bookbashuk Chapter 333 Where did they go?
Chapter 333 Where did they go?
Xu Sui saw Old Mrs. Qin sitting on the sofa, looking somewhat dazed and with an unusually pale complexion.
She went over, sat down next to the old lady, took her hand, and whispered with some concern:
"Grandma, are you feeling better? Are you alright?"
"No...it's nothing..."
Upon suddenly hearing Xu Sui's voice and recalling what had happened in the middle of the night, Old Mrs. Qin was startled, her face turned pale, and she almost jumped off the sofa.
Noticing the question in Xu Sui's eyes, it took Qin Laotai a long time to calm down and force a smile.
"It's nothing, I'm really fine. It's just that after being sick this time, I miss my hometown and your parents-in-law."
Speaking of this, Old Mrs. Qin couldn't help but feel a little more worried.
"Sigh, your mother-in-law is gentle, and your father-in-law is an honest man. I wonder how they are doing back in their hometown."
"The couple always only reports good news and never bad news. Every time I read their letters, everything seems fine, but who knows how they are actually doing?"
Although Qin Youtian wasn't her biological son, she had watched him grow up over the years. Although she had initially been kind to him only because she wanted to rely on him for her old age, people develop feelings over time.
When I first arrived in Beijing, I missed my hometown so much that I couldn't sleep at night. But I gradually got better and stopped missing it so much.
But these past few days, I don't know if it's because I'm getting old or what, but I keep involuntarily thinking about everything in my hometown.
Xu Sui remained silent for a moment, pursed her lips, and then gently patted the old lady's hand.
"Grandma, after a while, once things at my factory have improved and stabilized, I'll take you and the two children back to our hometown."
"I miss my hometown too."
She was too busy with her studies to find time to visit Beijing back then, but now she has graduated and her two children are all grown up.
A few days ago, her mother wrote her a letter, every word of which revealed her longing for her. She also wrote about her grandmother, who is over 70 years old. At this age, every meeting with an elderly person is a rare opportunity.
Xu Sui had always wanted to go back and visit, but she hadn't found the time. Once the situation at the factory stabilized a bit, she planned to go back.
Upon hearing this, Grandma Qin's eyes lit up instantly. She grasped Xu Sui's hand tightly. "Really, Sui Sui, you're planning to go back?"
"Yes, but I'll have to wait a while until I finish what I'm doing."
Xu Sui nodded and said, "Grandma, as you know, I've just become the factory manager of the machinery factory. This is only a temporary position. If I don't achieve results within a year, the factory will have to be dissolved, and dozens of people in the factory will lose their jobs."
"Even I will lose my job."
"Now that I've become the factory director, and now that I've made a solemn pledge to the county magistrate, I have to be responsible for these people."
"Although we can't go back for a while, I promise you that once the situation at the factory stabilizes, we'll go back to our hometown."
Grandma Qin's eyes and brows were full of smiles, and her old face was wrinkled from smiling.
"I know this, I know this, Grandma understands, Grandma complies."
"Sui Sui, you have to work hard. You don't know, ever since all the aunties and grandmas in the family compound, and my old friends, found out that you became the factory manager not long after..."
"They're all trying to curry favor with me, envying me, and even asking me to tell you to help their wives find jobs. But don't worry, I know what I'm doing. How could I possibly agree to something like that?"
Back in Beijing, she was able to integrate so easily into the local community because of her granddaughter-in-law Xu Sui, who was studying at Peking University, and her grandson Yunzhou, who was serving in the military.
Now that they've moved to the military family compound, it's all thanks to the couple's achievements that she's gained face as well, and she's praised wherever she goes.
Xu Sui smiled and said, "Okay, it's settled then."
Suddenly, she remembered something else. "Oh, right, Grandma, where's Yunzhou? Wasn't he on vacation these past few days? Where did he go?"
Qin Yunzhou is a very family-oriented man. Apart from missions and necessary work, he spends most of his time at home with his wife and children and helps with housework when he is on vacation.
He wouldn't bring work-related matters home; he always kept his personal and professional life separate.
Besides, at this hour, even if Qin Yunzhou were to go out for training, he should have been back long ago.
When the matter was brought up, Old Madam Qin's expression became somewhat unnatural. "This...this...Yunzhou must have gone out on some business."
"Oh, right, Sui Sui, I've made plans to go out with my girlfriends, so I won't be eating at home. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, Old Mrs. Qin hurriedly went out, as if someone was chasing her, her hair all disheveled.
Xu Sui felt something was off no matter how she looked at it, and she felt that Old Lady Qin was hiding something from her, but after thinking about it carefully, she couldn't figure out what the old lady could be hiding from her.
She turned and found Du Mei, who was washing clothes outside. "Xiao Mei, don't you think Grandma's acting a little strange today? Like something's on her mind?"
Du Mei paused for a moment, thought for a second, then shook her head and said, "Really? I don't think so."
Grandma seems perfectly normal.
Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of her, Xu Sui stopped asking and went back inside to be with her two children.
Both children are talented. Although they did not hire special teachers for them, they would spend their free time playing small games with them to help develop their talents.
For example, Yan Yan has a talent for drawing, so we encourage him to observe everything around him. If he does well, he will be rewarded. Sometimes we give him money, sometimes we give him a gift, or we grant him a wish.
As for Yao Yao, she already has a little savings fund, which consists of the New Year's money she has saved over the years.
This little girl is a little money-grubber. She volunteered to help with chores at home to earn money. At such a young age, she's better at using an abacus than anyone else, sometimes even outsmarting adults.
This child has almost 100 yuan in his savings, but he's still not satisfied. He thinks about how to make money every day.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Gu Shu searched the entire family compound but couldn't find Lu Xiaoya. Instead, he learned that she had already obtained a letter of introduction and left the army.
When he heard the news, his face darkened instantly.
His aura was like dark clouds pressing down and a sudden storm, making it hard for people to breathe. The soldiers and guards around him dared not approach him.