Seven years later

Xie Yushu has become the mother of three children, and Han Zhongyu has been conscripted by Emperor Qingyuan to become an inspector.

The eldest son, named Han Ziqing, is already five years old. He is a mini version of Han Zhongyu, mature beyond his years and has the air of an older brother. He applies all the rules his father taught him to his younger siblings, keeping them all under his thumb. Even when crawling, they have to follow the path he draws.

Xie Yushu couldn't help but shed a tear of sympathy for these little brats.

Both little ones are three years old, twins, a boy and a girl. The daughter is a well-behaved girl, named Chenxi, and is the older sister. The younger one is named Zichen, who is very naughty, clever and mischievous. He is the older sister's main focus and also serves as a negative example.

Beating up the third son to intimidate the second son and the other kids was extremely effective.

Who are the other kids?

This brings us to the several marriages that Xie Yushu arranged after her wedding.

The first one was about Xiao Haitang and Sun Chongren. When they went to the capital together with Xie Yushu, they took care of each other a lot and gradually developed feelings for each other. In the second year after Xie Yushu and Sun Chongren got married, Sun Chongren took the initiative to propose to Xie Yushu and wanted to marry Xiao Haitang.

Xie Yushu asked Xiao Haitang what she thought, and the usually carefree Haitang, unusually shy, nodded hesitantly.

Xie Yushu immediately took charge of organizing a banquet for him and gave him five hundred taels of silver as a congratulatory gift.

In addition, two hundred taels were given to Haitang as part of her dowry.

The following year, the couple had a big, healthy son who is now four years old. Among the young children in the manor, he is the second oldest. He is probably like his father, Sun Chongren, and is very good at studying. He is very popular with the eldest child and is his loyal little follower, helping the eldest child manage the other children on a daily basis.

The second wedding banquet was for two couples: Xie Yumin and Zhou Yi'an, and Liu Xiaodong and Nanxing.

Because Xie Yumin had learned medicine, she would go to the nursing home every ten days or so to provide free medical consultations, treating disabled veterans, elderly people living alone, and orphans with acupuncture.

At that time, the capital was undergoing a major reshuffle. The Zhou family was implicated by the Fifth Prince and, fearing that his family would be implicated, committed suicide in prison.

Before his death, he gave Cui a letter of divorce, and Cui moved to her own villa to live a quiet life.

Zhou Yi'an's mother, Madam Zhang, fell into poverty and couldn't bear the blow. Less than half a year later, she died in depression.

Zhou Yi'an suddenly became an "orphan." Although Xie Yumin hated what Zhang Zhidao and Grand Tutor Zhou had done, Zhou Yi'an was innocent, so she would occasionally try to comfort him.

Both were kind people, doing the same things, sharing the same ideals and common interests, and gradually developed feelings for each other. After Zhou Yi'an finished her mourning period, the two got married.

Xie Yushu gave three hundred taels of silver as dowry and another two hundred taels as betrothal gifts.

The couple had a daughter, who is now two years old and is being raised at the resort.

As for Liu Xiaodong and Nanxing, they were also a perfect match. Liu Xiaodong proposed to Xie Yushu, and Nanxing agreed. So the two of them held their wedding banquet together with Xie Yumin and the others.

Just like she gave Haitang, Xie Yushu also gave Nanxing two hundred taels as a dowry and another two hundred taels as a congratulatory gift.

Nanxing gave birth to a baby boy, who is one year and eight months old.

The last one to get married was Xie Tianqi, who married the youngest daughter of the prefectural clerk. They got married in the first month of the year before last, and their child is only ten months old this year. He is also a boy, the one who was only crawling and was already being controlled.

Han Wuyong and his wife, along with the Empress Dowager, still reside in the manor, and are now the veritable ancestors of the manor.

After a few years, I don't know if it's because they've gotten older and seen things more clearly, or if they've been influenced by the atmosphere of the manor, but in any case, the three old ancestors have lost their former airs, especially in front of a bunch of little kids, where they have no manners at all!

Not only were the kowtows and greetings waived, but the baby was also held in their arms and rolled around freely, and sometimes even ridden on their shoulders.

Xie Yushu couldn't stand it anymore and restrained her.

However, the effect was minimal; there was nothing they could do, the old folks just spoiled them!

Finally, they had to use magic to defeat magic, so they had the eldest son take action.

So far, the rules for all the little ones have been maintained by the big brother!

As an inspector, Han Zhongyu would go out to visit people for two or three months every year. The rest of the time, he would stay at the mountain villa as a full-time stay-at-home dad and part-time tutor.

Xie Yushu's daily routine consists of occasionally checking accounts, occasionally taking the kids out for a walk, occasionally going shopping with Qu Xiaodie, Nanxing, Xie Yumin, and Xiao Haitang, and usually just lounging around and playing cards.

In my early thirties, I started living a retired life, which can be considered as fulfilling a dream from my previous life!

It is said that Zhao Hu and Mu Li have both found their ideal girls and are currently in a passionate relationship, so it is estimated that they will get married soon.

Now, Xie Yushu is troubled by two men: Qu Xiaodie and Liu Qiang. Aunt Su has introduced several men to them, but neither of them is interested in any of them!

Xie Yushu had also asked Qu Xiaodie what she was thinking, since she was already in her thirties and it was time for her to settle down if she still wanted to start a family.

Qu Xiaodie said directly

"From the moment I decided to follow you, I planned to rely on you for the rest of my life. I'll eat your food, live in your house, and have you take care of me. I'm not going to find another man to serve me!"

Anyway, you have three kids, so I'll just mooch off your kids and take care of you in my old age!

Xie Yushu was speechless.

As for Liu Qiang, just one sentence

"If you don't have anyone you like, and you just want to have a child with someone you don't care about, then life would be too boring."

Besides, if you don't even want her, why marry her? That's just cheating people, and we won't do anything like that!

After he said that, no one could really offer him any advice.

So we just let him be!

This indulgence lasted a lifetime.

Later, the head of the dock in Tai'an Prefecture and the chairman of the trade union changed from Brother Liu to Master Liu. He made countless friends, and many young women and wives took the initiative to pursue him and throw themselves into his arms. In the end, none of them won his favor. Rumors circulated that some said he had a girl he liked, but he could not get her and was heartbroken, so he never married. Others said that he did not marry because he had a hidden illness.

He never responded to these rumors. He spent his days managing the docks, drinking, and occasionally gathering with everyone at the villa. His life was peaceful and carefree until his death. He was taken care of by the younger generation of Yuquan Villa and buried in Yuquan Villa Cemetery.