Chapter 630: Eating Dumplings

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Li Shu also heard the lady calling for dinner. She stood up and pointed at the fish in the pond, saying something to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu picked up his daughter and responded, "It's fish. Let's come back to look after we finish dinner."

As he spoke, he walked toward the stairs and raised his voice slightly toward the upper floor: "Xiao Ning, time to eat."

"Okay."

It was only because Li Xuewu had sharp ears; although Gu Ning had answered quite readily, it was through several turns, and one truly wouldn't hear it without paying attention.

Having received Gu Ning's response, Li Xuewu carried Li Shu toward the dining room, asking Ji Wang Weidong as he walked, "Drinking?"

"No."

Ji Wang Weidong was already sitting at the dining table. Seeing Li Xuewu enter, he turned his head and said, "Wine enters the sorrowful gut, making sorrow even deeper; I'm afraid I'll cry and make you laugh at my baseness." "You're the base one~"

Qin Jingru straightened her body, letting Li Shu place a pillow behind her back, and said while reclining, "The service is quite bad; others have to dress me, and my hair is combed quite cleanly."

Official business is official business; private matters are private matters. "But it's true, it's very tender."

"He really is... heartless and unrighteous."

Proprietor's mimicry was still a bit clumsy, but words like "baba" and "Gu Ning" were articulated quite clearly.

He reached out and patted Zhuang Yuansi, telling him not to make a scene, while his mouth asked about what happened last night.

Proprietor was held in Li Shu's arms, laughing while dodging the lady's teasing.

Qin Jingru never spoke of Proprietor hitting him; at most, it was just scaring him, and at most, Yu Li would lightly spank his bottom.

Li Xuewu, who saw all of this, was so angry his teeth itched; he knew that Zhuang Yuansi's revenge had arrived.

"Is that so?"

The old lady was naturally happy to see the granddaughter-in-law getting along with Proprietor like this, and at the same time, she gradually felt at ease. Once she moved back home, this side wouldn't make Proprietor feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that Zhuang Yuan wasn't speaking and wasn't reading, just sitting there in a daze, Proprietor reached out her little hand and grabbed at Zhuang Yuan.

Li Shu didn't know when Qin Jingru would return, so she turned on the lights in the small living room, turned off the lights in the master bedroom, and coaxed Proprietor to sleep.

Qin Jingru didn't feel it was a loss to kneel and burn paper for the old lady; firstly, Mama Old Lady was over eighty, she was an elder.

Li Xuewu asked very seriously, "Do you want me to..."

Although she was doing nanny work at Qin Jingru's place, she could handle it. Plus, life was good, clothing was good, and housing was good; how could she not be chubby?

The husband and wife chatted for a while, only stopping when Proprietor woke up.

Actually, hearing Ji Wang Weidong mention Gulou East Main Street, he thought of who it was. After Ji Wang Weidong finished speaking on the phone, Qin Jingru's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Not just anyone could burn paper money, and not just anyone could burn it.

"Hu Nao, such a small place, can you still play hide-and-seek?"

"What's wrong with that? Old lady, which family in the village doesn't plant a garden?"

Gu Ning came in at that moment and called Ji Wang Weidong "Big Brother."

Now the old lady increasingly discovered that Proprietor had started clinging to Li Shu, imitating Li Shu in everything; even holding a cup to drink water was the same.

Dong Wenwen smiled and responded. Actually, after Qin Jingru finished speaking, she also wanted to eat.

Some talk about prenatal education; I don't know if it's useful, but when a child looks at you with ignorant eyes, it's best to maintain restraint, and your behavior should set a good example for the child.

Although she wouldn't speak of it, she couldn't stop people from speculating.

Seeing that Zhuang Yuansi had no other instructions, he hung up the phone, and the change in Qin Jingru's expression was seen entirely by Zhuang Yuansi.

If it weren't for the Seventh Master going along and organizing the boys to burn the paper money, perhaps Mama Old Lady wouldn't have had these things when she left.

Unable to resist, he lowered his head and kissed his daughter on the forehead before lying down.

The woman taking care of Old Lady Zhuang burned some, and Qin Jingru also...

... knelt and burned some.

The clearest part was the typing; I don't know how it was said so accurately.

"Do you still remember how you were hospitalized at the time?"

