Comrade Yun was more capable than her, now all she wished for was her parents to be in good health and for her two daughters to study well, hoping they could get into a university. Then, she would have no regrets.
The half year had passed, and people still tried to set up Xu Fangfang with suitors, but she had rejected them all.
"I wish Comrade Xu a happy New Year in advance."
"Then I wish you a happy New Year too!"
Her own two daughters also liked Da Bao and Xiao Bao very much.
Over at the Zhao Family Village Team.
"Old man, how come Laosan and his family haven’t come back yet? It’s almost New Year’s," Mrs. Zhao was somewhat distracted, the approaching New Year only added to her anxiety.
"If you’re idle, just go over to Laosan’s house and help clean up a bit." Captain Zhao saw his wife couldn’t stay idle, and these past few days, she had been restless, also worried about Laosan’s family not coming back for New Year?
Mrs. Zhao glanced at him, "Don’t think I’m the only one worried. Aren’t you worried that Laosan and his family won’t come back? Laosan’s wife bought you that hat, and you wear it every time you go out."
An unintentional display.
Caught out by his wife, Captain Zhao had nothing more to say.
Now that Chinese New Year’s Eve had passed, how come Laosan’s family still hadn’t returned?
"Alright, I’ll clean up again. Laosan’s wife likes cleanliness."
When Mrs. Zhao arrived at Xiaoxiao’s place, she saw Er Dan pulling weeds outside the courtyard. She had only cleaned the rooms and the kitchen, but there were still some weeds in the courtyard.
Er Dan shivered. He also didn’t know if sister-in-law and Third Brother would come back for the New Year.
He wandered over and saw some weeds by the door and along the courtyard walls, so he helped pull them out.
Er Dan was thoughtful.
Thinking about his own two daughters-in-law, hadn’t they thought of coming over to help clean up?
No wonder Laosan was cold toward them.
The ones who should be enthusiastic, don’t they know how to show some warmth?
They’re mothers, yet they don’t know how to behave or handle things?
Previously, Laosan’s wife sent things in the mail and still thought of their two families, but these two families didn’t think much about Laosan and his wife.
Over in the Capital City.
There was still some merchandise left unsold in the appliance store, but it had all been brought back to the Courtyard House.
Eight people had their last dinner for the year together in the Capital City.
"Tonight, let’s soak some eggs.."
"We could also soak some meat, I’ve bought two chickens and already soaked them."
Zhao Tianlei looked at Cao Dali and Zhang Lanhua, "Tomorrow’s train is at ten o’clock, we need to leave around seven. During the New Year, the train station will be crowded, it’s better to arrive early and wait."
"Third Brother, I know, I’ll wake up early."
After sending them off, she hurried the two kids to sleep, and the adults started bustling in the kitchen.
The chicken was fried in oil after soaking and then chopped into small pieces, with a lot of seasoning added.
As for the soaked eggs, they were scooped up, packed, and after cleaning up the kitchen, everyone dispersed.
"I’ve packed everything, can you check to see if there’s anything left behind?"
The wife had packed everything well, there was absolutely no need to pack again.
Since she didn’t need to check, "sleep early, we need to wake up early tomorrow."
It was not possible to sleep well on the train.
And they still had to travel by train for several days.
As there were many of them, if there were fewer, they might have taken a plane.
They got up just after six o’clock.
And woke the two kids up.
They dressed them, packed their little backpacks, and also included some snacks.
Once Cao Dali and his wife came over, the eight of them, under the still dark sky, walked outside.