The children, who had not seen her for several days, were very happy when Zhao Qinglan came back. They were even happier when they saw that she had brought back many gifts and new clothes.
Zhao Qinglan worked as a housewife at home for a few more days, and the children went on winter vacation one after another.
After the children were on vacation, the family moved into a new home that had been deodorized.
Although Zhao Qinglan had not moved in before, she had been adding various things to her new home.
Necessary household appliances, such as color TVs and refrigerators, are all available in new homes.
It is rare to see four houses like theirs in the district, in the provincial capital, in the family area, and in the courtyard in the capital, each with its own set of appliances.
It is not easy for ordinary families to have so many appliances in one home.
Zhao Qinglan didn't make much of a fuss during the move, so the family moved in quietly, and her mother and sisters came over to have a meal together and use it as a greenhouse.
When Zhao Qingzhu came over, she also announced good news to them, that is, she was pregnant again.
Although she and her husband Zhou Jinsheng do not favor boys over girls, they still want to have another child. If it is a boy, it will be better to have a boy and a girl. If it is a girl, then Nannan will not be alone.
Of course, they would rather have a boy, hoping that having a boy in the family would be able to protect their sister Nannan in the future.
In fact, Ms. Sun asked her daughter if she wanted to have another child a few years ago. Zhao Qingzhu thought that her daughter was still young, so she never made up her mind.
The reason why I got pregnant this year is because Zhou Jinsheng and his troops already have definite information. Starting from next year, no more violations of the family planning policy will be allowed. In other words, this year is the final buffer period.
If a family conceives another child, there will be fines and other punitive measures, but in the next year, it will completely affect the work of the man in the family.
In this hurry, Zhao Qingzhu did not hesitate and quickly started preparing for pregnancy with her husband. The fine for extra children was not low, but fortunately their family could still afford it.
Unexpectedly, the couple was lucky enough to get pregnant just before the year.
It is a great joy to have a new child, and Grandma Sun is even more happy.
Calculating the time, she would just be able to finish worrying about her younger daughter's wedding before the second daughter was born. Then she would be able to help her daughter during her confinement period.
Regarding the decoration and layout of Zhao Qinglan's new home, Zhao Qingzhu and his sister Qingju were very surprised after seeing it.
There is no way, Zhao Qinglan's decoration concept and some arrangements are very advanced at the moment, but the effect is also very good.
At least the two sisters were very moved when they saw it, and they plan to refer to this situation when they need to decorate a new house in the future.
As for celebrating the New Year this year, their family has also discussed it and will gather at Zhao Qinglan's new home to celebrate the New Year together. This is also because the new home has enough rooms that they can all live in it without being crowded at all.
After moving, Zhao Qinglan and the others rarely lived in the family area.
Li Huai would also stay here when he was not on duty.
With a new home and a new atmosphere, Zhao Qinglan was in a particularly good mood. As the Chinese New Year was approaching, she prepared a lot of New Year's goods and cooked all kinds of delicious food at home every day.
This makes the second baby happy. Fortunately, he did well in the exam and can play and eat happily.
Zhang Yu has been overflowing with fatherly love since his wife became pregnant. Before the child was born, he had already bought a lot of things one after another, and even the elder brothers in the distance were benefited.
Many fun toys and delicious snacks were sent over by Zhang Yu, most of which were from Hong Kong City.
Zhao Qinglan makes delicious food at home, and the eldest son and his younger brothers and sisters also have toys and building blocks that they can't get enough of.
The new home is filled with all kinds of laughter every day, and it is also indescribably lively and warm.
After the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Sun and her daughter Qingju came to the provincial capital.
Because she has been to Beijing several times this year and stayed at her brother's house for a lot of time. During the Chinese New Year this year, she doesn't miss her brother Sun Guangming so much.
The main reason is that my daughter will get married next year, and it will not be easy for the family to get together to celebrate the New Year in such a lively way, so I cherish this opportunity to reunite.
Zhao Qinglan even took the time to go back to the region and gave New Year's red envelopes and benefits to the employees of the Military and Civilian Cooperation, and then gave everyone a New Year's leave.
Knowing that they were closed during the New Year, the store also experienced a sales peak in the past few days before closing, and many people bought things from their store as New Year's goods.
When Zhao Qinglan came over again, she was with her sister Qingzhu and her niece Nannan.
As for Zhou Jinsheng, he still has to wait until New Year's Eve before he can come.
On the last day of work at the post office, Zhao Qinglan received a package that Zhang Yu had mailed to her before leaving Shenzhen to return to his hometown in Beijing for the Chinese New Year.
When she opened the package and saw it was a camera, Zhao Qinglan became happy.
When she went to Shenzhen City, she mentioned it to Zhang Yu. Unexpectedly, this guy actually got a camera and mailed it over.
The camera was an imported product, so the price was definitely not cheap, but Zhang Yu casually wrote that this thing would be a New Year gift for their family, and Zhao Qinglan accepted it without mercy.
In fact, she has never used a camera much. Even in her previous life, she only took photos with her mobile phone.
After getting the camera, she started thinking about taking pictures like a curious baby.
The rooms at home, the trees in the yard, and her family members.
After playing with it for two days, she got somewhat used to it.
When Zhang Yu mailed the camera, he didn't forget to include several rolls of film for her, which was enough for her to use.
On New Year's Eve, when Zhou Jinsheng arrived, Zhao Qinglan took a camera and took photos of several small families one by one. She also went to the trouble of finding neighbors and told them how to press the buttons, and then asked them to help their family.
I took a family photo.
Afraid that one shot would not come out well, she asked her neighbor to take a few more pictures.
Just as my mother thought, when my little sister gets married in the capital, it will be very difficult for their family to gather together like this. Of course, they must seize the opportunity to take photos together.
Finally it's New Year's Eve.
All their meals have been put on the table. In addition to orange-flavored soda, there are also foreign wines and drinks that Zhao Qinglan brought back from Shenzhen City.
The sound of firecrackers continued outside.
When they sat down, they were all staring at the color TV at home.
Because at eight o'clock tonight, the first Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live on TV.
Anyone who has a TV at home will crowd in front of it.
Zhao Qinglan has naturally watched the Spring Festival Gala many times, but in her previous life, she had never watched the first Spring Festival Gala because the Wang family had not purchased a TV set at that time, so she was equally curious.
"The time is up, it's coming, it's coming." Zhou Jinsheng shouted.
Sure enough, four people who were very familiar to everyone appeared on the screen and were also the hosts of the first Spring Festival Gala.