I relied on my heart to play badly in front of my husband, an officer.

Early the next morning, everyone in the Bai family got busy. Wang Yanzi and Song Xiaofen were busy baking bread for Bai Youyou and the others to eat on the road, while Bai Dayong and Bai Wen were busy packing the things they wanted to take away.

Their busyness in the yard contrasted with Bai Youyou who was leisurely eating egg custard for breakfast at the table.

As for Sheng Zeyan and Zhang Ru, one was helping to make pancakes in the kitchen, while the other followed Bai Dayong and the others, trying to replace Bai Wen and take over himself.

Bai Youyou looked at Sheng Zeyan who wanted to help in the yard. Not only did Bai Dayong dodge his hand, but he was also pushed by his butt and staggered. She smiled unkindly.

When Mao Xiaoling brought the baked pancakes into the main room from the kitchen, what she saw was Bai Youyou, who was laughing so hard that her body was shaking.

When she looked over, she saw three people busy in the yard and was very puzzled.

"Youyou, what are you looking at? You're laughing so happily."

Mao Xiaoling walked over and put the pancake on the table and asked the question in her heart.

Her question frightened Bai Youyou, who was already laughing happily, at the sudden sound. She was so happy that the egg custard in her mouth got stuck in her neck, causing her to cough continuously.

Mao Xiaoling also panicked when she saw her coughing until tears came out.

He quickly poured a glass of water and placed it on the table, then patted her back and said,

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you feeling better? You're really something. You were eating something in your mouth, but you were laughing so loudly. Now you're choking!

Okay, once we stop coughing, we can’t eat like this anymore. If you choke again, you’ll choke to death.”

Finally feeling a little better, Bai Youyou, who was drinking the water on the table, choked on the water again, perhaps because Mao Xiaoling's words were right.

This time she coughed even more violently, so loud that even Sheng Zeyan, who was in the yard, was drawn into the house by her cough.

Seeing Bai Youyou coughing and her face red, he felt very distressed and quickly walked to her side.

He raised his hand and gently patted Bai Youyou's back, his eyes full of worry.

"I told you to drink slowly. Don't be impatient. No one is competing with you for it. Why are you drinking so fast?"

Bai Youyou finally recovered, her face flushed red. She couldn't say that she coughed because she was scared by Mao Xiaoling at first, and then because her bad words came true.

Mao Xiaoling, who was standing by, shook her head helplessly and said, "Why are you always in trouble today?"

What did Bai Youyou have to say after she said this? It was all caused by her carelessness.

At this time, Bai Dayong also walked in, looked at Bai Youyou and said with a smile: "Girl, you don't want to leave, so you did this.

If that's the case, you should have said so earlier! If you don't want to leave, then we won't leave.

Is it necessary for you to do this? Look how uncomfortable you are coughing."

Bai Dayong's words undoubtedly stabbed Bai Youyou again.

After she stopped coughing completely, she looked at Sheng Zeyan with tears in her eyes and complained: "Husband, look, Dad and sister-in-law bullied me. I'm coughing like this, but they don't care about me.

Did I mean to cough? Or did my sister-in-law suddenly startle me and I was choking. I didn't mean to do that!" Bai Youyou said the last sentence in a very low voice.

Sheng Zeyan touched Bai Youyou's head lovingly, "Okay, okay, Dad and sister-in-law are just concerned about you." He turned to Bai Dayong and Mao Xiaoling and said, "Dad, sister-in-law, Youyou didn't mean it. Let's stop talking about her."

Bai Dayong laughed and nodded, "Okay, pack your things, and you can leave after dinner. I'll go see if your grandma and mom are ready. If they are, we'll have dinner early today, and after dinner, let your eldest brother Bai Wen take you to the car."

As soon as Bai Dayong finished speaking, Bai Wen's voice came.

"It's time to eat." Bai Wen, who was carrying food from the kitchen, looked at them and shouted.

Once everyone sat down again and started eating, the atmosphere became harmonious and friendly.

After dinner, the family set off with their luggage.

Bai Youyou walked in front holding Wang Yanzi's hand, and behind them was Song Xiaofen holding Zhang Ru with one hand and Mao Xiaoling with the other.

As for Sheng Zeyan and the other three men, each of them was carrying a big bag and walking at the end.

