Living in a Siheyuan

Chapter 141 Return to Xiangjiang

The next day, after Li Pingan got up, he packed his bedding and went to Yu Li's house.

Seeing Li Ping'an taking the bedding back, Yu's mother knew that Li Ping'an was planning to leave.

So he said, "Ping An, are you planning to go back?"

Li Pingan nodded and said, "Yes, Mom. I'm going there today. There are people waiting for me there. If I don't go now, they will be anxious."

Yu's mother also knew that Li Ping'an's work was important, so she took Li Ping'an home and prepared food for him on the journey.

Li Ping'an didn't want to go at first, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only wait at home.

After a while, Yu's mother baked a few pancakes for him, boiled five or six eggs, and gave him some vegetables to roll up and eat.

Holding these foods full of family care, Li Pingan left happily.

When he left, he put 500 yuan on the table at Yu Li's house. Let's keep it for their family.

I don’t know when I will be back next time.

Yu Linhai's current job is not stable, but he still has a lot of money. He just considers it as fulfilling his filial duty for Yu Li.

After Li Ping'an drove away, Yu Linhai and his mother returned home and found the five hundred yuan on the table.

Yu's mother said, "Ping An, why did you keep so much money? Go and give it to him right away."

Yu Linhai shook his head and said, "Ping An left a long time ago. He probably let him go secretly because he was afraid that we wouldn't want him. Forget it, let's keep him. He can help us in case of an emergency."

Yu's mother collected the money on the table and sighed, "In the past few years, our family has been blessed by Ping An. If it weren't for him, we would have almost starved to death."

"Now that this child has left us so much money, I really don't know what to say. I just hope Lily can treat Ping An well and give him more children."

"Ping An is also a poor child. He is the only child left in his family. Having more children in the future will help expand his family."

Yu Linhai said, "Don't worry, Ping An treats our daughter very well. Your daughter is in luck by marrying Ping An. No other girl can enjoy such a good life as her."

"Look at these past few years, no matter how difficult other families were, your daughter never had to worry about food. In the middle of winter, Ping An would ask people from other places to buy her fruits to satisfy her cravings. Sometimes I just couldn't stand it."

After hearing this, Yu's mother smiled and said, "That shows that our Lili has good taste. She chose Ping'an, a good son-in-law, at first sight!"

Yu Linhai rolled his eyes and said, "That's all thanks to me. If I hadn't gone to renovate Ping'an's house, would she have met Ping'an? If she hadn't met Ping'an, she might be suffering somewhere right now!"

Mother Yu snorted and said, "You are so capable. In two years, when Haitang grows up, you will find such an outstanding son-in-law for her. Only then will you be considered capable."

While the old couple was arguing at home, Li Ping'an had already driven away from the city.

Looking back at Sijiu City, Li Pingan didn't know when he would be able to come back next time!

The road was dusty and they didn't return to the guesthouse where they were staying in Jingang until the afternoon.

When Old Zhao saw Li Ping'an coming back, he came over happily and said, "Mr. Li, you haven't been here these few days, and everyone is asking about you."

Li Pingan smiled and gave him a cigarette and said, "I have something to deal with. I will be back as soon as I finish it."

"How are the days going? Is the clipper almost finished unloading?"

Old Zhao lit up his cigarette and said, "They have added more people in the past few days. I think tomorrow or one more day will be enough. At the latest, we can start returning the day after tomorrow."

Li Pingan listened, nodded and said, "That's good. You should prepare the supplies on the ship early in the next few days. Once they have unloaded, we will start to return immediately."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li. We have almost prepared all the necessary supplies. I will bring people to get the remaining supplies tomorrow, and we can set off at any time."

This is the advantage of having experienced crew members. Everything can be arranged early and Li Pingan doesn’t have to worry about it.

After chatting with Old Zhao for a while, Li Ping'an had his meal and went to bed early.

The next day, Li Ping'an drove the car to the dock.

Luo Yongpeng is also at the port today.

Seeing Li Ping'an, Luo Yongpeng asked with a smile: "Comrade Li, is everything going well after returning to Sijiu City this time?"

Li Pingan also smiled and replied: "Thank you Comrade Luo for your concern. This trip back home went smoothly."

"Fortunately, your car is here, otherwise it would be really inconvenient."

After saying that, Li Pingan also gave the car keys to Luo Yongpeng.

Luo Yongpeng took the key and said with a smile: "Comrade Li, you are too polite. Compared with the contribution you have made to the country, this is nothing. If you need anything in the future, you can tell me. I will try my best to meet your needs."

Li Pingan chatted with Luo Yongpeng for a while.

The two of them also went to the scene to take a look.

At this rate, we'll probably be done unloading before dinner.

Li Ping'an also went to find Old Zhao to arrange the return flight tonight.

It had been more than ten days since he was out, and he missed his two young wives and his four lovely children terribly.

