After returning to the family compound, Fan Hua planned to call each of the two elderly people in Beijing to say hello.
After returning from Shanghai half a year ago, because she often had to contact the film studio and Shanghai TV station, in order to facilitate communication, Fan Hua installed telephones directly in the family compound and the photo studio.
Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao have recently started learning to speak. Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu go to Beijing every week to call each of the two elderly people so that the elderly can hear the voices of the two children. Today is the time to talk to the elderly again.
After the call was picked up, Fan Hua asked He Zhengxiang and Wang Guifen questions, then turned the phone to Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao.
"Yuanyuan, Xiaoxiao, call me great-grandfather... great-grandmother!"
Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao shouted obediently from the side. They could now say simple titles and words.
He Zhengxiang and Wang Guifen on the other end of the phone immediately responded excitedly after hearing the two little baby voices, their mouths almost grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh, my dear, do you miss your great-grandfather and great-grandmother?"
The old commander He Zhengxiang on the other end of the phone had an extremely gentle and kind voice. If his former soldiers had seen him like this, they would have been so shocked that their eyes would have popped out of their heads.
Although Xiaoxiao, who was sweet-talking, couldn't fully understand what the old man said, she still followed his words and said sweetly: "Yes!"
This made the two elderly people on the other end of the phone very excited. They quickly said, "Fan girl, are you free recently? If you are free, take the two children back to Beijing to stay for a few days!"
Fan Hua said with a guilty look on her face, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm planning to open a garment factory soon, so I'm really busy. It might be some time before I can come back to see you."
He Zhengxiang was a bit shocked when he heard this. "You're going to start another garment factory? Didn't you just adapt the painting into a movie? Our granddaughter-in-law is really capable. She's been following you all this time and living off you!"
Wang Guifen on the side immediately grabbed the microphone and said, "Fan girl, young people have a strong sense of professionalism. They should take care of themselves and don't exhaust themselves!"
"That's right, that's right, your grandma is right! You're so thin, don't overwork yourself. If you don't have enough money, we'll give it to you. Health is the most important thing!"
Fan Hua couldn't help but be touched by the two old people's understanding. They didn't blame her for being busy with work and neglecting her family. She thought that she was really busy recently and couldn't take care of her two children. Zhao Yilu was leading his soldiers to prepare for this year's exercises and had no free time. Instead of this, it would be better to let Aunt Chu take the two children to live in Beijing for a while. This would also ease the old people's longing for the two children.
Fan Hua then said, "Grandpa, Grandma, Yilu and I have been too busy lately and haven't been able to take care of Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao. The summer in the south is too hot and stuffy. How about I send someone to escort Aunt Chu and the two children to Beijing to stay with you for a while? How about we let them come back after we're done with this busy period?"
After Fan Hua finished speaking, she immediately looked at Aunt Chu beside her, asking for her opinion.
Aunt Chu smiled and nodded. She had no objections. Fan Hua had recently given her another raise. Who could earn ninety yuan a month babysitting these days? And the best part was, room and board were included! That was more than her son, a regular employee at the newspaper, made! She'd do whatever Fan Hua told her to do. All she had to do was take care of the two children with all her heart!
When the two old men heard this, their eyes immediately lit up and they asked uncertainly, "Is this okay? Will you get angry if the children leave you?"
Fan Hua smiled and said, "To be honest, for the past six months I've either been attending classes or busy with painting and filming. Aunt Chu has always been taking care of the two children. Sometimes I go on business trips to Shanghai for a few days at a time. The two children have gotten used to it. As long as Aunt Chu is with them, and with your company, they might be happier than staying in the military dependents' home!"
"That's great! That's great! In this way, I will send my guard Xiao Zhou to pick up the children. But I am worried. I will ask him to check when the nearest train to Guangzhou is and let him buy the tickets as soon as possible to pick up the children!" He Zhengxiang made the decision immediately.
After hearing He Zhengxiang's arrangement, Fan Hua had no objection. "Okay, then let's do as you say, Grandpa!"
After hanging up, Fan Hua called Zhao Xubai and Sun Simin again. Lin Xi answered the phone, "Hello, it's Sister. Grandpa Zhao is taking Grandma Sun for a walk in the park. They won't be back for a while. Would you like to call back later?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Hua casually asked, "Where's your brother?"
Lin Xi immediately replied, "My brother heard that there's a Chinese painting exhibition going on in the Ancient City Wall Park in a few days, and he wants to help Grandpa Zhao find out the conditions for participating. If we can participate, Grandpa's paintings will be even more valuable in the future!"
Fan Hua nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the decision to let the brother and sister move into Zhao's house was indeed correct. Sun Simin had praised the brother and sister more than once on the phone.
Lin Xi is now continuing to study in junior high school. Her academic performance is pretty good. Three meals a day at home are prepared by this well-behaved girl. The meals she cooks are much better than what the two old people cook themselves!
Lin Chao, on the other hand, ran errands for the two old men, accompanied Zhao Xubai to sell paintings, helped inquire about various things about art exhibitions, and completely became Zhao Xubai's agent. It was said that he had helped Zhao Xubai sell many paintings at high prices in the past six months, and he was becoming more and more adept at the business of cultural relics, calligraphy and painting!
If you plant flowers of kindness, you will reap fruits of kindness. The performance of Lin Chao and Lin Xi is even better than she had expected.
Fan Hua collected her thoughts and answered Lin Xi on the other end of the phone, "When grandma and grandpa come back, tell them that Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao will be staying in Beijing for a few days. Grandpa will send guards to Guangzhou to pick them up. You and your brother have taken good care of grandma and grandpa for the past six months. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Yes, sister, I will definitely tell you!" After saying that, she added with a sullen look on her face: "Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Sun treat my brother and me very well. We are not ungrateful people. Don't worry, sister, we will take good care of them!"
Fan Hua didn't say anything else and hung up the phone.
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The next day, Fan Youcheng received a message from Director Liu, saying that he had arranged a meeting with relevant leaders to discuss the acquisition of the textile factory.
Fan Youcheng immediately called Fan Hua and asked her to prepare in advance.
After receiving the news, Fan Hua immediately got on her bike and went to find Geng Ailing. The two worked overnight to prepare an acquisition plan and prepare for a meeting with relevant leaders!
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