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

With the section chief's support, Niu Dazhuang quickly integrated into this new small group. He was unpretentious and, at heart, still a bit of a bandit. It could be said that he thrived in the security section, much more comfortably than in the motorcade.

Yu Li's due date was fast approaching, and Niu Dazhuang would come to visit her every day after get off work, taking the opportunity to have a deep conversation with Yu Haitang.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year in northern China, Yu Li gave birth to a baby girl in the hospital.

Niu Dazhuang was absolutely thrilled with it, but Yu Li herself wasn't happy about it. Niu Dazhuang even had to turn around and persuade her.

"Alright, stop being so angry. Getting angry makes you stressed, and if you're stressed, the baby who drinks your milk will also get stressed. I love my daughter!"

Yu Li snorted coldly: "That's because Sister Su and Sister Yan'er haven't given birth yet. If they both have sons and I only have a girl, then you won't say that."

This information truly shocked Yu Haitang, who was standing to the side. She stammered, "What's going on? Aren't you two a couple? How come there's Sister Su and Sister Yan'er here too? Niu Dazhuang, you better explain yourself."

Yu Li was already in a bad mood, and she spoke in a rather irritable tone: "I'm not in a hurry, why are you so anxious and upset? I'll explain everything to you in detail tonight."

"Who are you two? Are you still the sister I used to know? Always so secretive, Niu Dazhuang, I have to ask you this for my mom."

You already have children, how come you haven't even visited them once? That's a bit unreasonable, isn't it? I haven't seen you that busy.

Every night when I get home from get off work, I'm full of energy, like an animal.

"You should be content. He's just being considerate of you. He's only taking a small taste; you'll understand what 'abundant energy' really means in the future!"

"Alright, stop arguing. This is my first daughter, so you have to raise her well. I've already come up with a name for her: Niu Hewei, He as in rice seedling and Wei as in rose!" Niu Dazhuang explained the name again.

"This name is nice. I thought you would name her Zhaodi or Laidi or something like that." Yu Haitang seemed to really like this niece.

Some are happy, some are sad.

Bai Hongmin still felt sorry for her older sister, so she came over to take care of Bai Hongyan as soon as winter vacation started.

Bai Hongyan is over seven months pregnant, and whether it's from eating well or not exercising much, her belly is unusually large. Moving around is very inconvenient; she even needs Hongmin's help to turn over at night.

"Sister, why are you doing this to yourself? He doesn't care about anything, he just wants to have his own fun."

"The child isn't for him, it's for me. If I don't work hard now, how will I be happy in the future? He agreed that the child, regardless of gender, will take my surname!"

"He's afraid our family will cause him trouble. Are you really planning to keep this from your family forever?"

"Let's keep it a secret for as long as we can! I've been pregnant for over seven months, I'm not afraid of anything anymore. Let's pack our things, we'll go home for the New Year tomorrow."

Bai Hongyan and Bai Hongmin had just entered the compound where their parents lived when they were spotted by some nosy older women.

"Oh, isn't this Minister Bai's eldest daughter? When did you get married? Why didn't you tell everyone? How many months has it been?"

Bai Hongyan, the person involved, had already thought about the possible scenarios she might encounter today, and her answers were very fluent.

Bai Hongmin, who was holding her arm, felt a little embarrassed, watching her sister lie without even blinking.

"His lying skills are no better than mine."

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and the children are all on holiday. Those serving in the military who have leave to visit their families also come back around this time.

The compound is arguably the liveliest place of the year.

As Bai Hongyan and her sister walked from the gate to their parents' house, they encountered seven or eight groups of people. Before Bai's parents even knew about it, the news had already spread throughout the compound.

Now it's too late to cover it up. This is exactly the effect Bai Hongyan wanted; it's a fait accompli.

The two sisters went to their parents' house. No one was home yet, so Bai Hongyan went back to her room to lie down.

As soon as Bai's mother entered the courtyard after grocery shopping, she was stopped by a nosy older woman: "Dr. Guo, congratulations!"

"Aunt Li, what's the congratulations about?"

"Your family kept it a secret quite well; you didn't even tell anyone about your eldest daughter's wedding?"

Just as Bai's mother was about to retort, she thought for a moment, "What if Xiaoyan brought her boyfriend home?" So she could only smile awkwardly and quicken her pace.

On the way home, I was mentally preparing myself. As long as I get married, that's all that matters. My daughter is getting on in years, and it doesn't matter if my son-in-law is a worker or a farmer.

I rushed home and saw my youngest daughter in the living room. "Where are your older sister and brother-in-law?"

Bai Hongmin wasn't stupid; seeing her mother's appearance and expression, she guessed what she had heard.

"Go ask him yourself!"

The mother didn't even have time to worry about the vegetable basket in her hand; she carried it into the two sisters' room.

Pushing open the door, one sees a heavily pregnant woman lying on the bed, unaware that the basket in Bai's hands has fallen to the ground.

Bai Hongmin called softly, "Mom, Mom..."

"This is too damn exciting!" Bai's mother pointed at Bai Hongyan lying on the bed, too angry to utter a word. She turned and went to the living room, pacing back and forth, muttering something under her breath.

"What do we do? What do we do?"

Bai Hongyan, helped by her younger sister, sat down on the sofa in the living room: "Mom, please stop wandering around. If you think I've embarrassed you, I'll go back to work right now. We can cut off all contact from now on!"

Bai's mother reached out to hit her, but when she saw Bai Hongyan's big belly, she lowered her hand.

"How could I have raised such a good-for-nothing? Where's the father of this child?"

"Don't ask anymore, I won't tell. This child has nothing to do with his father, and he'll take my surname!"

This is absolutely outrageous! Upon hearing this, Bai's mother plopped down on the ground.

Her lips trembled with anger. She wanted to yell at him, but she was afraid of being laughed at by outsiders. She was so frustrated; it was unbearable.

I can't hit them, I can't scold them, and I'm afraid outsiders will find out. This is just too damn frustrating.

The mother turned her furious gaze to her youngest daughter beside her.

Bai Hongmin shrank back in fright: "Don't look at me, I don't know anything."

"Come here and help me up."

Bai Hongmin, unaware of the trap, reached out to help her mother.

Bai's mother reached out and pinched Bai Hongmin's ear: "You don't know? How could you not know? You go to your sister's place every few days!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, I really didn't know." This was only the first step of the test, but Bai Hongmin passed it.

"You didn't know your sister was pregnant? If you did, why didn't you tell the family beforehand!"

"I know that. I thought you were asking about the man who got my sister pregnant?"