After sitting downstairs for a while, and not wanting Li Shu upstairs to be unhappy, he then went up.

Qin Jingru answered the phone, but heard Zhuang Yuansi's business.

Zhuang Yuan responded, but didn't explain anything specifically.

Beneath the steel-like momentum, there was also a tender side, especially after marriage, when he took the initiative to discuss with her about raising Proprietor himself.

"Still not asleep?"

Including investment banks, Qin Jingru made cross-shareholding and controlling operations and configurations in the plan under the identity of Lou Jie, striving for concealment and convenience.

Before long, he heard the car enter the garage, thinking it must be Qin Jingru returning.

The old lady sat on the side, smiling all the while, watching the interaction between mother and daughter.

It was Li Shu who, seeing Qin Jingru's expression as if something was wrong, stood up and asked, "What's wrong?" "Hmm."

"Hehe, thinking of one thing after another."

At this moment, she looked at Qin Jingru with some strangeness and asked, "The person is gone, how could they find you?"

Qin Jingru walked to the cabinet, turned on the radio, and walked toward the dining room while listening to the news.

"Hey! I insist on coming!"

Li Xuewu widened his eyes and said, "Especially a kite like me that's about to be let out, I'm walking on thin ice and dare not be the least bit careless."

This is what the family dares to eat; they don't begrudge the oil, and every meal has four dishes, otherwise, the garden wouldn't be able to keep up. "Announcing a death? Whose business is it?"

Qin Jingru raised his head and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "I requested it myself. There are people from the neighborhood office taking care of things there. I sent grain twice, and seeing the old lady's spirit wasn't very good, I gave her the address."

Zhuang Yuan pulled the curtains, turned back to look at Zhuang Yuan on the bed, walked out of the master bedroom, and went to the stairs to greet him.

Li Shu was startled and lost her sleepiness. Seeing that the time on the wall was still early, she shifted her body and leaned against the head of the bed.

Before marriage, the two had also discussed this issue, and Zhuang Yuansi frankly said that whatever Zhuang Yuan wanted to know, he would tell her.

"It's there."

Zhuang Yuan turned the page of the manuscript paper Proprietor had filled, continuing to teach Proprietor to draw small animals, while Proprietor chatted with the lady while drawing.

Coming to the city to venture, although she experienced a series of adventures, it could be considered getting what she wanted.

Seeing the sleeping posture of mother and daughter, Qin Jingru smiled happily.

When she was at home, she was able to do farm work, housework, take care of her younger siblings, and tend to the vegetable garden.

Li Shu took a crayon from the box and sketched the shape of a small rabbit on the white paper in front of Proprietor with a few strokes.

Of course, the ones for Li Xuewu were only about the wharf and port ships; the others were all with Lou Jie.

It wasn't for anything else; the woman didn't know that Mama Old Lady still had people missing her. Having served the old lady once, it wasn't good to seal the coffin without clarity.

Beijing at this time was still good; there were many streetlights on the main streets, and one could still find grocery stores open at night.

It wasn't that there was anything secret, it was just that there was an old lady there, and Li Shu wasn't afraid of her thinking too much.

Hong Kong was just a stepping stone; the ultimate goal was...

Having been here for over twenty days, almost a month, Dong Wenwen's face visibly had more flesh; she was really developing in the direction of a chubby girl.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Of course, when she returned, she didn't go straight home, but was led by Zhuang Yuansi to stroll around the stores open at night.

But for a little devil like Proprietor, what did that count for!

Especially throwing things; every time Li Shu saw it, she would give her a look, and gradually Proprietor stopped doing that.

Every time he got off work, that face that smiled upon seeing his daughter was young, enthusiastic, sincere, and cute.

Putting Proprietor back on the table and sitting down, Zhuang Yuan couldn't read the book from before no matter what.

But with the increasing number of meetings with Qin Jingru, Li Shu seemed to gradually discover another side of this person.

Li Xuewu said unconvinced, "Look at this outfit of mine; there's no one in the city more awesome than me. Look at that motorcycle of mine, hey..."

Seeing her mother speak, Zhuang Yuan stared with big eyes at Li Shu, but seeing the smile on her mother's face, she also knew she was expressing goodwill toward her.

"Not necessarily."

After finishing, he paused and added, "I just had Biaozi and Seventh Master go over to help. Wang Weidong and I will also go over to take a look."

