"Haha, well, when in Rome, do as the host says. Shall we go get some fast food?"
"Grandpa Kong, you really take good care of your own business."
Xiao Wu knew that the fast food from abroad belonged to Grandpa Kong, Grandpa Zhao, Grandpa He, and his mother.
"Hehe, what? Little Wu doesn't like it?"
"No, Grandpa Kong, I've already said that guests should follow the host's lead."
Zhang Hongmei was speechless looking at her son like this.
Kong Mingde laughed heartily. "Alright, let's go eat roast duck. How about we have the fast food company deliver chicken legs, chicken wings, hamburgers, and cola to the roast duck restaurant?"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. At first, he didn't want to believe Kong Mingde's words. After all, his great-grandfather, grandfather, and mother were also there, and they didn't eat fast food at all. But Kong Mingde's arrangement was perfect; he really knew what he was doing.
When they arrived at the roast duck restaurant, the fast food company delivered their order, and what made Xiao Wu happiest was that there was also ice cream. She absolutely loved it.
"Grandpa Kong, you are truly a sincere guest."
Zhang Zhenye thought his fifth brother was just so lovable.
The roast duck was served very quickly. The six children were very satisfied.
"Grandpa Kong, I'll give you another chance to treat us to a meal next time." Xiao Wu drank his cola contentedly, not forgetting to make a reservation for the next time.
"Hehe, definitely! Grandpa Kong will treat you to a meal every month from now on, okay?"
Xiao Wu stole a glance at his smiling mother and found her smile a little creepy.
"Well, Grandpa Kong, if you want to invite us, you'll have to make an appointment with my mother."
Gu Chuanming couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
When I got home in the afternoon, none of the six younger children had gone to school; they were given a day off.
But that night, the six of them heard devastating news.
"Given that the six of you ate too much today, I have informed Master Wu that your martial arts class will be extended by one hour, but this time cannot be taken from your academic classes, and it will last for a week."
Xiao Wu cried, "Mom, aren't you being too cruel?"
Zhang Hongmei shrugged. "How could that be? You five think so too?"
All five of them were quite perceptive and shook their heads. Good grief, who dared to tell the truth?
Zhang Shouyi watched as his wife outwitted and outmaneuvered the children.
"Honey, isn't a week too short?"
Seeing his mother's serious expression as she considered his father's suggestion, Xiao Wu immediately backed down.
"Mom, you're so brilliant! A week is just enough time to digest all that extra nutrition." The six had no choice but to accept their fate. Actually, the other five had already resigned themselves to it; it was just that Little Five had been struggling. But how could Sun Wukong possibly escape the Buddha's Five Finger Mountain?
The next day, Zhenye and his three friends still rode their bicycles to school. The six children were incredibly envious.
When Zhenye and his classmates arrived at school and found their classrooms, most of the students were already having morning self-study.
Each of them received the attention of all the students in the class as they entered the classroom.
The four of them were used to it and didn't think anything of it.
The girls in the class are all starting to feel romantic. Everyone loves beauty, and liking pretty girls is a normal phenomenon.
However, they knew that everyone was upset when the other person was five years younger than them.
They don't mind marrying someone younger, but surely not someone five years older? What if he's in his prime while they're left looking old and haggard? They really can't live like that.
Most of the professors knew that the four of them were Zhang Hongmei's sons, and that they were of high status. Therefore, they specifically instructed the counselor to ensure that no problems arose in their class.
Zhang Hongmei had been somewhat absent-minded ever since the four of them left.
But she didn't have time to wallow in sorrow; the phone kept ringing. She was too busy to think about anything else.
On the 3rd, Zhenye and the other three celebrated their birthdays, and each of them had a bowl of longevity noodles. Xiao Wu ate very happily and afterwards exclaimed, "That's great, I get to eat longevity noodles five more times."
Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, you should eat this every time, so you can live even longer.
These words touched the two elders. Gu Yaozu watched Zhang Weiyu eating noodles with amusement. It used to be Third Brother who was eloquent, but now it's Fifth Brother; his words are even more eloquent than Third Brother's.
Zhang Weiyu really didn't care. With a younger brother like that, his family wouldn't be lonely even after he was gone for several years.
A month later, the four of them had adapted very well to school and made many friends, especially those in the political science department. They would be working together in the future and would see each other all the time, so they got along quite well on the surface.
All four of them declined the class monitor election, and of course, they didn't participate in the student council either. They had less than a year left before they went abroad to study, so there was no need for them to run; their main goal wasn't that.
The four of them discussed using this year to learn as much as possible so that they could also obtain graduation certificates from the capital university.
So none of the four of them had time to participate in any clubs, and they politely declined even when others strongly invited them to.
During the winter break, none of the four of them went to the company. This year, their mother took them all to live with her, and they focused on their studies.
Meanwhile, Liu Jianguo and Jiang Yan, a couple back in their hometown, were also in a dilemma. The three of them were going to the capital this year.
They all knew that all the children in the family were studying with Hongmei, and that they would not necessarily become high-ranking officials, but they would certainly be successful in the future.
But after all these years, Jiang Yan finally had a child. Although Liu Jianguo had Liu Pengfei, they didn't live together at all.
So neither of them wanted to send their son away.
On one hand, there's the child's future; on the other, there's the couple's reluctance to part.
"Jianguo, let's not leave Liu Yuxuan in the capital. I really can't bear to part with him."
Liu Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "I have no objection. You make the decision yourself. Even if the child doesn't amount to anything in the future, I won't blame you."
After hearing Liu Jianguo's words, Jiang Yan lowered her head and said, "His brothers are all successful. As long as he doesn't become a bad person, his brothers will take care of him."
"Um."
Although Jiang Yan said this, she was still undecided. She was really afraid that her children would resent them when they grew up.
Jiang Yan knew that what others gave her could never bring her the same peace of mind as what she received herself.
"You got it, don't overthink it. Go back and ask your parents and Er Ya and her husband for their opinions."
"Okay, that's settled then."
The couple both took leave, and the three of them boarded the train on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.
It was Liu Yuxuan's first time seeing a train, and he was very curious. Because Jiang Yan usually spoiled him too much, he had a spoiled temper. Although she had brought him a lot of food, he still insisted on buying the food sold at the station.
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