Hearing her grandson's voice, Qin Xiangju was very excited: "Is it Xiao Shiyi? I am your grandmother. Does Xiao Shiyi know your grandmother?"

Little Eleven rolled his eyes and took another bite of apple puree: "It's Eleven."

Qin Xiangju: "Then do you know grandma?"

Xiao Shiyi: “I know.”

Qin Xiangju was very happy when she heard it: "Can you open the door? Grandma is here."

Xiao Shiyi: “No.”

Qin Xiangju thought about it and realized that her grandson was quite smart: "I am your grandmother, don't be afraid, come and open the door, okay?"

Xiao Shiyi looked at the door and said, "It won't open." He didn't know how to open the door at all. After standing for a while, he felt a little tired, so he sat back on the chair and continued to eat apple puree. However, he did not forget to chat with the people outside: "Is anyone there?" He greeted them like Qin Xiangju did.

Qin Xiangju took out the key and opened the door: "Yes, I'm here." Then she walked in.

When Xiao Shiyi saw Qin Xiangju, his eyes widened in surprise. Then, he turned and ran into the house. After he ran inside, he stretched out his little head and looked at Qin Xiangju outside: "Who are you?"

Qin Xiangju: "I'm your grandmother."

Grandma? Xiao Shiyi had heard his mother talk about grandma, but he had never seen her. His mother taught him to hide himself when he met someone he had never met before, because strangers would take him away when his parents were not around, and he would not be able to see his parents again. So at this moment, Xiao Shiyi immediately hid in the house.

Qin Xiangju: "Xiao Shiyi, I'm your grandma. Come on, call me grandma." Qin Xiangju followed and coaxed Xiao Shiyi to call her grandma with a smile.

Seeing this, Xiao Eleven immediately ran into the room and hid under the bed.

Qin Xiangju followed in and was dumbfounded when she saw this scene: "Eleven, what are you doing?"

Little Eleven hid under the bed, staring outside with his round eyes. He looked once and then immediately stopped looking, as if this way people outside would not be able to see him.

Qin Xiangju: "Xiao Shiyi, what are you doing under the bed? Come out quickly, I'm your grandma."

Xiao Eleven hugged his knees, closed his mouth tightly, and dared not say a word.

Qin Xiangju watched and found it funny.

"Eleven, Mommy is back." Lin Yiyi came back with some water and saw that there was no one in the yard. Her son's apple puree was still on the chair.

As soon as Xiao Eleven heard his mother's voice, he immediately said, "One-one...one-one..." and crawled out from under the bed while shouting.

Qin Xiangju

"He's here. I don't know what happened. As soon as I opened the door with my key, he hid under the bed."

Lin Yiyi heard it and said, "He must be scared."

Little Eleven ran towards Lin Yiyi: "Yi Yi..." He threw himself into Lin Yiyi's arms, his eyes welling up with tears, "Yi Yi..." His little body trembled. He was strong just now, but now he was scared.

Lin Yiyi hugged him and touched his head: "Little Eleven, do you remember the grandma that mommy mentioned? Grandma is daddy's mother. She likes Little Eleven just like us."

Hmm? Xiao Shiyi's tears stopped immediately. He looked at Qin Xiangju from Lin Yiyi's arms: "Grandma?"

Lin Yiyi: "Yes, it's grandma. Grandma will take Xiao Shiyi out to play and give Xiao Shiyi delicious food. Xiao Shiyi has to call her grandma, do you understand?"

Qin Xiangju looked at Xiao Shiyi expectantly.

Xiao Eleven blinked: "Grandma."

Lin Yiyi smiled and shook her head. This kid reacts quickly.

Qin Xiangju was also happy to see her clever grandson. She already had two grandsons. She liked the first two, but she still liked this grandson the most because he was the cleverest. Xiao Rui was introverted when he was a child. Although he was raised by her and Grandma Xiao, he didn't like to talk much. When Xiao Jixiang was born, the Xiao family had already split up, so Xiao Jixiang grew up with Liang. Xiao Jixiang was in poor health, so Liang doted on him very much. Therefore, he and Qin Xiangju didn't spend much time together. But these two children were not as clever as Xiao Shiyi.

It was as if she had never met Xiao Shiyi before, but as soon as she met him, she thought the little kid was smart.

Qin Xiangju: "Hey, Xiao Shiyi, you are so good." She squatted down, "Xiao Shiyi, come here, let grandma hug you."

Xiao Shiyi looked up at Lin Yiyi and saw her nod. He trotted towards Qin Xiangju, “Grandma?”

Qin Xiangju picked him up and said, "Yes, I am your grandma. I will get you some food. Do you want some?"

Xiao Eleven: “Yes.”

Lin Yiyi: "Then Eleven, go with grandma."

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay."

Qin Xiangju: "Let's go to the old house."

Lin Yiyi: “Hey.”

Qin Xiangju carried Xiao Shiyi out of the yard, and Xiao Shiyi struggled: "Walk by yourself, walk by yourself."

Qin Xiangju: "You want to leave by yourself?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay, walk by yourself." He kicked his legs.

Qin Xiangju: "Okay, then can grandma hold you by her side?"

Xiao Shiyi said crisply, "Okay."

