A family feast, Miao Tianming’s performance was commendable.
This gave Zhou Jiao a vague decision about the future of her youngest son. Although she doesn’t like to force her children, suggestions must be made.
That night, after the guests left, Miao Lishan and May 1st excitedly gathered around Miao Tianming to chat, and in the end, he even pulled his little uncle away for a late-night talk.
Zhou Jiao observed this and thought for a while, deciding to let her youngest son have more contact with Miao Tianming and give him more time to think.
She understands her own son quite well.
If she suggested studying abroad, he would go for her sake, whether he liked it or not!
The more filial the child, the less she wants him to feel aggrieved.
A short week passed in the blink of an eye.
Previously, it was always the Miao family sending things back, but this time no matter how much luggage Miao Tianming took out of the country, she purchased a large batch of Hangzhou silk and tea as gifts.
If it’s insufficient, it simply wouldn’t be enough to distribute among the Miao family!
Social interactions are a matter of reciprocity.
Previously, she had concerns about her mother Miao Lishan’s background, but now that her father had paved the way, she didn’t want to owe too much to the Miao family.
Although the value of her gifts is still not on par with what the Miao family gave her, she believes that if the Miao family is sincere, they won’t measure friendships by value.
After seeing off Miao Tianming, the Ping An brothers also welcomed another winter vacation.
As with last year, May 1st returned home first, while Ping’an and Liu Yi continued to be on duty at school.
Of course, Zhou Jiao knew this was the apparent reason. Perhaps, at this very moment, her two sons who were soldiers were executing tasks somewhere.
Since the summer when the three brothers went to the military for exercises again, this winter holiday only May 1st returned, so she turned a blind eye to it.
Where are there military school students who go to the grassroots in the summer and don’t return during the winter break, busy with studies even on weekends, taking turns to come home each weekend?
During that time, she constantly observed the demeanor of her father and her husband. Seeing that the father-in-law and son-in-law didn’t take it to heart, especially Zhang Guoqing who was always smiling, made her feel at ease.
If her father was really hiding something from her, Zhou Jiao admitted she might not find any clues, but her husband? Hehe... it’s not that she underestimates him.
When it comes to matters concerning their sons, no matter how he pretends, there’s one thing he can’t fake!
—The old driver not only lacks passion, but even when asleep, will subconsciously furrow his brow.
"Mom, are you busy in the near future?"
Hearing May 1st’s question, Zhou Jiao shook her head.
She’s really not busy!
As long as Miao Tianming follows her plan and the investment abroad enters the stock market in batches without causing fluctuations, there’s nothing to distract her in the short term.
Work at home, she had grown accustomed to it, and Aunt Yuan at the old house and Aunt Chen at the current residence took care of the miscellaneous chores inside and out.
The most would be frequently visiting her master over there and setting up dietary health guidelines for the family with her father’s specialized doctor.
She seems to really not have much to do.
Immediately, Zhou Jiao realized, "Did someone from your grandparents write to you again?"
May 1st secretly gave his mom a thumbs up; that alertness is sharp!
"Originally, I was worried you had a lot going on recently."
Zhou Jiao’s hands paused in knitting: So, if I said I was very busy, you wouldn’t have mentioned it, right?


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