Yu Rujia: "I had a great chat with Sister Guihua. If it weren't for the kids waiting for me at home, I wouldn't want to go back. If I leave now and don't go back, they're probably going to cause a huge uproar."

Huang Guihua: "With Gao Zhiqing around, nothing can be turned upside down."

Yu Rujia: "The kids are quite unruly. They can play well with the educated youth during the day, but if I'm not around when they go to sleep at night, they're sure to cry."

Huang Guihua: "It's too dark. Your brother-in-law and I will take you home."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Dayang picked up the flashlight he had just put down again, and the three of them went back to Yu Rujia's house together.

Before she even reached her doorstep, she heard a series of increasingly loud cries. Yu Rujia quickened her pace: "Oh no, these troublemakers are making a scene."

Huang Guihua sighed, "They really can't live without someone."

When the three arrived, the twins and Duoxi were crying their eyes out, while Duofu was pouting and unhappy. Gao Shujing tried to coax the children, but none of them listened to him.

Upon seeing Yu Rujia return, Duofu's eyes lit up: "Auntie."

The twins toddled over, each one expertly grabbing one of Yu Rujia's legs, complaining, "Auntie's bad, she's gone!"

Yu Rujia knelt down and took the handkerchief Gao Shujing handed her to wipe the tears and snot off their faces.

Yu Rujia coaxed, "I'm sorry, Auntie went to prepare new clothes for you. I didn't expect to come back so late and make you worry. I won't do it again."

The twins stopped crying, pouted, and hugged her tightly, refusing to let go.

Yu Rujia calmed Duoxi down before turning to greet Huang Guihua and her husband: "Sister Guihua, brother-in-law, you should go back now. If you keep dragging this on, you won't be able to get up for work tomorrow morning."

Huang Guihua: "Okay, you go ahead with your work. Your brother-in-law and I will head back now. We'll bring you the clothes in a few days."

Yu Rujia: "Thank you, Sister Guihua."

Gao Shujing stepped forward and said, "I'll see you off."

Huang Guihua: "Don't bother seeing me off. If you keep seeing me off, I'll keep seeing you off until tomorrow morning. Just treat my sister well, that's better than anything else."

After everyone left, Yu Rujia reached out her hand to Duofu: "Duofu, come here and let your aunt take a look."

Duofu, who is usually very sensible, was all droopy at this moment. He came over with red eyes and hugged her arm: "Auntie, I want to grow up quickly so I can help you. That way, you won't have to ask anyone else for help."

Yu Rujia: "Duofu is very capable; he has been helping his aunt all along."

Duofu said softly, "I want to help more."

Yu Rujia: "How about Duofu helps Auntie pour some hot water? The younger brothers are dirty, we need to help them wash up before they can go to sleep."

Before Yu Rujia returned, Gao Shujing had washed them once, but she came home too late. The kids went back to their rooms and waited for a while but didn't see her. They cried so much that their clothes were soaked with snot and tears, so they had to be washed again.

Duofu reluctantly let go of Yu Rujia's arm: "Okay, Duofu, go get some hot water."

Although it was said that Duofu was asked to help pour hot water, it was actually Gao Shujing who poured it. He's so small, who would dare to ask him to pour it?

Unable to help, the little guy became even more listless. However, when Ru Jia asked him to help Duo Shou take a bath, he happily picked up a towel and started fussing over Duo Shou.

Gao Shujing originally wanted to take Duolu outside to wash, but the little guy clung to Yu Rujia and wouldn't let go. In the end, Gao Shujing took off all four children's clothes and washed them all at once with Yu Rujia in the bathroom.

After sending the kids back to their rooms, they were already half asleep. Yu Rujia took the opportunity to take a quick shower, afraid that if the kids opened their eyes and saw that she wasn't there, they would start making a fuss again.

Gao Shujing reached out and tapped the sleeping little heads: "You are all heartless. You eat and drink at your uncle's during the day, but you don't even want to sleep with your uncle at night. You insist on sleeping with your aunt. You are used and then discarded. I won't take you with me tomorrow."

Yu Rujia came in, drying her wet hair, and burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Is this considered jealousy?"

The girl, fresh from her bath, was as beautiful and ethereal as a lotus emerging from the water. The water dripping down her jade-like cheeks made Gao Shujing feel hot.

Before the liquid from his nose started flowing, Gao Shujing forced himself to remain calm, left with the words "I'm going back," and then left.

Yu Rujia didn't think about the relationship between men and women, so she didn't notice Gao Shujing's abnormality. She dried her hair faster until no more water dripped down, then hung up the towel, blew on the fire, and went to bed.

Sensing her arrival, the children climbed onto her limbs as if they knew best, each taking one side and sleeping even more soundly.

Looking at the bright red blood in his hand, and recalling Yu Rujia's figure from earlier, Gao Shujing's nose started bleeding even more profusely.

To prevent himself from bleeding to death from his nose, Gao Shujing tried to distract himself, but his usually sharp mind seemed to be malfunctioning, and all he could think about was Yu Rujia.

Helpless, Gao Shujing reached out and forcefully tapped his head, the pain finally bringing his mind back to normal.

The thought of whether to confess to Yu Rujia crossed his mind, but his mind wouldn't cooperate. He took several buckets of cold water to cool down the heat inside him.

Some clothes were given to Xu Huiniang and Huang Guihua to make, while Yu Rujia had to make cotton-padded clothes and pants for the children herself, and also knit sweaters, which would take a lot of time.

It seems I need to find someone to help me, otherwise if I do it all by myself, winter will be halfway over by the time I finish this. Yu Rujia was filtering through the available people in her mind.

She thought of Da Zhuang's wife, Sun Qingqing, but quickly ruled her out.

After three months of recuperation, Sun Qingqing's health has almost fully recovered, and she can work four hours a day.

Huang Dazhuang didn't want her to go, but Sun Qingqing felt capable and didn't want to stay home and freeload. Neither of them could convince the other, so they had to compromise and cut her working hours in half to four hours a day.

Captain Huang knew about Sun Qingqing's previous situation. At first, he was worried that she would collapse on the ground. However, after seeing that she had indeed pulled through, he did not try to persuade her. He simply asked the squad leader to arrange some light work for her to do for now.

Given her situation, how could Yu Rujia possibly increase her workload?

Zhang Zhaodi is an unmarried girl, and Yu Rujia doesn't know if she can knit sweaters, so she plans to ask her.

Last night's events taught the kids a lesson. After dinner, when Gao Shujing tried to take them to bathe as usual, they refused and insisted that Yu Rujia bathe them instead.

Fortunately, the kids only kept an eye on her at night and not during the day. During her lunch break, Yu Rujia found Zhang Zhaodi and asked her if she knew how to knit.

Zhang Zhaodi replied, "Yes, my sister and I used to make all my brother's clothes. Who do you want to knit for?"

Yu Rujia: "Can you spare the time for Duofu and the others?"

Zhang Zhaodi: "Yes, bring me the yarn and tell me the size of the sweater, and I'll knit it for them."