"It's alright, our principal is the most enthusiastic. I'll call him in a bit, there won't be any problems."
After Zhang Hongmei arranged the train tickets, Li Cuihua called home to inform them. The five of them then set off, with Liu Pengfei accompanied by Hu Aifen.
"Hongmei, let me watch your child."
"That's great, it saves me from distrusting others."
Hu Aifen was genuinely happy to hear her words.
Jinsong followed behind Hu Aifen to play with his little brother.
Zhang Hongmei woke up in the afternoon. After washing up with Su Chen's help, she strolled around the yard.
"Su Chen, what do you think of Liu Baoguo? He's just a simpleton."
After thinking about it, Su Chen decided to tell the truth.
“Zhang Hongmei and I had met Liu Baoguo before. It was during a mission when I was the medic for their team that I had contact with him.”
"Oh! Is that so? Su Chen, what's your impression of him?"
"He is a man of both courage and wisdom."
Is it possible for you two to become husband and wife?
Su Chen fell silent. Deep down, she harbored feelings for Er Lengzi. Moreover, Wang Ying and Han Mei, both Zhang Hongmei's bodyguards, were married, and Wang Ying remained by Zhang Hongmei's side even after her marriage.
This is great. What girl doesn't have a hero in her heart? Liu Baoguo is her hero. Now that she has this opportunity, she really doesn't want to miss it.
"Zhang Hongmei, will I still be able to stay by your side after I get married?"
"I don't know about being a bodyguard, but you'll definitely be similar to Wang Ying in the future, helping me out."
"I have a good impression of Liu Baoguo, but I don't know what he means."
“You heard him joking last time, and I think he was serious. But let’s wait for his news. He was sent away by Grandpa and won’t be back for at least three to five years. If he means the same thing, then go find him after my child is born. You two can come back together after that.”
"Can't I come back?"
"You don't need to come back. Just take care of my silly brother for me."
“I need to think about it. I was nurtured by the leaders, and I feel I would be letting them down if I left before I could make any contributions.”
"It's alright, we're all family. Taking good care of Er Lengzi is also a way of repaying the leader."
Today's extra meal was noodles in bone broth, with an egg poached inside.
"Su Chen, go and call my aunt over. Pengfei and Jingsong, come and have something to eat too."
They hadn't finished their meal when Wang Ying and the others returned.
“Hongmei, Auntie San has her eye on a house. It’s not far from Erya’s. It’s a small courtyard house with only six rooms of varying sizes. Overall, the house looks pretty good.”
"Third Aunt, what do you think?"
"I think it's great. What do you think, Zhuzi?"
"Auntie, it looks pretty good to me, but it's too expensive. It costs 1,500 yuan." Zhu Zi was worried about his family's situation. He knew they couldn't afford that much money.
"It's alright, not too expensive. The decent houses in our city cost at least 1,800 to 2,000 yuan a month."
"Hehe, my third aunt really understands this price. It's the lowest price. They urgently needed the money, so they gave 1,500 to the service company as a discount. If we were to sell it elsewhere, it would fetch at least 2,300 or 2,400."
"Wang Ying, I've decided to buy the house."
"Okay, the transfer can be completed when I come back to work after the holiday."
"middle."
"Auntie, where did you get so much money?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Wang Ying and her husband left after finishing their meal. They won't be coming tomorrow; they're going out to have fun.
Zhang Hongmei was quite envious of them. After getting married, she only went back to Liujiatun once, and then spent all her time at home.
There's no way around it; that's just how my husband is. Going out is not only a waste of time and money, but also incredibly troublesome.
Zhang Hongmei took out two thousand yuan and went to Liu Maocai's room.
"Auntie, here's two thousand. I'll cover it first."
“Okay, Auntie won’t stand on ceremony with you, but 1,500 will be enough.”
"I'll give it all to you; engagements cost money too."
Han Mei works for my father-in-law, and he treats her exceptionally well. So please don't let Han Mei be mistreated.
"Okay, too many lice won't bite, too many bills won't bother you. Then I'll take them all down."
The next day, Er Ya and her friend arrived early as usual. Today, Cheng Guangxu had specially taught Er Ya how to use a computer, while Zhu Zi and Liu Jingsong listened in.
Zhang Hongmei told Aunt Li to pack her things, as she would be moving to the compound in a few days; she really didn't like it there. But for safety's sake, she should listen to her.
On the third day, Zhu Zi went back to class. Er Ya had a two-week vacation.
"You two go book our train tickets, we're going home."
"Mom, can't we stay? Or at least stay a few more days?"
"No, I have so many things to do at home. I'll wait until Hongmei gives birth before I come over."
Er Ya, seeing that she couldn't persuade them otherwise, had no choice but to go buy the tickets. She was a little sad this time; her parents had finally come, but she had to rush back. She really didn't want them to leave.
In the end, it was Chengzi who bought the train tickets.
"Third Aunt, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
"I'm worried about your brother Jianguo, I have to go check on him."
Well, there's really no way to keep them here any longer. There's a huge mess to deal with at home.
Chengzi came back and bought a sleeper ticket for 5 pm tomorrow, so that the child and the adult would suffer less.
When Zhang Shouyi returned home that evening, he saw his wife looking listless.
"Honey, what's wrong? Is something bothering you? Tell me."
"No, it's just that Uncle and Auntie are leaving by car tomorrow afternoon."
"How about I suggest that your third aunt stay at home and keep you company?"
"No need, Auntie is worried about Liu Jianguo, they should go back."
Brother Zhang, let's move after Auntie and the others leave. Even if we do, there probably won't be enough room, right?
"There's enough room. Don't worry, the house next door is ours now too. It's definitely big enough."
"That's alright. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good to leave anyone behind."
The next day, Er Ya and her husband saw Liu Maocai and his wife off.
Aunt Li prepared some flatbreads for them and also fried some dough sticks at home, so that even in the hot weather, they wouldn't spoil easily.
The next morning, Cheng Guangxu took the pillar over, contacted Wang Ying, and completed the house transfer.
Next, I'll need to find someone to renovate. The roof tiles will have to be replaced, and the house will need painting.
Zhang Hongmei, Gu Chuanming, Zhang Xingguo, the old lady, Hu Aifen, Liu Jingsong, Uncle Li, Aunt Li, and Aunt Yang all moved into the compound together. Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo lived next door, while the old lady lived with Zhang Hongmei.
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