"Isn't it a bit too early for Mom to be thinking about these things?"
“That’s right. I’ll take you to your rooms. These two rooms in the middle are for the children. The two rooms on the east side are for your eldest brother and his wife, as well as Nan Nan and the others. The two rooms on the west side will be cleaned up. One room is for you and the third brother, and the other room is for the fourth brother and his wife.”
"It's all okay, Mom."
"I had the things you mailed sent to your room, but I didn't know what was inside, so I didn't touch them. You can unpack them yourself later."
"good"
"Grandma, which of these two rooms should we stay in?"
"Grandma cleaned up the room on the east side and the room on the west side for Dumplings to live in."
"Grandma, I have one too!"
"yes!"
"I want to see! I want to see!"
"well"
"Grandma, Mom wants to sleep in the top bunk too."
"Me too"
"I want one too!"
"You guys decide! But Doubao, Mingming and Jiajia still need to stay in the lower bunk."
Why?!
What do you think?
"Fine! So you just think we're too small?"
"snort"
"Alright, now that you're up here, hurry up and tidy up."
"good"
"Mianmian, you go back inside and tidy up too. I'll take care of Xiao and Jiaozi to play."
"Okay, okay! Mom, I'll play with Grandma!"
"Can!"
Taking advantage of this moment, I quickly went back into the house and took out some of the things that were stored in my spatial storage.
It wasn't until I saw Aunt Cao that I remembered I had forgotten to prepare some things for the elders in the military region.
We should take the kids to visit before the New Year.
Otherwise, when Shen Bei arrives with his wife, I can't very well drag her along to visit him; that wouldn't be reasonable!
"Dad, how many of the old commanders who stayed in the army are still in service now?"
"What's wrong, Mianmian?"
"Dad, now that I'm back and living in the military compound, I think I should at least pay him a visit."
"That makes sense. Most of them are still here, and some of the old comrades who were sent down should be coming back soon."
Do you have a list?
"Yes, but I don't know if they should stay where they used to live."
"How about this? I'll have Xiao Cheng take you tomorrow; he's familiar with the area."
"good"
"Mianmian, why don't we wait a bit? Mom will go and prepare some things for you so you can take them with you when you visit."
"Mom, no need. I have some dried goods in the package I mailed; sending that will suffice."
"this"
"Let's give this as a gift!"
"That's okay"
On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, I took my child and my bodyguard, Comrade Cheng, and walked around the military region. I must say, at least two-thirds of them were still there. However, these were already in high positions. The others had either returned to civilian life or been transferred to other military regions.
However, I learned something during the interview, which was about Ruan Yuanyuan's own family.
“Mianmian, let me tell you, not long after Ruan Yuanyuan bullied you, about half a year later, Zhang Dabiao’s family was transferred from the army to civilian life. I don’t know the specifics of what happened to them.”
Thank you, Aunt Wu.
"You're too kind. I heard from Xiaoli that you've taken good care of her all these years."
"Look at what you're saying. No matter how you look at it, we're all from the military compound, so we're all family. Shouldn't brothers and sisters help each other out?"
"You can't say that. This is our military compound. People from other places would be lucky if they didn't bully their own kids."
"Yes, Aunt Wu, it's getting late, I'll take the child home first."
"Let's go back!"
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is New Year's Eve, Shen Bei returned with his wife and children.
"Fourth Brother, here, here!"
"Mianmian, where is your wife?"
"Okay, let's go over there."
Be careful.
"good"
"Fourth Brother, is this your sister-in-law? Let me help you with this."
"No need, let her carry it! She's very strong."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Why does this way of address sound so strange to me?"
"It's not wrong for Xinyue to call you sister-in-law, but don't you think it's strange that you call Xinyue sister-in-law?"
"Really? Don't I call you Fourth Brother?"
"That's right! But aren't you my third brother's wife?"
"That makes sense too."
"Alright, let's just call you by your name!"
"Alright"
"Here's a biscuit, say hello to your third aunt."
Hello, Third Aunt.
"Good girl, let's go! Let's hurry back and rest for a while before having our New Year's Eve dinner."
"good"
"Why are you the one who came to pick me up? Where are the others?"
"When I came out, Dad was in a meeting, Mom was at home preparing New Year's Eve dinner, and all the children were at home."
As for the others, none of them returned.
"I thought that even if my eldest brother and sister-in-law couldn't come back, my third brother would at least be able to!"
"No, your third brother is busy too. He can't come back."
The car is just ahead.
"Okay, Mianmian, you'll be in a lot of trouble taking care of things at home from now on. Xinyue is pregnant now, and there's also this older one; they'll all need to be taken care of by you."
"Look at what you're saying, we're all family, why are you speaking like that?"
Oh, by the way, Mom told me you have to go back home after the third day of the Lunar New Year.
"yes"
"Then you can rest assured to leave your wife and child to me! Although I will also be going to school, we will still be in the same city. Besides, Biscuit will stay in the military compound and be looked after by our mother. When I'm not in class, I will go to Xinyue's school to see her."
"Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"
"No trouble at all"
"By the way, can Mom take care of so many kids by herself?"
"I'm planning to send all my children, except for Dumpling, to school."
Mantou is in third grade, Ping'an is in second grade, Baozi is in first grade, and now only Mingming, Jiajia, and Doubao are not in school yet.
My plan is to send them to daycare after the New Year, so they can start first grade in the fall.
"Will it work?"
"Why not? We were this big when we were in elementary school! Besides, if we go to a military-affiliated elementary school, our parents live in the military compound right now, so it's very convenient."
The key issue is that I want to study elsewhere. Not only am I currently studying at school, but my parents are also worried about me studying there!
This isn't the countryside, where there are almost no strangers; the city is different after all.
"That's right, then we'll send the cookies to the daycare center too."
"Is that feasible? He's only a year older than a dumpling."
"Is it okay? A cookie?"
"All my brothers went."
"Then I'll go too."
"That means they agreed."
"All right"
"By the way, Mianmian, have you taught the children boxing?"
"What, you want Cookie to learn too?"
"Yes! Biscuit is a boy, after all."
"As long as you don't mind, it's fine. All the boys in the family are studying."
"If you study all of these, can a healthy person handle it? Can they keep up?"
"No problem, you're almost fully recovered. Just continue eating the therapeutic soup for another year or two."
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