Although He Dongchuan achieved good results, he has not returned yet, so the celebration can only be postponed. Su Ting still lives her life as usual.

He Yan was on vacation, and she also became lazy.

The wake-up time has been pushed back from six o'clock to almost eight o'clock now. The only reason I get up is to buy breakfast, as the cafeteria only serves breakfast until half past eight.

But because she went there late, there was basically nothing left in the cafeteria. There might be some steamed buns and steamed bread, but the noodles had definitely been sold out long ago. As for the occasional fried dough sticks and pancakes, she hadn't bought them since the summer vacation.

Fortunately, the milk had been ordered long ago, so I could go to the Women's Federation to get it anytime. The steamed buns and milk were quite tasty.

After eating, she cleans up the house. It’s almost ten o’clock when she finishes. In the morning, she will read and do homework, but not for long. She will go to the cafeteria to eat lunch at around eleven o’clock.

After lunch, Su Ting did not go to sleep. She woke up too late in the morning and could not fall asleep, so she continued to review. She would do the exercises until two or three in the afternoon, and then she would draw a new story to change her mood.

She paints until 5:30 in the afternoon, and then the first group goes to the cafeteria for dinner. It is usually 6 o'clock when they finish eating. It is still early, so she will not rush to give the two children a bath, but will take them out for a walk.

The sun is strong during the day, and except for teenagers, older people are reluctant to go out. But after dinner, the courtyard becomes very lively, and people can be seen sitting in the courtyard everywhere, using fans to keep cool.

There were a lot of people at the playground. The wives of the soldiers either sat on the stone benches or simply moved stools from home. The children were playing games, skipping rope, hopscotch, marbles... it was very lively.

After dinner that day, Su Ting held Manman in her arms and led He Yan outside, locked the door, and went out as usual.

Just as they walked out of the hospital, they were stopped.

The person who stopped them was none other than Duan Xiaoying who lived in Building 65.

She didn't look well, her hair was messy and her clothes were dirty, which was very different from the clean and tidy appearance when Su Ting first met her.

But the bigger change is in her spirit. Before, she always had a faint smile on her lips and her eyes were full of hope, but now she looks much more haggard, and her eyes are filled with confusion and self-doubt.

They all lived in the compound, so although the two families didn't interact much, Su Ting had heard that Duan Xiaoying's relationship with her stepchildren became increasingly tense after she gave birth.

As for who should be blamed, opinions vary. Some people think that Duan Xiaoying is a relatively good stepmother. Having followed the army for so long, at least she has not suffered any harm to her children. However, these children do not know how to be grateful, especially Han Bowen, who always instigates his younger siblings to go against her. She is really a waste of time.

Some people also think that Duan Xiaoying is only good at superficial work and actually doesn't treat the Han children very well. Especially after giving birth to a son, she felt that she had become more confident and treated her stepchildren even worse than before.

The most intuitive thing is that in the past, the Han family had new clothes every season, but now? The eldest child's clothes are worn by the second child, and the third child is still a girl. Last winter, she wore all her brother's old clothes.

A few years ago, there was a quarrel in their family. The cause was that the third child was playing with his younger brother in the house. He was not paying attention and his younger brother fell. Duan Xiaoying was washing clothes in the yard at the time. When she heard the noise, she hurried in and saw her son crying and gasping for breath. In a hurry, she pushed her stepdaughter. Han Bowen came back and saw this scene, and quarreled with Duan Xiaoying.

Then in April, Han Bowen got into a fight with a group of people because Duan Xiaoying apologized on his behalf without asking whether he was right or wrong. After he came back, the mother and son had another big fight.

Su Ting didn't know what they quarreled about or what the outcome was. She only knew that the Han family became much quieter after the quarrel. Occasionally, when she came back from outside, she would see Duan Xiaoying sitting in the yard chatting with others with a smile on his face.

But Duan Xiaoying's life was probably not satisfactory, as evidenced by the fact that the spiritual energy that dissipated from her body had not returned.

However, Su Ting and Duan Xiaoying were close, so she didn't care whether she was doing well or not. So when she was stopped, she was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Duan Xiaoying came back to his senses and said, "Let's talk."

Su Ting frowned: "I don't think there's anything good to talk about with you."

