"Understood."

"Xiao Chun, you are destined for great things in the future, don’t let yourself be too limited."

"Has that person left?"

"Not yet, but I got the news that your grandfather has visited him."

This finally made Tao Chunhe completely let go of this matter.

Suddenly felt much lighter. After all, he completed what grandma had asked before she passed away.

Luckily, his cousin is not like his aunt, otherwise, there would truly be no way.

At this time, someone came looking for Jin Erlin.

"Uncle Jin, I’m heading to the youth settlement point, you keep busy."

"Go ahead."

Tao Chunhe walked alone on the road, there weren’t many pedestrians, but he saw two teams on duty.

He was even stopped, luckily he had the paperwork from the youth settlement point, so nothing happened.

This made Tao Chunhe a bit anxious, fearing something might happen to his two sisters.

He ran to the youth settlement point, only calming down after he saw them.

"Brother, why did you come over? Look, we still have the tickets, right?"

"Yes, is there anything else you need? Should we head to the supply and marketing cooperative once more?"

"No need, we’re not missing anything."

Tao YanZhen came close to Tao Chunhe. "Brother, should we visit the black market?"

"Nonsense, Uncle Jin has already provided us with items from the black market, don’t cause trouble. I just encountered two patrol teams on the way."

This made Tao YanZhen quiet down; she was just curious.

"Cousin, Xiao Zhen, let’s go to the post office to purchase some stamps and envelopes."

The siblings had no objections, and the three of them went to the post office. They bought what they needed.

"Cousin, could I call grandpa?"

"Go ahead." When the cousin said they wanted to come to the post office, he knew she wanted to call their grandfather.

Once the call connected, Tao Chunhe first told the elderly man about their situation here, then Tao YanZhen playfully chatted a bit with grandpa.

Finally, Wang Menglin took the phone. "Grandpa."

"Meng Lin, are you adapting well?"

"Pretty good, it’s not particularly tiring, and the three of us are living well; apart from not having meat, it’s just like home."

"That’s good, don’t hesitate to spend money. At the end of the year, I’ll send someone with money for you."

"Grandpa, the money we have now is enough."

"Giving you more means you won’t be reluctant to spend it.

Xiao Zhen, your dad has been sentenced: twenty years, sent directly to the South labor reform unit."

Wang Menglin tightened her grip on the phone. No matter what, he is her father. Before coming here, the letter she wrote might have hurt him a lot.

But if she hadn’t done that, how could she justify her innocent mother?

"I know."

"Menglin, don’t be sad."

"Grandpa, I’m not sad, I don’t have much memory of him."

"Grandpa understands you. You’re a soft-hearted child."

"Grandpa, this soft heart is conditional; you don’t need to worry about me."

"Alright. Grandpa trusts you."

After exchanging a few words, they put down the phone under the operator’s gaze.

It’s not the time to make lengthy phone calls just because you have money.

The siblings watched the emotional Wang Menglin, having heard the news moments ago.

Tao YanZhen held Wang Menglin’s hand. "Cousin."

"I’m alright, saying I’m not sad at all would be impossible, but it’s just a little bit." Wang Menglin comforted her cousin.

"Alright, let’s head back and wait, we shouldn’t keep others waiting."

"Brother, next time we come over, we should bring two big roosters for Jin Erlin."

"Sure, I’ll bring extra, leave one at Sun Qiang’s place, let him cook up a big rooster for us."

The three returned to the transportation team. They were busy at this point, as they had a task from the county to go to another area.

"Uncle Jin, are you going too?"

"I’m not, there’s nobody at home otherwise."

"Uncle Jin, time’s about right, we three will go wait for the tractor, you carry on."

"Alright. You head back. Here’s some soybean oil for you, don’t hesitate to use it."

The three siblings carried loads full in their hands; they had originally not planned on buying anything.

Four thermos bottles were carried by Tao YanZhen. Wang Menglin held toilet paper, soap, and other essentials for girls.

All the heavy items were carried by Tao Chunhe. The three reached the scheduled place to meet Lv Guodong and the others.

"Cousin, these towels are really great. Luckily we bought several; otherwise, I would regret not buying more when I get home."

"Yes, they are indeed great, the towels for the three of us should’ve been replaced, the timing is perfect."

Under the big sun, the three siblings waited outside. Though there was a large willow tree, it wasn’t much relief.

Guodong and Red Army arrived in the city; all deliveries were predefined, so they proceeded directly to deliver.

A hundred big roosters were delivered across five locations. Guodong checked the time. "It’s already eleven o’clock. Shall we go home?"

Red Army envied Guodong’s watch, thinking how now each visit to the city earned him two yuan; he had already saved a hundred and thirty yuan, and he had eyed a two-hundred-and-seventy-yuan watch in a store.

Though the money on him could buy an ordinary watch now, he didn’t like it. He must save for that watch; he also got the watch ticket, waiting for enough funds to buy.

"Brother-in-law, let’s head home, Dad comes home every noon now."

"Alright. Let’s go shopping, I can’t return home empty-handed."

The two turned around heading back to the supply and marketing cooperative. "Red Army, you’re here again? What’s the matter?"

"Aunt Huang, my brother-in-law wants to buy something."

Finally, Guodong bought two pounds of brown sugar, four pounds of pastries, and several bones.

They returned home; the workers hadn’t yet returned.

Lu Fengzhen was due to give birth in less than a month; she was swollen because of her age, yet her spirit was good.

Seeing her son-in-law come, she warmly welcomed him. Having known each other for long, they shared plenty of common topics.

Red Army kept playing with his nephew, the little guy was now able to stand holding things.

The uncle and nephew were quite rowdy; the little one was genuinely happy. Wang Wugu, being older, and Lu Fengzhen about to give birth, they rarely ventured out.

Finally, someone arrived, naturally, the little guy couldn’t contain his excitement.

At noon, the family had leek, egg, and shrimp skin buns, along with millet porridge.

When Li Yunqiao came back he was delighted to see his son and son-in-law.

After the meal, the three of them conversed in the living room; Lu Fengzhen went indoors to lie down.

"How was it going to the Capital this time?"

"It was fine; the output there isn’t something we can compare with here; Uncle Han’s factory employs nearly a hundred people, yet demand remains unmet."

Li Yunqiao nodded, acknowledging the connections over there were broad, truly achieving fame and wealth.

"Has Xiang Dong returned?" Li Yunqiao maintained considerable concern for his nephew.