The siblings came out of the study, and Daniel smiled at his sister.

"Sister, you're the focus of everyone's attention in the family now. Your godfather has told you this several times."

Anne nodded. "I know. I don't have a boy I like right now. Even if I did, my family would have to approve. Don't worry, Daniel, I know my place and I would never do anything irresponsible."

"That's good. Your family all hopes you can be happy."

Anne nodded. "Daniel, let's go find Zhenye and the others and ask if they can go to university in our area. If they're interested, we'll go back and arrange it for them in advance."

Daniel's eyes lit up; this was truly a great idea.

Pushing open the door to Zhang Weiyu's bedroom, I saw San'er sitting at his desk reading. Although he was in a relaxed environment, he still maintained the same upright posture.

"Sister, Dad called you over, it must still be about your finding a boyfriend, right?"

Annie nodded. "Yes, my godfather said that even if I find a boyfriend in the future, I must get my grandmother's approval."

"Hehe, Dad is probably secretly relieved that all seven of us are boys. By the way, where's Daniel?"

"He went to call the three of them; we have something to tell you."

Weiyu, I will definitely listen to my family's advice. I know that only you will truly care about me.

Zhang Weiyu smiled, sat down next to Annie, and put his arm around her shoulder. "Sister, you will always be our sister. We will do our best to help you. We will definitely be good younger brothers."

Annie leaned against Zhang Weiyu's chest, "Hehe, I believe you, I love you all, my brothers."

At this moment, Zhenye and the other three also came in.

"Sister, what do you want to see us about?" Zhang Ruifeng asked, sitting on Annie's other side.

The other three also sat down, waiting for Annie to speak.

"Could the four of you go to university in our area in the future?"

Zhang Zhenye laughed, "Sister, it's possible. San'er and I are definitely going to do it, but we can't be sure about Lao Er and Lao Si yet, since they're going to the army."

"Okay, I understand. I'll work on this when I get back. You all have three more years before you go to university. I'll be waiting for you there."

"Okay, San'er and I will definitely come to find you and your brother."

Zhang Ruifeng and Gu Yaozu also wanted to travel abroad. However, they felt that their future careers were more important than their hobbies.

Gu Yaozu put his arm around Annie's shoulder and said, "Sister, it would be best if we could go, but if we can't, there's nothing we can do."

"Hehe, I understand, Si'er. We don't know how things will change yet. Maybe your policies, and ours, will change too?"

Daniel suddenly spoke up, "Second brother, fourth brother, if they invite you over, can you go?"

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhenye, waiting for his answer.

"There's no policy on this yet. I'll discuss it with my dad later."

The six of them chatted for a while longer before going back to rest.

The next day, the four brothers went to the airport to see them off. Wyatt hugged them. The three of them boarded the plane.

After seeing Annie and the other two off, the four of them followed Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo and his six brothers to the local post that afternoon.

Ping An and the others decided to go up the mountain anyway, mainly because Ping An was the only one who didn't want to. Since the minority had to obey the majority, the eight of them were sent up the mountain by Xiao Li, who would pick them up on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhang Hongmei was a little unaccustomed to the sudden quiet at home. The Fuzeyuan area was large, and the sudden silence made her feel quite uncomfortable.

However, they didn't move back to the compound; they'll spend the Spring Festival here this year. Zhang Shouyi is the happiest; now it's just the five of them, and the three younger children sleep with the nanny every night.

For three days in a row, Zhang Shouyi was extremely satisfied.

“If you continue like this without restraint, I’ll take all three children back to my great-grandmother’s house tomorrow.”

Only then did Zhang Shouyi finally calm down. He lay down with his wife in his arms.

"Honey, I'm just looking forward to them growing up quickly, so that it'll just be the two of us and the two elders left, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Zhang Hongmei rolled her eyes at him and said, "You'll start to get anxious once they've all left."

"Hehe, as long as you're by my side, I don't care about anyone else."

There are so many New Year's goods here that they need supplies for the three of them, as well as for the eight of them, so they take up half of the warehouse.

Lu Jing was responsible for delivering the supplies to Liu Aimin's and Liu Maocai's families, as well as to Zhu Zi's, Zeng Zhongkang's, and Cai Peilin's families.

That's how it was; none of the families bought anything, and they even sent Liu Jianguo a lot of New Year's goods.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, but the children and the elderly are not here. Zhang Hongmei feels that this year's New Year celebrations lack any festive atmosphere.

“Honey, you have to try to accept it. The children will grow up one day, and they will come back to spend less time with us. Eventually, it will just be the two of us.”

Zhang Hongmei nodded. Of course she knew this principle, but knowing it didn't quite suit her.

Time flew by and it was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. The children had all been brought back and sent home, and Liu Qiang and Liu Xiangdong had been taken away by Liu Aimin. The old lady missed the children. Finally, in the evening, Gu Chuanming and his six sons returned.

Zhang Hongmei finally perked up; this was the right way to do it.

The six men hadn't seen their three younger siblings for over ten days, and they were all gathered around the three of them.

"Mom, Xiao Wu and the others have grown taller."

"That's right, it's been more than ten days, how could it not grow?"

Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo each picked up one of the babies, while Zhang Ruifeng snatched the remaining one, Xiao Qi.

The three children were familiar with their grandfather and older brother, so they didn't cry or make a fuss. The fifth child, in particular, just looked at Gu Chuanming and chuckled.

The old man's heart melted. Little Wu's face was covered in drool. "My great-grandfather's precious grandson, he's truly my darling."

Zhang Hongmei listened with a toothache. How could it be so mushy?

Zhang Shouyi will also be on holiday starting tomorrow; the real family reunion will be on New Year's Eve.

Since everyone is family, the wine served at lunch was replaced with Lingquan water.

Everyone gathered in the living room to stay up all night. Zhang Hongmei wouldn't listen to what the seven men said; she just played with the three younger ones, but she would never pick them up.

These three are so clever. As soon as someone holds them, they will smile at you and then hold on and won't put them down.

The three of them had all become cunning, so Zhang Hongmei rarely let others hold them.

Zhang Hongmei smiled as she looked around at her family in the living room, feeling incredibly happy. This was making up for the regrets of her past life.