She really thought so. Although they had known each other for a long time, more than two years, their relationship was not very good even when the relationship between the two families was the most relaxed.

Seeing Duan Xiaoying like this, she probably felt bad and wanted to talk to someone, but who else could she talk to? Chen Lin, or the military wives she often interacted with, would probably be willing to comfort her.

But Su Ting can't do that, because she doesn't think she has such bad intentions.

Duan Xiaoying did not retreat, but insisted: "But I have something to tell you."

Su Ting laughed angrily: "Do you have something to say to me and I have to sit here and listen to you complaining?" After saying that, she took the two children and walked around Duan Xiaoying and left.

But Su Ting had only taken a few steps when she heard Duan Xiaoying say, "I know your secret."

Su Ting stopped and turned to look at Duan Xiaoying: "What do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, I just want to chat with you," Duan Xiaoying said with a wry smile, "These words, in this world, I probably can only say them to you."

Although Duan Xiaoying did not say it explicitly, Su Ting had just this one secret in her heart. Combined with what she said, she had a vague guess in her heart.

As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, Su Ting felt that it was unlikely. It was impossible that there would be a group traveling through time, right?

But then again, she had encountered such a miraculous thing as time travel, so meeting fellow countrymen in the world of novels didn't seem so strange.

Su Ting's heart was filled with shock.

But after the storm, Su Ting quickly calmed down. So what if Duan Xiaoying was her fellow villager?

They didn't know each other at all in their previous life, and they are even more incompatible in this life. People with similar values ​​may be able to take care of each other after becoming relatives, but with their relationship, acknowledging it would be equivalent to giving others a handle, so she would not do such a stupid thing.

But she couldn't just leave like this. Looking at Duan Xiaoying's attitude, it was clear that if she didn't agree to talk to her, she would tell Su Ting's secret.

In fact, Su Ting was not afraid of Duan Xiaoying shouting about it everywhere. No one would believe in such a weird thing as time travel fifty years later, not to mention that this was the 1970s.

If Duan Xiaoying dared to make a fuss, Su Ting would go around saying that she was mentally ill and crazy.

Su Ting was afraid that she was too sensitive and that Duan Xiaoying had mastered her other secrets. Although she didn't know what other secrets she had besides time travel, what if?

It’s better to find out clearly.

Moreover, if the secret that Duan Xiaoying knew about her was really about time travel, she also wanted to figure out where the flaw was, and fix it if it could be fixed, and forget about it if it couldn't be fixed.

It's impossible that she could meet other fellow villagers besides Duan Xiaoying, right?

If it really existed, it only meant that this world had long been pierced into a sieve, and there was no point in her trying to hide it.

Besides, we are all time travelers, so who can't rely on the skills learned in the previous life to survive in this world? Others may not have the leisure to recognize her as a relative.

After thinking it over, Su Ting asked, "Where shall we go to chat?"

"Let's go to the beach." Duan Xiaoying said.

The beach is indeed a great place to talk. First of all, the line of sight is clear, so if someone comes, they can be discovered immediately. Secondly, the sound of the waves is loud, and if you are far away, you can't hear what they are talking about at all, so confidentiality is very high.

Before going to the beach, Su Ting sent the two children home first and said to He Yan, "Take care of your sister at home and play for a while. I will take you out to play after I finish talking to Comrade Duan."

Although He Yan was very curious about the secret of Su Ting mentioned by Duan Xiaoying, he knew from his mother's attitude that she would not give him the opportunity to eavesdrop, so he could only sigh and say, "Okay, then Mom, come back soon."

"Um."

Su Ting responded, went out and followed Duan Xiaoying to the beach.

There are a lot of people on the beach at this spot, but they are all concentrated in the middle. Hejia is on the far right, and there are reefs further on, so there are fewer people.

After arriving at the place, Su Ting looked around and made sure that no one was around, then she said coldly, "Tell me, what secret do you know about me?"

Duan Xiaoying did not answer immediately, but looked at Su Ting's clean and fair face and fell into deep thought.

Su Ting was right. Her life in the past six months had indeed not been satisfactory.

No, maybe this time can be extended. Looking back over the past few years, she has not been very happy.

Han Bin seemed like a very good person to outsiders, with a good figure and good looks, and a promising future. He treated her well after marriage and never beat or scolded his wife.

