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Xu Xiaofen did not return to her maiden ho for the entire day today, and she had no idea that her younger brother and his wife were waiting for her—waiting for so long they were about to grow ’long necks’ from looking out. They waited from breakfast till dinner.
Even if a couple is lazy to step out, hunger will inevitably strike. As night fell and it was certain she would not co, they reluctantly faced reality.
Because they hadn’t eaten for most of the day, everyone in the family was so famished, they felt dizzy and weak. The leftovers had been finished in the morning, so after shirking the task between them for a long ti, they had no choice but to ’personally’ make so sweet potato porridge to eat, which finally gave them the strength to go to bed.
With such an unreliable Yue Family, and having a wife who always looks after her natal ho, Xie Jingwei was dood to have no peace at ho.
Xie Jingchen had finally finished his busy work and was ready to go ho when he was stunned—his wife and children were long gone from the military quarters or the county town.
His wife, children, and parents used to be around, so Xie Jingchen never felt it was too far. Whenever he had spare ti, no matter how tired, he would always drive back to his ho in the county town.
But it wasn’t until he found the special docunts left by Mr. Liu, rebutted the charges against Zheng Changqing—oh, that’s Qiao Zheng—and connected with Pang Qiao, confirming their loyalty to the country, that he felt he had completed a small part of his mission.
Now, trying to return ho, he found that he had nowhere to go.
There is a small western-style house in the county town that Fifth occasionally checks on, so he wasn’t worried that anything might go wrong.
It’s just that without his wife and children, his ’ho’ felt far away.
With no choice, he could only return to his little ho in the military quarters.
The ho in the military quarters where his wife lived for about four months isn’t much compared to most of the ti she spent in the county town, but for him, this ho in the military quarters was their shared nest.
Looking at the familiar arrangents and furniture, besides the scent of the furniture, there’s no other presence in the air.
At this mont, Xie Jingchen missed his wife and children in his holand deeply. But the mission on his hands was not yet complete, even though he had found another stronghold of the Shantian Organization, the real leader of the organization had not been found!
Even Zheng Changqing, who had been undercover in the enemy organization for so long, had never actually t the head of the Shantian Organization.
This added another layer of difficulty to Xie Jingchen’s exploration, and being in a passive position always caused frustration.
Xie Jingchen had no choice but to hope that he could end this thorny mission before the year was out.
After putting the children to sleep, Yan Jinsu inford her eldest sister, explained that she was going up the mountain to hunt, and instructed her to take care of the children before leaving her ho with a basket on her back.
No sooner had she left than Zhou Dahu and Zhang Hongqiang, who were eager to see her, ca knocking on the door.
Also with them was Zhang Zhiming’s wife, Chen Zhenjie.
As for the grandsons of the Zhang Family, they were still in school.
When people get older, they just want to see if their descendants are doing well. Although Yan Jinsu has changed her na, in the eyes of Uncle Zhang and others, she’s still their grandniece.
Especially this year, Yan Jinsu continued to send gifts regularly and on festivals to maintain relationships with relatives and friends back ho. To people nowadays, this shows how much she values relationships!
In Yan Jinsu’s heart, all friendships and family bonds need to be maintained. Aside from parents, no affection is inherently unchanging.
Even parental love will fade and grow cold if not carefully cherished and maintained.
Interpersonal relationships always involve self-interest, yet it’s still possible to establish profound emotions within those interests.
Fortunately, Aunt Zhang and Uncle didn’t get to see Yan Jinsu, but they did et the twins.
Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi were not shy at all, and because of their high intelligence, they were very perceptive of others’ direct responses.
From Uncle Zhang, Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi only felt kindness.
Aunt Zhang loved the adorable and identical twin dragons and phoenix. If it weren’t for the two children disliking being held by others, Chen Zhenjie would have longed to pick them up and hold them in her arms.
Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi are not afraid of strangers, but they don’t let anyone hold them unless it’s a relative allowed by Yan Jinsu, or they’ll cry as soon as they are picked up.
Currently at ho, only Zhou Xiuhua and Xie Tiesheng can hold these siblings. Because Xie Jinghong had lived at ho for a few days and was introduced by Yan Jinsu, Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi did not resist being in Xie Jinghong’s arms, but they also didn’t particularly like it either.
Their wariness was about being physically picked up. As long as they weren’t held, they were well-behaved and could sit and be observed and admired by others.
A few days after returning ho, Xiaojiu started getting restless when he saw his ’brothers’ running around and playing in the yard.
Starting from today, as a little baby, he was trying to ’stand’ up!
He could jump, but standing up on his own was not easy!
Moreover, at only five and a half months old now, Zhou Xiuhua never believed that her grandson, not even half a year old, could stand up and start walking!
You have to know, it was only last month that Xiaojiu learned to crawl!
Which child can learn to walk at five months old!
Yet, Xiaojiu can!
Xiaojiu doesn’t look as chubby as Xiao Shi, but his physical condition is definitely better than Xiao Shi’s. Xiao Shi is gluttonous, always wanting to drink until she is completely full, whereas Xiaojiu has self-control, generally being satisfied at about eighty to ninety percent full.
Plus, as a boy, he is not afraid of falling or tumbling at all. Xiao Shi is delicate, and if she falls when dad is around, she’ll definitely cry breathlessly in Xie Jingchen’s arms, who has to carry her for a half-hour before she calms down.
During this half-hour of Xiao Shi’s fussing, Xiaojiu has already wisely been exercising his body. So in terms of physique, Xiaojiu is firr than Xiao Shi.
Xiaojiu dares to play ’lift up high’ in dad’s arms and likes it the higher he goes, even boldly cooperating with small jumping movents, very brave.
Xiao Shi is not like that; she just likes to be held by dad and walk around without moving.
Just with these obvious little preferences, one can see the differences between the twin dragon and phoenix.
At this mont, Xiao Shi is being held by grandma, sitting nicely, occasionally watching Xiao Wu and Sister Xiaoqi play, or turning her gaze towards her older brothers, from ti to ti nibbling on her fingers, not causing any fuss at all.
It’s not the sa with Xiaojiu; he is envious watching Brother Xiao Si leading three cousins playing in the courtyard. He also wants to join them.
Alone in the crib, he holds onto the railing, continuously trying to stand up.
Uncle Zhang watched Xiaojiu’s efforts like this, while Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhang accompany Zhou Xiuhua and Xie Jinghong in conversation. The won were all kind and polite, not gossiping about others, and they could talk about daily life, making clothes and shoes, for a whole day.
Xiaojiu, however, paid no attention to anyone and focused on standing up a hundred tis!
After trying dozens of tis, constantly collapsing due to his thighs being soft and not strong enough, the little guy knew how to protect his head; each ti, he would sit down in a squat, without bumping and hurting himself at all.
Uncle Zhang found it odd, chatting with Xie Tiesheng on and off. The two of them were good friends, so they had plenty to talk about.
Only because each had their own busyness, especially with Xie Tiesheng joining the military, their ti for bonding was limited, but their friendship remained.
"Stood, stood up!" Elder Zhang grabbed the arm of the person next to him, pointing at Xiaojiu with joy!
"Oh, my good grandson, he really stood up!" Zhou Xiuhua followed the direction and just in ti, saw Xiaojiu running out of strength, standing up for not even three seconds before squatting back down!
"Ha ha~~" Seeing Xiaojiu’s wide grin, revealing a big smile, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
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