Song Yan touched Yueyue's smooth back of the head.

Sister-in-law Cheng: "Guess how your daughter shaved her head?"

Song Yan shook his head. How could he possibly guess? He had been in the brigade for several years and had never seen a child with such a head shape.

"Yueyue is a little firecracker. She's younger than my two kids, but when they fight, my two kids can't beat her."

They started fighting again a few days ago. Seeing them fight, the adults tried to break them up. Somehow, my son grabbed Yueyue's hair. Oh dear, Yueyue cried so loudly it was earth-shattering.

The next day her hair was shaved like this. She even came to me and said that Da Shuang and Er Shuang couldn't grab her hair this time.

Yueyue cut her own hair with scissors, and her grandma had no choice but to shave it like this.

"Hahaha!" Sister-in-law Cheng couldn't help but laugh whenever she thought about it.

Sister-in-law Cheng's twin sons are nicknamed Da Shuang and Er Shuang.

Yueyue twisted her little shoulders and pulled her hands out of the blanket. "Grandpa said I should figure out a way to beat Da Shuang and Er Shuang myself."

"If they can't grab my hair, I won't lose."

Old Zeng was coughing in the neighboring yard, "Cough cough cough!"

"Really, if you can't catch me, I won't lose." Yueyue's little hands rubbed her mother's belly.

Wei An picked up Yueyue and said, "Come on, let me dress you!"

Yueyue was a little reluctant.

Song Yan: "Go ahead, Mom will wait for you here. Come find me after you get dressed."

A moment later, Yueyue came running over, carrying Song Yan's photo, looking at the photo and then at Song Yan.

"Yueyue, is she your mother?" Wang Wenjuan asked.

"It's Mommy! But Mommy's candy is gone!" Yueyue clung to her mother, looking aggrieved.

Song Yan felt a lump in his throat and was about to cry. Those damned Sun Lan and her brother.

"Second brother, I've brought your bag!" Old Cao arrived.

Song Yan had difficulty moving around, so several women helped him take his bag down.

"Sister-in-law Cheng, bring this bag over here," Song Yan said, pointing to a canvas bag. The entire bag was filled with raisins.

Song Yan opened his pocket and took out a bag of raisins. "Wei An, give this to Grandpa Cao."

Old Cao left without any ceremony, clearly pleased with himself.

"Wei An, distribute them to everyone." Song Yan had already packed them in bags beforehand.

"Song Yan, let's save all this for the children!"

"Don't break up!"

"I brought so many so that everyone could try them. Take them home and give them to the kids to sweeten their mouths." Song Yan's raisins are exceptionally delicious.

Wei An was very sensible; she distributed them one by one. She opened a pack, washed it, and gave it to Yueyue.

Yueyue took a bowl and gave one to her mother, then another to her sister, and then gave one to each of the dozen or so people who came to see Song Yan.

Yueyue finally sat down next to her mother and ate one herself. Then she gave one to her mother, one to her sister, and one to herself.

Wei An ate two and then stopped, so Yueyue continued to give them to her mother.

The raisins were too sweet, and Song Yan said she didn't want to eat them anymore, but Yueyue still kept stuffing one into Song Yan's mouth every now and then.

Sister-in-law Cheng sighed, "This child really misses you. I see her looking at your photos all the time."

Song Yan had one arm around Wei An and the other around Yueyue, the two little girls snuggling close to her happily.

The work in the fields is almost done, and we're just waiting for the wheat harvest so we can have a few days of rest. So, basically no one is working today.

Song Yan just got back. Everyone knew she was tired, so they just said a few words to her and left. Today, Song Yan gave a bag of raisins to everyone who came.

"Second Sister-in-law, the dumpling soup is ready, come in and eat!" Chunyang called out.

Many people came to see Wei Aiguo, but they weren't oblivious to the situation; they all dispersed after a quick glance.

The poached egg in the dumpling soup was chilled in cold water. The temperature was just right, making it a satisfying and comforting meal.

Aunt Wei: "Have something to eat first, then we'll cook more later."

Song Yan: "Would you like some too?"

Aunt Wei: "I made a lot, whoever wants to eat it can eat it!"

"I want to eat!" Yueyue's hand was still tugging at her mother's clothes.

Chunyang brought Yueyue a small bowl, and Song Yan broke open a poached egg and put half of it into Yueyue's bowl.

Yueyue took a bite and exclaimed, "Mommy, the fried egg is so delicious!"

"You silly child, I'm missing your fried egg!" Aunt Wei nodded helplessly at Yueyue's head.

Wei Aiguo and Song Yan each ate only one bowl and then stopped eating. They sat down with their mother and chatted.

Song Yan unconsciously fiddled with the bullet head on Yueyue's neck.

Aunt Wei sighed and said to her son, "This is the one you wore when you were a child."

Yueyue went out to play once, and came back with a fever.

Children are prone to bumping into unclean things when they go out. That's why I found it. Bullets can ward off evil spirits.

Wei Aiguo: "Did I always wear it when I was a child?"

"Yes! I only took it off after you had that serious illness. I was afraid you'd lose it."

Wei Aiguo took his mother's hand. Her hands were rough, wrinkled, and calloused. "Mother, you've suffered so much."

Aunt Wei patted her son, "Silly child, why should I suffer? I don't know how many people in the brigade envy me."

You and Xiaoyan are both successful.

I don't need to work in the fields.

Chunyang and Xiaohu can lend me a hand when they come back.

With these two kids helping me, things are much easier.

Despite her young age, Chunyang is quite good at needlework. With her around, I didn't even need to lift a finger to do the needlework.

Wei An and Wei Ping may be a bit mischievous, but they are sensible!

"It's this little guy that Old Zeng spoils so much he's completely out of control."

"I'm fine!" Yueyue muttered.

Song Yan was pregnant after all, and she felt sleepy because she hadn't taken a nap today. Wei Aiguo told her to lie down for a while. Yueyue insisted on lying down with her mother.

Chunyang went to cook, and Wei Aiguo pulled Aunt Wei into her room to talk about their future plans.

"...You said you bought a house? Houses in Kyoto must be incredibly expensive." Aunt Wei exclaimed in surprise.

"Xiao Yan did a great thing for the government, and he was given a lot of bonuses."

"The leaders knew she was a student about to have a baby and had nowhere to live. So they put a price on that house and sold it to us," Wei Aiguo explained, trying to simplify the matter.

"Will there be enough room for our whole family?" Aunt Wei asked, having heard that the houses in the city were very small.

"It's enough room. There are three main rooms and side rooms."

"Mom, I was thinking of finding someone to help. There are already three children in the family. Xiaoyan is pregnant with two more. You're too old to take care of so many children..." Wei Aiguo hadn't finished speaking.

"Two? You mean two?" Aunt Wei was filled with surprise and delight today…