After being reborn, I have seven older sisters.

Song Mantun was startled at first, not knowing what had happened.

He knew his older brother too well; he was a kind and good-hearted man, but his temper was a bit too much.

Whenever he loses his temper, only his own father, who is over seventy years old, dares to say a few words to him, and only I can persuade him. Otherwise, he will curse anyone who talks to him.

"Big brother, why are you leaving so soon!"

"Okay, I'll head back now!"

Song Mancang glanced at his third brother, Song Mantun, and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Don't let Chunsheng catch a cold these next few days!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around and went into the front door of his own house next door.

"Okay, got it!"

No sooner had Song Mantun finished speaking than he encountered his sister-in-law Hu Xinlian with her two children, and the three of them hurriedly came out of their front door.

After exchanging quick greetings, the family of three immediately disappeared from his sight.

Song Mantun thought to himself that once these three got home, he would probably have to endure another outburst of anger from his elder brother.

"You know, it's been most of their lives, and my brother still has that same bad temper. Only my sister-in-law can put up with it..."

After watching Hu Xinlian leave with the two children, Miao Suzhen looked at her husband with some resentment.

"Alright, that's enough. They already told you to mind your own business!"

Miao Suzhen rolled her eyes at her husband, Song Manjiao, and swallowed hard.

"Do you think I really want to meddle in their family's affairs? The country has always been calling on women to take charge of their households and hold up half the sky. Look at the kind of life your sister-in-law leads at home every day—she doesn't act like a leader at all!"

"If you can't even sweep one's own room, how can you sweep the world? If I can't even protect my own sister-in-law's half of the sky, as the head of the women's association, wouldn't people laugh at me to death?"

Just as Miao Suzhen was speaking passionately and spitting as she spoke, a burst of applause suddenly came from Song Chunsheng's room across the street.

Everyone, including Miao Suzhen and her husband, was taken aback by the sudden applause.

"That lady spoke so well!"

Accompanied by clear and standard Mandarin, Li Yufeng led Song Hongqin out of the house.

Song Hongqin was a girl Miao Suzhen had watched grow up in the village, but she was a complete stranger to Li Yufeng.

Upon seeing this unfamiliar, beautiful young woman emerge from Song Chunsheng's house, Miao Suzhen stared intently at Li Yufeng for a long time before turning to look at Liu Yan'e behind her, asking in surprise, "Sister-in-law, is your period coming to visit?"

After saying that, she ignored Liu Yan'e and turned her attention to Li Yufeng. "Good heavens! Which relative are you from my sister-in-law's family? There really is such a beautiful girl in the world. She looks like a movie star who stepped out of a New Year's picture sold at the supply and marketing cooperative."

When Li Yufeng heard the other person say that she looked like a movie star in a painting, she was instantly amused.

Several young people around, including Song Chunsheng, suppressed their laughter after hearing Miao Suzhen's straightforward praise.

After quickly adjusting her expression, Li Yufeng hurriedly explained, "You can say I'm related to Chunsheng and the others, but I wouldn't dare claim to be a movie star!"

Immediately afterward, Li Yufeng quickly shifted her gaze to Liu Yan'e's face behind Miao Suzhen, and smiled, "Auntie, you must be Chunsheng and Chunmiao's mother?"

Liu Yan'e was taken aback for a moment, then looked at her two children standing next to Li Yufeng with a questioning gaze.

Song Chunsheng immediately went to his mother, held her hand tightly, and together they came out of the crowd and walked to Li Yufeng.

"Mom, she is Ms. Li Yufeng, our class teacher whom I often mention to you."

Before Liu Yan'e could speak, Li Yufeng grasped Liu Yan'e's hands and said kindly, "Hello, Auntie, I am Li Yufeng, Chunsheng's homeroom teacher. I also taught Chunmiao before. Your two children are simply wonderful, each one more outstanding than the last."

Since giving birth to those eight children, Liu Yan'e had never been formally praised to her face like this, except for being given the title of "Mother of the Seven Fairies" by the surrounding villagers.

Especially since it was the teacher of her two children, how could she not be excited?

"Hello, teacher! Hello, teacher!"

