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In this life, no one can do without friends.

However, you don't need many good friends; two or three close confidants are enough. They are there to help you when you're in trouble, and they share your joy and watch silently when you're happy.

"Hehe, if we were the ones being framed by Lin Xiaoru, wouldn't you help us clear our name?" Cui Ying retorted. "We're friends, so you don't need to be so polite."

Mother Wu came in carrying a plate, smiling and saying, "Jingli, you're right. Don't say such polite things in the future. Remember how good Tiantian and Cuiying are to us, and we'll be good to them in the future too. If we're good to both of them, we'll get along even better in the future."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Jingli, you're not as insightful as Aunt Wu. You're getting stuck on this again."

"Okay, I won't say it anymore. I'll keep it all in my heart." Huang Jingli said with a smile, eating an apple while talking to He Tiantian and Cui Ying. She felt even happier and more fortunate.

He Tiantian glanced at the time and said, "Jingli, Cui Ying, I have to go back. My two kids are at home, and if I don't go back, they won't eat dinner and they'll be very noisy."

Originally, Huang Jingli and Wu's mother wanted He Tiantian to stay for dinner, but upon hearing her words, they quickly went inside and took out more than a dozen apples, put them in a cloth bag, and said, "Tiantian, take these back to your family. They taste good. I'll send you some more next time I can buy them."

He Tiantian often brought them braised meat, and now that she saw Wu's mother bringing apples, she didn't refuse and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll take them."

Cui Ying didn't go back; she ate dinner here before returning to school.

He Tiantian put on her hat, scarf, and handbag, then rode away on her bicycle.

The wind was strong, and He Tiantian's bicycle was moving very slowly.

Seeing that He Tiantian was having a hard time riding, the little tortoise helped push her from behind, and He Tiantian immediately felt much lighter.

When they got home, the children saw He Tiantian and hugged her legs on either side, chattering about the interesting things they had done that day.

He Tiantian listened to them patiently, asked some questions, and participated in their conversation.

Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang saw He Tiantian in the house, playing with the children and acting like children themselves, laughing and joking. No wonder the two children liked their mother so much.

They are getting older and won't be as lively as they used to be when taking care of children; they can only be described as looking after them.

He Tiantian sometimes acts like a little frog, teaching the children to hop like frogs; other times, she puts her hands on her head and jumps around like a little rabbit; and still other times, she acts like a mother hen, playing "eagle catches chicks" with the children.

Inside the house, bursts of children's cheerful laughter could be heard.

"Tian Tian, ​​Rui Hua, Rui Min, dinner's ready." Jiang Lifang was making dinner and asked He Tian Tian to play with the children.

Jiang Lifang wasn't a good cook, but the meat dishes were brought from the shop by He Tiantian. All she needed was a stir-fried sweet and sour cabbage, a pot of radish and vermicelli soup, and rice.

Although the children are young, He Tiantian has already begun to train them to eat on their own.

I made a small smock for the children out of soft cotton cloth, filled a small wooden bowl with rice, and then chopped up some braised meat and cabbage, mixed it all together, and put it in two spoons for the two children to eat by themselves.

Although there were rice grains on the table and on their faces, the children ate most of them.

"The children are too young, should I feed them?" Jiang Lifang felt a little sorry for the two children who were eating like little kittens.

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Ruihua, Ruimin is a big baby now, he can eat by himself, right?"

“Yes! Big baby, eat by yourself.” Huo Ruimin looked up with her chubby little face and said proudly.

"I'll eat by myself." Huo Ruihua also indicated that he's grown up and doesn't need anyone to feed him anymore.

Huo Zhekun smiled and said, "It's good that they've become independent from a young age. At first, they couldn't even hold a spoon properly, but now they can eat half a bowl of rice. Not bad, not bad, they're big babies now."

Jiang Lifang and Huo Zhekun do not interfere with the upbringing of their grandchildren, because as grandparents, they would spoil the children more, which is not good for their growth.

At the same time, He Tiantian is a patient, well-mannered mother who loves children very much but does not spoil them. Jiang Lifang is completely at ease letting her raise the children.

As it turns out, He Tiantian did a great job.

The two children are very smart, intelligent, and polite.

It's been almost three months since my son left, and my grandchildren look at their father's photos every day, remembering what he looks like. They haven't forgotten that they have a loving father.

After dinner, it got very cold in the evening.

He Tiantian washed and dressed the two children, put them on the bed, put them in diapers, bread pants, cotton sweaters, and then put them in a children's sleeping bag.

He Tiantian put the two children in bed and sat down beside them to tell them stories.

This is a bedtime story.

The children listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion, and would ask some very funny questions, but He Tiantian patiently explained everything. Children who are willing to listen to stories are generally easier to manage because they can absorb what adults are saying.

After putting the children to sleep, He Tiantian covered them with blankets, took out her books and notes, and began to review and study diligently.

He Tiantian can't keep track of the shop's accounts every day. She can only do so on weekends when her parents-in-law help take care of the children. Otherwise, she simply can't manage it all.

Without Huo Yingjie by my side, I not only miss him in my heart and in my body, but I also always feel like I'm missing someone to help me in my daily life.

Although I have my parents-in-law and Grandma Wang, I always feel like something is missing!

The night was cold, there was no warm chest, no burning breath.

Fortunately, there were still two round glutinous rice balls.

After turning off the lights, He Tiantian moved closer to the children. The warmth from their small bodies brought her a touch of comfort in the lonely night, making her feel less cold.

While He Tiantian was having trouble sleeping, Huo Yingjie also couldn't sleep. But he didn't work overtime. After get off work, he would come home to rest, and sometimes he would buy groceries, cook, or read books.

He didn't want his busy work schedule to ruin his health.

He wants to be healthy and live a long life so that he can spend more wonderful times with He Tiantian and the children.

The work is already more than halfway done. If all goes well, it might be finished before the New Year, and he can go home for the holiday.

Yes, it must be finished before the New Year, he wants to go home for the New Year.

From that day on, Huo Yingjie started working overtime, but not as frantically as before; he became more disciplined.

Since we started working overtime, the progress has indeed been much faster than before.

Chief Engineer Sun noticed that the work progress had accelerated considerably in the past week, so he went to inquire and learned that Huo Yingjie had started working overtime.

Chief Engineer Sun looked up at the calendar on the wall and chuckled. This kid wants to go home for the Chinese New Year.