Airport.

Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan eagerly awaited their arrival.

Luo Qingyuan: "Grandma and Grandpa haven't come yet. Why don't you tell me their story?"

Duan Ye held her hand and said with a smile, "My maternal grandparents were also from Shanghai. Before they retired, they were mentors at the research institute, responsible for guiding students to study agriculture. They were often away from home, and would go to various places to conduct surveys at any time."

“When I took you home last May Day, I called your grandparents, but they were traveling out of town, so I didn’t mention it.”

Duan Ye then received a message from his mother: Your cousin will be coming too.

Luo Qingyuan also saw it and asked in confusion, "Cousin?"

Duan Ye nodded: "She's my uncle's daughter. She just started college this year at a university in Shanghai. I heard she's studying law. This girl really likes to stand up for the weak."

Luo Qingyuan listened and smiled gently: "You Duan family members are all truly unassuming."

Duan Ye couldn't resist reaching out and gently stroking the tip of her nose, saying with a smile, "Your Luo family members are all quite difficult to deal with."

Luo Qingyuan smiled and took his arm: "Scared?"

Duan Ye shook his head: "Afraid? The word 'afraid' doesn't exist in my dictionary."

Just as Luo Qingyuan was about to say something, Duan Ye patted her hand: "Coming, coming..."

Luo Qingyuan followed Duan Ye's gaze and saw two elderly women and men with gray hair pushing their luggage toward them, followed by a young girl who was skipping along.

Luo Qingyuan was a little nervous, so Duan Ye quickly patted her shoulder and then walked over hand in hand with her.

"Grandpa and Grandma! Ding Xiaohe!"

The three of them looked up together, and when they saw Duan Ye, they all beamed with joy.

Ding Xiaohe smiled sweetly: "Cousin, hello cousin-in-law!"

Duan Ye nodded and patted her head: "You've grown quite tall in just two years."

Ding Xiaohe smiled and slapped Duan Ye's hand away, then casually linked arms with Luo Qingyuan: "I'm all grown up now, I'm eighteen years old, hmph!"

"I've heard for a long time that you married a beautiful sister-in-law, and I've always been curious. But after seeing her today, wow... you got a good deal, cousin!"

Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile.

Luo Qingyuan: "Xiao He's personality is really likable."

Ding Xiaohe: "Right! I knew my cousin-in-law would like me a lot, right?"

Duan Ye had already taken the luggage from the two elderly people: "Grandma and Grandpa, the car is outside. You must be tired from the journey."

Grandma: "It's no trouble at all, Xiaoye. Grandma came here today for a family dinner, and also to meet your wife."

Luo Qingyuan smiled and greeted them generously, "Grandma, Grandpa, hello."

Grandma felt an immediate sense of familiarity upon seeing Luo Qingyuan; she even felt that Luo Qingyuan looked somewhat familiar.

"Come here, Qingyuan, let Grandma take a good look at you."

Luo Qingyuan obediently walked over, and her grandmother took her hand and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad, this girl is pretty, not bad."

Grandpa laughed heartily, "Yes, but you should have your wedding soon, so we can hold our great-grandchildren in the future, hahaha..."

Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan were both a little embarrassed by what he said.

Ding Xiaohe rushed over to defuse the situation: "Grandpa, how can you talk like that? My cousin and his wife are still newlyweds. No rush, let's go home. My aunt is waiting for us at home."

The family happily got into the car.

Duan Ye couldn't help but give his cousin a thumbs up. This girl, the pocket money he gave her when she was little wasn't wasted.

The five of them chatted and laughed all the way home and soon arrived.

Downstairs in the residential complex, Ding Yifen, Duan Sheng, and even Liang Mo, the sister-in-law whom they hadn't seen in a long time, were all there, along with Duan Ze and Chen Niannian, who was quite conspicuous.

Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan were both surprised and delighted to see Liang Mo's protruding belly.

Grandma and Grandpa were also very happy.

Grandma: "Oh, Xiao Mo is pregnant? Why didn't anyone tell us? We should have brought more of our farm eggs."

Grandpa: "Yes, this is such a joyous occasion, why didn't you tell us?"

Ding Yifen smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, Xiao Mo only came back today, that's when we found out."

Liang Mo nodded, somewhat shyly and bashfully, a rare occurrence for him.

After calling out to everyone, Ding Xiaohe quickly went over and took Liang Mo's arm: "Big Cousin-in-law, how many months pregnant are you?"

Liang Mo smiled and said, "It's been almost five months."

Ding Xiaohe asked the question everyone wanted to ask: "Does... does my older cousin know?"

Everyone fell silent; clearly, everyone was eager to know.

Liang Mo shook his head: "He's been away from home for quite a while. We haven't been able to contact him since he left last time, so he doesn't know yet."

When Liang Mo said this, everyone had mixed feelings.

Luo Qingyuan couldn't help but grip Duan Ye's hand a little tighter.

Duan Ye patted her hand calmly.

Ding Yifen: "Alright, everyone, stop standing here and go home. We can talk more when we get home."

"Xiaohe, help your cousin-in-law. Duan Ze and Duan Ye, go to the trunk and get the things."

Xiaohe: "Okay, don't worry, Auntie."

And so, everyone helped out and busily made their way home.

Grandma was also by Liang Mo's side, showing great concern: "This time, Grandma didn't know you were pregnant, so I didn't bring enough things. After we finish eating, Grandma will take you shopping and we'll buy you some nice things."

Liang Mo smiled and said, "Grandma, I don't need anything. I have everything at home."

Ding Yifen: "We made ginseng chicken soup for Xiao Mo at home. Xiao Mo, drink some more later."

Liang Mo smiled and gently agreed.

Luo Qingyuan and Shen Niannian stood up and went to the kitchen to help.

Duan Ze spoke first: "Grandpa, shouldn't we let my eldest brother know about my sister-in-law's situation? Why don't you speak to the higher-ups and ask them to make sure my eldest brother comes back when my sister-in-law is about to give birth?"

Duan Ye shared the same idea.

Liang Mo's inability to contact his elder brother proves that his brother is probably on some secret mission again.

Grandpa has to step in personally to handle this.

Otherwise, if my elder brother doesn't come back for three or five years... it would be unfair to my sister-in-law.

Liang Mo: "There's no rush. His work should be the priority. When I married him, I already knew this wouldn't be a problem, and my superiors have arranged for someone to take care of me..."

Liang Mo genuinely felt there was no need for such elaborate arrangements; otherwise, she would have brought it up herself when he left by plane.

It was simply to ensure he had no worries about the future.

He guarded the country, and she guarded their little family.

She will definitely do her best to protect this child.

I'm going home today because my grandparents came from afar, so I took a day off from work to go home temporarily. I still have to go back to work after dinner.

Duan Jiancheng smiled and said, "Xiao Mo, it's your fault in this matter. You should have told your family about your pregnancy earlier."

“Although the military is strictly controlled, it’s not an unreasonable place. Just focus on your pregnancy and leave the rest to Grandpa.”