Although I am here now, my heart has already gone back.

By the time everyone finished their meal in the evening, all the food in the cabin had been unloaded.

The supplies prepared by Old Zhao and his team have basically been replenished.

When he arrived at the dock, Luo Yongpeng was still waiting for him there with those people.

Li Pingan went over and shook hands with Luo Yongpeng and said, "Comrade Luo, thank you for your cooperation this time. We are about to return home. I hope to see you again next time."

Luo Yongpeng also said: "Comrade Li, on behalf of the country and the people, I thank you. I hope you have a smooth return flight this time."

As he spoke, he took out a sealed document bag from his bag and handed it to Li Ping'an, saying, "Comrade Li, the organization asked you to take this document back and give it to Comrade Lou Zhenghua. I hope you can keep it properly and hand it to him in person."

Li Pingan took the file bag and took a look. They were all sealed very well.

"Don't worry, Comrade Luo. I promise to hand it over to Comrade Lou Zhenghua personally."

Then, the two waved goodbye.

Li Pingan also boarded the cargo ship.

It was still the same small room. Li Pingan had already gone in and packed up his place for the next few days with ease.

With the roar of the whistle, three empty ships slowly sailed out of the dock of Tianjin Port and slowly headed towards the sea.

This time, because it was an empty ship, the return time was a little faster than the coming time.

After five or six days of bumpy journey, we finally returned to the pier on the Hong Kong River.

Only when we got here did we feel like we had truly returned home.

After getting off the boat, arrangements were made for the ship's maintenance.

Li Ping'an drove back in the car that had been parked at the dock for more than ten days.

I was really eager to go home.

The sun has already set now.

It's time for everyone to go home after get off work.

Li Pingan drove very fast and arrived home in a short while.

Hearing the sound of a car, Lou Xiao'e thought her father had returned.

As a result, I saw Li Pingan getting out of the car.

Lou Xiao'e shouted excitedly: "Hey, Ping An, you're back?"

After calling out, he quickly ran towards Li Pingan.

Li Ping'an also opened his arms to welcome Lou Xiao'e who was running towards him.

Lou Xiao'e immediately threw herself into Li Ping'an's familiar embrace, hugged his neck with both hands, and suddenly kissed him.

Li Ping'an also held Lou Xiao'e and started spinning in circles.

"Xiao'e, did you miss me?"

"Yeah, I miss you so much. I miss you every day!"

"I miss you every day, too! I can't sleep because of you!"

The two were hugging each other and talking sweetly when Yu Li and Lou's mother also came out.

Yu Li was also surprised to see Li Ping'an and shouted: "Ping'an, you're back!"

Li Pingan let go of Lou Xiaoe, whose face was flushed, and went over to hug Yu Li and said, "I'm back. I missed you so much during this period!"

In front of Lou's mother, Yu Li embarrassedly kissed Li Ping'an and said, "Go wash up quickly, your clothes are almost stinky. I'll ask Liu Mi to make you something delicious."

After saying that, she left Li Ping'an's arms and pushed him towards home.

Li Pingan reluctantly went upstairs to take a shower and came down changed into clean and refreshing clothes.

When Li Haoran and Li Haoyu saw their father, they ran over quickly with their short legs, shouting, "Dad, Dad! Hug me!"

Li Pingan also happily picked up the two little kids, one in each hand.

Give them a kiss on their soft and tender cheeks.

The two children giggled happily.

Tease Li Haoran and Li Haoyu for a while.

Li Pingan then went to pick up Li Haoyang and Li Haoyue as well.

After kissing them on the cheeks.

Looking at such a cute child, Li Pingan’s fatigue from running around these days suddenly disappeared.

A harmonious family is always a man’s harbor.

When he returned home and looked at his lovely children and virtuous wife, Li Pingan felt that everything he had done was worth it.

After a while, Lou Zhenghua also came back.

Seeing Li Pingan, he said, "I thought you would be back in two or three days, but I didn't expect you to be back so soon. Did it go smoothly this time?"

Li Pingan held Li Haoyang in one hand and Li Haoyue in the other. He smiled at Lou Zhenghua and said, "Dad, this trip went very smoothly. When we arrived, there were already people waiting to receive us."

"After we arrived, we stayed in the guesthouse. We didn't have to worry about the rest. They had arranged everything."

"I still have time, so I went back to Sijiu City and looked around."

Hearing that Li Ping'an had gone to Sijiu City, Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e also gathered around, wanting to hear about the changes in Sijiu City after they left.

Yu Li especially wanted to hear about their family.

At this time, Lou's mother came over and said, "The food is ready. Let's talk while we eat! Ping An has suffered a lot on the boat these days. Let's get him something good to eat."

When everyone heard this, they all went to the restaurant, ready to eat while listening to Li Ping'an talk about his experience of returning home.