Everyone in the room was watching the twins. The siblings were quite considerate and didn't fall asleep. After their blankets were pulled off, they kept stretching their little hands and feet.
Grandma Xu smiled and said, "Look, look at our two little darlings. With all these stretches, we'll grow taller."
Grandpa Xu held his younger brother's hand with his finger and said, "Their parents are both tall, so they must be tall too."
Grandma Xu: "That's right, there's no one short in our family."
Xu Laosan: "Grandma, can I hug you?"
Grandma Xu: "The children are too young, let them lie down."
Xu Laosan wasn't sad. He lay down beside the two children and said, "I'm your uncle. Quickly call me uncle."
Mu Jingshu squeezed in and said without giving way, "Baby, I'm your aunt, quickly call me aunt."
Everyone present burst into laughter.
Yang Chunqin: "If they call you uncles and aunts now, it will make the newspapers."
Mu Jingheng: "They might even be locked up and studied!"
Xu Laosan and Mu Jingshu were startled.
Xu Laosan: "Then forget it, we'll call for it later."
Mu Jingshu agreed, saying, "That's right, that's right. We can call it when it's time."
Little Liu, who is already a month old, has grown up to be chubby and fair-skinned. His eyes look a lot like Xu Mingyang's, and he has a rather imposing look when he looks at people. I always feel that this child is quite thoughtful. His nose is already quite prominent, and he blows bubbles when he has nothing to do. Plus, he is wearing a thick cotton-padded coat, so he moves a little clumsily, which is already quite amusing.
Kwong Mei-chu carried Xiao Liu to the twins, and Xiao Liu looked at the two little fleshy balls with curiosity, just staring at them for a long time.
Xu Mingyang tugged at his son's hand and said with a smile, "Little Six, these are your niece and nephew!"
Grandma Xu looked at her grandson and laughed heartily, "Our little Liu has become an uncle after just one month old, aren't you happy?"
Kwong Mei-chu: "Our sixth child is very lucky. From now on, he will play with his eldest niece and nephew."
Mu Jingheng joked, "If the three of us fight in the future, the two of us will take on one. Little Six will be in for a rough time."
Xu Xinning rolled her eyes at Mu Jingheng and said, "Can't you order something better?"
Xu Mingyang said with a smile, "Look at my son's expression, he's probably not the type to resort to violence."
Mu Jingheng: "Who knows! You probably haven't seen what the third brother looked like when he was little. I remember the first time I saw him, he was very, very small, wearing open-crotch pants, and he couldn't walk very well. But he was playing with a group of kids who were much older than him. One glance and he climbed a tree, and he even peed on the kids below, which was very immoral. The kids below dodged, and he stood in the tree laughing. The second time I saw him was in the cafeteria. He was sitting on his dad's shoulders, getting food with his dad. I guess these three might be like that too?"
Xu Laosan had long forgotten his past achievements, and he felt a little embarrassed after hearing Mu Jingheng say that.
Yang Chunqin: "When the third son was a child, he was a little rascal. He would disappear in the blink of an eye. I was wondering at the time why Zexi and Nannan were so well-behaved when they were young, but he was completely different."
Grandma Xu: "What children are all the same? You may not remember, but Yaoqiang was the naughtiest of our family when he was little. He was very mischievous when he was young, but I don't know when he became timid and hesitant. Life was too hard back then, and we couldn't take care of them."
Xu Xinning sensed the guilt towards Xu Yaoqiang from the old lady's words. Perhaps the old lady felt that Xu Yaoqiang's sudden change might be due to something big that she didn't know about.
When Xu Yaoqiang was mentioned, Xu Xinning realized she hadn't seen him and his son, so she asked, "Where are my second uncle and Zeyu?"
Grandpa Xu said, "The two of them went to plant potatoes in their private plot. They should be back soon."
Xu Mingyang frowned and asked, "Why are my second brother and the others planting potatoes so early?"
Grandpa Xu: "We can plant in this weather, but your second brother can't stay idle. He's also very thoughtful and always feels sorry for the children and us."
Xu Mingyang lowered his eyelids and remained silent.
Xu Yaoqiang's family didn't have much private land. In the past, they mainly grew vegetables there, but since moving back to the old house, there are many vegetables growing in the backyard of the old house, not to mention the vegetables in Xu's private land.
Xu Xinning and the others like to eat potatoes and corn, so Xu Yaoqiang planted potatoes and corn alternately in his own private plot. When they were ripe, he would save them for Xu Xinning, and if Xu Xinning or Mu Jingheng came back, they would take them to Kyoto.
If there are things that can't be kept, he'll make them into dried potatoes, potato noodles, corn kernels, and the like.
Xu Yaoqiang had always doted on his niece, but ever since the Xu Daya incident, he felt that his whole family owed Xu Xinning a debt, and he felt that he was a sinner for not raising his daughter well.
So he not only treated Xu Xinning with all his heart, but also often taught Xu Zeyu to protect her.
Having experienced so much, Xu Zeyu is not as open and outgoing as his peers, and he talks less and less every day. So even though the father and son both live in the old house, it's as if they don't exist unless you pay special attention.
Xiang Wanqin carried a basket containing eggs and brown sugar. Knowing that Xu Xinning was being discharged from the hospital today, she brought the gifts to visit her.
When the two children learned that their older sister had given birth to a baby, they were excited and wanted to go see it.
Passing by Xu Yaoqiang's private plot, she saw the father and son planting potatoes. She stood on the road and called out, "Second brother, what are you two planting?"
Seeing a rare smile on Xiang Wanqin's face, Xu Yaoqiang straightened up and replied, "Nothing much, just planting some potatoes."
Xiang Wanqin: "Why are you planting so early? Won't the temperature affect their growth?"
Xu Yaoqiang: "It won't affect anything. The weather is warm this year, so planting within the year is the same."
Xiang Wanqin: "I see! Then I'll see if I can plant some in the courtyard of the educated youth compound."
Xu Yaoqiang: "That land must be hard to hoe, right? How about I help you tidy it up when I have time?"
Xiang Wanqin: "That's so embarrassing, Second Brother. You go ahead with your work, it's no big deal for me."
Xu Yaoqiang: "Alright, don't hesitate to ask if you need my help."
Xiang Wanqin: "Well, thank you in advance, Second Brother."
After Xiang Wanqin finished speaking, she led the two bouncy children toward Old Xu's house.
Xu Yaoqiang chuckled foolishly as he watched Xiang Wanqin's retreating figure.
Xu Zeyu glanced at Xu Yaoqiang, then at Xiang Wanzhen who had already walked away, lowered his eyelids, and pursed his lips.
Xu Zeyu had never seen a father like this before, and he could feel his father's happiness.
He was all grown up now, and he knew what his father's happiness meant, but deep down he felt that the two of them were not a good match. It wasn't that Xiang Wanqin was bad, but rather that her status was too awkward.
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