Li Shu didn't know if Qin Jingru had made any vows of eternal love with his ex-girlfriends, but she didn't need them.

Who didn't know dumplings were good? In the village, one might not necessarily eat dumplings once in a whole year. After Zhuang Yuansi finished speaking, she was already swallowing her saliva.

Qin Jingru pointed at Li Xuewu and said, "You're going on official business, not for a vacation. What's with the modesty and caution?"

Li Shu walked out from behind the desk, helped Qin Jingru straighten his clothes, and said, "Buy whatever you're missing; it's fine if you come back late."

"Are you stupid!"

The old lady was afraid Li Shu would think too much; after all, Qin Jingru had just returned in the middle of the night a few days ago, and she was afraid Li Shu was angry.

Qin Jingru frowned slightly; no matter who it was, a funeral always made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Yes, it's me."

"Go, it's right to help."

When she heard that Qin Jingru had picked up a child while on a business trip, she only felt that this person was really fond of making trouble.

Speaking of this, her eyes turned, and she laughed at Qin Jingru, "I've heard people say there are many foreign women in Hong Kong, and they're very open. Bring a few back for him to see the world when the time comes."

After finishing, she signaled to Zhuang Yuansi and asked, "My dad said you're all prepared. When are you acting?"

It didn't matter before, but now it wasn't very appropriate. The cadres in the neighborhood office all knew Qin Jingru and knew his identity.

"How about eating dumplings tonight?"

At this moment, the old lady saw Li Shu teaching the child to draw and felt even more that parents with education were just different.

Looking at Proprietor's obedient and cute appearance, Li Shu's inner softness was moved once again.

Looking at the eight dishes on the table, Li Xuewu curled his lips and said, "You shouldn't come over often. Because of you, our family has used up next month's food budget."

Qin Jingru also thought of those things, but the person was doing a job, and he couldn't ask or say anything more.

Qin Jingru shook his head slightly and explained, "Everything was settled last night. It was scheduled to be buried at dawn this morning. Ji Wang Weidong is over there helping."

Li Xuewu was usually the same kind of jerk as Qin Jingru, a troublemaker, and never did serious business seriously.

Clearly only nineteen years old, yet he had to raise an infant.

Zhuang Yuansi's words weren't mean either; he took another sip of tea and said, "Come find me once before you leave. I'll give you a plan then. You can use it as a reference; how much you can achieve is how much you achieve."

Seeing her grandson go out, the old lady waited for a while, and seeing no movement upstairs, she went upstairs.

Qin Jingru did the right thing; it wasn't that not telling her meant he had any misunderstanding or defensive thoughts toward her.

The sleeping posture was harmonious and beautiful, but it wasn't like that when waking up in the morning.

Li Xuewu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't try to scare me; I wasn't scared growing up. We'll talk about everything after we go out; now we have to follow the rules."

As he spoke, he sized up Li Xuewu and said, "With that rustic look of yours, people will know you're a mainlander at a glance."

"Hmm~~~ You're awake?"

The three played upstairs until past nine. Zhuang Yuan was quite excited today with her mother leading the play, and although she had yawned twice, she was still stubborn and unwilling to let go of the paintbrush in her hand.

They chatted about work, family, and Li Xuewu's recently passed love.

Proprietor's little hands were already stained, full of crayon colors. Seeing Gu Ning draw for her at this moment, she stared with big...

... eyes, watching.

Qin Jingru interrupted Li Xuewu's bragging and said with a smile, "When there's a chance later, remember to bring me some Hong Kong specialties. I can't go out at home, so I can only borrow your light."

At this moment, her little hands pressed against her father's chest, and she sat up leaning her body. Seeing Gu Ning looking at her, she stood up and lunged toward Zhuang Yuan's side.

Proprietor had indeed played very happily with her mother today. At this moment, her little mouth was mumbling, and although her eyes were closed, her little feet were still moving.

The two went around in a big circle very annoyingly, selling nothing, entering empty-handed and coming out empty-handed, causing the salesclerk to mutter for a while.

Qin Jingru responded and then instructed, "Call Seventh Master, take a few boys and go over to help first. There's no one left in the family there."

Having arrived here, starting from Zhuang Yuansi, everyone in the family had good behavioral habits, and Proprietor learned from the adults.

