The older woman handed the key to Dong Qin and left.
"I never thought we could rent a place in the city. I never even dared to dream of it before."
Yan Ling sighed, saying that it was all thanks to her daughter that they had gained courage.
Dong Qin was also overjoyed, "Little sister, thank you."
Su Jingjing smiled easily, "Mom, sister-in-law, our future will only get better and better."
"Mom believes in you."
"Your sister-in-law believes in you too."
*
The three locked the door, then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things before heading home.
Military Family Compound
Su Jingjing held her wailing son, completely helpless.
"My precious son, even your father is afraid of you."
Yuanyuan frowned and pouted, "Uncle, the little brother is crying so hard, is he feeling very uncomfortable?"
Su Dashan placed his son in the cradle, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "An'an and Yuanyuan, come and help your uncle comfort your little brother."
Round eyes darted around, and she quickly ran to her room to get the little yellow duck. With a squeeze of her hand, the little yellow duck made a "clucking" sound.
"Little brother, here are some little yellow ducks, do you want one?"
Xiao Guodong paused in his pouting, opened his round eyes to look at the little yellow duck, and stretched out his little hand.
"Little brother, here you can play."
Xiao Guodong was holding the little yellow duck and even tried to put it in his mouth.
Yuanyuan immediately stopped her, saying, "This thing is dirty, you can't eat it."
"Uh..."
Xiao Guodong made sounds while playing with the little yellow duck.
"Yuanyuan, you're amazing. Your uncle is impressed."
Su Dashan gave Yuanyuan a thumbs up; he had tried to coax her all morning without success.
Children really do understand children.
"Hehe, Uncle, the little brother might be hungry. Go and make him some milk powder."
Yuanyuan noticed her little brother drooling and assumed he was hungry.
Su Dashan had been a stay-at-home dad for a while, so he naturally knew that his son missed his wife.
"He must be missing his aunt."
"So my little brother misses his mother." Yuan Yuan suddenly realized, and then thought, "Then I miss my mother too."
"Uncle, when are Grandma and the others coming back?"
"Who's thinking about Grandma?"
At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Yan Ling and the others walked in carrying large and small bags.
"Grandma, Mom, Aunt, you're finally back! Did you bring any good food?"
Yuan Yuan hissed as if she could smell chestnut cake.
"You have a great nose! Here's some chestnut cake. Go and have some with your brother."
Yan Ling pinched the tip of her nose and smiled indulgently.
Yuanyuan, being sensible, divided one piece among herself.
Su Jingjing patted her daughter's head, "Have you been helping your uncle take care of your little brother at home?"
Yuanyuan nodded emphatically, took a bite of chestnut cake, and said, "Mom, my little brother was crying so hard just now, his face was all red, and I had to use a little yellow duck to comfort him."
Upon hearing her son cry, Dong Qin quickly put down the fabric she was holding and went over to hug him.
Xiao Guodong's eyes were red and swollen. As soon as he saw his mother, he quickly threw the little yellow duck aside and reached out to hug her.
Dong Qin kissed her son's forehead. "Mommy, hug me."
She turned to her husband and asked, "Dashan, did our son cry for a long time just now?"
"Yeah, he probably misses you too much. No matter what I did to cheer him up, it didn't work. It was only when Yuanyuan brought out some toys to comfort him that he stopped crying."
Su Dashan also felt sorry for his son who had cried for so long.
"By the way, I looked at the shop today, what did you think of it?"
Yan Ling neatly arranged the things she had bought. "That shop is quite big, and more importantly, it's in a good location. It's right next to the supply and marketing cooperative, so there must be a lot of customers."
“We also rented a house with a yard for five yuan a month.”
Five yuan?
Su Dashan suddenly raised his voice, "Mom, are you sure it's five yuan and not fifty cents?"
Wasn't my mother always frugal?
Yan Ling glared at her son, "Your mother isn't that stupid."
"Five yuan is a bit expensive, but that house is really worth it."
"You'll see when you go another day."
She then said, "Han Ting will be back soon, we need to hurry up and cook dinner."
Dong Qin is comforting her son.
Su Jingjing went into the kitchen to help her mother with the cooking.
Over the next few days, Su Jingjing went to check on the renovation almost every day.
Gu Shaokai is very efficient; the renovation should be finished in about two more days.
An'an and Yuanyuan were left at home to be cared for by Yan Ling.
Wu Xiuying asked in confusion, "Grandma Yuanyuan, why haven't I seen Jingjing from your house these past two days?"
In the past, Su Jingjing was always inseparable from her two children.
She sensed that Su Jingjing was busy with a big business deal, but she was too embarrassed to ask directly.
The others present immediately fell silent, clearly having also noticed Su Jingjing's unusual behavior.
Yan Ling glanced at the other person and gave an ambiguous answer, "This child is busy with her studies."
She's not stupid; how could she not know what they were gossiping about?
When the topic of Su Jingjing's schooling came up, Zhou Qian asked curiously, "Auntie, was Jingjing's academic performance very good before? Otherwise, why is she going back to school now?"
These military dependents generally come from families that favor sons over daughters, and few of them have received any formal education.
But Su Jingjing is different. I heard that she was pampered and spoiled when she was a child, and she was the only one who didn't want to go to school.
"Of course, my daughter had excellent grades when she was little. Now she wants to pursue her dream of going to university, and her dad and I are fully supportive."
Yan Ling never mentioned her daughter's poor grades.
Everyone gasped. He really wants to go to university?
Wu Xiuying said tactfully, "But getting into university doesn't seem to be that easy."
Yan Ling smiled indifferently and said, "No matter what the result is, at least the child tried."
This perspective doesn't sound like something a rural woman would say.
They seemed to understand why Su Jingjing had changed so much.
After her daughter came home, Yan Ling told her about the day's conversation.
Su Jingjing smiled nonchalantly, "Mom, they didn't mean any harm."
"However, the whole compound will find out about us opening a clothing store sooner or later."
At this point, Yan Ling suddenly remembered something, "Daughter, if this gets back to your son-in-law's boss, will it affect him?"
Su Jingjing drank a glass of water. "Mom, no, the government supports individual businesses now and won't suppress them like it did a few years ago."
"That's good. I was just worried it would affect my son-in-law's work."
Yan Ling continued, "I went to see the shop today, how's the renovation going?"
"It will take another two days."
Su Jingjing, on the other hand, was thinking about hiring employees.
My sister-in-law is the only one making clothes in the shop, so she might not be able to handle the workload.
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