The warmth seeped through her clothes, and Yu Lian pushed his head away.

"I won't get up until you forgive me. I was a bastard before, blind and unable to see how good my wife is."

Yu Lian's heart had already softened; she was just teasing him on purpose to see He Lin's reaction.

Who knew he actually remembered the past, and knelt down without saying a word.

"As the saying goes, a man's knees are worth gold; are your knees made of cotton?"

"Yes. I would give up gold for you."

Yu Lian got up and helped him up.

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding. What are you afraid of?"

He Lin buried his head in her shoulder, his voice muffled: "Don't scare me..."

"Okay, I'll tell you, right?"

Yu Lian wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but a delicate kiss had already landed on her.

"No...the child could come in at any moment...the door isn't locked..."

He Lin, however, disagreed: "They won't come in; no one dares to disturb us."

Doorway.

Having been away for a long time, all the old neighbors came to visit.

Several children squatted by the stone bench in the alley, watching other children play with iron hoops.

"Brother, I want to play too."

"But that's not ours, just look at it. You can't handle it, you might drop it."

"Oh well."

In this unfamiliar place, the children weren't as lively as usual; they just sat to the side, watching the other children running around in the alley.

"Hey! You guys, go home for dinner!"

A woman's shout came from not far away in the alley, and the children who had been playing wildly just moments before scattered in an instant.

The iron ring that had been spinning so nimbly in their hands fell to the ground alone, spun a few times, and rolled into the mud.

"Brother, don't they want them anymore?"

"have no idea."

The iron ring lay in the middle of the alley, and passing bicycles and pedestrians could easily run over it if they weren't careful.

"Brother, why don't we pick it up and put it on the stone bench, otherwise we'll break it?"

"Okay, I'll do it."

He Ningchuan had just stood up when his fingers touched the iron ring, and a shout came from behind him.

"Hey! What are you doing? Trying to steal my iron ring?"

A chubby little boy stood behind and pointed at He Ningchuan, shouting.

He Ningchuan frowned, loosened his grip, and the iron ring fell back into the mud.

Upon seeing this, the fat boy immediately yelled, "You owe me back my iron hoop! It's all dirty!"

He Ningxi walked over and stood in front of her brother.

"We didn't take your iron ring; we just saw it lying in the middle of the road and wanted to pick it up for you."

The chubby boy didn't believe it at all: "I don't care, I saw you guys made it dirty, give me a new one, I don't want this one!"

He Ningxi was furious. She stomped hard on the iron ring and pulled her brother away.

"Hmph, my good intentions have been taken for granted."

The brother and sister had only walked a few steps when they bumped into their older brother, He Ning'an.

The two of them tearfully recounted what had just happened.

He Ning'an glanced at the chubby boy in the distance, who was bristling with anger, and comforted his younger siblings with a few words.

Then he walked over, picked up the iron ring, wiped it clean, and handed it to him.

He thought this would settle things.

But as soon as it was handed over, it was slapped away by the other party.

He Ningze was furious and immediately rushed over to grab him by the collar.

"What are you doing! You're bullying my older brother!"

The chubby boy's emotions hadn't reached their peak yet, but He Ningze's provocation caused him to completely explode.

Not satisfied with just squatting on the ground and crying, he simply lay down on the ground and rolled around, making the compacted muddy ground dusty.

The commotion in the alley was so loud that it quickly alerted the adults.

The first to rush out was the little fat boy's grandmother.

When the old lady saw her grandson covered in mud, she grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

Upon seeing several unfamiliar faces beside them, they immediately guessed that the He family's grandchildren had just returned.

It wasn't good for the old neighbors to have a conflict as soon as they met, so she quickly pulled her grandson into the house.

The matter should have ended there.

But suddenly someone jumped out from behind the old lady.

Jiang Qingke was immediately displeased when she saw her nephew being bullied.

"Why are you bunch of big kids bullying a little kid?"

"We didn't bully him; he's the one crying here. Auntie, you're slandering him without even knowing the facts. Didn't your teacher teach you to provide evidence before you speak?"

Speechless after being choked by a little kid, Jiang Qingke lost face and immediately adopted an adult's demeanor.

"Alright, since your parents don't teach you manners, then I, a stranger, will teach you."

She had just raised her hand when she stopped.

A group of adults were walking towards them from the alleyway behind the children.

A neighbor just ran to the He family to report the news, and several neighbors from the surrounding area followed.

From a distance, everyone knew it was Old Zuo's grandson.

Before He Jianguo and his wife approached, someone quietly gave them a heads-up.

This child is the only son in the family. His parents died early, and the whole family spoils him rotten.

He's mischievous and prone to crying. He'll point his finger and yell at anyone who upsets him, regardless of whether they're adults, children, relatives, or elders. No one ever dares to discipline him.

Once she understood the reason, in the past, Li Ying would definitely have sought justice for her grandson.

But today is only the first day back, and it's just a quarrel between children; adults shouldn't get involved.

The couple recognized Jiang Qingke from afar and initially wanted to greet her. However, after learning what had happened, they simply pretended not to know her.

It wasn't until Jiang Qingke took the initiative to step forward and speak with a slight apology that she finally spoke.

"Uncle and Aunt, I never thought I'd see you again. So this is your grandson! It's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple; you're family now, not recognizing yourselves."

The two exchanged only a few polite words before turning and leaving with their grandchildren.

Jiang Qingke had long heard that He Lin was now successful in his career and had not remarried.

A slight stirring ran through her heart, but she had already married and had a seemingly happy family all these years ago.

The only worry is that my belly hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy.

She always suspected that the problem lay with her husband, but because of his official position, he refused to go to the hospital for a checkup, feeling ashamed.

Having no biological children, she devoted all her attention to her nephews in her parents' and husband's families.

Over the years, she has earned a reputation as a good daughter-in-law.

As the group walked back, she overheard two elderly women chatting in the crowd.

"Oh my, I'm so envious! If I had helped them back then, I'd be so lucky to have them now. I heard they live in a big villa in Hong Kong and drive luxury cars."

"Of course! Didn't you see the three cars that came back? Even the big officials in Yuncheng don't have that kind of grandeur when they go out."

Jiang Qingke slowed down and listened to every word.

It turns out the rumors were true; He Lin is still the same He Lin.

As soon as she got home, her husband walked in carrying his briefcase.

Fang Zhizhang put down his bag and said to her, "Go and pack your things. There's a dinner party tonight. A foreign company is coming to invest, and we need to host them. Their wife will also be coming. You and Director Zhang's wife should take good care of them."

"Don't worry, leave this to me, I'll handle it perfectly."

She was already very familiar with this kind of situation and had never made a mistake.

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