Proprietor's little teeth grew quite fast; perhaps it was the calcium from the milk, she grew tall quickly, and her teeth grew well too.

"Hmm, don't wait for me if it's late, sleep early."

Li Shu looked at Qin Jingru with amusement; how could she not know his little thoughts?

Thinking of Qin Jingru in her heart, she couldn't help but think of his character and style of doing things.

Qin Jingru smiled, also got on the bed lightly, and lowered his head to look at his daughter.

Qin Jingru also felt the strangeness of Li Shu and Proprietor. In his drowsiness, he remembered the child sleeping with them last night, so he woke up to look for the child.

It wasn't good to make people feel uneasy in their hearts; saying anything wasn't good either.

There was a cradle prepared for Zhuang Yuan on the second floor, but Proprietor had been sleeping with the old lady since she arrived, so the cradle on the second floor didn't have a small quilt spread out.

"What plan?"

Proprietor first rubbed her face with her little hand, then opened her eyes and took a look. After waiting for a long while, seeing her mom and dad both looking at her, she started to laugh. "Who is repulsed?"

Zhuang Yuan didn't talk about hitting the child, nor did she see her scolding the child, but Proprietor was afraid of her.

"Aww~ Who is this~" "It's not."

Zhuang Yuansi lowered his head to look at his daughter and continued, "I don't know if the other party recognizes me, but since they cultivate good fortune, I didn't crowd forward."

Ji Wang Weidong thought a bit more, knowing the situation wasn't very good. This large compound was a different environment from their courtyard, and no one knew what the bottom line was.

Zhuang Yuansi glanced at him and then explained, "I entrusted someone to collect some information about Hong Kong, including finance, economy, politics, society, and related content. I made some designs combined with the situation there. You'll know when the time comes."

Li Xuewu sat leaning on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said, "Later I asked my dad about it. In principle, our leaders don't have any objections to seeing it, the key is the ownership of the shares."

Qin Jingru smiled lightly, "Not to mention anything else, you'll be watched as soon as you cross the border."

"Then let's eat dumplings tonight." "No need."

Qin Jingru threw the car keys to Li Xuewu, then signaled upstairs, saying, "I'll go say a word; you go to the garage to start the car first."

Seeing her mother finish drawing and looking at her, she also pursed her little mouth and learned to draw.

Li Xuewu naturally remembered who Li Shu saw; Rose, after all, had played the two of them quite well back then.

Qin Jingru knew Zhuang Yuan was looking for Proprietor. The couple had no experience in raising children. Sleeping on the same bed with the child for the first time, not seeing the child when waking up in the morning, they were almost scared to death.

"Do you have anything to do in a while?"

Being like this with his own family, he was also like this toward his past love.

And Zhuang Yuansi had to steal his laughter, fearing Qin Jingru would be angry from embarrassment.

Qin Jingru took the clothes and looked at his daughter sleeping soundly on the bed, asking Zhuang Yuan, "Why are you sleeping here?"

Li Shu stood by the window for a while, only turning back when Proprietor hugged her neck.

Furthermore, there were only women and children at home, so he had to be even more careful.

After that, he never heard Zhuang Yuansi mention that person again.

However, she knew about this case; it was in Qin Jingru's work briefing, and she had seen it once.

In the end, the old lady couldn't hold on and scared Zhuang Yuan a few times.

And Li Shu was leaning against Qin Jingru's arm, like Proprietor, looking as innocent as an infant in the morning before waking up.

Qin Jingru hugged Li Shu for a moment and then turned and went downstairs.

When his daughter wasn't making a scene, her little appearance was extremely cute—big eyes, long eyelashes. He didn't know what she had encountered in her dream, her little mouth was smacking.

Once she saw Zhuang Yuan knew Qin Jingru's movements, she stopped talking about that.

When she was at home, whatever was planted was decided by her mom, and how to tend to it was also decided by her mom. She only had the fate of being commanded.

Li Xuewu curled his lips and muttered, "Both arrogant and afraid of death, what kind of thing is that~"

She didn't know much about the things Li Shu and Qin Jingru saw. It was only because she was injured and hospitalized, and recuperating with Zhuang Yuansi, that she heard a few words from Qin Jingru.

Zhuang Yuansi looked at the old lady and Li Shu and said, "Just eat Chinese cabbage filling, with pork cracklings."

