Chapter 137 Help
Zhao Qian, of course, was unaware of his inner worries. With Ning Yatou's matter settled, he felt relieved and thought about his own troubles and anxieties over the past two days.

Taking advantage of his son's rare free time at home, he wanted to ask his eldest son's opinion.

"FD University wants to rehire your mother and me to teach here..."

"Dad, what did you promise me back then? You and Mom have been teaching for so many decades, and now that you've finally retired, why don't you stop thinking about continuing to contribute? Can't we just enjoy our retirement and be with our grandchildren?"

"It's just that Xue'er is all grown up now, she can go to school next year, and your mother and I have nothing to do at home..."

"Lily is pregnant again."

"Huh? When did this happen? How come I didn't know?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qian clapped his hands happily. Perhaps it was because of his profession, but he and his wife simply loved children.

Now that his daughter-in-law is pregnant again, he is naturally overjoyed.

With his daughter-in-law's family living far away and Xue'er living nearby, he and his wife no longer need to worry too much. With a pregnant woman, a child, and a grandchild to take care of, the two of them will be busy enough.

……

The Zhang family in Huaijiang Alley, Shanghai.

Seeing Zhang Qi return home carrying a briefcase, Zhang Fu approached him anxiously, "How did it go?"

"It's not the best outcome, but it's not the worst either."

Putting down his bag, Zhang Qi patted Xiao Qiu's round head and leaned down to coax her softly, "Xiao Qiu, go see if Grandma has finished making dinner, okay?"

"Is Uncle hungry? Xiao Qiu will go right away!"

Seeing the little guy skipping away, the father and son both smiled indulgently.

He only looked away when he saw her enter the kitchen.

"Ningning only said she would try her best to change the final result, but I don't know if that counts as a change."

"Who are the Yan family?"

“Counting from the current generation of grandchildren, four generations of the Yan family have served in the military.”

"This...this isn't a good person who protects their country?"

The person who jumped out to identify the one who wouldn't let it go was said to have been on good terms with the Yan family for many years.

Zhang Qi shook his head silently, pinching his brow wearily.

"Should we do something else?"

It's rare for Ningning to call and ask them to do something for her, but it's still uncertain whether this favor will even be done.

He felt uneasy about this. Zhang Fu was not unaware of the implications and did not intend to involve his own family.

But I was still thinking, is there anything else they can do?

Immediately understanding the meaning behind his father's words, Zhang Qi lowered his eyes and thought about it carefully.

"The old couple from the Yan family have already been escorted away first, and Yan Ziyu and Yan Zijin should be arriving soon as well."

The Northwest is manageable, but the Northeast…

I heard that the coldest places in the north, deep in the mountains, have already started to freeze. If I go there wearing this kind of clothing, I'll probably get sick as soon as I arrive.
"Where Yan Ziyu's family has been sent down, winter will probably arrive in less than ten days or half a month. I'll go and bring them two sets of thick clothes, bedding, and the like."

"Is this possible?"

"I'll ask someone I know for help; it's not a big deal."

"Alright then!"

He dragged the person back to the room, opened the closet and boxes where winter clothes were kept, and asked as he rummaged through them, "Do you know how many people are in their family, and how old they are?"

“They are from the eldest branch of the Yan family. The couple should be in their fifties, and they are accompanied by two sons and a daughter who are all in their twenties. They are about the same height and build as me.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fu nodded and, without stopping, took out two sets of the thickest cotton-padded clothes and trousers that he and his wife had worn.

Then she took out her son's clothes. The family still had a fairly complete collection of her daughter's clothes, so she didn't care about being particular and picked out two sets as well.

Once everything was packed, it was two large bundles, because the winter clothes and thick quilts were so heavy.

Fortunately, despite his frail appearance, Zhang Qi was actually quite strong.

The father and son stacked the bundle and placed it on the back of the bicycle, then tied it securely.

"Hurry home after you're done, we're waiting for you to have dinner."

