The children's summer English classes are scheduled for the morning, with one and a half hours of study and a 20-minute break in between. Yu Yin always emphasizes the importance of protecting eyesight and preventing nearsightedness.

After finishing their English lessons, when they weren't going out, Shuqi and Shuyun would take Shuhui's children and return home.

Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo have been staying at Yu Yin's house for the past few days. Their second sister is due to give birth soon, and this pregnancy is going to be very difficult, so she doesn't have much energy to look after them. Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo are happy to stay at their second uncle's house and play with An'an and the others.

Somehow, Wang Mengyao found out that Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo were learning English at Yu Yin's house, so she persuaded Lu Shukang and his mother to send their two children over as well.

She was going crazy. During summer vacation, Lu's mother went on strike, leaving them to take care of the children themselves. She was exhausted.

It's been several months since they started taking care of the baby. Neither of them likes to coax the child. Originally, Lu's mother took care of the child most of the time, but now it's completely left to the two of them, causing chaos and confusion.

Lu Shukang was also fed up. Before, when he was working, he had limited time to spend with his child. Now, he was being driven crazy by his child 24/7.

After discussing it, the two thought it was a good idea: to selectively forget what had happened and pretend it never occurred.

Yu Yin hadn't lost her memory; she didn't even let them in the door.

"Second sister-in-law, the children haven't done anything wrong. Why are you being so unreasonable? No matter what, they are still my second brother's nephews." Wang Mengyao tried to use moral blackmail.

"The children didn't do anything wrong. Their biggest mistake was being born into your womb, understand? The best way for us to get along is to keep to ourselves and pretend we don't know each other when we're on the other side of the street. And don't come to my house again." Yu Yin closed the door, too lazy to talk to them. Who did they think she was stupid?

Lu Shurui also supports this; if you don't get along, don't force yourselves to be together, so as not to cause trouble.

However, Lu's mother was very angry and even came to Lu Shurui to ask them to compromise, but Lu Shurui refused without hesitation.

This provoked another round of complaints from Lu's mother. Yu Yin said, "If you keep making trouble like this, I'll go to Lu Shukang's school and ask him what kind of teacher he is, being such an irresponsible father who only cares about giving birth but not raising his children, and who has no sense of responsibility."

In short, Lu's mother deflated immediately, like a punctured ball.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Lu gave Lu Shukang and his wife an ultimatum: if they continued to act so irresponsibly, he would kick them out and prevent them from living in the house.

Mr. Lu said that the house belonged to him, and even if he died in the future, he could not leave it all to Lu Shukang, as he still had two sons!

This time, the couple calmed down!

The holiday was so pleasant; no need to get up early or rush to class. Yu Yin was thrilled.

"You're up? The food's in the kitchen, go eat."

Grandma Lu didn't go home today; she was tending to her flowers and plants.

"Okay, Grandma."

Yu Yin felt a little embarrassed. Lu Shurui had been so annoying yesterday, constantly bothering her and making her get up so late.

The children weren't there; Lu Shurui must have taken them out. She still has some conscience; she was afraid the children would bother her, so she took them all out.

Is anyone home?

Yu Yin had just finished eating when she heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Yu Yin asked, then went to open the door.

“I’m your neighbor.” A woman in her fifties stood outside the door, looking a little flustered when Yu Yin opened the door.

"Please come in quickly. We've been busy with school and haven't gotten to know our neighbors very well." Yu Yin knew that neighborly relations were generally good at this time; a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative.

"How should I address you, Auntie?" Yu Yin asked politely, which made the visitor feel more relaxed.

"I live next door to you. The neighbors all call me Sister Huang, but you can just call me Aunt Huang." Once she relaxed, Aunt Huang became very talkative and direct.

She said her family wasn't from Shanghai; they came from Suzhou. It was just the couple who came; they had just gotten married and were looking for a way to make a living in the city.

Later, he got a job in the factory, settled down, and had children.

There are five children in their family. The two older ones responded to the national call to go to the countryside. Of the remaining three, two became factory workers, and one is about to graduate from high school.

“Xiaoyu, I heard them talking and I know you’re from Yunnan Province. My two older children were also sent to the countryside in Yunnan Province.” Aunt Huang said, wiping the corner of her eye.

“The eldest son passed away in 1968, and the second son in 1970. In all these years, they have only come back twice.” Yu Yin looked at her worried and anxious face and felt bad too.

"After the college entrance examination was reinstated, they both took it, but their foundation was too weak and they didn't have time to study properly, so they didn't pass. I just want to ask how life is in Yunnan Province? My two older children have been sensible since they were little, and they only report good news and not bad news."

Aunt Huang's two sons, both of whom work, are married and have children. They are doing well and may be allocated housing next year.

The younger daughter is doing well in her studies and has a good chance of getting into university next year. The older ones are the son and daughter. The son is doing well; he's married with children and has a companion. The older daughter is in her thirties and still unmarried, just waiting to return to the city.

She regretted it; she should have transferred the job to her eldest daughter so she could return to the city, instead of giving it to her youngest son. No one could have imagined that this departure would last so many years! Guilt and worry tormented her, making it difficult for her to eat or sleep.

"Well, the overall environment over there isn't very good, especially for those who were sent to the commune. They didn't get paid and were also ostracized."

Yu Yin was telling the truth; Lu Shurui was lucky. He was assigned to the county and even became a teacher; otherwise, he would have been in dire straits.

"Oh, what should we do? I'll have to send them more things." Aunt Huang's children are really sensible; they send local specialties back every year. She believed what they said.

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