"I didn't miss you at all." Su Xiaonuan sat up, moved her arms, and found that the pain had eased. She thought to herself, "That medicine is quite effective."

"Mom is being a little hypocritical," Guoguo said, snuggling up to her.

"However, I think I heard that you two don't want to sleep separately from your mother?"

“That was yesterday, things are different now,” Guoguo said. “We’ve grown up, and we want our own space too. Xiaotian and Xiaoli have their own space, Tiezhu and Tiesuo have their own space, Xiaohong and Zhongling have their own space, and Doudou and I need our own space too.”

“Mom, we really need our own space,” DouDou gestured. “For example, if someone gives us a small gift, we can put it in our own room so that no one else can see it.”

"You little rascals are so precocious! Okay, okay, Mom will give you your own space. Don't come crying to sleep with Mom again, okay?"

To be honest, she was using her two children as a shield.

The children stopped sleeping with her, making it more difficult to deal with Xiao Moran.

They were all very tired last night, which is why nothing happened.

Next, she was forced to sleep in the same bed with Xiao Moran every day, and she herself didn't know if she could control herself.

She didn't dislike Xiao Moran; in fact, she liked him a little.

However, her feelings for him are not yet strong enough to warrant a physical commitment.

"No! No! We won't!" DouDou and GuoGuo waved their little hands together to show their attitude.

"Mom, if you want to sleep, you can sleep a little longer. Let's go find your brothers, sisters, and little sisters to play." Guoguo reached out and stroked Su Xiaonuan's face. "Look at you, you look so tired. We shouldn't have woken you up. We're sorry."

"Oh, you've seen them already?" When she brought everyone back last night, the two of them were already asleep.

"Mmm." DouDou clapped her hands happily. "Mommy, I love this home so much. I love that there are so many older brothers, sisters, and sisters in the house. I love that they all live in this home. I'm so happy."

"Mom, Tie Suo is so hardworking. He's been memorizing his lessons since he got up this morning," Guo Guo said admiringly. "He can memorize everything without even looking at the book. He's amazing! I want to learn from Tie Suo too."

"Okay, then you guys go and play with them."

After the children left, she stretched and got up immediately. It was only because of Guoguo's reminder that she remembered she still needed to go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books and a schoolbag for Tiesuo, as well as stationery.

After washing up, Su Xiaonuan stood on the balcony, stretching out her limbs and watching the children play in the back garden.

Zhong Ling was watering the flowers and plants, Xiao Hong was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard with a big broom, Tie Zhu was digging in the corner with a hoe, Tie Suo was reciting his lessons in the pavilion, and Xiao Tian, ​​Xiao Li, Dou Dou and Guo Guo were chasing and playing there.

Aunt Chen was watching over the four children. Although her hands were injured, she could still run. She kept running around after the children who were playing, afraid that they might fall down. She would stretch out her arms to protect them from time to time.

The space is fresh and sunny.

Xiao Nuan unconsciously took a few deep breaths of fresh air. Listening to the crisp birdsong, the children's laughter, and Tie Suo's fluent recitation, she was instantly overwhelmed with happiness.

This should be the happy life that people pursue.

The usual monotony was enlivened by the arrival of these people.

DouDou and GuoGuo like it, and she likes it very much too.

After getting dressed and carrying her bag, she went downstairs. She could smell the aroma while she was still on the stairs. She took a sniff and smelled scallion pancakes. It was a special snack that she and her children loved to eat, and it was also Ye Mei's signature dish.

Ye Mei's scallion pancakes are especially delicious, many times better than those bought outside.

In the large living room, Su Ming was sitting with his legs crossed, reading the morning newspaper.

Xiao Moran knew he liked to read the morning paper, so she specially subscribed to a copy for him.

On the small square table to the right was a cup of hot tea, and Su Xiaonuan could see the steam rising from the cup even from a distance.

This scene made her feel as if she had returned to her past life. Her father in her past life was the same. The only difference was that Su Ming was not wearing reading glasses. Otherwise, she would definitely have had the illusion that she had returned to her past life.

The soft footsteps startled Su Ming, who was reading a newspaper. He glanced up at Su Xiaonuan, then looked back at the newspaper and said casually, "Get up. It's still early. You can sleep a little longer."

"Dad, what are you looking at so intently?" She really wanted to find a pair of reading glasses and put them on Su Ming's nose, and she wanted to see the look in his eyes when the glasses slipped off. It seemed that she really missed her family from her previous life.

"Xiao Nuan, the Jiu Ya Restaurant franchise is opening tomorrow. It's right in our Ya Le Ju shop, so close by. Let's go and support them!" Su Ming looked at the newspaper without looking up. "I know this restaurant. It's nicely decorated, even more upscale than your main store. But I didn't know it was your franchisee. I didn't see the sign up when I picked up the kids from school yesterday. I guess they put it up later."

"Let me see!" Su Xiaonuan curiously took the newspaper. "Wow, it's really high-end, definitely more classy than my main store. Let me think, who owns this store?"

"Won't it steal your business?" Su Ming asked worriedly.

“No.” Su Xiaonuan pondered for a moment. “I remember now, the franchisee of this store is a middle-aged woman. I didn’t expect her to be so fast, faster than other franchisees. Those who signed before her haven’t even opened yet, but she’s about to open. The day after tomorrow, the three branches in the university town will also open.”

"You've signed dozens of franchisees, you're going to be busy again."

“It won’t be too busy. Many of them are experienced, some have even run restaurants. They franchise with my store just to learn the recipes.” Su Xiaonuan handed the newspaper to Su Ming. “Only those complete novices need me to come to the store for a few days to provide guidance.”

“My daughter is really capable. Soon, there will be branches of Jiuya Restaurant all over the provincial capital. We can eat the dishes you invented no matter where we go,” Su Ming said proudly. “After your mother-in-law comes, I will have time to take your mother around. We can eat wherever we go, and we can also invite some friends to enjoy the delicious food together.”

"You're not taking me sightseeing at all," Ye Mei said, pouting as she brought out a large plate of scallion pancakes. "You're clearly the one trying to show off. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"So what if she's showing off?" Su Ming retorted, sticking his neck out. "Who told my daughter to be so capable?"

"See, I told you so!" Ye Mei slammed the plate down on the table and wiped her hands on her apron. "Old Su, I've noticed you're getting more and more like a regressor. You weren't vain when you were young, but now that you're older, you're taking things too seriously. If you ask me, you should just live your life behind closed doors. Why go around showing it off?"

"I'm not showing off, I'm demonstrating my strength." Su Ming scoffed, got up and walked to the dining table, reaching out to grab a scallion pancake.