Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine-Chapter 1224: Coming Home

Li Hongxiang walked up to his son and daughter-in-law, wanting to help them up, but his hands had no strength.

Li Yaozu hugged his father’s leg, a man in his forties sobbing uncontrollably.

"Dad, we’re back, and we’ll never leave you again."

Li Hongxiang’s face was also full of tears. "Good, good, as long as you’re alive and back, it’s enough."

Li Liyun helped her mother up, while Li Shaoguang helped his father up.

The family hugged each other and cried bitterly, twenty years of separation, uncertain of life and death, without any news.

Now that the family could be reunited, it was indeed a blessing from heaven.

Su Yuanyuan stood to the side, feeling a bit down, as she knew the taste of waiting all too well. That endless, uncertain waiting was truly maddening.

At this time, it was also a moment for the family to reunite, so Su Yuanyuan quietly left; there were still two little ones in the house.

They didn’t cry; now awake, they played by themselves.

Knowing it would take a while, she took the opportunity to feed the two little ones, lest they became fussy later, which would be troublesome.

Looking at the two similar little ones eating happily, Su Yuanyuan’s face lit up with a smile.

Having these five in this life was indeed her fortune.

Qi Yan and the other two went directly to Tan Shaoting’s office.

"Dad."

Tan Shaoting stood up. "Let’s go, to see Zeng Zhenqing."

Zeng Zhenqing, seeing the four father and sons walk in together, knew his suspicions were right.

Without waiting for them to speak, he asked, "Xiao Tan, are you really going to do this?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Tan Shaoting nodded. "Leader, you know us. Originally, because of me, our family was separated for five whole years. If Yuanyuan weren’t here, we couldn’t let go. We would have left long ago."

Now we’ve trained some people. We can leave with peace of mind."

"You mean you’re leaving too?" Zeng Zhenqing’s tone was heavy. He thought if Xu Guozhi had foreseen this, he wouldn’t have tried to remedy it afterward, right?

Tan Shaoting nodded. "Yes. Our family needs a break, to travel around a bit."

He handed in the applications for him and his three children. "Leader, please sign. I can’t guarantee anything else, but if there’s ever a task needing our help, we won’t shirk."

Zeng Zhenqing looked at the four applications on the table and sighed softly. "Alright. I’ll let you go.

But yours still needs the leader’s signature."

Tan Shaoting nodded. "I understand. I’ll head over shortly. Almost all of my work was done with Qin Zhiyuan, so there’s nothing to stress about. And I’m aware of the confidentiality agreement; I’ll sign it too."

This left Zeng Zhenqing at a loss for words; they had everything prepared.

After signing, Qi Yan and the other two bowed respectfully to Zeng Zhenqing. "Thank you, Leader."

Zeng Zhenqing stood up, walked over to the three children, and patted their shoulders. "No need for formalities with me. In the future, you may have many opportunities, so keep studying hard."

Qi Yan and the other two responded in unison.

Tan Shaoting remarked from the side, "You three head back; your mother is home alone."

With just the two of them left in the office, "Xiao Tan, the Jiang Family has been apprehended again."

Tan Shaoting smiled and shook his head. "Leader, you know that isn’t our concern. We have our own ways."

Zeng Zhenqing nodded, believing this to be true.

"Leader, Qi Yan and the others have trained twenty-five individuals, all stationed at the garrison, yet not formally recorded. I’ll leave them to you. I’ve reviewed them, and they’re all exceptional talents."

Zeng Zhenqing was aware of this. Wasn’t Xu Guozhi a bit suspicious due to this?

"Okay, I understand. I’ll take care of them earnestly in the future."

"Then I’ll be on my way."

"Xiao Tan, take care." Even if unspoken, he knew they wouldn’t stay long.

"Certainly."

Tan Shaoting then proceeded directly to Xu Guozhi’s office.

Seeing Tan Shaoting come at this time, Xu Guozhi knew it was indeed time to go.

"Are you really going to do this?" he asked softly.

Tan Shaoting nodded. "Yes, our family wants to rest. Our aspirations aren’t here, please, Leader, understand."

Upon seeing Zeng Zhenqing’s signature, Xu Guozhi didn’t say much and signed.

Tan Shaoting thought there’d be some hassle but found it went smoothly.

Once alone in his office, Xu Guozhi threw down his pen in frustration.

In truth, he did harbor some suspicions about them. However, had no intentions of doing anything to them; they were indeed outstanding. He just wanted them to know to be more reserved.

This outcome wasn’t what he wanted. But he knew he couldn’t force them to stay, hoping to keep things cordial afterwards.

With a light step, Tan Shaoting returned to Zeng Zhenqing’s office.

"Leader, I’m here to hand over my work."

Since their work was confidential, the handover was quite thorough.

Zeng Zhenqing accompanied Tan Shaoting to his office.

Tan Shaoting signed the confidentiality agreement and then handed over work to Qin Zhiyuan.

Zeng Zhenqing watched from the side.

The work handover was intricate; none of them had lunch.

Qi Yan and the other two went to the restaurant to buy meat paste. Being regulars, they got it quickly.

Upon returning home, they saw the Li Family in the living room.

Li Liyun held Qi Wen’s hand. "Qi Wen, my parents are back."

"Congratulations, Aunt Xiao Yun."

Li Liyun was smiling blissfully.

The two boys spoke with Li Hongxiang and the others.

The Li Family hadn’t been in the living room long.

At this moment, Su Yuanyuan also came out.

"Mom, I’m going inside to check on Qi Hao and the other one."

Su Yuanyuan nodded. "Go on." The young woman wasn’t fond of this.

Everyone sat down.

Suddenly, Li Yaozu and his wife stood up, kneeling to Su Yuanyuan.

Startled, Su Yuanyuan quickly sidestepped. She went over to help them up. "Don’t do this."

Li Yaozu’s voice trembled. "Thank you, thank you. Without you, today would likely have been our death day."

Thinking back, they were terrified. If his father and children had really met misfortune over a decade ago, returning wouldn’t have been possible.

"Mr. Li, you’re taking this too seriously. Back then, I had personal motives too."

Li Yaozu shook his head. His father had already explained the situation to him. People could have just walked away after taking the items; even if they raised the two kids, what about his father?

Leaving there, they heard about his father and children being in the Capital. At that moment, they knew things weren’t that simple.

Throughout the journey, they had various guesses, not anticipating it to be their worst thoughts come true.