Su Nan and Su Qiu came over with their families, and Su Xia was very happy. Chen's parents helped to greet them.

After everyone finished celebrating, the New Year holiday was over.

Returning to the county town once again, Su Xia sighed as she looked at her second home.

"mother...."

"mother...."

The two little ones came over and hugged Su Xia's legs, calling out to her, clearly getting more and more impatient.

"What's wrong now...?" Su Xia sighed, really, she never expected that one day she would be circling around the child.

Xiao Bao pointed outside and said, "Brother..."

Su Xia's lips twitched. Da Bao and Er Bao were older now, so of course they didn't want to stay curled up inside. They wanted to play outside.

Seeing that Su Xia ignored him, Xiao Bao took his short legs and tried to go out.

Finally, Niu Niu intercepted him, and Xiao Bao was stunned, wondering how he had suddenly grown taller.

Niu Niu, holding Xiao Bao, said, "Mommy, come and watch over them!"

Su Xia nodded, "Go cook!"

Niu Niu nodded, and led the two younger children to play with toys...

In less than half an hour, they started to get sleepy, so I carried them into the bedroom one by one.

Su Xia was cooking in the kitchen when she saw Niu Niu come in. "Asleep?"

"Um...!"

"Then you go ahead and get busy!" Su Xia still needs a while, so she doesn't need Niu Niu's help.

Watching Niu Niu's retreating figure, Su Xia sighed, "Who would have thought that little skinny pudding would grow up to be so big..."

Spring goes and winter comes, year after year. After the first snowfall in the whole county, Su Xia went out to shovel snow.

Soon after, one loud voice after another rang out.

"Mom...I'll help you!" Da Bao, a boy between youth and young adulthood, is both innocent and sunny.

He's already taller than Su Xia and will soon catch up to his biological father, which shows how well Su Xia raised him.

"Mother...she's here...!"

A figure suddenly appeared behind Da Bao. It was Er Bao, who was 8 years old. He was about the same height as Da Bao and had a face that resembled Da Bao's. Anyone could guess that they were the two brothers.

Su Xia smiled, her fair face blending in with the surrounding snow.

The mother, daughter, and two others quickly finished cleaning up, and Da Bao even helped his younger brother build a small snowman.

"Erbao, go back and get a carrot!" Dabao instructed his younger brother.

"Alright, brother, do you want some walnuts?"

"Yes, yes..."

Su Xia watched with amusement. After sweeping the snow in the yard and the doorway, she saw her neighbor and greeted him softly.

The neighbors here are still the same as before. Nowadays, everyone is busy with nothing special, and everyone is working hard for their children.

"Mom...look, isn't it beautiful?" Erbao's excited voice cut off Su Xia's dazed expression.

After regaining my senses, I glanced at the snowman: its nose was a carrot, its eyes were walnuts, and its mouth was a tree branch.

"Two arms, sticks," he said, "Not bad, better than the last one!"

Erbao laughed smugly, "This time we don't have walnuts, so we don't have eyes!"

"Hmph—I'm not going to stop you! I said I'd use your glass marbles, but you wouldn't!" Da Bao said disdainfully to his younger brother.

Erbao paused, then started chasing after Dabao, "Hey, why don't you use yours?"

As Da Bao ran, he teased his younger brother, "Because you're big!"

"Ah... I was wondering why several were missing, you must have taken them....!"

"Hehe... What do you mean 'your' stuff? They were all bought by your parents, so we'll definitely play together!"

"Bullshit... That was bought with my allowance...!" Erbao shouted angrily.

Da Bao laughed heartily, as if he had caught someone red-handed. "You still want pocket money? Don't think I don't know you and Xiao Bao pooled your money and begged Daddy to buy it for you...!"

Su Xia, standing to the side...

There were things about their relationship that she didn't know. The two younger children watching the commotion in the living room, Xiao Bao, had a completely dismayed expression.

Sitting on the sofa, Niu Niu couldn't help but chuckle. Her big eyes sparkled, and her long, black hair cascaded down her back.

If you look closely, her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as Su Xia's. When she smiles, her whole face instantly becomes more sophisticated.

Soon, the howling of Da Bao and Er Bao echoed from the courtyard, a sound that the neighbors were used to.

Aunt Qiao, dragging her aging body, had a look of envy in her eyes.

Aunt Li was still the same as always, with her triangular eyes, cursing angrily at the walls of the two houses.

After finishing her work and warming up, Su Xia returned to the living room and watched as Xiao Bao ran off into the distance.

Rolling my eyes, this four-year-old little bean is running like a cannonball. If it weren't for the fact that it's winter now, I'd really like to send him to school.

"Mom...Brother knows he was wrong...!" The little girl came over and gently coaxed him.

Su Xia stroked her youngest daughter's soft fur, "Go find your sister to comb your hair!"

The little girl nodded, understanding in her heart, "Then you won't pursue the matter of Xiaobao secretly asking Daddy for things!"

Niu Niu pulled her younger sister over and started combing her hair, taking the two big bags and the two babies for granted.

"Mom, breakfast is ready. You all eat first. Da Bao and Er Bao, come over here and talk!"

Su Xia nodded upon hearing this. The mother and daughter stood together, and then Niu Niu would call her "Mother," and they would be considered sisters.

This breakfast was eaten at 9:30. The food on the table was very simple: steamed buns, millet porridge, pickled vegetables, and leftover dishes...

There are also Su Xia's pickled eggs, cut in half, with the oozing butter making them incredibly appetizing.

Da Bao and Er Bao each had a large steamed bun, which they broke in half, added chili sauce, pickled vegetables, and the leftover meat, and quickly made a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

One of the three babies was gone in one go, and the second baby almost did...

Su Xia... It's like bandits have entered the village; she has a bowl of millet porridge and half a steamed bun.

Niu Niu has passed the growth spurt and now eats a normal amount of porridge and a steamed bun.

The two youngest each received half a bowl of porridge and half a steamed bun...

"Mom, when is Dad coming back this time?" Da Bao finished one and picked up another, doing the same thing.

"It will take about two more months!"

"Mom, is Dad going to Beijing on business again this time?" Erbao asked curiously!

Su Xia nodded. "Yeah, why are you asking this?"

Upon hearing this, Erbao immediately shook his head. The pain coming from his bottom reminded him that he should not be so unrestrained.

Su Xia rolled her eyes, thinking, "Don't think I don't know just because you didn't tell me."

Niu Niu chuckled. These two younger brothers were really stupid. Did they really think they could hide it from their mother?

"Mother, I'm going to see Madam in a bit!"

"Okay, don't forget to bring your things!" Niu Niu nodded, "Okay!"

In the past two years, Niu Niu has been visiting Grandma Dou whenever she has free time; the old lady is getting older every year.

The family didn't know what was going on. Niu Niu would occasionally help out, and over time she got used to it.

However, the trip wasn't in vain. Su Xia later learned that the old man knew a great deal.

She has dabbled in painting, embroidery, calligraphy, and so on. As soon as Erbao heard that her older sister was going, she quickly finished her meal.

"Sister, let's go. The painting you drew last time, Madam hasn't told me about it yet!"

Niu Niu nodded, "Okay, pack your things, hurry up!"

"Alright...!" He stuffed the last steamed bun into his mouth and rushed out.

Su Xia calmly drank her porridge; she was used to it anyway.

"Tch... I don't know what's so good about drawing!" Da Bao complained.

"Big brother, that's not right. Madam said that painters are gentle and kind!" Little Niu Niu said with her big eyes wide open.

Not only Da Bao, but even Su Xia was speechless. Er Bao's personality showed no signs of gentleness and kindness.