Because she was so excited, Zhao Qinglan only slept for two hours at night and got up early.
When she left Wang's house, she didn't bring many things with her. There were many things she had just purchased in the past few days, and she packed them all in two bags.
After cleaning up, the mother and daughter carried their things and just went down when they saw the girl at the front desk of the guest house standing up.
"Leaving now?"
Zhao Qinglan nodded.
In the past few days, Mr. Li Huai sent his mother and daughter home. The girl at the front desk also found out about Zhao Qinglan's remarriage and even ate a few wedding candies out of joy.
It's rare for people to stay in a guest house for so many days. In addition, Zhao Qinglan's experience attracted the sympathy of the girl at the front desk, so they were given conveniences these days.
Mother and daughter were leaving suddenly, and the girl at the front desk was really reluctant to leave.
"Sister, live a good life and come back to see me when you have the chance."
"Don't worry, if I bring Xiaoduo back, I will definitely come and see you."
While they were talking and laughing, Li Huai's tall figure appeared at the door.
He didn't take much with him when he went out. Even if he bought some things, he was still carrying a large military bag.
Knowing that he was going to the army with Li Huai, Zhao Qinglan didn't want to buy too many items. If there was anything missing, he could just buy it when he got there.
After grabbing a bag from Zhao Qinglan's hand, the three of them said goodbye to the girl at the front desk and left.
Li Aiguo and his wife were originally going to take them to the train station, but Li Huai didn't want to trouble them, so he came over by himself.
The train station was not too far from the guest house where Zhao Qinglan lived, so the three of them walked there.
Because it was still early and the weather was quite cold, both Xiaoduo and Zhao Qinglan were wrapped in thick scarves, and Xiaoduo also wore a cotton hat.
Zhao Qinglan is carrying a bag in one hand and holding her daughter in the other.
"Have you eaten yet?" Zhao Qinglan asked as they walked on the road.
Li Huai nodded. "After eating, Sister Sui and Aunt Li's family also brought me some pancakes and boiled eggs. You can also eat some later."
"Okay." Zhao Qinglan was not polite at all.
Both of them are married, and since she knows and is close to Li Huai, it would be difficult for her to pretend to be polite.
There were not many people in the waiting room of the train station, but there were a few people sleeping in the corner, probably covered tightly even though it was cold.
This is a small station. They don't celebrate the holidays, so there are so many people going out. Most of the people who go out usually are on business trips.
They arrived quite early, and it would take more than an hour for the train to check in, so the three of them waited in the waiting room.
Li Huai took out pancakes and boiled eggs from his bag, then picked up his military kettle to get some hot water back.
Zhao Qinglan lived in a guest house and naturally couldn't open a fire. The only food she brought with her was biscuits and malted milk bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. Now that there were pancakes and eggs, her daughter was not allowed to eat them.
She was full after eating one pancake and one egg. She watched her daughter eating slowly while she talked to Li Huai.
"Are Yan Sen and Yan Xun okay?"
"It's okay." Li Huai looked a little unnatural when he mentioned his son.
He had a phone call with the group leader and naturally asked about the situation of his two sons. The group leader tried his best to cover it up, but he still knew that the sons were still unwilling to accept the stepmother's entry.
It's okay not to think about it, but I get a headache just thinking about Li Huai.
"Don't worry, it's normal even if the children can't accept me for a while. Let's take it slow and don't force them. These children have a rebellious mentality. The less they are allowed to do something, the more they want to do it."
Hearing Zhao Qinglan be so reasonable, Li Huai became more and more considerate of her, and became less worried about returning home.
Not mentioning the children, Zhao Qinglan asked about some things in the family area, also to gain some understanding in advance for future life.
There were no military secrets that couldn't be mentioned in the family area, so Li Huai picked up what he could and told them.
