Du Yuhan was woken up by her mother after a nap. "Yuhan, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any better? If you can get up, then get up and eat."
Du Yuhan opened her eyes, somewhat disoriented. Seeing her mother, she realized she was back with her biological parents.
She sat up and said, "Mom, I feel much better. I can get up and eat now."
After her mother left the room, Du Yuhan opened the wardrobe and found it contained underwear, shirts, sweaters, and cotton-padded coats. The clothes covered all seasons, from innermost garments to outerwear.
Looking at the clothes in the wardrobe, Du Yuhan felt the deep love of her family. In this era of scarcity, the fact that her family could prepare so many clothes for her truly made her feel incredibly flattered.
She could tell from the pink and blue sweaters that they were bought in a big city. The wool coats and overcoats were also very beautiful, with exquisite workmanship. A thick cotton coat was also very stylish; now was the perfect time to wear it. These were the deep love her parents and family had for her.
Touching these clothes, Du Yuhan secretly resolved to protect her family.
She found a few suitable clothes in the closet, put them on, and went downstairs to the dining room.
Du Yuhan saw that her family was all there, and Huo Xicheng hadn't left either.
He Chenglin said, "Xiaohan, come here and sit next to Dad. Your mom has cooked several dishes. Consider this a welcome dinner for you, to celebrate our family's reunion."
Du Yuhan walked to the dining table and saw her one-year-old nephew, He Haobo. The little nephew looked just like his older brother and was very cute.
He was sitting on his father's lap, drooling over the food on the table, pointing at it repeatedly, as if he wanted to eat.
Du Yuhan was immediately smitten with her little nephew. Seeing her older brother's flustered state, she knew he hadn't taken care of the child much, so she smiled and said, "Big brother, let me hold Haobo. I've missed him so much."
Upon hearing that his sister was going to take over the little troublemaker, He Zhenhua immediately said happily, "Then you can hold him right away. I can't do anything with this kid. I can't hit him, and he doesn't understand when I scold him. This guy is just a troublemaker."
Du Yuhan reached out and took the little nephew, who was blinking his big eyes and looking at her curiously, and said, "Little Haobo, I'm your aunt. Come and call me aunt."
Whether it was because Du Yuhan caught the little one's eye or not, the little guy grinned as soon as he was in Du Yuhan's arms and called out, "Auntie."
He Zhenhua laughed and said, "This little guy really gets along well with Xiaohan. No wonder he was rescued by his aunt."
Du Yuhan gave her little nephew a big kiss and laughed, "Our little Haobo is so smart."
The little guy grinned broadly when his beautiful aunt kissed him.
Yu Huiru looked at the aunt and niece and smiled, "You two can spend every day together from now on. It seems Haobo really likes you as his little aunt. I've never seen him smile so sweetly at anyone else."
He Zhendong laughed and said, "This guy probably likes beautiful women. He's laughing so happily because he sees his little aunt is pretty."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "That's because we're so close, there's no use in you being jealous."
He Chenglin laughed and said, "Looks like this kid will have someone to play with from now on. Come on, Xiaohan, you can't eat while holding the baby, why don't you let Dad hold him?"
Du Yuhan said, "No need, Dad, I can eat while holding the baby. I can even feed him something. Mom, why didn't you steam an egg custard for Haobo? He should be eating eggs and drinking milk every day now."
Yu Huiru sighed and said, "The food supply is already so tight, let alone eggs. Besides, chickens lay fewer eggs in winter, so the supply simply can't keep up."
Although we have an egg supply, it's not enough for Haobo to eat for half a month. We've already run out of eggs for this month.
I was supposed to cook you a nice meal now that you're home, but this is all we have. Even these dried mushrooms were sent home by you.
Du Yuhan said, "That's already very good. Has Haobo been drinking the formula I sent him every day?"
Yu Huiru nodded and said, "I remembered your instructions. I'll make him milk at least once in the morning and once in the evening every day. To be honest, no one in the entire residential compound is as well-nourished as Haobo. I figured if we don't have enough eggs, so be it."
He Chenglin said, "Yes, our family is already the best off, with several adults supporting one child. Some families with several children are lucky if they can even afford cornbread."
Disasters are affecting everywhere, and food shortages have reached a critical point. Many places have been severely affected this year, lacking sufficient food and relying on government aid. While things are somewhat better here, the situation isn't much better. If next year is like this, it will be even worse. Even the government has already lowered its food rations.
Du Yuhan said with a heavy heart, "On my way from Kyoto, I've heard many people say that the situation is very serious, and there are too many affected areas. If it's like this next year, it will really be fatal. If everyone lowers their food standards, how will you train, Second Brother? Can you train if you're not well-fed?"
He Zhendong said, "We're already reducing the amount of training. Otherwise, we simply can't keep up. I know what it's like to train on an empty stomach; it's really unbearable. Sometimes when I'm so hungry, I have no energy at all, and I even want to eat grass roots."
Huo Xicheng sighed and said, "Right now, food supplies are very difficult for all the troops, and the logistical pressure is immense. Uncle He, who is in charge of this area, should know best. Even if we have money and ration coupons, there's nowhere to buy things. If our combat troops don't have enough to eat, they simply can't meet the training standards. Everyone is worried."
He Zhenhua said, "Right now, all the logistics departments are putting in their best effort to find food everywhere. Whoever can get food is doing a great job. The problem is that it's getting harder and harder. We have money but we can't spend it. We don't even know what next year will be like."
Du Yuhan frowned, thinking that although her space could solve some of the food problem, it was still relatively small, and she didn't have a good excuse to take out the food, which was really a headache.
Yu Huiru sighed and said, "These dishes are the best I could get today. Everyone is struggling these days; even if you have money and coupons, you can't buy anything."
People in the city at least have food supplies and won't starve for the time being. But it's a different story for farmers in the countryside. In the dead of winter, there aren't even wild vegetables available; it's truly unbearable.
Du Yuhan asked, "How are my adoptive parents' family?"
Du Yuhan hasn't heard from her adoptive parents for a long time and is very worried about them.
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