bookbashuk Chapter 268 is wrong
Chapter 268 is wrong
Over the next few days, Xu Sui packed her things, said goodbye to people, and also tried to find connections to buy sleeper tickets.
She didn't tell the Gu family about leaving.
But I don't know how they heard the news, they called to ask about it.
Xu Sui spoke the truth without hiding anything. The Gu family even asked if they could help find connections to transfer Qin Yunzhou to Beijing.
In this way, she wouldn't have to leave Beijing, and she and her husband could be reunited.
The Gu family had mentioned this matter to Qin Yunzhou, but Qin Yunzhou refused without hesitation.
The reason I'm telling Xu Sui all this now is actually to get her to persuade Qin Yunzhou.
Xu Sui also politely declined. Although she was not familiar with things in the military, she knew that such a thing would definitely not be easy to do, and even if it could be done, it would require a lot of effort and favors.
Nowadays, their relationship with the Gu family is neither too close nor too distant; they're like relatives.
All favors and reciprocation must be repaid; since ancient times, the most difficult thing to repay is human kindness.
Moreover, in Beijing, there is never a shortage of people with connections, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to get promoted.
Unlike those remote and harsh places, as long as you are willing to work hard and have the ability, you can get promoted quickly.
She knew that Qin Yunzhou didn't actually want to have too much to do with the Gu family. It wasn't that he was ungrateful or didn't care about the years of nurturing he had received, but rather that he wanted to climb up the ladder step by step through his own abilities.
Xu Sui didn't blindly follow the military; she had served in the army before and knew the place fairly well.
There was a small county town nearby, and in that town was a very small machinery factory. She wanted to use that place as the starting point for her career.
When she was at the First Machinery Factory in Beijing, because she lacked seniority, she had barely entered the industry after being promoted to a permanent position. She was still a newcomer, even though she had a mentor supporting her and even though her ideas and abilities were quite good.
However, due to her lack of seniority, the senior technicians would not allow her to work on projects independently. Therefore, in the short term, she could only do some simple and repetitive tasks and could not get to the core issues.
……
The old lady found some of her old friends and gave them some of the kimchi she usually made.
"Yufen, Xiuqin, Haitang, I'm leaving now. You're all getting old, so please take good care of yourselves."
"Let's keep in touch by letter from now on."
Several elderly women had tears in their eyes, especially Yu Fen, who usually didn't get along with Old Lady Qin the most and had the fiercest arguments with her. She couldn't help but hug Old Lady Qin tightly.
"Why are you leaving so suddenly?"
"It feels strange, no one will be arguing with me anymore."
"Alright, alright, stop crying. I told you all a long time ago that I was going to leave, but none of you believed me. Now you believe me."
"My grandson and granddaughter-in-law are successful and filial. I'm going to join them in the army to enjoy my retirement. Don't worry about me."
Grandma Qin sighed. She was actually very reluctant to part with her old friends. She had learned a lot from them over the years.
Even though these people initially looked down on her as a poor old woman from a small town, they had developed feelings for her over the years, and she was grateful to them.
……
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of departure arrived.
Xu Sui and her large family were leaving. The neighbors in Guihua Lane were already familiar with them and, knowing that the whole family was leaving, came to see them off.
Some people even came to inquire about their house, asking if they wanted to rent it out.
Housing is scarce now, and most families live together in cramped conditions. Sometimes, even when a child gets married, there isn't enough room available for the wedding.
Xu Sui refused, firstly because her family wasn't short of money, and secondly because it would be troublesome if something happened after renting it out, so it was better to leave it vacant.
They will come back eventually; even for the sake of their children, they cannot stay in remote mountainous areas forever.
After saying goodbye to her neighbors, Xu Sui led her whole family to the train station to officially head to the military base to join her husband.
After several days and nights on the train, we are finally almost there.
The two children nestled in Xu Sui's arms, their eyes sparkling with excitement as they thought about arriving at the military base soon. "Mommy, are we really going to see Daddy?"
"Mom, what if Dad doesn't recognize us anymore?"
"No, they have your photos, how could they not recognize you?" Xu Sui comforted the two children.
Before long, we finally arrived at the Lanshan County Railway Station near the military base.
Xu Sui and Du Mei got off the train with the old lady and two children.
The train station was crowded with people coming and going, and the hot weather combined with the smells of sweat, feet, and all sorts of other odors, making it hard not to feel nauseous.
Old Mrs. Qin is no longer the same Old Mrs. Qin she used to be. Now she is cleaner than many young people. The smell of these sour and stinky things makes her face turn pale. She holds her breath and can't help but curse in her heart.
These two look so young, why don't they like washing their feet? Their feet smell so bad.
And the girl next to me, she's quite pretty, but she smells sour.
To prevent any accidents, Xu Sui and Du Mei dared not let the elderly and children out of their sight for a moment. One walked in front, and the other walked behind, protecting the elderly and children.
It was hot, and I was constantly squeezing through the crowd, sweating profusely, when I finally managed to squeeze out.
"Mommy, look! There's a soldier uncle over there, and he's driving a car. Mommy, could it be Daddy?"
Yao Yao has sharp eyes and immediately spotted the military jeep driving by in the distance. She got excited and started tugging at her mother's sleeve.
Xu Sui thought it was Qin Yunzhou, so she subconsciously looked up, but unfortunately it wasn't him.
However, the person who came was an acquaintance.
Soon the jeep stopped in front of Xu Sui. The door opened, and Liu Zhang, tall and imposing with strong features, wearing a green military uniform, got out of the car.
Seeing Xu Sui and the two fair-skinned and adorable children, he smiled and was about to say something.
Yao Yao, who had never seen her father before, suddenly blinked her beautiful eyes, grabbed Xu Sui's hand and shook it, "Mommy, is he Daddy?"
All she knew was that her father wore a military uniform and was tall and big.
Yan Yan immediately pulled out a photo from her body, looked up and compared it to her father's, then shook her head seriously, "It's definitely not him, he doesn't look like his father."
Xu Sui quickly explained, "Yan Yan, Yao Yao, this is your Uncle Liu. Say hello to Uncle Liu."
The two children realized they had made a mistake and began to greet him obediently, "Hello, Uncle Liu."
Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh again, "Hahaha, okay, you two must be Yan Yan and Yao Yao, so well-behaved."
"Sister-in-law, Brother Qin went on a mission and couldn't make it back in time. He probably won't be back until tomorrow."
"He told me that if he couldn't make it back, he would ask me to pick you up. Come on, get in the car."
"I'll take you to the guesthouse first. The house that Brother Qin applied for won't be ready until tomorrow, so you'll have to make do with the guesthouse for now."