We had dinner at Sister-in-law Sheng's house. She even killed a chicken and made chicken stew with mushrooms, along with scallops, conch, prawns, and mantis shrimp that she had collected while beachcombing, making a seafood one-pot meal.

With the roast duck and pig's trotters given by Ruan Yunxi, plus a cold jellyfish salad and a cold cucumber salad, there's meat, vegetables, and seafood—enough for two large families.

Ruan Yunxi was in charge of eating, while Gu Weizhou was in charge of taking care of the three children's food and drink.

They can eat and drink on their own now, and eat things like prawns and mantis shrimp, but adults still need to peel the shells for them.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Sister-in-law Sheng joked, "Why are you even more attached to Mom and Dad now after our trip to Beijing?"

Ruan Yunxi and the others felt a pang of pain in their hearts. When the children were playing in the family compound, Ruan Yunxi told them about how the eldest child had almost been abducted by human traffickers. Sister-in-law Sheng and Commander Sheng were overjoyed and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the eldest child was safe and sound.

Be careful next time you go out.

“Children get lost at the train station every year. Traffickers take advantage of the crowds to abduct the children.”

Sister-in-law Sheng often takes her two children back to her husband's family home; she's experienced in this area.

Commander Sheng said, "Fortunately, it was found."

Sister-in-law Sheng asked, "Where are the human traffickers?"

Gu Weizhou said, "She's been sent to the police station. We've already given them instructions, so she'll be in deep trouble."

Sister-in-law Sheng was relieved. With him, the father, around, the human traffickers would have a hard time getting away with messing with his son.

The five adults chatted for a while, and the five children, tired from playing, came back to find their parents.

Gu Weizhou has to go back to work tomorrow to report for duty, so he needs to go to bed early tonight.

Ruan Yunxi gave the three children, who were covered in sweat, a bath and made them feel nice before putting them to her own bed.

Upon seeing that they would be sleeping with their parents, the three adorable children happily rolled around on the kang (a heated brick bed).

When the nanny learned what had happened, she realized that the couple, who doted on their child, had gone back to their room to sleep. They figured they could take care of the child, so she didn't need to stay with him while he slept, and she could go to sleep earlier.

The old woman is getting on in years; she goes to bed early and gets up early.

I feel sleepy as soon as it gets dark.

At night, the couple felt much more at ease looking at their three sleeping children.

Fortunately, they didn't have any nightmares tonight. I guess they're not afraid anymore now that they're back in familiar surroundings, and they're all fast asleep right now.

She didn't cry or make a fuss all night, allowing Ruan Yunxi to get a good night's sleep.

By the time she woke up with the three children, Gu Weizhou had already gone back to training to return from leave.

The old woman had already fed the chickens, ducks, and geese, and washed their clothes, which were now hanging out to dry.

Ruan Yunxi released the fawn and let it graze around the yard.

When the little ones woke up, they found their mother sleeping with them. They were so happy that they cuddled and kissed her repeatedly, even trying to pry open her eyelids. But Ruan Yunxi hugged them, which scared them so much that they screamed and laughed happily.

Hearing the commotion inside, the old woman smiled and waited until they had finished playing before knocking on the door: "The sun's high in the sky, get up and have breakfast. Your fawns are back, who's going to feed them?"

The little candies, having had their fun, hadn't seen the deer in a long time. Overjoyed, they rushed over and busied themselves feeding the deer treats.

The fawn was happy to see them, nuzzled against them, and even licked them.

It made them laugh out loud.

Soon after, Little Cherry and her brother arrived and ate at Ruan Yunxi's house with Little Soft Candy and the others.

The nanny made seafood noodles for them. Each of the five children got a bowl and sat in the pavilion, eating heartily.

They ate even more heartily when they had company, finishing off the entire small bowl of noodles.

The shrimp and shellfish were also eaten.

Living by the sea, the little candies also love to eat seafood.

When Xiao Lu saw Ruan Yunxi, she also liked to be close to her and followed her everywhere.

In the afternoon, Sister Sheng invited them to go beachcombing.