Han Bin was off today. After spending two hours with the children learning from Lao Shang, Han Bin asked Zuo Zuo to take her younger siblings out to play for a while.

The older sister clung to Han Bin's arms, refusing to get down: "Dad, I want to stay home with you."

Han Bin is usually quite busy and also wants to spend more time with his daughter: "Okay, then you stay home and keep your dad company."

After Zuo Zuo took her younger brothers out, Han Bin asked Lao Shang a few more questions. His older sister always eagerly answered. Each time she finished, Han Bin would ask Lao Shang if she was right, and Lao Shang would always say yes. After asking, Han Bin pinched his sister's nose: "You're so clever, can you see what your grandma is doing at home?"

"able."

Han Bin was stunned. He had only asked casually, but he hadn't expected his sister to actually be able to see it: "You can really see it?"

The older sister nodded: "When I miss Grandma, I can see what she's doing."

"Really? Then why haven't I heard you mention that before?"

The older sister blinked: "Should I tell you this?"

"Uh...no need. Then could you help Dad see what your grandma is doing at home right now?"

"Okay." A little while later, the older sister told Han Bin that Tang Huihui was packing her things at home.

"Then can you help your dad see what your grandpa does at home? Do you even know your grandpa?"

The older sister thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa is the old man who lives in the same house as Grandma, right?"

"Yes. Daughter, did you... did you ever think about your mother and me at night before?"

"No. I fell asleep that night."

Han Bin instantly realized that his daughter's love of sleeping wasn't such a bad thing after all. "Daughter, what does your grandpa do at home?"

Old Shang looked at Han Bin and smiled: "With such a capable daughter, being a father isn't easy."

Sister: "My grandpa is eating a stick, and that stick even smokes."

Han Bin understood immediately. "Your grandfather is smoking a pipe." No one in the military region smokes pipes, so his sister didn't recognize it.

"Oh, Dad, Grandma made us so many shoes. Mine are the prettiest."

"You're a girl, so you're the prettiest."

"Dad, we don't have enough girls in our family. Dad, I want a little sister."

"What?" The older sister, who had been lying down, was helped up by Han Bin when she heard that she wanted a younger sister. "Why do you want a younger sister? Did your mother tell you that she was going to give you a younger sister?"

"no."

Han Bin was relieved: "Then why did you suddenly say you wanted a younger sister?"

The older sister stirred: "Dad, I want to lie down."

"Oh? Okay."

After lying down, the older sister looked at Han Bin and said, "Xiao Hua said that since her younger sister was born, her mother has stopped caring about her. If I had a younger sister, my mother would stop caring about me. Then I wouldn't have to cook or practice martial arts anymore."

"Haha..." Old Shang looked at his older sister and said, "Little girl, you won't have a younger sister."

"Why? Xiaohua has a younger sister, Xiaoli has a younger sister, and Qiuqiu has a younger sister."

Old Shang glanced at Han Bin: "Because your father was frightened by you. So your father won't give you a younger sister."

“I didn’t scare my dad. Dad, please give me a little sister. If I have a little sister, Mom won’t care about me anymore.”

Han Bin hugged his older sister and shook her: "Now that you have a younger sister, your mother will take care of you too."

"Why? Xiaoli also said that her mother stopped caring about her after her younger sister was born."

Han Bin: "How many sons does your mother have?"

Five.

"Did your mother stop bothering you and your older brothers after she had a younger brother?"

The older sister wrinkled her nose: "No. But, a younger brother is a younger brother, and a younger sister is a younger sister. A younger sister and a younger brother are not the same."

"It's the same. Even if you had ten more sisters, your mother wouldn't abandon you. Go ask your mother if you don't believe me."

The older sister was a little afraid of Xiaoman: "Really?"

"Really. If you don't believe me, ask your Grandpa Shang."

The older sister looked at Old Shang. Old Shang stroked his beard: "Your father is right. Even if your mother had ten more daughters, she wouldn't abandon you."

The older sister sighed, "I'm so sad."

