Chapter 1154

"Ah?"

An Jing had a look of surprise, but no one noticed the flash of disappointment in her eyes.

"That's great!"

An Jing took Jian Qiu's arm: "You two secretly got your marriage certificate, and after going through thousands of hardships, you finally got your family's old Buddha's approval and finally achieved a positive result. Now that you have a baby, when are you holding the wedding banquet?"

Jian Qiu stroked her belly, which couldn't be seen yet, her face glowing with maternal radiance.

"The due date is August or September next year, so Dongzi and I plan to hold the wedding in October."

Although An Jing felt a little disappointed, she was truly happy for her good sister.

"I want to be your bridesmaid, and when the child is born, I want to be the godmother."

"Okay!" Jian Qiu reached out and pinched An Jing's delicate cheek: "With such a beautiful and talented godmother, my son's education will be left to you in the future."

"No problem." An Jing agreed, then asked curiously: "It's only been a few days, can you tell it's a son?"

Jian Qiu rubbed Lao Si's head: "Lao Si said it's a nephew."

"Hahaha..." An Jing laughed happily.

At this moment, the ward door opened, and Zhou Xiaoxin, who had finished his rehabilitation training, was pushed in by Yuan Liying.

"Ah!"

Seeing Jian Qiu, Yuan Liying shouted in surprise, then threw Old Zhou aside and walked over quickly to hug Jian Qiu.

"When did you get back?"

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "Just arrived, didn't notify you, just wanted to give you a surprise."

"Mom!" Lao Si, that little brat, grabbed her mother's arm and shouted: "Sister-in-law has a little baby in her belly."

Yuan Liying was stunned for a moment, then asked incredulously: "Really?"

"Mm!" Jian Qiu hummed and nodded.

"Oh my!" Yuan Liying turned around and slapped Zhou Andong: "You've been back for so long, why didn't you help your wife sit down and rest? What if she gets tired standing here?"

"..."

Zhou Andong looked at his mom speechlessly, feeling very wronged.

An Jing laughed with schadenfreude: "That courtyard of yours has already been renovated. Old Xishuai collected quite a lot of yellow rosewood and sandalwood antique furniture. I found people to re-clean and maintain them, and everything that could be used was placed in each room.

As for what couldn't be used, I partitioned off a space in the garage and put it there. As for home appliances and beds, you and Qiuqiu will have to buy them yourselves; I don't know what you like."

"Thank you, thank you!" Zhou Andong eagerly held An Jing's hand, shaking it ingratiatingly.

An Jing rolled her eyes: "Is 'thank you' all you can say?"

Zhou Andong patted his chest: "My treat, whatever you want to eat, just name it."

"That's more like it." An Jing said with a smile: "Let me think about what I want to eat, I'll tell you in a while."

Zhou Andong pushed Old Zhou into the inner room: "How have you been this period of time?"

Old Zhou waved his hand: "Move aside, let me show you."

Zhou Andong, who had intended to carry Old Zhou to the bed, took two steps back.

Old Zhou gripped the wheelchair armrests tightly with both hands and slowly stood up.

Immediately after, Old Zhou let go of both hands, supporting his body with only the strength of his legs.

Zhou Andong's eyes widened immediately. Sweat was already appearing on Old Zhou's forehead. He only supported himself for five or six seconds before plopping back into the wheelchair.

Although it was only a short few seconds, this was truly a miracle.

Seeing Zhou Andong's dumbfounded look, Comrade Old Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and laughed out loud.

"How about it? Is there a lot of progress?"

Zhou Andong also laughed. As he laughed, the corners of his eyes began to moisten, and he walked over and squatted down.

"Dad."

Zhou Xiaoxin looked at his son, tears also hanging from the corners of his eyes, and reached out to touch his face.

"Son, it's Dad who implicated you, implicated this family. If it weren't for you being capable, I really wouldn't have the courage to live anymore."

Zhou Andong laughed: "Dad, as long as you are here, this family is here. If you aren't here, this family won't be here either."

Zhou Xiaoxin nodded: "So, you are all working so hard, I must also work hard to stand up and not drag you down anymore."

Father and son chatted for a long time; they seemed to have never talked like this before. It wasn't until Zhou Xiaoxin was a bit tired that Zhou Andong carried him to bed.

Coming out of the inner room, Zhou Andong asked: "Mom, where is Su Su?"

"Need you ask?" Jian Qiu said: "Not at home, must have been taken away by your mother-in-law."

Yuan Liying said: "Taken to Fengjing, coming back on New Year's Day."

Zhou Andong said: "Mom, didn't I buy a courtyard house? It's all renovated. I have important things to do in Ganzhou. Tomorrow, you and Qiuqiu go buy beds and household items, including home appliances. Once that's done, we won't have to stay in the hospital."

Yuan Liying was happy to hear that the house was renovated and nodded vigorously. She hadn't been there once and didn't know what it was like, but she was sick of staying in the hospital.

Zhou Andong patted his head and said to An Jing: "Comrade An Jing, there is one more thing I need your help with."

"What is it, say it." An Jing held an apple in her hand and took a crunchy bite.

Zhou Andong said: "Find a few nannies, ones to cook and clean."

"Find what nannies?" Yuan Liying said dissatisfied: "Do you have money to burn? Can't I cook, or can't I clean?"

Zhou Andong blinked: "Mom, do you mean that from now on, you'll be doing all the cleaning at home?"

"Yes!" Yuan Liying nodded: "Why spend money to find nannies?"

Zhou Andong scratched his head and looked at Jian Qiu and An Jing. The two women's pretty faces were tense, so he could only say helplessly.

"How about this, let's go take a look in a while, and then you can decide if it's okay?"

Yuan Liying snorted: "Taking a look is fine, I haven't been there once."

The whole family, plus An Jing, went out for lunch, and then Wu Chao drove them to Anqiu Hutong.

Because the weather had turned cold, the lively hutong entrance was empty, appearing very desolate.

The car drove straight to the end, which was the garage gate, and the keys were in An Jing's hand.

Zhou Andong was the first to jump out of the car, exhaling a puff of cold air, and then helped Jian Qiu out of the car.

"This weather is fucking cold."

Immediately after, Zhou Andong carried Old Zhou out of the car and placed him in the wheelchair.

"Dongzi, this... is this the courtyard you bought?"

Old Zhou looked at the carved beams and painted pillars of the gate, as well as the high courtyard walls on both sides, his mouth wide open for a long time before he could make a sound.

Yuan Liying also widened her eyes. This whole hutong actually only had this one residence; it was too big.

Zhou Andong stepped on the ground; the entire hutong ground was paved with granite, looking very clean and flat.

The row of ginkgo trees originally leaning against the wall had also been preserved, and a few yellowing leaves were still stubbornly clinging to the branches, swaying in the wind.

"That side is the main road, it's crowded and complicated, so I installed a gate."

An Jing pointed to the other exit of the hutong, then took a bunch of keys out of her bag.

"This is the garage key, this is the entrance door key, this is the west hutong entrance gate key, and this one is the back garden small gate key."

Zhou Andong nodded, took the keys An Jing handed over, opened the gate, and then pushed it open with both hands.

"Mom, do you really want to clean it yourself?"