Chapter 2564

Elder Yu nodded with a smile.

After Su Xinghui brought the two puppies back, he made a nest for them, lining it with discarded bedding, and let them lie in it. As for their food, it was the dog food he had bought from a pet store specifically for puppies.

Niu Niu was extremely happy to see the two puppies. He squatted beside them, wanting to touch them but not daring to, which was very cute.

Lu Xiaoya also squatted down and said to Niu Niu, "Niu Niu, do you like these two puppies?"

Niu Niu nodded, "I like them."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Then they will be your friends from now on. You must play with them nicely."

Niu Niu nodded vigorously, "Okay."

Lu Xiaoya then taught Niu Niu to touch the head of one of the puppies. The puppy was very docile; it sniffed Niu Niu's hand with its nose and then lay on its back, exposing its belly.

Lu Xiaoya asked, "Xinghui, what does this mean?"

Su Xinghui said, "It doing this means it likes Niu Niu and has already accepted him."

Lu Xiaoya said to Niu Niu, "Niu Niu, did you hear that? This puppy likes you."

Niu Niu clapped his hands happily, "That's great, the puppy likes me."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Xinghui, do they need to get vaccinated?"

Su Xinghui said, "They need to wait about another half a month. I asked the people at the pet store, and we also need to get dog licenses."

Lu Xiaoya nodded, "Mm, let's raise them well."

Lu Xiaoya had always lived in the city and had never raised dogs, but these two puppies were truly too cute—chubby and possessing a special kind of adorable charm.

Chinese rural dogs aren't considered beautiful when they grow up, but when they are young, that adorable charm can simply melt a person's heart.

Su Xinghui himself had never raised dogs at home because he had always lived in apartments, but his aunt's family and his maternal grandfather's family had always raised dogs. He liked these native dogs very much and understood dog behavior quite well.

In short, with the Su family raising these two dogs, the house gained much more vitality.

A few days later, Su Wenjun called again to say that he was ready and could come to the capital. Su Xinghui took advantage of a weekend and asked for two more days of leave to return to Shangjun County; he wanted to personally bring his parents to the capital.

The reason he wanted to go back and pick them up personally was also because he wanted to bring the two trunks of treasures from home to the capital and place them in his courtyard house. From now on, this courtyard house would be their family's foundation, one that would never be sold in their lifetime.

Upon returning to Shangjun County, the Su Wenjun couple were indeed all prepared. This time, going to the capital meant settling down there, so they had more things to bring and had packed several large suitcases.

As the Su Wenjun couple were leaving Shangjun County, many of their friends had been hosting banquets to see them off over these past few days; this was the reason it had taken so long for them to go to the capital.

And this time, Su Xinghui also had many friends who wanted to get together with him, so he had a meal with his classmates and friends.

On the day before he left, Su Xinghui also went to the Hou family. Elder Hou Guangbi knew that Su Xinghui was bringing his parents to live in the capital, and he said to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, you have filial piety!"

Su Xinghui said, "Grandfather Hou, this is what I should do. You should also come to the capital to live for a while sometime. The courtyard house I have in the capital is really quite nice."

Hou Guangbi nodded, "That's possible. I can go stay for a few days when the weather is warm. I wouldn't dare go in the winter."

Su Xinghui nodded, "Alright, Grandfather Hou, then I'll be going now. Please take care of your health."

Hou Guangbi nodded with a smile, watching Su Xinghui leave.

The next day, Su Xinghui brought his two camphor wood trunks and his parents' luggage. Hou Wenhai sent a car to take them to the Jiangcheng train station, where they took a soft sleeper to the capital.

The reason Su Xinghui did not take a plane was that his two camphor wood trunks were really not suitable for checking on a plane. Such valuable items—if they were lost during check-in, or if the porcelain inside was broken due to rough handling, there would be nowhere to cry.

Therefore, it was better to take the train; these items could be kept with them, and such things wouldn't happen. Although trains in this day and age were slow, taking a soft sleeper could still guarantee comfort.

After the train arrived, Yu Ruizhi had He Weidong drive over to pick up the Su Xinghui family. When they returned to the courtyard house, Lu Xiaoya was preparing lunch at home. Seeing the Su Wenjun couple arrive, Lu Xiaoya hurriedly stepped forward to take their luggage and said, "Dad, Mom, you've had a tiring journey, hurry and go back to your room to rest."

Su Wenjun said, "Xiaoya, we aren't tired. We came by soft sleeper, it was very comfortable, we aren't tired."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Go rest anyway. After all, you've been on the train for so long, you must be tired. I'm cooking, I'll call you when I'm done."

Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua nodded with a smile and entered their room.

Su Xinghui also carried the two camphor wood trunks into their room. When he entrusted Yu Ruizhi to help him renovate the house, he had Yu Ruizhi install a hidden safe in the wall where he could put some valuable items, so Su Xinghui put the two camphor wood trunks inside.

Before putting the trunks in, Su Xinghui naturally opened them to take a look. After confirming that everything inside was intact, he felt relieved and let out a long sigh. This was a huge fortune.

With these items in the safe, Su Xinghui felt at ease.

Coming out of the room, Su Xinghui saw that his parents were not resting but had come out after putting away their personal belongings to accompany Niu Niu in playing with the two puppies. Under the warm spring sun, this scene was particularly heartwarming, making Su Xinghui feel a warmth in his heart.

After the Su Wenjun couple arrived in the capital, Lu Xiaoya felt much more relaxed. Previously, because they were bringing the Su Wenjun couple to live in the capital, they hadn't hired a nanny. Lu Xiaoya had to take the child to the office daycare every day before going to work, pick him up after work, and also cook—she had been busy to the point of exhaustion.

Now that the Su Wenjun couple had arrived, they could pick up and drop off the child, buy groceries, and cook. Although Lu Xiaoya always told Guo Suhua not to cook, Guo Suhua had been used to doing it her whole life; suddenly being idle made her feel quite uncomfortable. Besides, Guo Suhua was only in her fifties, not too old, and her health was still quite good, so doing these small things wouldn't tire her out.

Therefore, Lu Xiaoya agreed to let Guo Suhua cook, but every time after eating, she would take the initiative to wash the dishes and tidy up the room. The family lived in harmony, and Lu Xiaoya's burden was much lighter.

Over these days, Su Xinghui also wrote two articles, organizing his governance ideas from Shangjun County and Changshan County, and published them in the internal publication of the Policy Research Office. These two articles received praise from quite a few leaders.

In fact, he had written articles about his governance ideas in these two places before, but never a summary as comprehensive as this one. Those had all been insights on certain aspects. It was rare that he had such ample time this time, allowing him to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of his work ideas.