Dad brought you a lot of things back this time. We'll give them to you when we get home tonight.

Sheng Xiping bought a lot of things in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and the capital, most of which were for his two daughters. He left them all at home when he got back.

Ultimately, they were blood relatives. After looking at Sheng Xiping for a while, Sheng Xinyue stood up first, walked up to Sheng Xiping, sweetly called him "Dad," and even leaned over to kiss his cheek.

Oh my, Sheng Xiping was overjoyed; his mouth was practically stretched to the back of his ears.

"Oh, Dad's good daughter, so sensible, so precious."

On the other side, as soon as Sheng Xinqi saw her sister move, she came over and called out "Dad" in a soft, sweet voice. She then kissed Sheng Xiping on the other cheek, just like her sister had done.

Sheng Xiping looked even more beautiful, with one daughter in each arm, overjoyed.

Looking at her husband's doting fatherly demeanor, Zhou Qinglan couldn't help but shake her head. "Alright, you take care of our daughter first, I'll go cook with Mom."

Zhou Qinglan was happy to see her husband return, but with her parents and younger brother in front of her, she couldn't show it.

As an older married couple, their feelings have become more reserved and subtle, not as passionate as those of younger people.

Sheng Xiping held his two daughters, playing with them while chatting with Zhou Mingyuan.

Zhou Qingyue circled around the television, asking, "Brother-in-law, can this television be turned on?"

It's not Zhou Qingyue's fault. In those days, a 17-inch color TV was incredibly rare. Who wouldn't be confused when they saw it? Everyone wanted to turn it on and take a look.

"It's best to wait. These electrical appliances have been stored at the station for who knows how many days. The weather is too cold now, and I'm afraid it won't be good to turn them on immediately."

Besides, we don't have an outdoor antenna here, and we don't even know if the indoor antenna we have will work.

Let's wait until tonight, around six or seven o'clock, and try turning it on. Tomorrow we'll go buy an outdoor antenna and put it on a pole in the yard, then we'll be able to receive programs.

Sheng Xiping thought for a moment and then said.

In his previous life, Sheng Xiping bought the TV in either 1987 or 1988.

Back then, there weren't many programs available during the day; it was usually around 6 PM that there were programs to watch.

Zhou Qingyue nodded, resisting the urge to turn on the TV immediately, and sat down to talk and chat with her brother-in-law.

In the outer room, Wang Chunxiu and Zhou Qinglan were busy washing and cooking vegetables.

Around five o'clock, the food was ready. After cleaning up and setting the table, the family sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and ate a lively meal.

The two girls have gotten along very well with Sheng Xiping in a short time. During meals, Sheng Xinyue insists on sitting next to her father and having him feed her.

"Don't spoil them. They've been eating by themselves for a long time and don't need anyone to feed them."

Zhou Qinglan watched her husband feed their two daughters spoonful by spoonful and couldn't help but say something.

"Oh dear, it's rare for my daughter to ask me to feed her a couple of bites of food, what else is there to say?"

I've been home for less than half a month this year, I've missed out on everything except feeding the baby, it's not tiring at all.

Sheng Xiping was delighted; he couldn't wait for his daughter to be closer to him, so he happily fed her.

The two little girls were like baby birds in a nest, mouths agape, waiting for their father to feed them.

Even after eating, the little girl smiled at her father. The three of them get along very well and are very happy together.

The two girls had small appetites and were full after eating for a while, so they ran off to play, giving Sheng Xiping time to eat properly.

He hadn't slept or eaten well on the journey, and was covered in dust and dirt. Since he was finally able to eat home-cooked meals, he didn't care about that and ate as much as he could.

Zhou Mingyuan felt sorry for his son-in-law, knowing he had suffered a lot outside, so he didn't try to get him to drink tonight, but instead kept putting food on his plate.

"What do you want to eat? I'll have your mom cook it for you tomorrow. Look at you, you seem to have lost a lot of weight. How long are you staying this time? Not leaving before the New Year, right?"

"Yes, we won't be leaving before the New Year. Around the tenth of the lunar new year, we need to visit several forestry bureaus to collect the agreed-upon timber, and then head south with the trucks." (Sheng)

Xi Ping put down the ribs in his hand and answered Zhou Mingyuan's question. "If I calculate it, I can stay at home for about twenty days."

Zhou Mingyuan nodded upon hearing this, "Well, that's alright. We've been busy all year, we should take a good rest."

How much money is too much? You should spend more time with your family.

"Daughter, I think you should just ask the school for leave tomorrow, and then you and Xiping can take the child home together."

Your mother-in-law has had a tough time. Your father-in-law worked on the mountain all winter, leaving her alone to take care of two children. It must have been so difficult for her.

Go back and help out at home. School's almost out for break anyway, a few more days won't make a difference.

Meanwhile, Wang Chunxiu also gave Zhou Qinglan some advice.

"Yes, yes, your mother is right. Neither of you two are around, so Xinhua and Xinyu are entirely dependent on your mother-in-law for care."

"Let's go back to the forest farm as soon as possible so the whole family can have a happy New Year together," Zhou Mingyuan chimed in.

Since starting work, Zhou Qinglan has demonstrated outstanding performance, and the school leaders have also attached great importance to her.

This fall, Zhou Qinglan was assigned by the school to teach a class of first-year high school students as their homeroom teacher.

High school is a demanding course. There's no winter break for first-year students; classes continue until the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, meaning there are only six days left before the break.

"Mom, no need. Qinglan is a homeroom teacher now, so she can't just take leave anytime. If she takes leave to go home, the students in the class will be like sheep running wild!"

"I can stay in Songjianghe for a few more days, we'll talk about it then." Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping quickly waved his hand and said.

When he went to the train station to pick up the goods, he saw that Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe had not yet taken their things.

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