Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1713 Family and Children
Han Li sat in the back of the tricycle, chatting idly with the talkative old man while observing the changes on the streets of Beijing this year.

The pedestrians on the street seemed more hurried than when Han Li left in the spring, and the clothing of young women had changed somewhat.

The colors of the clothes were a little brighter, but there were still very few bright colors like pure red and pure yellow. However, there were many more scarves and hats of various colors.

As for the style of clothing, it's really hard to tell in the dead of winter. However, young girls never lack the desire to look beautiful, and some people have embroidered small flowers on their coats and masks.

However, in terms of changes in clothing, Beijing is currently far behind Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Along the main roads of Beijing, especially at intersections, there are many public transportation safety posters that read, "Children should be accompanied by adults when on the street!"

After the old man rode his tricycle away from the main road, the most common posters on both sides of the road read, "Spitting is unhygienic and uncivilized."

When the old man rode his tricycle to the residential area near Jingshan Back Street, he would occasionally see family planning propaganda posters on the walls.

When Uncle Ban was riding his tricycle across Yinding Bridge and almost at his doorstep, Han Li saw his mother and second sister playing outside with his three sons, Da Ming and Xiao Liang.

Yamamoto and Inoue, the two wolves, crouched warily to one side, but because of the people coming and going on the beach and Han Li sitting on the tricycle, they did not notice that their master had returned.

"Mom, Second Sister."

As Han Li shouted, he jumped off the tricycle. Before his mother and second sister could react, Han Li was shouting.

The two dogs, Yamamoto and Inoue, suddenly sprang up from the ground, whimpering and wagging their tails like spinning tops, and ran to Han Li, circling him incessantly.

However, Han Li didn't care about them at the moment. He just lightly rubbed his foot against them and walked towards his family. At this time, Han's mother and second sister also pulled the three playing children back and walked towards them with smiles.

Second Sister Han: "Little brother, you're back."

Han's mother: "You never know to call ahead before you come home."

Han Li: "I didn't want you to make the trip in this freezing weather, so I took a tricycle back. Isn't that better?"

While Han Li was talking to his mother and second sister, the three brothers didn't make any move. Because they were used to seeing many people, they didn't make a fuss like other children.

The three brothers simply watched quietly as the stranger spoke to their grandmother and aunt; it was clear they no longer remembered Han Li as their father.

This is normal, though. The two brothers, Da Ming and Xiao Ming, are the oldest. They will only be five years old after the New Year, and Xiao Liang is a little over a year younger than them. None of them are old enough to remember things.

Han Li chatted with his mother and the others for a few minutes, then took the child and called to Grandpa Ban to walk home together.

Today is the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. Yenching University has already started its annual holiday, so He Mi, Hou Yuhua, and Wang Chunhua are all at home. They all ran out after hearing the noise.

As for Han's father, the Yun sisters, Han's third sister, and Qi's youngest sister, they won't get a holiday until the 29th of the Lunar New Year.

Even though they were all very happy to see Han Li and had a lot to say, the entrance was not a place for them to catch up.

The group chatted and laughed as they unloaded the travel bags from the tricycle and carried them into their home.

After settling accounts with the shopkeeper, Han Li exchanged a few polite words and watched him leave before heading home. By then, He Mi and the others had already prepared the wash water. Han Li washed his face in the west wing, whispered a few words of longing to Xiao Mi Li, and after satisfying his urge to play with her, he went to the living room in the north room.

When Han Li arrived at the north room, he saw his two youngest sons. Da Ming, Xiao Ming, and Xiao Liang didn't remember him as their father, and the two little guys who were not even a year old didn't remember him either.

Next, under the guidance of Han's mother and the others, and tempted by the toys Han Li brought back from Hong Kong, Da, Xiaoming, and Xiaoliang finally overcame the awkwardness between father and son. However, they still need to work harder to get them to call him "Dad."

Next, Han Li distributed the gifts he had brought to everyone. Each person received two sets of clothes and shoes prepared by Chung Chu-hung, as well as fish maw and bird's nest for Han's parents.

Everyone had a thermos cup, and Han's mother and the others each had two sets of cosmetics. Han's father had two bags of live goldfish, foreign cigarettes, and foreign liquor.

The younger family, including the eldest sister's family of three, each had a pair of four-wheeled roller skates, plush toys, and cassette tapes. The younger children had various Hong Kong snacks and toys for different age groups.

It was lunchtime by then, and according to the custom in Beijing, people eat dumplings when they get on the train and noodles when they get off.

For lunch, He Mi and the others specially made noodles, stir-fried eggs and minced meat with two kinds of sauces, and served with thin scallions and carrot shreds. Han Li ate four large bowls in one go.

In the afternoon, the family chatted idly inside the house while watching their five children.

Many things that are inconvenient or impossible to say on the phone can be said freely at this time.

Da, Xiaoming, and Xiaoliang were playing with the building blocks and toy train tracks that Han Li brought back from Hong Kong, requiring almost no adult supervision.

Only Sanming and Erliang are not good; they are either eating or pooping, or they stretch out their arms to play with their three older brothers, and they cry loudly when they are not happy.

Because there was so much to say, Han Li didn't even finish talking to his family about the year's situation when Yun Yingying came home from get off work.

"Brother Li."

"I'm back."

After Yun Yingying returned, Han's mother started telling everyone else to either look after the children or get busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, leaving the couple alone for the time being.

That's what they said, but Han Li and Yun Yingying could only chat for a few words and hug for a bit before she tied on her apron and went to help in the kitchen.

Yun Yingying's return was just the beginning. Soon, apart from Qi Xiaomei, who was the last to get off work, Han's father, Yun Jingjing, and Han Sanmei returned one after another.

After the initial surprise, the women all went to the kitchen to get busy, as cooking for more than ten people was a huge undertaking.

Han Li and his father each held one of the children, watching the three kids chat about the year's trivial matters while he secretly used his golden finger to clean the nicotine from his father's lungs.

Dinner was ready quickly, and when his mother came to call him for dinner, Han Li and his father carried the child to the dining room in the south wing.

Since it wasn't appropriate to talk about other topics during the meal, He Mi and Hou Yuhua told Han Li about the changes in the leadership team of Yenching University this year, as well as the current situation on campus.

Well, there haven't been any changes in the school leadership; the original "Department" has been changed to "Faculty".
However, people privately prefer to call it "academy," believing that this title is more classy and sophisticated.

As for the situation of Peking University students this year, in He Mi and her friend's words, it's simply indescribable.
(End of this chapter)