Xue family.

Xue's mother, Mrs. Huo, and Xue Jun were making dumplings around a round table in the hall, while Xue Yao was playing with Xiaobao.

Xiaobao, who is almost three years old, is at the age of being lively and active. Seeing that the adults are making dumplings, he also wants to try.

He climbed onto the chair with his butt arched, leaned on the edge of the table, and reached out to grab the dough.

Xue Yao was afraid that he would fall, so he protected him from behind with his hands like a hen's outstretched wings.

"Our Xiaobao wants to make dumplings too? Here, I'll give it to you." Xue's mother pinched a small ball of dough and gave it to Xiaobao, but he put it directly into his mouth.

"Oh, you can't do that." The three women hurriedly stopped him.

So Xiaobao realized that this was not edible.

Mrs. Huo was in charge of rolling out the dumpling wrappers. She didn't know how to do it at first, but now she is very skilled. She can roll out a round dumpling wrapper of moderate thickness in just a few strokes.

Xiaobao stared at her blankly, and then as if he suddenly understood something, he took out a teething stick from his pocket and rolled it on the dough. The way he lowered his head and rolled the dough seriously was so hilarious.

Everyone present was very happy.

But he himself was completely unaware, not even noticing that there was flour on his nose.

Just at this moment, Xue Huan and Yuan Xi walked into the house.

Everyone in the room was surprised and delighted. They stopped what they were doing and came forward to greet him.

Xue's mother: "Why did you come back so suddenly? You didn't even send me a message in advance so I could make some preparations."

Mrs. Huo: "I'm glad you're back. I think Huanhuan has become even more handsome."

Xue Jun: "Brother-in-law, come and sit down."

Xue Yao ran out: "Sister, brother-in-law, I'll go light the brazier for you."

Xiaobao quickly got down from his chair, rushed over and hugged Yuanxi's legs, and shouted loudly, "Dad!" while handing him the oddly shaped dumpling wrappers he had rolled out. "Dumplings."

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Yuan Xi picked up the tough little guy and scratched his nose.

The view suddenly became very high. Xiaobao hugged Yuanxi's head and looked around curiously.

Xue Huan teased him, "Why do you only call me daddy and not mommy?"

Xiaobao called out crisply, "Mom."

"Hey!" Xue Huan took him from Yuan Xi's arms and rubbed his face.

Mrs. Huo laughed. "Now that Xiaobao is older, it's not good to let him call me by the wrong name again. Otherwise, what if I can't correct him later?"

Xue Huan smiled and said, "Then Pei Ji and I will just be his parents."

Mrs. Huo: "If you want a child, go have one yourself."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xue Huan's belly.

She wanted to hold her grandson, but she didn't want to be the wicked mother-in-law who stared at her daughter-in-law's belly all day, so she could only give her a subtle reminder like this.

Xue Huan and Yuan Xi looked at each other and exchanged a tacit understanding.

I'm glad I didn't rush to tell you the news of my pregnancy.

To avoid an unstable fetus, people at this time usually tell their relatives and friends the news after three months of pregnancy. Xue Huan also followed the local customs and planned to wait three months before sending a message back.

As a result, he was delayed while searching all over the world for the Heaven-Fixing Stone. Later, an egg was laid.

This matter is too bizarre and involves Xue Huan's life experience, so it is naturally not easy to tell Xue's mother and others, otherwise there will be a lot of explanations to be made, which cannot be explained in the letter.

The two of them simply kept it a secret.

Fortunately, they kept it a secret. Otherwise, when they came back and Xue's mother and Mrs. Huo asked about the child, could they have directly taken the Subao, which was still an egg, out of the space?

The two of them would probably be scared.

Xue Huan also joined in making dumplings, and this time the process was even faster. Soon several large trays were filled.

After eating dumplings, the three men, big and small, went outside to practice boxing, while the four women sat around the brazier in the house, making clothes and chatting about family matters.

Xue Huan's needlework skills had never improved much, so she could only help with some thread separation and needle threading.

Water chestnuts are roasting in the brazier. The sweet, crisp and tender water chestnuts are placed in a circle around the brazier. When they are roasted, peel off the black and purple skin and you will get a ripe ginkgo nut. Take a bite and your teeth will feel numb from the heat. When you chew it, the sweet and hot juice will pop out, which has a unique taste.

It's just too troublesome to peel.

Xue Huan thought about it and took out a palm-sized puppet. This was originally a toy made for Su Bao, but now it can be used.

The puppet held a water chestnut that was almost as big as its head. Its fingers peeled the skin very nimbly and it peeled one in no time.

They are piled one by one on a white porcelain plate, and you can just reach out and eat them.

Today, Mohist mechanical products have entered thousands of households. Summer fans, wooden cows and horses that carry people and things, kites flying in the sky, water wheels in the fields, spirit stone lamps, etc. These objects can be seen everywhere.

Therefore, Xue's mother and the others were not too surprised by the puppet figure that Xue Huan took out. They just looked at it a few more times.

Xiaobao stopped playing with "Daddy" and "Brother" and ran in to lie on Xue Huan's legs, with his feet tucked up, swinging back and forth like a swing.

Xue's mother sewed quickly and well. Xue Huan watched from the side and couldn't help but have the illusion that she could do the same, but in fact -

Brain: I got it.

Eyes: I can do that too.

Hand: Bullshit!

Xue Huan was eager to try, but she fumbled as soon as she started. The sleeve she had sewn was crooked and not aligned. Forget it, she decided to continue with the sewing process.

Mother Xue shook the roughly finished silver-red jacket and said, "Hanhan, come and try it on."

Xue Huan stood up happily to try on her clothes. As a foundation-building cultivator, her body was no longer afraid of ordinary cold or heat. What's more, the robes she wore had the function of automatically adjusting the temperature, allowing her body to be at the most suitable temperature at all times.

But the moment she put on the coat made by her mother, she still felt very warm, warm to the heart.

"How is it? Does it fit? Is it tight around the arms?" asked Xue's mother.

Xue Huan raised her hands and was able to move them freely without any sense of stagnation. She even jumped on the spot. "It's not tight. It fits me well. It's warm and not heavy at all."

Looking at her childish behavior, Xue's mother couldn't help laughing.

That night, Mrs. Huo and Xiaobao stayed.

When she stayed at the Xue family's for the first time, Huo was a little uncomfortable, but Xue's mother kept her warmly. In addition, even if she went back, there were only her and Xiaobao in the huge house, which would be quite deserted, so she stayed.

Later, the two families became closer and closer, as if they had become one family. Mrs. Huo and Xiaobao truly felt at home in the Xue family, and they felt very relaxed and comfortable. It was common for them to stay for dinner or even stay overnight.

There is no such thing as politeness anymore.

Mrs. Huo would sometimes take Xiaobao to the embroidery workshop. People in the workshop knew this pair of "grandparents and grandchildren" and knew that they were the boss's relatives, so they were very enthusiastic towards them.