After hanging up the phone, Xia Xiaoli came out.

"Let's go back." Xia Xiaoli took Lu He's hand and they headed back together. "Are you sure you don't want to go out for a walk tonight? You've just arrived in Beijing, you don't know how beautiful the scenery is at night. There are parks nearby, and people chat there at night. The riverside is also very beautiful. Don't you want to go?"

Lu He wondered if Xia Xiaoli would be so obedient.

"No, my brother Qingming won't let me go out at night, he said it's not safe." Xia Xiaoli refused without even thinking.

"Don't be afraid. I'll go with my sister-in-law later. This area is full of people like Father Jiang. There are many People's Liberation Army soldiers patrolling around here. Don't be scared. We'll just go for a walk for about half an hour and come back. Tomorrow is the weekend, let's go out and have some fun."

It would be so boring to be alone at home like that.

Xia Xiaoli thought about it for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and stared at Lu He.

"Don't worry, we definitely won't tell Battalion Commander Li," Lu He assured her, knowing her concerns.

"Okay, I'll go too." Xia Xiaoli made the decision happily.

"Walk."

He Ping and Shen Qiaoying stayed out late that night, so they needed to go home early. Jiang Mingjing had someone drive them home.

Shen Qiaoyue reluctantly saw Shen Qiaoying to the door.

"Sister~" Shen Qiaoyue held her sister's hand, her eyes full of reluctance.

"Alright, come stay at my place for a couple of days. Then we can live together again. We can talk to each other at night and not be so sad." Shen Qiaoying touched Shen Qiaoyue's face, seeing that tears were about to flow from the corners of Shen Qiaoyue's eyes.

"Sister, be careful on your way back, and give me a call when you get there."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll definitely call you when I get there." Shen Qiaoying nodded and got into the car with He Ping's help.

Li Xiaoxiao and Shen Yuanyi looked at them. Shen Yuanyi said to He Ping, "Take good care of Qiaoying, or I'll hold you responsible."

"Second Uncle, I will. We'll head back now." He Ping said to Shen Yuanyi, then glanced at Shen Qiaoyue.

Shen Yuanyi nodded slightly and said nothing more.

After He Ping's car left, Shen Yuanyi said to Shen Qiaoyue, "Rest for a day or two, then come visit me. Your aunt and your second uncle are going back now."

"Qiaoyue, remember to come visit your aunt. I miss the child very much. Tomorrow, I want to go out with Lu He and Xiaoli. I can't bring the child with me. I'll take care of him for you." Li Xiaoxiao said to Shen Qiaoyue, holding Shen Qiaoyue's hand. "Should we have someone come and pick up the child tomorrow?"

"Let's talk about tomorrow's problems tomorrow. My mind is a bit muddled right now."

Li Xiaoxiao looked at Shen Qiaoyue and said worriedly, "I heard that you encountered pickpockets when you came. You must have been terrified. You should rest well. If you need your aunt to help you take care of the children, give your aunt a call."

"Yes," Shen Qiaoyue nodded slightly, "I will."

"Let's go?" Shen Yuanyi opened the car door and helped Li Xiaoxiao into the car.

Shen Qiaoyue waved and watched the car leave.

Turning back into the house, Jiang Mingjing was playing with the child.

"They've all left?" Jiang Mingjing asked Shen Qiaoyue.

"Yes, they've all left." As soon as Shen Qiaoyue returned, she saw Yu Qingce and Lu He washing dishes in the kitchen, with Xia Xiaoli helping as well.

Two grown men are playing with a child.

Jiang Jinyao and her family left very early after finishing their meal.

"Your Uncle Xu and I will take the child out for a walk. If you're tired, you should go to bed early. The child can sleep with me tonight." Jiang Mingjing saw that the child wasn't crying or fussing, and he could take care of him. "Just leave the child's clothes in the living room."

"It's alright, Dad. The child should sleep with me. You have things to do tomorrow, so don't let the child affect your schedule." Shen Qiaoyue didn't dare let the child sleep with him; for this old man, sleep was really important.

"It's okay, it's not my first time taking care of a child. You've had a long day too, so just get some sleep tonight." Jiang Mingjing just wanted to spend more time with the child.

Xu Tiande smiled and said, "Qiaoyue, don't worry that your dad doesn't know how to take care of children. My child was with him when he was less than a year old. He has experience in taking care of children."

Shen Qiaoyue understood that Jiang Mingjing just wanted to be closer to the child.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Dad."

"It's okay, let's go out." Jiang Mingjing was overjoyed to see that Shen Qiaoyue had agreed, and happily took Xiao Nian out to play.

After coming out of the house, he looked at Xiao Nian and said, "Xiao Nian, I am Grandpa, Grandpa!"

Xiao Nian stared at his happy grandfather, then burst into laughter, revealing his few teeth that hadn't fully grown in yet.

After Yu Qingce finished washing up, he also went home to rest.

Shen Qiaoyue was too tired, so she took a shower and rested. Xia Xiaoli and Lu He were full of energy, so they went out to play.

Over the next few days, Shen Qiaoyue took her children to meet various elders. When the families from the residential compound learned that Jiang Mingjing's daughter-in-law had arrived, they were all eager to see her. The only surviving child had grown up, married, and had children. They came to visit Shen Qiaoyue and her two children.

I saw longing in their eyes, a deep desire for their wives and children to survive.

Most of the family members were pregnant, and their movements were slow during the evacuation due to their pregnancies.

Actually, the old man's wife, like Li Xiaoxiao, is still alive. She left the hospital and separated from Li Xiaoxiao; her fate is currently unknown.

As she stared at the Lunar New Year and the Lunar New Year's Eve, tears welled up in her eyes.

He never married, hoping to find his wife again. Others, however, recovered from their grief, married, had children, and became grandfathers.

Led by Jiang Mingjing, Shen Qiaoyue visited Lu Chen's maternal grandmother at the sanatorium.

She came in carrying the child and looked at her grandmother, whose hair was completely white.

"Mom, it's me! Mingjing has come to see you! I've brought my grandson to see you." Jiang Mingjing whispered in Qin Haishi's ear.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Qin Hai stared at Jiang Mingjing.

"Mom, this is Lu Chen's child. I told you before, Lan Juan's child has been found. Lu Chen is your grandson. He got married and had twins with his wife. Today I brought Qiao Yue and your great-grandson."

Upon hearing that it was her grandson's child who had come to see her, the eighteen-year-old Qin Haishi immediately sobered up.

He looked up at Jiang Mingjing and asked, "Where is the child?"

He hugged his child tightly, his face full of anticipation.

Li Xiaoxiao held Xiao Nian, while Da Nian was held by Shen Qiaoyue. They stared at Lu Chen's grandmother, who had been worn down by the years, and felt really sorry for her.

"Mom, come here?" Jiang Mingjing beckoned Shen Qiaoyue over, and he squatted down to explain to Qin Haishi, "Mom, this is Lu Chen's child, your great-grandson, let's hold him!"

Qin Haishi immediately regained consciousness and returned to normal.

"My child, my good child, let me hug you?" When Qin Hai heard that this was her daughter's grandson, her eyes reddened, and she reached out to hug Da Nian.