Feeling overwhelmed by her sister-in-law's passionate advances, Pei Ying eventually turned to her brother for help.

Before she could speak, Lin Aiguo burst into tears.

"Yinghua, it's me, Zijing. Have you really forgotten me?"

One sentence immediately triggered Pei Ying's memories.

She immediately turned around and stared intently at Lin Aiguo: "Sister Zijing?"

Like Ning Zhonghua, they were already adults when they parted ways, and even after many years, their faces hadn't changed much.

Pei Ying and Lin Aiguo, who are about the same age as her, have long since lost their former selves.

The two recognized each other and naturally burst into tears.

After they had finished expressing their feelings, the group sat in the main hall of the Yin family's house, where Pei Yingcai introduced Lin Aiguo to Xia Wenhua.

“When we were little, our two families were neighbors. My house was destroyed by those jackals. If it weren’t for Sister Zijing secretly taking in my brother and me, we definitely wouldn’t have been able to escape.”

Pei Ying was only ten years old at the time, and Lin Aiguo was only half a year older than her.

Pei Ying never forgot the immense kindness shown to the Ning siblings behind the backs of his own family.

But time is unpredictable. Although the two are about the same age, Pei Ying is burdened by life and now looks like she is a generation younger than Lin Aiguo.

Lin Aiguo kept wiping away tears: "It's all my fault. If only I had been bolder back then and kept you by my side all this time."

Pei Ying didn't have much dissatisfaction. The whole country had experienced war and various disasters, and countless people had starved to death. The fact that she was still alive was already a blessing from heaven.

She didn't get caught up in memories of the past with Lin Aiguo. Meeting her brother and Zijing was already a pleasant surprise, and she has now learned to enjoy every day.

She immediately changed the subject: "Sister Zijing, how come you're called Lin Aiguo? Your old name was so nice. What happened?"

She and Ning Zhonghua changed their names initially to avoid their enemies.

Lin Aiguo doesn't look like someone who has ever suffered, so why would he suddenly change his name?

If she had introduced Lin Zijin from the beginning, Pei Ying felt that even though they hadn't seen each other for so many years, she should have been able to recognize her.

Aside from a slight sadness at first meeting, Lin Aiguo quickly returned to normal.

Even though she is over fifty, she still retains the charm of a young girl.

When Pei Ying mentioned her name, she pursed her lips, and even without saying a word, her grievances were palpable.

"It's all because of those opportunists. My family is full of martyrs, and there's absolutely no problem with our class background, but they just insist on picking on my name and saying that my name is a remnant of capitalism."

"It's just a name. What's the difference between Lin Zijing and Lin Aiguo? I'm called Lin Aiguo now, let's see what they can do!"

He said that, but the moment Lin Aiguo mentioned that name, anyone could see the grievance on his face.

Yin Hua sighed and stepped forward to pat Lin Aiguo on the shoulder.

"Comrade Xiaolin, I'm sorry for what happened. It was my fault."

If Yin Hua's job wasn't so special and his position so important, no one would be keeping a close eye on him.

Unable to find anything to criticize about him, they then turned their attention to those around him.

If Lin Zijing hadn't changed her name so decisively, even though it was a small matter, who knows how much trouble it would have caused with malicious intent.

Lin Aiguo rolled his eyes at Yin Hua: "Of course you've wronged me, but changing my name was my own choice and has nothing to do with you. But Yinghua found you and didn't even tell me, that's just too much! I'll settle the score with you later!"

Behind every naive person, there is always someone willing to unconditionally accept them.

Yin Hua had no temper in front of Lin Aiguo. When he heard Lin Aiguo complain, he immediately admitted his mistake.

"Comrade Xiaolin's criticism is correct. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have given up on contacting you just because you were on a business trip. I should have sent someone to your workplace to find you as soon as possible. I won't do it again next time."

Lin Aiguo exchanged a few more playful and sarcastic remarks with Yin Hua. No matter what she said, Yin Hua accepted it all without showing the slightest impatience.

Anyone could tell that the two of them have a very good relationship, and the atmosphere in the Yin family is also quite nice.

After Pei Ying and Lin Aiguo recognized each other, her tension completely disappeared.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was very lively. Lin Aiguo was very fond of the two little ones. She was old but young at heart and could play with the two children.

"Grandma, Grandma, I want this."

"Wow, my great-aunt is amazing!"

"Of course, I was the most fun-loving kid in our area back then, much better than the two of you."

"..."

The two younger children kept praising him, and Lin Aiguo didn't hold back at all. He not only accepted all their praise but also occasionally boasted about himself, making the two children exclaim "Wow!" repeatedly.

Yin Hua was talking to Pei Ying, and Xia Wenhua was sitting with the Yin sisters when she noticed that Yin Yu's gaze kept drifting towards the children.

Following Xia Wenhua's gaze, Yin Ning noticed Yin Yu's gaze and playfully slapped Yin Yu.

"Sis, if you like children, just have one yourself! Don't force yourself!"

When this matter was brought up, she was quite disappointed and frustrated.

My brother-in-law doesn't want children, and the nature of his work means he's away from home for most of the year, so my sister is the only child at home.

Now that his workplace is closer to the Yin family home, Yin Yu won't be too bored even though she spends most of her time at home.

If I'm transferred elsewhere in the future, I don't know how bored I'll be without my family.

When Yin Ning saw other people's children on the street, she found it incredibly annoying, but Yin Yu clearly liked them very much. Just because her brother-in-law said he didn't want children, she hadn't gotten pregnant even after several years of marriage.

Yin Yu was not annoyed when Yin Ning found out and scolded her, but instead smiled good-naturedly.

"It's okay, a couple needs to be tolerant of each other. Your brother-in-law hates children, he'll be unhappy if we have kids, what would I do with them?"

Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Yin Yu casually replied before walking towards Lin Ai's group and quickly joining the children at their table.

Yin Ning shrugged at Xia Wenhua: "There's nothing I can do, my sister is just too considerate of others."

I've always felt my brother-in-law is a bit fake, especially since he doesn't want children, but my sister always says he's a good man. Oh well, what can I do?

It's all other people's business, and Xia Wenhua wouldn't talk nonsense. She smiled at Yin Ning and then asked about work.

"How are you doing at the supply and marketing cooperative? Are you adapting well?"

"Who I am, of course, is no problem!" Yin Ning smiled confidently. "I told my mom about going to the supply and marketing cooperative, and she said I've finally found a proper job. She's very grateful to you and even said she wanted to give you a gift."

She had just remembered this and hurriedly called out to Lin Aiguo, "Mom, didn't you prepare a gift for my sister Wenhua? Where is the gift?"