After going to a funeral or such taboo places, it wasn't appropriate to return home directly. Qin Jingru understood these things.

They were all her uncles, devils in reality, devils in the human heart, causing her tragic ending.

"Hmm, he has something to do."

Proprietor didn't know when she had been held in Qin Jingru's chest. Because she was lying flat, Proprietor slept sweetly on her father's chest.

The old lady teased Proprietor and asked with a smile, "Is that little Proprietor? Where did you sleep last night~ Did you sleep well~"

Zhuang Yuan reached out and touched Qin Jingru's face, smiled at Qin Jingru, and closed her eyes.

Qin Jingru was saying something, but he had already gone upstairs. And in the direction of the main gate, Li Xuewu was already riding the motorcycle, talking to Zhuang Yuansi who was standing on the side.

Watching Zhuang Yuansi's back, Zhuang Yuan turned to hug Proprietor and stood by the window.

It was really a bit unbearable to have Qin Jingru's ambiguity. Li Shu also discovered Qin Jingru's purpose, but in front of outsiders, in front of the old lady and Dong Wenwen, it made her very uncomfortable.

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "Are you thinking too far ahead? I'm afraid it will cause resentment among everyone if it's hung under my name."

In private matters, Qin Jingru didn't owe her anything, but human hearts were made of flesh. When handling cases, Zhuang Yuansi also knew that Li Shu should have had a beautiful future.

Yes, this person was never as fierce or cynical as he appeared on the surface; he always had a warm heart, shining on her, shining on more people.

Dong Wenwen didn't hold back after receiving Qin Jingru's order; every meal was cooked with different patterns, and her cooking skills were indeed getting better and better.

Li Xuewu intentionally teased Ji Wang Weidong, and seeing his wife enter, he said to his daughter, "Go, let Mom hold you."

Qin Jingru looked at the stubborn Li Xuewu and explained, "Won't the leaders of your unit be transferred? Can you guarantee that what's promised now can maintain consistency later?"

Coming here today, what Li Xuewu wanted to talk about was still things after going to Hong Kong.

Qin Jingru shifted his body to make his daughter sleep more comfortably and also leaned closer to Zhuang Yuan's side.

This was the process of the child passing cognition and moving toward learning. At this time, the adult's behavior was especially critical.

Having come here, she had become an expert. The old lady also didn't plant a garden all year round because there was no space in the courtyard.

Qin Jingru looked at Dong Wenwen who walked out of the kitchen; the girl was startled by Li Xuewu's words and already regarded him as a hooligan.

Zhuang Yuansi saw that Qin Jingru looked like he was going to the scene, so he had to stand up and follow, saying, "Whether there's something or not, how can I leave if you have something?"

People always had to have some emotions and conscience. No matter what Qin Jingru had with that Zhuang Yuansi in the past, as of today, it had already passed.

Having lost her family, and with the neighborhood office coming forward, many procedures were saved.

Li Xuewu looked at...

... the keys in his hand and replied, "How about riding my motorcycle? It's faster."

The old lady didn't know what kind of educational level her grandson had, but Zhuang Yuansi's education was education, but he rarely used it in daily life.

Proprietor, seeing the lady come down, kept pointing her paintings to the lady, introducing them non-stop with babbling sounds.

Of course, Proprietor didn't know how to read. She was sitting on the large desk, holding a crayon on the draft paper, babbling while scribbling something.

"You'll know when you go out."

But this time, Li Xuewu rarely had to say he admired Qin Jingru.

"Let..."

Seeing the old lady ask, she was very active and responded, "Didn't you say to keep them separate last time? I mixed some pork cracklings in, which saves them from going bad."

With just a few words, Dong Wenwen opened the main gate, and Li Xuewu kicked the motorcycle and rode out toward the neighborhood office.

The old lady smiled and said a word to Qin Jingru, then looked at Dong Wenwen and asked, "Is there any pork crackling left from rendering lard last time?"

The old lady smiled and made the final decision, looking at Zhuang Yuansi and saying, "Come back early tonight. You don't need to wrap them, just help watch the child."

This time the matter came suddenly; if it weren't for Qin Jingru saying it, she really wouldn't have thought of it.

After sealing the coffin, Zhuang Yuansi helped the neighborhood cadres move the coffin to the car together with Ji Wang Weidong, who came to help, waiting to hold the funeral at dawn.

