Her face, glowing with the warmth of love, was beautiful. No matter how much cold water she used, she couldn't wash away the rosy glow from within. Embarrassed to go to the kitchen to see the adults, she could only plunge into the children's camp.

"Mommy!" DouDou and GuoGuo rushed over.

"Godmother." Xiao Tian and Xiao Li also came over and looked at her expectantly.

"Auntie," Tiesuo reported to her, "I've taught them a poem, and they've all memorized it."

"You can also teach them to recite poems?"

"Goose, goose, goose, with its curved neck singing to the sky. White feathers float on green water, red webbed feet stir clear waves." Hearing Tie Suo say this, the four children immediately looked up and recited the poem.

"Heh, not bad at all." Xiao Nuan praised Tie Suo highly. "Teacher Tie Suo has taught four good students, and they can all recite them."

"Mom, Grandpa took us boating on the lake! We rowed for ages, it was so much fun! There were big white geese on the lake too. Brother Tiesuo said this poem is about big white geese. We cheered at the geese, and they raised their curved necks and cried out to the sky. We clapped and cheered, and the geese's white feathers splashed on the emerald green lake. It was so beautiful! Our little boat rowed away, and the geese used their red feet to paddle through the clear water." Guoguo rattled off all of this in one breath.

"Son, you're amazing!" Su Xiaonuan hugged Guoguo and showered him with kisses. "Did your brother Tiesuo teach you these words?"

"No," Tie Suo said truthfully. "I have such a scene in my mind, but I didn't express it. Guo Guo's ability to express herself is too strong. She said what I hadn't said in my mind."

“Mom, Tie Suo is amazing, Guo Guo is amazing, we are all amazing,” Dou Dou said innocently. “We also have two big white geese at home. Can we put our big white geese in the lake too? Xiao Tian and Xiao Li really want to see the big white goose in the lake fly into the sky.”

With a "pfft," she pinched Dou Dou's face and laughed. "You silly kids, what you saw in the lake wasn't a big white goose. The kind that can fly into the sky is called a swan, which is different from the big white goose in our yard."

"Auntie, the big white goose swims in the water too, right? It can also leap up and pounce."

"But the white goose can only fly a few times; it can't fly into the sky at all."

"I understand now! No wonder you adults always say that a toad wants to eat swan meat. It turns out that swans can fly, so the toad can't reach them and can only stare at the swan in the sky in frustration. Haha, that's so funny!" Guoguo clapped her hands and cheered.

"Little Guoguo, Mommy loves you to death." Su Xiaonuan picked up the child and lifted him high in the air. She had to admit that the child was really smart, especially his language skills, which were really strong. His comprehension was also exceptionally strong. Although he started speaking later than Dou Dou, his IQ was really high. She thought to herself, "I wish all the children I have with Xiao Moran in the future would be this smart."

"Mommy, hug me." Dou Dou was jealous and stretched out her arms for a hug.

"Dou Dou, come here and let Daddy hold you." Xiao Moran walked over, opened his arms, and picked up the child. When he saw Su Xiaonuan's fair and rosy face, he raised his eyebrows at her in a suggestive way.

"Dad, is there something wrong with your eyes?" DouDou reached out her finger to pry open the eye that had just raised an eyebrow.

Xiao Moran was both amused and exasperated as her son's little hands plucked at her eyes.

"Serves you right!" Xiao Nuan whispered in his ear. "See if you dare to mess around again."

"Idiot." Guoguo vaguely heard the words "serves you right," and he reached out his little hand to pry Doudou's hand away. "Daddy's eyes are fine, don't pry them away."

"Why is he like this if there's no problem?" Dou Dou raised her eyebrows, mimicking Xiao Moran's manner.

"That's Dad trying to make Mom feel better, you don't understand," Guoguo sighed.

Xiao Moran and Su Xiaonuan stared at each other blankly, not daring to make any small moves, otherwise, it would be bad if these two little ones misinterpreted things.

"Dinner's ready," Ye Mei called out before going inside.

While everyone was sitting at the table eating, DouDou raised her eyebrows at XiaoLi, then at her grandmother, and finally at her maternal grandmother, which made the two old ladies exclaim in surprise.

"DouDou, what's wrong with your eyes? Are they twitching?"

"Grandma, Grandma, my eyes are fine." Dou Dou raised her eyebrows again. "I'm just trying to make things easier for you."

"Dou Dou, where did you learn these weird moves?" Ye Mei said sternly. "Don't do that again in the future."

"I learned it from my dad. That's how he shows affection to my mom."

Su Xiaonuan and Xiao Moran both blushed deeply.

Zhang Yulan stretched out her chopsticks to help the two out of the awkward situation. "Eat, eat. I cooked all the dishes tonight myself. See if they're good."

"Mom, you've learned how to use the kitchen utensils here?" Xiao Moran picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. "Mmm, delicious."

Su Ming quickly picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. "My mother-in-law's spicy chicken is delicious! It's fragrant, spicy, and appetizing. I'll have to eat an extra bowl of rice tonight."

“My mother-in-law taught me how to make this. I’ve never made this dish before. I think it’s a bit wasteful to fry the chicken pieces in oil. In our rural area, chicken is usually stewed, and occasionally stir-fried.” Zhang Yulan also picked up a piece to eat. It tasted really good and was especially good with rice. Now that we have money, we can eat chicken, duck, fish and meat every meal, and we even try to make them more delicious in different ways.

“Mom, from now on, don’t worry about wasting oil when cooking. Just make sure it tastes good. I’ll take care of all the ingredients for the house,” Xiaonuan said. “I have a delivery team, so we don’t need to go out to buy ingredients. Just write down what we need and I’ll have the delivery team bring it to our house.”

“That’s not bad either. Rather than letting others make money off us, we might as well buy your ingredients,” Zhang Yulan said to Xiao Moran. “Son, then you should settle the bill with Xiao Nuan once a month. We can’t take advantage of Xiao Nuan.”

“Mother-in-law, look at what you’re saying. Isn’t Xiao Nuan’s money Mo Ran’s money? Why are you making such a distinction?” Su Ming laughed.

“Xiao Nuan’s money is her own, and Moran’s money is also Xiao Nuan’s. This needs to be clear. Moran is a man, so he should be responsible for supporting the whole family. Xiao Nuan is a woman, so she should save more money to feel secure.” Zhang Yulan is a smart mother-in-law. Both her son and daughter-in-law can earn money, and it’s more reliable to keep the money with the daughter-in-law. Men, sometimes, can’t resist outside temptations.

Although she believed her son wouldn't go astray, she still had to guard against outsiders trying to take advantage of him. After all, her son was now a wealthy boss, and what if he encountered a shameless woman like Lan Yin who threw herself at him and he fell into her trap?

Therefore, Zhang Yulan's intention was to put Xiao Nuan in charge of the finances.

“Okay, I’m willing to let Xiao Nuan manage my money.” Xiao Moran looked at his mother gratefully. “From now on, we’ll do as my mother says. Xiao Nuan’s own money is her private money, and all household expenses will be covered by my money.”