Qin Xiaoxiao didn't care about the Wang family; all she wanted to do now was raise the children well, including Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng inherited the Qin family's features and his appearance conforms to modern aesthetics. He has a standard square face, big eyes with double eyelids, good skin, and a head of short, jet-black hair that stands up straight, showcasing his personality.

Like Qin Chenrui, Qin Zheng doesn't cry much. When the two children lie facing each other and no one is in the room, they can stare at each other without saying a word, as if they are seeing who can hold out the longest and who will be the winner.

If Qin Chenxi were there, things would be different. She could quickly get both of them excited and have them take on Qin Chenxi together.

After observing her secretly several times, Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips and silently carried Qin Chenxi away.

There's no way around it. Being with those two monsters makes her look like an idiot. She'll only get bullied. If they don't take her away, she'll be the one who ends up crying from being beaten.

When Qin Zheng and Qin Chenrui are alone with Qin Chenxi, they behave like quails. No matter what Qin Chenxi does, they can ignore it and even crawl away from her.

Qin Xiaoxiao lived a leisurely life. When she had nothing to do, she would go to the courtyard to check on the construction progress and give advice on how to decorate it nicely. Otherwise, she would accompany Grandma Qin and Ma Dahua to chat with the neighbors. With the friendship she had built in Qinjiagou, Qin Xiaoxiao quickly integrated into the gossip group in the alley and even paid for her own tea and melon seeds.

In just one instance, Qin Xiaoxiao left a good impression on the group of middle-aged women.

"The Qin family's child is not talkative and can keep secrets. You don't have to worry about anything being leaked when you tell her anything."

"That child is so kind-hearted. He's always smiling when we meet and he even gives me candy."

“Oh my, I’m so old, and she still calls me auntie. She should be calling me grandma.”

"Her little mouth is so sweet, it's like it's been coated with honey, it's really endearing."

...

As for the incident a few days ago when Qin Xiaoxiao gave Wang Erpozi a thorough dressing-down at her own front door, these aunties and grandmas have selectively forgotten about it. Even when they go home and chat with their children, they can't help but sneer and say, "It's all Wang Erpozi's own fault. Who comes knocking on the door so early in the morning? Just because something or money is stolen from the house doesn't mean she did it. Her whole family are from the military."

By the way, you mustn't mess with the Qin family in the future. I heard that the Qin family has quite a background there and knows a lot of people.

This time, they didn't spend a single penny to come to Beijing; everything was arranged voluntarily by them.

Also, the Qin family is nice; they are kind and warm-hearted. You should pay less attention to the Wang family in the future, including Wang Pozi's family.

Neither of those two families has a good person in them.

...

At home, she warned the younger generation, while outside she got along well with Qin Xiaoxiao, Qin Laotai, and Ma Dahua, and soon formed a special little group in the alley.

That morning, Qin Xiaoxiao carried the tape recorder that Su Lu had brought back from the south, and played the most popular and mainstream song at the time—the fifth set of broadcast gymnastics—as she went out the door.

After placing the tape recorder on the large rock by the door, Qin Xiaoxiao looked around at the dozen or so elderly women and asked, "Have you all finished breakfast?"

These days, tape recorders are no longer a rarity, but it's impossible for every household to own one because they are extremely hard to come by. They are usually awarded as a reward to factories and government agencies for making significant contributions. If you want one normally, you have to go to the black market or trade with someone you know.

"Wow, this girl's got some skills, she even has a tape recorder!"

"That's right, this is a tape recorder, not a radio. This thing is expensive."

"I know, I know, we need that box, otherwise we can't listen to it."

"No, that's called a cassette tape. My son told me about it yesterday. You can listen to this thing like a radio without a cassette tape, and it's more expensive than a radio."

"Really? This Qin girl is amazing, she can even get her hands on this stuff."

"Girl, quickly set it off for us, what's that noise? It sounds familiar."

"It's not unfamiliar; I hear it all day around 10 o'clock."

"Hey, that's right, isn't this the one that's playing at school, what's it called again?"

...

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and introduced it to the older women, "It's radio calisthenics. I brought it out so that everyone could do the exercises with me."

When everyone heard that they were to do exercises with Qin Xiaoxiao, they were immediately dumbfounded and looked at each other in bewilderment.

We're so old, we get tired just sitting down, why would we want to do exercises?

Ask whatever comes to mind, Qin Xiaoxiao explained: "I know that you aunties and grandmas don't quite understand, but actually, I'm doing this for your own good."

Although people haven't been eating very well these past few years, at least they've been able to eat their fill. But once you're full, you can't just sit still; you have to move around to promote intestinal absorption and peristalsis.

Oh dear, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you. Let me put it this way: doing some exercises an hour after a meal can make you sweat and get some exercise, which is good for your health.

For example, it can relieve constipation, relieve stomach aches, and obesity... well, we don't have that in our circle, but it can be prevented.

High blood pressure, high cholesterol... well, heart disease and all that can be gradually relieved.

In short, exercising more is good for you all, and it feels great to work up a sweat after exercising!

The other old ladies were completely confused, but Old Lady Qin rolled her eyes.

This is only good because it's in Beijing. If this were in Qinjiagou, those old women would curse you to death.

They don't know what to do after eating their fill for two days. They wish they could eat only one meal a day to save food for the family. But you expect them to exercise after eating and digest the food. It's a shame these old women haven't figured it out yet. When they do, they'll be furious with you.

After Qin Xiaoxiao's persuasive talk, these elderly women finally agreed to join Qin Xiaoxiao's senior gymnastics team.

This is Qin Xiaoxiao's tentative name; it will be changed later when square dancing becomes popular.

Qin Xiaoxiao was very responsible, teaching these old ladies how to do radio calisthenics step by step. Starting from the first exercise, she only managed to learn two exercises after a whole day of teaching, and they weren't even able to do them fluently. However, the results were gratifying. After a day of exercise, these old ladies felt their breathing was even, and the next day, without Qin Xiaoxiao having to call them, they would voluntarily run to the Qin family's gate to wait for Qin Xiaoxiao to continue teaching them.

For ten days straight, Qin Xiaoxiao forgot about her husband and children at home, forgot about the impending disaster, and devoted all her attention and enthusiasm to teaching the old lady radio calisthenics.

Sure enough, ten days later, these old ladies were able to slowly follow Qin Xiaoxiao's movements and do two sections. Some of them were quick-witted and nimble-fingered, and they could even follow Qin Xiaoxiao to do the whole set. This made Qin Xiaoxiao very happy.

Ten days later, these old ladies all noticed changes in their bodies.

I used to get a little out of breath after walking for ten minutes, but not anymore. I only start to feel tired after walking for half an hour.

I used to feel tired carrying two bottles of soy sauce, but now I can carry ten pounds of beans without any problem. After getting home, I can drink some water and then continue cooking.

My pants, which used to be a bit too tight, have started to loosen up. They're not huge, but I can definitely feel that I've lost weight.