Ever since learning that Lu Changfeng was still alive, Zhou Chaoyang felt much better, but his longing for Lu Changfeng became even stronger.

In the past, I felt desperate, but I had to suppress my longing deeply because I knew that the longing would never end.

But now that I know Lu Changfeng is still alive, my mood is very different. I miss him with hope and fantasize about our reunion every day.

Even in dreams there are scenes of our reunion.

Sheng Anning comforted her: "Yes, as long as you are alive, there is hope."

Zhou Chaoyang laughed: "Sister-in-law, I don't think you are very good at comforting people. What if he doesn't come back when you are old, what should you do?"

Sheng An Ning exclaimed: "No way, what kind of mission can take so long to execute?"

Zhou Chaoyang blinked his eyes: "Think about those who are engaged in confidential scientific research. Some of them have lost contact for twenty years."

Now, Sheng An Ning didn't know how to comfort her anymore.

Zhou Chaoyang smiled and said, "It's okay. I can think it through. Anyway, we will meet one day, unless I die early."

Sheng Anning patted her: "What nonsense are you talking about."

Zhou Chaoyang laughed, then became melancholy again: "I'm just worried that Lu Changfeng will come back too late. I'm too old to even have children."

When Sheng An Ning heard this, she also started to worry.

…

In a blink of an eye, by the end of August, Sheng An Ning had basically adapted to the climate and life here, and the cabbages and radishes in the vegetable garden had grown a lot taller.

The three children were also arranged to go to kindergarten.

Wen Zheng became a first-grade elementary school student.

The kindergarten and primary school are together, and the first grade classroom and the nursery class classroom are also next to each other, so An An can see his little brother every day.

In order to play with his little brother all the time, An An often ran into Wen Zheng's classroom during class and insisted on sitting with Wen Zheng, refusing to listen no matter what the teacher said.

The little girl became stubborn and nothing could be done to comfort her.

She was clinging to the edge of the desk, staring at Wen Zheng with her big eyes, and kept saying, "I want to go to class with Brother Feng Zheng, and An An has to sit here too."

Rules don't work for her at all now.

In the end, the teacher was helpless and could only put a small stool next to Wen Zheng for An An to sit on.

He also reminded An An: "You can attend class here, but you can't talk, run around, or make trouble and prevent your brother from attending class, understand?"

An An nodded obediently: "Don't talk, don't run around."

Wen Zheng had no choice but to move in very carefully to make some space for An An to sit.

An An actually did what he said. He refrained from speaking during the entire class and read the text with the other children.

After Sheng An Ning found out, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She pulled An An to teach her: "You can't go to class with Brother Wen Zheng. He is a first-grade student, and you are still a child in the kindergarten class."

An An was not happy: "An An is going to be in the first grade too, so she can be in the same class with her brother. An An likes brother Wen Zheng, so she wants to be in the same class with him."

Sheng An Ning still patiently reasoned with her: "You will affect your brother's studies. So, we will let Brother Wen Zheng come every day, and you don't go to his classroom, okay?"

An An insisted: "Then Brother Feng Zheng will come to my house, and I will go to his classroom, so that I can see Brother Feng Zheng all the time."

Sheng An Ning held her forehead and said, "Okay, children don't do multiple-choice questions either. They all want them."

When they couldn't come to an agreement, they went to find Zhou Shixun, but Zhou Shixun thought it was no big deal. As long as An An didn't make any trouble, it would be fine for her to go to the first grade classroom.

In his eyes, these are not problems, as long as his daughter is happy.

Sheng An Ning was speechless. The school management nowadays was not that strict. If the parents were too busy, there were still people who could bring their younger brothers and sisters to school.

Many of the teachers in the schools here come from the staff housing estates, and they will indulge the children as long as they don't go too far.

In this way, An An legitimately became Wen Zheng's little follower.

During class, she lay quietly on the table without saying a word, and also opened her mouth wide to read aoe and counted with her fingers.

After class, she would pester Wen Zheng to play with her. She always felt that Wen Zheng was her peer and wanted to play childish games with her.

Wen Zheng's face was tense, as if he was very unhappy, but he was very cooperative in his actions. He helped An An to pick up leaves and to watch ants at the base of the wall.

…

Sheng An Ning got off work early for a rare occasion and originally wanted to pick up the children from school, but she ran into Yuan Yuqin at the gate.

She hasn't seen Yuan Yuqin since Ma Yucheng took her to the provincial capital for a medical checkup. Later, only Ma Yucheng came back because he had to work, while Yuan Yuqin stayed in the provincial capital for treatment.

I haven't seen you for a while. Yuan Yuqin has lost a lot of weight and her face looks pale and bloodless.

The whole person looked extremely haggard.

Seeing Sheng An Ning, he forced out a smile: "An Ning, is it time to get off work?"

Sheng An Ning was very concerned: "Sister-in-law, weren't you in the provincial capital for medical treatment? Why are you back?"

Yuan Yuqin sighed, and didn't intend to hide it from Sheng Anning: "You are a doctor, do you think my disease can be cured?"

Sheng Anning heard Zhou Shixun mention this when he came back. Ma Yucheng said Yuan Yuqin had dental cancer. This disease would not be difficult to treat in the future, but it was very difficult to treat now.

This disease requires surgery, in which the tooth bone on the side with the disease is removed. The collapse and disfigurement of the face is a minor matter, but if the disease recurs later, it will be very painful.

Even a strong man can be killed by the pain.

Seeing Sheng An Ning didn't say anything, Yuan Yuqin smiled bitterly: "Do you also think it's difficult to treat? And if you remove all my teeth, my face will collapse, what's the difference between that and disfigurement? If that's the case, I'd rather die."

Sheng An Ning quickly advised: "Sister-in-law, don't think like that. Ma Kun is still young, and the family can't live without you. This is not a big problem."

Yuan Yuqin smiled bitterly: "It's too painful. I've seen many patients with this disease in the hospital, and they can't live more than two years after surgery."

Sheng An Ning didn't go to pick up the child, and simply had a good talk with Yuan Yuqin: "Sister-in-law, did you bring your medical records back? I can take a look. Don't worry, you have to adjust your mentality first. I know this is difficult for you. But you have to do it. You can't let your mentality collapse before the disease defeats you."

Yuan Yuqin's eyes turned red again after hearing these words. She took out a stack of documents from her bag and handed them to Sheng Anning: "How can I not be afraid of death? I can't bear to leave my child behind."

Sheng An Ning quickly flipped through the documents. Most of them were handwritten, and some of the handwriting was so sloppy that she had to work hard to decipher them. As she looked at them, she couldn't help but frown.

Yuan Yuqin's heart suddenly lifted. She was afraid of seeing the doctor frown recently, as it meant that her illness was very difficult to treat.

His voice trembled as he spoke: "An Ning, is it really that bad? Just tell me the truth. I'm mentally prepared."

Sheng An Ning shook his head: "No, there seems to be something wrong with this data..."