"Brother Wang, are you about to change your career?"
Lu Jingchuan sat down next to him, took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and gave them to him, but he didn't smoke himself.
"Leaving at the end of this year."
Brother Wang held a cigarette to his ear and told him, "My hometown is Donggang, and there's the sea right in front of our door. Our ancestors have lived off the sea for generations. The state-owned enterprises back home are in a recession. My cousin retired last year and went back to work. His company can't pay him this year, so he's fishing to support his family. I'm retiring this time, and I guess I'll have to follow in my father's footsteps and get a fishing boat to make a living."
"Brother Wang, the policy has changed now. There might be a big change next year. Let's wait and see." Lu Jingchuan didn't say anything else, so he just gave a slight reminder.
"Yeah, let's just take it one day at a time. As long as we work hard, we won't go hungry."
Brother Wang was also a very open-minded person. He stopped talking about it and asked, "Deputy Captain Lu, why didn't your mother-in-law, Aunt Gong, come this time?"
"My mother married my master at the end of last year. She just found out she's pregnant two days ago. She's in Kyoto now to take care of the baby."
Brother Wang had met Lu Jingchuan's master and was sure he was a high-ranking official. He smiled and said, "Your family is full of happy events."
"Yes, there are many happy events."
Lu Jingchuan chuckled and casually chatted with him about other things.
The couple returned to the family compound with the triplets, and the news of their return spread like a snowball. Familiar and unfamiliar neighbors all came to see the rare triplets.
Especially in those families that favor boys over girls, the eyes of the mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law are so fanatical.
Gong Linglong didn't like them criticizing her sons, nor did she like their looks. She simply entertained them and ordered them to leave on the grounds that they wanted to sleep and rest.
They could only stay for three days this time, so they started packing their luggage after a good rest. Gong Linglong found an excuse to send Xu Jiayu out, and Lu Jingchuan cooperated to borrow a car to deliver the goods. It took some time to put all the luggage they were going to take away into the space.
After packing her luggage, Gong Linglong took the children to her workplace to complete the transfer procedures and then treated her colleagues from the department to a farewell dinner at a state-owned restaurant.
The farewell banquet on the army side was arranged in the evening. They invited many comrades and their families, and estimated that there were seven or eight tables. They bought twenty pounds of pork bones, caught four ducks in the space, caught three or four fish, and two large baskets of vegetables, preparing enough dishes.
Jiang Yaping and the others are all working at the medicinal materials base now. They basically have no rest on weekdays. Because Gong Linglong and his wife are being transferred, everyone has specially arranged a day off. On the day of the farewell banquet, they all helped them prepare meals at home.
There were eight tables set up for the farewell dinner in the evening. All the invited guests came. Most of them gave the triplets gifts, and the small baskets were filled with red envelopes.
Gong Linglong accepted everyone's kindness on behalf of her sons and gave a small bag of toffee in return to each child.
This farewell dinner consisted of seven or eight dishes, mainly meat dishes, with only one vegetable and a vegetarian fried pumpkin pancake. Each dish was generous in portion, leaving the guests satisfied.
With the sisters-in-law helping with cooking, Gong Linglong felt a lot more relaxed. As for the triplets, they were left to Xu Jiayu's care throughout the whole process.
After the men finished their meal, they all sat in the small square outside drinking tea and chatting. Lu Jingchuan would basically never come back after he left. He was promoted this time and the unit he joined was much better than his current unit. His development prospects were bright, so everyone was happily seeing him off.
Gong Linglong and her sisters-in-law washed the dishes together, and returned the borrowed dishes to each family. After finishing all this, she called them into the house to talk.
She brought some gifts from Kyoto for them this time. She took them out of the cupboard and distributed them to them with a smile: "Fashionable dresses made in Guangzhou, one for each of you, in different styles and colors. Divide them among yourselves."
"Wow, so beautiful," Liao Qiuhua smiled.
The other sisters-in-law also liked it. Jiang Yaping picked up one and unfolded it, then asked with a smile, "Linglong, this is very expensive, right?"
"I got it from a friend at wholesale price, which is pretty cheap, about twelve or thirteen yuan a piece."
Gong Linglong went to Sun Ting to get the goods. They often bought good goods in bulk from Guangzhou and resold them in the north. These fashionable and beautiful women's clothing had high profits and there was no need to worry about sales.
She prepared brightly colored dresses for her sisters-in-law and a darker suit for Yuan's mother. "Auntie, these braided dresses don't suit you. My mother picked this one for you. She tried it on for size. You're a little fatter than she is, so it should be just the right size for you."
"Oh, Linglong, I have this too." Yuan's mother was flattered.
"You've been helping us look after the house during this time. Thank you for your hard work. It's only right that you buy me a small gift."
Gong Linglong unfolded the clothes. The fabric was of good quality and the style was standard, just right for middle-aged and elderly people. "Auntie, please try it on."
Mother Yuan touched the dress and said, "Linglong, this dress must be expensive. It's probably more expensive than Yaping and the others' dresses. I can't accept it."
"This fabric is nice. It feels smooth and cool to the touch. It should be very comfortable to wear in summer and autumn." Yu Ximei also touched it and said with a smile, "An Bin's mother, Linglong is so kind. Just keep it. She won't take it back."
"Auntie, try it."
Gong Linglong stuffed it into Yuan's mother's hands and said to the others with a smile, "You can try it too. If it doesn't fit, use my sewing machine to modify it."
"Okay, we won't be polite with you." Wang Yumiao liked this skirt very much and picked out an orange floral skirt with a lotus leaf collar.
Everyone loves beauty, especially women. They all like these bright and fashionable things. The sizes are basically suitable, and they are reluctant to take them off once they put them on.
"nice."
Gong Linglong carefully tidied them all up and said with a smile, "Go back and put on some makeup and get a new hairstyle like you did in the last art performance. You'll definitely charm your men to death."
"Haha, Linglong sister, you are so shameless." Liao Qiuhua patted her with a smile.
"We women should dress up nicely, look beautiful, and live out our exquisite beauty."
"We shouldn't spend all our time around the kitchen and children. We should have our own pursuits and ideals. Now that you all have jobs, a stable income, and a secure family status, you should improve your quality of life."
The sisters-in-law all laughed as they listened. Yu Ximei patted her and said, "Among us, you are the happiest and most transparent person."
"Everyone has a different definition of happiness, so there's no need to compare or strive for excellence. A family with a little more than adequate financial resources, a fulfilled spirit, harmonious marriage, healthy parents, and sensible and well-behaved children—that's the greatest happiness in the world."
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