Living in a Siheyuan

Chapter 138 Return to 49 City

As the ship slowly approached Tianjin Port, Li Pingan stood on the deck and looked at the place he had left from afar.

Finally, the ship docked.

At this time, a man wearing a Zhongshan suit led a few soldiers towards Li Pingan.

After seeing this, Li Pingan also took the initiative to step forward.

The man saluted Li Ping'an and said to him, "Hello, Comrade Li Ping'an, I am the person in charge of this mission. My name is Luo Yongpeng. Welcome back!"

Li Pingan also said in a friendly voice: "Hello Comrade Luo, thank you for your hard work this time."

Luo Yongpeng smiled and said, "We are not tired, but you, Comrade Li, are the ones who are tired. I want to thank you on behalf of everyone for bringing food to the country from such a far place."

"Comrade Luo, let's not be polite. Let's go up and take a look at the goods together."

Luo Yongpeng also nodded, and took two people and boarded the cargo ship with Li Pingan.

Seeing the neatly arranged sacks, the entire warehouse was filled up.

Luo Yongpeng and the others were very happy.

With this food, I don’t know how many lives will be saved.

Afterwards, Luo Yongpeng and his team arranged for people to unload the ship.

Because there is no mechanical cooperation now, all loading and unloading depends on manual labor.

It would take at least three to five days to harvest so much food.

So Li Pingan and his group were arranged to stay in a nearby guesthouse.

Li Ping'an was also arranged into the best single room.

After seven or eight days of sailing, everyone was so tired that they didn't even want to eat.

Now lying on the solid bed, everyone is sleeping soundly.

Early the next morning, Li Pingan woke up feeling refreshed.

It’s still more comfortable to sleep on land.

After a simple breakfast at the guesthouse, everyone went about their own business.

Li Pingan slowly walked to the three ships and looked at the progress of unloading.

At this time, Old Zhao also came over.

He saw Li Ping'an and said, "Boss Li, I think at this rate it will take at least five days. Should we go and urge them?"

Li Pingan shook his head and said, "No need. They must be more anxious than us. Let them unload like this first. We don't need to worry about those one or two days."

Old Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Li. Anyway, we can go back faster with an empty boat."

While the two were talking, Luo Yongpeng also came over.

"Comrade Li, we are limited in manpower right now. This is already our fastest speed. You may have to wait a few more days."

Li Pingan nodded and said, "It's okay, Comrade Luo, you guys can take care of the arrangements. We can just take advantage of these few days to have a good rest."

Luo Yongpeng saw that Li Pingan had no airs at all and was quite cooperative with him. He was very happy.

"That's fine, Comrade Li. You can spend the next few days here and take a good look around. You can come to me if you need anything."

Li Pingan thought for a moment and said, "Comrade Luo, I really have something to ask. I wonder if you can help me?"

Luo Yongpeng was just being polite, but he didn't expect that Li Pingan really had something to do.

So he asked, "Comrade Li, what's the matter with you?"

"Comrade Luo, my family is from the old city. I just left not long ago. I have time this time, and I want to go back and take a look. I wonder if you can give me a letter of introduction. It would be even better if you can lend me a car."

Luo Yongpeng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll arrange this for you when I get back. I'll write you a reply by evening at the latest."

Li Pingan also happily thanked Luo Yongpeng.

A few people chatted here for a while and then dispersed.

In the afternoon, Li Ping'an was resting in the guesthouse when a man in military uniform came to see him.

The man saluted Li Ping'an and said, "Hello, Comrade Li Ping'an, this is what Leader Luo asked me to give you."

After saying that, he handed an envelope to Li Pingan.

Li Pingan took it and opened it. It was a letter of introduction.

Now he can leave the Jingang area and go to Sijiu City.

Without this thing, if you are found out on the road, you will get into a lot of trouble.

After checking that there was no problem, Li Pingan said, "Thank you for your hard work, comrade. Go back and thank Comrade Luo for me."

The soldier replied, "You're welcome, Comrade Li Ping'an. There's another jeep downstairs, which Comrade Luo also asked us to hand over to you personally. Please follow me downstairs."

Upon hearing that there was another car, Li Pingan happily followed them downstairs to take a look.

This was a military vehicle with a military badge, and it looked much better than the one he had driven before.

Seeing Li Ping'an coming, a soldier got out of the car.

He saluted Li Ping'an and said, "Hello, comrade. We will temporarily hand over this car to you. We have two spare barrels of oil in the back of the car. If it is not enough, please contact us in time."

Look at their attitude. After all, they are family members, so they are warm and enthusiastic.

Li Pingan happily accepted the car and drove it around in front of several people for an interview.

Seeing that Li Ping'an was also an experienced driver, they left with peace of mind.

