Chapter 484

Chapter 484

Wang Qinghe… He doesn’t seem like a mere mortal.

"Xiuxiu, can you keep these things for safekeeping? We’ll need them soon," Qinghe said, holding his wife Bai Xiuxiu's hand as he carried several boxes into the house.

The contents of these boxes were extremely valuable, including some ancient artifacts, gold, and jewelry.

Naturally, the safest place to store these items would be in a spatial ring.

Bai Xiuxiu put away the items, feeling happy that her husband was willing to take charge of these valuables.

It wasn’t that she was greedy for these things, after all, Qinghe would be able to earn even more in the future given his abilities. When she was still a Wandering Spirit, she had gained some experience too.

But the fact that he accepted these items signified that he was sincerely willing to acknowledge the Qi family, apart from Qi Yingying.

He had her and their child by his side.

Still, she hoped he could develop some deeper family bonds. After all, from the Wang Family to the He family, the only ones who truly showed him familial affection were her mother and He Ming, along with this elder from the Qi family.

Qinghe was someone who could quickly get the hang of new things, so it didn’t take long for him to become proficient at the task of preparing medicine at the pharmaceutical factory.

Even Xiao Fang, who had brought him there, was quite surprised by how quickly he learned.

Not just anyone could excel at their factory, and Qinghe had picked up the skills the fastest.

Before they knew it, the pharmaceutical factory had closed for the holiday.

With the factory now closed, Bai Xiuxiu and the others started preparing to return to their hometown.

Early in the morning, when He Ming arrived as planned, Qinghe and the others had already packed everything. After all, Wei Pozi had begun preparations several days earlier.

"I got here just in time!" He Ming said with a grin as he entered the house.

"Let’s head out now," Wei Pozi said, making sure nothing was left behind as she urged everyone to leave together.

Qinghe carried several bags and held Yueyue, while Bai Xiuxiu held Mingming. The family headed to the train station.

This time, He Ming was full of joy and anticipation, a change from his previous irritability when traveling to the county. He was the most energetic throughout the journey.

By the time they arrived, it was almost dark.

The county hadn’t changed much since they’d last been there. The family returned to their home.

Since no one had been living there, the house felt cold and empty. Most of the furniture had already been moved out, so although they could still live there, it needed a good cleaning.

"Xiao Ming, come help your aunt with the cleaning," Wei Pozi called out, having prepared everything in advance.

"Sure thing."

He Ming quickly went to help.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiuxiu gathered some items, planning to visit Director Wang, who should still be at work.

"I’ll come with you," Qinghe said, noticing her preparing the gifts.

As they left, Qinghe didn’t forget to ask He Ming for a favor, "He Ming, later, take the package on the kang and help me deliver it to this address. There’s an elderly person and a child staying there."

"It was agreed that I would take care of them."

"Okay." He Ming was a bit surprised that there was this matter.

Wang Qinghe escorted his wife to the Wutong Street Street Office in the county.

Director Wang was quite shocked when she saw them through the window. She hurriedly said a few words and came out.

"Xiuxiu?" Director Wang looked her over carefully, and her smile grew even warmer.

"Good, good. You haven’t lost weight in the provincial city, and your work there is going smoothly, right?" Director Wang was concerned about her work. In her opinion, Bai Xiuxiu was truly a talented person with great ideas.

"Everything is good, Director. I prepared this New Year's gift in advance, and you must accept it. I made a special trip here just to give you this." Bai Xiuxiu handed the items from Wang Qinghe to Director Wang.

Director Wang was surprised by how heavy the bag was.

But she didn’t refuse. This was Xiuxiu’s goodwill.

Refusing would be too impersonal. Now that Xiuxiu didn’t work here anymore, there was even less reason to refuse the gift.

"Okay, I’ll accept it then. Don’t call me Director anymore, just call me Aunt Wang."

"Aunt Wang." Bai Xiuxiu obediently called out.

"Good child, it’s cold outside. Why don’t you both come inside with me?" Director Wang invited them in.

"I won’t go in, Aunt Wang. I still need to clean up at home, so I’ll leave first. When I come back next year, I’ll definitely visit you again. If you have time, come visit me in the provincial city too." Bai Xiuxiu said, giving her address.

"Alright." Director Wang felt a bit reluctant. Ever since Xiuxiu left, the people she hired weren’t as good as Xiuxiu.

Now, getting these people to do anything required a lot of effort!

Either they did things wrong, or they were very slow.

When Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe returned home, the house had already been tidied up a bit.

Wang Qinghe helped start a fire, and the house began to warm up.

He Ming returned shortly after, bringing some potatoes and cabbages.

"Brother Wang, the old man insisted I bring these back." He Ming explained awkwardly.

"Perfect, we saved ourselves a trip to buy vegetables." Wei Pozi took the stuff.

Wang Qinghe also nodded, "This is their kindness. We should accept it."

The family busied themselves in the courtyard in the county for a while, and it became completely dark.

The next morning, the family boarded a car back to the village. The car could only take them to the commune, and they would need to walk the rest of the way.

He Ming had never visited the village where his older brother had grown up. After entering the village, he was fascinated by everything.

After getting a look at the entire village, he was kind of stunned.

Brother… actually lived here?

When the villagers saw his older brother, they all seemed to pity him.

Probably because everyone knew about what happened with Old Wang’s family.

He Ming followed his older brother and his wife closely, thinking.

When Bai Xiuxiu's family arrived at Aunt Jinhua's house, she was sweeping the snow in the yard.

The wind had blown back a lot of the snow that was cleared the previous day.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu and the others arrive, she was so excited that she dropped the broom.

She quickly went to open the door for them: "Dear sister, Xiuxiu, Qinghe! Oh my, whose child is this?"

Chen Jinhua ushered them inside, and Wang Qinghe introduced He Ming, who was standing next to him: "This is He Ming, my younger brother."

As soon as Wang Qinghe mentioned "younger brother," Chen Jinhua understood. This must be his own brother.

"Come inside, let's talk. Hey, old man, guess who's here?"

Chen Zhuangshi came out looking puzzled and saw Bai Xiuxiu's family enter the house.

"It's Qinghe and Xiuxiu! We haven't seen you in a while." Chen Zhuangshi was genuinely happy to see them. These two had helped him a lot. Selling medicinal herbs had brought benefits to the villagers.

Moreover, it had given the commune new ideas, and these efforts could be developed on a larger scale in the future.

Because of this, the commune hinted that he might get a promotion.

Although he was getting older, the possibility of moving up still made him happy!

"We just got off from vacation," Wang Qinghe explained.

Bai Xiuxiu, on the other hand, was being asked about her well-being by Chen Jinhua.