Yuanyuan was held in Xing’er’s arms. Now that he could eat some food, Xing’er soaked tofu and mashed rice into a paste and fed him a small bowl. After Yuanyuan was full, he babbled but didn’t make any trouble. Xing’er held the child in one hand and ate his meal with the other.

　　Li Zhouzhou saw that it was inconvenient for Xing Ge’er to hold Yuan Yuan while eating, so he asked him to hold him for a while. Xing Ge’er shook his head, “Don’t think he is well behaved now, he is in my hands. If you hold him, he will definitely cry.”

　　His Yuanyuan always wants someone to hold him when the adults are eating, and it has to be him.

　　After dinner, they sat and talked for a long time. It was getting dark, and Xing’er said he wanted to go home. He put a hat on Yuanyuan and wrapped him up tightly. Wang Shitou held the child. There was still snow on the road in the village, and Xing’er was afraid that the child would fall if he walked unsteadily with the child in his arms.

　　Li Zhouzhou was seeing them off, and when he came out of the yard he heard Tian scolding Daniu in a loud voice again. Li Zhouzhou looked at Xingger first, and even the poor light couldn’t hide Xingger’s eyes that seemed to be watching the fun.

　　”Be careful when you walk on the road, and don’t forget to look at the road.” Li Zhouzhou reminded.

　　Xing Ge’er waved his hand, “I know, you guys go back soon, we’re leaving.” he pulled his man a few more steps so that they could hear clearly when they got closer.

　　After the family of three walked away, Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou returned to the yard and locked the gate.

　　”I’m tired after a day of work, so I won’t eat at night. I’ll soak my feet in the hot water in the pot and go to bed early.” said Gu Zhao.

　　Li Zhouzhou: “I asked Dad if he still wants to eat.”

　　After breakfast in the morning, we had a meat-filled meal at noon, even the cabbage stewed with tofu was fried with meat slices. Since the Wang family was from the same village, we didn’t have to worry about returning home late. We finished the meal at around two or three o’clock. In the afternoon, we chatted, drank tea, and ate fruits such as peanuts and preserved fruits. We didn’t feel hungry at all.

　　Li Zhouzhou asked his father, and Li Da also said that he was not hungry. There were only two meals today, so he didn’t need to cook.

　　After washing up, I got on the kang.

　　Gu Zhao was lying in his Zhou Zhou’s arms, touching Zhou Zhou’s fingertips and rubbing them for a while. Li Zhou Zhou moved, and Gu Zhao looked up without saying anything, but asked with his eyes what was wrong and whether he was feeling unwell.

　　”No.” Li Zhouzhou understood what was said and replied. After a while, he couldn’t help but whispered, “Husband, Xingge’s Yuanyuan is white and chubby and so cute.”

　　The first thing that came to Gu Zhao’s mind was: “I’m also fair and tender, am I not cute?”

　　If he is not cute anymore, he can still practice his green tea skills.

　　Li Zhouzhou was stuck for a moment, not knowing what to say, and replied that his husband was cute. Gu Zhao also realized that his Zhouzhou probably didn’t stop loving him, and said, “Zhouzhou, do you like babies and want children?”

　　”…It’s okay.” Li Zhouzhou looked at his husband with sparkling eyes and didn’t dare to say that he liked him.

　　How come my husband is jealous of even a child?

　　Gu Zhao snorted and said, “I think I am still young and I am the husband of Li Zhouzhou. We are not in a hurry to have a child. Let’s wait for two years.” Then he coquettishly leaned on his wife, “Okay~”

　　”Okay, okay.” Li Zhouzhou agreed immediately.

　　When he fell asleep, he remembered that he was worried that he would not be able to have a child. He started talking about Yuanyuan because he wanted to tell his husband that his brother’s mole was light and he might not be able to have a child so soon, just like it took Xing’er an extra year to have Yuanyuan.

　　Unexpectedly, his husband was not in a hurry to have a child. Li Zhouzhou felt relieved. The mole faded, which didn’t mean he couldn’t get pregnant, but the chances were small. If he took good care of himself, he should be able to get pregnant in the future, right?

　　On the fifth day of the New Year.

　　Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao had breakfast early in the morning and carried their baskets to Zhu Xiucai’s home in Shili Village.

　　At that time, Li Da was slaughtering pigs in Shili Village, and Zhu Xiucai was at home by coincidence. Zhu Xiucai’s wife gave birth to a son for Zhu Xiucai. When the child was one month old, Zhu Xiucai hurried back from the prefecture and county to attend the child’s full-month banquet. After the banquet, he did not stay for two days and went back to study.

　　Zhu Xiucai was not at home usually, and only his parents, wife, and a child less than two months old were in the house. Therefore, the gate to the courtyard was usually closed, unlike other courtyards in the village, which were open.

　　Gu Zhao knocked on the door and heard from inside – who was in the yard?

　　”Gu Zhao, the son-in-law of the Li family in Xiping Village, and his wife Li Zhouzhou.” Gu Zhao responded.