Seeing that Gu Jinghe actually made the call, the others consciously took the bowls and chopsticks off the table into the kitchen, washed them, and stopped drinking. They sat in the backyard, chatting and waiting for Gu Jinghe's good news.

"Why did you come down? Hmm?" At this time of day, Ruan Ruan usually takes a nap. Did they come down now because they were talking too loudly and disturbing her?

"It's too hot, I can't sleep. I saw some fruit in the kitchen earlier, so I thought I'd make some shaved ice." When Huo Haocheng asked, Ruan Ruan remembered why she had come downstairs and pulled Huo Haocheng towards the kitchen.

"I'll make some ice first. Could you cut the fruit for me into small cubes, not too big?"

As she spoke, Ruan Ruan took out a bag of saltpeter from the medicine shelf at home. At this time, there was no refrigerator. The saltpeter was brought by Grandpa Su from the traditional Chinese medicine clinic of the military hospital. Every year during the hottest time, they would use saltpeter to make some ice to cool off.

Ruan Ruan took out two basins, one large and one small. First, she filled the small basin with water and placed it in the large basin. Then, she filled the large basin with water as well and added an appropriate amount of saltpeter. Soon, the water in the small basin began to freeze. (I saw this method online and have tried it myself. It works successfully for making very small amounts of ice. If you want to make a large amount of ice, you will need more saltpeter.)

After Ruan Ruan finished making the shaved ice, she went to call her brothers to help. Finally, they poured the ice into small bowls, filling each halfway, topped them with diced fruit from Huo Haocheng, and poured in a little yogurt. The cool, sweet and sour shaved ice was ready!

"Mmm, so delicious! I'm so smart!" Ruan Ruan scooped a spoonful into her mouth and happily praised herself.

"Mmm, delicious. Ruan Ruan is so smart," Huo Haocheng also praised.

"Little sister, this recipe is a bit strenuous for your arms, but it's really delicious!"

"It's icy cold, and after eating it, I don't feel so hot anymore."

"I won't say much more. From now on, you'll be my little sister. If Huo Haocheng bullies you, just call me, Brother Tian." Ge Xiaotian felt it was great to have a sister like Ruan Ruan. He dreamed of having a little sister, but unfortunately, everyone in the Ge family was a boy.

"We don't need you!" the Ruan brothers protested, "They're still here!"

The young people joked and played around for a while, and then the elders, who were about to get up from their afternoon nap, dispersed and went home. They all lived nearby, so it was easy for them to see each other.

Huo Haocheng got up and went to break up the ice left in the kitchen, then took out fruit and yogurt and distributed them to everyone.

"Haocheng, what is this?" Grandma asked Huo Haocheng after taking a bite.

"This is shaved ice made by Ruan Ruan. Grandma, you and Grandpa can just try a little bit. Eating too much is bad for your health." After distributing the shaved ice, Huo Haocheng sat back down next to Ruan Ruan. When he heard the old lady ask, he replied naturally.

"Ruan Ruan made this, it tastes really good!" Grandpa Ruan was the leader of his granddaughter's praise squad; no matter what Ruan Ruan made, he thought it was good.

"Little sister, this shaved ice is so delicious!" Qian Ling was also eating something like this for the first time.

"My sister's cooking is so delicious, I want more!" It's sweet and sour, I just can't stop eating it.

"If you like it, I'll make it again in a couple of days. Girls shouldn't eat too much of this icy food; it's fine to eat it once in a while." Ruan Ruan saw that Ruan Shiya finished a bowl in no time and wondered why she was eating so fast. Wasn't she afraid of the icy food?

"Listen to your sister, it's so cold, eating too much isn't good." Su Yunxin is the director of the hospital's gynecology department, so she naturally knows very well the effects of eating too much ice on girls. But in this hot weather, it's okay to have some occasionally. Seeing her daughter's craving, she couldn't help but laugh. Had she not given her any before?

It was a rare opportunity for the whole family to rest together for a day. The Ruan brothers chatted about their experiences in the army, while the Ruan brothers talked about their own interesting stories. The grandmother and her two daughters-in-law chatted with Qian Ling about everyday matters.

The most ambiguous scene is when Ruan Ruan is playing chess with her grandfather. At this point, Ruan Ruan leans against Huo Haocheng, utterly despondent, and doesn't want to face her grandfather anymore. She had expected her grandfather to take back a move, but she never imagined he would do it so thoroughly, reversing several moves in a row. This is something no human being could do; it's outrageous.

After playing a few games with her grandfather, Ruan Ruan couldn't bear to look at his innocent little eyes. She had never felt that her chess skills were so good before. Really, she had completely applied the chess skills that Grandpa Huo had taught her.

"Come here," Ruan Ruan turned around and pushed Huo Haocheng forward, then sat behind him and watched them go down. Later, for some reason, Ruan Ruan went over to the old man and started giving him pointers. Then it became Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng going down, the two of them going back and forth, making the old man's eyes dazzled.

After dinner, everyone except Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan who stayed at the old man's place went back to their own homes. The old man also gave Ruan Shaohong a courtyard house as a wedding gift, so Gu Wenzhen had the courtyard renovated in advance to serve as their wedding room.

Logically speaking, a new bride should sleep at home on her first night after entering the family, so that she can get up early the next day to make breakfast for everyone. This is also to show the family's rules. However, the Ruan family is large and has many members. The family is harmonious, and after the children get married, the elders will not interfere in the affairs of the younger generation unless necessary. Therefore, there is no specific saying that a new bride must make breakfast after entering the family.

So when the young couple woke up the next day, the Ruan family members had already gone to work, taken walks, played, or returned to their military units, and no one bothered them.