Chen Jiaoqing couldn't help but hold her son's hand.
Zhang Jinghao: "Mom, you're hurting me."
Chen Jiao stared intently outside, completely ignoring her son's words.
Zhang Jinghao tried to pull his hand away, but couldn't manage it after a couple of tries. He looked at Chen Jiao and, noticing she was staring outside, followed her gaze. Once he saw her clearly, Zhang Jinghao grinned, "Mom, Dad, it's Dad! Dad's back! Mom, let's get out of the car!"
Chen Jiao looked away and said, "We're going to Grandma's house."
"I don't want to go to Grandma's house anymore. Mom, let's get off the bus and go after Dad. Mom, Dad hasn't gone far, we can catch up with him in a few steps."
"I can't catch up." Chen Jiao glanced in Zhang Jun's direction again. She had been chasing him for so many years, but he still didn't have her in his heart.
"We can catch up. Mother, Father just passed by."
Chen Jiao closed her eyes briefly: "Now that your father is back, we'll definitely see him after we come back from Grandma's house."
"I want to go find my dad right now."
"Be good, listen to me."
Zhang Jinghao was very unhappy: "Mom, you're hurting me."
"ah?"
Zhang Jinghao tugged at his hand: "You're hurting my hand."
Chen Jiao quickly let go of her hand: "I'm sorry. Mother didn't mean it."
Zhang Jinghao said it was okay and then kept a straight face and didn't say anything more.
Grandma Chen was overjoyed to see her daughter and grandson. But… “Haohao, what’s wrong? Who upset you?”
"Grandma, just now..." Chen Jinghao recounted what had just happened. "Grandma, I haven't seen my dad for several days."
Grandma Chen smiled and said, "Your father just got back, he must have a lot to do. By the time you go back from Grandma's house, he'll be done. Then you can have a good talk with him. Come on, Grandma will get you something nice to eat."
Zhang Jinghao was still unhappy.
After Mrs. Chen comforted him for a while, Zhang Jinghao's mood improved.
After calming her grandson down, Grandma Chen called Chen Jiao into her room: "Jiao Jiao, why didn't you take Hao Hao to chase after his father just now?"
Chen Jiao closed her eyes briefly: "He was with Wang Xiaoman's children just now."
Grandma Chen frowned: "How could he be with them?"
"I have no idea."
Grandma Chen thought for a moment: "Has he gone to the south recently?"
"I have no idea."
"I'll go call your older brother."
"Um."
A little while later, Old Mrs. Chen returned: "Your eldest brother said that Zhang Jun did indeed go to the south recently."
"real?"
"Yes. Your older brother said that Zhang Jun asked him a lot about things in the South. Not only that, Zhang Jun also asked your older brother if he knew anyone in the South. A few days ago, your older brother's friend called to say that Zhang Jun bought a piece of land in the South."
Chen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. But... "How come he's with Wang Xiaoman's children?"
"Maybe they just bumped into each other on the street and chatted for a bit," said Old Mrs. Chen, looking at Chen Jiao. "Jiaojiao, you're too nervous. Wang Xiaoman's husband is a division commander now. As long as Wang Xiaoman isn't stupid, she won't do anything reckless. If she dares to do something reckless, her husband won't let her off, and neither will our family. Jiaojiao, as long as Wang Xiaoman isn't stupid, she won't do anything outrageous. Jiaojiao, do you think Wang Xiaoman is stupid?"
"Not stupid."
"Then you don't need to worry. It takes two to tango."
Chen Jiao hugged Old Mrs. Chen's waist: "Mom, as soon as he resigned, I felt like he had become a kite with a broken string."
Grandma Chen stroked Chen Jiao's hair: "Silly child. You gave birth to two children for him, the bond between you two can never be broken in this lifetime."
"Mom, I think he resigned for Wang Xiaoman's sake."
"How could that be? His affair with Wang Xiaoman happened so many years ago."
"Definitely."
Grandma Chen tapped Chen Jiao's forehead: "You, if you have nothing to do, come back and spend more time with me. Don't be so suspicious all the time."
"Mother, I..."
"Stop with me. Take Hao Hao back quickly. If you don't take him back soon, he'll have to go back on his own."
"All right."
"Come back and talk to your mother whenever you have free time. Don't keep it all to yourself, or you'll get sick from boredom."
"Um."
After Chen Jiao left with Zhang Jinghao, Old Mrs. Chen sighed inwardly. She felt that Chen Jiao would live in Wang Xiaoman's shadow for the rest of her life.
When Chen Jiao brought Zhang Jinghao back, Zhang Jun had already finished washing up. "You're back?"
"Um."
Zhang Jinghao rushed towards Zhang Jun like a cannonball: "Dad, I saw you in the car just now."
"Really?" Zhang Jun hugged his son tightly. "Where did you see your father?"
Zhang Jinghao recounted what had just happened. "Dad, you shouldn't go out anymore."
"Dad will take you with him next time he goes out."
Zhang Jinghao's eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"
"Hmm. Did you see several older boys next to Dad when you were in the car?"
Zhang Jinghao thought for a moment: "I didn't notice."
“Those older boys just came back from the south. When Dad goes to the south in a few days, he will take you and your sister with him.”
Chen Jiao's expression changed slightly: "They went to the south too? Commander Han took them?"
"No. Xiaoman took them there."
Chen Jiao's face turned even paler: "Wang Xiaoman also went to the south?"
"Um."
"Then...then why didn't I see her just now?"
"She rode back on horseback."
"What...what is she doing in the south?"
"Doing business."
Chen Jiao's expression darkened further: "She's really bold."
Zhang Jun smiled and said, "She's not only bold, but also has a good eye. I bought a piece of land, and it turned out that Xiaoman also wanted that piece of land. I offered to give her the land, but she refused."
Chen Jiao felt both happy and sad after hearing this. She was happy that Xiaoman had refused, but sad that Zhang Jun would readily give Xiaoman anything she wanted. Chen Jiao looked at her son. If her son and Xiaoman both fell into the water one day, she wondered who her husband would save first.
Chen Jiao really wanted to ask, but she didn't dare. She was afraid that if she asked, Zhang Jun would distance himself from her.
On the other side, when Nao Nao and Tengteng got home, Xiao Man and Xiao Hei had already returned.
After Xiaoman returned, she told Han Bin about what happened in the South.
Han Bin also felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The next day, Xiaoman took the children to set up a street stall. Xiaoman brought back mainly electronic products. Electronic products sell very well these days.
When Lao Shang heard that Xiao Man was going to take the children to set up a street stall, he went along with them.
Han Bin thought to himself, "These two are really willing to lower themselves. A prince and a master, actually setting up a street stall—no one would believe it if word got out."
When Nao Nao and Tengteng started school, Xiao Man had already sold all the things she brought back.
After selling out, Xiaoman went to restock several times. Soon, Xiaoman earned back the money she had saved to build the restaurant.
Xiaoman was preparing to go south to build a restaurant when Dani and Tao Xudong arrived.
After sitting down, Tao Xudong looked at Xiaoman and said, "Second Aunt, I've deciphered those paintings."
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