But decades later, he was a workaholic who was obsessed with work and didn't have much time for his family. So after his ex-wife passed away, he left his three children to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. When he found that his mother-in-law was not really helping him take care of the children, he thought about remarrying and finding a woman to help take care of the family.

In the first six months of marriage, Duan Xiaoying didn't think it was a big deal. She knew Han Bin's situation well and had already prepared herself mentally before getting married.

But as time went by, Duan Xiaoying gradually felt dissatisfied. She hoped that Han Bin could spend more time with her and give her a child. What gave her the most headache was the three children. No matter how well she treated them, they seemed to be untreatable.

Sometimes she wondered, when these three children grew up and became industry tycoons, would they really be able to repay her?

But sometimes she thought that the three children might be like this because they were young and immature, and as long as she continued to be nice to them, they would eventually be able to gain their approval.

Weren’t they very nice to her cousin in her previous life?

If her cousin can do it, she can definitely do it too.

Moreover, Han Bin will rise rapidly in the future. As long as she can secure the position of Mrs. Han, she will surely become a winner in life like her cousin.

So she worked diligently to take care of the household chores and the children, and finally became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She thought that the clouds had finally cleared and she could finally stand up straight.

As a result, bad things happened one after another.

First of all, there was Han Bowen. I heard from somewhere that after she had a child, she would treat the three siblings harshly. She had been glaring at them since her son was born.

Not only was he arrogant, he also always instigated his younger siblings to distance themselves from her, and he monopolized Han Bin when he came back. He would complain if she didn't take care of the three siblings.

She was puzzled. How had she treated the three siblings badly? Did she not give them food or clothes?

Yes, she admitted, the family's food supply was not as good as before this year, and she also cut back on spending on clothes for her three children.

But what can she do?

Her son had just been born and needed breastfeeding, but she had little milk and couldn't let the child go hungry, so she could only find a way to buy high-fat flour for the child to eat.

It is not easy to get high-dried flour. You need to ask for favors, and the flour that reaches them is basically marked up. It is not cheap. A child will spend dozens of dollars a month just on high-dried flour.

In addition to the children, there are five people in the family. Food, clothing, and everything else cost money. The three children have to go to school, and they need tuition, miscellaneous fees, and book fees. They also need pocket money every day, and they need to buy toys from time to time and wear new clothes every season. Han Bin's salary is not enough for the whole family.

The infant mortality rate is high among newborns, so she certainly cannot save food for her child. She can only think of other solutions. In the past, she had four or five dishes for one meal, including meat and vegetables, but now she has two or three vegetables for one meal, and eats meat two or three times a week.

We don’t buy so many new clothes when the seasons change. At most, we buy one or two sets of clothes for the eldest child, from the inside out. The second child will continue to wear the eldest child’s clothes, and if they are not enough, we will add one or two more. The third child is a girl, so we buy two sets of underwear for her, and let her brothers wear her coats if they can be worn. If they are too worn out, we will think of other ways to deal with them.

Duan Xiaoying felt that what she did was reasonable. Among the other families in the compound, how many children had to go through the same three-year gap between the new and the old, and then another three years of gaps?

But how come it can be done in anyone's family, but when it comes to her family, it becomes evidence of her mistreating her stepchildren?

Not only did people in the compound spread the news, Han Bin and his three children also became more and more dissatisfied with her. In April, Han Bowen got into a fight with others because she did not stand on his side, so he quarreled with her.

Duan Xiaoying really felt it was unfair when talking about this matter. Han Bowen was not a good boy. Not to mention that he would fight with others twice a year.

No matter who it was, it was a fact that he beat people severely. After all the wrangling, in the end she still had to apologize.

The fight was so big that even Director Qiu showed up, and a large group of military wives and children gathered around. She took the initiative to apologize, just to make a big thing small, because she was afraid that he would get into trouble!

Who knew that Li Xiaoming could say such words? In the end, it turned out to be her fault.

Originally, when she went back that day, she wanted to apologize to Han Bowen. As an adult, she was too lazy to argue with a child like him. However, he didn't appreciate it at all and even quarreled with her.

After Han Bin came back and heard the whole story, he also chose to stand on his son's side and even accused her, saying, "You have changed so much in this year."

