"It's up to their family to decide. If they want to go, that's fine too. Their knowledge base is better than Zhao Qingyu's nine."

The next day, Zhang Hongmei specifically called Wang Ying to ask for her opinion.

"I won't offer my opinion on Hongmei; Zhiyu can decide that himself."

"Hehe, you've got a big heart. By the way, how are you?"

"Hehe, I'm doing well, I'm eating well and sleeping well."

The two talked about work for a while before hanging up the phone.

Zhang Hongmei called home at noon to ask about Er Ya.

"Cheng Guangxu hopes that Ping An can go to university in the United States, but can he go with Zhenye and the others?"

"Then he shouldn't go together. He can go with Zhiyu and the others."

"Ahem! Ping An must be very anxious; he wants to go with Wei Yu."

As August arrived, the weather became particularly hot and humid. The old lady agreed to go and stay in the mountains on the outskirts of the city for a while.

Hu Aifen also went along, and Liu Yuhui came along with her.

Although Zhang Shouyi was unwilling to leave himself behind, he had no choice but to accept his three listless sons.

The group was exceptionally large, and Zhiyuan and his two mentors also went along. Fortunately, the houses at the foot of the mountain were big enough.

They stayed there for a month, and Zhang Shouyi came over a few times. He missed his wife so much that he had no choice but to come over.

They stayed until the end of August, when Zhenye and the other three were coming back. They then packed their bags and went home, but they went to Fuzeyuan again, which was more comfortable than the compound.

They will be eleven years old soon, but to outsiders, they are already twelve-year-old boys.

Looking at her four sons, Zhang Hongmei felt truly proud; they were all upright and honorable men.

"Mom, we've really seen something new in Haishi. It's developing much faster than the capital, and the pace of life there is fast too."

"Yes, Big Brother is right. I think so too. Mom, the houses Uncle prepared for us have increased in value several times over. The four of us bought seven more courtyards." Zhang Ruifeng said with a smile, talking about the main achievements of their trip.

Zhang Weiyu just laughed on the side without saying a word.

“Mom, we live in the Gu family’s house in Haishi. It’s bigger than Fuzeyuan, and it’s pretty good.” Gu Yaozu held Xiao Liu’s hand and helped him walk.

"Hehe, not bad, I got the phone number of the person in charge over there. He spoke very highly of the four of you."

“Yes, Mom, we really put in a lot of effort. We even went to the McCann family’s car factory and steel mill.” Zhang Ruifeng teased Xiaoqi with some toys he brought back from Shanghai.

Knowing that the children were coming back today, Zhang Shouyi made a point of returning early.

The three little ones were so happy to see their four older brothers that they wouldn't leave even when their father called them; they just kept circling around their brothers.

I stayed home for a day, and school starts soon.

When it was the 3rd, their birthday, Zhang Hongmei simply gave each of them a bowl of longevity noodles in the morning, without any special celebration.

The older generation doesn't celebrate birthdays, so the younger generation doesn't either; besides, Zhang Hongmei never had the habit of celebrating birthdays. It was only after having children and becoming a mother that she started remembering her children's birthdays.

The couple has never celebrated their birthdays.

That evening, Zhenye and the other three went into the study, and the five of them stayed there for nearly two hours before coming out.

Zhang Shouyi was particularly excited today, and even in bed, he ignored Zhang Hongmei's refusals.

"Wife, our son is just too outstanding."

"Get out of my way." Zhang Hongmei kicked Zhang Shouyi, that shameless bastard.

Zhang Shouyi approached his wife ingratiatingly. "Wife, wife, I love you so much, really."

Zhang Shouyi tried everything he could to make his wife happy.

However, he was so excited that he only slept for four hours, and got up at four o'clock to accompany them to practice.

Time flies, and it's time for the three little ones' birthdays. Zhenye and the other three prepared gifts for them. The three of them can walk very well now, but they just don't speak. Zhenye and the others can call their mothers "Mom" now, but the more you try to teach them, the more they just laugh and won't say a word.

Zhang Hongmei wasn't in a hurry, but Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo were.

Today is their birthday, and the two elderly people are circling around them, talking to them, hoping that they will speak.

But the two elderly people were destined to be disappointed; the three of them remained silent. They even looked at the two elderly people with smug smiles, their little faces utterly mischievous.

Zhang Hongmei didn't get involved in their conversation. The weather was perfect, so she decided to take the children out for a stroll this afternoon.

I haven't been outside since I gave birth to them.

Zhang Hongmei found it quite funny. Luckily, she has a homebody personality; otherwise, she would have gone crazy from being cooped up at home.

Their trip was still very troublesome, and Zhang Hongmei was about to give up, but the children wanted to go. Xiao Wu looked up at Zhang Hongmei pitifully.

Zhang Zhenye sat to the side and laughed, "Mom, go ahead, the four of us will go with you, you don't need to bring anyone else."

"Alright, let's go, you little devil." Zhang Hongmei tapped Xiao Wu's forehead. She was utterly helpless.

"Mom, let's go to the park, go hiking, and see the autumn leaves," Zhang Weiyu suggested.

“Okay, let’s go to Fragrant Hills.” Zhang Hongmei didn’t mind; she didn’t care where they went. Hiking was good too, as there wouldn’t be many people, which would reduce the trouble.

Chengzi, Lu Jing, and Bai Xue followed along, making a total of eleven people.

The three of them had lived at the foot of the mountain for a while during the summer and had already played wildly. This time, they finally had the chance to come out again, so how could they not be happy? At first, they didn't need their older brothers to carry them, but after all, they were only one-year-old children and their stamina was definitely not up to par. So in the end, the three older brothers carried them, while Gu Yaozu carried their water bottles and food.

Zhang Hongmei walked behind them, watching her four eldest sons being very patient with their younger brothers, and she was quite satisfied.

When they got home that night, the three little ones were sleeping like little pigs; they were really exhausted.

"Wife, are you happy?" Zhang Shouyi asked softly, holding Zhang Hongmei in his arms.

"I'm very happy. My sons are with me. How could I not be happy?"

"Wife, are you happy?"

Zhang Hongmei nodded without hesitation, "I am happy, very happy."

"Wife, me too, I'm very happy."

Zhang Shouyi truly felt that no one in the world was luckier or happier than him.

December arrived in the blink of an eye. The weather got cold, and the three little ones put on cotton-padded coats, looking like penguins, wobbling around.

They finally spoke, and when they did, they started with three words at a time.