Half an hour later, the carriage returning to Jinzhou met Chang Zhi who came out of the city to greet them. Zhou Shuren sat by the window while Chang Zhi's carriage went back side by side.
Zhou Shuren asked: "You met Jinyan, why didn't you wait there?"
Changzhi saw that his parents had a safe journey, and said in a cheerful tone: "My son didn't see you and mother in person, but you are worried about me. Instead of waiting, I'd rather come here to welcome you and feel at ease."
Zhou Shuren's fingertips moved slightly. Now even Chang Zhi was thinking about them. This change was really pleasing. "Is everything okay at home?"
Changzhi sensed that his father was in a good mood and said with a smile, "Everything is fine. Mingteng's grades have also improved. He made a lot of progress in this small test."
Zhou Shuren snorted, "If this kid doesn't make progress, I'll post his grades at the gate of the big house."
Chang Zhi chuckled. If they really stuck to the gate of the courtyard, Ming Teng would be so miserable.
Changzhong woke up when he heard the voices. He rubbed his eyes with his fat hands and followed the voice to see his fourth brother. "Mom, I miss my fourth brother."
Zhulan took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her son's mouth. The little guy was drooling. "It's your fourth brother."
Changzhong cried out and quickly climbed to the car window. He had been with his fourth brother for a long time and he missed him a lot. "Fourth brother, fourth brother, I brought you a gift."
Changzhi looked at his younger brother who had gained a lot of weight. "Really? Thank you for your gift, brother."
Zhulan covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Don't thank me first, or you won't be able to smile when you see me."
Another half an hour later, Zhulan finally arrived home. Li and others were already standing at the door. As soon as Zhulan got off the carriage, Li hugged her tightly. Zhulan, "..."
She hadn't seen Li so excited for a long time.
Li hugged her tightly. Yes, it was indeed her mother-in-law. "Mom, you are finally back."
She didn't get home by the scheduled time, and she was so worried that she had all kinds of terrible thoughts in her mind and scared herself a lot.
Zhou Shuren said coldly, "Li, don't you know the strength of your hands?"
Li quickly let go of her hand. She felt the sharp look in her father-in-law's eyes, "Dad."
Zhulan chuckled and signaled Zhou Shuren not to scare Li, "Let's go."
Li carefully supported her mother, "Mom, you have worked hard along the way."
Zhulan smiled, "It's OK, are you guys home okay?"
Li said excitedly, "Okay, everything is fine, mother. I made a new dessert. This time it looks really good. The dessert is like a flower. Mother, you must try it."
"Okay, I missed the snacks you made when I was in the capital."
Li was happy to hear this, "Mom, you didn't miss me."
Zhulan patted Li's hand and said, "Yes, I do too."
Zhao was listening behind her and continued, "Mom, the food is ready. Do you want to wash up first or eat first?"
Zhulan was already a little hungry. As she got older, she would not eat enough at every meal, so she would get hungry soon. "Let's eat first."
Zhao knew that her elder sister-in-law was here, and she couldn't be as emotional as her elder sister-in-law. Since she couldn't get a word in, she went to do other things, "Mom, I'll go set the table."
Zhulan looked at Zhao and said, "Ah, thank you for your hard work."
Zhao smiled and said, "This is what a daughter-in-law should do."
At noon, they had lunch first. After lunch, Zhulan distributed the gems to each family, and gave the gems for her granddaughter to her daughters-in-law as dowries in the future.
Zhulan has always been impartial to her granddaughters. She does not favor any one over the others. She gives them all the same things and educates them equally.
Zhulan waited for her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to leave and prepared to wash up. She would go and see the twins with her own eyes later.
Li returned to the yard. She had only taken a quick look at the box in front of her mother-in-law. She returned to the yard and opened the box. Li carefully took out the gem and said, "It's so beautiful."
Yu Lu picked one up and said, "It's hard to find a jewelry store like this. You're no wonder you came from the palace."
Li carefully put it away, fearing that it would fall. She also took the gems from her daughter's hand and put them away, "I'll keep all these for you. With these gems, your dowry will look better."
Yu Lu stopped her, "Mom, you don't have to give me what grandma gave you."
She felt sorry for her mother because her parents were under a lot of pressure because of her marriage to her eldest brother, and her mother hadn't replaced her jewelry for a long time.
Li touched her daughter's face. She hoped to give her daughter more confidence. She was old, and it didn't matter whether she took care of her or not. "As long as you are well, mother will be happy."
In the second room, Zhao put away the gemstone and said, "I don't know where your father has gone."
Yu Shuang, "He should be back soon. Didn't I just receive a letter two days ago?"
Zhao touched the copied Buddhist scriptures. She copied them every day. Some of them were also written by her daughter and son. She hoped to take them to Lizhou as soon as possible. She hoped that she would not seek wealth and honor in her next life, but only a smooth life. "When your father comes back, I will go to the temple to perform a ritual for your grandmother."
Yu Shuang comforted her mother, "Mom, don't worry about it. You have lost a lot of weight these days."
Zhao was no longer sad, she just wanted to do something more for her dead mother, "Yeah."
After washing up, Zhulan took her son to the courtyard of the fourth room. Changzhong was holding gifts in his hands. The ones for nephews and nieces were normal, such as rattles, while the ones for Changzhi were more innocent.
Chang Zhi looked at the kite in his hand with a wooden face, "Is this really a gift for me?"
Changzhong nodded, "Ah, Fourth Brother, don't you like it?"
Changzhi didn't like it. Aren't kites something little girls and kids like? He's already married and has children, but when he saw his brother's expectant eyes, it was his brother's first gift, and he couldn't appreciate his kindness. He could only say, "I like it."
Su Xuan was already laughing secretly, and Chang Zhi felt even more helpless. His wife not only didn't help him, but also made fun of him.
Zhu Lan turned her eyes away from the twins, "I haven't seen them for more than ten days. The two little guys have grown up a lot."
Su Xuan had endless things to say when talking about her son and daughter. "Mom, these two children were born together. Now they cry together and sleep one after the other. It's very interesting."
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "It's normal for twins to have some sensitivity."
Su Xuan felt it was magical. It was her first time being a mother, and she did a lot of experiments during the confinement period. "Mom, these two children are one month old, what are your plans?"
Zhu Lan said, "Your father and I don't plan to have a big wedding. On the one hand, the two children are still too young. On the other hand, your father made quite a splash during his visit to Beijing. It's better for him to keep a low profile recently."
Su Xuan immediately understood, "Mom, you mean that Dad will be going to Beijing soon."
So nothing can go wrong!
Zhulan smiled and nodded slightly, but she was thinking in her heart that in this different environment and identity, the perspective is different. Li and Zhao had talked to her for a while, and she had revealed a lot of things, but Li and Zhao were not paying more attention to new things. She had only said one sentence to Su Xuan, and Su Xuan guessed it.
Su Xuan was not unhappy at all because her son and daughter could not have a grand wedding. She wanted to keep a low profile. Twins, a boy and a girl, were a great blessing, and she was afraid that being too ostentatious would damage the children's blessing!
Now my father-in-law is going to Beijing, which is good for the entire Zhou family and will be even better for the future of my daughter and son!