Wang Yanzi patted Bai Youyou's hand, which was holding hers, and kept talking to her.

"Youyou, when you go over there, you must take good care of yourself, okay? Don't let grandma worry.

Now there is a telephone in the village. You can call home when you have time. Don’t worry about the high phone bill. Don’t worry, although grandma doesn’t have much money, she still has enough money to answer the phone.

Also! You and Xiaosheng have been married for more than half a year, it's time to have a child. With a child, your mother-in-law will feel at ease and you can find something for her to do."

Bai Youyou blushed when she heard Wang Yanzi's words that implied inducing labor.

"Grandma, don't worry about the baby. It's still early. Sheng Zeyan and I have agreed that we will consider having a baby after I turn 20."

"Really, you and Xiaosheng really agreed that you would have another child after you turn 20." Wang Yanzi said, not quite convinced.

Bai Youyou nodded seriously, "Really, Grandma, we've already discussed this."

Wang Yanzi sighed. "Well, you young people have your own ideas. Grandma won't urge you anymore, but you have to remember this and don't put it off for too long."

You'll be 19 in a month, just a year, and time flies."

"Grandma, don't worry! I've remembered this. Sheng Zeyan and I both like children. If I wasn't young and couldn't get a marriage certificate, I would have wanted to have a child a long time ago."

"Okay, I'm relieved that you think this way. Alas, I don't know when I will see you again after this separation." Wang Yanzi still couldn't bear to part with Bai Youyou.

Seeing Wang Yanzi's sadness, Bai Youyou hugged her hand tightly and said in a coquettish tone:

"How about you come with me to live in the army? It will also allow Sheng Zeyan and I to be filial to you. Is that okay? Grandma, as long as you agree, I will immediately ask Sheng Zeyan to buy a ticket and let you go with us."

Wang Yanzi listened to Bai Youyou's words and shook her head lovingly. "Silly child, grandma is used to staying in the village. It's not convenient for her to go to the city. Besides, I still have to take care of your eldest brother's children! As for me, I'm not going anywhere."

Bai Youyou pretended to be unhappy and said, "Humph, I knew grandma still liked my eldest brother and his family the most. She would take care of their children instead of mine."

"Silly girl, don't you have to wait a year before giving birth? Grandma hasn't taken care of a child for a long time. I'll practice on your eldest brother's child first. Once I'm more familiar with it, I can take care of it directly for you." After saying that, Wang Yanzi patted Bai Youyou's head with a smile.

Bai Youyou, who was being photographed, chuckled and said, "Hehe, I knew that grandma still loved me the most."

Looking at the affectionate grandparents and grandchildren in front, Zhang Ru and Song Xiaofen, who were following behind them, also smiled at each other, and Song Xiaofen said:

"My dear relatives, my daughter Youyou is still young and sometimes behaves like a child. If she does something wrong, please forgive her."

Zhang Ru looked at Bai Youyou and answered Song Xiaofen's words with a gentle expression:

"My dear, what are you talking about? I love her so much, how could I say anything about her?

I have always treated her as my own daughter and would never let her suffer any injustice.

"Hey! Thank you, in-laws."

The family sent them to the exit of the village, and people greeted them along the way.

Arriving at the village entrance, Bai Wen put away his luggage. Bai Youyou's eyes were red as he hugged his family reluctantly, "Grandma, Mom, Dad, Big Brother and Sister-in-law, I will keep in touch. You should also take care of yourselves."

If you have any questions, please call us and I will come back to see you when I have time."

"Okay, go ahead. Grandma will be waiting for you to call her when you get there." Wang Yanzi replied with tears in her eyes.

"Okay, grandma." Then there was another round of goodbyes.

Holding back tears, I got on the ox cart.

Bai Youyou looked at her family who were still standing at the entrance of the village and waving at her, tears welling up in her eyes.

Sheng Zeyan hugged her gently, "Youyou, don't cry. We will be able to come back to visit our relatives during the next vacation. I promised that we will come back twice a year from now on. During your winter and summer vacations, we will come back to accompany grandma and the others. I promise."

"OK."

The oxcart lurched towards the station. Bai Youyou leaned against Sheng Zeyan's chest, her emotions slowly calming down.

