By the end of the year, two more couples were getting married: Qingdai and Fuwa from the medicine shop, and Qiu Sheng and Wuyou from the soap shop. Liu Yuhan treated them the same way as he had treated Baizhi and Jiang Hu, preparing dowry gifts for them.

Liu Laizi and Xu Fugui became fathers around the same time. They had a chubby son and daughter. They were simply amazing. Whenever they had free time, Liu Laizi would hold his daughter and son, while Xu Fugui would hold his son, and they'd walk around the village, showing off how chubby and adorable their daughter and son were.

Old Xu was even happier! He looked younger than he had two years ago, his face radiant with life. He would hold his eldest grandson in his arms and chat with other elderly people in the square while basking in the sun.

Xu Fugui and Sun Xiaohua told him not to do manual work anymore, saying that there was enough money at home and that he should not work too hard.

Liu Laizi's mother's condition was getting better and better. Although she was still not very conscious, her speech was becoming clearer and clearer. She could also help take care of the baby. She got along well with Sun Shangxiang, Sun Shangxiang's mother-in-law and his son.

It might have something to do with the environment, or it might have something to do with the tranquilizing pills Liu Yuhan gave him. Liu Laizi naturally felt even more grateful to Liu Yuhan, and he became even more determined to join the Liu family, determined to work for them for the rest of his life.

Liu Yuhan considered that some of the girls in the workshop would get married and have children, and they would have no family, so she set up a special mother-and-baby room with a number of cribs so that new mothers could go in and feed their babies. She would also ask the older women, such as Grandma Zhang, to help look after the children while they cooked.

The workshop also stipulated that women have maternity leave, and even during maternity leave, they can still receive basic wages. It can be said that this is very thoughtful, and these women who gave birth and their families are naturally grateful to the Liu family.