Bonnie knew this was Gu Ye's responsibility; she understood all too well the significance of a military wife—waiting.

In her previous life, her grandmother and her mother lived the same way. She didn't understand then, but now that she has lived like that for more than ten years, what is there that she doesn't understand?

"It's such a pity, we had four dishes for dinner, but no fish."

Gu Ye's tone was apologetic; he had missed the New Year's Eve dinner once again.

"When you come back, I'll have your son cook for you again. I've saved a big fish for you."

Bonnie sensed his apology; there was nothing she could do about it.

"Okay, wait for me to get back."

Bonnie heard the assembly whistle and wondered what could be happening during the Lunar New Year.

"Go quickly."

Bonnie hung up the phone and prayed silently that everyone would be safe and sound.

Liu Jiu and the others didn't go far; they just played in the courtyard for a while and set off some firecrackers.

"Let's go to the ice rink for a while, there are a lot of people there."

Zheng Jun no longer seeks out Liu Jiu for sparring; the difference in their strength is too great.

He will be taking the college entrance exam next July, and I don't know how he will do.

"No, we're not going. We need to go home and make dumplings later."

Gu Xuanyu declined his suggestion. They would play for a while, then go back to visit their second aunt and call their parents. They were busy.

"You're going to make dumplings too? Isn't that a woman's job?"

Zheng Jun's offhand remark was met with disapproval; who says the kitchen is a woman's battlefield? In any case, it wasn't in his house.

Zheng Tao tugged at his younger brother. "This kid is so silly. Everyone in the compound knows that Liu Jiu's mother can't cook. What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zheng Jun glanced at his brother. What's wrong? He didn't say anything wrong. It was his grandmother who said that the men in his family don't go into the kitchen.

Zheng Tao glanced at his mentally challenged younger brother and thought, "Forget it, I won't argue with a fool."

Liu Jiu and the others didn't say anything. Every family has its own way of doing things, and there's no need to care about these things.

After playing for a while, it was almost time, so the four children went home.