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Xu Xiaofen did not return to her maiden home for the entire day today, and she had no idea that her younger brother and his wife were waiting for her—waiting for so long they were about to grow ’long necks’ from looking out. They waited from breakfast till dinner.
Even if a couple is lazy to step out, hunger will inevitably strike. As night fell and it was certain she would not come, they reluctantly faced reality.
Because they hadn’t eaten for most of the day, everyone in the family was so famished, they felt dizzy and weak. The leftovers had been finished in the morning, so after shirking the task between them for a long time, they had no choice but to ’personally’ make some sweet potato porridge to eat, which finally gave them the strength to go to bed.
With such an unreliable Yue Family, and having a wife who always looks after her natal home, Xie Jingwei was doomed to have no peace at home.
Xie Jingchen had finally finished his busy work and was ready to go home when he was stunned—his wife and children were long gone from the military quarters or the county town.
His wife, children, and parents used to be around, so Xie Jingchen never felt it was too far. Whenever he had spare time, no matter how tired, he would always drive back to his home in the county town.
But it wasn’t until he found the special documents left by Mr. Liu, rebutted the charges against Zheng Changqing—oh, that’s Qiao Zheng—and connected with Pang Qiao, confirming their loyalty to the country, that he felt he had completed a small part of his mission.
Now, trying to return home, he found that he had nowhere to go.
There is a small western-style house in the county town that Fifth occasionally checks on, so he wasn’t worried that anything might go wrong.
It’s just that without his wife and children, his ’home’ felt far away.
With no choice, he could only return to his little home in the military quarters.
The home in the military quarters where his wife lived for about four months isn’t much compared to most of the time she spent in the county town, but for him, this home in the military quarters was their shared nest.
Looking at the familiar arrangements and furniture, besides the scent of the furniture, there’s no other presence in the air.
At this moment, Xie Jingchen missed his wife and children in his homeland deeply. But the mission on his hands was not yet complete, even though he had found another stronghold of the Shantian Organization, the real leader of the organization had not been found!
Even Zheng Changqing, who had been undercover in the enemy organization for so long, had never actually met the head of the Shantian Organization.
This added another layer of difficulty to Xie Jingchen’s exploration, and being in a passive position always caused frustration.
Xie Jingchen had no choice but to hope that he could end this thorny mission before the year was out.
After putting the children to sleep, Yan Jinsu informed her eldest sister, explained that she was going up the mountain to hunt, and instructed her to take care of the children before leaving her home with a basket on her back.
No sooner had she left than Zhou Dahu and Zhang Hongqiang, who were eager to see her, came knocking on the door.
Also with them was Zhang Zhiming’s wife, Chen Zhenjie.
As for the grandsons of the Zhang Family, they were still in school.
When people get older, they just want to see if their descendants are doing well. Although Yan Jinsu has changed her name, in the eyes of Uncle Zhang and others, she’s still their grandniece.
Especially this year, Yan Jinsu continued to send gifts regularly and on festivals to maintain relationships with relatives and friends back home. To people nowadays, this shows how much she values relationships!
In Yan Jinsu’s heart, all friendships and family bonds need to be maintained. Aside from parents, no affection is inherently unchanging.
Even parental love will fade and grow cold if not carefully cherished and maintained.
Interpersonal relationships always involve self-interest, yet it’s still possible to establish profound emotions within those interests.
Fortunately, Aunt Zhang and Uncle didn’t get to see Yan Jinsu, but they did meet the twins.
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