Shen Qiaoyue glanced at Jiang Mingjing, who nodded.

Shen Qiaoyue then handed the child to the old man to hold.

Da Nian stared at the old man curiously, reaching out to greet him, "Yay..." He could only say that one sentence.

"They look so alike! Their eyebrows are so similar! They remind me of Juan'er's father." Qin Hai looked at Danian, whose eyes were exactly like her deceased husband's and very similar to her son's. "His face looks like Mingjing's too!" Qin Hai looked up at Jiang Mingjing and said happily.

“Grandma, there’s a little sister!” Shen Qiaoyue said, taking Xiao Nian from her aunt and showing her to Qin Haishi.

"Juan'er!" Qin Haishi frowned slightly and her eyes reddened when she saw Xiao Nian's appearance.

He handed the large New Year's cake to Jiang Mingjing, and then hugged the small New Year's cake to his arms.

"So alike... my Juan!" Qin Hai felt as if she had returned to the time when her daughter was born; the resemblance was uncanny.

"Children, you've worked so hard!" Qin Hai looked at Shen Qiaoyue, her eyes filled with excitement and tears. She thanked Shen Qiaoyue for giving birth to these two grandchildren for her grandson.

"It must be my Juan'er who couldn't bear to leave her mother and came back to keep her company!" Qin Haishi happily hugged Xiao Nian tightly. Xiao Nian had been bothered by her brother in the morning, and when her great-grandmother held her in her arms, she fell asleep and smacked her lips a few times, as if she was having a sweet dream.

Jiang Mingjing handed the child to Li Xiaoxiao to hold, then went to fetch water for the old man, fed him, and wiped his face and hands.

Qin Hai held the child tightly, unwilling to let go, until after taking her medicine and before falling asleep, she pulled Shen Qiaoyue aside and asked, "Do you have a picture of the child?"

"I have Lu Chen's photo!" Shen Qiaoyue had forgotten about it and hurriedly took out Lu Chen's photo from her pocket, along with photos of the four of them taken in the city, and handed them to the old man.

Taking the photo, Qin Haishi smiled and said, "Mingjing, this child really looks like you!"

Then he murmured, "Remember to come see me?"

Shen Qiaoyue nodded and said to Qin Haishi, "Grandma, I will definitely come to see you again."

Qin Hai then closed her eyes and went to sleep.

After waiting for a while, I came out of the room.

“Your maternal grandmother lost several children in succession. She couldn’t bear it and stayed in this nursing home. She has relapses from time to time, and I often can’t take care of her, so I had no choice but to put her here!” Jiang Mingjing always felt guilty.

Li smiled and said, "Godmother can come to my place to be taken care of. I don't have much free time usually."

“No, this will be criticized, people will say it’s taking up public resources. It’s fine for the elderly to be here,” Jiang Mingjing said to Li Xiaoxiao.

Shen Qiaoyue didn't say anything.

The holiday ended quickly.

Shen Qiaoyue was packing her bags to go home when Xu Tiande's appointment came down. He would be leaving in a couple of days, so Shen Qiaoyue stayed a couple more days and would go back with him.

Xia Xiaoli and Lu He spend every day together. She asks Lu He questions whenever she doesn't understand something, and they go to and from get off work together every day.

She came into contact with the outside world and quickly learned a lot of knowledge.

This is very useful for Xia Xiaoli.

With the day of returning to Fucheng approaching, Jiang Mingjing was reluctant to part with his two grandsons. He would leave work early every day, hoping to spend more time with them.

Thanks to Jiang Mingjing's efforts, the two children learned to call him "Grandpa." To allow the children to play in the yard, he kept the yard very clean.

Jiang Mingjing was unable to see Shen Qiaoyue off due to work, so Shen Qiaoying and Li Xiaoxiao came to see her off.

After saying a few reluctant words, the car was about to start moving, so there was nothing I could do but get on and leave.

