The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 1179 - 1148: New Year’s Gift, Testing
Chapter 1179: Chapter 1148: New Year’s Gift, Testing
The airplane had been checked inside and out beforehand, and once it was confirmed there were no problems, the children were brought onboard.
In fact, not only had there been a check, but there was also the formidable little guy, Little Rotating Turtle.
"OK!" Little Rotating Turtle made a gesture to He Tiantian, "We can safely go home now."
"That’s great," He Tiantian laughed, hugging Little Rotating Turtle and planting a kiss on him, feeling even more secure about security checks from now on.
Since they got up early, after the plane stabilized, the children began to fall asleep one after another.
He Tiantian, concerned, tucked them in with blankets to prevent catching a cold.
The children must have been very tired, as they only woke up sluggishly as the plane approached Yanjing.
Over here, He Tiantian led the children off the airplane where two commercial vehicles were already waiting at the special passage, and they left directly by car.
When they got home, Jiang Lifang and Huo Zhekun had already been home for two hours.
Seeing the children return, Jiang Lifang was overjoyed.
"Oh my, is this Xuanxuan?" Jiang Lifang exclaimed happily, "Come, let grandma have a look at you."
Jiang Lifang had previously learned of Xiao Xuanxuan’s identity over the phone, and now that she had been adopted by He Tiantian, she was also her granddaughter, and He Tiantian had sent her a picture, which made Jiang Lifang very fond of her and had prepared a gift for their meeting early on.
Little Rotating Turtle stepped forward and said shyly, "Hello, grandma, I’m Xuanxuan."
"Good, good, here’s a gift from grandma for you," Jiang Lifang smiled, pulling out a delicate box from her pocket, inside was a Hetian jade pendant.
Little Rotating Turtle looked at He Tiantian, not taking it immediately.
"Take it, it’s a gift from grandma, don’t be shy," He Tiantian said, nodding.
"Thank you, grandma," Little Rotating Turtle accepted it, then handed it over to He Tiantian.
Such a good child.
Jiang Lifang nodded and said, "Such a good child, come, there is your grandpa."
"Hello grandpa," Little Rotating Turtle greeted respectfully, behaving like a little child.
Huo Zhekun smiled, patting Little Rotating Turtle’s head and said, "Xuanxuan is good too, here, this is a gift from grandpa for you."
Huo Zhekun took out a pocket watch that was actually gold on the outside, very exquisite.
"Thank you, grandpa," Little Rotating Turtle said, "Grandma and grandpa are so nice, Xuanxuan will be well-behaved and will also be good to grandma and grandpa in the future."
"Mhm, good, Xuanxuan is really well-behaved," Huo Zhekun nodded, and although the family already had two grandsons and a granddaughter, one more was not too many.
With proper nurturing, she could possibly become a strength for the family in the future.
Little Rotating Turtle was also very happy, liking everyone in the family, which gave her a new understanding of this family.
"Mom, when did you get here?" He Tiantian asked, "You usually only arrive in the evening!"
"We just got home two hours before you, did you have fun in Qijia Village?" Jiang Lifang asked. Her daughter-in-law was busy all year round, and if she couldn’t visit Qijia Village in the summer, it was understandable to go there during the winter break.
Although Jiang Lifang missed the children as well, she respected He Tiantian’s decisions.
Furthermore, with her son away on business trips, the household depended on He Tiantian alone, which was hard.
Even with people to care for and protect her, they were not family after all, and the upbringing of the children still relied on He Tiantian.
Thinking about being able to come back next year made Jiang Lifang feel somewhat excited.
"Happy, they have Divine Dragon Temple there, and even in winter, there are hot springs which are especially comfortable to soak in," He Tiantian said. "If there’s a chance, I’ll also take you, Mom, to relieve fatigue and muscle strain."
"Sure, we’ll go if there’s a chance," Jiang Lifang replied. "Every time you come back, you bring a lot of cured foods. I love the sausages from there the most."
"Haha, I brought back a lot," He Tiantian said. "Mom, I’ll leave the kids with Grandpa while we go sort out the New Year goods. I brought a lot of nice stuff, let’s pick some out and send them to a few familiar families."
"Alright, let’s do it together," said Jiang Lifang. She enjoyed doing these things as well, especially with her daughter-in-law; they could work while chatting.
The items they had checked in this time weighed several hundred pounds.
Among them were over a hundred pounds of sausages alone, as well as local specialties like cured meat, candied fruit, tea, and more.
Seeing so many cotton shoes, Jiang Lifang’s eyes lit up. "Oh my, I love wearing these cotton shoes at home. With so many here, are there any that would fit Grandma?"
The grandma referred to here was naturally Huo Yingjie’s grandma, Jiang Lifang’s mother.
When Jiang Lifang said this, she also had an element of probing.
With so many shoes bought, if there were some for her mother, it would prove that He Tiantian always kept her maternal grandmother in mind.
That was her mother-in-law’s mother after all—how could He Tiantian forget about her?
Anyway, if Old Madam Huo had some, Grandma Jiang from the other side, and Grandpa too, would have theirs.
This time, He Tiantian even bought for her grandmother abroad, as well as her father, mother, and He Doudou.
"Yes!" He Tiantian said with a smile. "Not only for Grandma, but also for Grandpa, and even for my uncles and aunts!"
"Good, good," Jiang Lifang beamed, clearly pleased that her daughter-in-law had been looking after her maternal family.
In fact, this was somewhat helplessly necessary as Jiang Lifang couldn’t often return to Yanjing. At most, she could write letters, make phone calls, send some things, and could only ask He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie to visit often and lend a hand.
"Tomorrow we go to Grandma’s house to deliver the New Year’s gifts to Grandpa and Grandma," He Tiantian said. "The day after tomorrow, we’ll visit Grandma and Grandpa and deliver their New Year’s gifts too."
He Tiantian had made the arrangements for the family’s New Year gifts before she left, asking Lu Wanxia to take care of the purchase. They had been mailed to those out of town, so they only needed to deliver to a few familiar households now.
Even though Huo Yingjie wasn’t at home, the Huo Family’s New Year was still bustling with activity.
Visiting relatives and friends with gifts, He Tiantian also had to attend the company’s annual meeting, pump up the employees, and hand out bonuses.
Tang Qian called and asked He Tiantian to come over on the evening of the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month.
It turned out to be an annual meeting of several shareholders.
The main purpose was to distribute money, and this time all the shareholders had come.
The Snake King had finally come back before the New Year—as people wouldn’t be shooting films during the festive period.
Tang Qian distributed the financial statements to each shareholder and said, "This year’s dividends after deducting expenses and budgeting for the next year will allow each person to get a little bonus according to their shares, which should bolster everyone’s confidence in me as the majority shareholder."
"Hehe, we’ve always had confidence in you," He Tiantian said. "We’re all family — let’s cut to chase, we’re all quite busy with the New Year coming up."
Qi Xiaoyan even took time off from CCTV’s rehearsal stage to come and attend the meeting, eating cake as they discussed.
Jiang Wenwen wasn’t very busy, but she was still working on designing costumes with her drafts at the meeting room—inspiration could strike Jiang Wenwen even there!
Yuan Hua, looking at the ledger of the beauty magazine, realized they had made a profit this year. Of course, he couldn’t compete with Tang Qian, but he had made several hundred thousand in profit and believed that there would be more in the future.
"Indeed, Big Brother Tang’s capabilities are obvious to all," Qi Xiaoyan said. "We trust you — the amount doesn’t matter. I just want to know if Tang Dynasty has any big plans for next year?"