Unconsciously, Mother Huo had been on the island for more than five months.
Originally, she planned to return to the Capital City with her son and daughter - in - law.
However, plans changed. The General Political Department Art Troupe had taken on a performance program.
Currently, the troupe was leaderless, and she needed to go back to make decisions on many matters.
Moreover, Father Huo had been promoted this year.
At the end of the year, there were many meetings and banquets to attend, and there were many occasions where the couple needed to be present together.
In addition, Eldest Brother Huo and his wife would also return to the Capital City soon.
There were simply too many things to take care of at home and outside.
Other things were okay, but Mother Huo was just reluctant to part with her two lovely grandchildren, Suisui and Zhaozhao.
The children were almost three months old now.
It was the cutest time.
Maybe because she took care of them at night every day, the two children were very attached to her.
As soon as they opened their eyes every day, they would look for her all over the room.
She wondered if the two children would not adapt immediately when she suddenly left.
Although she felt sad in her heart, Mother Huo didn't show a single word of it in front of her son and daughter - in - law.
The Capital City was different from Qiongzhou Island. It was already more than twenty degrees below zero at this time.
Although there was heating at home, the two cute grandchildren had never stayed in the north. They would definitely not adapt if they went back suddenly.
Soon, it was the day to set off. The luggage had been packed long ago.
When Mother Huo got up, she sat beside the two little ones' cribs all the time.
She stared at them without blinking.
The two little ones were sleeping soundly at this time, with pink little faces.
No one knew what happy thing they were dreaming about.
Suddenly, Suisui's little mouth grinned.
Zhaozhao didn't smile, but her little mouth kept smacking.
Not long after, Jiang Si also came over.
Seeing Mother Huo with red - rimmed eyes, she felt bad too.
Putting her arm around her mother - in - law's hand, Jiang Si was grateful in her heart.
"Mom, you've worked hard during this period."
Since the two little ones were born, Mother Huo had taken care of them every night.
Making milk powder, feeding them, patting them on the back to burp, and changing diapers. She had to get up every two or three hours. Mother Huo hardly had a full night's sleep in these months.
On weekdays, she also made nutritious meals for Jiang Si in different ways.
If it weren't for Mother Huo's careful care, Jiang Si wouldn't have had such a comfortable and peaceful confinement period.
"We're all family. Why say such things?" Mother Huo said.
She was taking care of her own grandchildren. She was more than happy to do so.
After saying that, Mother Huo's eyes fell on Huo Tingzhou again.
"After I leave, you two may not adapt at first. Don't be in a hurry. Take your time then."
"The two children are very well - behaved and don't make trouble at night. It's just that Zhaozhao has a small appetite."
"You have to coax her more when she's drinking milk, otherwise, she won't like to eat."
"By the way, the little cotton - padded jackets and sweaters your father sent some time ago are in the third drawer of the wardrobe chest of drawers. The cotton shoes, hats, and scarves are in the fourth drawer..."
After carefully instructing and explaining everything to her son, Mother Huo patted Jiang Si's hand.
"Your own health is the most important thing. If there's anything, just let Old Third do it. Don't stop drinking soups."
"Okay, I know."
Jiang Si nodded and then handed the packed design drawings to Mother Huo.
"Mom, I have to trouble you to take this back for me."
Originally, Jiang Si planned to send them to the organizing committee of the Ministry of Construction Engineering, but there were less than ten days left until the submission deadline.
Jiang Si was afraid that something might go wrong on the way and delay it, so she decided to let Mother Huo take them directly back to the Capital City.
Of course, before that, she had taken pictures of the drawings one by one for archiving.
In these days, even college admission notices could be impersonated.
It was always good to make a little more preparation.
Mother Huo put the things away properly. "Don't worry. I'll take care of this."
As they were talking, it was soon time to set off.
Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou sent Mother Huo to the entrance of the family compound together.
Huo Tingzhou wanted to ask for a day off to send Mother Huo to the pier in person, but Mother Huo didn't allow it.
"Mom, pay more attention to safety on the way. Call us as soon as you arrive."
"Don't worry. It's not my first time going out."
After Mother Huo said that, she looked at her dear son again. "Take good care of Si and the two children. Don't let them be wronged."
"Got it, Mom." Huo Tingzhou nodded.
After Mother Huo left, the house became much quieter.
Jiang Si was in a slump for a while because of this.
Fortunately, the two babies were really well - behaved. Coupled with the help of Uncle San and Uncle Zhong, Jiang Si soon adapted to this kind of life.
On this weekend, the young comrade in the post office brought a package.
As soon as Jiang Si saw the handwriting on the package slip, she knew there was work to do!
It had been more than half a year since her master sent her a letter last time.
Jiang Si was very curious about what task her master would assign to her this time.
Unexpectedly, when the package was opened, there were no strange parts inside this time.
Instead, there were several books.
In addition, there were several hand - copied notebooks.
After flipping through them, they seemed to be internal materials about aviation, and there were also many detailed drawings inside.
"These are my master's manuscripts." Jiang Si explained briefly.
Then she opened the letter in the package.
The letter written by her master was as brief as ever and was soon finished.
Seeing a look of frustration on Jiang Si's face after she finished reading, Huo Tingzhou asked curiously.
"What did Professor Yu mention in the letter?"
Jiang Si said, "Master said that there were several places in the drawings I sent back last time that were not handled well. He listed them for me one by one."
"He also asked me to read these books when I was free, especially these hand - copied notebooks."
"Did the letter say anything else?" Huo Tingzhou asked.
Jiang Si shook her head. "No."
Although she didn't understand what her master was up to, in the following days, Jiang Si still seriously completed the homework assigned by her master.
Time passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
On January 22nd, Huo Tingzhou's annual leave notice finally came out.
At this time, almost all the troops took their annual leave around the same time.
Just as Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou were packing up to return to the Capital City.
On the other side, in the family compound of the Fourth Regiment of the Armored Corps in Xinjiang Province.
Eldest Brother Huo was discussing with his adoptive parents about going back to the Capital City for the Spring Festival.
Three months ago, a direct train to the Capital City was opened.
Now it was much more convenient to go to the Capital City without having to transfer in other cities.
"Dad, Mom, I've asked someone to buy the train tickets for the day after tomorrow. We'll set off for the provincial capital early tomorrow morning, stay in the provincial capital guesthouse for one night, and set off early the day after tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, seeing that his parents didn't respond, Eldest Brother Huo looked over. "Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Father Lu and Mother Lu glanced at each other, and finally, Father Lu spoke.
"Zhankai, your mom and I have thought it over. We're not going..."