Qin Xiangju led Xiao Shiyi to the old house and ran into the neighbor next door.

Neighbor: "Oh, this child looks so energetic. Whose child is he?"

Qin Xiangju: "This is the second child's child, nicknamed Eleven. Eleven, call Granny."

Xiao Shiyi blinked and thought for a moment: "Mother-in-law."

"Hey, this child is so good."

Xiao Shiyi likes to hear others praise him the most. When he hears someone praise him, his mouth becomes even sweeter: "Grandma."

"Hey, so good."

Qin Xiangju touched her grandson's head and said, "Let's go. We'll have something delicious to eat when we get home."

Xiao Shiyi: "Yeah." His two short legs walked a little slowly, but the way he walked unsteadily was very cute. He was wearing black cropped shorts and a gray short-sleeved T-shirt. Although his ankles and arms were a little tanned, they still looked white and tender because of his good skin.

Qin Xiangju led her to the old house, where Liang and Xiao Jixiang were washing peanuts. Although the courtyards of the rooms were separated, the gate was still the same, so if someone came in, they could see them no matter which room they were in. When Xiao Jixiang saw Qin Xiangju and Xiao Shiyi coming, he stood up happily and said, "Grandma, Shiyi." Xiao Jixiang had been to the island to play several times, so he naturally knew Shiyi. He ran to Xiao Shiyi and said, "Shiyi, why are you here?"

After all, Xiao Shiyi is young. People of this age only recognize people they are with day and night. They are not familiar with relatives they have only met a few times. If the other party does not call him, he probably will not recognize them.

Qin Xiangju said, "Eleven, this is your brother Jixiang."

Xiao Shiyi called out sweetly, "Brother Jixiang."

Little Jixiang: “Hey.” In the Xiao family, before Little Eleven, Little Jixiang was the youngest child and had never been an older brother. Now that he is an older brother, he is very happy. “Eleven, brother has candy. Brother will take you to eat candy.” As he said that, he took Little Eleven’s hand.

Xiao Shiyi looked at Qin Xiangju.

Qin Xiangju nodded: "Go ahead, go play with your brother, and come back to grandma later. Grandma will have candy for you too."

Xiao Shiyi happily took Xiao Jixiang's hand.

Liang shook her head and looked at the two brothers. She touched her belly, hoping that this time she would give birth to a healthy baby, so that Xiao Jixiang could play with the baby. Yes, Liang was pregnant again. She had not prepared for pregnancy in the past few years because Xiao Jixiang was still young and weak. She and Xiao Bin were worried that they would not have the energy to take care of the baby after giving birth, so they waited for a few years. Now that Xiao Jixiang is well and grown up, they are ready for the second time.

In fact, not only she was pregnant, but Qi Bocai was also pregnant. This time, the two sisters-in-law got pregnant at about the same time.

Come to think of it, maybe this year is a year for bringing children. Except for Qi Bocai, Liang Shi, and Lin Zhen, everyone is pregnant.

Xiao Jixiang is six years old this year. He was born a month before the Chinese New Year in 1962, but if we count his age in actual years, he is just over four years old, not even five years old. Speaking of virtual age, Xiao Shiyi, who was born in October, is also the same. He is three years old now, but he is not even two years old.

Little Jixiang opened his milk powder can and dumped out a bunch of stuff, including one-cent coins, beautiful stones, and candy wrappers. He took out two fruit candies and said, "Eleven, here are some candies for you."

Little Eleven had never eaten candy before, because he was young and his mother didn't let him eat sweets, but children all like to eat candy, so when he saw candy, Little Eleven was very happy. He hid one piece in his pocket, peeled off the candy wrapper, and licked it with his little tongue. It was so sweet. "Thank you, Brother Jixiang." He showed his little tiger teeth and smiled happily.

Little Jixiang looked at him, licked his lips, and peeled a candy himself, then laughed. He hid three candies in total, gave two to his younger brother, and only had one for himself. This candy was brought by his father from the supply and marketing cooperative, not much, and usually his mother hid it and gave him one a day. Sometimes he couldn't bear to eat one a day, so he would bite the candy into pieces and eat half a day, so he could save three.

Xiao Jixiang: "Let's go to grandma's house."

Xiaoyi: "Hey."

Grandma Xiao already knew from Qin Xiangju that her great-grandson had arrived, so she had been waiting outside. Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao have been in good health in recent years. Although they are older, there is no shortage of food at home, and they eat well. They have no worries, so they are happy and healthy, and naturally their health is good.

Little Jixiang: "Grandma."

Grandma Xiao: "Hey, good luck."

Little Jixiang said to Little Eleven, "Yes, call me grandma."

Xiaoyi: "Grandma."

Grandma Xiao: "Hey, it's Little Eleven. Little Eleven is so good. Come here quickly and let me take a look."

Xiao Eleven walked up to Grandma Xiao and looked at her with a pair of innocent and clear eyes.

Grandma Xiao looked at him with great joy. Then he held Little Eleven in one hand and Little Jixiang in the other: "Come on, Grandma will get you some food."

Xiao Shiyi asked quickly: "Is it delicious?"

Grandma Xiao: "Yes, it's delicious."

Little Eleven smiled and touched the candy in his pocket, wondering if it was the candy his grandmother gave him.