Duan Xiaoying couldn't help but say, "Is it me who has changed so much? Or do you think I treated your three precious children your ex-wife gave birth to unfairly, so you are picking on me on purpose?"

"Xiaoying, I'm talking about our current problem, don't bring up other people," Han Bin frowned and said, "Also, haven't you treated Bowen and his sister unfairly?"

"Han Bin!" Duan Xiaoying was really angry, "Speak with conscience! How have I treated them these years? They are young and don't understand. Can't you see it? I have been working like a slave for your Han family. What else can I do to show that I am not mistreating my children?"

"Yes, you were very good to the children before, but after Bodong was born, do you dare to say that you have no selfish motives? I used to give Bowen's grandmother living expenses, and you had opinions and always told me that the money was not enough. I can understand, but I haven't given them money in the past two years, and I have given all my salary to you. Tell me, why is this money still not enough?"

Duan Xiaoying knew what he wanted to say, and clenched her hands and said, "With so many people in the family, what food and daily necessities don't cost money? Go out and ask around, whose children have new clothes to wear every season like Bowen and his friends did before?"

"Well, the money was used to make new clothes for Bowen and his friends. They haven't bought many new clothes in the past year. Where did the money go?"

"They didn't buy new clothes, but Bodong drinks high-fat powder, which costs dozens of dollars a month..."

"My monthly salary is 160-170 yuan. Even if I charge 50 yuan for this high-quality powder, I should be able to save 110-120 yuan, right?" Han Bin asked. Seeing Duan Xiaoying opening her mouth to speak, he stretched out his hand to stop her. "Don't tell me that your family has a large population. There are many families with five or six children in the compound, and they don't seem to have much to eat and use. How come they live a comfortable life, while our family seems to be struggling to make ends meet?"

Duan Xiaoying was out of breath: "I did save some money."

After getting married, he only gave Duan Xiaoying monthly living expenses in the first six months. As their relationship became more harmonious, he gave his monthly salary directly to Duan Xiaoying.

At first, the money was enough, and she could still save some money at the end of each month, but as time went on, her salary gradually became insufficient.

It can't be said that it's not enough, there is still enough to spend, but you have to spend it carefully. Every time I hear her talk about it at the end of the month, it seems that she has not saved any money. At first, Han Bin didn't think much about it. He was busy with work, and the family was handed over to Duan Xiaoying, so he had to trust her.

But he didn't expect Duan Xiaoying to go too far. Before his son was born, the food at home and the clothes for the three children were all okay. After his son was born, the food and clothes became worse and worse.

He mentioned it several times, but every time, Duan Xiaoying complained.

Time and again, Han Bin's patience was worn out. He exposed her words and said, "I'm afraid you have saved more than a little money."

Duan Xiaoying's face froze, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Yes, I saved a lot of money, but why did I save it? Isn't it for our family?"

"Whether it's for this family or for your own selfish reasons, you know it in your heart."

Duan Xiaoying did have selfish motives. Although she knew that the Han family would become prosperous in the future, she did not feel at ease when the money was not in her own hands.

The reform and opening-up will begin soon, and she wants to save more money and buy more houses before the housing prices go up, and write her own name on them. This way, if the reform and opening-up begins in the future, she will have more assets on hand.

She always thought she had been very careful and cautious in this matter, but she didn't expect that Han Bin already knew everything.

Duan Xiaoying covered her face and cried, "I am selfish, but what can I do? You just said that I was very good to the children before, but what about them? I won't talk about Bowu and Qianqian, but Bowen always goes against me, and you still help him. You and your son are like this, is it wrong for me to save more money?"

"I'm not saying that it's wrong for you to save money, but everything should be done in moderation. The main purpose of my hard work is to give my family a good life, but look at this year, is life good at home?"

Duan Xiaoying was speechless and could only ask dryly: "So what do you want to do now?"

Han Bin only whispered: "Xiaoying, I just hope that our family can live in harmony."

After the quarrel, Han's family's life returned to the time before Han Bodong was born. The food was better, and the children had new clothes. The relationship between her and Han Bowen was not very close, but at least it was not as tense as before.

Everything seems to be moving in the right direction.

It wasn't until she received a letter from her hometown that she learned that her cousin had found a boyfriend.

The person they were talking about was not someone else, but the one with the most outstanding figure and appearance among the educated youth assigned to their team in recent years.

