In the evening, Zhu Yaowei invited guests to dinner. They were all famous local dishes, which tasted very good.
Li Manjun is a spicy eater but is very used to not eating spicy food. Li Lijun looked at everything in novelty and did not eat much. She took two of the small gifts given in the hotel and played with the car toys given in the gifts every year.
Zhu Yaowei smiled and said: "He is still a child."
Li Lijun looked up and said unconvinced: "I turned eighteen early, I am an adult now."
Zhu Yaowei raised his eyebrows funny and pointed at the toy car she was holding. He didn't say anything, but his meaning was obvious. Li Lijun was like a little kid in front of him.
Since this was her sister's partner, Li Lijun rolled her eyes, snorted softly, and took her niece to the large floor-to-ceiling window. She looked at the flashing neon lights outside the window and was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Your sister has a very hot temper." Zhu Yaowei asked Li Manjun with a smile.
Li Manjun raised her chin to the window and reminded him: "Be careful if the boss hears her. Her temper can explode at the first moment, and no one can hold her back."
"But having said that, I am just a biological sister, so you have to help me take good care of her." Li Manjun reminded.
Zhu Yaowei smiled silently and nodded. With their relationship, he would pay more attention to this matter without her having to say anything about it.
"Don't worry." Zhu Yaowei raised his red wine glass and looked at Zhao Yong. Zhao Yong nodded, picked up the wine glass, and they drank together.
Wang Zhi sighed softly, examined the red wine bottle, looked at the price tag on it, and called the two of them a waste.
"The red wine is so good. You think it's white wine. You can't taste its beauty even if you drink it too much." Wang Zhi poured himself a glass and offered a toast to Li Manjun.
Li Manjun retorted, and the two of them took a sip and thought about it carefully. There was quite a tacit understanding of like-mindedness.
They were all acquaintances, so Li Manjun didn't need to be polite when speaking. He mentioned the troubles Zhao Yong's branch had encountered and asked Zhu Yaowei to think of a solution.
"Mr. Zhao, what is the main business of your branch in Haishi?" Zhu Yaowei asked tentatively.
Zhao Yong said: "Hai Shi's foreign trade has developed rapidly in recent years. Our company's main business is to send customs declaration forms to these foreign trade companies, occasionally including mailing some small items."
"Then this business is very good." Wang Zhi became interested. This was no more interesting than digging up mudflats.
"It's okay." Zhao Yong is not deliberately modest. If the business is not good, he will not be targeted by others. This business wants to be done by more than one company. They only planned to enter Haishi last year and only implemented it this year. It is already too late.
There is only a small section of local companies, so it is even more difficult.
This time when he went to Haishi, his wife and children were traveling, but he was not the one. Jiang Yu had already arranged several drinking parties waiting for him.
Zhu Yaowei thought about it for a while, and happened to hear Zhao Yong say that he wanted to participate in a wine party, so he took the initiative to propose:
"There happens to be nothing going on at the construction site recently, and I have nothing to do anyway. How about I go and have a meal with you?"
Zhao Yong and Li Manjun looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
“A warm welcome!”
Wang Zhi poured wine for the four of them, everyone raised their glasses and drank the last half of the bottle before going back.
The hotel Li Manjun booked is near the hotel, just a ten-minute walk away.
Li Lijun was alone in a room. She reluctantly kissed her niece's face and returned her to her mother. She turned back three times and walked five meters for five minutes before closing the door and entering the room.
On this day, I traveled by car and by plane. I was playing as soon as I landed. The energy that I had been strong in every year had been drained out. I transferred from my aunt's arms to my mother's arms and fell down directly.
His chin rested on his mother's shoulder, and his hands hung under his body. It was a heavy lump. Li Manjun weighed it, weighing thirty kilograms.
The family of three returned to the room, washed themselves briefly, and fell asleep on the big bed.
The next day, Zhao Yong got up early, bought breakfast for the mother and daughter as usual, kissed his wife and children, picked up his briefcase and prepared to start the day's work.
Jiang Yu was already waiting downstairs. Li Manjun still wanted to sleep in. With his eyes closed, he whispered to Zhao Yong: "Say hello to Jiang Yu for me."
Zhao Yong nodded, "Be careful when you go out to play." He gently closed the door and left.
Next, the couple split directly into two lines.
Li Manjun rented a car with his children and sister and visited Haishi City.
Nian Nian was very happy. She stood directly in front of the car window and looked out. She was dazzled by the completely different environment around her.
Li Manjun told Li Lijun to be optimistic about every year, and the three of them drove to Li Lijun's university to visit.
After all, it is a first-tier city. Although they are both universities, the gap between Haishi University and Rongcheng University is very big.
The university here has complete facilities, a strong cultural atmosphere, and the dormitories are in good condition. They are all four-person rooms with water heaters and separate bathrooms.
These facilities are not found in Rongcheng University, which only has oversized cockroaches and dilapidated and damp dormitories, not to mention private bathrooms.
The two sisters were walking around the campus with Nian Nian. When Nian Nian saw the flower bed, he couldn't walk. He stood in front of the flower bed and gestured, asking his mother to take a photo.
Only then did Li Manjun remember that he was still on a shooting mission with Shirley Zhong, so he immediately took out the video recorder and recorded the video as a souvenir.
One day was only enough to visit one university. On the second day, Li Manjun and the three of them started heading towards Haishi Shopping Mall.
Buying something you like is the happiest thing. There are many kinds of novelty things in the mall. Li Manjun chose souvenirs for the whole family.
For five whole days, Zhao Yong was socializing in various ways.
On the day when Li Lijun went to school to report, Li Manjun, who felt sorry for her husband, did not ask Zhao Yong to come with him and set off alone with his daughter and younger sister.
I've been here before and Li Lijun's report went smoothly. She didn't have much luggage. She completed all the admission procedures after a busy morning.
Li Manjun sent Li Lijun to the dormitory building with her daughter on her back, helped her buy the daily necessities that she lacked, and watched her settle in before leaving.
Before leaving, Nian Nian seemed to know that he was going to be separated from his aunt. His little face was slumped, his brows were furrowed, and he showed a look of aggrievedness as if he wanted to cry or not.
Li Lijun's eyes turned red and she couldn't control her tears. She quickly looked up at the sky and felt better.
Li Manjun pointed to the Han display BB camera he had just handed her and warned: "Remember to contact your family often. Our family is not short of money now. You can spend it on what you want to eat and buy. Don't wrong yourself."
It was okay that Li Manjun didn't speak. As soon as she spoke, the tears that Li Lijun had held back burst out.
"Sister...wuwuwu, I want to go back with you."
Li Manjun patted her arm and said, "You have a beautiful idea, please study hard for me."
"Oh, by the way, you can fall in love, but you must not do it, you know?" Li Manjun warned seriously.
Li Lijun burst into tears and laughed, "Sister, you are really annoying!"
Li Manjun dodged her vicious hand, raised her daughter's little hand and waved, "Baby, say goodbye to auntie, let's go back to find daddy."