Pengfei was thinking about all sorts of things, and soon fell asleep, unaware of what his father said afterward.
The next morning, before dawn, the five of them set off for the countryside.
There are breakfast stalls in the village, and they taste pretty good. Breakfast here consists of fried dough sticks, fried pancakes, soy milk, and tofu pudding.
After finishing breakfast, the four of them went to the bus stop to wait for the first bus.
Shi Tou bought breakfast for Liu Xu and went home. Today, only the young couple were at home, cleaning the house.
Before eight o'clock, the two of them had finished cleaning up. "Aidang, let's go to Madam's house to clean up, otherwise it's nothing to do."
"Okay, let's clean it up, it'll save Grandma the trouble."
Liu Jianguo was waiting for the bus at the station with his three children.
"Dad, when will the car arrive?"
"It's 6:20 in winter, it should be almost here."
All three children also have digital watches, which were gifts from Annie, and they know how to tell time.
"Uncle, there's still a quarter of an hour left? It's so dark."
"Yes, we should have stayed at the breakfast stall a little longer before coming here." Liu Jianguo also realized his mistake; he had forgotten that they were children.
"It's alright, let's stretch a bit. If we keep doing this, Master Wu will definitely punish us when we get back."
Zhiyuan stopped complaining and quickly followed his two older brothers to practice boxing. Pengfei didn't learn with them, so he only knew basic fist and foot techniques.
A few more people arrived at the station shortly afterward, finding it quite interesting to watch the three children practice boxing.
The bus arrived, and the three children were no longer cold. After boarding, they took off their hats and coats.
"If you get cold, put these on quickly, it's still quite cold in the car," Liu Jianguo instructed them.
They arrived in the county at exactly 8:30. The four of them got out of the car. "Pengfei, Dad is taking you to meet an aunt. If you agree, she will be your mother in the future."
"Okay, Dad, I don't really have any objections, as long as you're willing."
"Yes, but Dad still hopes you can like her. Even though we won't live together in the future, I'm still worried that you might have some reservations."
"Okay, Dad, let's go meet this aunt."
"Uncle, I heard from my Aunt Hongmei that this aunt is her friend?"
"Yes, it was your Aunt Hongmei who introduced them. Come on, I'll take the three of you over to have a look."
When they arrived, the supply and marketing cooperative was already open for business, and Jiang Yan was inspecting the hygiene.
"Xiao Jiang, someone is here to see you."
Jiang Yan turned around and saw Liu Jianguo. She had a good impression of this honest man, and it would be a good choice if they could really get married.
Why did you come here?
"Are you done with your work?" Liu Jianguo asked, his answer irrelevant.
"Okay, come on, to my office."
Liu Jianguo and his three sons followed him into the office.
"Jiang Yan, this is my son Pengfei. He's eleven years old this year, and he'll be twelve soon. These two are my second sister's children."
Pengfei, Ping'an, Zhiyuan, this is your Aunt Jiang.
The three children greeted each other politely and well.
Xiao Jiang really loves children, especially Zhiyuan; she adores him.
"You three, sit down quickly, Auntie will get you some delicious food."
Pengfei also had a good impression of Jiang Yan. Aunt Hongmei once told him that you should look at a person's eyes when you look at them. He didn't understand, but looking at Aunt Jiang, he felt quite comfortable.
"Auntie, no need, we've already had breakfast before we came. You don't need to bother."
"Okay, if you don't want to eat, I still have milk powder for you to drink."
This time, the three children didn't refuse. After all, it was someone's kind intention.
“Pengfei, I know why your father brought you here today, so I'll just ask directly.”
"Auntie, I have a good impression of you. I have no objection to you becoming my stepmother. As long as my father and you two can be happy, that's all that matters."
Liu Jianguo listened from the side and felt particularly ashamed. He was really not a qualified father. At that time, he was afraid to see his parents, so he never went to see them. Gradually, he seemed to have gotten used to it.
"Hehe, okay, then I hope we can become a family in the future." Actually, Liu Jianguo had told me last week that he would go to the capital this January to see the children.
She understood what Liu Jianguo meant: he wanted the child's consent. She didn't have children of her own, but she still hoped to gain the approval and blessings of his family.
"Jiang Yan, Pengfei and the others came back because my second brother is getting married, and my parents also came back from the south today."
Since Pengfei has agreed, you can meet with my parents when they return.
“Okay, I’ll go on Saturday.” Jiang Yan didn’t refuse. They were both this age, and she had no family. Because of her divorce, her aunt and uncle had cut off all ties with her, so she didn’t need their consent to remarry.
Everything was said in front of the children, not behind their backs. Pengfei was quite satisfied. He didn't know many people, but he inexplicably felt that his stepmother was respecting him in this way.
Actually, Jiang Yan was a little embarrassed, but her idea was just to find someone to live with. She wasn't really interested in anyone or anything like that. Her first marriage had worn away all her enthusiasm.
Now that they had all discussed it, the four of them decided to take a look around the supply and marketing cooperative.
Given their experience, the three of them had naturally seen all the products from the supply and marketing cooperative. So they just glanced at them briefly.
Liu Jianguo bought soy sauce and vinegar, worried that they might not have enough at home.
Jiang Yan accompanied the four men on a tour.
"Jiang Yan, I'll take the three of them out for a walk. Once the bus comes, we'll go home. I'll pick you up from the village on Saturday."
"Okay, I'll take the first bus."
When the four of them were walking down the street, Ping An spoke up, "Uncle, I think this auntie is pretty nice. Cousin, what do you think?"
"I think it's pretty good too."
"Hehe, Zhiyuan, what do you think?"
"Uncle, isn't it enough if you like it?"
Liu Jianguo smiled. Yes, as long as he's happy, that's all that matters. He quite liked Xiao Jiang; although she wasn't shy around him, he felt he'd found the right person this time.
"Uncle, where are we going?"
"I'll take you to see the park in our county. It's nothing special, just a pagoda and a lake."
The four of them climbed halfway up the mountain. "Uncle, can we go up this tower?" Ping An asked.
"No, they won't let us in. They said it's old and in disrepair and they're worried about safety."
The three children are now looking at the information about the tower in front of the stone tablet outside the tower.
"Brother, this tower is actually several hundred years old, it really is quite a long time ago."
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