The voice disgusted Erbao. "Forget it, Dad, just talk like you always do. You're being quite scary."

No wonder my sister sometimes complains about my dad.

Watching his son's departing figure, Xiao Yuheng's lips twitched. "Does this brat look down on me?"

Gu An'an, using a high-pitched voice, imitated Xiao Yuheng's voice and said, "What do you think?"

Xiao Yuheng exaggeratedly shook his body, "Was I that disgusting just now?"

Although it was intentionally meant to be funny, you only know the effect when you face it yourself.

Gu An'an didn't say anything, just gave him a look and continued working in the kitchen.

After being taken home, Li Xiaoniu from the back street was placed on a warm kang (a heated brick bed), and his body, which had been frozen stiff, gradually recovered.

As her son's complexion gradually regained its rosy hue, Li's wife's gaze darted away even faster. She couldn't bear to imagine what would have happened to her child if they had been found any later.

"Little Niu, where did you go?"

"I saw a chicken, and I want to eat chicken."

Li's daughter-in-law angrily slapped her son lightly, saying, "How can you be so greedy! Does the family lack you for food or clothes?"

"Waaaah, just tell Mom what you want to eat, you scared us to death."

The little calf was also scared, and cried while apologizing, "Mom, I was wrong, I will never do it again."

"Mom, I hit my head when I fell. I really wanted to go home and find you, but I was so sleepy..."

Hearing that their son had bumped his head, the Li family became even more panicked. "Honey, go get your bike. We need to take the child to get checked out."

Then, while changing the calf's clothes, he asked, "Does your head still hurt?"

The calf shook its head and then nodded, "Just a little bit."

Even though it's only a little bit, no one dares to be careless at a time like this.

After a thorough examination, the doctor concluded, "There's nothing seriously wrong. He probably has a mild concussion. He needs to rest more, avoid strenuous exercise, and not run or jump around. He just needs to recuperate for a while."

Hearing this, the Li family finally felt relieved. "But he spent quite a bit of time in the snow. Will that have any impact on his future?"

The doctor shook his head. "Fortunately, it was found in time and there's nothing wrong. But the parents should keep a close eye on things in the future; they won't always be this lucky."

The Li family kept nodding; as long as the child was alright, everything was fine.

Back home, Li's wife said, "Our little Niu was found by An'an. Honey, take the money and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. Let's go together to thank them."

Mr. Li had no objections, took the money and was about to leave when Xiao Niu called him back.

"Dad, and Da Bao and Er Bao, they're the ones who found me, don't forget to bring them gifts."

The calf will always remember that in his hazy state, he heard Da Bao's voice.

The next second, he was found by Aunt Gu.

He really thought he would freeze to death like the people his grandmother had described, but he never expected to be so lucky.

"Okay, Dad won't forget."

The Li family went all out, buying a lot of things. They originally wanted to leave the calf at home, but the boy insisted on coming along.

"Mommy, I won't run around or jump, I'll be good, please take me with you."

"Dad, I just want to thank Da Bao in person."

Unable to dissuade him, the Li family had no choice but to bring him along. As soon as the brat entered the door, he gave Da Bao a hug, saying, "Thank you, Da Bao. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do today."

Xiao Yuheng was greeting guests when he saw a little cannonball pull his daughter into his arms, and his hands immediately went stiff.

"Ahem, Erbao, come out quickly, we have guests."

Hearing the noise, Xiao Erbao, who was still lying on the kang, rushed out in his slippers. When he saw his sister being held in Xiao Niu's arms, and then saw his father giving him a meaningful look, Erbao immediately understood his task. He quickly squeezed between Xiao Niu and his sister, and asked with a look of surprise, "Brother Xiao Niu, are you alright?"

Then, holding the calf's hand, he looked at it from all angles, completely separating the calf from its sister in the process.

"Yes, I just went to the hospital. The doctor said I don't have any major problems and just need to rest. Thanks to Da Bao, Er Bao, and Aunt Gu, otherwise I would have been in serious trouble."

Seeing that Xiao Niu was trying to get closer to his sister again, Er Bao stood directly in front of his sister and said, "It's only right, Brother Xiao Niu, you gave us candy yesterday."

"I brought candy today too."

Little Niu took out White Rabbit milk candies from his dad's bag and said, "Da Bao and Er Bao, have some candy."

The adults noticed even the child's little actions and found it amusing.

"An'an, thank you so much for today, otherwise I..."

As Li Jie's wife spoke, she almost cried, but Gu An'an stopped her, saying, "It's all in the past, why bring this up again? The child's well-being is the most important thing."

Yes, yes, yes.

The Li family stayed at the Xiao family's house for a long time, and then took gifts to thank the families who had helped find the child.

"The Li family made the right choice in choosing this daughter-in-law."

Xiao Ma had a very good impression of Li's daughter-in-law; she was polite and thoughtful. With such a lady of the house, this family must be a good family.

However, these are other people's business, and they only said a few words about it, without intending to discuss it further.

But this incident still had a significant impact. At least the families in the surrounding area are now keeping a closer eye on their children, preventing them from going out and playing around, for fear that something similar might happen.

In this atmosphere, the New Year finally arrived.

"Mom, come out quickly, Dad's about to set off firecrackers."

Gu An'an was dragged out of the house by the two children just to see firecrackers, which weren't even fireworks.

In previous years, not many people would set off firecrackers, but this year the atmosphere was clearly different. As soon as Gu An'an went out, she found that her neighbors were all outside preparing to set off firecrackers, and she would greet them with a Happy New Year.

As soon as Xiao Yuheng lit the firecracker, the children covered their ears and shouted, "Firecrackers! Firecrackers!"

After Xiao Yuheng finished playing a string of strings, Xiao Erbao began to eagerly try.

"Dad, I want some too."

Just as the elderly mother, Gu An'an, was about to refuse, Xiao Yuheng picked her up and gave her a reassuring look.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen with me here."

Xiao Yuheng held Xiao Erbao's hand and set off a firecracker, making the boy extremely happy.

"Does Da Bao want to come?"

Xiao Yuheng has always advocated bold education, and he does not show favoritism towards either his daughter or his son.

"want!"

Xiao Dabao's eyes sparkled. The two of them had successfully set off a firecracker, which made the children in the neighborhood extremely envious, and their cries of pleading rose and fell.