Dad continued playing his Tetris game with his head down, saying without looking up, "Don't ask me, I don't know either."

Anyway, the only people who can annoy her are you and your mother! It's okay, Xiaohong doesn't hold grudges; she'll calm down in a couple of days.

Chen Hong's mother kept a straight face and didn't say anything, watching TV with her child in her arms. Chen Yi scratched his head, reflecting on his actions. He couldn't recall saying anything offensive tonight!

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it, drink tea and watch TV: "This TV is great, the picture is clear, and the people and animals in it look just like the real thing!"

Dad, did Xiaohong say that buying these things cost a lot of money?

My sister is really rolling in money now; she replaced all our appliances in one go.

Chen Hong's father didn't watch TV; he was busy playing on his phone, but he was also listening to the sounds coming from his family.

"Why are you asking? I told her to return it, but she wouldn't listen. It doesn't matter how much it is; it's all your sister's way of showing filial piety to me and your mother."

You four are benefiting from our family's good fortune. Chen Yi, you have two younger sisters, so it's no big deal for you to eat, drink, and use things with us.

But you'll have to earn the money yourself, since you're parents of two children now.

Your sister has already bought you a house and a car. If you two still don't have a good life together, you should really buy a block of tofu and smash your head against it.

Your family needs to save more money. With two children going to school, finding jobs, partners, and starting a family in the future will all cost money.

You are different from us back then. Now, children are treated equally. If you don't have a son, you say you don't have a son.

You need to make plans early and stop thinking about having a third child. Nobody can say for sure whether it will be a boy or a girl.

If you ask me, having a daughter is not bad either. Look at your two younger sisters, they are much more successful than you.

"If we hadn't had you, your mother and I would have been much happier living with your younger sister."

The old man worked in the city year-round and was used to seeing urban dual-income families with only one child. Although he would like to have a grandson, he wasn't particularly insistent on it.

The only ones in the family who are truly persistent are the old man's wife and son. After witnessing the tremendous changes in their eldest daughter over the past two years, the old man has long since come to terms with it.

What do daughters and sons matter? When they're old and close their eyes, they'll be burned to ashes and won't feel any pain. Whether anyone cries or visits their graves is none of their business.

With her daughter-in-law away, my husband has been taking care of the child and doing housework all by himself, and he has lost weight recently.

I'm already sixty years old, and I really don't have the energy to have another child. My wife just can't accept that.

One generation doesn't concern itself with two generations. What's this talk about the family line dying out? Who can guarantee that if this generation has a boy, the next generation, and the generation after that, will also have a boy?

The eldest daughter is right. His family has been farmers for eight generations, and they don't have a throne to inherit. Does it matter whether the throne is passed down or not?

A few years ago, he was thinking of passing on his carpentry skills to his grandson.

Looking back now, what a load of rubbish!

Large furniture factories have all implemented modern power tool assembly line operations, and he, a veteran craftsman, is almost unable to make a living and has switched to home decoration.

They still have the audacity to think they can pass on their skills? They should at least make sure their own generation doesn't starve!

Despite having his own thoughts, Chen Yi dared not argue back when his father lectured him.

He secretly encouraged himself, determined to make a lot of money in the future, because with money he could have anything.

At that point, not only will it be easy to send two daughters to school, but if things go well, having a son might not be a big deal either.

There are still families in the village who have more children than allowed, but they are only fined 30,000 yuan by the family planning office, and the police station still has to register their children's household registration.

When the children grow up, they will still be eligible to receive everything, including going to school, land allocation in the village, and other subsidies.

Chen Yi's little abacus was clicking away, but he also had a stronger motivation to make money than in his previous life.

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In mid-April, Zhou Yi finally returned home.

He came in at 1:10 a.m., when Chen Hong was sound asleep, only to be startled awake by a sudden ringtone: "Has anyone ever told you that I love you very much..."

"Hello, who is this? Huh? Zhou Yi? You're back?"

On the phone came Zhou Yi's slightly suppressed excitement: "Wife, open the door quickly, I'm at the door!"

Chen Hong jumped up and rushed out of the bedroom in her pajamas, barefoot.

Oh my god, my husband has been away from home for two months and he's finally back.

Not only Chen Hong missed him, but Yu Yang also talked about him countless times, missing his father Zhou very much.

As soon as the door opened, Chen Hong was pulled into Zhou Yi's arms.

After closing the door and throwing down their backpacks, Zhou Yi and Chen Hong could no longer control their longing for each other.

A passionate embrace, a sweet kiss—the love between adult men and women is incredibly intense.

Just as the two were deeply engrossed in their kiss, a sleepy child's voice rang out:

"Mommy, Mommy? What are you doing? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

As his son asked a question, he opened the door, wearing only a pair of shorts, and stood in the doorway.

Under the bright lights, Chen Hong and Zhou Yi were stunned. They separated, panting, with a thin, transparent silver thread at the corner of their mouths.

The atmosphere became slightly awkward, and the room fell silent. "Ahem, ahem!" Chen Hong cleared her throat and said to Yang, "Your father-in-law Zhou is back!"

Yu Yang rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and then he was awake: "Huh? Dad Zhou? You're really back?"

Why are you all standing? Sit down! What time is it? Mr. Zhou, why are you back so late?

Zhou Yi released his arm from his wife's and walked to Yu Yang's side, touching his fair and tender face.

"It's me, I'm back! Go back to sleep, you have school tomorrow!"

We can talk about it tomorrow, I'm not in a hurry to leave! Oh dear, why did you get out of bed barefoot? Aren't your feet cold?

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