Yan Guofeng turned his gaze towards Nie Xi and noticed that there was also hope in Nie Xi's eyes, so he nodded, "Okay, come over and play when you have nothing to do. However, you must study hard and not be lazy."

"Okay!" Nie Xi nodded happily, his expression filled with joy. "Grandpa Yan, can I go play with my brothers now?"

"Yes, go ahead."

Nie Xi ran to the three children with a smile on his face. In just a moment, the four children were playing together. The whole hall was filled with their laughter. In front of Nie Xi, the three children were very good at playing, because Nie Xi treated them as peers and gave them the respect and confidence they wanted.

"They had such a great time playing together. Nie Xi is a really good kid." He is kind-hearted and considerate in his dealings with others. Even though he has some minor flaws, his merits outweigh them!

Zhong Yuxiu nodded slightly, "If we had a girl like this in our family, we would be deeply in love with her."

In the large families that I had experienced in the ancient plane, the biggest use of girls was for marriage; of course, there were also parents who loved their daughters, and those girls had already learned how to be flexible by the age of seven or eight, quite like Nie Xi.

"Unfortunately, no!" Yan Guofeng said with a hint of regret: "I wonder if Xiao Hai can give me a great-granddaughter in the future."

"Xiao Hai definitely can't do it, but a future brother-in-law or sister-in-law might be a possibility." Zhong Yuxiu teased, causing Yan Guofeng to shake his head and laugh. The heaviness in his heart suddenly dissipated. Thinking carefully about the meaning of her words, it did make some sense. "Our family! All we need is a great-granddaughter."

Zhong Yuxiu smiled faintly. She would not have any more children anyway. These three were already dying.

Yan Rushan seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "Why not adopt a girl?"

"Adopt?" Yan Guofeng's first thought was Nie Xi, but Nie Xi had her parents and relatives around. "Where can we adopt a girl as smart as Nie Xi? Dashan, don't have unrealistic ideas; our family can't just adopt any girl."

First, there was the family issue. Then, in whose name should the property be placed after it was taken back? In the name of Yan Rushan or Zhong Yuxiu? He was unwilling to do so.

They already have three sons, and now they have a daughter, who is not a blood-related daughter...

After all, the elderly still value blood ties and family affection more.

"There are many children in rural areas who are abandoned at birth." Yan Rushan said nonchalantly.

Yan Guofeng shook his head repeatedly. "You can save the child, but you can't adopt him. A family that would abandon their own child because they favor boys over girls will find all sorts of excuses to come to our house if they find out their child is with us. Of course, there are also those who are not too shameless and won't come to our house... In short, don't adopt him."

"Nie Xi has been in our family for quite some time now. If you really want a girl, why not treat Nie Xi more lovingly? Why bother yourself? You're busy on weekdays, and Yuxiu is busy too, so who's going to look after the child? Li Ji and the other three are enough to make things difficult for us."

Zhong Yuxiu squeezed Yan Rushan's hand, and Yan Rushan stopped talking. He did this for his grandfather's sake.

"Whatever you say, I can live with or without a daughter." After that, she said to her grandfather meaningfully, "Your desire for a great-granddaughter has almost become an obsession. You bring it up from time to time."

Yan Guofeng was in the wrong when he pointed at him, "You only want what you lack, right?"

"Yes, how could you be wrong?" Yan Rushan shook his head helplessly, "But childbirth is not something that can be interfered with by human power. No matter how much you nag, it's useless."

"Okay, you're the only one who talks too much. You never stop talking." Yan Guofeng stood up and walked towards the children. It turned out that his grandchildren were meant to be beaten. Not only were they not considerate, but they also stabbed people in the heart every time.

Yan Rushan sat back in his chair and said casually, "I'll shut up!"

The strict father smiled with pursed lips, and the strict mother couldn't help laughing and said to her husband: "When we retire, Li Ji and his three sons will be married by then; then it will be our turn to have great-grandchildren." It's beautiful just to think about it.

The strict father nodded without saying anything. He didn't know if he could see the future, but it didn't stop his daughter-in-law from being happy.

The days at home always pass by especially quickly. After the first month of the lunar year, Yan's father and mother could not stay at home for another two days and packed their luggage to return to the army; Yan Ruhai also said goodbye and returned to the research institute. After seeing them off, life at home returned to its previous routine.

Yan Rushan goes to get off work and goes home to spend time with his grandfather and children; Zhong Yuxiu is not so busy because it is vacation, so she plays with the children and takes care of them. As long as she is around, the children will be particularly obedient.

This went on for three days.

At the time agreed with Xi Nian, Xi Nian came to pick them up early in the morning with his guards. He only brought one guard with him so that Zhong Yuxiu and her two guards could go together.

After getting in the car, Zhong Yuxiu asked Xi Nian, "Comrade Xi, I wonder how those two old men from last year are doing now?"

"Them!" Xi Nian suddenly realized. "You still think about them. I asked the guards to go and see them a few years ago. They are very nice and healthy. They have also found a yard, not far from the military compound. The yard they bought is not big, but it is suitable for the two old people to live in."

There are fewer people and it is quieter. If there are only two people, they can use the empty space in the yard to grow some vegetables or something. After all, it is an independent yard, so they can raise some livestock. In this way, even if they have no other income and only pension, their life will not be bad.

"As long as they're fine, is there any news from the two elderly people's children?"

"This..." Xi Nian shook his head. "No one is paying attention. I don't know what's going on over there."

Zhong Yuxiu nodded gently. "That's fine. The two old people still need your attention. They have no relatives or friends in the capital. If anything happens, there's no one to look after them. At least they gave me some good things. Please take care of them."

"Sure, they are all small matters. I will ask the guards to check on them every few days. Knowing that they are doing well, you can rest assured, and I can rest assured too." Although Xi Nian is only responsible for matters related to the personnel, it does not prevent him from paying more attention to the two elderly people. It is not difficult, and he can also do a favor to Zhong Yuxiu. Why not do it?

Look at how readily Zhong Yuxiu agreed this time and how close the time was arranged; couldn't it be because of the good relationship they had established in the past?

With him looking after them, Zhong Yuxiu felt relieved, so she didn't mention the two old people anymore.

"Is the Military Research Institute's project really stuck? No progress at all?"

"No." Xi Nian shook his head and didn't say much. The main reason was that there were guards here; it was not appropriate for them to know these things.

Zhong Yuxiu also understood, so she didn't ask any more questions. They chatted about trivial matters along the way, tacitly avoiding work-related issues. The car drove into Shangjing and drove in front of a building that was considered top-notch at the time. Zhong Yuxiu released her mental power. There were many laboratories, and everyone was busy doing experiments.

Even the older researchers looked worried, and some were in meetings. She didn't look at them any further and withdrew her mental focus.