In the living room, Dingding saw his sister was about to leave, and with a pout he felt a bit unwilling. But with his dad beside him, he didn’t dare to make a fuss, though he was still not content. He softly murmured next to Han Yi, "Dad, I want to go too."

Han Yi lowered his head, patted him on the head and said, "Be good, in the afternoon Dad will take you to ride a tank, how about that."

Dingding, upon hearing this, instantly brightened up and excitedly said, "Great, I want to ride several times!"

"Mhm, mhm."

Han Yi understood his son’s temperament; easy to appease, just promise him something he’s interested in, and he’s happy as a clam.

Little Star packed a few sets of slightly lighter clothes, took her winter homework, carried a small suitcase and left with Chen Haichang that very day.

As she was leaving, Lin Wan tucked a wallet into her backpack, reminding her not to spend money recklessly over there. Lin Wan knew this was unnecessary since her daughter never spends money frivolously; she buys only what is needed and doesn’t even glance at what isn’t.

With the older one gone, Han Yi also took the younger one to the military base. Hu Lijuan’s clothes and luggage were on their car now, as her colleagues were directly returning to S City. The clothes she was wearing had been worn for several days already.

Lin Wan directly took her to the store to help her choose a few pieces of clothing.

"Saozi, I have clothes at home, no need to pick so many."

"Lijuan, it’s three or four days until New Year’s. Why don’t you spend it with us here this year?"

"Saozi, there’s no need. I have some things to discuss with Lawyer Xu after I get back. I’ll buy a ticket this afternoon and leave early tomorrow morning." Hu Lijuan calculated the return time; it would take two days to get home, and she had things to attend to once she got there.

Seeing she had things to do, Lin Wan finished buying clothes and took her for a walk nearby. They bought clothes for Grandma and Uncle Hu, as well as health supplements for the elderly. In the afternoon, Lin Wan took Hu Lijuan to the station to find Uncle.

Considering it’s nearly New Year, buying train tickets requires standing in very long lines, and even then, it’s not guaranteed there will be tickets available.

With Uncle around, securing a berth ticket was not a problem.

After buying the ticket, Lin Wan took Hu Lijuan to a hotpot restaurant to eat hotpot and try their fried chicken.

"Xiao Wan, who is this?" Coincidentally, they ran into Ying Han’s mom, Aunt Yun, who came over today because Mom had invited her for a meal. Seeing the capable-looking young woman beside Lin Wan, Aunt Yun curiously asked.

"My sister-in-law, Lijuan. Auntie, did you come alone?" Lin Wan quickly introduced with a smile.

"I came to find your mom," Aunt Yun replied with a smile, then looked at Hu Lijuan, saying, "So you’re the sister-in-law. Nice to meet you. Do you have a partner?"

Hu Lijuan quickly exchanged polite greetings.

Hearing Aunt Yun’s question, Lin Wan knew Aunt Yun had something in mind, and jokingly teased, "Not yet. She’s busy with work all the time, no room to meet anyone. Now over 20, it worries my mother-in-law sick; Aunt Yun, do you have any suitable matches? Help introduce her."

"Oh dear, a girl shouldn’t be so career-driven; when it’s time to marry and have children, it shouldn’t be delayed." Hearing Lin Wan, Aunt Yun immediately took interest, sitting down to learn more. These days, she’s been thinking of an ideal match and feeling uneasy about it. The young women she knows herself don’t seem suitable for You Pei.

Today, seeing Xiao Wan bring such a pretty girl, Aunt Yun thought to ask.

"Lijuan, right? Where do you work?"

"S City," Hu Lijuan shyly replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yun frowned, "Oh dear, not in Z City—what do you do?"

"Lijuan is now a lawyer at a reputable law firm in S City, mentored by an esteemed teacher." Originally, after a meal with Liang Hongmei, she’d have left. Who would have thought she’d end up sitting with Xiao Wan. Liang Hongmei quickly brewed a pot of tea at the back after seeing Aunt Yun inquire into Han Yi’s sister’s matters, and said, "So, do you want to introduce someone to Lijuan?"

"Oh, a lawyer, how impressive for a young woman! I do have that thought, but hearing she’s in S City might mean she’s not interested. The person I’d like to introduce now works in the Capital City and is in the military. Also, Xiao Wan, you should know him; he was in the same team as your husband in the past, You Pei. He’s now been transferred back to the Capital City. However, he happens to be here these days; he’s just over thirty and hasn’t been in touch with many young women, not even having a partner yet. His parents are nearly frantic. Recently, his mom phoned me, asking if there is a suitable girl nearby, to help look into it."