Da Bao sat down next to Tang Huihui: "What did you find out?"

The older sister gave Da Bao a handful of sunflower seeds: "Brother Da Bao, isn't Brother Tao Sister's good friend?"

The older sister was eating pumpkin seeds, and Da Bao peeled one: "Yes. Come on, open your mouth."

"Okay." After his older sister opened her mouth, Da Bao put the sunflower seeds into her mouth.

While peeling pumpkin seeds, Da Bao asked, "What did you find?"

After finishing her sunflower seeds, the older sister looked at Da Bao and said, "I've noticed that Da Ni makes friends, but you don't."

Da Bao immediately regretted feeding his sister sunflower seeds: "Are you saying I'm stupid? Come on, spit out the sunflower seeds I fed you."

My sister opened her mouth and exclaimed, "I'm done eating! Hehe..."

Tang Huihui glared at Zi Dabao: "You're dumber than Da Ni."

"Alright then." Da Bao wanted to tease his sister, so he peeled another sunflower seed. Da Bao held the sunflower seed kernel in front of his sister: "Fatty, open your mouth."

The older sister first used her two chubby little hands to hold the older brother's hands, and then used her little mouth to take the sunflower seeds that the older brother was holding from his hands.

Da Bao peeled another sunflower seed and handed it to his older sister. She ate the seed kernel using the same method as before, and then smacked her lips. "Brother Da Bao, the sunflower seed you peeled smells so good!"

Da Bao felt that his older sister couldn't possibly always grab his hand first and then take the sunflower seeds away. So he peeled another sunflower seed...

When Xiaoman came out and asked her older sister whether she wanted to sleep with her or with Tang Huihui, her older sister was holding Dabao's hand and eating melon seeds.

Upon seeing Xiaoman, the older sister immediately exclaimed, "Mom, Dabao is so kind! He fed me sunflower seeds!"

Xiaoman rubbed her forehead: "Dabao, did she ask you to feed her?"

"Pfft." Tang Huihui couldn't help but laugh: "Oh my, I'm dying of laughter. My sister said that Da Ni is better at making friends than Da Bao. Da Bao was not convinced, so he tried to pretend to feed his sister some sunflower seeds, but every time his sister would hold Da Bao's hand first and then eat them."

There was a pile of sunflower seed shells in front of Da Bao. He not only peeled all the sunflower seeds his sister had given him, but also grabbed a handful from the plate. He figured his sister couldn't possibly hold his hand while he ate.

Xiaoman rubbed her forehead. "Who are you sleeping with tonight?"

Sister: "Grandma."

"Okay." Xiaoman pointed to the sunflower seed shells on the table: "Clean up the table after you're done eating."

Sister: "Okay."

After Xiaoman left, the older sister looked at Dabao and said, "Brother Dabao, are you going to feed me more sunflower seeds?"

Da Bao pinched his sister's nose: "You little brat, how did you know I was trying to tease you?"

"Xiang'er, Brother Dabao, that Sister Luo is no good, you shouldn't play with her."

Da Bao pinched his older sister's chubby cheeks: "Go to sleep with Grandma."

"I need to tidy up the table."

"Brother, you can pack up now."

"No. My mom told me to clean it. If I don't, she'll punish me."

"Then I'll help you pack."

"Okay. Brother Dabao, I like you very much."

"You like it when I peel sunflower seeds for you, and then feed them to you. Don't you?"

"hey-hey……"

After asking her older sister, Xiaoman went to ask Naonao and Tengteng, who also wanted to sleep with Tang Huihui.

Upon hearing this, Han Dashan took his blanket and went to Grandma Han's room: "Mom, I'll probably have to sleep in your room for the next few days."

Grandma Han said "good" twice in a row: "Your daughter-in-law didn't raise them in vain. Look how close they are to your daughter-in-law. Especially Nao Nao and Tengteng. Do you remember when Nao Nao and Tengteng insisted that this wasn't your daughter-in-law's home, but their home was? They insisted on dragging your daughter-in-law away."

“I remember. Back then, seeing the children crying so pitifully, I even wanted to let Huihui go with them.”

"Me too. You don't know, back then..."

The mother and daughter chatted for a while before taking a break.

On the other side, Liu Gang stared at Tao Xudong for a long time. "Xudong, did things work out between you and Han Dani?"

"It's done."

Liu Gang looked at Tao Xudong's face again: "Then why do you look so unhappy? What? Did they make things difficult for you?"

No. They're very kind to me.

"Then why do you have that expression?"

“I’m upset because of something else, Gangzi. I’m planning to build five rooms here.”

"Build so many?" Liu Gang was a little surprised. Liu Gang and Tao Xudong had lived in the same house for several years and got along well. So Liu Gang didn't hide anything: "Xudong, are you really planning to settle down here? Maybe...maybe we can go back."

Tao Xudong thought to himself, go back? Going back wouldn't be his home. "From now on, I'll settle down in Hanjiazhuang."

"You like Han Dani that much?"

"Hmm." Tao Xudong had always liked Da Ni. Now... "If it weren't for Da Ni, I might have died without even knowing why?"

Liu Gang was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. Go to sleep."

Liu Gang saw that Tao Xudong was in a bad mood, so he didn't ask any questions.

The next afternoon, Tao Xudong arrived early. Xiaoman was helping Grandma Han watch the children in the yard. Grandma Han was making a mat for her older sister. Naonao and Tengteng went to the fields with Tang Huihui again. Old Shang went to the village to find someone to play chess with.

Tao Xudong: "Great-grandmother, second aunt."

Xiaoman smiled and said, "Sit down."

Tao Xudong: "Okay."

Grandma Han: Is your foot feeling any better?

Tao Xudong: "Much better. Great-Grandma, you're so skillful. Great-Grandma..."

When Grandma Han was cooking, Tao Xudong wanted to help her, but Grandma Han refused, saying, "Wait until your foot is better before you help Grandma."

Xiaoman smiled at Tao Xudong and said, "You take care of the child."

When the children came home from school, they saw Tao Xudong busy and covered in sweat. "Eryang, don't suck your thumb. Sister, don't pull Eryang's hair. Eryang, don't scratch your sister's face..." Tao Xudong had just finished speaking when Eryang peed. Not only did he pee, but he also peed right on Tao Xudong's face.

"Haha..." Da Bao laughed as soon as he saw it: "Xu Dong, is the water on your head also Er Yang's urine?"

Tao Xudong ignored Da Bao and cried out, "Da Ni, help!"

Da Ni covered her mouth and laughed for a while: "Let me bring you a basin of water first."

"good."

Yangyang went inside, put down his schoolbag, and ran to the rocking horse: "Eryang, did you miss your brother? Little sister, did you miss your brother?"

After a while, Eryang and his sister started playing with Yangyang.

Tao Xudong looked at Yangyang, then at Eryang and his sister: "Dabao, why do they become so well-behaved as soon as they see Yangyang?"

"Yangyang is better at coaxing children than you are."

Soon, all the workers returned.

After dinner, Han Gui called Da Ni into the room. "Have you thought it through?"

"Yes. Father, I'm willing to marry him."

"Alright."

After Han Gui brought Da Ni out, he called Tao Xudong and the adults in the family into the main room, including Da Bao and Da Ni.

After everyone sat down, Han Gui looked at Tao Xudong and said, "Now my family has agreed, what about your family? If you don't get married, they can only deal with you and your mother, and your mother isn't very capable. If you do get married, they'll have to deal with many more people."