Driving speed is a real problem these days. Song Yan was getting annoyed by the swaying and bumping in the car before they even arrived in Kyoto.

Shen Qian had already called back, and Di Jianjun came to pick him up at the station.

He was driving Xiao Hu's new car, but he wasn't wearing his military uniform today.

Di Jianjun put Song Yan's luggage into the trunk.

Song Yan: What are your plans for the future?

"I gave up the job that was assigned to me, and now I work with Manager Chang, often in the construction and maintenance team!"

I've temporarily rented a room.

I'm going back to my hometown in a few days to bring my wife and kids over!

Deputy Factory Director Deng arranged a job for her at the food factory.

"My husband is hardworking, he has no problem getting things done!" Di Jianjun's eyes were full of smiles.

He manages his life in an orderly manner and is full of hope for the future.

"fine!

If you work under Manager Chang, your salary will definitely increase!

"Let's save up and buy a house before prices skyrocket!" Song Yan encouraged everyone around her to buy a house.

Di Jianjun knew this.

Moreover, as long as he works hard, his salary will definitely not be just a few dozen yuan now.

In Song Yan's eyes, housing prices haven't risen much yet, but for someone who only earns twenty or thirty yuan a month, a decent courtyard can easily cost tens of thousands.

Saving money to buy a house like this is simply unrealistic.

In a few years, people will find that the speed at which they save their wages cannot keep up with the speed at which housing prices rise, and then they simply won't be able to afford a house!

Di Jianjun believed he could do a good job and that his future salary would definitely be enough to buy a house.

Di Jianjun's prediction was correct; while his salary was increasing rapidly, housing prices hadn't yet. He bought a house at the right time. Later…

Housing prices skyrocketed...

He later became the general manager of Anshun Construction.

He not only has a house and a car, but also a social status he never imagined.

Because he gave up the secure job offered by the state, all the relatives who mocked him finally shut up...

When the car stopped at the gate of the yard, her children all ran over.

Even the fifth brother, who was the quietest and most reserved, had tears welling up in his eyes.

Yueyue ran the fastest. She hugged and kissed her mother, then gave her mother's embrace to her younger brothers.

The children kissed her, one after another.

Song Yan was so happy that her heart was about to burst.

"Mom, I'm saving my favorite food for you!"

"Mom, I can fold paper boats now..."

"Mom, I can dress myself now..."

Half an hour had passed since Song Yan went inside, and he hadn't even had a chance to say a few words to Old Zeng and Aunt Wei.

The fifth brother sat firmly in Song Yan's lap and refused to get down.

After Song Yan explained Shen Qian's situation, her work, and inquired about her family, she finished speaking.

It's been an hour.

"Xiaoyan, go take a shower first. Minxia made some wontons, I'll cook you a bowl to tide you over, then we'll have dinner together tonight!" Aunt Wei held her daughter-in-law's hand, unable to get enough of looking at her.

"Mom! Come with me!" The fifth son, who was trying his best to suppress his anxiety, pulled his mother back to her room.

"Mom, is it pretty?" the fifth child asked his mother, tilting his head up.

The little guy's face showed undisguised pride, a longing for his mother's praise.

Song Yan really deserved praise. "Did you build this?"

The fifth child didn't say a word, but stared at his mother with bright, sparkling eyes.

The castle on the ground was built from rectangular wooden blocks. The blocks themselves weren't very large, but the castle was over half a meter tall.

And the design is very nice.

Song Yan: "Did you build this?"

The fifth brother nodded vigorously.

"My son is so amazing!"

It's beautifully arranged!

"Mom, I'll build you a castle when I grow up!" The fifth child really missed his mother, otherwise he wouldn't have said so much.

"Aunt Song, the fifth son is exceptionally clever."

He couldn't build the castle at first.

I told him that the point of support was incorrect and that the strength of the support needed to be increased.

I gave him a toy that uses mortise and tenon joints and explained the structure to him.

"Look how sturdy this castle is; it utilizes this principle," Quan Guangxia said.

"Sister Xia!" The fifth brother, who didn't like to greet people, actually took the initiative to call out to Quan Guangxia.

Song Yan didn't like the Quan siblings calling her "aunt," but she couldn't do anything about it because of her seniority.

Quan Guangxia picked up Lao Wu and kissed him hard, and surprisingly, Lao Wu wasn't angry.

Before Song Yan and Quan Guangxia could exchange more than a few words, people started returning home one after another.

Song Yan ate a small bowl of wontons, and the five little ones sat around the table.

When Wei An and Wei Ping returned, the house was bustling with activity once again...

Song Yan had been on the train for so long, so everyone told her to rest early after dinner.

The mosquito coils in the house are all gone, so Song Yan is going to get some.

"Mom, I want the one that smells like gardenias!" the third child said.

Song Yan used to make several different scented mosquito coils.

The mosquito coils she makes are not only effective, but also smell nice.

"Okay!" Several kinds of mosquito coils were placed together, and Song Yan couldn't remember them all. She wanted to smell them.

"Mom, do you remember which box the gardenia-scented one was in?" Yueyue asked.

"I can't remember! I'll just smell it." Song Yan got up and got out of bed.

"Mom, the second shelf, the third row from the top, the fifth box from the east, it's gardenia scented!" the second child said.

Song Yan didn't seem to care. "You remember it quite well!"

“Yes, I remember it clearly!” the second brother replied.

Song Yan brought over mosquito coils and lit them, and the faint scent of gardenias filled the entire room.

"Mom, tell me a story!" the fourth child said, snuggling up to his mother.

"Tired!" The fifth brother uttered only one word, as if it were gold.

"Mom is tired today, so I'll read you a story." Yueyue took out a book of 100,000 Whys and read it to her younger brother.

Many words in this book are marked with pinyin, which means they are probably words that Yueyue doesn't recognize.

Yueyue: "...There are many types of plant roots, the most common being taproots..."

“You’re missing a word. There are many types of plant roots…” the second brother said with his eyes closed.

"...No, no, it should be 'very beautiful,' have you forgotten the word 'very'?"

"...Another word is missing!"

The second child finally got Yueyue impatient with the reading. "I'm not reading this story to you, don't listen!"

The older sister was unhappy, and the younger one became a little scared. He muttered under his breath, "So it's just that he mispronounced the word!"

The second son seemed unconvinced, but didn't dare say anything more.

The children fall asleep very quickly. Once they were all asleep, Yueyue snuggled into her mother's arms.

Song Yan: "Yueyue, do you read to your younger brothers every night?"

Yueyue skillfully turned the pages of the book and began to read. This certainly didn't seem like the first time she had read a story to her younger brother.

Yueyue: "Yes, Mom! My second brother is the worst. He remembers everything clearly."

And they always find fault with me.

"Mom, Grandpa said my second brother... looks like Great-Grandpa!"