To be honest, most of the young girls her age in their team were interested in him, and she was no exception in her previous life.

But their intentions were useless. Although his father was framed and temporarily destitute, he was a man who had seen the world and looked down on these country girls.

In his previous life, at the end of this year, his father was dismissed and reinstated, and as the only son, he was naturally transferred back.

After her rebirth, Duan Xiaoying thought about getting close to him, but she gave up as soon as the thought flashed through her mind.

Because her mother was planning to marry her cousin to Han Bin, if she didn't act quickly, she would have no chance to interfere after the marriage was settled. Moreover, after he returned to the city in his previous life, she hadn't heard from him since, and she didn't know if he would have a future.

Having experienced poverty in her previous life, Duan Xiaoying no longer wants to choose a man based on his appearance. In this life, she just wants to be a superior person.

But Duan Xiaoying never expected that her cousin would be with him.

Why?

Didn't he look down on everyone in his previous life? Why is he with her cousin in this life?

If Duan Xiaoying could remain calm after learning that they were together, she could no longer hold back after discovering Su Ting's secret and learning that He Dongchuan had won first place in a row.

Duan Xiaoying met two people in her life who always made her feel frustrated, "If I have Yu, why do I have Liang?" One was her cousin and the other was Su Ting.

Duan Xiaoying didn't take Su Ting seriously at first because she was too lazy and had a bad reputation in the compound when she first followed the army. At that time, Duan Xiaoying had opinions about Su Ting because she felt that her actions had damaged the reputation of her stepmother.

It was not until she suffered a serious setback with Su Ting and their reputations reversed that Duan Xiaoying began to take this man seriously.

The more he looked, the more unbalanced Duan Xiaoying felt.

On what basis?

She got up early and went to bed late every day, working hard to take care of the Han family, but in the end, few of the children were close to her, and people outside always made malicious assumptions about her.

Su Ting slept until she woke up naturally, ate three meals a day in the cafeteria, and only helped her stepson a few times, but she won the love of her stepson and the affection of her husband. Even her reputation outside was not necessarily worse than hers.

Originally, she could still comfort herself that no matter how comfortable Su Ting's life was now, she might not be able to live better than her in ten or twenty years, because her husband might become a high-ranking official in the future.

But after He Dongchuan won two first places in a row, Duan Xiaoying could no longer comfort herself in this way.

Although she didn't understand anything about the army, her IQ was fine. Moreover, she had heard Han Bin talk about the importance of this competition many times.

After hearing the news, Han Bin was eager to participate in the individual selection, but he was unlucky. He had an upset stomach the day before the competition, and his legs were weak the next day, so he was not selected.

He was selected for the team competition, but no matter how well he performed in the team event, the honor was collective and did not bring much benefit to the individual. Unlike He Dongchuan, when the news of his winning two first places came back, everyone said that he would be promoted to vice-captain this time.

A deputy group leader who is less than 30 years old!

Han Bin is already in his thirties, and it will be a long time before he is promoted to deputy regiment commander. However, according to her memories of her previous life, he will be able to become a commander in the future.

He Dongchuan is more powerful and capable than Han Bin, and he has a good family background, so he will definitely reach a higher level in the future.

At this point, Duan Xiaoying's sense of superiority over Su Ting disappeared, and she felt like a joke.

It was at this time that she discovered Su Ting's biggest secret.

Seeing Duan Xiaoying staring at her without saying anything, Su Ting finally lost her patience and said with a frown, "If you have something to say, just say it. If not, I'm leaving."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Ting turned around and prepared to leave.

Duan Xiaoying came back to his senses and quickly asked, "You are also reborn, right?"

Rebirth?

"What rebirth? What is rebirth?" Su Ting stopped and turned around to ask in confusion.

The confused expression on Su Ting's face was so real that Duan Xiaoying couldn't help but doubt herself. Could she have guessed wrong?

No, it's impossible.

Duan Xiaoying said, "Don't play dumb. I saw your drawing of 'Three Fires Working Diary'. Others say it's a comic strip, but I know you're drawing a cartoon."

In fact, before the news of He Dongchuan's consecutive first place came back, someone went to the Xinhua Bookstore in the city to buy the comic book "Three Fires Working Diary" and circulated it in the compound. But at that time Duan Xiaoying had just received a letter from home and was in a depressed mood and did not pay much attention to it.

