"Hello, cousins." Da Nian greeted them first.

Pinpin looked at the New Year's Eve and the Lunar New Year's Eve, then looked at Xiangxiang and pointed at Xiangxiang.

“Not…the same?” Pinpin pointed and thought, this cousin doesn’t look like the other cousins.

Shen Qiaoyue smiled broadly and said, "Of course they're different. Everyone's is different. This is for my cousin Xiangxiang."

Pinpin fell into deep thought after her aunt explained.

Looking at Yu Yu, Shen Qiaoyue noticed that she was in great spirits as she grew older.

"Yu Yu has grown up a bit, and her health has improved a lot, hasn't it?" Looking Yu Yu up and down, the child was very quiet and fair-skinned.

“Yes, Yu Yu has been feeling much better lately. She usually lives here with her parents. I come back to visit her on weekends, but Yu Yu isn’t as close to me as she used to be.” Shen Qiaoying has been busy with her career lately, leaving her child at her parents’ home. When she came back today, the child didn’t even recognize her at first.

Yu Yu looked at her mother, then at her aunt, and ate her orange without saying a word.

Shen Qiaoyue touched Yu Yu's face and said to Shen Qiaoying, "The child will understand you when she grows up."

"I hope so," Shen Qiaoying said. "I plan to hire someone to take care of the children when they are a little older, so that I can see them every day."

"That's a good idea too." In a few years, when the parents are old and can no longer take care of the children, the children will be in school, and the parents will retire and stay at home to do what they want. That's good too.

Shen Qiaoyue looked at Yu Yu, teased her, and reached out to touch Yu Yu's face, saying, "Yu Yu, Auntie has some candy for you, do you want some?"

Yu Yu felt completely unfamiliar with this aunt, didn't respond, and remained in a state of observation.

Shen Qiaoyue knew that this was the child slowly testing the waters, in a defensive state towards strangers.

"Cousin, shall I play with you?" Xiao Nian came over and said, taking Yu Yu's hand.

"No, my sister is mine." Xiangxiang opened their hands, hugged Xiaonian, and was determined not to let anyone take her sister away.

Shen Qiaoyue was first surprised, then looked at Xiangxiang with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. Like a possessive mother, she couldn't let go of her sister.

"Think about this child, she really has a good relationship with Sister Xiaonian!" Shen Qiaoying looked at Yuyu being pushed away, but she wasn't angry. She picked Yuyu up and hugged her.

After having children, they also become very clear about matters of the heart.

"Sister, don't think about it anymore?" Xiangxiang looked at Xiaonian with fear and a face full of grievance. If Xiaonian said she didn't want her, she would burst into tears immediately.

Xiao Nian looked at Xiang Xiang, immediately turned around, hugged Xiang Xiang, kissed her cheek, and comforted her, saying, "Yes, of course you want to, don't cry!"

Even during the Little New Year, everyone becomes like a big sister, needing to take care of everyone.

“It’s not that we don’t want you anymore, it’s that we want to play together. Think about it, let’s play with Yu Yu, let’s all play together, okay?” Yuan Yuan walked over and said to Xiang Xiang and Xiao Nian.

Shen Qiaoyue does not interfere in the affairs between the children.

Yuanyuan truly lives up to his role as the older brother; he knows how to ease tensions.

"Let's play together, let's play together is fine," Xiangxiang said happily.

Shen Yuanfan played with Pinpin on the side, listening to the children's conversation. As the head of the family, Shen Yuanfan was also very happy.

"Yuanyuan is sensible and well-behaved, just like before!" Shen Qiaoyue couldn't help but sigh.

“That’s right, he’s in the last year of kindergarten. He’ll be starting preschool this year and will be entering primary school. Of course, he needs to be sensible,” Qian Luoshui replied from the side.

The kitchen was the domain of the three men. Qian Luoshui sat down and chatted with his younger sisters.

“That’s right, Yuanyuan is very strong. Pinpin and Yuyu are naturally incompatible and love to argue. If it weren’t for Yuanyuan mediating, I would have a huge headache.” Chu Wanfang looked at her eldest grandson with eyes full of satisfaction.

As Shen Qiaoyue listened to her mother talking about Yuanyuan, she realized that Yuanyuan was only a few months older than Da Nian and Xiao Nian, making her a peer. Seeing the teacher being praised, she felt that adults had too high expectations for children, and sometimes their words made Yuanyuan the one to be sacrificed.

"Yuanyuan, come to your auntie?" Shen Qiaoyue reached out and beckoned Yuanyuan over.

Yuanyuan heard his aunt's voice and went to her side.

Shen Qiaoyue looked Yuanyuan up and down, patted her head, and nodded, saying, "Yuanyuan, you've grown a lot taller. Can't you fit into the clothes your aunt sent back?"

"Yes, yes, I can wear it, thank you Auntie." Yuanyuan nodded happily in response, her eyes lighting up when she heard about the new clothes.

"Yuanyuan is so pretty. When you were in daycare, did anyone like to be friends with Yuanyuan?" Shen Qiaoyue asked Yuanyuan with a gentle smile. Shen Qiaoyue saw that Qian Luoshui had taught Yuanyuan very well and always treated her younger siblings with deference.

The child is still so young, don't always give in to them, otherwise the child will have to sacrifice a lot.

When Yuan Yuan heard that someone was paying attention to what was going on at school, he smiled happily and said, "Auntie, my teacher always praises me for being very sensible. I also take care of classmates who are younger than me."

"I have a lot of little red flowers. The teacher said that if I have a lot of little red flowers, I can get a lot of candy." Yuanyuan happily and proudly told Shen Qiaoyue about her glorious deeds.

Shen Qiaoyue looked at Yuanyuan's face and saw a face full of pride.

"Are you happy?" Shen Qiaoyue asked Yuanyuan again.

"I..." Yuanyuan thought for a moment, touched his ear, and looked at his aunt with a different gaze than others. The teacher's gaze towards him was one of observation and expectation.

In his grandparents' eyes, he was the older brother, and he had to be sensible. His parents also taught him to be well-behaved, to listen to his grandparents, and to become the kind of person adults liked.

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