Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"I get it, I get it, you old man!" Niu Lao Er then sat up and smacked Niu Lao San on the head: "It's only been one night, and you're already playing the deep and mysterious card with your second brother. How come you've elevated yourself just because the daughter of the gambling king He spoke to you?"

"Second Brother, ever since I talked to her, I've felt like a frog in a well. Our inland areas have been isolated for too long, and the outside world is undergoing earth-shattering changes..."

"Yes, you should go abroad and broaden your horizons. I'm starting work tomorrow, and I'm desperate to earn money right now..."

As the saying goes, "What you ask for, you get." The next day, Niu Chengzhi returned the bank card his father had given him and went to work with Lin Yongmei.

Niu Dazhuang also emphasized that Niu Chengzhi's identity should be kept secret and that he should start from the grassroots level.

Niu Chengrui also went to a training institution that served as a preparatory course for studying in the United States...

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. The women who came to Hong Kong Island have shopped in all the malls on the island. Now they're no longer buying big bags of things, but have become a bit obsessed with buying gold and silver jewelry...

When returning to Yanjing, they chartered both a passenger plane and a cargo plane.

After getting off the plane in Yanjing, the treatment wasn't as good as in Hong Kong Island; two large buses transported everyone and their belongings back.

Comrade Xiao Guan spent more than half a month running around in Hong Kong Island, and his hard work paid off, earning him the approval of these women.

They all invited her to their homes...

Everyone was quite happy, except for Xu Huizhen, who has been troubled these past few days.

At first, Xu Huizhen was quite happy. Her eldest daughter had brought back gifts for her and her sisters, including clothes, cosmetics, a color television, and a camera...

On the first night after Xu Jingli returned, Xu Huizhen didn't notice anything amiss. However, by the next day, Xu Huizhen noticed something was wrong with Xu Jingli.

The change in her walking posture is so obvious. Thinking back to myself back then, even after having a child and being ravaged by that bad guy, I walked like this too.

"Jingli'er, come into your room for a moment."

Xu Jingli didn't expect her mother to be so shrewd. She discovered the clues after just one night and had already prepared herself mentally before returning home, so she wasn't afraid of being found out.

She followed Xu Huizhen into the inner room. Xu Jingli was straightforward: "You noticed."

"Who is it?"

"Who else could it be?"

"You're my own daughter, you... sigh, I tried everything to stop you, but I still couldn't. There are so many men in the world, why did you have to..."

To be honest, Xu Huizhen was somewhat prepared.

Ever since she learned that Qinling had also gone with Niu Dazhuang, she had been thinking about her own family's situation, considering all sorts of possibilities.

Xu Jingli hadn't expected her mother to be so calm. The storm she had anticipated hadn't come, and her mother didn't say much in the way of complaining. All the reasons she had prepared were useless.

Xu Huizhen's attitude made Xu Jingli feel guilty.

"Mom, I think this is the best choice I can make right now!"

"Sigh! My daughter and I must have owed him something in our past lives, and we've paid it back in this one! As long as you don't feel awkward about it, that's fine. I'm not an unreasonable person. It's just that how will you face Jingping and Chengcai in the future?"

This is complete chaos! And what about when you have kids yourself... just thinking about it gives me a headache.

"Then I'll move out."

"This was originally prepared as your dowry, but I'll give it to you now. It's a courtyard house near Dongzhimen. I've prepared one for each of you three siblings."

From now on, you'll be living on your own, so think things through carefully.

"Mom, what you said makes me feel bad. It's not like we've stopped seeing each other, it's not that serious. Sister Qinling hasn't moved out to live alone either, and I think things are fine now."

"Su Ting was so farsighted! She stubbornly refused to have any more children back then, and now she's not embarrassed at all! Alright, you can move in tomorrow!"

That day, Xu Jingli began packing her things and moved out the next day.

"Huizhen, aren't you going a bit too far?" Xu Jingli was someone Chen Xueru had watched grow up, and they had a deep bond!

"Sigh! But we still have Jingping and Chengcai! You know, whenever Dazhuang does *that*, he can't help but make a sound. Now the kids are all grown up and more sensible..."

"That's true. We're both over forty, and we can't help but put up with his antics..."

You're really good at putting up with things for the sake of the kids. I've had my fill of fun in Hong Kong, and I don't need to deliberately chase people away anymore. Should I go and call them over?

"No need. You and Qin Xueru don't get along anyway. I'll go by myself. I can call her over and we can discuss what we should do in the future. We can't just retire now!"

"Yeah, I forgot to tell you, this trip to Hong Kong really showed me how well Niu Dazhuang was hiding, that guy..." Chen Xueru vividly described her experiences in Hong Kong to her.

"You guys should be going soon too. Take a look around, and we'll discuss what to do when you get back."

Niu Dazhuang's life wasn't much better either. Qin Xueru was complaining, "Husband, you're so unreliable! Before you left, you said you wanted the children to broaden their horizons, but you left your two eldest sons there..."

Halfway through her sentence, Qin Xueru realized what was going on. "Oh, so you planned to leave those two brothers there when you went? Now you've learned to play tricks on me!" Qin Xueru became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and reached out to pinch Niu Dazhuang.

After so many years of marriage, Niu Dazhuang knew them too well. He got up and ran away, saying, "I can't stay in this house anymore. I left them on Hong Kong Island, not entirely for their own good!"

"Meiru, Meiru, close the door, don't let anyone escape."

Qin Meiru was really obedient. She was chatting and laughing with Xiao Guan in the yard when she heard this. Before Niu Dazhuang could do it, she closed the gate and leaned against it, smiling at Niu Dazhuang.

"You haven't done any manual labor at home for over half a month, and you're already trying to find an excuse to run away!"

"You ate quite a lot on Hong Kong Island too!"

"Since you've eaten so much on Hong Kong Island, you have to make it up to your sisters back home!"

Guan Meinu has now realized that instead of trying to please Niu Dazhuang, it's better to cultivate a good relationship with the matriarch. The powerful and influential Niu Dazhuang outside can't afford to offend his wife at home.

Having figured this out, Xiao Guan also helped by grabbing Niu Dazhuang's arm: "Sister, I'll help you hold him back."

Qin Xueru walked over unhurriedly and said smugly, "Still trying to run away? You'd better stay home and fix my crops tonight."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm angry not because you left those two brothers on Hong Kong Island, but because you didn't tell me beforehand. Do you think I'm such an unreasonable person?!"

"Xue Ru, to be honest, I hadn't thought this through beforehand. It was all a spur-of-the-moment decision. I just felt that the kids should go out and explore, without thinking too much about it. It was Xiao Zhi who wanted to work hard there."

Xiao Rui was traumatized. They arranged a marriage for him, and the girl is studying in the British Isles. He feels he's not good enough for her, so he wants to study abroad too...