Li Xue also ran out of her house; she truly ran over, and she also saw Guodong jumping down.

It seems that lovers have a telepathic connection. After getting off the car, Guodong looked up and saw Li Xue running over.

A look of excitement and joy appeared on his face.

This smile was also caught by Tao Yanzhen, who was approaching from the same direction.

She was raised in a knowledgeable family and has seen many people, but no smile has ever amazed her.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks, and it wasn’t until someone bumped her from behind that she came to her senses.

Seeing a girl she knew—a fellow educated youth in the countryside, niece of the village chief and daughter of the deputy mayor—Li Xue running over.

Then she saw the boy who caught her heart also running toward Li Xue.

Although the two did not have any physical contact, one could tell their relationship was special.

Tao Yanzhen suddenly felt a pang in her heart, the kind of pain as if it was being squeezed.

"Xue’er, I’m back."

"Guodong."

Watching his wife looking at him with shining eyes, Lv Guodong was too excited to think about anything else and just stared at her.

At this moment, Li Yungui also came over; he had long seen the leather bag in Guodong’s hands and knew it contained the money brought back.

"Guodong is back?"

"Second Uncle, everything went smoothly."

Li Yungui’s smile broadened even further, "Good, good. It’s good to be back."

Meanwhile, the other few people also gathered to greet Li Yungui.

"Second Brother."

Li Yungui patted Xiang Dong’s shoulder, "It’s good to be back."

Then Li Yunqiang arrived, looking pleased at his much healthier son.

Li Yungui saw Cheng Lin and Hongling approaching and told them to go home and inform the family to prepare food.

"Second Uncle, I’ll go home to eat."

"There’s no one at your house, Teacher Jiang and the others went to the seaside."

"All of them went?"

"Yes, they all went. Come on, let’s go home to talk."

Over there, Jin Erlin got out of the car and saw Tao Chun and the other two.

The crowd saw there was no spectacle to watch and all went home.

Li Yungui also saw Jin Erlin, "Captain Jin, have lunch at my house with the driver."

"No need. We’re going to have lunch at my nephew’s."

Tao Chunhe chimed in, "Village Chief Li, you go ahead and busy yourself; let Uncle Jin have lunch at our place."

"Alright then, I’ll take you up on that."

"Guo Qiang, go bring the account book."

This is immediate bookkeeping. Actually, Li Yungui has been anxious all along, constantly hoping for Guodong to bring back the money quickly.

He never owed so much money before. It’s crucial to clear off the bank debt immediately so he can sleep peacefully.

Guodong and Li Xue walked side by side, Tao Yanzhen watched their backs from afar, thinking how truly tragic she was. It’s like falling before success even begins.

Feeling very distressed, she bowed her head and followed her cousin.

Once Guodong and the others returned home, Qu Xiaoli had already started making pancakes, filling the courtyard with a rich aroma.

Guodong followed Li Yungui into the house, while Li Xue helped her second aunt with the cooking.

"Now that he’s back, you can relax, right?" Qu Xiaoli teased her niece. This girl had been downcast, clearly longing for her partner. Now with Guodong’s return, the smile is finally back on her face.

"Yes, finally back." Li Xue nodded vigorously.

Guodong went inside, placed the leather bag on the kang, which also contained clothes for changing.

So he unzipped it and took out the money, placing it on the kang.

"Second Uncle, this is the payment for the two truckloads of pesticides, Master Han’s idea, he and Chaoyang will bring back the profits from the corn machines during New Year."

Li Yungui nodded with a smile, "Good, the trip went well?"

"Not bad, except for rain in the capital, which made the road difficult, but it wasn’t heavy.

Second Uncle, how long have Aunt Jiang and the others been gone?"

"About the same time as you left, they went to the provincial capital first to hand over the corn machines, then to the seaside to get fish meal and shell powder; I figure in about ten more days they’ll be back."

Although Xiao Jiang said forty days, they’re not entirely at ease here, especially Xiao Jiang, who isn’t fully comfortable with the chicken farm.

At this point, a meal for Guodong was already prepared. Qu Xiaoli treats her son-in-law better than her sons, with oily pancakes, fried eggs, and stir-fried bok choy. Finally, she gave him a bowl of soup.

The treatment is really too good, even making Cheng Lin too enamored to go out and play.

Just then Li Yunqiang arrived. Actually, it’s just the two truckloads of pesticides, no need for a ledger either; it’s all accounted for mentally.

"Guodong you eat first, we’ll talk more after you’re done."

"Xiang Dong went home for dinner?"

"Yes, he’ll come over after eating."

Guodong ate in the main room, with his wife smiling at him, which filled Guodong’s heart.

"Xue’er, would you like some more?"

"I’m full. Guodong, you eat, don’t rush, do you eat green onions? I’ll pull some for you."

"No need."

Guodong leaned closer to Li Xue, "Missed me?"

Li Xue immediately nodded, as if doing it late wouldn’t express her longing.

Guodong smiled contentedly and picked up a piece of fried egg, placing it near Li Xue’s mouth.

Watching his wife happily take a bite made him even more satisfied.

The two were sweetly in love, and the brothers didn’t come over to disturb.

After finishing his meal, Guodong helped his wife clean up, then went inside.

The Li Family Brothers had already counted the money.

"Guodong, do you know how to drive? Uncle Yang’s car is at home, I was thinking if you can drive, we’ll take a trip to the city."

"I can drive."

"Alright, you rest well today, we’ll go to the city tomorrow."

Guodong nodded.

Li Yungui stopped Guodong before he left, "Stay in our house, Chaoyang’s room is empty, dining is convenient."

This is a son-in-law, can’t let him fend for himself, it’s best to stay at home.

"Alright, Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, I’ll go home first." He still had clothes to wash and needed to go back to bathe and change. He knows where the spare key is.

Both watched Guodong leave, feeling quite emotional. "Guodong this kid has changed a lot."

"Xiao Wei definitely mentored him well, being Teacher Jiang’s juniors."

"Guodong this kid knows his responsibilities too."

"Yunqiang, you come with me tomorrow; this afternoon, tally up the inventory, we’ll head to the city for accounting, then the bank."

"Okay, I’ll go do the accounts." Debt repayment cures illness.

Li Yungui was all smiles.

Li Xue followed behind Guodong, and the two went back together.

Jin Erlin took his brothers to Tao Chunhe’s house.

The two sisters went to prepare the meal.

"Xiao Chun, that good-looking one carrying a leather bag is a child of Jiang Xinyu’s friend, they are siblings, the sister is out with Wei Kaiyun."

"Is this someone mentored by Wei Kaiyun?"

"Yes, they came over with Wei Kaiyun’s two children first. They probably have a strong connection with Jiang Xinyu."