erya are both delicate and frail, only you have some potential."
"Grandpa, how can you say that? I'm a girl, and I want to be a lady!"
Everyone at the table laughed, and Liu Jingze translated for Wyatt.
"Heh, what's the use of being a lady? Isn't it better to be like your great-grandmother?"
"Grandpa, don't hurt me. Even if it's to avoid military school, I still have to get into the university in the capital."
Gu Chuanming was overjoyed to see more and more juniors around him; he had never imagined such a scene before.
After dinner, everyone sat together and chatted happily for a while before going back to rest.
Zhang Shouyi lay on the bed with Zhang Hongmei in his arms, gently stroking her protruding belly with one hand.
"Honey, you must be very happy today."
"Yes, Annie and Daniel even recorded voice messages for me."
Zhao Haozheng brought over a large bag of money.
Sanya and Shitou came to keep me company too. They're going back. I'll have them take gifts back to Jianguo's children.
"Hehe, you! Honey, how long do Carlos and the others plan to stay in the country?"
"They might stay in the capital for a few days, and then Liu Jingze will accompany them to Haishi. They need to know about the factory site selection there."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted me today, saying that businessmen from Country Y have also submitted applications, wanting to come and develop their businesses here."
"Of course! Competition means we can benefit from it."
"The companies they want to bring here this time are engine manufacturers and steel mills."
"I think that's a good idea. That way, they won't have a monopoly or a single dominant player."
"Yes, you're absolutely right. Dan Mianzhi wants to take on this matter, and he specifically came to see me today."
"Hehe, Shan Mianzhi is the kind of person who can seize opportunities. But he is a prepared person, and his foreign language skills should be quite good."
"Yes, that's what he told me."
"So, Brother Zhang, what do you think?"
"Since he volunteered, why shouldn't I grant his request?"
"Hehe, he must be jealous of Liu Jingze."
"Yes, which person in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs isn't jealous of Liu Jingze?"
"Even if Liu Jingze was given an opportunity, it was the result of his own hard work later on. Instead of wasting time being jealous of others, it's better to work hard yourself."
"Look at how protective you are of your own, it makes me jealous."
Zhang Hongmei rolled her eyes at him. "Go to sleep, Brother Zhang. I've made up my mind. When Sanya and Shitou go back next month, we'll move back to the compound."
"Wife, you don't have to force yourself."
“I’m not forcing you. It’s just that it’s too inconvenient for you. Besides, I’m heavily pregnant and can’t go anywhere. Staying in the compound is fine.”
"Hehe, I'm so touched!"
Zhang Hongmei thought to herself, "You're moved, fine, but your hands are really restless."
The next morning, Zhang Shouyi went to work at seven o'clock. He had to go to Zhou Shixiong's place at noon. He had a lot to do in the morning. In order to be able to come back to his wife on time in the evening, he had to make the most of every minute during the day.
Carlos and Wyatt got up at eight o'clock, by which time everyone had finished breakfast. Only Zhang Hongmei was still able to eat with them.
"Hongmei, let's go take a look at the house. If it's suitable, we'll make a decision right away."
“Okay, I’ve prepared a thousand for each of you. It’s mainly because the denominations of our currency are too small, so this thousand is quite a large bag.”
"Okay, let's go out then."
"Okay, let's go out for roast duck for lunch. I think you'll love it."
"Sure. I love your food the most. But are you feeling alright?"
"No problem, it's been more than three months already, and besides, I don't need to do anything."
Wang Ying took the two of them out. Chengzi originally wanted to take Shitou to the military academy in the morning, but because they had to eat out at noon, Xiao Li went with the leader, and Wang Xiaoshun went home, so he really couldn't leave.
The stones don't matter; there's still plenty of time, we can go anytime.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Song Zigan rushed over.
Zhang Hongmei looked at his somewhat disheveled appearance and asked, "What happened to you?"
“My dad and grandparents came over yesterday. They were just passing by and stopped by to see me.”
"I knew it. Did the old people leave?"
"Yeah, they've left. Their train is at 7:30. I saw them off before going back to school." Sanya, Shitou, Zhuzi, and the others knew Song Zigan was coming, so they all came to the living room.
After a warm exchange of pleasantries, Zhu Zi believed that his admission to a university in the capital was entirely due to Song Zigan's books and notes, and therefore he was extremely grateful to him.
"Brother Song, do you have time today?"
"What's wrong?" Song Zigan recognized Sanya and Shitou.
"We would like to visit the Capital University."
"Sure. I'll take you there."
"Song Zigan, you're not going home for winter break, what are you planning to do?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I guess I need to prepare the materials. I heard that our batch of seniors might be directly assigned to other places in the second semester."
"I see. If you're free, why don't you go help Jingze?"
"I don't understand foreign languages?"
“You can learn! Or you can go help Wang Ying, or you can just go to the textile factory.”
"Hongmei, I'll stick with Brother Jingze. As long as it doesn't affect him, that's fine."
"You're one of my people; I'm just sending you to learn from Brother Jingze."
"Great! I'll have another chance to learn a foreign language."
Next year's freshmen will have foreign language majors; we won't be able to catch up.
"Then you should learn from Brother Jingze. He's self-taught. Look how good his foreign language skills are now!"
"Hongmei, how can I compare to Liu Jingze? There's no comparison, okay? How am I any smarter than him?"
"Alright, stop joking around. Hurry up and take Sanya and the others to the school for a look. When you come back, bring your luggage. It might not be long before Brother Jingze and the others set off for Haishi."
Song Zigan was truly moved. In this world, besides his family, only Zhang Hongmei had ever been kind to him.
"By the way, you guys go straight to the roast duck restaurant for lunch, we'll eat there."
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