"Are all of these Tuantuan and Yuanyuan's?"

"Of course! Uncle didn't know what you guys liked, so I just bought them all!"

Du Qiang smiled at them.

"Uncle, this is fine with me!"

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan glanced at Du Qiang, but unlike the other children, they didn't shout excitedly.

Instead, she pointed to one of the toy cars with her two little fingers, determined that this one was enough.

"These are all yours!"

Du Qiang emphasized this again.

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan shook their heads, their little faces showing disapproval.

"Mom said that we two must cherish every toy and not get tired of it just because it's new!"

Tuantuan said earnestly.

"There are so many toys, we can't play with them all."

Yuan Yuan also said.

"Uncle, we just want that car! You can return these!"

Tuan Tuan smiled at Du Qiang.

No matter what Ren Duqiang said, these toys belonged to both of them, but Tuantuan and Yuanyuan insisted that they only wanted the little car.

Du Qiang had no choice but to bring out the car and give it to them.

"Thank you, Uncle. Tuantuan likes you."

Tuantuan hugged the car and said happily to Du Qiang.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Tuan Tuan nodded very formally to Du Qiang, leaving Du Qiang momentarily at a loss for how to react.

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were overjoyed to receive their new toys and proudly showed them off to Xiao Yuqin.

Du Qiang looked at Qin Yu and Xia Lan with a melancholy expression.

"These are the rules I set for them!"

Xia Lan answered with a smile.

"If children have too many toys, they will be overwhelmed by the choices, making it difficult to develop their concentration!"

After giving birth to her two children, Xia Lan made an agreement with Qin Yu and Qin Jun.

Never buy your child whatever they want, especially toys. Never buy them new toys every time they see one, as this will foster a habit of wanting the new and getting tired of the old.

If a child hasn't even mastered a single toy, constantly giving them new ones will only disrupt their concentration and make them easily distracted.

Sometimes, the choices are so overwhelming that they don't know which toys to play with.

It's also hard for them to stick with one toy; they want to switch to a new one as soon as they see it.

"My sister-in-law is really amazing. I know so little about her. I just wanted to bring them everything!"

"So many toys..."

Du Qiang scratched his head.

"Can't we sell it?"

Xia Lan asked.

"..."

Du Qiang scratched his head again.

"I'll go get a refund!"

Xia Lan probably understood what Du Qiang meant. As a bureau chief, he would definitely be surrounded by a retinue when he bought things.

If people find out he went to return the goods...

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Du Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes he really envied his older brother for having a wife like his sister-in-law.

That evening, Xiao Yuqin cooked a table full of dishes, and Du Qiang got to taste her cooking skills.

His eyes widened.

"Right?"

Xia Lan understood best why Du Qiang reacted this way, because the taste of Xiao Yuqin's cooking was very similar to Qin Yu's.

What is it?

Xiao Yuqin asked curiously.

"Yes! They're exactly the same!"

Du Qiang first responded to Xia Lan's words, then turned to Xiao Yuqin and smiled.

"Mom, the food you cooked looks exactly like my older brother's!"

Really?

Xiao Yuqin had heard Xia Lan say this before, but she always thought it was just Xia Lan being polite. Now Du Qiang is the second person to say it.

This forced her to believe the truth of that statement.

"Of course it's true!"

Du Qiangjian gave a thumbs up.

"Before my older brother married my sister-in-law, I always looked forward to him coming to visit me! Because whenever he came, he would definitely cook for me..."

"I just crave that one bite..."

Du Qiang laughed.

"If you like it, come and have dinner with us sometime!"

Xiao Yuqin was pleased with herself, but only after she finished speaking did she realize that Du Qiang was not in the village.

"Oh dear! I'd completely forgotten you weren't in the village..."

"It's okay, I'll have Lanlan bring you some when she goes to work!"

"mom……"

"Mom, I have something I'd like to ask for your opinion on regarding this matter."

Just as Xia Lan was about to speak, Qin Yu interrupted her and asked Xiao Yuqin instead.

"What's wrong? Tell me!"

Xiao Yuqin looked at the two of them and asked.

Qin Yu told Xiao Yuqin about Xia Lan's return to work at the department store; he wanted to stay in the village.

"Can you two separate?"

Xiao Yuqin's first reaction after hearing this was disbelief.

Can Qin Yu live without Xia Lan?

She would never believe it, no matter what.

"……puff."

Du Qiang felt he had found a comrade-in-arms and couldn't help but chuckle, though he was also quite skeptical.

Qin Yu glared at Du Qiang speechlessly.

Du Qiang ran behind Xiao Yuqin and hid.

"Mom, look, my older brother is threatening me!"

Xiao Yuqin smiled and patted Du Qiang's hand.

"Don't be afraid, Mom will protect you! Don't glare at your brother. With how lovey-dovey you and Lanlan are, do you think I'd believe you could leave her?"

"……that is."

Du Qiang, fearless of death, added a sentence.

"..."

Qin Yu pursed his lips.

"I'll go when I have time!"

How could I possibly separate from my wife!

We can't be separated, even if it kills us.

"Then let's go to the county town with Lanlan!"

Xiao Yuqin had already guessed the answer in her heart: after spending two days in the village, going to the city was fine too.

"Xiaoqiang! Don't go back to the city! Just sleep here tonight, there's still a small room, right? Just make do with it?"

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