I admired the flowers in the rose garden in the morning, had a quick meal at a small restaurant at noon, and took a bus back to No. 1 Middle School in the afternoon.

Today is May 2nd, Xiaoyu and Xiaoli’s birthday. The four of them went to a public telephone booth to call home.

As soon as the call was connected, the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers came from the other end, as if there was a wedding.

The village chief answered the phone and heard that it was Jiang Cong, so he smiled and said:

"What a coincidence! Your parents are having a feast at our house! I'll ask someone to go and call them for you!"

"Is there any good news in the village chief's family?" Jiang Cong asked unnecessary questions.

"Today, my family is marrying off our daughter. Our Lanlan is finally getting married!"

The village chief could not hide his happiness in his voice. In rural areas, boys are favored over girls. Zhang Lanlan is already 23 years old. If a girl stays at home for one more year, she will have one more year of food. Now, she is finally married, and her family is collecting some dowry.

"Then congratulations!" Jiang Cong said politely.

In fact, he already had a problem with Zhang Lanlan. She pushed Manman into the reservoir last year and almost killed her!

Their family is from an outsider family, so they have no say in the village. When they were in the production team, their family had few laborers and owed money to the production team all year round. They had to pay it back every year. If it weren't for the village chief's family giving them an equal amount every year, they would probably not even have enough to eat.

So, for the sake of the village chief, he didn't pursue the matter any further. As long as Manman was fine, he would only tolerate it this once in his life.

After Jiang's father and mother arrived, they exchanged a few words with them. They were now helping with the work. It was not time for the banquet yet. The three children were playing with the children in the village. Xiaoyu and Xiaoli were looked after by Niuniu.

"Now Niuniu is sensible and knows how to help us take care of our younger siblings. We have received all the things you sent back. The children like them very much, especially Xiaoli. He was so happy to get the ball. He held it in his arms every day and even wanted to hold it even when he went to sleep!"

Jiang's mother was on the other end of the phone, her eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. These children were very obedient and did not cause any worry.

"What about the children? Is it convenient for them to answer the phone now?" Qin Man wanted to say a few words to the children.

She really missed them.

"You don't know where to play? I'll go find it for you. You two can talk to your dad first!"

Mother Jiang handed the phone to Father Jiang, and then hurried to look for the children.

After a while, the children came over. When Xiaoyu and Xiaoli heard that their mother had called and came back, they came over impatiently.

The elder brother gave way to his younger sister and let her speak first.

"Mom!" Xiaoyu's tone was full of excitement.

"Hey~ baby, happy birthday!" Qin Man's heart melted when she heard the child's voice.

"Thank you, mom~" Xiaoyu smiled sweetly, revealing a few little teeth.

"Mom, Xiao Li misses you!"

Xiao Li was eager to talk to her mother, but she couldn't snatch the phone, so she put her face close to the phone just to hear the voice.

"Mom misses you too! Happy birthday, little Li babies. Do you like the gifts I bought for you?"

"I like it. The children in the village are so jealous of us and say my mom is the best mom in the world!"

For children in rural areas, it is already very good to have a good meal on their birthday. It is impossible for them to ask for gifts, which are only given to children in the city.

So, when Xiaoyu and Xiaoli appeared in the village with their baby, there was no child who was not jealous.

The brother and sister were wearing beautiful and clean clothes, and they looked fair and tender, even Niu Niu had some.

As an aunt, she has never neglected her. In Qin Man's words, Niu Niu no longer has a mother, and she may not be able to take care of her in every aspect, but she can still buy her some decent clothes.

Therefore, Niu Niu knew at a young age that she should be kind to her brothers and sisters just as her aunt was kind to her.

When other children tried to snatch her sister's doll, she chased them away fiercely.

"It's good that you like it. In a few months, mom and dad will come to pick you up. We will go to school here, and then we can see mom and dad every day!"

Qin Man has already inquired about it. The tuition for preschool classes in better kindergartens is ten yuan a month, and twenty yuan a month for two children, including meal expenses. It is also necessary to have some preschool enlightenment education.

As for Niu Niu, after she finishes primary school, if she and her husband do well, they will bring her parents and Niu Niu out as well, and let Niu Niu go to junior high school in the city and receive better teaching conditions.

"Okay, I will protect my sister well, and when mom comes back, she will take us to pick wild persimmons to sell!"

Xiao Li was still thinking about selling wild persimmons because Qin Man made a little money from selling wild persimmons last year.

Jiang's father and mother also thought this was a good business opportunity, and planned to follow Qin Man's method to sell wild persimmons to increase the family income and make the children more relaxed.

"Okay, Xiao Li is the best!" Qin Man was very pleased.

Afterwards, Jiang Lian and Jiang Cheng also talked a few words to their family and summarized their current situation.