Yang Jinping's face darkened as she thought about what her nanny had told her today. "Today, Xiao Wang told me that when he went to pick up Jingyu, he saw that woman waiting for Jingyu at the school gate. After Jingyu got out of school, she even pestered Jingyu to talk. Xiao Wang tried to stop her, but she scolded him."

Li Jianye knew who his wife was talking about as soon as he heard it. He frowned and said, "Fu Meiling is Jingyu's mother after all. Let's not go too far. Jingyu is growing up, and we have to consider his feelings as well."

Yang Jinping said, "I heard from Xiao Wang that Jingyu didn't want to bother Fu Meiling at all. Guess what Jingyu said? He told Fu Meiling that since she had chosen to abandon her husband and children, she shouldn't come back to bother them again. He left Fu Meiling speechless."

Li Jianye looked up at the upstairs, "Is Jingyu doing homework in the room?"

Yang Jinping nodded. "He didn't react much after he came back. I only found out about it after Xiao Wang told me."

Li Jianye sighed, "It seems Jingyu knows everything. This incident has left a shadow in his heart."

By this time, dinner was ready, and Li Shaoting called his son downstairs to eat. Li Jingyu immediately ran downstairs to eat.

Sitting at the dinner table, Li Shaoting looked at his son and asked, "Jingyu, did your mother come to see you today?"

When Li Jingyu heard his father ask about this, he looked up at his father and nodded, "I saw her after school."

Li Shaoting said, "Jingyu, if you miss her, you can go see her. Dad won't stop you."

Li Jingyu shook his head and said, "Dad, I don't need her to be my mother anymore. I have my aunt and that's enough for me."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They all knew that Ye Shuning was very important to Li Jingyu, but they had never expected that Ye Shuning had already replaced the mother in his heart. For a moment, everyone felt very complicated. They felt sad for the child, but were also grateful that Ye Shuning had given the child meticulous care when the child was most helpless.

Yang Jinping wiped the corners of her eyes and said with a smile, "If you don't want to see me, then don't. I have good news for you. Your aunt is pregnant with a little brother, and you're going to be a big brother soon."

Li Jingyu was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. "Really, Grandma? My aunt is going to give birth to a little brother for me? I'm going to be the eldest brother?"

Seeing his son so happy, Li Shaoting rubbed his head and said with a smile, "That's right, you will be a big brother soon. In a few months, your aunt and the others will be back."

Li Jingyu was even happier when he heard this, and looked at his father expectantly, "Dad, will my aunt stay here now that she's back?"

Li Shaoting smiled when he heard this, "I probably won't leave for the time being, but if your uncle goes to work in the south, your aunt will definitely follow."

Li Jingyu's eyes dimmed when he heard this, "Then they still have to leave."

Li Shaoting suddenly felt very sad and uncomfortable. He owed his son so much. He touched his son's head and said, "If you want to follow them, you can go to school where your uncle works."

When Li Jingyu heard his father say this, his eyes immediately lit up and he looked at his father expectantly, "Really? I can go with my uncle and aunt and go to school with them?"

Li Shaoting nodded. "If you want, I can tell your uncle and aunt."

Li Jingyu nodded excitedly, "Auntie will definitely be willing for me to follow them. I will have to protect her in the future."

Everyone laughed when Li Jingyu said these childish words. He is still a child after all.

Ever since Ye Shuning became pregnant, Li Shaozhong no longer let her work in the fields, and he took over the watering of the greenhouse in the yard. If Ye Shuning hadn't pushed hard, Li Shaozhong would have taken over the cooking as well.

Ye Shuning felt sorry for her husband's tiredness after a long day of work, so she continued to cook. Aside from some sleepiness, her pregnancy had been fine. She had some morning sickness, but it wasn't severe. Ye Shuning was quite satisfied with this.

It's okay to get pregnant now, as she might be able to have one more child in the future before family planning is implemented. Furthermore, she will definitely be doing frequent lab experiments in the future, so if she wants to have a child, she'll have to stop for two years. This is also for the safety and health of the child.

It's a good thing that she got pregnant early. She will have fewer worries in the future.

The survival rate of wolfberry seedlings cultivated by Ye Shuning and his team using the softwood cutting method is very high, reaching more than 90%, which is already very high and also shows that this method is very successful.

Guyucheng now spends almost every day in the fields, recording the growth of the plants in the experimental fields. He also worked with Li Shaozhong and treats the several plants tested at the base like his own children.

He watched them grow taller and taller from seedlings, growing taller and taller. Seeing them multiply brought him indescribable joy, and it also made him feel that his knowledge was being put to good use. After learning about Li Shaozhong and his team's plans, he knew that this base would continue to exist, and he decided to stay there.

Li Shaoting also bought a lot of things for Li Shaozhong and his family, and mailed them along with his mother's gifts. Ye Xingguo and Li Shaoyang also bought a lot of things and mailed them as well. Li Shaozhong even drove to the post office to pick up several packages.

Ye Shuning felt helpless as she watched her husband return from the county with several more packages. "These are more from Mom and the others. This is too much."

Li Shaozhong said as he unpacked the package, "Big brother bought a lot of things this time, and he also sent over some things Mom bought. He also sent over some things my father-in-law and second brother bought, so I just happened to pick them up."

Most of the packages contained food. Knowing that Ye Shuning would go back to give birth, they did not send the baby's quilts and clothes here.

Ye Shuning said, "Call big brother later and tell him not to send anything here anymore. We'll be back in a few months."

Li Shaozhong nodded and said, "I'll call you later."

After the goji berry seedlings took root, Li Shaozhong led the team in transplanting them. From then on, the greenhouse would be used solely for seedling cultivation. The first batch of Juncao planted outdoors had already grown to over three meters tall, already exceeding the height of an adult.

People from the surrounding villages had never seen grass this tall and this lush, and they would come over from time to time to see the novelty. People from the county had also come to see it. Everyone was amazed at the sheer volume of this giant grass.

Li Shaozhong helped Ye Shuning to the edge of the field where the mushroom grass was planted. Looking at the dense giant grass that blocked their view, he felt proud and said, "Xiao Ning, did we succeed in planting this?"

Ye Shuning nodded. "The soil and climate here are so poor, even if they've grown to this point, it's already pretty good. As long as we can prove that they can grow in this arid and barren land, it's a success."