After everyone left, Gao Shujing said, "Dad is so busy, there's no need for him to come and pick us up. I've lived here for over ten years, do you really think I won't be able to find my way home?"

Gao Xiujuan rolled her eyes at her eldest son. If he were alone, the couple definitely wouldn't have gone to pick him up.

If a man in his twenties or thirties, a father of several children, still doesn't know how to come home, then this son is lost.

They no longer value their sons, but cherish their grandsons and daughters-in-law.

Gao Xiujuan: "We're in a hurry to see Rujia and the children. You've been watching them for over ten years, what's there to see?"

Yu Rujia: "Mom, is Dad always this busy?"

Gao Xiujuan had already opened the door and was pulling Yu Rujia inside with a smile: "Your dad moved to a different position in January and is busy taking on a new job. Once he gets through this busy period, everything will be fine."

"It's not easy to talk about this over the phone, so I was thinking of waiting for you to come over before we discussed it."

Xia Taishun had been in the same position for more than a decade, and finally he took another step up.

Xia Taishun is in his early fifties. Without the constraints of his family background, and given his rich past experience, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, he can at least get promoted a little further.

Yu Rujia smiled and said, "Really? That's great! Congratulations, Mom and Dad."

Gao Xiujuan: "Not only your father, but Jing Rong was also promoted and became a battalion commander."

Xia Jingrong was promoted to company commander two years ago, and this year he was promoted to battalion commander. It must be because he had been suppressed for too long. He had accumulated enough merits, and once his background was removed, they immediately came to fruition.

He is thirty-one years old this year and has become a battalion commander. He is not among the fastest-rising people, but he is a top student who came from a military academy. Sooner or later, he will catch up with them.

The family entered the house, and Dorje led Dole to look around the house and yard with curiosity. They showed no signs of fatigue from the long journey or the restraint of being in an unfamiliar place. The child, who often explored the mountains, was very brave.

Dorjee said, "Grandma's house is much smaller than ours, but it's taller."

Xia Taishun was allocated a two-story house with a yard. The downstairs house had a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms, while the upstairs house had a living room and three bedrooms.

When the children are at home, they go to town two or three times a year and have seen many two- or three-story houses. They are not surprised by their family's two-story villa. What they are more concerned about is the size of the house.

Yu Rujia's house in Shangfen Brigade was originally an old ancestral hall, which was meant to accommodate nearly a thousand members of the Huang family, so it was naturally built to be quite large.

The front yard is nearly 100 square meters, and the back yard is nearly 300 square meters.

The main hall originally used for sacrificial rites has been converted into a medical room, which is at least several tens of square meters. The smallest room in the back is more than 20 square meters, and the largest is 30 or 40 square meters.

Gao Shujing's house also has a front yard and a back yard. The area is smaller than Yu Rujia's house, but the total area of ​​the front yard, back yard and house is about three or four hundred square meters.

Before Yu Rujia and Gao Shujing got married, a door was opened in the middle of their house, which meant that the two families were combined into one. The total area of ​​the house and the yard was more than 1,000 square meters, which is nearly two acres.

So even if the children don't go out, they won't feel stifled playing at home.

Xia Taishun's ground floor courtyard and house area is only about 200 square meters, which is several times smaller than the Yu family's.

Duole followed his older brother closely and expressed his thoughts: "The courtyard is too small, we have nowhere to practice martial arts."

Dorje stepped on the thin layer of snow and, remembering what his father had said on the train, said, "I can play in the snow and have a snowball fight."

Duo Shou smiled and said, "Duo Ji, Duo Le, don't run around, okay?"

The two bouncing children felt a chill run down their spines and obediently went into the house, snuggling up to Duoluduoxi as if to say, "I'm a good baby."

Doro gave Dorje's head a hard rub and made a funny face, meaning, 'Keep acting up, keep acting up.'

Dorje moved away from him with disdain and went closer to his younger brother and fourth brother.

With her beloved grandson, whom she had longed for for many years, right before her eyes, Gao Xiujuan was filled with joy. She greeted him with a smile, "Don't be shy, this is your second home, play as you please. Grandma loves a lively atmosphere."

Gao Shujing put down Xiao Duoyi, whom he had been holding, and let him slowly move the sofa around.

After settling the little one in, Gao Shujing walked towards the kitchen: "Mom, I'm going to boil some hot water. I've been out for a day or two, so I need to wash up."

Gao Xiujuan followed her inside: "I'll go with you. There are many of you, so they'll be back around the time you're finished washing up."

Gao Guojing and Xia Jingrong are currently training, and since Xia Taishun and his wife are going to pick up Yu Rujia's family, they didn't specifically ask for leave to go.

However, the two of them will definitely come back tonight to see Yu Rujia's family.

Duofu glanced at Yu Rujia, and at her prompting, pulled Duolu into the kitchen to help.

After a flurry of activity, Yu Rujia and the others finally cleaned themselves up and changed into clean clothes, feeling much more at ease.

Gao Guojing and Xia Jingrong were the first to return. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a group of children playing in the thin layer of snow on the ground.

The sound of the door opening startled the children, and as they turned around, they saw a familiar figure.

Duolu stood up, waving excitedly and greeting everyone: "Uncle Guojing, we've come to your house!"

The other children also started calling him Uncle Guojing, but as they did so, their eyes remained fixed on Xia Jingrong, who was standing next to Gao Guojing.

Gao Guojing happily hugged each child and pointed to Xia Jingrong, introducing, "Welcome over here. This is your third uncle, Xia Jingrong. Come on, say hello."

Duolu greeted him warmly: "Third Uncle, so you're the Third Uncle! You're the only one of my father's brothers I haven't met yet. I've been wanting to meet you for a long time."

Xia Jingrong patted the child, who was almost up to his shoulder, with satisfaction: "The last time I saw you, you couldn't even walk steadily. Now you've grown so tall. Well done."

The last time I saw them, they were just cute little kids who only knew how to play and fight for food. When I saw them again, they had already exuded a youthful vibe.

Duoxi leaned closer and asked with a grin, "Third Uncle, have you seen me before?"

Xia Jingrong rubbed his head and said nostalgically, "I've seen you before. You were Duoxi. You were a baby in swaddling clothes back then. Every day after you finished your milk, you would curl up on the side and play by yourself. You were so well-behaved."

When they first arrived at Shangfen Brigade, he was busy renovating the courtyard, while Yu Rujia was busy collecting herbs and doing housework.

Duolu and Duoshou were a little over a year old. They didn't understand anything and had just learned to walk. They were curious and explored everywhere every day. Duofu, a baby, often chased after them.

Fortunately, Duoxi is an easy child to take care of. After finishing her milk, she plays quietly with her toes or hands.

After he left, Rujia raised them alone for nearly a month. She must have had a very tough time.