Zhao Qinglan felt relieved when he heard that his neighbor on one side was Li Huai, the enthusiastic group leader who helped, and that the group leader's sister-in-law was also nice. The house on the other side was vacant for the time being.
Sometimes having an uneasy neighbor can be frustrating.
The two of them were chatting, and a man who came out of the toilet was waving his hands, turned his head and his eyes were fixed.
Zhao Laoer trotted to the corner and kicked the man who was still sleeping on the newspaper.
"Brother, get up quickly, why are you still sleeping?"
Boss Zhao opened his eyes in a daze.
On the side, the second daughter-in-law Wang, who was lying in plain clothes, and the third daughter-in-law Xiao Zou also sat up.
Four people from the Zhao family came to the city this time, and Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zou, also wanted to come. However, it was cold in the middle of the night. She was afraid that if she went to the city and got sick, the gain would not be worth the loss, so she waited at home for news.
Zhao Laosan was lazy and didn't want to suffer the consequences of running around at night, but Zhao Qinglan and his mother wanted to come, but the old lady was disgusted and stopped her. The last ones to enter the city were Zhao Laosan and the four of them.
However, before the Zhao family set off, Mrs. Zhao gave them a lot of words and admonitions.
"What's wrong, dad?" Wang yawned.
"Look over there, isn't that Qinglan?" Zhao Laoer pointed over.
Several people looked over, right? Even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they still recognized the facial features of their daughter and niece.
They all got up immediately, and with Boss Zhao as the leader, they all rushed over.
While Li Huai was talking, he noticed someone coming over and looked over with a frown.
Several members of the Zhao family also arrived.
"Qinglan, you damn girl made us wait." Boss Zhao cursed.
Zhao Qinglan turned around, "Good guy, one, two, three, four, why are they here!"
Zhao Laoer raised his chin towards Li Huai. "Are you the one Qing Lan is looking for?"
Li Huai looked at Zhao Qinglan with doubts.
Zhao Qinglan's face turned ugly when she saw the person coming.
"This is my father, my second uncle, second aunt, and third aunt." She said in a low voice.
Li Huai understood and nodded to Zhao Laoer.
"Yes, I am Qinglan's husband." He paused slightly when he said the last two words.
The main reason is that I just received the certificate yesterday and I’m still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Ha, if you marry the daughter of our Zhao family as you please without even saying a word, you are not taking our Zhao family seriously." Zhao Laoer said angrily.
Before Li Huai could explain, Zhao Qinglan stood up.
"My, Zhao Qinglan, surname is Zhao, yes, but I am also an adult. Who I marry is my own business. Does it have anything to do with you?"
"You are an unfilial daughter." Mr. Zhao slapped him.
Li Huai reacted very quickly and was barely able to stop the slap before it was about to hit Zhao Qinglan's face.
"Let me go, I'll teach my daughter what it has to do with you." Boss Zhao glared at Li Huai.
"Li Huai, let him go." Zhao Qinglan said.
Only then did Li Huai let go of his hand.
Zhao Qinglan looked at her father, then at the people on the side, and sneered.
"Tell me, what do you want to do here?"
The third aunt, Xiao Zou, spoke.
"Qinglan, you are also from our Zhao family. How can we turn this elbow outward? Do you know how many times the Wang family has gone to our house to cause trouble in the past few days?"
I really don’t know this, Zhao Qinglan thought to herself.
"That's right, Qinglan, no matter what time, your mother's family is your supporter. You tell me why you didn't tell anyone about such a big thing as divorce and remarriage." Mrs. Wang also agreed.
"Just tell me what you want to do?" Zhao Qinglan said impatiently.
Everyone looked at Boss Zhao.
When Boss Zhao saw that he was regarded as the backbone, he felt very arrogant. Look, no matter when, he, the eldest brother, would have to step forward.
But he didn't want to think about whether his younger brothers and sisters respected him as the eldest brother at home before. That was because Zhao Qinglan was his daughter, and it was best for him to say some words.