In the afternoon, when the two sisters came home from school, Huang's mother was busy making dumplings, and the dough flew skillfully in her hands. Seeing them come back, Huang's mother smiled and ordered:

"Juan, go to the field and pick up some greens. We'll eat them with the buns tonight."

"Okay!" she agreed, turning and running towards the vegetable patch. The Huang family's private plot was right by the road, each family had a fence around it. Xu Mengyao quickly picked two fresh, tender greens and ran home excitedly.

She washed the vegetables and handed them to Huang's mother. Huang's mother looked at the vegetables in her hand and asked, "How are you going to stir-fry these two?"

Looking at the vegetables in her hand, her face suddenly turned red and she smiled awkwardly: "Oh, Mom, you asked me to pick two, and I really only picked two. I didn't think much about it..."

Wenxia, watching from the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter. Xu Mengyao blushed deeply with embarrassment and rubbed her nose sheepishly.

"You're such a simple-minded kid. Why don't you go pick more?" Huang's mother urged with a smile.

She quickly responded and ran towards the vegetable garden again.

At dinner, the table was filled with a plate of lush green stir-fried vegetables and steaming radish and vermicelli dumplings. Huang's mother's cooking was truly exceptional. The dumplings were thin-skinned and generously stuffed, soft and fragrant. The filling, seasoned with chili oil, was especially fragrant. The two sisters devoured them with gusto.

Wenxia was working hard, chewing on the third bun in her hand, and asked as she chewed.

"Second sister, do you think I'm going to grow taller? Yinliang said that when Jinliang was growing taller, he was very hungry every day and ate a lot." Her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Xu Mengyao looked at the little potato in front of her, and her heart skipped a beat. She recalled that the Huang family members were not tall. Grandma Huang was less than 1.5 meters tall, and her three sons were only 1.6 meters tall. Maybe the old lady also discovered this problem, and when she married a daughter-in-law, she chose one who was taller than her son. Even so, the children in the family were shorter than children of the same age.

Thus, in this family, growth became everyone's dream, with adults and children alike constantly saying things like, "Eat this to grow taller," or "Eat that to nourish the body." This was especially true for my uncle's son, Jinliang, who suddenly grew a bit taller after the Lunar New Year this year, showing signs of rapid growth, which gave the family hope.

For Xu Mengyao, height is also a sore point in her heart. In the 21st century, being ugly is fine, you can go to the hospital and change whatever you want, but being short is really hopeless!

Her mother, Ms. Li, is 1.6 meters tall, her father, Mr. Xu, is 1.7 meters tall, her sister, Xu Mengting, is 1.68 meters tall, and she is only 1.57 meters tall! The shortest in the family!

Why is there such a huge height difference between the two sisters? It's because she's a natural lazy bum who doesn't like to exercise or go out. Her sister, Xu Mengting, on the other hand, is a sports enthusiast. She's been active and active since she was a child, seemingly having endless energy. She was chosen for the school's football team in elementary school and took dance classes in junior high. From that point on, she was already taller than Xu Mengyao.

Coupled with the initial mask lockdown, her purchasing agency business came to a halt. For those two years, Xu Mengyao spent her days in bed, reading novels, watching videos, and eating. Her days and nights were reversed, and her weight soared to over 130 pounds. Her period was delayed, and after a visit to the hospital, the doctor told her she had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Obesity and PCOS are like conjoined twins: the more overweight you are, the more likely you are to develop PCOS, and the more you have PCOS, the more likely you are to become obese.

The doctor's words were simple and direct: "Go home and exercise to lose weight."

Her mother, Ms. Li, ruthlessly packed her into a weight loss training camp. On the first day, she was dehydrated and sent to the hospital. After a month, she was down to 114 pounds. Her mother was still not satisfied. She dragged her to practice Ba Duan Jin with the live broadcast every morning, play badminton in the afternoon, and do slimming exercises with her sister in the evening. After six months of tossing and turning, she finally lost another 100 pounds.

My sister even joked, “If you had started exercising earlier, you might be taller than me!”

Thinking of this, Xu Mengyao's mood brightened again. Huang Wenjuan is only 11 years old now, there is still hope! Exercise is the best secret to growing taller.

"Wenxia, I know how to grow taller. Come back and exercise with me, and I'll teach you."

"Really?" Wenxia looked at her with sparkling eyes, as if he saw hope of growing taller.

"Really? If I lie to you, I'm a puppy." Xu Mengyao assured with a smile.

"As long as I can grow taller, I will listen to my second sister from now on." Wenxia promised solemnly.

The two looked at each other in the kitchen, their eyes sparkling with anticipation for the future. Huang's mother, watching them all with a smile, silently handed each of them a boiled egg. Before bed, she dragged Huang Wenxia to her mother to mark their heights on the wall for future comparison.

So, the next morning, the two woke up early and went to the large tree in the yard to begin high jump training. Xu Mengyao tied a hemp rope into a knot and hung it on the tree, asking Huang Wenxia to jump and hit it. With each jump, Wenxia's face lit up with excitement.

That evening, Xu Mengyao asked Huang's mother for another hemp rope, and with Huang Wenxia, a curious woman, they began warming up. They first did 50 jumping jacks, followed by 50 high kicks and 50 back kicks. Afterward, they happily skipped rope, repeating this set four times. Huang Wenxia was having a blast, blinking her eyes and asking, "Second sister, can this fun really make me taller?"

"Of course, as long as you stick to it, it'll be fine." Xu Mengyao said with a smile

At this time, Yinliang from my uncle's family came over and asked curiously, "Xiaoxia, what are you doing? Let's go hide the old cat today, shall we?"

"No, I'm exercising with my second sister. She said it can make me taller!" Huang Wenxia said proudly.

"What? Can you grow taller?" Yin Liang shouted so loudly that the chickens in the yard fluttered away.

"If my second sister says it's possible, then it's possible!" Huang Wenxia said firmly.

"Sister Juan, I want to grow taller too. Can you take me with you?"

Being looked up at with pitiful eyes, Xu Mengyao nodded unconsciously.

Soon, four children gathered in the yard - Wenxia, Yinliang, Goudan and Erya who came after hearing the news.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the four children to exercise together. She felt as if she had turned into a fitness teacher in the live broadcast room.

Huang's mother found several more hemp ropes, tied them together, and helped swing them, allowing the children to jump around to their heart's content. Seeing the four children, sweating profusely but overflowing with joy, she felt genuinely happy. Children's happiness is always so simple and pure, and the joy of this era is just as accessible.