Yu Yin felt that all the alleyways in Shanghai were pretty much the same: crowded and small, making them very lively.

Unfortunately, Yu Yin could not understand most of what they were saying.

"We're here, that's it."

Lu Shurui's mood was noticeably different; she seemed much more relaxed.

"Grandpa, Grandma, we're here."

"Xiao Rui, come in quickly, come in quickly. Yin Yin, come in quickly too, and the children as well."

Yu Yin felt Grandma Lu's sincerity and enthusiasm, and her smile became genuine.

"Sit down quickly, you must be exhausted from the journey. Have you eaten?"

"Grandma, I'm really hungry. I haven't eaten yet. Is there anything to eat?"

Lu Shurui was really hungry, and Yu Yin and the child must be hungry too.

"I've made some wontons, I'll cook them now."

"Hurry up, the children are hungry."

Grandpa Lu looked at the twins with loving eyes.

“Pingping, An'an, this is Great-Grandpa.”

"Hello, Great-Grandpa!"

"Hello, Great-Grandpa!"

The children call out happily, and they can also sense their surroundings, making them more lively.

"Alright, Xiang Chen, Xiang Wan, come here, these are red envelopes from our great-grandparents. We hope our Xiang Chen and Xiang Wan are healthy and happy!"

"Wow, Great-Grandpa got a red envelope!"

An'an was a little surprised. She had been waiting for a long time at her grandparents' place but hadn't received any red envelopes. Unexpectedly, her great-grandfather had one.

"Thank you, Great-Grandpa, I love you!"

An'an used the same words she usually used to coax her mother.

In this era, whether it's lovers or parents and children, people are ashamed to express their love, just like the lyrics say, "Love is in the heart but hard to say."

Yu Yin consciously guided her two children to express their love by saying "I love you" often. The children gradually learned to remember it, especially An An, for whom it was her secret weapon.

“Oh, great-grandfather, great-grandfather likes you too.”

Grandpa Lu struggled a few times, but still couldn't say "I love you." However, he was happy to hear the child say he loved him.

Grandpa Lu busied himself taking out food: White Rabbit milk candy, pastries, fruit...

An'an tugged at Pingping, chattering incessantly around her great-grandfather. She talked about how their fruit trees bore lots of sweet fruit, how their chickens laid huge eggs, and so on...

Lu Shurui was in the kitchen helping his grandmother cook wontons, listening to his daughter chatter on and on, and occasionally hearing his grandfather's feigned surprise. His heart seemed to warm up again!

“Xiao Rui, Yin Yin has raised the child very well. You must treat her well and not be like some people who, as soon as they have a chance to go back to the city, neglect everything else.”

Grandma Lu has heard too many stories like this lately: children who went to the countryside marry locals and have children so that life will be easier. But given the chance, they run back to the city, wanting nothing more.

A couple of days ago, a woman came with her child, which caused quite a stir among the neighbors, and the whole alleyway knew about it.

"Grandma, I won't. Even if I can go back to the city someday, I will bring the three of them back with me."

Lu Shurui felt that Yu Yin had no intention of moving to the city, and was prepared for him to return to the city at any time, so she would divorce him.

Alas, he hasn't been fully trusted yet. Grandma is still worried that he will abandon his wife and children. Little does she know, it is he who might be abandoned!

"Yu Yin, the wontons are ready, come and eat."

"Okay, Pingping, An'an, come wash your hands and eat."

Yu Yin, with her child in tow, found the sink; it was so crowded!

"Wow, this is delicious! Thank you, Great-Grandma!"

An'an has such a sweet tongue; she's already praising it before even taking a bite.

Grandma Lu's eyes were practically closed with laughter as she tried to feed An'an.

"Great-Grandma, An'an can eat by herself, really? Isn't that amazing?"

Pingping focused on eating the wontons in his bowl, occasionally blowing on them with his little mouth; his sister was just too noisy.

Grandma Lu chimed in with praise, "Really? An'an is amazing, and Pingping is amazing too!"

The two little ones were delighted; they enjoyed the food and the sounds.

Yu Yin ignored the two of them; she was hungry too. The wontons in Shanghai were boiled in plain water with dried shrimp and seaweed, and drizzled with sesame oil. They tasted refreshing and delicious.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and cleaning up the dishes, Yu Yin began to unpack and tidy up the food.

This isn't just a symbolic four-box gift set; there are many small, miscellaneous items.

"Grandpa, this is tea I brought for you. It's both new tea from this year and some well-preserved aged tea. Try them and see which one tastes better."

The old man enjoyed drinking tea, so he happily accepted the tea and even took a sniff.

Yu Yin then took out honey, dried mushrooms, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, rice cakes, millet, canned goods... The quantity wasn't large, but the variety was great.

"Grandma, these are dried flowers for you. Lu Shurui said you like them, so I dried a lot. We can also make flower tea."

"Oh, dried flowers, let me see."

Grandma Lu was well-off when she was young and lived a somewhat bourgeois life. She liked these things and happily accepted them, studying them with An'an.

Finally, Yu Yin took out two bunches of bananas and a few pineapples.

The bananas have changed from green to yellow after their long journey, and they look pretty good.

Pingping peeled a banana and handed it to Grandpa Lu.

"Great-Grandpa, have a banana."

Grandpa Lu's gaze shifted from the tea leaves to the banana in Pingping's hand.

"You even brought back fruit! It must be so heavy!"

"There are many fruits over there. The only fruits we can bring this season are bananas and pineapples. Since Shuqi is here, we'll bring some over so we can taste the fresh fruit."

Yu Yin brought quite a lot, but most of it was left for Lu Erjie.

"Oh, how thoughtful. It's so sweet, Pingping, have some too."

“My great-grandfather ate it, and we ate it every day at home. There are banana trees in my yard.”

Ping An and An An are picky eaters; they only pick and eat fruit when it's fully ripe, so it tastes the best. They don't really like fruit that's been left to ripen unnecessarily.

After chatting for a while, Lu Shurui got up and told her grandparents that she was going to sleep because she was tired.

"Your parents don't have anywhere for you to sleep, so stay here. We'll set up a bed in the living room."

Grandma Lu could see that her second daughter-in-law was a bit biased, especially disliking Shu Rui's wife. She wasn't senile yet; she understood everything.

"Grandma, we're staying at the guesthouse. My second brother-in-law has made all the arrangements; our luggage is all there."

When Grandma Lu heard that it was Cheng Qian who had made the arrangements, she felt relieved, knowing that he was a shrewd and calculating person.

After leaving their grandparents' house, the family of four looked at the Shanghai cityscape at night.

Pedestrians hurried along their way, children ran home at the sound of calls, and those sharpening knives and baking pots carried their loads home. Gone were the dazzling neon lights of later generations; the stars still twinkled brightly, and the moon had risen.

Back at the guesthouse, I quickly wiped the two little ones down; they were about to fall asleep.

After Yin and her husband finished washing up, it was already very late. Lying in bed with their warm little baby in their arms, they quickly drifted off to sleep and were finally able to get a good night's rest.

As for the Lu family, Wang Mengyao's expression kept changing after learning that Yu Yin and the others had come; no one knew what she was thinking.

Lu's mother felt uneasy, as if she had a breath that couldn't be released, making her feel suffocated.

Sister Lu was even more indignant. Why should a country bumpkin like her get the chance?

Yu Yin was unaware of the inner struggle among the three women of the Lu family; she was fast asleep.