Zhang Hongxia was embroidering insoles with needle and thread in her hand. The insoles were decorated with red and green characters for "peace and safety throughout the four seasons." After she spun the thread along the needle, she would give it a firm tug.

"They'll be starting primary school soon. I heard you also completed the school registration procedures for your children a few days ago? Are they going to start school soon too?"

Shu Ying nodded and divided the apples between the two children. "I was thinking of sending them there next week, but these two children have never left my side since they were little. I feel a little reluctant to send them to school."

Zhang Hongxia threaded the needle and laughed, "I've been through this too, I understand how you feel. In the end, it's us parents who can't let go of our children. Watching our little ones grow up little by little, and now they all have their own little secrets, it's not that the children can't let go of their mothers, it's us who can't let go."

Liu Xiulan just smiled along, but there was a hint of bitterness in her smile.

The child's joys, sorrows, and anxieties are all blank to her.

She looked at Shu Ying with some envy, "I envy you the most. You have both a son and a daughter all at once. My belly is so uncooperative. I haven't been able to get pregnant for so many years."

Shu Ying was suspicious. "How could that be? I happen to know a little about traditional Chinese medicine. Otherwise, I'll take your pulse first."

Liu Xiulan had little hope. "I've been to the hospital countless times, tried both Chinese and Western medicine, and seen all the doctors I should see, but they still can't diagnose anything. The doctors just tell me not to worry, but how can you not worry about something like this?"

Especially as she watched the number of children in the compound increase and she grew older, the lack of children became a thorn in her side.

Shu Ying placed her hand on Liu Xiulan's wrist, and Liu Xiulan couldn't help but tense up. She then switched hands, her face expressionless, which made people even more uneasy.

After the diagnosis was completed, Liu Xiulan withdrew her hand, her expression filled with anticipation. "Can...can my body get pregnant?"

Shu Ying carefully spoke, "Endometriosis, perhaps it's because the treatment hasn't kept up over the years. But I don't have any medicine on hand right now. I'll write you a prescription, but you'll have to find it yourself. Some medicines are genuine, some are fake, so it has to be genuine to cure the disease."

Liu Xiulan was overjoyed, "Really? I'll go get paper and pen right now."

Finally, she saw hope again that she could become a mother, and Zhang Hongxia was overjoyed.

"You have no idea, this has become a real worry for him. When he heard you say there was still hope, he was overjoyed. It's a good thing you came. None of us understand these things. When we went to the hospital, they only said that she was fine and met the requirements for having children."

Liu Xiulan quickly took out paper and pen, and Shu Yingjuan wrote down more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs in her beautiful handwriting.

"But you must make sure that these are all genuine medicines. It's hard to distinguish between real and fake ones on the market. You can come back to me after you buy them, and I'll help you distinguish between real and fake ones and tell you how to take them."

Liu Xiulan's smile deepened as she brought out some fresh vegetables from the house, wishing she could give Shuying the best of everything.

"Look, I don't have anything worth showing off here. These vegetables are all grown by myself, without any pesticides, and they're all fresh. You've helped me so much, you absolutely have to take these, otherwise I'll feel bad."

People value reciprocity, so Shu Ying didn't refuse.

She placed the vegetables next to her, then thought of Shi Tou and casually asked, "By the way, sister-in-law, I noticed today that Shi Tou seems a bit introverted. He didn't agree to come over to play when the other kids invited him, and his parents didn't come out even after we waited for ages at the playground. What's going on with that kid?"