After sitting for a while, it was time to eat. Bai Hehua called them to eat, "Qiuqiu, Xiaoxiao, come out to eat. What do you want to talk about? Let's chat while we eat."

The food was pretty good today. My aunt cooked three dishes and a refreshing soup.

Lin Xiaoxiao's meal was cooked separately from theirs. Looking at the bright red chili peppers on the table and then at the bland food in her own bowl, she couldn't help but swallow hard, her eyes fixed on the stir-fried chicken in Han Qiushi's bowl.

Han Qiushi noticed this and immediately turned around to protect the bowl: "You can't eat these yet. There's chicken in your bowl too, so hurry up and eat."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Han Qiushi and gave a soft snort. She picked up her chopsticks and rubbed them weakly a couple of times before starting to eat, chatting with Li Qiutang as she ate.

"Qiu Tang, did you finish high school? Or did you stop studying after graduating from junior high?"

“I graduated from high school, and I learned to be a nurse later. Why?” Li Qiutang didn’t know why Lin Xiaoxiao would suddenly ask this, but she answered truthfully anyway.

"No, I have a set of books here. You can take them if you want to read them. I've been reading them myself recently. Qiu Lin also has some books. You can just ask him for them." Lin Xiaoxiao didn't explicitly state her meaning, but she believed Han Qiu Lin would understand.

Li Qiutang looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a puzzled expression, feeling that Lin Xiaoxiao's topic was jumping around too fast and she couldn't quite understand it. Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao was eating by herself and not giving any definite answer, Li Qiutang looked at Han Qiulin.

Seeing that Han Qiulin gave her a look, she nodded blankly, indicating that she would communicate with Han Qiulin.

Everyone at the table understood what Lin Xiaoxiao meant, and nodded vaguely, saying that reading more books was never a bad thing. Auntie, who had been eating quietly, became suspicious when she saw everyone saying such things.

In a family like this, there's never a pointless conversation. Seeing everyone saying the same thing, my aunt was certain of one thing: things are going well for everyone right now.

As for what the benefits might be, she really doesn't know right now, but that doesn't stop her from going back and having her children read books together. That way, if there are any benefits later, her family can also get a share.

Even if there are no benefits, it doesn't matter. Having knowledge in your mind is always good. It's not something harmful, so you can't lose out no matter how you look at it.

I've been eating and living here for a while now. Xiaoxiao will be out of confinement in a few days, and there will be less to do at home. I'll see if I can take a couple of days off to go back and check on things. Who knows what those grown men will do if they're not home?

After dinner, Han Qiulin escorted Li Qiutang home, Lin Xiaoxiao went back to her room to nurse her baby, and Han Qiushi boiled water to prepare a medicinal bath.

As Lin Xiaoxiao walked into the room looking refreshed, Han Qiushi was already waiting with a prepared towel. As soon as she entered the room, she went over to Lin Xiaoxiao and dried her hair.

Smelling the pleasant scent emanating from Lin Xiaoxiao and feeling the softness of his wife's chest against his own, Han Qiushi was immediately aroused.

Lin Xiaoxiao could clearly feel the person in front of her breathing becoming heavier and the strength in his hands increasing. When she looked up, she met Han Qiushi's lustful gaze.

Before Lin Xiaoxiao could speak, Han Qiushi lowered his head and kissed her red lips, "Wife, when will you finally be out of confinement?" His tone was full of resentment.

It's no wonder Han Qiushi was so impatient. The two of them had been celibate for several months. After three months, they did try, but Lin Xiaoxiao was heavily pregnant and had many concerns, so they were never satisfied each time.

Later, for the sake of their child, the two discussed and decided to give up the activity. This lasted for several months. Not only was Han Qiushi uncomfortable, but Lin Xiaoxiao was also particularly uncomfortable due to the effects of pregnancy hormones.

Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and hooked her arm around Han Qiushi's neck, comforting him and herself, "It'll be soon."

After speaking, Han Qiushi's strong arms held Lin Xiaoxiao even tighter. The way the two kissed made it easy for things to escalate. Soon, Lin Xiaoxiao sensed the change in their relationship and pushed him away.

"Do you... want to take a cold shower?"

Han Qiushi looked aggrieved, but he knew his wife's health was important. He bit Lin Xiaoxiao hard, grabbed his things, and turned to go to the bathroom.

The next day, Lin Xiaoxiao got up as usual to breastfeed the baby and helped with diaper changing. She was quite busy that day, so the two babies were left in her room.

Time flies. Today is a major festival in China, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunion.

The family's circumstances are alright, so we started preparing mooncakes and various ingredients early in the morning.

Lin Xiaoxiao took turns carrying the child out for a walk, and saw Bai Hehua and her aunt chopping filling, planning to make a fresh meat mooncake.

These days, sugar is expensive, which is a good thing. Everyone likes to make things like mooncakes sweet, just to have a sweet treat for a short time each year. But even though Lin Xiaoxiao has had two babies, there's never a shortage of sugar in her house.

Either we buy our own candy to share with others, or when people come to visit the children, they bring pieces of brown sugar or rock sugar. Our family hasn't lacked sugar at all during this period.

Today, let's make a savory mooncake to try.

When Lin Xiaoxiao saw that they were going to make savory ones, she immediately said, "Mom, if you add a salted egg yolk to these mooncakes, they'll be really delicious." Thinking of the taste of salted egg yolk, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smack her lips twice.

Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao really liked it, Bai Hehua waved her hand and said, "If you want to eat some, I can give you one. It's not difficult. Aunt Li up ahead has some pickled duck eggs. I'll take some sugar and exchange them for a few."

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "That would be great."

Bai Hehua immediately washed her hands, went into the warehouse, picked out two pieces of candy, and headed to Aunt Li's house.

Lin Xiaoxiao chatted with her aunt while holding the children for a while. Seeing that there was no wind outside, she put on a light blanket and let the two children sunbathe in the yard.

The adult and two children didn't sit in the yard for long, only about ten minutes, before being carried into the room to sleep.

My baby will be a month old soon, and he has visibly grown a lot. He looks very different from when he was just born, but I really don't know exactly when or how he grew. It feels like he was secretly grown up while everyone was sleeping.

When things weren't so busy in the afternoon, Lin Xiaoxiao brought up this topic.

Bai Hehua was very interested in the child's current weight and immediately went into the room to find the scale that hadn't been used in a long time.