Zhang Hongmei smiled, "Son, this is what Mom has been waiting for. Maybe it's because Puyu and Yanyu aren't by my side that I miss them so much."
"Mom, why don't you wait for Godfather to come back so we can watch it together?"
Zhang Hongmei nodded, "I know, I'll stay with my son now."
The mother and daughter snuggled together, whispering about the funny things that happened between Yan Yu and Pu Yu.
When Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo entered, they saw Zhang Hongmei with a beaming smile.
Upon seeing the two elderly people, Daniel immediately stood up and greeted them respectfully.
"Great-grandfather, grandfather."
"Yes, Daniel is here. Quickly, have a seat."
What are you two talking about? Why are you so happy?
"And then there are the children. Grandpa, please help me think of a way to go to the United States. Firstly, because my godfather is in poor health, and I want to be by his side for a few days while he is still alive to take care of him. Secondly, I also want to see the children."
Gu Chuanming glared at Zhang Hongmei. "What can I do? You can't just leave whenever you want."
"But Jing Zehe can?"
"You are different."
Zhang Hongmei was at her wit's end; Zhang Shouyi would definitely not agree.
Zhenye and the others all knew Daniel was coming today, so none of them worked overtime and they left on time.
Of the nine children, the three older ones already had memories, so they were particularly fond of Daniel, while the younger ones also looked at him longingly.
When Daniel saw the children, his heart melted.
Zhang Shouyi also got home. Xiao Wu and the other two were the last to get home; after all, they were in their final year of high school, and school let out late.
After the family finished dinner, Daniel gave the children gifts in the living room.
What child doesn't love a gift? So Daniel received kisses from nine boys.
That evening, the five brothers gathered in Zhenye's study.
“Brother, you’ve been quite free these past few years, haven’t you? When can you bring Green over? We, as his uncles, have never even held him before,” Zhang Weiyu said with a smile.
Daniel laughed too, "Not now, the child is too young, and besides, Grandpa's health isn't good, so I don't dare bring the child out at all. Right now, the only thing the old man cares about is the child."
When Zhenye and the other three heard that Bass was no longer able to perform, their smiles disappeared.
Although birth, aging, sickness, and death are things no one can defy, when it comes to one's own family members, the people one cares about, one doesn't want to accept it.
"You four don't need to be sad. Fortunately, Grandpa is very open-minded. He knows your identities and that it's impossible for him to come over. So before I came, he told me that you don't need to go. You were able to stay with Grandpa and Grandma for four years, and they were already very content."
Zhenye rubbed his temples. "It's really difficult for us to go. I'll call my sister tomorrow to see how things are over there. Even if the four of us can't go together, it would be good if just one of us went."
“Zhenye, don’t be like this. We don’t need to care about these external things. We will always be brothers.”
The topic was rather sensitive, so the atmosphere wasn't great, but seeing Xiao Wu and the other two knock and come in, the atmosphere in the study improved a lot.
Daniel only stayed for three days before leaving, as the old man's health was really failing.
As Daniel was leaving, Zhang Shouyi told him that the children no longer needed this, and that they could have it again when they turned ten.
"Godfather, I understand."
It's almost June, and Han Zijing is due to give birth soon. The nanny has already called.
After Liu Jianguo and his family arrived in the south, they called Zhang Hongmei again.
On June 3rd, Liu Pengfei's eldest daughter was born, breaking the tradition of not having a daughter.
Zhang Hongmei was overjoyed. She had finally met a girl. But Li Cuihua was a little unhappy.
"Third Aunt, what's wrong with you?"
“Hongmei, now that we have the family planning policy, Pengfei and the others can’t break the rules, so this will be their only daughter.”
Zhang Hongmei thought of the old man's traditional beliefs and didn't know how to persuade him.
“Third Aunt, your daughter is quite good too. Look at Second Sister, how good Second Sister and Third Sister are to you? You, on the other hand, don’t live with Brother Jianguo and Stone.”
Li Cuihua sighed, "I know this principle, but I just hope that Pengfei will not be the one to knock over the can in the future."
"Third Aunt, it's the same, daughters and sons are the same."
Li Cuihua sighed deeply, "It's different now, there's nothing we can do."
Others didn't show any particular reaction, and Zhang Hongmei didn't show much joy when she saw the old man sigh.
Because there were people to take care of them there, and Liu Jianguo and his family of three were also there, Hongmei only sent one person from the capital to convey the blessings on behalf of all relatives and friends.
Li Cuihua was somewhat pleased that Zhiyuan's wife, Xu Xiao'ou, was pregnant. Then, at the end of June, news spread that Chongyu's wife, Shen Nianci, was also pregnant.
June can be described as the month with the most joyous events.
In early July, Xiao Wu and his two friends took the college entrance examination. Their results were quite good. Although they did not become the top scorers, they were all admitted to universities in the capital.
At the end of July, Zhiyuan, Liu Qiang, and Qihong graduated from university.
Zhenye talked to Qihong, and the boy listened to Zhenye and went to another place. This was good for him, since divorce was not good for them. Zhenye told him to accumulate political achievements while he was away before coming back up.
Zhiyuan went to Gu Yaozu's place, and Liu Qiang stayed at Zhenye.
Yang Lijun and her three sisters-in-law also had a holiday, but they didn't have time to rest and immediately went back to work at the company.
Xiao Wu was delighted to see that his four sisters-in-law were finally on vacation. "Now the three of us can go to Haishi!"
"You three have wanted to leave for a long time, haven't you?"
"That's right, sister-in-law, you should go to work tomorrow."
"Yes, you can leave tomorrow."
"Thank you, sisters-in-law." Xiao Qi quickly tried to please her sisters-in-law.
Ruiyang and the others were very saddened to learn that their uncles were leaving. They were reluctant to part with them. Their parents were always very busy, and they were closest to Xiao Wu and the other two. How could the nine younger children bear to see their uncles leave?
"Ruiyang, wait for me, your uncle will bring you some delicious food."
"Fifth Uncle, bringing us some good food is nothing compared to taking us out to eat something delicious," Zhang Yuchen said, feeling wronged.
"Hehe, Yuchen, your logic is very correct. However, if you come with us, you won't see Grandma for a long time."
The nine children were torn between going out to play with their uncles and their grandmother.
In the end, they still chose their grandmother. "Fifth Uncle, let's stay at home and wait for you to bring us delicious food. We want to stay at home with Grandma, Great-Grandpa, and Great-Grandma."
Xiao Liu laughed heartily from the side, thinking, "These guys are shrewd!"
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