It was not until yesterday when she was chatting and heard people praising Su Ting over and over again that she became annoyed and said casually: "It's just a comic book, what's the big deal?"

"How could it be? You don't know that the style of her comic strip is quite different from the usual ones. I heard that after "Three Fires Working Diary" became popular, there were many more stories similar to her style published in those illustrated magazines."

After the fact that Su Ting drew comic strips was exposed, many people in the compound became "experts" in this area. They could talk about comic strips in a very knowledgeable and convincing manner.

Seeing that Duan Xiaoying didn't believe him, the other party borrowed a copy of "Sanhuo's Work Diary" and put it in her hand, saying, "If you don't believe me, take a look. Su Ting's painting is really good."

Duan Xiaoying didn't agree with it in his heart, but seeing that the other party was so determined, he still opened the comic book.

Upon seeing this, Duan Xiaoying was stunned.

People of this era don’t know clearly, but Duan Xiaoying lived two thousand years later in her previous life, and her grandson was obsessed with comics for a while and spent all his pocket money on them. She saw it when she was cleaning the house.

So she knew at a glance that what Su Ting drew was not a comic strip, but a cartoon!

Su Ting was stunned when she heard this. She really didn't expect that she would reveal herself here, but it was not a big problem. She asked back, "I draw comic strips. Is there a problem?"

Duan Xiaoying didn't believe it: "Is this your own style?"

Su Ting smiled and said, "Comrade Duan Xiaoying, if you don't know about comic strips, I advise you to look up more information before you come to me and say this. Comics and comic strips as a form of expression have been around since the Republic of China. I feel ashamed of your compliment to me."

She said it with such confidence that Duan Xiaoying began to doubt again: "Are you really not reborn?"

"This is the second time you've asked me this question. I've been wondering, what exactly is rebirth?" As a senior reader, Su Ting certainly knew what rebirth was, but she couldn't tell the truth to Duan Xiaoying, so she played dumb.

Duan Xiaoying did not explain, but looked at her suspiciously and asked, "How dare you say that you married He Dongchuan because you knew he would have a promising future?"

"I don't know how to tell fortunes, so how can I know if he will have a successful future?"

Su Ting pretended to be stupid on the surface, but thought in her heart, although I don’t know whether He Dongchuan will have a bright future, but I know that he may die in the future.

Also, how does the idiom go?

Judge others by yourself.

You should speculate about others with the same thoughts as you do about yourself.

It is known that Duan Xiaoying was reborn, and she thought she was also reborn. Then, Duan Xiaoying felt that the reason she married He Dongchuan was because she knew she had a bright future.

So, can we conclude that Duan Xiaoying married Han Bin because she knew he had a promising future?

Su Ting felt that she might have discovered something big by accident.

Thinking of this, Su Ting looked at Duan Xiaoying. As she looked, she felt that Duan Xiaoying's expression was a little strange. She frowned and bit her lips, as if she was uncomfortable and unwilling.

Su Ting couldn't help asking, "Besides, do I know whether He Dongchuan will have a successful future? Does it have anything to do with you?"

How come it doesn't matter?

If Su Ting was also reborn and knew that He Dongchuan would have a bright future, she would be able to comfort herself that it was not that her choice was wrong, but that she met the wrong person.

What she has done in recent years is no joke.

But before she could open her mouth, Duan Xiaoying swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. If Su Ting was not reborn, what was the point of telling her all this? It would only make her a laughing stock.

Duan Xiaoying lost the idea of ​​chatting with Su Ting, shook her head and said indifferently: "It's nothing, just think of me as just going crazy."

After saying that, Duan Xiaoying turned around and walked towards the rows of houses behind the green belt without saying hello.

Su Ting stood there, watching Duan Xiaoying's thin back gradually moving away, her heart calm. Although she said nothing, Su Ting vaguely guessed what she was thinking.

To be honest, it's quite boring.

Duan Xiaoying's thoughts and calculations are just like her, quite boring.

Su Ting thought about it, stretched out her hand to tuck the hair on her forehead that was blown by the sea breeze behind her ears, followed the sea breeze across the beach, and went home.

It’s better to go home and be with the children.