"Don't wait for me, you guys eat first, I'll try to be back as soon as possible."

"Go ahead, go ahead, don't miss it!" Zhang Qi nodded, got on his bike, and rode quickly out of the alley.

He had just left when Hu Yingtao, who had finished her work in the kitchen and was leading Xiao Qiu out, looked around several times, asking, "Didn't you say Qi'er was back? Where is she?"

"Go do something for Ningning!"

Hu Yingtao, who was about to scold and nag, immediately swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Since she was helping Ningning, she had to be proactive and quick. "Let's eat."
Why rush to eat? He's a big guy, he won't starve if he misses a meal.

"Sister Ningning?!"

"Hahaha, you're wrong again, Xiao Qiu."

She immediately covered her mouth and smiled shyly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her grandfather, "Is Auntie back?"

"no."

Seeing her eyes dim instantly, Zhang Fu, who had doted on his daughter for the first half of his life and would devote the rest of his life to his granddaughter, immediately comforted her with heartache, "Little Qiu, be good, Grandpa will take you back to Gushi to see your aunt in a while!"

"Really! Grandpa, when are we going back?"

"Of course it's true. How could Grandpa lie to our Xiao Qiu? Once your eldest uncle finishes his work, we'll set off by the end of the month at the latest."

"Ah, great!"

Overjoyed, Xiao Qiu jumped up and hugged her grandfather's leg, showering him with compliments, "Grandpa is the best! Grandpa is the very best grandpa in the world!"

She will soon be able to see her aunt, and also see Brother Gu and Little Pumpkin again!
……

"Yan Ziyu, go over there!"

"Yu-ge!" "Dad!"

His leg injury was very serious.

If it weren't for his two sons supporting him, he wouldn't have been able to stand up, let alone walk.

"It's alright, oh, it's alright."

After giving his wife and children a reassuring look, Yan Ziyu gritted her teeth and prepared to let go of her two sons' arms.

"One of you two hurry up and drag him over here. Stop dawdling!"

"you…"

"Xixi!"

Signaling his younger sister not to say anything more, Yan Dong immediately took half a step ahead of his younger brother, bent down, and lifted his father up by the waist, easily walking towards the place the man pointed to.

His eyes were filled with a palpable, menacing aura; this time, he wanted to see who else would dare to resort to underhanded tactics.

Do they really think the Yan family is easy to bully, and can be schemed against openly and secretly at will?!
The person waiting in the shadows was indeed a stranger, and he didn't give the two of them a friendly look. But unexpectedly, the man didn't say anything, but just pointed behind him and said, "Hurry up, you only have five minutes."

After saying that, he carried the two of them on his back and stood not far away.

Only then did the father and son notice that there was a tall, thin young man standing inside.

"you are?"

"I didn't have time to prepare more because of the rush. These are the warm clothes and quilts I brought for you. Please take them and remember to wear them when you get off the train. And these too."

Zhang Qi quickly stuffed the two bags into Yan Dong's arms, who had a tense face and cold eyes, and then took out all the money and bills from his pocket and handed them to Yan Ziyu.

He had only just discovered that Yan Ziyu was so badly injured, but there was no time to prepare medicine for him.

"Once we get there, we'll use this to find someone to buy you some medicine. Uncle Yan's injury can't be delayed."

"I have to go now, take care."

"Wait, comrade..."

"You know Su Ning, right? I'm her older brother. I hope we can meet again in another way someday."

After a brief explanation, Zhang Qi didn't dare linger and rode away like the wind.

"dad?"

"Take this first, let's go."

This wasn't the place to argue, Yan Dong nodded knowingly, and switched to carrying the two large bundles on the ground with one hand while effortlessly lifting them with the other.

Back in the group, they turned a blind eye to the bundle.

Since the leader had already said it was just clothes and blankets, they were happy to relax and didn't bother to search.

The other chapter is currently locked; I don't know when it will be released. If something feels off, you're right—this chapter is later; the one locked is the previous one. It's really frustrating... so annoying!

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