Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"What if you have three boys?" Niu Dazhuang asked jokingly.

"Ah, we hadn't considered that. You have the surname Ye, which is similar to ours..."

"Didn't we agree on this a long time ago? No matter what his surname is, he's still my child! You've saved up quite a bit of money in the past six months, haven't you? Have you bought anything new?"

"I bought small yellow croakers, but I'm not comfortable leaving them at home. It makes me anxious."

"Wouldn't it be safer to just dig a hole in the yard and bury it underground?"

"We've thought about that too, but we heard that thing can run away."

"So, do you trust me?"

"Dazhuang, your question is making me a little sad. She's already yours, and you still ask that question."

"It was a slip of the tongue, okay? You keep a count, and I'll hide it for you. I'm keeping track so you can keep track, in case you forget over time. I've saved quite a few of these myself."

"That's great! Tonight I'll give you all the things you asked me to buy, and you can hide them for us."

Ye Chunlan is a hidden little rich woman. The flour factory gives her dividends every quarter, and she and her sister also earn wages. They can't even spend all of their wages and can even save some.

The two stopped focusing on Ye Chunmei giving birth, and time passed quickly.

When the nurse brought the baby out, Niu Dazhuang glanced at his watch; it was a little past nine o'clock at night.

The nurse said that both mother and child were safe.

Ye Chunlan was still a little skeptical, so she deliberately unwrapped the quilt covering the little guy and looked at him with her own eyes before she became happy.

This is their support for the rest of their lives, and their hope for the future...

After spending one night in the hospital, the next day, when the sun was high in the sky and the temperature had risen, Niu Dazhuang waited for the borrowed tricycle to take the mother and daughter home.

Ye Chunlan had made preparations in advance, and she had also taken leave to stay at home to take care of her during her postpartum period.

Since we're already here, why not leave a commotion before we go?

Perhaps it's because she's been living a more comfortable life lately, or perhaps it's thanks to Niu Dazhuang, but in any case, Ye Chunlan has gained a lot of weight, making her shock absorption effect more obvious.

Plus, I'm in a good mood tonight, so my fighting power is off the charts...

Niu Dazhuang has also improved; once he unleashes his ultimate move, even the incredibly powerful Ye Chunlan can't withstand more than a few rounds.

Baotu Spring, a famous spring in Jinan, Shandong Province.

Such a woman with exceptional skills is truly one in a million, comparable to Qin Huairu's ten most famous talents.

There may be women around you with extraordinary skills, but if the man doesn't support her, she will never reach that peak.

So this amazing sight, full of a sense of accomplishment, can only be seen in short films.

The next day, Ye Chunlan's voice was hoarse. Ye Chunmei was even jealous.

"Dazhuang, you absolutely have to come back on the fifteenth of next month, or else, hmph!" This is an advance notice!

Everything returned to normal. With nothing else to do, Niu Dazhuang found the owner of a small detached house outside Changping County and bought it for 600 yuan.

Unable to complete the formal procedures, Niu Dazhuang signed a private contract with the two brothers. He even found two witnesses.

After everything was settled, Niu Dazhuang treated the two witnesses to a meal at a restaurant.

Niu Dazhuang bought them for a reason: whether it was Bai Hongyan, Yu Li, Qin Ningru, or Qin Yueru, they all wanted to have children.

Being heavily pregnant and unmarried, of course I need to hide away, and this place is the most suitable.

After the Lantern Festival, the New Year celebrations were truly over, and Niu Dazhuang and the others had no reason not to go to the construction site.

First, they gathered at the construction site for roll call, and then everyone drove back to the county town in a truck. Although it's not as cold as winter now, none of the workers wanted to go back to the construction site to live in tents.

Regardless of what others think, Niu Dazhuang is not going back to live in the tent. He's going to light all three stoves to make the room warm and cozy.

Su Wan went to visit each household to offer her condolences, check if they had enough coal briquettes, and remind them not to plant coal for gas. What would later be called carbon monoxide poisoning.

Yu Li and Bai Hongyan cleaned the house. Dinner would be served in a large pot, and Yu Li officially began her workday.

The three of them were very tacit. Bai Hongyan and Su Wan had eaten their fill during the past few days at work, so they left Niu Dazhuang alone with Yu Li tonight.

Although Yu Li had undergone more than half a year of reform and was now able to fight the Japanese alongside Bai Hongyan, she was still rather frail. When fighting the Japanese alone, she surrendered in less than half an hour.

"Dazhuang, that's enough. I have to get up early tomorrow to cook for everyone."

"I haven't had enough yet."

"Can we just stay here quietly? I want to talk to you! Don't you want to know what happened during the Lunar New Year?"

"Since you asked that, I can guess it's because your family is pressuring you to get married!"

"Well... I'll tell you first, I'm just trying to appease my family."

"How many dates have you been on?"

"One isn't enough! Why aren't you jealous at all?"

"What good will my jealousy do? If you want to leave, I can't just stop you, I can't anyway. But here's one thing to remind you: if you're with me, you can only be with me. If you want to leave, let's be clear. Don't cheat on me."

"How can you be like this? You're so cold-blooded! Don't you have any feelings for me at all? Are you just after my body?"

"No, they say even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. We've been together for so long, how could we not have feelings for each other?" After hearing Yu Li's words, Niu Dazhuang changed his previous plans.

Women want to use children to tie down men, and men have the same idea. Yu Li will only be 19 after the New Year.

The younger you are, the more changes you will undergo later. Bai Hongyan will be twenty-six after the New Year. She knows what she wants, and once she has made a choice, she generally won't change it.

The same applies to Su Wan. The only one with a high degree of uncertainty is Yu Li.

In the warm spring of March, when food is scarce, although their small family can still eat fresh vegetables, ordinary workers are not so fortunate.

Before winter this year, pickled vegetables became the main product.

That day, Yu Li bought ten catties of dried cabbage and more than ten white radishes from the supply and marketing cooperative. Before making the dried cabbage, it must be blanched in boiling water and then soaked for a period of time.

When the dried cabbage was stir-fried with boiling water, the aroma of dried cabbage wafted straight to Yu Li's nose.

Yu Li felt so nauseous from the stench that she just wanted to vomit...

At first, Yu Li didn't pay attention, but Su Wan was the first to notice the abnormality.

"Yu Li, you've been nauseous for a few days now. Are there any other discomforts? Has your period started this month?" Su Wan asked three questions in a row, leaving Yu Li completely bewildered.

"Sister Su, do I have a serious illness?"

"Answer my question first."

"Oh, I've been dry heaving for days. I thought it was because I choked on the cabbage while stir-frying it."

"Have you had your period this month?"

"My period is usually not very punctual," Yu Li said, looking at Su Wan with concern.

"It's okay, just prepare yourself for being a mother!"

"Oh...you mean I'm pregnant?"