441: She gets all her salary.

Xiao Niannian and her classmates played at home for two days, after which several classmates were picked up by their parents.

"Grandma, is everything packed?"

Hearing her Granddaughter's words, Grandma Xiao nodded with a smile.

"It's packed."

This year, they were going to the Capital City for New Year's, so Grandma Xiao had killed the chickens and ducks raised at home more than half a month in advance. The smaller ones, she planned to ask Tenth Grandma to help raise. Other items were also packed in advance, and some had already been sent to the Capital City with the help of Xiao Shu a few days ago.

"I also left a set of house keys for your Tenth Grandma. I'll ask them to help look after the place..."

Xiao Niannian nodded.

They took the train back to the Capital City.

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin hadn't started their holidays yet because they had taken leave earlier.

Chief Gu brought his Guard to the train station to pick up his daughter.

"Uncle Gu."

Seeing Lu Jing, Chief Gu's expression was a bit displeased, but in front of his daughter, Chief Gu still nodded.

"Godmother, younger sister, you've worked hard."

Hearing Chief Gu's words, Grandma Xiao smiled so widely her mouth couldn't close.

"It's no trouble. You're so busy with work, why did you still come to pick us up?"

"You're my Godmother, no matter how busy I am, I have to come pick you up..."

Xiao Niannian listened to the elders talk, and she smiled as she called out to her father.

"Dad."

Hearing his daughter's voice, Chief Gu stepped forward and hugged his daughter.

"Daughter."

"Uncle Gu."

Hearing Lu Jing and Military Doctor Shen call out to him, Chief Gu nodded and hummed in response.

"Mm."

After Xiao Niannian got into the car, she saw her Grandparents sitting inside, and she feigned surprise.

"Grandpa and Grandma."

"Sister-in-law Xiao."

Actually, she had already heard her Grandparents' voices when she was more than ten meters away from the car.

"Precious."

"Grandma missed you so much."

Xiao Niannian was hugged by Grandma Gu. Grandma Gu pressed her face against her Granddaughter's, then held her Granddaughter's face and examined her carefully.

"You've gotten thinner at school."

"She really has gotten a bit thinner." Grandpa Gu looked at his Granddaughter and echoed his wife's words.

Chief Gu looked at Lu Jing and Shen Yan and said,

"There's no room in this car, you all take another car."

"Yes."

Lu Jing knew that Uncle Gu had an opinion of him, so when he heard Uncle Gu chasing them away, he didn't try to get closer.

Chief Gu snorted coldly and walked towards the car.

"Mom and Dad, Aunt, let's go home."

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian chatted with the elders for a while. After arriving home, the Auntie brought over freshly made soy milk.

"Niannian, Aunt Xiao, Sister Gu, you're back! Come quickly and have some soy milk to warm up. The dishes are ready, you can eat after a short rest."

"Thank you."

Xiao Niannian took a sip of soy milk. It had been sitting for a while and wasn't too hot anymore. After one sip, she felt it tasted excellent.

After dinner, everyone returned to the living room to talk.

"Niannian, Grandpa heard that you once again took first place in your final exams with an absolute advantage. That's wonderful! Grandpa wants to reward you handsomely... Whatever gift you want, Grandpa will give it to you."

Grandpa Gu looked at his Granddaughter with a happy expression. His Granddaughter was incomparable to the Granddaughters of other families in the Compound. He heard that the refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners made by those Military Factories a while ago had already produced finished products and were now undergoing testing.

And these days, the new tested products would also be sent home.

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa. No need for gifts."

"No, this is Grandpa's reward. Think about it carefully."

"Grandma also prepared a gift for you," Grandma Gu said with a smile.

Listening to her Grandparents' words, Xiao Niannian no longer refused.

Chief Gu heard his parents' words and also spoke up.

"Dad also prepared a gift for you."

"Thank you, Dad."

After chatting for a while, Grandma Gu spoke.

"You've all worked hard traveling by train these past two days. Go take a bath quickly and get a good night's sleep. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."

Xiao Niannian went upstairs, quickly took a bath, and then fell asleep.

She woke up promptly at around six in the morning.

After Xiao Niannian washed up, she went out for a run. As soon as she ran out of the Compound gate, she saw Lu Jing standing not far away.

"Running? Together?"

Xiao Niannian asked with a smile.

"My pleasure."

Lu Jing replied.

They had only run half a lap when Military Doctor Shen and Shen Yan also appeared.

"Sister Xiao, Brother Lu!" Shen Yan shouted loudly.

Lu Jing glanced at Shen Yan indifferently, and that look instantly made Shen Yan lower his head.

He wasn't deliberately trying to disturb them. His brother had dragged him out, saying that since it was winter break, he had to exercise well no matter how cold it was, otherwise his physical fitness would decline... Shen Yan glared at his brother, and Military Doctor Shen shot his younger brother a sidelong glance.

Shen Yan lowered his head again. The pain of bloodline suppression, who could understand him?

After running five kilometers, Xiao Niannian felt very warm.

Although the temperature in the Capital City was already very cold, it had already snowed once in January.

Back in the living room, the Grandparents were already up and talking.

Xiao Niannian greeted the elders, then went upstairs to take a shower.

Although the weather was a bit cold today, the sun was still out.

Chief Gu watched his daughter come downstairs. He held a kraft paper bag and handed it to Niannian.

"Daughter, open it."

Xiao Niannian took the kraft paper bag. After opening it, she saw two property deeds inside.

She looked at her father in confusion.

"These two property deeds are for houses Dad recently bought, registered in your name..."

"Dad, I already have two houses."

She hadn't even gone to see those two houses before, and Lu Jing had also given her his property deed. She had so many houses now, and those houses couldn't be rented out yet; it would be a few more years before they could be rented out.

"These are the wages Dad saved over the past two years. I helped some Comrades-in-arms, and the rest I used to buy these two houses."

"I don't want them. Give them to Eldest Brother and Second Brother."

Xiao Niannian refused.

"I already prepared one for each of them before. They keep their own wages for themselves. They'll support themselves in the future. Everything Dad earns is for you..."

Xiao Niannian was still declining, when Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu spoke simultaneously.

"Precious."

"Granddaughter, what your dad gives you, just accept it."

"The money Grandpa and Grandma saved is also yours..."

Grandma Xiao heard this and looked at her Granddaughter.

All the money that Xiao Dong and the others had collected on her behalf, after it was returned, her Granddaughter had given it all to her. She planned to save her son's money for her two Grandsons. Her Granddaughter had also wanted to give her her salary before, but she refused, saying that the subsidy money was enough. But her Granddaughter still gave her money and coupons every month.

She had saved all this money, not touching a single cent, intending to keep it for her Granddaughter in the future. She also made some clothes and some silk scarves. These were found for her by her Granddaughter through the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Each of these silk scarves she made could sell for more than two yuan, and she could earn labor fees from the clothes too.