Xiao Qin thought for a moment. "It seems a bit strange. However, I think he only sees you that way because you gave him the ginseng from your home. I think he saw you the same way when you gave me ginseng slices to send back to my parents, right?"

"I didn't notice. By the way, what are your plans for the future?"

"ah?"

Han Shi glanced at Xiao Zou. "You can't be my bodyguard forever, can you? Things have been quite chaotic in the area these past few years. Although the military is better off than the civilian areas, it's not exactly peaceful either. So I've kept you by my side. I reckon this revolution should be over soon. Think it over. Do you want to transfer to civilian life or stay in the military? Let me know when you've decided, and I'll make arrangements for you."

“I…I want to be your bodyguard forever.”

"That won't do. If it weren't for this revolution, I would have made arrangements for you long ago. Think it over carefully. Discuss it with your spouse and your parents."

“Alright. Commander, I think Wang Yi is a pretty good kid. How about you transfer him to your side as your bodyguard once he recovers?”

Han Bin smiled. "His family didn't send him to the army to be someone's bodyguard." Although he had never spoken to Feng Zhenguo before, they had met a few times.

"Does his family have connections?"

"Um."

Meanwhile, after school, Zuo Zuo and You You packed their bags and prepared to go to the elementary school to pick up their older sister and younger brother. Of course, they were going to pick up their sister first; they were just dropping by with their brother.

As they came out of the classroom, Zuo Zuo nudged You You on the shoulder: "You did this on purpose this morning, didn't you?"

Without looking to the side, he said, "Hmm."

"I knew it! You may always have a long face, but you have just as many friends as I do. Why do you always act like a clueless kid in front of your mother?"

“You’re all so sensible. If I don’t become a little more oblivious, then Mother will only focus on my younger sister every day. That’s so pitiful for her.”

"So you wanted to help your sister distribute the firepower. Then..." Zuo Zuo stroked her chin, "Should I also help your sister share some of the burden?"

Youyou glanced at Zuozuo and said, "I'm enough. If you start acting like a brat, Dad will beat you."

“爹为什么要揍我？爹那么疼妹妹，要是知道我帮妹妹分担火力，爹肯定会夸我。”

"Two children are enough for Mom to worry about. If there are more, Dad will definitely take care of them for Mom. Dad can't bear to let Mom worry so much."

"That doesn't necessarily mean they'll beat you up, does it?"

“I overheard Dad telling Mom that when he was little, Grandpa used to beat him a lot. Dad said he wanted to experience what it felt like to beat his son, but when my older brothers Nao Nao and Tengteng were little, Dad was at military school. By the time Dad came back from military school, my older brothers Nao Nao and Tengteng were already old enough to understand things. Plus, Dad wasn't around when they were little, so he was too embarrassed to beat them. When it came to the two of us, we were with my older brothers Nao Nao and Tengteng every day. Dad didn't have a chance to beat us either. My younger brother is the youngest, so Dad couldn't bear to beat him either.”

Youyou stopped and looked at Zuozuo: "If you want Dad to have a good beating, then you should pretend to be naughty. But if you suddenly become naughty, Mom will definitely suspect you."

"Let's forget about it then. Getting a beating from Dad isn't a big deal. But if Mom finds out we did it on purpose, she'll definitely only scold my sister from now on. That would be so pitiful for her."

"Yes. My little sister is out."

My older sister always does everything at a leisurely pace. All the other children had already left when she and her younger brother finally emerged from the classroom, backpacks on their backs.

The older sister and younger brother saw Zuo Zuo and You You and called out together, "Brother Zuo Zuo, Brother You You."

They walked over and lifted their sister up from the ground, one on each side.

The older sister immediately pulled her feet back.

The three of them work together so well; they're obviously repeat offenders.

Zuo Zuo rubbed her younger brother's head. "Let's go home."

"good."

Han Bin could see from afar that Zuo Zuo and You You were carrying their older sister, who was swinging back and forth like a swing in the middle. "Daughter."

As soon as she heard Han Bin's voice, her older sister turned her head happily. "Dad."

Han Bin walked over and pinched his sister's nose, then patted his brother's head. "What did you learn at school today?"

The older sister told Han Bin what he had learned at school that day. After she finished, she asked Han Bin what he had done that morning.

When they were almost home, Zuo Zuo and You You finally put their older sister down on the ground.

After lunch, Lao Guo and Lao Shang went for a walk. The children went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Han Bin told Xiao Man about his visit to Feng Yixuan that morning: "That kid looked at me really strangely. Do you think he's found out something?"

Xiaoman thought about what Feng Yixuan and Han Bin had said. "He may have had some special experiences during the time he was dead. He may have deduced from those experiences that you were the one who saved him."

"I don't have that ability."

"In a way, it was indeed you who saved him. Your daughter sensed that you didn't want him to die, so she didn't want him to die either."

Han Bin was a little worried. "Do you think he might tell anyone about this?"

Xiaoman smiled. "If he were smart, he wouldn't have said that."

Han Bin thought about it and agreed. Her daughter was protected by God. If anyone tried to harm her daughter, God would probably take care of them before he and Xiaoman even had a chance to do anything.

After feeling relieved, Han Bin remembered something else. "Didn't I ask my comrade to secretly take care of Yangyang's father and grandparents? Today I received a letter from my comrade. He said that Yangyang's father has remarried."

Xiaoman was a little surprised after hearing this. Yangyang's father and grandparents had been sent to the countryside for reform through labor. His father was in poor health, and his grandparents were quite old. Most people wouldn't want to marry someone like that.

"The woman Yangyang's father married was from the village where he was sent down to the countryside. Her surname was Qi, and her given name was Xiuxiu. She was older and not very pretty, but I heard she was very capable. My comrade-in-arms doesn't know if Yangyang's father married her because she was capable or if there was some other reason?"

Han Bin looked at Xiaoman and asked, "Should I tell Yangyang about this now, or wait a while?"

"You can just tell your older brother about this."

"That's true. Yangyang is now Big Brother's son. Let Big Brother decide when to bring this up. He knows Yangyang much better than we do now."

"Um."

More than a month later, Feng Yixuan's injuries healed. The day after he was discharged from the hospital, Feng Zhenguo and Wang Yingxue brought Feng Yixuan to Xiaoman's house.

Feng Yixuan was carrying a lot of things.

After exchanging greetings, Xiaoman invited them to sit down.

Xiaoman had only chatted with them for a few minutes when Lao Shang strolled back from outside.

Upon seeing Feng Yixuan, Old Shang frowned in confusion.

Xiaoman gave everyone a brief introduction.

Old Shang smiled after learning who Feng Yixuan was.