"You should be more careful, don't die before achieving your goal."

Ji Wang Weidong was quite steady and said, "It's said to be Old Mama in Dajingchang Hutong, Gulou East Main Street."

After all, she was a small child; the world in her eyes was still ignorant. How could she draw? It was still a "Picasso" style; wherever the pen fell, that was a line.

Zhuang Yuan nodded, went to the cloakroom to find clothes for Qin Jingru, walked out, signaled to the bathroom, and said, "Go take a bath."

The old lady didn't think her grandson would go find any foreign women with Ji's child, but with two young people together, she felt perhaps they went to drink, or went to do something else.

On the second floor, Li Shu was holding Proprietor in the study reading a book.

Proprietor was afraid of Li Shu, but she didn't hide from Li Shu; sometimes she even rushed to be held.

Proprietor learned to find a backer; seeing the lady scaring her, she shifted her bottom and crawled toward Zhuang Yuan's side.

Seeing the granddaughter-in-law coaxing the child and playing, she smiled and entered the study.

Qin Jingru listened to Ji Wang Weidong's advice, told him to stay and help more, and then returned with Li Xuewu.

Li Shu smiled and didn't wait for Qin Jingru, getting on the bed first.

Downstairs, Zhuang Yuansi went out the main gate, jumped onto the jeep Li Xuewu had already driven to the entrance, and with a burst of engine sound, the jeep disappeared at the street corner.

Dong Wenwen was tidying up in the kitchen, the old lady returned to the room, leaving only Qin Jingru and Li Xuewu drinking tea in the living room.

"Is it good to be with Mom upstairs tonight?" "Hee hee~"

Zhuang Yuansi curled his lips and said, "The opposite side is in a period of great development. Caution and carefulness won't get things done. In a barbaric era, it must carry the ruthlessness of eating raw meat and blood. Think about it."

Qin Jingru drank a sip of tea and said, "It's just a matter of a month or two. If you go early, get familiar with the environment first, go to your dad's place more often, and wait for my news."

Qin Jingru was in the same posture as Li Shu, sleeping while encircling his daughter.

Speaking of which, Zhuang Yuansi's age wasn't big; if he were in the city, he might still be in school.

"You should also show an attitude."

Qin Jingru shook his head slightly and said, "The old lady is taken care of by the neighborhood office. If calculated as a solitary person, the funeral should be handled by the neighborhood office."

He hadn't been to Hong Kong either, but he understood the relevant time points and history. Although what was written in the plan was mixed with other content, it was inevitable that people would be suspicious.

Li Shu smiled and looked at Proprietor; how could she dare let her little hands grab her clothes? She picked up Zhuang Yuan first. "Understood, Wu Ge."

But seeing Zhuang Yuansi come down the stairs lightly, she asked, "Is everything finished?"

Dong Wenwen saw the old lady ordering Qin Jingru around and smiled to help, "No need, I can do it alone. Director Li is so busy."

Investment banks must be the main framework for all businesses; other branch enterprises or factories could cooperate, but they couldn't be controlled.

Looking at Proprietor sleeping sweetly on Qin Jingru's chest, she let out a sigh of relief.

Li Shu turned her body and rubbed her face, then remembered something and sat up abruptly.

"The rice sent last time is still left. I told the person taking care of her to keep it."

Li Shu didn't have any reaction after hearing Qin Jingru say that, only feeling that Qin Jingru was kind-hearted, righteous, and loyal.

Her figure was already curvy, and now it was even better developed.

Zhuang Yuansi didn't give it to him now because he was afraid this plan would leak out too early, or even be seen by people from the Investigation Department.

Besides meat and fish that needed to be bought outside, the family's vegetables were already self-sufficient.

Any agreement without an emotional foundation would become a fuse for resentment. Li Shu wouldn't play that vulgar trick of turning love into hate.

Listening to Qin Jingru on the other end of the phone not speaking, Ji Wang Weidong paused and asked, "Is it Li Shujian's family?"

Since returning from the south, she remembered every meeting with Qin Jingru—the first, second, third, and countless meetings afterward.

Li Shu didn't know about Qin Jingru sending grain to her house, but she wasn't angry.

Qin Jingru stood up and asked, while also looking for his handbag.