Han Bin: "You brat, you'll be crying when your mother stops caring about you."

The older sister thought for a moment. "Dad, talk to Mom and ask her to mind her own business less."

"Your father dares not say, but your mother has a whip."

The older sister looked at Old Shang again.

Old Shang: "Even Grandpa Shang wouldn't dare to say."

The older sister sighed deeply.

Han Bin was amused by his daughter: "How about Dad sends you back to your hometown?"

The older sister thought for a moment and said, "No. Dad, why don't you bring Grandma over?"

"Your grandma has to stay home to take care of your grandpa and your great-grandma."

"Then bring Grandpa and Great-Grandma over too."

"Your grandfather has something to do. Your great-grandmother doesn't like coming here."

"Well... I guess I'll just study then. Sigh!"

Han Bin rubbed his older sister's head: "You naughty girl. Your mother is only doing this for your own good. Come on, play a game of chess with your father."

"Okay. I'll say it, you help me move the pieces."

"OK."

When Xiaoman came back from outside, she heard her older sister say, "Dad, help me move that chess piece over there."

Then, Xiaoman heard Han Bin ask, "This one?"

Sister: "Mmm."

Han Bin: "Move it here?"

Sister: "Mmm."

Han Bin: "Alright. Then I... um... I'll walk like this. Okay, daughter, it's your turn to go."

Sister: "Okay. Dad, please move this chess piece over there for me."

Han Bin: "Okay..."

Xiaoman looked up at the sky. She really wanted to hang up the father and daughter inside and give them a good beating.

Little Black barked a few times. "Master, my sister has been studying quite diligently lately. Please just pretend you didn't see her slacking off occasionally."

Xiaoman gritted her teeth.

The next day, Han Bin went to work, and Nao Nao and Tengteng went to school.

Xiaoman called Zuozuo, Youyou, her older sister, and her younger brother to her side: "Today, Mom will take you hiking."

Zuo Zuo, You You, and younger brother: "Okay."

Sister: "Mom, my feet hurt."

Xiaoman smiled at her older sister: "Does your foot hurt?"

The older sister felt a little guilty. But... "Mom, I'll stay home and learn to cook with Grandpa Guo." Cooking is better than climbing mountains.

Xiaoman looked at her sister: "Does your hand hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

"Alright then." Xiaoman looked at Xiaohei, and Xiaohei walked over. Xiaoman pointed to Xiaohei's leg: "Since your foot hurts, then you can climb onto Xiaohei's leg."

"ah?!"

Xiaoman smiled and said, "Xiao Hei has four legs, which one do you want to climb?"

The older sister looked at Xiao Hei's legs. Crawling for a while was fine, but it might be more tiring than walking in the long run. "Mom, I think I'll walk. Mom, let's go."

Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "Your foot doesn't hurt anymore?"

Sister: "Hehe...Mom, let's go. Little brother, come here, let me hold your hand."

Younger brother: "Okay."

The older sister, holding her younger brother's hand, headed towards the door: "Grandpa Guo, Grandpa Shang, we're going hiking. If my dad comes back, please tell him we went hiking with Mom."

Xiaoman wanted to take out her whip again.

Lao Guo: "Okay."

Old Shang: "I'll tell your dad. But he might not have time to pick you up."

The older sister dodged. "Brother Zuo Zuo, Brother You You, let's go."

Zuo Zuo and You You: "Okay."

Xiaoman took Zuozuo, Youyou, her older sister, and her younger brother to play on a nearby hill for a day. Besides playing, Xiaoman also taught them how to use plants to determine direction.

Around three or four in the afternoon, Xiaoman brought the children down from the mountain.

Zuo Zuo, You You, and their younger brother were all tired. Xiao Man let them sit on Xiao Hei's back.

The older sister was already asleep. Xiaoman carried her and walked beside Xiaohei.

As they approached the military region, Xiaoman saw a dozen or so people ahead, each wearing a red armband.

A man saw Xiaoman and said to Qiao Yu, "Vice Master, the brigade commander's wife has returned."