When they arrived at the station, Bai Wen helped them board the train smoothly, and then looked at them with a smile on his face on the platform.

As the train started, Bai Youyou looked out the window at Bai Wen and the scenery of his hometown gradually moving away, feeling mixed emotions.

After a long bumpy ride on the train, we finally arrived at our destination.

After getting off the train, since no one was there to pick them up, Sheng Zeyan and Bai Youyou found a hotel to rest temporarily, waiting to take a bus back to the army the next day.

At night, Bai Youyou tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so Sheng Zeyan patted her back to coax her to sleep.

The next morning, they packed their things early and waited at the station.

After waiting for about ten minutes, they finally got on the car with their large and small luggage.

The car slowly arrived at the gate of the family compound.

The neighbors who were sitting together at the door all came over and greeted them enthusiastically.

Looking at everyone's friendly smiling faces, Bai Youyou smiled for the first time since getting on the car and leaving home.

People greeted them along the way.

"Teacher Bai, Deputy Captain Sheng, you're back! Come in and have a seat!"

Bai Youyou and Sheng Zeyan thanked their neighbors one by one and walked towards their own house with Zhang Ru.

When I opened the door, there was a faint musty smell in the house. After all, no one had lived there for quite a while.

Bai Youyou opened the window for ventilation, while Sheng Zeyan and Zhang Ruze began to pack their luggage.

Just when they were working in full swing, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

Bai Youyou, who was cleaning the yard, saw a ball rolling in from outside the door.

Two little children were standing at their door, looking at her with embarrassed expressions.

Seeing them like that, Bai Youyou knew what was going on. It was just that the kid next door was being naughty and kicked the ball into their yard.

He put down the broom, bent down to pick up the ball and handed it to them.

"Thank you, auntie. You're back from your hometown." The older man took the ball and asked Bai Youyou.

"Well, I'm back. Why are you still so naughty? I will pick up the ball for you as soon as I come back." Bai Youyou rubbed the boy's frizzy hair and said with a smile.

The boy was embarrassed, "Auntie, I'm sorry, we didn't mean it."

"Okay, Auntie knows you didn't mean it. Go play."

When Bai Youyou turned to walk in, the boy next door's mother, Mrs. Liu, came out and saw Bai Youyou.

"Hey, Teacher Bai, you're back. Have you eaten yet? Come to my house for dinner! I happened to have cooked a lot today."

"No, Sister Liu, my mother-in-law has already prepared it, so we won't go over there."

"Oh! Aunt is here too! We've known each other for such a long time, but I still don't know my aunt. It's just right, I'll go in and say hello to my aunt and get to know her."

After saying this, Sister Liu took Bai Youyou's hand and walked towards her home. After entering the house, she took Zhang Ru's hand very familiarly and started chatting with her, asking if their journey was smooth. By the way, she also talked about the interesting things that happened in the family compound during this period.

Bai Youyou returned to their room and saw that Sheng Zeyan had basically cleaned up the room.

She said to him, "Honey, why don't we invite the neighbors to get together tonight to thank them for their care for our family in the past, and let Mom get to know the neighbors around here." Sheng Zeyan of course agreed.

After Mrs. Liu returned home, Bai Youyou told Zhang Ru about her plan, and Zhang Ru was also very happy.

"It's just right. I can let them all try the specialties I brought from home."

Sheng Zeyan looked at Zhang Ru who had already started preparing and called her.

"Mom, it's only noon now and it's still early for dinner. We can still do it after we take a rest."

After the family finished lunch, they rested for another two hours. Zhang Ru and Bai Youyou got up and went into the kitchen, while Sheng Zeyan went out to invite neighbors one by one.

In the evening, their courtyard was bustling with activity.

Although it was their family who treated everyone to dinner, the neighbors still brought their own specialties, and the men sat around the table drinking.

The table where the women and children were sitting was also filled with laughter and joy.

Bai Youyou felt the warm friendship between neighbors, and her sadness of leaving home faded a lot.

After eating and drinking, the neighbors gradually dispersed. Bai Youyou and Sheng Zeyan sat in the yard, hugging each other, looking up at the starry sky.

Bai Youyou said softly, "It's great here, it feels like a second home."

Sheng Zeyan responded with a smile: "Well, we will live a good life here from now on."