The winter in the north is bitterly cold. Gong Linglong wears a thick cotton-padded jacket and a bulky warm military coat on the outside. She is fully equipped with a hat, scarf and gloves, and walks like a clumsy penguin.
"Linglong, here."
Even though she only showed her eyes, Zhou Lanqin recognized her at a glance.
Gong Linglong slowly turned around and saw her parents-in-law and uncle coming. She smiled and waved at them: "Dad, Mom, Uncle."
Seeing that her belly was as big as a basket and she was having trouble walking, Zhou Lanqin quickly stepped forward to support her, her face full of worry: "Linglong, you've worked hard, walk slowly."
"Mom, I'm pregnant with triplets, and my belly looks a little big, but it's actually okay. I can still walk slowly now." Gong Linglong is in good health and exercises regularly, so she is not a delicate person.
"Lanqin, you support Linglong and walk slowly. We will take the luggage."
Lu Nanzheng stepped forward and took the luggage from the Gong father and daughter. He greeted Gong Kaizhou and then they slowly walked out of the station together.
They drove over in two cars. Zhou Lanqin helped her daughter-in-law sit in Lu Nanzheng's car, while the Gong father and daughter sat in Gong Chengjun's car. After putting their luggage away, they immediately went home.
The temperature in Kyoto is low and there have been several heavy snowfalls. The whole place is covered in white.
The Gong family's villa was newly renovated. In order to make the family live comfortably in winter, Gong Chengjun spent money to install heating. Although it was bitterly cold outside, the house was warm and comfortable. As soon as they entered the house, they could take off all the heavy warm clothes.
"Comfortable!"
As soon as Gong Linglong arrived at her room, she took off her military coat and cotton-padded jacket and changed into light cotton shoes.
Zhou Lanqin helped her carry her luggage to the room and said with a smile, "Kyoto doesn't have heating throughout the city yet, but they're talking about it. It'll probably take a year or two to get it implemented."
In order to make his family live comfortably and let Gong Linglong have a comfortable confinement, Gong Chengjun put a lot of thought into this matter and spent a lot of money.
There was a telephone installed at home. After Gong Linglong helped pack her luggage, she sat down in the living room, called her grandparents and her grandparents' home, and made an appointment with them to visit.
Mom and mother-in-law were preparing meals in the kitchen, and Gong Linglong was chatting with the elders, naturally talking about work.
A lot of reform policies have been issued in the past two months, and all departments have been reorganized. The internal management of the previous reform committee was chaotic, and power was once controlled by certain people. It has been very chaotic in recent years, and now it is being cleaned up in a drastic manner. The situation is obviously much more serious than in other departments.
Lu Nanzheng originally worked in the Water Conservancy Bureau. After the special period ended, he was transferred to another job and now works in a newly established department, the second-in-command in the unit.
Gong Linglong talked to him in detail, and after understanding the situation, she decided that this new department would later become the Ministry of Land and Resources.
As for his private affairs, Gong Linglong had asked about them with her mother-in-law on the phone before. After that incident, he divorced Ruan Yumian. Lu Qiuju and Lu Qiuting followed him, and Lu Qiuhe went with Ruan Yumian.
In the matter of Lu Qiuhe, Lu Nanzheng did not plead for her or take any side with her. Later, he went to the school and other places to investigate many things and uncovered all the immoral things Lu Qiuhe had done.
Lu Qiuhe was later sentenced to six months in prison, and her resume was tarnished. Due to the instigation of Ruan Yumian and the Ruan family, she was full of resentment towards Lu Nanzheng, and was unwilling to recognize him as her father, nor did she recognize Lu's relatives. She also asked Ruan Yumian to help her change her name, which is now Ruan Qiuhe.
No one in the Lu family opposed her decision, and Lu Nanzheng followed her and stopped interfering in her affairs.
As for the Ruan family, ever since Lu Jingchuan reported the eldest son of the Ruan family and Ruan Wenwen killed her own family for the sake of justice, their family has completely fallen to the bottom.
The eldest son of the Ruan family not only embezzled and accepted bribes, but also had extramarital affairs and fathered an illegitimate child. Later, it was discovered that he and his brother-in-law Yang Pingnan were involved in the reselling of steel and were related to the Zheng family. The two had business dealings with the eldest son of the Zheng family, and the amount involved was not small. In the end, one was sentenced to death by firing squad, and the other was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The eldest son is dead, the eldest son-in-law is sentenced to life imprisonment, and the youngest son of the Ruan family has withstood the investigation, but his personal abilities are mediocre, and the unit he works in has no prospects, so it is difficult for him to have room for advancement.
The old man of the Ruan family worked hard all his life, but in the end, he got nothing. After his eldest son was executed, he fell seriously ill and almost died.
Later, the Ruan family shifted all the responsibilities to Ruan Yumian. After her divorce, she lost her job and had nowhere to go but to stay in her parents' home. As a result, she became their punching bag.
The Ruan family are all selfish and cold-hearted people. They only care about their own interests. In order to pave the way for the youngest son of the Ruan family to transfer to a promising unit, the two elders of the Ruan family forced Ruan Yumian to remarry. They chose an old man with real power but who was nearly 60 years old for her. The old couple threatened to commit suicide at home, forcing her to become a step-grandmother.
The news of Ruan Yumian remarrying an old man had been circulating in the circle for a while. Almost everyone was belittling her, and no one looked down on the Ruan family.
Of course, there were also many people talking about Lu Nanzheng, and all they said were derogatory words.
Lu Nanzheng heard all the rumors outside, but he didn't say anything. However, during that period of time, he arranged for his two daughters to transfer to a boarding school.
In the evening, Han Ji came and asked as soon as he entered the house: "Linglong, where is your mother?"
"My mother hasn't come back."
Gong Linglong teased him deliberately, and seeing his expression change on the spot, she suppressed her laughter and lied, "I haven't finished my work yet, so I asked my mom to cover for me for half a month."
They were talking in the living room, and Gong Wantang heard it all clearly in the kitchen at the back. Seeing her lie so naturally, he couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't go out to show himself.
Zhou Lanqin glanced out the window and saw Han Ji's unhappy expression. She pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Linglong is really naughty."
Han Ji seemed to have sensed something and heard a noise in the kitchen, so he walked over there.
Seeing Gong Wantang in the kitchen, the gloom on his face disappeared instantly. He turned around and glared at Gong Linglong, then strode into the kitchen and said in a gentle tone: "Wantang, when did you arrive?"
"Got home an hour ago."
Gong Wantang washed her hands and poured him a cup of hot tea. "The kitchen smells strongly of cooking fumes. Go sit outside in the living room. Dinner will be served in half an hour."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Uncle Gong." Han Ji felt relieved when he saw her.
Gong Kaizhou's eyes were full of smiles as he waved at him, "Aji, come and sit down. I didn't have time to talk to you properly the last time I returned to Kyoto. You're probably busy as a top most of the time. Since you're free tonight, let's have a good chat."
Han Ji specially arranged for two days of rest. He handed cigarettes to him and Lu Nanzheng, politely lit the cigarettes for the elder, and said to him, "Uncle Gong, my father is looking forward to your return to Beijing. Let's have dinner together at home tomorrow night."
"I called your dad before I came back and made an appointment."
After Gong Kaizhou came back, he only met his parents and stayed at the Han family for one night. He had not contacted other old friends yet. He planned to take his son to visit each family in the month before the New Year.
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