As the Esper family did not arrive, Tian Jing decided to go to the northern province.
With only ten days left until the wedding, she wanted to get there early to prepare.
First, she called Zeng Jingrong to ask if their second son was back.
Zeng Jingrong told her that Xiao Bo had returned the day before and would likely come to ask for his leave soon.
Since their youngest son had finished his mission before the wedding, Tian Jing was relieved. "Then tell him I'm waiting for him at home."
"What about Hao Hao and Ran Ran? Can they get leave?"
"No," Zeng Jingrong had too much work on hand, and it was impossible to give several team members leave at the same time. "Lu Shi snatched his leave early, so Hao Hao, Ran Ran, and Yan Yan can only have three days. I'll go with them then."
Tian Jing was very happy that Han Lu Shi had managed to get leave early, which meant Han Lu Shi truly cared about Lili. "Arrange things in the team well. Put aside the matters abroad for now. After Xiao Bo's wedding, if no one else comes, we'll make further plans."
In the afternoon, Tian Jing received a call from her youngest son, who said his leave would start from tomorrow, and he would be home early the next morning.
After hanging up, Tian Jing selected some daily necessities, along with some wild eggs and dried wild game, to visit Ah Guang. She also brought joss paper to give to her grandfather and tell him the good news.
Ah Guang was picking vegetables in the vegetable patch he had cultivated himself, preparing for dinner. The vegetable seeds were ones he had saved year after year, and the vegetables he grew were doing well.
Seeing Tian Jing arrive with a shoulder pole, he put down the basket of vegetables he was holding and took the pole from her.
Tian Jing took down the joss paper from the top of the pole. "I'm going to talk to Grandpa."
"Okay," Ah Guang nodded, carrying the shoulder pole into the rock cave. After lighting the joss paper, Tian Jing started chattering about the Yu family's affairs to her grandfather.
After taking out the items from the basket and putting down the empty basket, Ah Guang came over to help burn the paper. Listening to Tian Jing's chatter, he smiled, "Grandpa must be very happy." Indeed, the child he had watched over for many years was now grown and getting married.
After burning paper for Grandpa, she also burned some for Uncle Xiao before Tian Jing picked up the empty basket and prepared to go down the mountain.
Ah Guang saw Tian Jing off. "If Xiao Bo and his wife are back, tell them to come see me."
"Okay," Tian Jing looked at Ah Guang, whose face was weathered by the elements. "You could also come down the mountain to see the changes outside."
Ah Guang shook his head. "This is my everything."
Tian Jing sighed softly. "Be careful."
Ah Guang nodded. "I will."
Tian Jing quietly blended in with the tourists and took the cable car down the mountain. She wondered if the Espers from abroad had also blended in with tourists like her.
Li Zhengguo finished work and heard from his wife that they were going to the northern province early. He planned to take leave the next day. Everyone would go early. "You hand over the nursery to Lin Si to look after. Everyone attending the wedding will go ahead. Take them to the capital first so they can broaden their horizons, and don't embarrass me when it's time for the feast."
Tian Jing knew her husband was most worried about Li Min and Suo Zhu. "Alright! Tomorrow, ask Xiao Bo and his uncle to go buy a seven-seater car first."
"You arrange the leave, and I'll arrange the nursery matters." "And take some wild chickens to the capital. Mother has been complaining that she's run out of wild chickens. If Ren Zhi wasn't raising rabbits, we'd have run out of wild rabbits too."
Li Zhengguo nodded. "And get some dried wild game from someone. Since Lu Shi is back from his mission, take some for him to try. And bring more vegetables..."
Tian Jing was speechless.
The next day, just as dawn broke, Li Weibo knocked on the courtyard gate. After Li Zhengguo opened the gate, he gave his second son a series of instructions.
Li Weibo was speechless. Why was it that no matter how much he listened, he didn't hear any mention of his own wedding preparations or anxieties?
Li Zhengguo glanced at his second son and asked, "What are you thinking?"
