“When has your third aunt ever lied to you? Of course it’s true,” Xu Yan said.

Lin Dong was even happier.

Upon hearing this, Da Bao and Xiao Bao, while munching on their biscuits, moved closer to Lin Dong, wanting to see what kind of appearance was considered intelligent.

Before they could figure out what was going on, Xu Yan grabbed them by the hands and pulled them to his side to start applying face cream.

Although the weather has been much better than in winter recently, it is still windy, and Xu Yan is worried that the three children's faces will get irritated by the wind, so she insists on applying face cream to them.

It has to be said that this face cream did have some effect. After applying it for a few months, the cracks and other blemishes on Lin Dong's face completely disappeared.

Another room.

Xie Zhu cut the heated pancake into pieces and placed them on a plate. He then took the pancake, along with a bowl of cooked millet porridge, and presented it to his great-aunt.

The old man got up early and went for a walk in the park not far from the alley. He had just returned and was about to boil water when Xie Zhuo came in.

"You've had a long and tiring journey back from the bus, why aren't you resting? Why are you cooking?" Auntie quickly took the plate from Xie Zhuo's hand.

“It’s alright, please sit down,” Xie Zhuo placed the plate on the table.

"Did Yan Yan make this?" Auntie asked.

“No, my mom brought it to us yesterday,” Xie Zhuo said. “I heated it up today and cooked some porridge. Please try it.”

The great-aunt was almost confused by his unusually natural way of addressing her. She was about to say, "Didn't you lose your parents?" but she swallowed it back, realizing that "my mother" he was referring to was Chen Lihua.

“Then I must try it,” Auntie said with a smile. “Lihua’s cooking is excellent, and I’ll also try yours.”

Xie Zhuo laughed along with him.

After the group finished breakfast, Xie Zhuo and Xu Yan went to see the school first.

After all, school starts in a few days. I'll go check it out first, calculate the time to get home, then go around to see the schools for my three kids, and also calculate whether I can make it to school if I pick them up and drop them off.

B University isn't far from the courtyard house; it's basically a short walk of about ten minutes, just exiting the alley and taking a shortcut through another alley.

Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo were quite satisfied with the distance.

However, although the three kids' schools are also a ten-minute walk away, they are in the completely opposite direction from B University.

My great-aunt has lived here her whole life, so of course she knows what the two schools are all about. She immediately offered to take the three children to school.

Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo felt it was inappropriate to bother her too much and were even scolded by her, but in the end they reached an agreement.

If Xu Yan and the others didn't have classes, they would pick up and drop off the three kids. If they were in a hurry to get to school, their great-aunt would pick them up and drop them off.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. When Xie Zhuo and Xu Yan went to school to register, it was a sunny day. Although it wasn't quite hot yet, at least there was no wind.

Xu Yan wore a beautifully knitted, loose-fitting red turtleneck sweater, black wide-leg pants, and black calfskin shoes.

Her long hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her face was covered with nothing but face cream, yet she was still radiant and beautiful.

Walking on campus, Xie Zhuo, who attracted a lot of attention, wanted to stand in front of her to block those inappropriate thoughts.