Li Pingan drove around and bought a lot of dried goods made by the fishermen.

These things are easy to store and would be great to take back as gifts tomorrow.

At night, Li Ping'an had a good night's rest.

Early the next morning, Li Pingan drove to Sijiu City.

Eager to return home, Li Ping'an drove very fast along the way, raising clouds of dust behind him.

The journey was supposed to take six or seven hours, but Li Pingan managed to arrive at the destination at noon.

It was lunchtime at this time, and Li Pingan stopped the car near a forest in the suburbs of the city.

Li Ping'an took out some food from the space and filled his stomach with food and drink.

After eating and drinking, he drove towards the city.

He drove to Yu Li's house first.

After all, this is his father-in-law. The first thing he did when he came back was to see how they were doing recently.

This afternoon, Yu Linhai and his mother stayed at home.

It is hard for Yu Linhai to get work now. He just stays at home most of the time.

When I saw Li Ping'an coming in carrying a lot of bags.

Yu Linhai and his wife were both surprised.

Isn't it inconvenient to go back and forth? Why did you come back after only being away for a month or two?

Yu's mother said excitedly: "Ping An, why are you back? Where are Yu Li and the child?"

Yu Linhai also took the things from Li Ping'an's hand and looked at Li Ping'an with a puzzled look.

"Dad, Mom. I'm back from a business trip to Tianjin Port. I'll be staying there for a few days. So I came back to see you two."

"Yu Li and the children are doing well over there. When I have time, I will bring them back to see you."

Hearing that Yu Li and the children were fine, Yu's mother was relieved.

Following Yu Linhai and Yu's mother into the house, Li Ping'an took out all the things he had brought.

"Dad, Mom. These are some local specialties I brought from Tianjin Port. You can keep them and enjoy them slowly. There are also some specialties and fruits I brought from Hong Kong. You can enjoy them slowly as well."

Yu Linhai looked at the many things Li Ping'an brought and didn't know how to thank his son-in-law.

In recent years, his family has been able to live a little better thanks to this good son-in-law. Every time he comes home, he brings a lot of things. Otherwise, with the little money he earns, I don’t know how the family would live.

Yu's mother also said, "Ping An, you just came back. Why did you buy so many things? Don't spend money recklessly. You just arrived and you need money everywhere. Our family can still make do now. You should save money in the future."

Li Pingan really enjoyed this heartfelt concern.

"Mom, these things didn't cost much. They're cheap down there at the beach."

"Everything is fine over there. Uncle Lou has arranged everything this time. You don't have to worry about it."

After hearing this, Yu's mother took the things to the kitchen and prepared to make something delicious for Li Ping'an in the evening.

Li Pingan was in the living room chatting with Yu Linhai.

"Ping An, have you returned home?"

"Not yet, Dad. I came straight to our house when I got back. I'll go back in the evening."

Yu Linhai was even happier when he heard that Li Ping'an didn't even go home but came to see him first.

This son-in-law is more filial than my own daughter.

"Then you should go there earlier in the evening. We can't accommodate you for long. You will also need to pack up when you go back. I will ask your mother to bring you a set of bedding from home."

"It's okay, Dad. The weather isn't too cold right now. I can just stay there for one night."

The two of them were chatting casually at home.

Soon it was time to go home from school in the afternoon.

Now Yu Haitang is in high school like He Yushui. They usually live in school and only come back on weekends.

Yu Xiaohu was about to graduate from primary school and was now a teenager.

I saw him running in hurriedly from outside.

Yu Linhai saw it and angrily scolded, "Why are you running? Didn't you see your brother-in-law is back?"

Yu Xiaohu threw his schoolbag away, ignoring Yu Linhai. "Brother-in-law, when I saw the car parked at the door, I was wondering if you were back. It turns out you really are back!"

"Where are my sister, Haoran, and Haoyu? Why haven't they come back?"

Li Ping'an smiled and touched the guy's hair. He really had grown up into a big boy.

"I'm back from a business trip this time. Your sister and the children are still there. Next time I have time, I'll bring them back to see you."

As he spoke, he took out a new tin pencil case and a tin frog and handed them to Yu Xiaohu.

"These are the toys and pencil case that your brother-in-law brought back for you from Hong Kong. Take them and play with them."

Yu Xiaohu curiously took the pencil case and the tin frog and played with them carefully. These things are still rarely seen nowadays.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

After Yu Xiaohu finished speaking, he ran out with the toy to show off to his friends.

Yu Linhai shouted from behind: "Come back early to eat! Don't break anything!"

But before he could finish shouting, Yu Xiaohu had disappeared.

He was so angry that he cursed: "This naughty boy is becoming more and more disobedient."

Li Ping'an watched all this with a smile, and he guessed that his children would be just as naughty when they grow up like this.