This time I felt a bit safer. Xu Tiande and the guard were in the next carriage, while Yu Qingce and Shen Qiaoyue were in the same carriage.

Yu Qingce helps watch the children at night, and they take turns sleeping.

Shen Qiaoyue has been taking care of the child these past few days, running back and forth. When she got back, she slept all day and didn't wake up until evening. Her energy gradually recovered.

Grandma Chu Wanfang missed the children terribly after seeing them for ten days. As soon as she returned, she hugged the two children and chatted and laughed with them.

Liu Xinlan has gained quite a bit of weight in the past ten days or so.

After dinner, Shen Qiaoyue went to Li Qingming's house to deliver the letter that Xia Xiaoli had written.

Xia Xiaoli and Li Qingming often talk on the phone at night, and each call lasts a long time, with Lu He always by their side.

I spent ten days there and we chatted four times.

Xia Xiaoli had to report everything to Li Qingming, and Lu He did not approve of this kind of life.

Shen Qiaoyue also felt that Li Qingming controlled Xia Xiaoli very strictly, but she could understand it. After all, Li Qingming didn't want to lose someone he cared about. Moreover, Shen Qiaoyue had asked Xia Xiaoli, and she herself said that she had lost her freedom, so outsiders couldn't say anything.

"Aunt Zhang, Battalion Commander Li, are you eating?" Shen Qiaoyue came in and saw that they were eating. She wished she had come later.

Zhang Hehua put down her chopsticks, stood up, and walked out with a smile, saying, "Oh right, Qiaoyue, you're back. Have you eaten? How's my Xiaoli?"

Li Qingming also hurriedly put down his chopsticks and came out.

It's clear that this family cares a lot about Xia Xiaoli's situation.

Li Qingming looked at Shen Qiaoyue with expectant eyes, waiting for her response.

Shen Qiaoyue glanced at Zhang Hehua and said, "Xiaoli is doing very well. She is studying very well over there. She spends every day with Lu He, visited Chief Bai and Jinghao at the hospital, and also visited some tourist attractions during her rest time. Xia Xiaoli even took some photos and had them developed and brought back to me."

Send back the letter Xia Xiaoli wrote, along with a box of the scar-removing ointment.

Li Qingming happily took the things that Xia Xiaoli had asked Shen Qiaoyue to bring back.

Looking at Shen Qiaoyue, he thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Qiaoyue."

"Come in and have some tea?" Zhang Hehua invited Shen Qiaoyue to come in and sit down.

"No need, I have to go to work tomorrow, so I won't sit down. You guys go ahead and eat." Shen Qiaoyue delivered the letter and then went back.

After watching Shen Qiaoyue leave, Zhang Hehua turned to her son and said, "You're not in a hurry now, are you?"

Li Qingming looked at the letter and went back to his room to read it.

"You haven't finished eating yet?"

"I'll eat later," Li Qingming replied to his mother as he closed the door.

I couldn't wait to open the letter and saw Xia Xiaoli's photo. She had two braids, a bright and sunny smile, and was wearing a beautiful dress.

Last time Xia Xiaoli called, she said that Lu He went out to play wearing a dress, so Xia Xiaoli bought a dress too in order to take nice photos.

The camera was borrowed, and the photos were developed at a photo studio.

Then came the letter Xia Xiaoli wrote to him. The content was no different from the usual two days, just about his life in Beijing.

After reading the letter, Li Qingming folded it up, put it back in the envelope, and placed it on the drawer.

Then I saw the letter that Miaomiao wrote to him before she passed away.

Li Qingming instantly realized that he seemed to care about Xia Xiaoli more than about family ties and his marital relationship.

He took out the letter written by Luo Miaomiao and chose to burn it. He felt he owed two people in his life: Miaomiao and Xiaoli.

Li Qingming has already wronged Luo Miaomiao, and he cannot wrong Xia Xiaoli even more.