"Sigh! That's the child's opinion, but my husband and I feel we owe them too much."
Zhang Hongmei patted Sanya's hand, "You should spend more time with him in the future, but you don't have many years left."
"Yes, he's already in his final year of junior high. Next year he'll be in high school, which is three years away. After that, he'll be living in a dormitory."
"After I get married, we'll have even less time together. Now, whenever the four of us go to my in-laws' house for a meal, the two elders noticeably eat less."
"Yes, once you get married and start a family, the chances of seeing each other become even fewer if you go to work in another city. Now I finally understand how my parents felt back then."
The couple stayed for dinner, and even with two more people, the two elderly people were still in good spirits.
The busy days continued until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Everyone finished their work that evening and gathered together. Xiao Wu and his two friends also arrived home today. Gu Chuanming was so excited that laughter could be heard everywhere.
As the prospective daughter-in-law, Yang Lijun and her family couldn't stay for dinner today, since they weren't officially married yet.
They all went home to spend the Lunar New Year with their families. They agreed that Zhenye and the others would visit their families on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The Zou family is all here now, since the old man lives in the capital.
"Hainin, your younger brother will also be attending high school here next year. He'll have a greater advantage in taking exams here," Zou Haiyin's second aunt said with a smile to her niece sitting next to her.
"That's good. This year, Qin Shuang, who is my sister-in-law, and I took the college entrance exam. Our scores weren't high, but they said they set their own exam questions here, which are different from those in our hometown."
"That's what I was thinking too. Let your younger brother come here in high school so he can get used to it."
Zou Shiming already knew the news and had been thinking about whether the whole family should move in. But what about his sons' jobs? After thinking it over, he decided not to cause any trouble.
The eldest daughter-in-law is kind-hearted and treats her nephews and nieces well. Besides, the children eat at home while they are at school, so there's no need to make a fuss.
So the old man didn't say anything. Actually, he knew what his second daughter-in-law meant; she also wanted to move in, but that would involve too much trouble. Besides, the Zou family's roots were in their hometown, so it was best not to move them easily.
Actually, the old man intended to return to his hometown after Haiyin's marriage; he finds it hard to leave his homeland, and the older he gets, the more he thinks about it. But his eldest son's family should stay, right?
With her daughter away from home all day, Zhou Yuling goes to great lengths to cook delicious meals.
The two uncles from the Zou family were also sitting in the living room. "Haiyin, are you going to follow your mother-in-law around right now?"
"Well, my mother-in-law owns too many businesses, and all four of us help out. The other three are a bit better off than me because they studied economics. But my mother-in-law found someone to mentor us, so we all started from the same point, which I quite like."
Besides, all four brothers go to work every week.
"That's good, Haiyin. How about you transfer to the Economics Department too?" Zou Shiming asked his granddaughter.
"Grandpa, no need. I'll learn slowly. My mother-in-law has many capable people under her, so she's only busy at the end of the year."
We weren't needed much. My mother-in-law just wanted us to understand the process so we wouldn't be scammed later. She also wanted to avoid us having to do everything ourselves.
The family members fell silent. The child is now considered part of someone else's family and is grown up. She has her own set of rules, and the family can only offer some guidance. Ultimately, the decision is up to her.
The Yang family is much simpler, just Yang Yongjian and his son. However, the old man is not in a good mood. Yesterday, his son's family came over. Although they did not enter the compound, they made quite a scene outside. The implication was that he only cares about his granddaughter and doesn't care about his son anymore.
“Grandpa, don’t worry about what they say. I told them back then that they would definitely come looking for me. After all, the family you found for me is far beyond their reach. Of course, they are envious.”
"You see things clearly. People like them, do you think they'd even be interested? They'd have to be blind to even consider the consequences. With them making such a scene at the entrance, they have even less chance of getting in. They're too naive."
Yang Lijun remained silent. This younger sister, who was only a year younger than her, was quite talented and had lived a good life in her previous life. She had no feelings for her, so she didn't pay much attention to her.
After persuading the old man for a while, the father and son finally sat down to eat.
"Lijun, is Zhenye coming over in the second year of junior high?"
"Yes, I've arranged to come and wish you a Happy New Year on the second day of the Lunar New Year."
"Yes, I'll ask Aunt Tian to prepare more."
"Grandpa, it's just the three of us eating, we can't eat any more."
"But it can't be too simple. After all, it's Zhenye who came here."
Yang Lijun stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Let it be. As long as the old man is happy, that's all that matters."
The New Year atmosphere at the Tang family's home was quite good. Without the trouble-making of the second uncle's family, the whole family was harmonious and peaceful.
"Feiyan, how does your mother-in-law treat you?"
"Grandpa, my grandma is a very gentle person, and she is very kind to the four of us."
Tang Jianzhong nodded, saying that his granddaughter marrying into the family was truly a great blessing.
The Qin family had the same conversation, and now Qin Shuang no longer resisted. Moreover, she genuinely liked Zhang Weiyu. It's true that such an outstanding person is very easy to like.
The Qin family was also happy with this outcome. They liked Zhang Weiyu's temperament very much, and as long as their granddaughter didn't make any mistakes, there wouldn't be any problems for her for the rest of her life.
The families were very satisfied with their son-in-law; they were all sensible people and didn't get arrogant just because their daughters had such good in-laws.
In fact, Zhang Shouyi had been sending people to observe them and was quite satisfied with them, so that they wouldn't be a burden to Zhenye and the other three in the future.
After dinner, the Zhang family gathered in the living room to drink tea.
The whole family cherishes this time, because such moments are rare.
"Grandpa, they've all come to me, and I think they're alright."
"Well, the younger generation doesn't keep the promises of the older generation as seriously, but they also don't dare to cause any trouble."
"Hmm, I've decided to replace a few people."
Gu Chuanming nodded. "You can decide for yourself. I have no objection. I'm not going to interfere anymore. You can make your own arrangements."
Gu Yaozu nodded. Although he didn't have mind-reading abilities, he could still sense good and evil.
Xiao Qi sat next to Zhang Hongmei, whispering about the embarrassing things the three brothers had done.
"Mom and Dad, should we take a family photo tomorrow?" Xiao Liu looked at the photo hanging in the living room; the three of them in the photo were still too young.
"Okay, but let's take the photos on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Your sister-in-law will come too, then we'll have a complete set of things to do."
Zhang Hongmei thought Xiao Liu's suggestion was great; it would be nice for the whole family to take a family photo together.
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