Chapter 571: Preparations
Chapter 571: Preparations
The next day, Zhao Cheng Lei told Zhou Mu that Jiang Xia planned to take the triplets to the Capital City.
Zhou Mu: "It’s quite cold in the Capital City, isn’t it?"
"Yes, it’s cold outside, but not inside. The triplets can’t walk yet, so they mostly stay indoors and won’t feel the cold."
"That’s true." Zhou Mu was reluctant to let her three grandsons go to the Capital City, but she didn’t want to interfere with her son and daughter-in-law’s decision.
Especially since Doctor Gao had recommended it, everyone wanted the children to become stronger.
Zhou Mu also wanted to go and take care of the triplets, but she couldn’t leave home.
She had to take care of the two granddaughters, manage Jiang Xia’s workshop, receive the family’s boat when it returned with goods, and tend to the family’s fields.
She had a lot on her plate.
Zhao Cheng Lei called the production team to ask Elder Aunt and Second Aunt if they were willing to go to the Capital City to take care of the children.
They had agreed to come before, but going to the Capital City was different.
They called back in the afternoon while Zhao Cheng Lei was eating lunch. He quickly put down his bowl to take the call.
When Zhao Cheng Lei returned, Jiang Xia asked, "Are Elder Aunt and Second Aunt willing to go?"
"Elder Aunt won’t go. She thinks it’s too far and is afraid of the cold and the different weather. Second Aunt and her daughter, Cousin Sister, are going."
Jiang Xia: "Isn’t Second Aunt’s daughter only in her teens?"
Zhao Cheng Lei nodded. "She’s eighteen. Second Aunt said it would be good for her to help take care of the children for a few months and see the world. Her grandparents are also going to help, and they said they don’t need any pay, just to come along and assist us with the children."
Grandpa and Grandma knew the couple was busy and were worried that Second Aunt and Cousin Sister might struggle to take care of the triplets alone, so they decided to go as well.
The two elders were older but still in good health. They could handle household chores and even farm work. They loved Zhao Cheng Lei, their grandson, and had eagerly awaited his marriage and the birth of his children.
"Alright then! Have you told Jiang Dong to book four more plane tickets?"
"Yes, I have."
Over the next two days, Jiang Xia and Zhao Cheng Lei packed the children’s luggage and arranged for the fish farm, factory, and workshop to be managed while they were in the Capital City.
Jiang Xia had already packed her own luggage, and Jiang Dong had already taken a box of her belongings to the Capital City.
After packing, Jiang Xia also taught He Xiu Hui and Aunt Fen how to make jellyfish thread salad.
Duke Hou said he would send a batch of jellyfish over.
Zhou Mu packed dried fish, fish maw, sea cucumber, dried octopus, scallops, and dried shrimp, among other dried goods, for Zhao Cheng Lei and Jiang Xia to take to the Capital City.
She wished she could pack chickens for Jiang Xia to take as well.
Finding the family’s supply of scallops and dried shrimp insufficient, Zhou Mu went to the villagers to buy more.
Zhao Cheng Lei told her not to, but she wouldn’t listen.
Zhou Mu visited several households and bought five pounds of scallops and seven pounds of shrimp.
It was around one or two in the afternoon, and the villagers were cooling off under the big tree. When they saw Zhou Mu buying so much, they asked, "Why are you buying so much?"
Zhou Mu smiled. "I’m taking it to the Capital City for Xia. I heard everything is expensive there, so I’m buying more for her to take."
"Isn’t Xia staying in a school dormitory? Can she even cook there?"
Zhou Mu: "No, they’re not staying in a dormitory. The triplets’ uncle bought them a courtyard house in the Capital City. They’ll live there, and Xia will take the triplets to school. How can they stay in a dormitory?"
The villagers: "…"
Jiang Xia’s younger brother had bought her a car and a courtyard house in the Capital City?
Why didn’t their own grandsons have such a wealthy uncle?
"Since Xia is taking the children to school in the Capital City, are you going to follow and take care of them?"
Zhou Mu: "I can't go. There's a mountain of chores to take care of at home. How can I leave?"
"Then who will take the children? Is Lei going with them? Lei can't possibly take care of three kids alone, can he?"
Zhou Mu: "Lei found my sister-in-law and niece to help out. My parents are also going to lend a hand."
Everyone: "..."
To avoid gossip, Zhou Mu didn't dare to say she was hiring help; she just said she was asking relatives.
But everyone knew it was a paid arrangement. Without money, who would have the time to help someone else with their children?
"By the way, when is Xia's train? Guohua's wife has already been traveling for two days."
Zhou Mu: "Guohua's wife is taking the train to Capital City, which takes four or five days. Xia is flying, and her brother has already booked the tickets for her. I heard it only takes four or five hours by plane, so there's no rush. She's leaving on the 29th, and by the time she arrives, Guohua's wife probably won't even be there yet!"
The villagers: "..."
After showing off a bit, Zhou Mu hurried home.
Over the past two days, Zhao Cheng Lei had gone out to sea once and visited the factory, making sure everything was in order.
The fish farm usually had very little to do on a daily basis; feeding the fish was the main task. The only times when significant work was needed were when a typhoon was approaching, and the nets needed to be changed every month.
With Zhou Cheng Xin managing the fish farm, Zhao Cheng Lei felt very confident.
For the factory, he could usually handle things over the phone. The construction team was a small group sent by the construction company they had previously invested in, and they were very professional.
Zhou Chengsen would also help keep an eye on things at the factory.
After making all the necessary arrangements, Zhao Cheng Lei sent their luggage to the train station to be shipped ahead.
They would arrive in Capital City before the luggage did.
Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying, knowing that Jiang Xia was taking the triplets to Capital City for university, felt a bit reluctant. "Auntie, when will you be back?"
Jiang Xia smiled and patted the two children on the head. "I'll be back for the Mid-Autumn Festival or National Day. If I can't make it, you can fly to Capital City to visit your younger brother and sister. Your Uncle Ying Ying can take you. I'll buy the tickets for you. You can also write letters to me and your younger brother and sister, and I'll write back to you."
Although round-trip tickets were expensive, Jiang Xia could afford them. She would definitely come back whenever she had a break.
Jiang Xia had also considered transferring Zhou Zhou to a school in Capital City, but her goal was to complete her degree in two or three years like Jiang Dong and then return to develop the small fishing village.
There was no need to transfer Zhou Zhou.
Capital City was great, but she had already lived there in her previous life, and she loved the small fishing village.
Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying's eyes lit up at this!
They both wanted to fly!
Moreover, they had never written letters before, thinking it was something only adults did. They were excited to have someone they could write to.
The two were very eager.
Jiang Xia taught them how to write letters.
She showed them how to start and end a letter and how to fill out the envelope.
She wrote a sample envelope for them to use as a reference, including the recipient's address, the sender's address, and the postal code.
"Use pinyin for any characters you don't know how to write, or ask your Uncle Ying Ying. Once you've written the letter, Uncle Ying Ying can help you mail it."
"Make sure to write the address neatly and accurately. If the postal worker can't read it, the letter might be sent to the wrong place. You can first write the address in pencil and then trace it with a ballpoint pen. This is because the letters are transported together, and the friction between envelopes can make pencil writing fade and become unclear."
The two children nodded excitedly, wishing Jiang Xia would leave for Capital City immediately so they could start writing letters to her.
On the afternoon of the 28th, the second aunt and the cousin sister arrived.
Jiang Dong's flight was booked for the morning of the 29th at 9:00 AM.
At 6:00 AM on the 29th, the group set out from home for the airport.
Zhou Chengsen drove them to the airport.
(End of Chapter)
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