South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 244 Return to Ningyang

Overall, this year was good. No one in the family looked down on him, because Yuan Mu's own abilities were strong enough and had been recognized by everyone.

Even if they took a step back, they would not dare to do so, because Zhou Zhennan was the head of the family. Zhou Zhennan's parents had passed away long ago, and Zhou Zhennan had the final say in the family.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Yuan Mu borrowed a car from Zhou Zhennan and took Zhou Xiaobai to Ningyang. After being away for such a long time, it was time to go back and visit. He had long missed his neighbors in the compound.

There were a lot of things in the car, all of which were gifts for the neighbors in the compound.

The entire journey from Kyoto to Ningyang is nearly 700 kilometers. If it were in the previous life, taking the highway, it would probably take at most six or seven hours to get there. But in this day and age, the roads are not well repaired, and it is winter, so there is still snow on the road, so forget it.

Zhou Xiaobai can also drive, and the two of them took turns driving without feeling tired. Most importantly, they could enjoy the snow scenery along the way, which was quite fun.

The main reason was that the trip was not in a hurry, so the two of them stopped and walked along the way, and finally arrived in Ningyang on the morning of the eighth day of the New Year.

After returning to Ningyang and the compound, Yuan Mu suddenly felt as if he was in another world, as if he had been away from here for a long time. In fact, it had only been a few months since he last left.

"Oh! Who is this! Isn't this Xiao Mu?" Mrs. Wu was still as startled as ever.

"Hey, Xiao Mu, Xiao Bai is here too!" Aunt Cai next to her also greeted them.

"Mrs. Wu, Aunt Cai!" Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai also greeted them with a smile.

Both of them had loud voices. Their voices could be heard in the yard. People came out one after another. Old Brother Wu, Uncle Cai, Cai Xiaonian, Yanhong, Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, Yao Yuling, Ma Yan, Ma Jian, Wang Sufang and others came out one after another.

Everyone started chatting enthusiastically with Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai. That kind of enthusiasm was something he couldn't feel in Kyoto.

"Well, this is what I bought in Kyoto. Each family of you can take one back." Yuan Mu said with a smile as he lifted the package in his hand.

"Hey, you said you would come back, so just come back. What do you want to bring?" Everyone spoke up, but after Yuan Mu's persuasion, everyone finally accepted the things.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Yuan Mu took Zhou Xiaobai home, put down their things and started to make a fire. In fact, the house was not cold because Wang Sufang would come over to light the fire every day. If the fire was not lit for a long time, the house would become very cold.

After everything was done, Yuan Mu brought Zhou Xiaobai to Old Ma's house. Wang Sufang made tea for them. Ma Yan also came over, and they all sat on the sofa and chatted.

"Old Ma and Wang Xin are joining the team again?" Yuan Mu said with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

"That's right. Wang Xin, he followed my dad and jumped into the criminal police team as soon as we had the holiday." Ma Yan complained.

"Haha! Wang Xin is really putting his knowledge into practice. You see, you have studied for so long in school and now you can do an internship as soon as the holiday comes. How great!" Yuan Mu said with a smile.

"She just dislikes that Wang Xin didn't go out to play with her." Wang Sufang said with a smile.

"I don't need him to accompany me." Ma Yan muttered.

"How are you and Wang Xin doing with your studies recently?" Yuan Mu smiled and changed the subject.

"It's okay. I'm able to keep up with the studies." Ma Yan nodded.

"What about Wang Xin?" Yuan Mu asked.

"Wang Xin? He is very popular in school. The teachers in his school like him very much, especially their criminal investigation teacher and shooting teacher. They like him very much and often show off in front of me." Ma Yan said speechlessly.

"Haha! This kid is pretty good." Yuan Mu nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, sister-in-law, is Old Ma doing well recently?" Yuan Mu looked at Wang Sufang and said.

"He's still the same, pretty good, just a little busy, but I'm used to it." Wang Sufang stroked her hair and smiled.

"There's nothing we can do. The work in the criminal police team is indeed busy, but he is the deputy captain now, so he doesn't need to do many things himself." Yuan Mu nodded.

"By the way, Uncle Yuan, Hou Sanjin left a bag for you when he left." Ma Yan seemed to remember something at this time. She walked to the bedroom, took out a small black bag, which was not very big, and handed it to Yuan Mu.

Yuan Mu nodded and took the bag. Zhou Xiaobai came over to see what was in it.

Yuan Mu had no taboos and directly took out the things in the bag. In addition to an envelope, a large stack of banknotes was also pulled out by Yuan Mu. Several people widened their eyes.

"So much money?" Zhou Xiaobai exclaimed. Although she was Zhou Zhennan's daughter, she was the child of an official, not a rich one. It was very rare for her to see so much money.

"Didn't I tell you before that I have shares in Hou Sanjin? This is the profit sharing." Yuan Mu said calmly.

"Uncle Yuan, there are so many. How big must Hou Sanjin's business be?" Ma Yan's eyes widened.

"Hou Sanjin is indeed doing a great job now." Yuan Mu nodded with a smile.

"Brother Dali is with him, so he must be making a lot of money too, right?" Ma Yan continued to ask.

"It's hard to say now, but I guess you'll make a lot of money in the future. By the way, is Dali back this year?" Yuan Mu asked.

"No, Hou Sanjin said that Dali brother will not come back. He said he will come back when he has made something of himself." Ma Yan shook her head.

"What about Xiao Yao? How did she react?" Yuan Mu asked curiously.

"I can't tell anything, but Yao Yuling's mother is here. I don't know anything else." Ma Yan shrugged.

Yuan Mu nodded, but did not delve into the matter further. No one could explain emotional matters clearly. Then he looked at Wang Sufang.

"Sister-in-law, how is your health now?"

"I'm all well now. I feel like I'm ten years younger. It's all thanks to you." Wang Sufang said with a smile.

"Oh, you're welcome. But you didn't tell anyone else about this, right?" Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"Don't worry about that. No one of us told anyone about it. But the doctor who treated me before came many times, but he didn't find anything, so he just let it go in the end."

"That's good. Don't tell anyone else about this." Yuan Mu warned.

"Don't worry, we won't tell."

"By the way, sister-in-law, have you ever thought about doing business?" Yuan Mu suddenly asked.

"Ah? I do business?" Wang Sufang was stunned.

"Uncle Yuan, can my mother do business?" Ma Yan also asked.

"Why not? The economy is developing so fast now. I guess Hou Sanjin has told you a lot, right?"