Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 1158 Going Abroad for Exchange Meeting

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158 Going Abroad for Exchange Meeting

Jiao Haifang hurried a few steps to the kitchen, thinking to herself that she had not eaten for two meals now, and continuing like this, she couldn’t possibly hold up, so she quickly made some millet porridge, planning to coax her daughter into drinking a bowl later.

Zhai Yuyuan lay in bed, listening intently to the noises outside in the courtyard, contemplating how she could run away from home.

She couldn’t just give up easily; she had to find a way to convince her family that marrying Lu Yichen would be beneficial for them too.

Thinking of Lu Yichen, she thought of his two daughters, and decided she would definitely have those two children stay with their mother, so as not to disrupt her future life.

It has to be said that daydreaming is also an illness, and it was apparent this girl was seriously ill.

Zhai Yuyuan peeked through the door crack, looking for an opportunity to go out, but Grandpa was always sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, leaving no chance for her to leave.

In the kitchen, Jiao Haifang washed the dishes and served the freshly cooked porridge into a bowl. As she heard a colleague calling her out at the main door, signaling it was time to leave, she responded and was just about to bring the porridge to her daughter.

That’s when she heard the voice of her sister-in-law Li Yuduan, "Sister-in-law, go ahead, I have the day off today, I’ll take the porridge to Yuyuan."

Knowing she would be late if she didn’t leave now, Jiao Haifang hastily removed her apron; "Then I’ll trouble you, sister."

Li Yuduan carried the porridge and side dishes up to Zhai Yuyuan’s room door: "Yuyuan, open the door, your mom made you porridge, your aunt brought it over."

Zhai Yuyuan opened the door, saying, "Auntie, thanks for the trouble."

Li Yuduan entered the room, setting down the porridge and side dishes. "Your mom said you have no appetite, do you want auntie to accompany you to the hospital?"

Zhai Yuyuan initially shook her head to refuse, but then, thinking she could take the opportunity to go out, she said, "Auntie, are you not working today?"

Li Yuduan nodded, "I’m off today."

Glancing toward the living room, Zhai Yuyuan whispered, "Then auntie, I will drink the porridge first and then tidy up. Can you accompany me after that?"

Li Yuduan also reached out to touch Zhai Yuyuan’s head. "You don’t seem to have a fever, did you catch a cold?"

Thinking about going out soon and having several pieces of clothing yet to wash, she said, "Drink the porridge first. I’ll wash the clothes in the room, and then we can go."

After finishing the porridge, Zhai Yuyuan overheard the neighbor coming to look for Grandpa and watched through the crack in the door as Grandpa left the house. Only then did she take the bowl back to the kitchen, to see auntie still washing clothes; "Auntie, I’m off to the health clinic, I’ll be back soon."

Li Yuduan, not knowing the events that occurred at home yesterday, thought to herself that her niece was grown up already, "Okay, go ahead, but make sure to come back early."

Zhai Yuyuan left the courtyard and quickly walked away, considering stopping at the police station to find Lu Yichen. If all else failed, she would find a way to cling to him. If she didn’t seize this opportunity, it might become difficult to leave again in the future.

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Meanwhile, the very Lu Yichen that she planned to latch on to had just come from the Ministry of Public Security*, wearing a smile that clearly showed he was in an excellent mood.

It turned out that after the New Year, the ministry had an overseas exchange meeting lasting three months, and he was on the list.

He had specially applied for a half-month leave to join his wife and children in Boston for the New Year, planning to meet up with others in Washington on the sixth day of the first lunar month.

He was thrilled with this news and, sitting in his car, took out his phone intending to call his wife. However, he then put the phone away, thinking it would be better to confirm everything first and give them a surprise.

With that thought, he drove straight back to the Gu family. "Grandpa, you didn’t go out today?"

Old Master Gu looked at his grandson: "Why have you come back at this time?"

Lu Yichen poured himself a glass of water: "Grandpa, the Ministry of Public Security has an opportunity for overseas exchange. Initially, I was supposed to leave on the sixth day of the first lunar month, but I’ve applied for leave. In a few days, once my visa is ready, I’ll go ahead, and then I’ll join the others in Washington."

Old Master Gu smiled upon hearing the news: "You should go. It’s a significant event, Qiaoqiao giving birth, and you weren’t by her side. This opportunity is perfect."

Lu Yichen set down the cup he was holding: "I guess the higher-ups are accommodating me."

Old Master Gu patted his grandson’s shoulder: "It’s a rare chance, go and study well."

Lu Yichen gave a firm ’hmm’: "I will. Please keep this to yourself for now. I want to surprise them."

Old Master Gu nodded: "Stay for dinner today. Stone will be back soon too."

"Is it almost their holiday?"

"One more week, and they’ll be on break."

"Are they going to the military for winter training this year?"

"They should be. I heard him and Taifeng talking about going together after the vacation."

"How are Taifeng’s studies going? He has exams coming up."

"Stone assigns him homework every week when he comes back, and he is quite diligent himself. The boy has a clear goal—National Defense Science and Technology University—and has never changed his mind. He’s a fine young man."

"Mm, the boy has a soldier’s determination. With Stone’s supervision, he will surely have no problems. He’s bound to honor his father’s legacy and even surpass it."

As the two were talking, Stone arrived, and Old Master Gu, seeing Stone return, laughed, "Zheng Lei is back."

Ever since Stone started university, everyone stopped calling him by his nickname.

Upon entering and seeing Lu Yichen also present, Stone greeted, "Grandpa, I’m back. Big Brother, you managed to find time to come?"

Now, Stone called Lu Yixuan Big Brother and Lu Yichen Big Brother Two, and he considered himself very much part of the family.

Lu Yichen looked at him: "Came back because I knew you would be?"

Stone sat on the sofa, smiling and looking at Old Master Gu: "Grandpa, do you believe that? Anyway, I don’t."

Lu Yichen picked up a newspaper: "I’m going to go home with Taifeng next week for the break."

Stone nodded: "Sure, it’s just for a couple of days. We’ll be back in time for the training camp."

Then he looked up and asked: "Is Auntie almost back?"

Master Gu glanced at the calendar on the table: "Soon. She’ll probably bring back a bunch of photos of the kids."

Stone also stared at the calendar: "Yanyan and Yueyue must have grown taller by now. Let’s give them a call right now, Grandpa, I miss them."

Master Gu laughed: "You’re sure you want to call now? If Taifeng finds out you called while he was away, he might just make trouble for you."

Stone checked the time: "It’ll be too late when he gets back."

But Lu Yichen was quicker, already dialing the phone: "Hello, are you asleep?"

"Not yet."

"The kids?"

"The three little ones are asleep. Yanyan and Yueyue are snuggled up with Auntie. I’ll call them over."

As soon as Yanyan and Yueyue heard it was their dad’s voice, they hurriedly climbed out of Auntie’s arms and came over. Yanyan took the phone first: "Daddy, sister and I miss you."

"Daddy misses you too. Have you been going to kindergarten these days?"

"We have. Mommy said kindergarten hadn’t closed yet, and we can’t cut corners."