"Could it be that someone at home is missing me?"
Is his wife missing him?
But during this New Year period, he wanted to earn some more money. After the festivities, it would be time to work the land for work points, and then he would have no time to go out.
If he passed the college entrance exam next year, he would need to take the children and his wife to college with him, and then they would need money.
"It must be sister-in-law who is missing Third Brother," Zhao Tianhe said with a chuckle.
Fang Chaoyang, too, was beginning to miss his sister and Grandma. He wondered whether his uncles would cause trouble at home this time while he was away.
"This electronic watch business of Third Brother makes a lot of money."
"The radio business is just the same."
They shuttled between several cities.
Nowadays, these big cities allowed for business, and markets and stalls had even been designated.
"This is the last batch for the year, so everyone be careful."
They had previously encountered cheating by others.
This time, being more cautious, they didn’t run into that.
Not encountering it didn’t mean it wasn’t there.
There were some chaotic elements in the city.
"Third Brother, we all understand," they said.
As he traveled between the cities, Zhao Tianlei saw many desirable things but didn’t buy any, fearing that his wife would get angry. He knew she wanted to save as much money as possible for when it was time for study.
Given the situation, it would be better to buy a house rather than rent, with prices and housing costs both rising.
It was best to have some extra cash on hand.
In Zhao Family Village.
After the two children woke up, they turned to Yun Xiaoxiao, "Mom, will you go back with Grandma?" Da Bao asked after much hesitation.
Now that Grandma was here, would Mom go back with her?
Da Bao didn’t know, and he didn’t want Mom to leave.
"Mom won’t leave with your Grandma this time," Yun Xiaoxiao said seriously, looking at the two little ones with a heavy heart.
The village aunties were really too idle.
They would deliberately tease Da Bao and Xiao Bao, making them fear she would leave.
Even as a joke, some things should not be said.
There are some jokes that just shouldn’t be made.
"So you don’t need to worry."
"En, Mom is the best," Xiao Bao said, rushing into Yun Xiaoxiao’s arms, making her hug her tight.
"Let’s go. What do you want to eat tonight?"
Mother Yun was elderly and even though she hadn’t slept well on the train for several days, she didn’t rest much at noon because she wasn’t accustomed to taking naps.
"Da Bao, Xiao Bao..."
No longer worrying that Grandma would take Mom away, the little ones were back to their childlike ways.
Mother Yun looked at Yun Xiaoxiao, "I plan to go back tomorrow. It was not easy to get leave to come here this time, but regarding the matter you mentioned, I will discuss it with your father and the others."
"Tomorrow, I will take you to the city to catch your ride."
Mother Yun thought about how her daughter had been in Zhao Family Village for several years and understood the situation here much better than she did.
As they were speaking, Mrs. Zhao came over, carrying a bag of things.
"Mother-in-law, we don’t have many special things here in the countryside, but I’ve dried some vegetables and picked some mushrooms from the mountains. I also have some dried bamboo shoots, which you can take with you on your way back."
"Thank you," Mother Yun replied, still somewhat distant.
Mrs. Zhao directly ignored Mother Yun’s distance and politeness.
"Laosan’s wife, shall we make some buns?"
"Mother, let’s also make some dumplings..."
Mother Yun came into the kitchen to help out when she saw Mrs. Zhao using a lot of flour.