"Nothing," Li Weibo shook his head. "I'm just memorizing what Dad said."
Li Zhengguo pointed to the dining room. "Breakfast is ready. Go eat."
Li Weibo was speechless. Breakfast was ready at dawn? How early did his father get up?
Seeing his mother also eating in the dining room, Li Weibo's slight unease vanished. His parents were nervous, otherwise, they wouldn't have gotten up so early.
Tian Jing spoke about the wedding procession while eating. Although they had agreed to cancel the procession when they discussed it earlier, they had already bought two villas in the northern province. The procession was the most important part of a wedding, so they needed to discuss it again.
Li Weibo also thought the procession should be included, otherwise, people would think he was marrying into the Yu family and the procession was canceled.
Li Zhengguo agreed. "Then Xiao Bo, you go to the Yu family first to discuss this part." "Your mother and I will go to the capital first, arrange everyone we're bringing, and then go to the northern province."
Li Weibo was speechless.
Tian Jing looked at her second son's expression and revealed her husband's motive. "Your father is worried that the people he brings will embarrass you, so he's decided to take them to the capital first to broaden their horizons."
Except for his aunt and uncle, he couldn't think of anyone else. Was his father both fond of and resentful towards his aunt?
Li Weibo nodded. "Okay, I'll ask Uncle Yu and Aunt Shen to help contact the wedding planning company."
It was eight o'clock, and the three of them went their separate ways.
On her way to the nursery, Tian Jing called Li Min, Suo Zhu, Ouyang Meihua, and Li Liguo to come along. Lin Si patted his chest, assuring them that he would guard the nursery well, having been entrusted with this important task. Sister-in-law Niu was assigned to guard the greenhouse next to the duty room. Sister-in-law Niu also patted her chest and gave her assurance.
Mai Da's work needed to be handed over to Lin Si. The others who left with Tian Jing went back to pack their luggage. Lin Duo'er watched the departing group with envy. Sister-in-law Niu, who had taken a few steps, turned back. "Duo'er, Captain Tian always keeps her word. Don't worry, it will be our turn to see the world."
Lin Hua'er withdrew her gaze. "I know, thank you, Aunt Niu. I'm going to do my work now." Sister-in-law Niu shook her head slightly at Lin Duo'er's retreating back, thinking that this daughter was not as fortunate as her older sister, Lin Hua'er.
Zhou Chenbin handed over the village affairs to Vice Village Chief Ou and Secretary Yang. Yuan Man handed over the health clinic matters to his uncle, Doctor Yang. Li Zhengguo handed over the town matters to the two deputy town chiefs.
When they met at the siheyuan that evening, Secretary Yang and Vice Village Chief Ou delivered 660,000 yuan in gift money from the villagers. Although the villagers couldn't attend, their gift money was essential. Each household contributed 10,000 yuan, so excluding the Li and Chen families, 66 households amounted to 660,000 yuan.
Li Zhengguo gestured for his second son to receive it. He thanked Secretary Yang and Vice Village Chief Ou. "Tell the villagers that when Xiao Bo and Ziyu return to Kushan, I will ask Yuan Feng to cook to thank everyone."
Vice Village Chief Ou chuckled. "That would be great. It's been a long time since I've tasted Yuan Feng's cooking."
At four o'clock in the morning on May 6th, eleven adults and two children departed from Kushan in two cars. In the evening, they exited the roundabout at the northern province's highway exit and handed Li Weibo over to Yu Ziyu, who had come to pick them up. The two cars then rejoined the highway.
Mother Li received a call from her second son and, along with Han Lu Shi, began tidying up a room. When Li Weili returned home for lunch, she was both happy and nervous to learn that her parents had brought the whole family. "Grandma, will Mom blame me for hiding it from her?"
Mother Li pushed a bowl of chicken soup towards her. "Drink your soup, what are you worrying about?" "Your mother asked you and Lu Shi to get your marriage certificate specifically to prevent this."
Li Weili was still worried. "But according to your calculations, my belly is already three months along..."