149: Homeward Journey

During the meal, Yang Limin also called Bai Dahai and learned that the rainfall had started to decrease today and the wind speed had also slowed down a bit.

So everyone decided to go back tomorrow. Zhang Jun and Liu Yao were also planning to return tomorrow, so they decided to go together.

Both of them were good at handling things, and at the dinner table, they repeatedly thanked the maternal grandfather's family for their hospitality and invited everyone to visit the coast.

The dinner ended with everyone enjoying themselves.

When they woke up the next morning, the maternal uncles had already brought back the turtle fishing lines. Zhang Jun and Liu Yao each picked thirty turtles to take back as gifts. Originally, Yang Qi's maternal uncle and the others didn't want to charge them.

How could that be? Neither of them was short on money, and after some polite refusals, the maternal grandfather finally made the decision to give each of them five more turtles as gifts, and only then did they stop.

Yang Qi also took ten, and of course, he didn't pay for them. He didn't help with the turtle fishing lines or participate in the money distribution for the next two days. Besides, it was originally meant to create income for his two maternal uncles.

Liu Yao actually left his fishing gear and tackle box, and Zhang Jun also took a tackle box. This way, the two maternal uncles each had a tackle box, and they could fish in their free time to increase their income.

Uncle's luggage wasn't much. Six people, two cars, were very empty. The two maternal aunts also picked a lot of vegetables they grew themselves. No one declined these, knowing they were good things.

Bidding farewell to the maternal grandfather's family, the two cars first rushed to the wholesale beef market to buy local yellow beef.

Zhang Jun and Liu Yao were inhumanly generous, jointly buying the meat of an entire cow, excluding the internal organs and the head.

They said the taste was too delicious and they planned to take it back as gifts.

Originally, Yang Qi wanted to get some from them, but neither of them allowed it, saying they were afraid there wouldn't be enough to share.

Yang Qi had no choice but to buy a whole hind leg of beef, dozens of pounds of steak, dozens of pounds of brisket, and three oxtails himself.

Zhang Jun and Liu Yao looked on in a daze, "Holy cow, do you buy so much even if you're eating it yourself? And are these oxtails delicious?"

Upon learning that the oxtails were absolutely delicious, the two of them ran off and each bought four more oxtails.

Because they bought so much beef at once, at the request of the large customers, the seller's service attitude was very good, helping them to remove the hair from the oxtails. This saved a lot of trouble, as it would have been too troublesome to process at home.

The group agreed to have lunch at that service area before getting on the highway one after another.

"Dad, after you and Uncle go back, go learn to drive and get your boat license! Mom, you should also get your car driver's license, just take your time learning!"

On the highway, Yang Qi chatted with his dad and the others.

"Alright, I'll listen to you!" his dad and Uncle replied.

"Why should I learn to drive?" his mom was a bit unwilling.

"Think about it! Once you learn, when we go back to our hometown in the future, you can drive Grandma and Grandpa around to play. That scene, savor it, really savor it."

Yang Qi advised his mom.

His mom didn't speak for a moment, probably imagining the scene Yang Qi described. It seemed pretty good!

"Alright, I'll listen to you too. I'll ask your mother-in-law and Bai Xue to go learn together, so they have company."

Yang Qi grinned and said, "Okay, I think that's a good idea. Go find a driving school when you get back, and you can all go together."

By around noon, the group entered the agreed-upon service area, and Zhang Jun and Liu Yao had indeed already arrived.

Because there was fresh beef and live turtles in the cars, both cars were not turned off, and the air conditioning was kept on. Although there were many frozen mineral water bottles placed on the beef, it was still safer to keep the air conditioning on.

The two of them parked their cars under the surveillance cameras, and also gave two packs of Huazi cigarettes to the patrolling security guard uncle, explaining the situation and asking him to help keep an eye on them.

In recent years, the catering in most highway service areas has also been getting better and better. The six of them went to eat the buffet. Liu Yao paid the forty yuan per person. The cuisine couldn't be described as excellent, but it was pretty good.

(The author has eaten at many service areas across the country from south to north over the years, especially the catering in service areas seven or eight years ago, which could be described as hard to describe. Except for some places in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu where the catering was very good, other places, especially some service areas in the north, were only focused on making money, I...)

(Of course, it's much better now! Please forgive my bluntness!)

Not long after Yang Qi exited the highway, he received a call from Zhang Jun. It turned out they had already arrived home and had even divided the beef and turtles.

Yang Qi drove directly to his home in Qingshan Town. The light rain was still falling non-stop, and the wind was still quite strong, occasionally blowing the small trees by the roadside askew.

Bai Xue's family, who had received the call, was already waiting at home.

Hearing the sound of the car, they all came out to greet them. His dad introduced Uncle to everyone.

Everyone worked together to move the items into the house and put them away. They gave Bai Dahai some beef and turtles to take home with them.

Bai Xue and the others had already prepared the other dishes. His mom personally cooked a large portion of stir-fried yellow beef.

Yang Qi took Uncle and found a room on the third floor. After he put away his luggage and stood by the window looking at the courtyard, before he could even begin to feel nostalgic, he heard calls for dinner from downstairs.

During dinner, Yang Qi's father and Uncle successively talked about the interesting stories of fishing for turtles and large green fish in the past few days, making Bai Xue and Bai Lang extremely envious.

Yang Limin waved his hand, inviting their whole family to their hometown during next year's fishing ban, saying that it might be to hold the wedding for Yang Qi and Bai Xue.

Their engagement would be held locally and not in their hometown, which had already been discussed with the family. The date had also been chosen for next month, the twenty-sixth day of the eighth lunar month, a propitious day for all endeavors!

This made Bai Xue, who was sitting next to Yang Qi, blush prettily, which was met with a burst of laughter from everyone.

When they heard that Uncle Zheng Tie, who was 30 this year, was still single, Bai Xue's mother, Chen Lanying, became interested and immediately offered to help him find a partner.

This, in turn, made the over one-meter-eight tall man blush, and he immediately became shy and embarrassed, which again caused a burst of laughter from everyone.

"Sister, I'm serious! I'm leaving this matter to you! I'm so worried!" his mom, Zheng Jin, quickly said.

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter. I guarantee you'll be satisfied! I'll bring her over in a few days so you can meet. If it's suitable, you can start dating."

Chen Lanying readily agreed.

Over there, Yang Limin and Bai Dahai were discussing going out to sea, which was estimated to take at least two more days.

"Uncle, no need to rush, we can wait. Safety first!" Yang Qi said, comforting him.

"How about this, tomorrow you call Uncle Zhongwei and a few crewmen over. We can all have a meal together, and also introduce them to my Uncle. After all, they will be colleagues in the future."

"Okay! I'll take care of this!"

Meal times are always happy. Didn't you see Yang Qi giving Bai Xue stir-fried yellow beef, and Bai Xue eating with great relish?

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