"It's alright at home. We have two nannies, one who cooks and cleans, and the other who takes care of the children."

Before Sheng Yunfei even gave birth, Wu Yucheng had already arranged for people to be hired and prepared. With enough people at home, taking care of the baby wasn't too tiring.

Given Wu Yucheng's family's financial situation, hiring more than two nannies wouldn't be a problem.

The Sheng family's kang (heated brick bed) faces north, and the windows aren't as big as those facing south. When the two children climb on the windowsill, they inevitably bump into each other sometimes.

The two of them were climbing back and forth, one in front and one behind. But for some reason, the one in front didn't even reach the top before turning around and bumping into the one behind.

How wide can a windowsill be? And just like that, the two children tumbled off the windowsill.

Sheng Yunfei, Wu Yuhua, and the others, who were chatting, rushed over to catch them, but they missed and the two children fell onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Fortunately, the windowsill wasn't too high off the kang (a heated brick bed), so the two children weren't hurt. However, it startled the adults, who quickly picked the children up.

"Puff puff puff, don't be scared, don't be scared." Zhou Qinglan moved quickly, reaching out to scoop one of the children from her arms and calling out to them.

Sheng Yunfei picked up the child and slapped the child's bottom.

"I'll teach you to be naughty. Can't you be quiet for even a moment?" Of course, Sheng Yunfei didn't really use force; she was just trying to scare the child.

Unfortunately, Wu Hao in his arms wasn't afraid at all, grinning happily, which infuriated Sheng Yunfei, but she was helpless.

"Fifth brother, why did you hit him? It's such a small thing, Si Liu doesn't understand it, he won't remember it even if you hit him."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Qinglan quickly picked up the other baby as well, stroked the baby's head, and called out to the child to avoid frightening him.

Several women surrounded the two little ones, teasing them. The two children weren't shy at all; they would let anyone hold them, and they didn't cry or fuss, which was quite endearing.

After everyone had been talking for a while, Zhang Shuzhen noticed it was past 2:30 and quickly went to the kitchen to check on things.

The food was all prepared, so we set the table and got ready to eat.

There were many people in the family, and fortunately the east room of the Sheng family was also spacious, so two tables were placed on the floor to the side, and a table was placed on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Yunfei each held a small child and led Sheng Xinhua and his six children to eat together.

The two brothers, Wu Peng and Wu Hao, had already started eating solid foods. It just so happened that Aunt Li steamed some egg cake and added minced meat to the porridge she cooked.

The two boys have big mouths; they'll eat anything given to them and they eat with great relish.

Zhou Qinglan chuckled as she fed them, "These two kids are so easy to take care of, and they eat so heartily."

I remember when my children Yueyue and Qiqi were little, it was such a struggle to feed them; they'd only eat a couple of bites and then run off.

"Well, these two never have to worry about eating. Ever since they were able to eat, they've been like this, always afraid of not eating enough."

Sheng Yunfei glanced at her two little piglets and laughed.

"That's great, it saves us a lot of trouble." Zhou Qinglan smiled upon hearing this.

On one side, the two sisters-in-law were leading the children to eat, while on the other side, Sheng Liancheng and his wife were eating, drinking, and chatting with Jiang Guozhong and his wife.

"Come on, brother, let's have a drink. You and your wife are very welcome to our home."

Although this is our first meeting, I felt an instant connection with you, brother. Enough said, it's all in the wine.

Sheng Liancheng poured wine for Jiang Guozhong, the two clinked glasses, and then Sheng Liancheng downed his drink in one gulp.

When Jiang Guozhong and his wife first arrived, they were quite apprehensive. They felt that their family's conditions were not as good as the Sheng family's, and they were afraid that the Sheng family would not approve of them and the marriage might not go through.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the Sheng family, they received a warm welcome from the entire family.

The Sheng family is simple, warm, and down-to-earth.

As fellow Northeasterners, there wasn't much difference in language or customs. It felt like we were old friends who had known each other for many years, not at all unfamiliar, and very warm and friendly.

"Brother, I feel we click when I meet you. Come on, let me toast you." Jiang Guozhong didn't stand on ceremony and downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Thankfully, this wine is the kind that Sheng Liancheng and his friends make in the autumn by soaking wild grapes. It contains wild grape juice and rock sugar, and its alcohol content is not as high as that of pure white wine.

Otherwise, given the way these two old men drink, they'd both be passed out by the time they finish this meal.

"Hey? This wine is pretty good. Where did you buy it?"

After drinking the wine and savoring it carefully, Jiang Guozhong asked curiously, "It's actually quite delicious."

"Isn't it delicious? This wasn't bought from outside; it's made from wild grapes that I picked myself in the autumn, and I used loose grapes to make this."

We still have some schisandra berries and jujubes at home; I'll get you some later so you can drink them slowly when you get home.

Sheng Liancheng had always liked Jiang Yanbin, and now that he had met Jiang Guozhong, he thought he was a good guy too.

Since the two families are about to become in-laws, they must take good care of their relationship.

"Oh, then I won't stand on ceremony with you, big brother." Jiang Guozhong laughed heartily upon hearing this.

“That’s right, we’re family, no need to be so polite,” Sheng Liancheng said with a smile as he poured wine for Jiang Guozhong from the bottle.

"Come on, brother, try some of our dishes again."

"We're right next to the mountains. We may not have much else, but we've got plenty of mushrooms and wood ear fungus in the mountains. Try this chicken stew with mushrooms."

Sheng Liancheng specially changed to a clean pair of chopsticks and put two pieces of chicken leg meat and some frozen mushrooms on a small plate for Jiang Guozhong.

"Brother, I can do it myself. Don't worry, I'm not pretending when I come to your house. I love all of this food."

Jiang Guozhong had to say a few polite words, then picked up a piece of mushroom and put it in his mouth to taste.

Although Shenyang is also in Northeast China, it is an industrial city with more plains nearby and is far from the mountains, so there are fewer wild delicacies and game.

These days, unless it's a gift from relatives or friends, it's hard to buy anything.

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