"Okay!" Da Nian just wanted to follow his father around every day.

Seeing that his father wouldn't let him go with them, he could only quietly return to play with his younger sisters.

“Brother, don’t be sad. Dad will be back soon, and he’ll definitely buy us roast chicken.” Xiao Nian still remembers the roast chicken her father mentioned.

The thought of roast chicken immediately made him happy.

Shen Qiaoyue watched the child playing intently. Li Xiaoxiao looked at Shen Qiaoyue and said, "By the way, has Xiaohe called or written to you recently? How are things between her and Feiming?"

"It's great. He called me a few days ago when I was in my office. Lu He and Fei Ming's relationship seems quite stable," Shen Qiaoyue said.

"Auntie, what about the two He sisters who visited Aunt Yu's house last time?" Shen Qiaoyue suddenly remembered the two of them and asked curiously, "Didn't He Shaoyun say she was going to marry that Director Lin? Why have we suddenly lost contact with them?"

"Don't even mention it. He Shaoyun said she doesn't want to get married and wants to rely on her own efforts to make it back from the countryside. Her older sister, He Shaohua, went back last month to take the middle school recruitment exam and will be able to start working at a middle school in Fucheng after the New Year."

When Li Xiaoxiao has nothing to do, Yu Qingce will come over and chat with her when he comes back from the city.

“Your Aunt Yu is a well-known workaholic. She doesn’t take a break even once a month. When she finally comes home from get off work, she sometimes has to tidy up the house before rushing back. She was injured when she was young, and her back and legs aren’t very good.” Li Xiaoxiao rarely has a close friend, but now it’s good that Yu Qingce goes to work every day while she stays at home taking care of the kids.

But thinking about it, even a three-year-old can go to daycare, and soon after school starts, they can go and study with their friends.

"Aunt Yu is indeed like that, but when she's not working, the family compound is always bustling with activity. She keeps everyone busy, making the women attend classes and learn new knowledge. It's tiring, but it's very meaningful. Before Aunt Yu was busy, the family compound was always very lively."

Shen Qiaoyue both feared and liked Yu Qingce, who was very charismatic.

“Only when people like this are working for the people can girls be protected in their families.” Sometimes Li Xiaoxiao felt guilty and envious of others because she couldn’t do anything about it.

“Auntie is right,” Shen Qiaoyue said.

At this moment, Chu Wanfang came in from outside carrying her luggage and saw how much her daughter's two children had grown.

"New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Eve? Think about it? I'm back." Chu Wanfang's familiar voice startled the three children.

Upon hearing the sound, Shen Qiaoyue quickly put down what she was doing and came out of the kitchen.

"Grandma!" Da Nian and Xiao Nian recognized their grandmother and immediately dropped their toys, rushing towards her.

She was confused and had questions about the grandmother her older siblings were talking about.

"Mom? You're back?" Shen Qiaoyue looked at her mother in surprise.

"Mom's back." Chu Wanfang responded to Shen Qiaoyue, then squatted down and hugged her two grandsons who rushed towards her.

"New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Eve, have you missed your grandma?" Chu Wanfang was surprised that the two children could still recognize her as their grandma.

The reason I can recognize her is because there are photos of my grandmother in the family photos. I see them every day, so of course I can recognize her.

Shen Qiaoyue walked over excitedly, looking at her mother with her hands awkwardly clasped together.

"Grandma, I miss you so much." Grandma loved Da Nian the most, how could he not miss her?

Tears of emotion streamed down my face.

"Don't cry, okay?" Chu Wanfang comforted the two children.

Reach out and wipe away their tears.

Thinking about it, she slowly walked over and looked at the person who made her older brother and sister cry. She felt very strange.

"Sister-in-law, you're back. Did you come back to visit relatives this time, or...?" Li Xiaoxiao asked as she came out of the kitchen.

Chu Wanfang said, "I'm retired now, so I'm definitely coming back to rest."

"Mom, that's wonderful!" Shen Qiaoyue was even happier, hugging Chu Wanfang and saying, "Mom, I missed you so much!"

Chu Wanfang gently patted Shen Qiaoyue's back.

"Think about it, this is your great-aunt, quickly call her Great-Grandma?" Li Xiaoxiao taught Xiangxiang to greet her, and added, "When you were little, Great-Grandma held you, fed you milk powder, and washed your diapers."

I stared blankly up at this person; he seemed familiar, but I just couldn't place him.

"Grandma...how are you?" he thought for a moment.

Looking at the bright and lovely Xiangxiang, Chu Wanfang squatted down in disbelief, pinched Xiangxiang's cheeks, and said, "Xiangxiang has grown up and become even cuter."

"So cute, so cute, thank you, Grandma." Xiangxiang has a sweet tongue; she smiles shyly whenever she hears someone praising her.

Looking at Xiangxiang's reaction, Chu Wanfang liked her more and more and said, "She is a lovely child."

"Mom, come in first. Lu Chen has gone out and will be back soon." Chen Qiaoyue, carrying Chu Wanfang's luggage, tentatively asked, "Mom, where do you plan to settle down? In Beijing or in Fucheng?"

“Let’s stay in Fucheng. Your sister has hired a nanny to take care of the baby. I don’t like Beijing either; it’s too cold there. So I’ll stay in Fucheng and come back to help you with the baby,” Chu Wanfang said to Shen Qiaoyue.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue was even happier.

"Has Yao Yao given birth? I heard it's a son. Have they named him yet?" Chu Wanfang asked Shen Qiaoyue.

"We haven't chosen a formal name yet; they say we'll wait for my uncle to choose one. We've chosen a nickname, Little Star," Shen Qiaoyue replied while pouring water for Chu Wanfang.

"Little Star is a nice name." Chu Wanfang nodded, thinking the nickname was lovely, and said with a smile, "It's a very elegant name."

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