"No, no, I can just take the train back by myself. It would be too much trouble for you to come over."

If it weren’t for Siyu’s illness, Li Guixiang would have wanted to fly back home right now.

Lin Ziqiu asked, "Aren't Xueyuan and the others coming back? Are you coming back alone?"

Li Guixiang said earnestly, "Xueyuan meant that she and the two children would stay in the capital for the New Year. I will come back after the New Year. You know, she has been keeping her transfer a secret from Wei Zhihe. If Xueyuan and the others come back, Wei Zhihe will definitely not let them go."

Lin Ziqiu understood what she meant, "But this isn't a long-term solution. I can't keep him from finding me and not even be able to return home."

After a pause, she came up with an idea: "If that doesn't work out, we can go to the capital to celebrate the New Year as a family."

Li Guixiang was stunned for a moment. "How can that be possible? It's Chinese New Year, how can we go out? No, no, no."

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you. We'll celebrate the New Year wherever you choose." Lin Ziqiu coaxed her grandmother, and suddenly thought of something. "Oh, by the way, there's something I need to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Zhong Zhiyang is back home."

"What...what? Zhiyang is back? Are you serious?" Li Guixiang was so excited that she wished she could go home right now to see her grandson whom she had loved since he was a child.

"Yes, he broke up with the one outside, so he came back."

After all, Lin Ziqiu is not the person involved in Jiang Nianyue's case, and it is hard to say whether they will cause any more trouble in the future, or even get back together.

But Zhong Zhiyang should have seen the true colors of Jiang's mother and daughter.

It all depends on what he chooses.

"It's better that it's broken, it's better that it's broken!" Li Guixiang finally felt relieved.

"Why did he suddenly come to his senses?"

Lin Ziqiu only said a few simple words, but Li Guixiang was so angry that she gritted her teeth, "I already knew that neither of them was a good person. She still had the nerve to dump Zhiyang without even realizing her own worth..."

"Grandma... let's talk about these things after you come back. Long-distance calls are quite expensive." Lin Ziqiu knew that her grandmother was extremely partial to Zhong Zhiyang, so she almost spoiled Zhong Zhiyang.

"Yes, yes, yes! This phone is quite expensive, let's put it this way for now." Li Guixiang is not as willing to spend money as she used to be. After all, Siyu still needs treatment, so she has to save more money.

Before hanging up, Lin Ziqiu reminded him again, "Grandma, you'd better come back early. Otherwise, if you come back later, everyone will be taking the train home for the New Year, and it will be hard to buy tickets, and it won't be safe either."

"Okay! I'll take note. I'll discuss it with Xueyuan and then write to you."

Lin Ziqiu didn't dare tell her grandmother about the rain disaster. Firstly, she wouldn't believe it, and secondly, it would arouse her suspicion.

Just as she was about to leave the post office, the man who had helped her find the letter called out to her, "Comrade! Someone has sent something for you."

Lin Ziqiu paused, walked over and took a look. It was a large package, and he didn't know what was inside.

But when she saw the letter stuck on the top, she couldn't hide the disappointment in her eyes.

It wasn’t sent by Zhong Heyang.

But it was sent by Tian Xiaobo.

Lin Ziqiu thanked him and took the things back to the compound.

There was no one at home at the moment, so she opened the package and found a very fashionable woolen coat and a small box.

There was a lady's watch inside.

Tian Xiaobo's letter was five pages long and filled with content.

In addition to telling interesting stories about his workplace, he also wrote about the coat and watch, which were New Year's and birthday gifts for Lin Ziqiu.

Lin Ziqiu's birthday is on the 25th day of the first lunar month.

The last time she celebrated her birthday was when her mother was still alive.

When she was a child, her mother would knit her a sweater on every birthday to mark her growing a year older. She would also cook her a bowl of delicious longevity noodles with two eggs in it.

At that time, their family of three was still very happy.

Lin Dahai would smile and tell her that her birthday was her mother's day of suffering, and asked her to share one of her eggs with her mother, as it was not easy for her mother to give birth to her.

But her mother said that giving birth to her was not a day of hardship, but the happiest moment of her life.

Many, many years have passed in a flash, and she has never celebrated her birthday again since her mother passed away.

How did Tian Xiaobo know her birthday?

Lin Ziqiu was a little curious, perhaps he learned it from his grandfather.

She didn't have the habit of wearing a watch, and she always wore the bracelet her mother left her on her hand, and didn't want to make room for other things.

So she folded her clothes and put them in the closet, as well as her watch.

She appreciated Tian Xiaobo's kindness.

Even though he didn't dare to break that window, Lin Ziqiu was not a fool. She could feel that Tian Xiaobo's feelings for her were not as pure as Xiaofeng's.

Unless the other party exposes it, she naturally would not take the initiative to mention such things.

She only regards Tian Xiaobo as her younger brother.

···

The days in winter always pass quickly.

The night was too long, so Lin Ziqiu rode his bicycle to the suburbs in the middle of the night.

Monday is coming soon, and I don’t know how the preparations are going here.

The car passed through a small jungle and stopped at the gate of the manor.

The lights were still on inside. She rang the bell twice, and a figure ran out from the second-floor balcony and waved at her from afar, "Why are you here?"

Ruan Qing still had a facial mask on her face and couldn't wait to run downstairs to open the door for her.

Lin Ziqiu took off her scarf, waited for her to open the door, and pushed the bicycle in.

Ruan Qing locked the door and took Lin Ziqiu into the house. "You're here at this time. Aren't you going to work tomorrow?"

Lin Ziqiu rubbed his palms together and exhaled a breath of warm air. "I can go later. How are the preparations going here?"

Now, Tian Xiaofeng has been brought out to the restaurant by her and can complete the two tasks of purchasing and preparing food by himself. She is relieved a lot and only needs to be in charge of the kitchen.

So it’s okay to go a little later.

Ruan Qing was holding a battery-powered flower lantern in her hand, which she had asked for from Lin Ziqiu. She felt that it was much more useful than the paper red lanterns sold in this era.

Lin Ziqiu also gave her a box of batteries, enough for her to use.

But it can't be discovered by others, otherwise it will be difficult to explain.

Ruan Qing felt that the red lanterns added a touch of New Year's atmosphere.

Lin Ziqiu was quite the opposite. "You live here alone, and lighting a red lantern, don't you feel creepy?"

Ruan Qing hadn't felt anything before she said it, but after hearing it, she shuddered with fear, "No! Don't scare me! I'm timid!"

Lin Ziqiu was quite confused, "How dare you live here alone if you are so timid."

Ruan Qing moved closer to her and said, "Why don't you stay with me? I'll take you to work tomorrow. It's too much trouble for you to go back and forth."

"No, I came here by bike."

"You live here, it's close to the hotel."

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