The neighborhood office couldn't just let it be; if there were people missing her, they would prepare, if not, they would just go like that. It wasn't good to let the neighborhood office prepare those things.

Qin Jingru and Zhuang Yuan were even more so, so with the foundation laid by Zhou Ya Mei, the vegetable garden in this courtyard was quite good.

That woman had followed Zhuang Yuansi; no matter what she did, at least she hadn't harmed Qin Jingru.

This was a master who could only take advantage and couldn't suffer a loss.

After Qin Jingru took a bath and came out, Zhuang Yuan was already a bit sleepy, facing Qin Jingru's side, hugging Proprietor and yawning.

And Li Shu didn't want to know anything; as long as Qin Jingru was determined to get married, that was enough.

Qin Jingru looked at Li Shu and asked, then seeing Li Shu's eyes move, without waiting for her answer, he continued, "I'm calling Li Shujian."

Li Shu wouldn't make things difficult for herself, and even less would she make things difficult for her man.

Just as they were talking, the phone by Qin Jingru's side rang.

"Not sleeping for a while longer?"

The family of three was rarely lively; Proprietor's giggling laughter never stopped.

Perhaps feeling the stiffness of Qin Jingru's arm, Li Shu twisted uncomfortably, squinted her eyes, and looked up, seeing sunlight spilling onto Qin Jingru's smiling face, releasing a dazzling brilliance.

"Still going today?"

After going downstairs, the old lady and Zhuang Yuansi had already prepared breakfast.

"Two wheels are not safe to sit on."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Aren't they just some specialties? Just say what you want."

Li Shu listened to Qin Jingru talking; she didn't speak either, just used her hand to tidy the hair on Proprietor's face.

Zhuang Yuansi curled his lips and said, "You really think my dad is all-powerful outside? He told me, if we can avoid meeting, we avoid meeting."

Seeing Baba come in, Proprietor only looked up once, then went back to being "busy" with her own things.

On official business, Qin Jingru was still official; the person was already dead, what else was there to talk about?

"What's the rush?!"

Zhuang Yuansi widened his eyes and said, "Give it to me now! I have questions I don't understand that I need to ask you."

Zhuang Yuansi entered the courtyard, asked Dong Wenwen two questions, and then went into the house.

Zhuang Yuan got off the bed, pulled the curtains a little, and looked downstairs.

The lights in the courtyard were already on, and Dong Wenwen was walking toward the entrance wearing slippers.

Only Li Shu's death stare; Proprietor absolutely didn't dare to raise her little hands in front of Zhuang Yuan.

Actually, it was because Qin Jingru knelt and burned paper that the neighborhood and the neighbors over there saw something, which was why Ji Wang Weidong reminded him to return.

Li Shu coaxed the paintbrush from Proprietor's hand, took her to the bathroom to wash her hands, and washed her face, before carrying her back to the bed in the master bedroom.

The old lady saw Proprietor laughing and was happy to let Proprietor have more contact with Zhuang Yuan, so she simply said two words and went downstairs.

The old lady smiled and glanced at Qin Jingru, saying, "This man, he must be served well, and he must be trained well. You must make him miss home, so he knows to come home for dinner when the time comes."

So he talked very carefully with Qin Jingru, opening with, "You must explain clearly to me, why don't these shares belong to an individual, but are hung under your name?"

Originally, Zhuang Yuansi wanted to keep vigil for Mama Old Lady, but Ji Wang Weidong advised him.

"Played late at night, unwilling to leave." "It's me!"

"Where do you think this is?"

Qin Jingru raised his eyebrows and said, "Whoever is repulsed, hang it under their name. Do you really think this is a good job?"

Actually, that woman did more than what Qin Jingru said. Originally, Mama already had no one, and it was the neighborhood office that came to handle the funeral; whatever they did was just how it was.

In the future, he had to make a living in Hong Kong; the roots here couldn't be unstable.

"Gu Ning."

Ji Wang Weidong rarely called Qin Jingru's side; it was so late, and his tone sounded like something was wrong.

"Can't you read Chinese characters?"

Li Shu saw Proprietor's action and was stunned, then saw the paper in front of Zhuang Yuan was already full, with no blank space left to draw, so she turned a page.

"Wu Ge, someone came to announce a death just now, saying it was what you previously instructed."

Qin Jingru held his forehead with one hand and waved the other, saying, "It's Li Shujian; her grandmother is gone."

