Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 86: Hao Family

More than a dozen dishes, six people, all young, and even one pregnant, finished everything without needing to pack. Everyone was stuffed.

Jiangcheng Restaurant is considered a landmark building in Jiangcheng. It’s rare to visit, so after the meal, Hu Heping led everyone for a careful tour inside and out.

Red Sun Square is about twenty thousand square meters, with colorful terrazzo on the ground and yellow granite steps, dignified and solemn. The exhibition hall standing in the middle is structured with one main, two secondary, and three halls, with eight giant columns at the front entrance making a grand unified façade.

Taking photos in front of the exhibition hall is a must-do process.

After visiting the exhibition hall, the group went by car to Tower Lake Cinema. Hu Heping bought tickets for a movie imported from Hong Kong. Yi Roujing watched very seriously. It’s a rare color movie of this era, though the quality and sound were a bit outdated, and the content wasn’t particularly engaging, but it was a rare experience.

Exiting the cinema, the skyline was filled with red clouds, and it was the busiest time on the street with cars, bicycles, and pedestrians bustling about. Compared to the county, Jiang Province truly lives up as the provincial capital.

"He—" From not far away, Hao Zhijian, in a military-green work outfit, waved at Hu Heping and company from beside the car. "Here, here."

"Zhijian." Seeing Hao Zhijian, Hu Heping was very happy, "You’ve returned."

"Yeah." Hao Zhijian had already come over, supporting Hu Heping, and inviting Ding Ancheng and the group to get into the car.

"Let’s have dinner at home tonight. I just brought over my grandpa and in-laws." Hao Zhijian smiled and said, "Mom and Dad know Roujing and the others are here and insisted on meeting personally to properly thank them."

"Alright, today we’ll taste Mom’s cooking first." Hu Heping gently stroked her belly, smiling brightly. Her in-laws’ thoughtfulness was a sign of their care.

"Sister Roujing, my mom’s cooking is delicious, just like Aunt Lanzhen and Aunt Hongying; each has its own flavor." On the way, Hao Zhixin was in the same car as Yi Roujing and Ding Ancheng, meticulously describing her family situation all the way.

"Our family is simple, parents just had my brother and me. My brother and sister-in-law were college classmates, started dating at school. Our family conditions in the provincial city are just average, not better or worse."

"When the parents of both families met, my sister-in-law’s family came by car, which really startled my parents." Hao Zhixin didn’t mind at all, speaking quite frankly.

"My parents, like Ancheng’s older brother, are high school teachers at Jiangcheng High School. Ancheng might know them because my father also teaches math." Hao Zhixin said.

"Teacher Hao Tengwu?" Ding Ancheng, upon hearing Hao Zhixin, immediately thought of this name.

"Yes, yes." Hao Zhixin got excited, "Last time I went back and mentioned Sister Roujing and Brother Ancheng, and my dad, upon hearing the name, asked if he was the Ding Ancheng who led Huaixi County First Middle School to win the provincial first prize in the math competition? After Sir Zhu liked Brother Ancheng so much, I understood why my dad was so excited when he found out about Brother Ancheng." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Teacher Hao Tengwu is very outstanding." Ding Ancheng was a man of few words, but he wouldn’t speak falsely, and Yi Roujing knew that if he said so, it must be true.

Hao Zhixin’s home is on the outskirts of Jiangcheng, at the Linhai Production Team, where Hao Tengwu’s ancestral home is. Tonight’s dinner was there.

The couple has an assigned room at Jiangcheng High School, a two-story tube building. Being dual-earners, they were allocated a room on the first floor, but it was too small. They managed when the couple was alone, and with young Zhijian and Zhixin, but it became inconvenient as they grew older. The bathroom and shower were shared.

Especially when Hao Zhijian came of age needing to marry, Hao Tengwu and his wife thought Linhai Production Team wasn’t too far from the city and in a good location, so they applied to the team to demolish and rebuild the family’s previous partitioned house with a new one.

Hao Zhijian is also ambitious. After graduating from university, he passed the exam to join the Public Security Bureau, becoming a police officer. Initially, he served as a police officer at Jiangcheng’s Public Security Bureau, and later was dispatched to Huaixi’s police station, responsible for the Tongxian Commune. After fulfilling his assignment, he could be promoted upon return.

Hao Zhixin is seventeen this year, graduated high school last year. She often accompanies Hu Heping during her pregnancy to take care of her. Hu Heping is an only child, and the sisters-in-law have always had a great relationship, and the Hu Family also likes Hao Zhixin very much.

Given Hao Zhixin’s family’s conditions, those proposing were all from good families. Because of Hu Heping’s family, several families with some standing in Jiangcheng also proposed.

With complex relations of power, the Hao Family also consulted the Hu Family regarding Hao Zhixin’s marriage, and the two families always maintained good relations.

Watching Hao Zhixin chatter away in high spirits all the way, Yi Roujing couldn’t help but smile. The girl’s genuine nature reflected her family’s good upbringing.

The car drove for an hour to Linhai Production Team. Jiangcheng’s conditions were better compared to other parts of the province. The city had many cars, but the production team had none, except when leaders occasionally visited the countryside. However, after Hao Zhijian’s wedding, he too bought a car, which became a local legend in the team.

"Zhijian’s back, oh, he brought his wife, too, with such a big belly, soon to be a dad. Look at that sharp belly, it’s definitely a boy."

"So these are the guests? Look at those looks, nowhere else in Linhai Production Team can you find better-looking boys and girls."

The elderly in the team exclaimed at Ding Ancheng and Yi Roujing’s appearance.

When Yi Roujing saw Hao Zhijian’s house, she was quite surprised. A two-story house was rare for this era, not like a tube building. It was more similar to the individual housing allocated to Hu Zhishu but bigger since it was on family land.

Outside the gate, a child was peeking in. Upon seeing Hao Zhijian, he dashed into the house, "Auntie, auntie, the guests are here, the guests are here."

"That’s Grandpa’s grandson." Hao Zhixin whispered in introduction, "My dad has a biological older brother, my uncle. Everything’s fine at uncle’s house, but my aunt doesn’t speak well. Although Grandpa must have mentioned it beforehand, if Aunt says anything, Sister Roujing, please don’t take it to heart."

Yi Roujing nodded gently.

"Heping’s here." A middle-aged woman with an apron, wearing gray fabric clothes, and short ear-length hair, came out enthusiastically, wiping her hands on the apron, and asked about Yi Roujing while pulling Hu Heping along.