Chapter 507: This Is Far Too Generous

Captain Qiu led a group of people who followed He Jinxuan and Wang Baoliang to a state-owned restaurant outside the transport team’s residential compound.

When they arrived, the kitchen on that side was just ready too, and shortly after they sat down, the dishes were served.

Seeing the dishes brought to the table, Captain Qiu said to He Jinxuan, "This is too extravagant."

There were eight adults and two children, with a total of ten dishes, six of which were meat dishes, all hearty ones, making everyone feel very comforted.

He Jinxuan encouraged everyone to start eating, "Everyone put in time and effort to help me, so I must ensure you eat well. Come on, dig in."

Since they drove, He Jinxuan didn’t order alcohol but did order some sodas, and before long, they were chatting about all sorts of things.

After the meal, both the hosts and guests were very pleased.

When leaving, everyone was calling each other like brothers.

After seeing off the six people led by Captain Qiu, Wang Baoliang didn’t go straight home but followed He Jinxuan back to help set up the large pieces of furniture before leaving.

Since the car could hold it, He Jinxuan transported everything from the Mechanical Factory, saving the trouble of arranging them again, as those items hadn’t been used for long.

After setting up one room, he boiled some water to wash the two children and let them rest first.

After all, with a military background, organizing internal affairs was a piece of cake, but by the time everything was tidy, it was already the middle of the night.

He was thinking about Xinyan. Since tomorrow he still had a day off, he planned to arrange for his two nephews’ schooling in the morning and then report to the transport team, and at noon, he could just be at Xinyan’s to accompany her for lunch.

He knew that Granny Zhang had already arrived in the Capital, so he planned to take the opportunity tomorrow to visit her.

*

Early in the morning, Xinyan got up, and Granny Zhang had already prepared breakfast.

Yesterday afternoon, after she settled Granny Zhang, she went out, bringing back plenty of rice, flour, oil, and a small piece of meat. The backyard had vegetables, so she only brought back varieties not grown there.

Granny Zhang saw Xinyan come out, "Yanyan, you’re up now. There’s hot water in the pot, just right for washing up and breakfast."

Xinyan tied up her hair, "We walked around so much yesterday, you should rest a bit more."

Granny Zhang laughed as she brought out breakfast, "As I get older, I sleep less. I naturally wake up at this time."

After washing up, Xinyan sat down, "It would be nice to have some of your pickled salted duck eggs."

Granny Zhang responded, "Let’s see if there are any duck eggs for sale later, and I’ll make some for you to keep."

Xinyan smiled and picked up some dishes with chopsticks, "That sounds great, I’ll check if I can buy some duck eggs later."

Granny Zhang laughed, "Alright, we also need to buy a jar."

Xinyan nodded as she ate, "Okay, I’ll remember that."

After breakfast, Xinyan pushed out her bicycle, "Granny Zhang, I’m leaving now. Feel free to take a walk around here. I’ll be back for lunch."

Granny Zhang acknowledged and watched her leave through the gate and disappear at the alley corner before she turned her gaze back.

Just as she was about to go back in, an old lady emerged from the neighboring courtyard.

Thinking she would be living here for a while, she smiled and nodded at the old lady.

Unexpectedly, the old lady walked over to her, "Just moved in?"

Granny Zhang smiled and replied, "Yes."

The old lady chuckled, "I live in the adjacent courtyard. My husband’s surname is Tong. You seem older than me."

The two elderly women exchanged ages, and Granny Zhang was two years older than Old Mrs. Tong next door, quickly addressing each other as sisters.

After chatting for a while, Old Mrs. Tong said, "Elder sister, I’m going out to buy groceries. Do you want to join me to familiarize yourself with the area?"

Granny Zhang thought it made sense, as she couldn’t stay indoors forever waiting for Xinyan. "I’d appreciate your help, sister."

Old Mrs. Tong was straightforward, "It’s no trouble at all. It’s just on the way, and we can have some company and chat."

She reminded, "Do you have a basket at home?"

Yesterday Xinyan used a basket taken out from space to buy groceries, just the thing needed now, "Yes, yes, sister, please wait a moment."

Saying this, she turned back to the courtyard, went to the kitchen to get the basket, locked her house door, then went out to take the lock from behind the gate and locked the main gate, "Little sister, let’s go. Sorry to keep you waiting."