Back at the courtyard house, as soon as Niannian saw Shen Mingzhi, she immediately stretched out her arms and struggled fiercely in Jiang Qing's arms.

He kept chanting, "Ma! Ma!"

Niannian, who is not even a year old, can already clearly pronounce these two words. Shen Mingzhi walked over quickly with a heart full of tenderness.

As soon as the little guy saw her approach, he stretched out his arms even wider and leaned forward, looking like he couldn't wait to pounce on her.

“Our Niannian can call me 'Mama' now!” Shen Mingzhi rushed forward and took her daughter from Jiang Qing’s arms.

As soon as Niannian snuggled into her arms, she rubbed her little face against her neck and kept calling out "Ma," which melted Shen Mingzhi's heart.

"Mom has only been gone a few days, and Niannian already misses her so much?" Shen Mingzhi kissed her daughter's pink face and was about to walk into the inner room when Zhouzhou in the stroller suddenly burst into tears.

Shen Mingzhi looked down and saw Zhouzhou lying on the edge of the stroller, his big eyes brimming with tears as he looked at her, his little mouth pouting, looking extremely aggrieved.

"What's wrong?" Shen Mingzhi asked, both amused and exasperated. She was holding Niannian in one arm and bent down to hug Zhouzhou.

But Niannian immediately became unhappy, grabbing her collar tightly with her little hands and making protesting "hmm" sounds.

"Well, these two little devils are about to start fighting." Aunt Wang watched from the side, amused.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Shaozhen came out of the house. Seeing this scene, he smiled and walked over: "Let me hold Zhouzhou."

He bent down and picked Zhouzhou up from the stroller. As soon as the little guy was in his father's arms, he immediately turned his face towards Shen Mingzhi and stretched out his little hands towards her, clearly still wanting his mother to hold him.

"Have you made up with your father?" Shen Mingzhi teased Zhouzhou on purpose.

The little guy was still angry with his dad before she left.

Zhouzhou struggled to get out of Jiang Shaochen's arms.

"How long can this little guy hold a grudge?" Jiang Shaozhen held him firmly in his large arms.

"What should we do?" Shen Mingzhi looked helplessly at Jiang Shaozhen as she looked at the two little ones who were both clinging to her.

"Let's go back to the room first." Jiang Shaozhen carried Zhouzhou and walked towards their room, with Shen Mingzhi carrying Niannian following behind.

As soon as Shen Mingzhi entered the room and sat down on the edge of the bed, Niannian hugged her neck tightly and wouldn't let go, as if afraid of being put down.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou wriggled in Jiang Shaochen's arms to get down, and as soon as she was on the ground, she wobbled toward the bedside—this little guy had clearly refused to learn to walk before, but now, in order to win favor, she actually started walking on her own.

"Zhouzhou, that little lazybones, has become so independent just so I can carry him." Shen Mingzhi couldn't help but chuckle as she watched her son toddle over with his short legs.

Jiang Shaozhen held her hand beside her, afraid that she would fall.

Zhouzhou walked to the bedside and reached out to climb onto Shen Mingzhi's lap.

As soon as Niannian saw her brother trying to take her mother away, she immediately reached out to push him away, whimpering and frowning, acting very domineering.

Zhouzhou was pushed and bumped into Jiang Shaozhen's arm. She was stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears.

Niannian paused for a moment, then suddenly started crying too, and the cries of the two children echoed in the room.

Shen Mingzhi, "..."

She frantically tried to pick up both children, but Niannian clung to her tightly and wouldn't let go, while Zhouzhou cried sadly.

Jiang Shaochen couldn't stop laughing when he saw her hair was in such a mess.

"Now you know how much the two kids love you, right? Whenever they see you, they want to cling to you."

As Jiang Shaozhen spoke, he picked up Jiang Zhou, placed him on his neck, and walked around the room.

"They're so young and they're already fighting for attention. What will they be like when they grow up?" Shen Mingzhi looked at Niannian, who was sobbing in her arms, and then at Zhouzhou, who was still crying in Jiang Shaochen's arms, and said with concern.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shao Chen turned to look at her. "Kids are all like that, they fight and bicker, and the more they fight, the closer they get. Look at me and my older brother, we fought a lot when we were kids, but our relationship is closer than anyone else's."

When Jiang Shaozhen's older brother was mentioned, Shen Mingzhi's eyes softened.

The man she had never met, yet who changed her life, paved a path to survival for her with his own.

"And what about you and Jiang Yinyin?" Shen Mingzhi asked softly, "Did you fight when you were little?"

Jiang Shao Chen's expression froze slightly, then he shook his head: "Yin Yin is several years younger than me, and she's a girl, so I never lay a hand on her."

He sighed, "She's been following Song Wanyin around since she was little, and she's learned to be spoiled and arrogant."

When mentioning his sister with whom he has severed ties, Jiang Shaochen's tone was tinged with regret: "Actually, my parents were too busy with work and didn't discipline her enough, which is why she turned out the way she did. When I look at her, I think to myself, no matter how busy I am, I must personally teach my two children."

Shen Mingzhi nodded, looking at Niannian, who had stopped crying and was playing with her hair in her arms, and then at Zhouzhou, who was dozing off in Jiang Shaozhen's arms, and said softly, "Yes, we must not only teach them how to be good people, but also teach them to care for each other. We must not let them become as spoiled and arrogant as Jiang Yinyin, unable to distinguish right from wrong."

Jiang Shaozhen wasn't worried. A smile played on his lips as he spoke in a particularly gentle tone, "With you here, the children will definitely grow up healthy and happy."

The two of them each coaxed one.

Jiang Zhou was fine in no time, and sat on his neck, looking very majestic.

After playing for a while, Zhouzhou got tired and fell asleep as soon as he was put on the bed.

After gently covering him with the quilt, Jiang Shaozhen took Niannian from Shen Mingzhi's arms.

The little guy was initially reluctant, but seeing that his older brother was no longer a threat, he obediently let his father hold him.

"You must be tired too. You've been traveling in the south these past few days, and after coming back you took care of Shen Xiuzhu for several days. Now you have to deal with two little devils." Jiang Shaochen said to Shen Mingzhi while coaxing Niannian to sleep. "The professor is working on the cosmeceuticals, so there shouldn't be any problems. You should get some rest for a few days."

Shen Mingzhi was indeed tired. She leaned against the headboard and watched Jiang Shaochen patiently coaxing the child, a warm feeling welling up in her heart.

No matter how much wind and rain there is outside, when she returns home, he will always take care of everything and put her at ease.

After Niannian fell asleep, Jiang Shaozhen gently placed her next to Jiang Zhou and covered her with a blanket, then returned to sit down next to Shen Mingzhi.

"How is Shen Xiuzhu doing?" he asked in a low voice.

"The doctor said the recovery is going well, it just needs time." Shen Mingzhi rubbed her temples. "But judging from Mr. Shen's attitude, I'm afraid he won't be allowed to work with us anymore."

“Shen Xiuzhu’s family keeps very precious pets, unlike those distributors. You have to understand him,” Jiang Shaozhen said understandingly. “After all, he almost lost his life.”

Shen Mingzhi nodded, "That's why I let Qian Manguan take over the business in the south. That kid is bold and quick-witted, so he should be able to handle it."

As she spoke, she asked Jiang Shaozhen, "By the way, is there any news from Jiang Huanyu's side?"