"Young Master, Xiao Chu is here!"

The siblings were chatting when Wang Ziwen returned from outside, carrying her grandson.

Xiaoyu had already fallen asleep in his arms.

"Brother-in-law, you're back!"

"Okay, I'll go put Xiaoyu on the bed first."

With a creak, the small door connecting to his house opened, and Wang Yueyue skipped and hopped over.

"Dad Chu, Aunt Qiu Nan is calling you! Hello, Auntie!"

"Yueyue is such a good girl, come and try the fried sesame leaves that your auntie made."

"Thank you, Auntie!"

"Sis, I'll go check it out first!"

"Go ahead and don't cook lunch, come and eat. I'm going to fry some ribbonfish later."

"Okay, sister. Yueyue, eat less, you still need to eat lunch!"

"Okay, Dad, you should go now. Mom Qiu Nan won't be able to reach you, and she'll get angry again!"

"You brat!"

Back at her own home, in her bedroom, Ding Qiunan sat sleepily on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Seeing Li Chu enter, she hurriedly opened her arms and rushed over.

"When I opened my eyes and didn't see you, I thought I was dreaming!"

"Didn't we just have breakfast together this morning?"

"I'm still a little sleepy!" Ding Qiunan stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly.

Looking at his wife's girlish demeanor, Li Chu couldn't help but feel a surge of desire.

But when they thought about the children outside, they immediately backed down.

I took the pajamas that were lying by the bed and put them on her.

"Get up quickly, your sister is frying something over there. She told us to have lunch at her place. Get up, wash up, and go help her out."

"Okay, I'll get up right away!"

As soon as Li Chu stepped out of the main house, he saw Wen Xuan running over from the front yard with black lips.

"Dad, is there something wrong with this medicine? It's different from what's written in the book."

What medicine did you take?

His son's current appearance startled him.

Some of the medicines in the medicine cabinet are poisonous, but he doesn't remember any of them causing this effect after consumption.

He walked over to Wenxuan, grabbed his wrist, and began to take his pulse. After only two minutes, Wenxuan's expression turned strange.

At this moment, Wen Hui and Ding Qiunan also came out of their respective rooms, which startled the two of them.

Wang Yueyue happened to walk back from Li Qin's side, and when she saw Wenxuan's appearance, she started shouting.

As a result, she had only shouted twice when Li Chu hit her on the head, and after hitting her, he slapped Li Wenxuan in return.

Everyone in the courtyard except him was stunned.

"Li Wenxuan, Wang Yueyue, is this fun? If you like playing, you two will eat all the herbs in the medicine kitchen today, not a single leaf is allowed to be left!"

...

Ding Qiunan and Li Wenhui finally realized what was happening.

Wenhui rolled her eyes at her younger brother, uttered a single word, "should," and turned to leave.

Fearing that her husband would take his anger out on Wang Yueyue, Ding Qiunan grabbed Yueyue's ear and pulled her into the main house.

Now only Li Chu and Li Wenxuan were left in the courtyard.

Wenxuan gave his father a slightly awkward smile: "Hehe, Dad, I was just kidding, just kidding. I'm going back to the front yard to study now."

After saying that, he tried to run to the front yard, but his father kicked him from behind, almost making him fall flat on his face.

"You run and I'll see!"

"I didn't run away, Dad, I didn't run away! I just want to go back and continue my studies!" Li Wenxuan's legs were spinning.

He was really ruined by his fiancée; he should have just not played along.

I just got beaten up yesterday, looks like I'll get another one today.

Looking at her son's appearance, Li Chu suddenly felt a sense of dejection.

Forget it, why force the child? It's not like we can't afford to raise him.

Besides, he's a college graduate, and he's guaranteed a job after graduation.

It shouldn't be a problem for them to live a life free from financial worries.

Thinking of this, he casually waved to his son, then raised his voice and said, "You guys, if you're free, go help out at your aunt's place."

After saying that, he went over first.

Li Wenxuan was dumbfounded. The storm he had expected had not arrived, and there was not even any verbal criticism.

Li Wenhui, Ding Qiunan, and Wang Yueyue, who had entered the house first but were peeking through the window, were all stunned.

They were somewhat at a loss.

Ding Qiunan pulled Wang Yueyue into the yard and said to her son, "Alright, stop standing there, wash up and go to your aunt's."

She knew things were serious; her husband's emotions had been unstable these past few days.

When he waved goodbye just now, it felt like he was heartbroken and devastated.

Yes, that's it. Ding Qiunan doesn't understand psychology or anything like that, but having lived with her man for twenty years, she has a pretty good grasp of his psychology.

There is great terror between life and death. Do people who have experienced life and death all have this kind of emotional change?

With a host of questions in mind, Ding Qiunan and the children came to Li Qin's side.

The aroma of fried ribbonfish wafting through the yard made the three children excitedly run into the kitchen.

Ding Qiunan glanced around and saw her husband, who was sitting in the yard chatting with his brother-in-law, also enter the kitchen.

"The debate at the higher-ups about which path to take seems to be getting more and more serious." Wang Ziwen lit a cigarette and casually tossed the cigarette pack and matches onto the table.

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To his surprise, his brother-in-law across from him picked up a cigarette and lit one as well.

"Xiao Chu, why are you smoking again?"

Li Chu looked at the cigarette in his hand and said, "Sigh, back in the Southwest, sometimes when I couldn't sleep at night, I would ask someone for a cigarette. I got used to it after a while. It's okay, I'm back now, and I'll stop smoking in a couple of days."

He took a drag of his cigarette, and through the swirling smoke, he continued, "As for the argument you just mentioned, brother-in-law, what's there to argue about? There are still many people who haven't grasped the situation."

"Xiao Chu, are you firmly convinced that we must persist in reform and opening up?"

"That's a must. It's not just my opinion, it's the inevitable trend."

Wang Ziwen nodded silently, then asked, "What does Uncle Wang think?"

"Uncle Wang?" Li Chu smiled. "This old man has his own principles and political wisdom, so let's not get our hopes up. Brother-in-law, do you still want to make a move?"

"I haven't thought about that. I'm basically just enjoying my retirement now. At most, I study the spirit of speeches and the content of various meetings. I'm already very content with how I've gotten to where I am today. Don't try to give me any more ideas."

Wang Ziwen looked at her brother-in-law and shook the cigarette between her fingers.

Li Chu could tell that his brother-in-law was sincere when he said that, so he smiled and nodded.

That's good, at least I won't have to live in fear anymore.

“That’s great. Brother-in-law, you and my sister should enjoy your retirement. Once you’ve raised Xiaoyu a bit longer, you two can go out and see the world.”