As Liu Yan'e greeted her, she tried to lead Li Yufeng to the chair she used to eat in every day at the octagonal table. "Chunmiao, Chunsheng, hurry... hurry and make tea for the teacher. Use the good tea that your third brother-in-law brought."

Li Yufeng held Liu Yan'e's hands tightly without letting go or moving her feet, and said with a smile on her face.

"Auntie, Chunsheng just brewed me some tea, and your tea is indeed very good. But being able to teach such outstanding students as Chunsheng and Chunmiao makes me feel more at ease than drinking any tea from your family!"

"Oh, we've already had tea! Good, good! Then..."

As Liu Yan'e spoke, she immediately winked at her two daughters, "Well... Chunmiao and Chunzao, you two sisters, hurry up and start a fire to cook. Make sure to fry a lot of eggs today..."

"No need, Auntie. I need to catch my train at the station soon. I'll come to your house for dinner another time!"

Liu Yan'e looked surprised and said, "Oh? You're leaving so soon? It's not easy for you to come all this way. Why don't you wait until you have dinner before you leave? Those two sisters cook quickly, they'll have it ready in no time!"

Li Yufeng was truly moved by Liu Yan'e's enthusiasm. She quickly looked to the side with pleading eyes at Song Chunsheng, who was smiling at her.

Song Chunsheng could easily see through her thoughts, so he immediately explained to his mother, "Mom, my teacher's family is from the provincial capital. She goes home to visit her parents every month. If she goes to the train station late, she might miss her train!"

Upon hearing her son's words, Liu Yan'e reluctantly agreed, saying, "Then, you absolutely must come to our house for dinner next time! You absolutely can't miss it!"

"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll definitely ask Chunsheng to bring me to my house for dinner next time I have time."

As Li Yufeng spoke, she gently released Liu Yan'e's hands and prepared to turn and leave.

Just then, a deep voice, like that of a male broadcaster, came from the doorway, "Is Chunsheng home?"

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to that person, shifting from Li Yufeng to him.

At that moment, Li Yufeng was also drawn to the sound, and her eyes followed the others as they looked over.

A handsome man, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, who was even taller than Song Chunsheng, with short hair, thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in a retired soldier's uniform, strode in from the main entrance.

"Brother Junwu, what brings you here!"

Song Chunsheng immediately looked at the man and asked.

"I...I just came to see you!"

Zhang Junwu never expected that there would be so many people at Chunsheng's house at this moment. If he had known, he wouldn't have come.

"If you're busy, then... I'll come back another time!"

As he spoke, he tried to back away.

But Song Chunsheng immediately ran over and stopped her, "It's okay, Junwu, wait a moment! My teacher came to visit me this morning, and we've been chatting for a long time. She has to go to the train station to catch her train soon, so she's leaving now!"

After Chunsheng finished speaking, he pointed with his eyes to Li Yufeng standing in the crowd and introduced her, "The one in the middle, the most beautiful one, is my teacher!"

Zhang Junwu quickly nodded to Li Yufeng, who was walking towards him, but his gaze lingered on her for less than half a second before quickly turning his attention to Song Chunsheng's parents and two older sisters.

Liu Yan'e and Song Mantun both had smiles on their faces, but Song Chunzao and Song Chunmiao were different; the smiles that were on their faces disappeared instantly.

Especially Song Chunmiao, not only did she not smile, but her face instantly became frosty, and her eyes were even more frighteningly cold.

But that expression and look only lingered on her face for a few seconds before disappearing.

When the two sisters passed by Zhang Junwu, it was as if they were just a wisp of air standing there.

Li Yufeng was different; when she passed by Zhang Junwu, she felt an instant attraction to him.

She found the young man in front of her to be quite interesting. He was tall and good-looking, and he exuded a kind of masculine and upright spirit that only someone who had served in the military could possess.

Because her father and two older brothers were all soldiers, she had a natural affinity for soldiers from a young age.

Therefore, her ideal partner, even if not an active-duty soldier, must be someone who has served in the military.

She felt that only a man like that was worthy of her and could make her feel safe.

But what puzzled her was that this man, who could be clearly a former soldier, stood under the eaves without daring to lift his eyes, like a child who had done something wrong, looking helpless and lost!