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Although Huo Xuanxuan was very cute, she still had some questions.

"Sweetie, why did you decide to adopt a child?" Song Chunli asked, puzzled. After all, He Tiantian already had sons and daughters, so there was no need for her to adopt.

He Tiantian smiled and said, "It's all fate, this Xuanxuan..."

Then he recounted Huo Xuanxuan's story, making the narrative flow more smoothly.

"Oh dear, what a pitiful child," Song Chunli said. "Seeing that you adopted a daughter, I also want Yingjun and Huanhuan to adopt a girl, since there are too many boys in the family."

Huo Yingqi smiled and said, "Now that there's a family planning policy, you could still have children if there weren't. But now you can't have children, so if you want one, you can only adopt."

“Yes,” Song Chunli said. “Sigh, Ruixiang is all grown up in China now. He disappears as soon as he comes back from school and runs around everywhere. Xiaohui is also a mischievous boy. Ruinian went abroad with his parents. We worry about not having a grandson, and we envy others who have granddaughters.”

After thinking for a moment, Madam Huo said, "Don't be envious. Some things can't be envied. Besides, adopting a child also depends on fate. Our family doesn't lack children. If we don't have that opportunity, we shouldn't force it."

“Mother, you’re right,” Song Chunli said. “I was being a bit too attached to appearances.”

Six children are playing in the backyard.

Feeling they weren't having enough fun in the yard, they ran out of the house and started causing mischief in the resort, along with more than a dozen other children!

Huo Xuanxuan gradually integrated into her current life. Although she was surrounded by children, she was naturally innocent and could keep up with them, and was happy every day.

"Tian Tian, ​​thank you so much. Xiao Hui really enjoys swimming now," Huo Yingqi said gratefully. She was able to come back because of He Tian Tian, ​​who also used her connections to get Xiao Hui into the youth swimming team. With swimming practice, the introverted Xiao Hui has become much more outgoing.

"No need to thank me, we're all family." He Tiantian smiled, not wanting to bring up the past out of consideration for others.

Huo Yingqi smiled and said, "I still have to talk about it. Now Xiaohui keeps saying that he wants to learn from his aunt."

Huo Yingqi has her current life because of He Tiantian's help.

At the same time, she also realized that family is still the most important, especially kind-hearted family members.

She wasn't very shrewd before; she needs to learn more from her in the future.

After having lunch at the Huo family's old house, He Tiantian took her child and left. Feeling that the weather was nice, they went to the zoo.

The children love going to the zoo.

Although the little tortoise wasn't interested in these things, it found it amusing to see its friends so happy.

Winter arrived in the blink of an eye, and snowflakes were falling from the sky.

It was extremely cold.

"Mom, when are you coming home?" Huo Ruimin is usually quite attached to her father, but now that he has been away from home for so long, she was wearing a dress back then, and now she's wearing a down jacket.

He Tiantian felt a little bitter; Huo Yingjie had been gone for almost three months.

It's no easy feat to access Huo Yingjie's past projects; even if Huo Yingjie were incredibly capable, it wouldn't be possible to complete them within three months.

However, since the child misses his father, He Tiantian needs to comfort and reassure him.

"Does Ruimin miss her dad?" He Tiantian asked, squatting down to look into her daughter's eyes and gently holding her hand.

"Mmm!" Huo Ruimin nodded. "Once it snows, the New Year will be almost here. We'll have a holiday in half a month. When Grandpa and Grandma come back, Dad won't be home. We'll all be together, and Dad will be all alone. How pitiful that will be."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "If Dad knew that Ruimin was so thoughtful, he would be very happy."

The children also talked to each other privately, so they were feeling down because their father wasn't home.

Li Xian returned from out of town with many gifts, which made the children happy and temporarily forget about their father.

Even if He Tiantian misses them, she won't show it in front of the children.

The long-awaited holiday has arrived, and the children are on vacation.

Qi Xiaoyan will be participating in the Spring Festival Gala this year, so she can't go home for the New Year. But they will go home after the New Year, on the 18th day of the first lunar month.

Now that we have airplanes, there's no need to rush to catch a train. The airport is conveniently located in Huai'an, and there are direct flights from Beijing to Huai'an, making it very convenient and greatly reducing travel time. It only takes seven hours to get home.

Because Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang wouldn't arrive in Yanjing until the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, He Tiantian calculated that there were still half a month left from the children's holiday until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. So she packed her bags, took her four children, and went to Qijia Village to visit relatives.

Because of political vetting, He Tiantian cannot go abroad, so Qijia Village is the place she visits most often.

The children were quite excited as they sat on the plane, as it was their first time.

He Tiantian told them some things to be careful about, but the children were too curious to remember them, so He Tiantian had to keep an eye on them.

Fortunately, there were many people with me who could help keep an eye on things.

Snake King was originally going too, but because he had to shoot photos for the new spring collection, he had to stay in Yanjing and watch enviously as He Tiantian took her child out to play.

It's so fast to fly. It took three hours to get to Huai City. Then, from Huai City, it took two hours by car to get directly to Qijia Village. Adding the hour and a half they spent getting from their home to the airport in Yanjing, the whole trip took about seven hours.

This is much easier than the two-day, two-night train journey I used to take.

We are truly grateful for technological productivity, which has greatly improved the convenience of people's travel.

He Tiantian wanted to give Grandma Qi and Grandpa Qi a surprise, so she didn't tell them she was coming.

But Qi Zhengmin, that little traitor, accidentally revealed it when he called his grandmother earlier.

Five days ago, Grandma Qi and Grandpa Qi changed their walking route and started strolling along the road at the entrance of the village.

As Secretary Qi came out of the brigade headquarters, he saw Aunt Qi and Uncle Qi taking a walk together. He quickly came over and said, "Aunt Qi, Uncle Qi, it's so windy outside. Why have you been out these past few days? Hurry home so you don't catch a cold."

Both elderly people are over eighty years old. As people get older, their immune systems tend to weaken after each illness.

"Hehe, we're wearing so many clothes, we're not cold at all," Grandma Qi said. "We're out for a walk, and we enjoy our meals!"

"Yes, it's alright. The sun is nice at noon, it's good to soak up some sun," Old Qi said. "We're fine now, you can go back to your work."

"I'm not too busy, so I'll just accompany you two for a walk," said Secretary Qi. Walking on the stone-paved road in the village, he found it quite charming, and chatted with the two elders about village affairs.

Just then, a number of cars drove up from a distance.

Grandma Qi was a little excited and quickly asked Grandpa Qi beside her, "Is she here? Is Tian Tian here?"

"Oh?" Secretary Qi exclaimed in surprise, "So Tian Tian came today?"

"I heard Zhengmin mention it before, but I didn't know which day it would be," Grandma Qi said with a smile, eagerly anticipating the announcement.