Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know how the government would explain the relocation to the surviving people. These were things beyond her control; she was just an ordinary citizen, and all she could do was donate money and supplies.

Qin Xiaoxiao told Su Lu about the donation of three thousand yuan, and Su Lu expressed his support and even planned to donate more, but Qin Xiaoxiao stopped him.

“We can’t donate anymore. We have money, but it’s not from legitimate sources, which makes us a suspect.”

The money I'm donating now has a clear purpose: it comes from my parents' savings, their compensation, and your salary.

"Right now, our family is officially broke; anything more would be hard to explain."

She's willing to help the disaster area, but she doesn't want to risk her own life. It's too dangerous to take out the money. If it were two years later, she would be willing to donate all her property, because it's easy to explain. She could just say it was money she earned in business, and no one could say anything about it.

After Qin Hai and the others returned, the Qin family became even more low-key. Only Old Mrs. Qin would happily take her three children out to chat with people every day. In the morning, Qin Xiaoxiao would lead the elderly men and women around her in exercises, and then do it again in the evening, keeping the elderly men and women around her very busy.

These elderly people get up early, have breakfast, gather in the alley to do exercises, and then go home to wash up. At noon, they cook for their children who are at work, take a nap, go out to chat in the afternoon, cook dinner, and then do exercises again. Their days are fully scheduled.

Before they knew it, it was October 1st. During the National Day holiday, Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu took the twins out to take a family photo. When Grandma Qin heard about it, she also insisted on taking a photo. Qin Aiguo naturally agreed, and the next day he asked Qin Ye, Su Lu, Qin Hai, and Sun Zhirou to take leave so that the whole family could go to take a photo together.

Even though they had taken a day off, they couldn't just take pictures. So, a few young people took the elderly woman to visit several famous tourist attractions. The old lady was so tired that she said she would never go again, it was too exhausting.

After New Year's Day, the twins had a simple first birthday celebration. They didn't go to Qinjiagou, and no relatives came. Only a few close neighbors came to offer their congratulations, but they didn't eat.

These days, no one has it easy. Since the Qin family wasn't planning to host a feast, they naturally couldn't shamelessly ask to eat at the banquet.

Time passed slowly, and the New Year arrived in the blink of an eye. The New Year of 1977 was not so festive, after all, the Tang City incident had just happened, Tang City was under construction, and the Chinese people were still in grief.

The Qin family also celebrated the New Year in a low-key manner. Meat was hard to buy, so Qin Xiaoxiao didn't insist on taking out the pork she had saved. Instead, she added less meat and mostly made dumplings with cabbage and sauerkraut.

Even so, the whole family ate with great relish. Qin Xiaoxiao even found a piece of candy in her food, and the delighted Grandma Qin gave her a big red envelope as a reward.

The twins are one year old and are slowly learning to walk. The two little ones are strong and walk steadily, but Qin Chenxi, perhaps due to her personality, doesn't walk as steadily as Qin Chenrui.

Qin Xiaoxiao's parenting has been quite successful. At least outside, Qin Chenxi no longer bullies her younger brother but knows how to protect him.

Qin Xiaoxiao only noticed Qin Chenxi's change when the twins played with Wang Pozi's eldest grandson.

Wang Jianguo has three children. His eldest son is five years old this year, his second daughter is three years old, and last year he had a youngest son. This youngest son is only one month younger than the twins, and he is the only one whose age is similar to the twins. In addition, Wang Pozi always kept her son's instructions in mind and tried her best to get along with the Qin family. Because of the previous unpleasantness with the Qin family, Wang Pozi was too embarrassed to admit it, so she thought of using the children for diplomacy.

It was also because Granny Wang was shameless that she could ignore Qin Xiaoxiao and Old Lady Qin's impatience and shamelessly approach them.

After several attempts, Old Mrs. Qin and Qin Xiaoxiao were at their wits' end. They couldn't very well give someone a cold shoulder when they greeted her with a smile, could they? So, the two of them reluctantly started talking to Granny Wang again.

But Granny Wang was clearly too optimistic. She forgot what kind of person her grandson was at home. He was a little tyrant who would cry and make a scene at the slightest thing. If he didn't get what he wanted, he would not only cry and make a scene, but he would also hit people.

Qin Chenxi and Qin Chenrui had plenty of snacks, and Qin Xiaoxiao also packed a lot of snacks for them when they went out. Qin Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention to these things. They were just kids, so it was fine for them to eat a little. She could give some away, and it wasn't a problem. It wasn't like she couldn't afford it.

Qin Chenxi and Qin Chenrui were also generous. Even if a child was a year or two older than them, they would take out their small bags to give them something to eat and then play with them. At this time, the older children would take the initiative to give way to them. This could be considered a little trick of the two children.

Most kids have done something like trading snacks for friendship.

But Wang Pozi's grandson not only wanted food, but also Qin Chenrui's little bag.

The two children's little bags were made by Su Yun herself. Su Yun is very skillful. After arriving in the capital, the Su family also bought her a sewing machine. The three children always went out to play and had nowhere to put their snacks, so she made a little bag for each of them to carry on one side of their body.

Qin Chenxi's bag was yellow, Qin Chenrui's was blue, and although Qin Zheng was small, Su Yun made him a green one. The little bags were not only brightly colored, but Su Yun also embroidered little ducks, puppies, and kittens on them, and the children all liked them very much.

It was this little bag she made herself that aroused the curiosity of Wang Pozi's grandson, who insisted on snatching Qin Chenrui's bag. He cried when she didn't give it to him. Wang Pozi was used to spoiling her grandson, so when she saw that her grandson wanted it, she and Qin Xiaoxiao reached out for it.

"We'll just take a look, let him play with it for a while and then return it to you."

Qin Xiaoxiao was not about to indulge her and immediately expressed her opposition.

“My children are free to make their own decisions about what to give away. They can give it to me if they want, but I can’t give it to them if they don’t want to, not even if they’re just playing with it for a little while.”

Granny Wang was surprised that Qin Xiaoxiao would refuse, and her expression immediately turned sour. However, she didn't say anything, picked up her grandson, and wanted to leave first, planning to bring him back to play with him after calming him down.

But the Wang family children wouldn't do that; instead of leaving, they reached out and tried to snatch it.

Granny Wang, holding the child, seemed unable to break free from the child's grasp, and her body gradually leaned towards Qin Chenrui.

Qin Xiaoxiao was holding Qin Chenrui at the time, so she didn't give Granny Wang any face and simply dodged it.

This time, Wang's grandson was furious and started crying as he reached out to grab it again.

Granny Wang looked displeased and slapped her grandson.

The grandson of the Wang family, who had just been spanked, slapped his mother-in-law across the face. But the old woman-in-law seemed to be used to being spanked and didn't get angry at all. Instead, she comforted and coaxed her gently, which made Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes widen in amazement.

You're spoiling this child? Such a young child hits people, and instead of scolding or hitting him, you just let him be.

What will happen when this kind of child grows up? Are you expecting him to take care of you in your old age? You'll probably either be beaten to death by him or driven to your death by anger and starvation when you're old.