Zhang Xingguo watched with a sour expression. After a few minutes, Zhang Hongmei calmed down and somewhat embarrassedly let go of Gu Chuanming.
She walked up to Zhang Xingguo and threw herself into his arms. "Dad, I'm back. You're back too. Our family is finally reunited."
Zhang Xingguo gently supported the little girl in his arms with one arm.
"Yes, our family is reunited."
Zhang Shouyi stood to one side, his heart aching with bitterness.
Why didn't my wife hug me when she saw me?
Little did he know that Zhang Hongmei was completely stunned when she saw Zhang Shouyi, who looked like a divine being, walking towards her. She had no idea she would see him there.
Besides, he was different from the two old people. She still couldn't let her guard down in front of Zhang Shouyi.
"Alright, all three of you get in the car. There are too many mosquitoes down there." Zhang Shouyi gave a few instructions before turning back to the shore. He gave some instructions to the soldiers and crew who had escorted him back before getting into the car.
Chengzi and Wang Xiaoshun were very perceptive; standing by the car, Zhang Shouyi got into the driver's seat.
The two of them looked at each other and decided, "Fine, let's go to Xiao Li's car instead."
But when he saw Zeng Zhongkang and the other two, Wang Xiaoshun got excited, gave Chengzi a wink, and went back to the car.
"Boss, shall I drive?"
Zhang Shouyi nodded, and the two switched places before setting off.
"Grandpa, Dad. I need to meet with the businessmen from the US tomorrow."
"Sure, now that I've seen you, you can do whatever you want."
Zhang Shouyi turned around and said, "Grandpa, let's go to the retirement home."
“Sure, we were thinking that since you couldn’t make it today, you could go to the retirement home to rest.”
Zhang Shouyi thought to himself, "This time it's somewhat reliable, after all, I still know where to go."
When the two vehicles arrived at the retirement home, the gatekeeper stopped them for inspection. He was startled when he saw Zhang Shouyi inside.
They hadn't received any notification that a high-ranking leader was coming. Seeing Gu Chuanming behind them, they quickly let them through and immediately went inside to inform them.
The person in charge here was asleep when he received the call. He quickly got up, put on his clothes, and loudly woke up the other staff members.
When Zhang Shouyi and his group arrived, they saw the person in charge standing outside. "No need for trouble, just prepare a room for each of us. We'll be leaving tomorrow."
"Yes, sir, I'll take you there right away."
It was half an hour later after everything was settled.
"Grandpa, you should rest now. Even if you can't sleep, you should still lie down with your eyes closed."
"Okay, I'll listen to my granddaughter."
Zhang Hongmei returned to her room and saw Zhang Shouyi lying on her bed. "Go back to your room, I need to rest for a while."
"Wife, you're so heartless! How could you treat me like this? I saw you were tired today, so I went home first, but there's no future for us. How could you kick your own man out?"
Zhang Hongmei ignored him. That's just how he is; if you reply to him, he'll never stop.
Zhang Shouyi thought to himself, "That little girl is clever." But he also knew she had things to do tomorrow, and he didn't want his wife to be too tired, so he obediently went back to his room.
Cheng Guangxu and Cai Peilin lived in the same house.
"Hehe, Lao Cai, I didn't expect we'd have the chance to live in a retirement home. Not bad, not bad."
"You should get some rest. Hongmei is definitely going to meet with foreign businessmen tomorrow, so we should go with her, right?"
"I don't know, and it doesn't matter whether we meet them or not. We've only met Harry and the others once. We know about the others, but we haven't met them. It's not impolite of us not to go."
Zeng Zhongkang and Xiao Li shared a room. Both were quiet people. So after washing up, they each lay down on their beds, and the room was quiet.
Zhang Shouyi went straight back to Zhang Xingguo's room. "Dad, you should rest too."
"I'm not tired or sleepy. Is Hongmei resting?"
"Yes, she has to meet with all the foreign businessmen tomorrow."
"Dad, what are you two doing here? Didn't I tell you not to come?"
"Hehe, I just want to see that girl. Son, when are you two going to consummate your marriage?"
Zhang Shouyi said with a bitter face, "I've been bringing this up, but that girl just won't budge."
"Hehe, I'll talk to her tomorrow. On the way here, Old Gu and I discussed it, and at least he doesn't object. He even said he'd help you put in a good word."
"That's good, that girl, she just listens to the old man. Dad, this task is yours. I have no choice now. That girl doesn't agree either, she always uses her age to make things up. It's so infuriating, I can't do anything about her."
"Hehe, I'll go tell them I want to have a grandson."
The father and son exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.
The next morning, Zhang Hongmei took Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo to practice Tai Chi. Although Zhang Xingguo was missing an arm, he could still practice Tai Chi.
After breakfast, the retirement home arranged another car. The journey back was quite long, and it was uncomfortable to be crammed together.
"Grandpa, Dad, Brother Zhang, you three go first."
"No way!" the three said in unison.
"So you're just going to wait for me here? If you show up, the situation will be different."
In the end, the three stayed, but Xiao Li drove Zhang Hongmei. Zeng Zhongkang was also there, so Zhang Shouyi was relatively at ease.
"Xiao Li, do you know where the factory is located?"
"Don't worry, I know."
"That's good. We need to hurry, or Grandpa will get anxious again."
The car first arrived at Harry Jodin's engine plant.
Harry was startled to see Zhang Hongmei get out of the car, but quickly recovered. "Zhang, you...you're back in China visiting relatives?"
"Hello Mr. Harry! I've graduated and returned to my home country."
"It's not time yet, is it? Come on, let's go sit in the office."
“Mr. Harry, let’s talk as we walk. I don’t have much time; I just came to see you. My family is waiting for me.”
"Then go to my office, call all of them, and ask them to come over, okay?"
"That's fine too. I'll be very busy during this period, and I can come over when I have some free time."
Xiao Li and the other three followed Zhang Hongmei into the office.
"Zhang, have some tea first, I'll make the call."
Xiao Li helped Zhang Hongmei pour tea, but the other three refused.
"Bill, come here right now, Zhang Hongmei is back."
“Peter Behrens, come to me right now, yes. Right now, Zhang Hongmei is back.”
“Roger McKen, this is Harry Joding. Yes, your young lady Zhang Hongmei is with me. Yes, right away.”
“Zhou, this is Harry. Zhang Hongmei is here. She’s right here. Come over here right away.”
Zhang Hongmei listened from the side and felt embarrassed. Why did it sound like the boy who cried wolf?
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