NOVEL NEXT Chapter 349: 349 Family
"Hmm, as long as you know it, remember that you have your own family."
The food is all prepared. It's already five o'clock now.
Just then, Tan Shaoting came over with a piece of cloth, five dollars, and some snacks for the children, all prepared for Haiyan.
The little one really likes Tan Shaoting, although he doesn't talk much to her, he takes great care of her.
Kids are sensitive; they know who truly treats them well. So when Tan Shaoting came over, Little Haiyan grabbed his pant leg.
"I won't stay. I'm not comfortable leaving Yuanyuan to take care of the three little ones at home.
And Yuanyuan asked me to tell Big Sister that no matter how far, family is family."
Zhao Yanping smiled with tears in her eyes, nodding heavily.
Zhao Yanli served a bowl of braised pork, "Let Yuanyuan try my cooking."
Tan Shaoting accepted it with a smile, nodded, and hurriedly went home.
At this time, the three generations of the Li Family also came over.
Li Hongxiang directly gave a bag of cotton and five dollars.
The three families have helped each other in the past two years, and their relationship has become very close.
"Did Sister Yuanyuan not come?" Li Liyun asked with a smile.
"Tan Shaoting came by just now; Yuanyuan has to stay home to take care of the kids."
Now they could start the meal. There were two tables set, one for the men and one for the women.
Since everyone was true family, the food was really good.
People were chatting, all offering blessings to Zhao Yanping.
And a few women reminded Zhang Fusheng to treat his wife and the young woman well.
No one drank alcohol, so they finished eating in an hour.
The four families started packing up to leave.
The house was tidied up, then they washed up.
Zhao Yanli was a bit conflicted, wondering if she should sleep alone or with Big Sister. It's awkward to ask, isn't it?
Eventually, she just took Little Haiyan back to her room.
Zhang Fusheng was very satisfied with his Little Sister-in-law. It was considered their wedding night, though both were in their second marriages. But what man doesn't long for this?
Seeing Zhao Yanping about to leave, he immediately pulled her, "Xiao Ping, we're married. Now we're a couple."
Zhao Yanping felt a little embarrassed too but eventually did not leave.
Since his wife left six years ago, Zhang Fusheng hadn't been close to a woman until now, finally with a wife in bed, so he got a bit carried away.
Zhao Yanping was still young, which made Zhang Fusheng even harder to control himself.
They didn't go to sleep until the latter half of the night.
The next morning, Zhang Fusheng felt a bit of backache, but he was happy.
Today, the family of three was planning to leave. After all, it's the middle of winter, and they're afraid of sudden snow, which would make the journey dangerous.
After breakfast, the Zhao Family siblings came over with three families. Each family brought cotton for Zhao Yanping and five pounds of cottonseed oil.
They didn't give her grain, as it was mentioned yesterday. Half of the family's grain was from her big sister.
The two brothers and Xu Hongbing loaded the grain and their belongings onto the cart.
While they were loading the cart, Su Yuanyuan came over. Tan Shaoting stayed home watching the kids.
She brought some dried fruits, sausages, and smoked sausages as a token of her goodwill.
"Big Sister, live your life well. Actually, all relationships need maintenance. If you are sincere toward others, unless they're beasts, normal people will reciprocate."
"Mm, I know, Yuanyuan, don't worry. I won't be useless anymore; I'll live my life well."
The three generations of the Li Family also came over, bringing a five-pound piece of smoked meat. Anyway, they were all the best food for the family.
The back of the cart held wheat, corn, cotton, sweet potato and potato chips, and supplies. The cab had sweet potatoes and potatoes.
The raw sweet potatoes outside would freeze.
Zhang Fusheng looked at what his wife was taking. Goodness, it was really quite a lot; they probably wouldn't need to buy grain this year.
Little Haiyan was clinging to Su Yuanyuan's leg. She was too young to understand what leaving meant, but she just wanted to stay by Su Yuanyuan's side.
There always comes a time for separation. Everyone watched as their family of three got into the car and waved goodbye.
Then everyone went back inside.
"Xiao Li, after I leave, you should just move straight to my place; it's more convenient."
Zhao Yanli nodded listlessly; now she's alone again.
Li Hongxiang sighed, "I really don't want someone to interfere."
Xu Hongbing, quick-witted, said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, are you coming over?"
Both were taken aback, "There's only a hundred acres here." Zhao Qingxiang was farming one hundred fifty acres now.
Zhao Qingjie thought about it, the two of them now had a hundred acres, and they wanted another fifty next year.
Both shook their heads; they wouldn't come over.
"Since you're not coming, Xiao Jing and I will move over. First, because we're family, we can take care of Xiao Li, and second, a hundred acres is enough for me."
Su Yuanyuan looked at Xu Hongbing differently; he was indeed smart and quick-thinking.
Since he said so and neither of the brothers had objections, they decided just like that.
Sun Yun pulled Su Yuanyuan's hand, "Yuanyuan, when are you leaving?"
"We'll have to stay for a few more months. It's too cold now to go."
"That's true; the three little ones are too young."
Everyone refused to stay for a meal and left.
Su Yuanyuan walked with Li Hongxiang. "Mr. Li, if you don't want to stay here, you can go elsewhere, or come with me. I promised to look after the siblings."
Li Hongxiang smiled, "No need for that, Yuanyuan. That was in case something happened to me; you'd look after the siblings till they grow up. I'm doing well now, I don't need you.
Besides, I'll stay here; it's quite good here.
There's no one around now; on both sides are the Zhao Family. Although Xu Hongbing has some tricks, overall he's okay.
So you don't worry about the three of us.
To be honest, I like it here. I can do my things without anyone watching, and most importantly, Feng Baoshan is alright."
Su Yuanyuan understood Li Hongxiang's point. "Alright, who knows when we'll meet again."
"That depends on our fate. Yuanyuan, you and Xiao Tan feel free to go."
Neither of them were ordinary people; Li Hongxiang could see that.
By rights, he should keep this connection, but Li Hongxiang was unwilling to do so. Truly, if something happens in the future, Su Yuanyuan will definitely not stand by, and that's enough. There's no need to be too deliberate; no one here is foolish.