20demayo Chapter 227 Zheng Fu Leaves
Chapter 227 Zheng Fu Leaves
Li Xiu's arrival brought Ye Nuan to tears of joy.
She was being taken good care of, but she missed her mother!
"Don't cry, Mom is a little late, but it's okay, she's still in her postpartum period! Look at her, she's gained quite a bit of weight."
Ye Nuan chuckled: "Mom!"
The arrival of Li Xiu and Liu Zhengang brought a lively atmosphere to the entire residential compound.
After all, Ye Nuan had been married for three years, and this was the first time they had seen her family members visit.
Ye Nuan had a very comfortable postpartum period. On the surface, it seemed like she hadn't taken a bath for a month, but in reality, she went into her space to take a bath almost every day.
Otherwise, why wouldn't Ye Nuan have any smell?
Li Qiang had also suspected it, but Ye Nuan said that she washed the towel with soap first and then dried her body, so her body would smell of soap.
Ye Nuan was overjoyed that she could now take a bath openly.
Li Xiu has arrived, and now she and Ye Nuan sleep together with the child in the master bedroom, Gu Hanchuan sleeps with Xiao Gangpao and Liu Zhengang, and Li Qiang lives with Yueyue.
Fortunately, the house allocated to Gu Hanchuan was big enough; otherwise, there really wouldn't have been enough room for them.
"Mom, how long can you stay here?"
"Mom can stay here for about twenty days. If it weren't for the fact that there's really no one else at the factory, I would have come over a long time ago."
"Okay, you can come anytime. I'm doing fine here. But I just miss my mom. I really miss her!"
After the postpartum period, Ye Nuan basically didn't need to take care of the baby. She was only responsible for feeding the baby, and she wasn't allowed to do chores like changing or washing diapers.
Ye Nuan was happy to be lazy.
After Liu Zhengang arrived, he was out almost every day.
It was the first time he had ever seen so many soldiers, and he could even see soldiers standing guard with guns on their backs.
"Sis, I want to join the army too!"
"You? Being a soldier is really tough. Can you handle that kind of hardship?"
"Why not? If my brother-in-law can join the army, so can I!"
Ye Nuan looked him up and down. This kid had grown quite fast, and his height was fine, but she didn't know if he had passed the other physical examinations.
Most importantly, this kid isn't old enough; he's only fourteen and can't join the army.
"You still need to study hard now. Without education, you won't be able to serve in the army for more than a few years before you have to be discharged."
Liu Zhengang didn't understand this and scratched his head, saying, "Do you have to go to school to be a soldier?"
"Of course. Look at your brother-in-law, why was he able to become an officer at such a young age? It's because he's highly educated, and he graduated from a military academy, a proper officer. Because he's read a lot, he knows a lot. Think about it, if you can't even do simple addition and subtraction, how can you lead troops?"
Liu Zhengang stared wide-eyed: "I know simple math!"
Ye Nuan tapped his forehead: "Don't think too simply! Study hard. If you still want to join the army when you're eighteen, I'll ask your brother-in-law to help you then."
"Really?" Liu Zhengang jumped for joy.
He doesn't like reading.
Going to school costs money, but if you join the army, you can earn money.
Moreover, since he can't take the college entrance exam now, even if he finishes high school, he'll still have to work in the fields. So why waste money and time?
But he has to listen to what his sister says.
He doesn't understand grand principles, but his parents say that Nuan Nuan is the most successful person in the family, and everything she says makes sense.
"Study hard. Even if you can't go to university, once you're in the army, having a high school diploma will make it easier to get promoted. And if there's an opportunity to study at a military academy later, it'll still be yours!"
That makes sense!
Liu Zhengang nodded: "I understand. Just like how you were able to go to medical school after graduating from high school."
"Yes, that's what it means."
That evening, Gu Hanchuan brought back some news.
"Brother Zheng is changing careers. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be leaving next month."
Why choose this time?
“I don’t know the specifics, but the local authorities have already arranged a job for him. He’s going to work as the deputy director of a textile factory, and they’ve also arranged a job for his sister-in-law. So, all things considered, his financial burden will actually be lighter after he leaves the military.”
In the past two years, under Ye Nuan's influence, Xiang Lan also attended night school and barely managed to get a diploma.
With this, things will be easier to arrange locally.
Zheng Fu's family has many children, four in total, and they are all at the age where they are growing and can eat and drink well. Moreover, their clothes are made new almost every year, otherwise they would be too short.
Zheng Fu also has elderly relatives at home, and he has to pay some living expenses every month.
Previously, when they lived in the family compound, Xiang Lan's family seemed to have a good standard of living, but in reality, they didn't have much wealth.
It's only in the last few years that I've started to learn how to save money and make ends meet.
"We've been together for so long, and now I'm leaving. I'm really going to miss you."
"Don't worry, I know Brother Zheng's exact address. We'll keep in touch and write to each other more often."
"it is good."
Zheng Fu's farewell banquet was held in the cafeteria. The scene was indescribable; everyone was crying their eyes out.
Zheng Fu's children were also reluctant to leave. All their childhood memories were here, and now they had to leave. They would never see their friends of more than ten years again. How could they not be sad?
Little Cannon was also crying with tears and snot streaming down his face, wishing he could go with the others.
Zheng Funeng's transfer to a local factory as deputy factory director was already a very good arrangement.
At his age, with no connections, there's no chance for him to advance further; changing careers is the best way out.
That night, even Gu Hanchuan, who usually had no expression on his face, cried.
How could I not be sad when my brother of many years is leaving?
But no matter how sad they were, they had to go their separate ways.
When Zheng Fu's family left, Gu Hanchuan personally drove them to see them off.
There were lots of bags and packages, including furniture that couldn't be taken from home. Xiang Lan let Ye Nuan choose first, and she would sell the rest at a low price to the people in the family compound.
Gao Erya moved out of a bed, and Ye Nuan moved out of a desk, because Xiao Gangpao and Yueyue were sharing a desk. Yueyue was getting older, and Xiao Gangpao had a job, so it was better for them to separate.
Tian Guihua and Zhai Hua also picked out a lot of nice things. While picking them out, they muttered to themselves that Xiang Lan was stingy. These were all old things that they couldn't take with them. What good would it do to give them these things?
But he dared not say this out loud, because these tickets were bought with money and tickets, and who would be willing to give them away for free?
Ye Nuan took a wok and a clay pot, and gave Xiang Lan iron pot coupons and nationally valid sugar and grain coupons.
For families with many children, these food coupons were more useful than anything else.
Ye Nuan didn't go to see them off; Li Qiang wouldn't let her go, saying that Ye Nuan still had to breastfeed her child, and that too much emotional fluctuation would affect her milk supply.
As soon as Gu Hanchuan drove away, before Ye Nuan even entered the courtyard, Tian Guihua rushed to the logistics staff wanting to change houses.