Cao An held the steering wheel with one hand and took out his cell phone to call Li Dabao.

Before the New Year, they had a mission in Bao City for Xiao Chenchen's full moon, so they didn't go to Beijing. Now that he was back in Bao City, of course he had to go see these old friends.

Li Dabao and his men are on duty at the Public Security Bureau. Even during the Chinese New Year, they don't have a holiday.

I was a bit surprised to receive a call from Cao An. "Brother Cao, you're back?"

The others in the office gathered around him after hearing what he said. Cao An had led them before, after all, and they missed him dearly.

"I'm back. I'll go home and clean up first. Come to my house for dinner tonight."

"Okay! Sure!" Li Dabao turned around and raised his chin to Xiao Li, motioning him to come over.

But Cao An didn't give him a chance to speak. "First of all, you know my phone number. I'm already home and need to clean up the house."

"Okay, I'll get someone to help you."

"No need. Everyone in the family is back, so there are enough people."

After hearing what he said, Li Dabao had no choice but to give up.

After I hung up the phone, two jeeps had already stopped at the entrance of the alley. The alley was a bit narrow, but it was still passable. I wondered if the situation inside had changed.

"Xiao Hai, you drive. I'll go down and see if there's any parking space near the house." Cao An pulled the handbrake, opened the door and got out of the car.

Xiao Hai got down from one side and got into the driver's seat.

Walking in the old alley, I haven’t been back for two years, and it’s still the same.

Some old neighbors heard the noise and came out to check. When they saw Cao An's mighty figure, they were all stunned.

"This matter... is it Cao An?"

When Cao An heard this, he looked over and saw an aunt who was on good terms with Liu Hui.

"Aunt Xi, I'm Cao An."

"Oh my! It's really you! I thought I was seeing things!" The woman hurriedly opened the door and looked behind him. "Where's your mother? Is she okay?"

"Mom's in the back. I'll go see if there's a place to park. She'll be in soon." Cao An said, pointing to the entrance of the alley. "She's in the car. Please go over."

"Okay..." The woman saw him going into the alley, frowned and thought about the car he was talking about, thinking it was an ox cart or something, and hurried to the entrance of the alley to chat with her old friend.

When I saw two tall, brand-new cars, I was so shocked that my mouth opened wide and I couldn't close it.

At Xiao Hai's signal, Liu Hui looked over, opened the door and got out of the car holding the child.

"Ximei!"

"Sister Hui! Ouch! It's really you!"

When the good friends met, they exchanged pleasantries for a while. "This must be Cao An's child, he looks just like him!"

"Try it. She's almost two months old." Liu Hui lifted the blanket that protected the child from the wind a little so she could see more clearly. "She looks like my daughter-in-law."

Na Ru also got out of the car and greeted politely, "Happy New Year, Auntie."

"Good! Oh, Cao An's wife is so pretty!" She felt envious for a moment, and then looked at the car, "Is this car yours, or does it belong to Cao An's company?" She remembered that Cao An and that Youyou girl were admitted to Beijing, and they would definitely be assigned jobs after graduation!

"From the unit." Liu Hui didn't say much. It was correct to say it was from the unit, because the factory was also Cao An's unit.

It wasn't that she didn't tell the truth, but she didn't want to cause trouble for her son. The capital had opened up, and many restaurants had opened, but Baoshi was different. Here, things were still the same.

"Then this company must be extraordinary, the cars are so luxurious!" Aunt Xi was even more envious, it was different with culture!

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xia Youyou still didn't get out of the car. It was too cold outside, so Qi Siling didn't let her get out.

Fortunately, Cao An came out of the alley quickly and guided Xiao Hai inside.

Two cars started and drove into the alley one after the other, blocking the view of passers-by.

Cao An took his son from Liu Hui and walked quickly in front to lead the way.

Liu Hui fell behind the car and talked to her friend about the changes in the past two years. She only said goodbye to her after she got home.

The Cao family's house was somewhat desolate, and the wall surrounding the vegetable patch in the backyard had almost collapsed. They drove the car to a stop in the backyard vegetable patch, then walked around to the front to open the door.

Xia Youyou stepped into the courtyard, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

When she first came, her mother's joy and her brother's doting seemed like yesterday. Now, looking at the yard, weeds have grown in the corners and fallen leaves have covered the yard with a thick layer.

She glanced at the area under the eaves where there was still some snow. She had played and rolled around there before. This yard carried her beautiful memories of home.

Qi Siling noticed her emotional fluctuations, put his arm around her shoulders, and let her lean against him.

Xia Youyou looked up at him, smiled at him, and pointed at the snow. "My brother pushed me there, and I rolled over, causing my brother to get beaten by my mother."

Cao An looked at her with a cold gaze, and Xia Youyou was so scared that she hid in Qi Siling's arms.

Seeing the brother and sister start again, Liu Hui slapped Cao An on the arm and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you done it before?"

Okay! He'd done it before! He'd done it many times! Every time it snowed, he knew the girl wanted to play, so he'd just push her down. The snow was thick then, so he'd deliberately not swept it that morning, letting her play enough before sweeping it aside.

Qi Siling couldn't help laughing, and hugged the person in her arms and rubbed her furry head.

"Alright, hurry up and clean up." Liu Hui asked Xia Youyou and Na Ru to go into the house, and she went to the kitchen to collect firewood and prepare to light the fire wall. "You three clean up the yard, I'll go light the fire wall."

Xia Youyou poked her head out from Qi Siling's arms, "Mom, I'm with you."

Na Ru hurriedly grabbed her and said, "You hold the child, I'll go with mom." It was too cold outside, and Youyou was not feeling well yet, so it would be better if she held the child inside.

Everyone agreed, so Xia Youyou pouted and carried Xiao Chenchen into the main room.

I took out the sofa from the space, hugged him and snuggled in it, and covered him with a blanket.

"Xiao Chenchen, we are the most useless people in this family. We can't help with anything."

"Nonsense!" Liu Hui opened the door of her room and wanted to open the doors and windows to get some fresh air. Hearing this, she glared at her.

Xia Youyou shrank her neck and stuck out her tongue at Xiao Chenchen in her arms, "Ouch, your grandma heard it and will beat me up later, let's keep our voices down."

Liu Hui was at a loss for words. She turned around and left the main room, and went to the back with Na Ru to collect firewood to light the fire wall.

Xia Youyou was a little bored, so she stood up holding Xiao Chenchen and pushed open the door of her room.

The room was empty. She had taken the bed with her to the capital, leaving only the desk beside the bed and the washbasin rack behind the door.

There was a lot of dust on the desk and the windows were blurry.

However, she was holding Xiao Chenchen and couldn't move, so she didn't cause any trouble.

I pushed him back to the main room, held little Chenchen in my arms, walked around and rocked him gently, and finally coaxed this little troublemaker to sleep.

I popped out the sofa's legs and it transformed into a small bed. I carefully placed the little one on it, covered him with the quilt, and rolled up my sleeves before heading into the house to clean.