Mei Liang touched his smooth face; he didn't want it to become pitted and uneven.

"Get lost! What do you need such a smooth face for, you're a man? Don't you know that scars are a man's badge of honor?" Grandma Mei rolled her eyes at her eldest grandson.

"Get married? I'm not getting married," Mei Si said, frowning.

"Don't talk nonsense! You're still young now. You'll understand when you grow up. If we don't let you marry then, you might blame us."

"I won't let him bite my face." Although May didn't think she would marry a human, she decided to respect the local customs and not let herself have a scar on her face.

After the busiest few days, the three adults in the Mei family also got a break.

The family began tidying up the house and preparing food for the Lunar New Year.

Mei's mother doesn't plan to go back to her parents' home this year. Her youngest son is still small and not as strong as his older sister was when she was little. This winter is also colder than in previous years, and Mei's mother is afraid that the trip back and forth will make her youngest son sick again.

The family celebrated the New Year in a lively atmosphere, but on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Mei's mother was in a bad mood all day.

After all, she hadn't been back for two years. Her parents were getting old, and her mother-in-law worked regularly, so she didn't have time to go back and visit them.

Seeing that his wife was in a bad mood, Mei's father began to consider whether to take her to her father-in-law's house for the night the next day and then bring her back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

That evening, Mei's father went to the kitchen to discuss the matter with Mei's grandmother.

"Just you and Fifth Sister going back? Sure! Stay overnight so she can meet her parents and stop worrying about you. What time are you leaving tomorrow?" Grandma Mei nodded, thinking that it would be much faster for just the two of them to go back, and the round trip wouldn't take much time.

"I'll leave after feeding Jianjian tomorrow afternoon, Mom. You'll have to work hard tomorrow night." Dad Mei rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed.

"Don't be tired. Let Fifth Sister save up some milk and get tomorrow night's meal ready. Jianjian will sleep soundly through the night and won't need to pee much in the morning. Just give him a bowl of meat porridge then, and that will definitely shut him up."

When Mei's mother found out about this, she was immediately in a good mood. That night, she was incredibly passionate with Mei's father, making him so happy that he felt a little dizzy when he got out of bed the next morning.

Grandma Mei kept watching the couple and laughing while she ate breakfast, guessing that they would soon have another baby in the family.

Grandma Mei saw this and started kicking Dad Mei under the table. Dad Mei didn't understand what was going on at first, thinking he had done something to upset his wife again.

It wasn't until I saw Mei's mother's bright red face that I realized she was shy.

Mei Si noticed that her mother was kicking her father and became suspicious.

Meisi: Did last night's exercise hurt? Was it uncomfortable? Otherwise, why would Mom keep kicking Dad?

Mei Si heard it very clearly last night and tried several times to get up and sneak into the inner room to see what her parents were doing.

However, the door to the inner room made a creaking sound when it was opened and closed, so Mei Si had no choice but to give up in order not to alert the enemy.

Mei Si: We need to figure out how to fix the door first.

After breakfast, Mei Liang wanted to drag Mei Si to find Zhang Yuanchao and Xu Aiguo to play. As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, they ran into a soldier. His green military uniform was really eye-catching at the door.

"Big brother? You're back!" Mei Liang took a closer look and discovered that the soldier was actually Hao Yuan, the eldest brother from his maternal uncle's family.

"Hey, it's rare to have a holiday this year, what are you two up to?" Hao Yuan pushed his bicycle, which was covered with things, into the yard.

"Let's go out and have some fun!" Mei Liang excitedly circled around Hao Yuan, whom he hadn't seen for several years.

"Go ahead then." Hao Yuan leaned the bicycle against the wall and began unloading things.

"My older brother is here! What are we going to do now?! Mom! Mom!! Come and see who's here!" Mei Liang shouted into the house.

"Wah~~!" Mei Liang was answered by Mei Xiaodi's crying.

"You brat, you're getting out of hand! Your brother just fell asleep!" Mei's father was so angry that he didn't even put on his thick cotton-padded coat, and came out in his slippers to beat Mei Liang.

"Hey! Isn't this Hao Yuan?"

"Uncle-in-law!"

"Come inside quickly! Look how cold you are, hurry up and come inside to warm up!" When Mei's father saw that Hao Yuan's ears were red from the cold, he quickly stepped forward, grabbed Hao Yuan's arm, and tried to pull him inside.

"I'm not cold. I'll take the things inside first." Hao Yuan remained motionless and continued unloading things from the car.

Mei's father was taken aback, but didn't think much of it and started helping Hao Yuan take things down.

Mei Si narrowed her eyes, thinking that her older brother had actually become quite capable after not seeing him for several years.

"Hao Yuan, come inside quickly. Let your uncle take care of those things," said Aunt Mei, who came out wearing a thick cotton-padded coat.

"Auntie, come inside quickly, everything's done." Hao Yuan, carrying a handful of things, hurried towards Aunt Mei, wanting her to come inside as soon as possible.

Mei's father looked at the things in Hao Yuan's hands with a puzzled expression, then weighed the things in his own hands. Why did Hao Yuan's things seem so light?