Upon learning that her son-in-law was safe and had been promoted, and was now coming back to celebrate the New Year, Guan Jinghua began preparing New Year supplies early.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Dongling returned home in the coolness of the early morning.

Xu Mei was still sleeping with her daughter. Guan Jinghua heard the noise and came out. When she saw him, she quickly said, "I'll make something for you."

"Mom, don't bother." Although Qin Dongling was talking to Guan Jinghua, his eyes were always on the room where Xu Mei was.

Guan Jinghua laughed secretly and turned to go to the kitchen to busy herself.

Qin Dongling opened the door. The room was dark. The two people, one big and one small, were sleeping soundly on the bed. They didn't hear any movement from him at all.

Qin Dongling didn't want to disturb the rest of the two people he loved most, so he tiptoed to the bedside and tried his best to see Xiaoman clearly.

But the little girl was held tightly in her mother's arms, and from where he was, he could only see half of her face, which was not very clear.

But compared to when he left a while ago, he has grown a lot and has become a white and tender pink ball.

After looking at the small one, he looked at the big one. The more Qin Dongling looked, the softer his expression became.

This time they came back, they were escorted by a troop transport train the whole way. The troop transport train had too little right of way, and had to stop and give way when it encountered a train carrying people. It took them more than ten days on the road.

His hands were dirty, so he stood far away and watched the mother and daughter. Even if he only listened to their extremely light breathing, happiness could fill his entire chest.

After a while, Guan Jinghua quietly opened the door and asked him to go out to eat.

Qin Dongling walked out of the house. There was a bowl of steaming noodles on the table with a fried egg on top.

"I didn't know you came back so early today. Eat quickly, take a shower after eating, and have a good rest." Guan Jinghua put a cup of hot water on the table for him.

"Thank you, Mom."

Ever since my mother passed away, I have never experienced the warmth of having a hot meal served to me when I return home.

The steaming vapor in the bowl seemed to make his eyes red, and Qin Dongling suppressed it while eating.

"Why are you being so polite with mom? You're not hurt anywhere this time, are you?" Guan Jinghua said, her eyes scanning him back and forth.

There was definitely an injury, but Qin Dongling didn't like to say too much and make his family worry, so he just brushed it off with a few words.

After he finished eating the noodles and the water in the pot was boiled, he washed up and returned to the house. Xu Mei was already awake.

She had already heard what Guan Jinghua said, so she wasn't surprised that Qin Dongling came in. She glanced at the stool opposite the bed and said, "Why didn't you just pull a stool over there and sit on it? Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You guys are sleeping soundly, I don't want to disturb you."

After Qin Dongling was clean, she couldn't wait to sit down by the bed and look at her daughter with wide eyes. "Xiaoman, are you sure you woke me up so early?"

Qin Yuman opened a pair of eyes similar to her mother's and looked at Qin Dongling with watery eyes.

"Our Xiaoman is the best," Xu Mei couldn't bear to hear these words, "She never cries or makes a fuss, right?"

She picked up her daughter from the bed so that her husband could see her more clearly. Qin Dongling looked at the little face, and the love in his eyes almost overflowed.

He tried to take his daughter in a clumsy manner.

Spreading out her palms, Xu Mei saw many small scabby wounds on them. She took one look and couldn't bear to look at them again. She told herself that she had gotten through it.

“Ahhh—”

Xiaoman's voice brought her back to her senses.

Xu Mei placed her daughter in her husband's arms. "Hold her with your hands and let her stay close to you. Don't be so nervous."

Xiaoman had just been taken out of the bed, and her clothes were all warm. Qin Dongling hugged her again after such a long time, and saw his reflection in her clear and beautiful eyes. He couldn't help but gently touched his forehead with hers.

"Do you know your father?" he asked, "otherwise why are you so well behaved?"

The child didn't make a sound or cry, he just kept looking at him.

"He's always been so well behaved. He never cries when Yueyue makes a fuss, and he always lies down by himself when he wakes up early."

Xu Mei said, "One time, when I woke up from a nap, I found her looking at me with her round eyes."

Even now when she thought of that scene, she still felt like she was melting.

Qin Dongling was not in a much better mood. The moment he saw his daughter, all his worries over the past few months came to fruition, and he wished he could do everything himself.

Guan Jinghua rarely talked to her daughter about her childhood. "When you were little, your father rarely came home and didn't care about you. He thought he was too busy."

The rest, even if not said, are known to each other.

There is no harm without comparison. Qin Dongling is also tired, but as long as he is at home, he wishes he could stay with his wife and children all the time. This kind of responsibility cannot help but touch people.

"Mom, it's all over." Xu Mei said.

In a few years, as soon as she graduates, she will be able to find a job.

According to her grades and ranking, she would have a good job. Now she has a daughter and Qin Dongling. Everything is exactly as she imagined.

She is capable of being filial to her mother.

"Oh, it's all over." Guan Jinghua also nodded with a smile, and the mother and daughter continued to coat the meat with flour to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.

This year, the few people are harmonious and harmonious, and there is the lovely Xiaoman. Although there is snow outside, everyone's home is warm and cozy.

"Put this under Xiaoman's pillow. It's her first New Year, and I hope it will be a good omen." Before the New Year's Eve, Guan Jinghua brought in a red envelope.

Xu Mei pressed the red lip under her daughter's pillow. Qin Yuman saw it and waved her little hands to touch it.

"You still want to take it?" The adults laughed instantly.

Xu Mei pushed the red 늵 further inward to ensure that her daughter's short hands could not touch it.

After her mother left, she leaned in Qin Dongling's arms, and the two of them stayed up together to celebrate the New Year.

On New Year's Eve, all houses were brightly lit. This was the year she had not experienced in her previous life.

In the east yard, women were running around grabbing their children to take a bath; next door, one could hear men laughing and talking. Everything was so lively and full of the flavor of life.

Qin Dongling was afraid that she was cold, so he pulled the quilt up.

"It's been almost a year since we got married," Xu Mei sighed.

Qin Dongling hummed and held her hand, "I will definitely be with you often in the future."

During this year, his biggest regret was that he was not able to witness his daughter's growth every moment.

In the past few days since he came back, he has been staying with his daughter all day long. He wakes up in happiness every day and falls asleep in happiness.

The few months he missed were enough for him to regret deeply.

Xu Mei smiled slightly and shook his hand back, "Are you happy to be married?"

"Very happy."

"Have you ever thought about what would have happened if we hadn't been together in the first place?" Xu Mei asked casually.

Normally, she wouldn't think too much about this kind of question, but on this special day, with only the two of them, she couldn't help it.

Qin Dongling said very seriously: "I have liked you since the first time I saw you. If we are not together, I will never get married."

Xu Mei turned her head and looked at him deeply.

Qin Dongling's eyes were so serious,

Yu 놆, the question that had troubled her for half her life finally had an answer.

——Xu Mei Extra·End——

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I will write a few more chapters later to explain the characters in this parallel world, such as Zhuo Dingying's family and the deeds of the Xu family, and that will be it!