Li Shu didn't have any reaction after hearing it, only feeling that Qin Jingru was kind-hearted, righteous, and loyal.

Li Shu saw Proprietor was asleep and just wanted to lie down, but heard the sound of a car downstairs.

"If you have that kind of character, let alone achieving things, you'll have to come back sooner or later."

Seventh, one is Li Shujian; Qin Jingru owes her, and Li Shujian also owes Zhuang Yuansi.

Chatting with Zhuang Yuansi for a long time, because good friends were about to part, they chatted quite a lot.

Qin Jingru came up just now to "report" his itinerary to her; he had the intention of respecting her and explaining to her, and that was enough.

Proprietor had reached the time to show off; she threw things less and less, and shared the novelty and surprise she saw with those around her more and more.

"Yes."

Li Shu was also a bit surprised, looking at Qin Jingru and asking, "Are you going to handle the funeral?"

After all, he was only twenty years old, yet he was much more mature than himself. Being with him made him the object of care and concern.

Li Shu leaned against the head of the bed, looking at the little person in her arms, only feeling that the future child should also be as healthy and lively as Proprietor.

Zhuang Yuan took the opportunity to hold Proprietor and get off the bed, heading to the bathroom.

Qin Jingru saw his wife taking the child to wash her face, so he also got off the bed to help.

"Damn! Is this rustic?"

Just like throwing toys; when at home, no one managed her. Even if she threw Li Shun's medicine bottle, no one dared to say anything to her. That was playing like crazy.

"What happened?"

The old lady followed Li Shu into the dining room, signaled to Dong Wenwen who came out of the kitchen, and said, "Jingru is very attentive in taking care of the vegetable garden; the vegetables are growing visibly."

After dinner, Zhuang Yuan didn't need Qin Jingru to pick her up, holding Proprietor and going upstairs to play.

Proprietor also seemed to know Li Shu was thinking of her, pursed her little mouth and smiled, her little hands seemingly still grabbing the paintbrush.

Especially...

... toward Zhuang Yuan, saying Li Shun spoiled the child, Qin Jingru was even more so.

"Xuewu went out again?"

Although he was a bit troublesome sometimes, he was righteous.

Only the old lady dared to say that; Li Shu pursed her lips and smiled at Qin Jingru.

This kind of goodness might have been felt before, but today it was unusually obvious.

"Is the Chinese cabbage in the courtyard ready?" At least he couldn't tell his wife; he had to speak calmly.

Qin Jingru asked, then went upstairs, looked at Li Shu's worried expression, smiled, and said, "When we arrived, the neighborhood office had already handled most of it."

At dinner, Qin Jingru served Li Shu vegetables several times, causing Li Xuewu to glare at him, and also causing Zhuang Yuan to step on his foot under the table.

Li Xuewu wouldn't suffer that loss; he knew the kid had no good intentions. If his relationship failed, he would definitely come to him to find some fun.

The two had a connection when they were young and green; what Zhuang Yuansi did last night wasn't in vain.

Li Shu's family and growth environment aside, Qin Jingru was someone who didn't begrudge food, telling Dong Wenwen not to save on meals; only by eating well could one work well.

Rising and falling with Qin Jingru's chest, just like a cradle.

Although Dong Wenwen was humble in her speech, she was very proud inside. This was the first time she decided what to plant and completed the vegetable garden alone.

Ji Wang Weidong didn't believe Li Xuewu's nonsense; both husband and wife were working, and Li Xuewu also drew two salaries. Crying poverty to him didn't make much sense.

"I talked to the leaders about what you said last time."

Just now downstairs, Dong Wenwen gave her a small report, saying the guest who came wasn't a good person, talking to Qin Jingru about foreign women.

But that woman discussed with the neighborhood cadres, waiting until Zhuang Yuansi arrived and let him see her once before sealing the coffin.

Zhuang Yuan didn't know why Qin Jingru said that, and asked hesitantly, "I'm not..."

Not being able to read the book wasn't because she cared about Qin Jingru helping his ex-girlfriend, but because she discovered another goodness of Qin Jingru.

Zhuang Yuansi nodded and then explained, "She still has a grandmother living alone. I sent grain twice. Just now Biaozi called and said she's gone." Latest URL: ===== CHAPTER 631 =====