Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

My old neighbor, Granny Zhang, has two sons and two daughters.

The eldest son is Zhang Lin, the second son is Zhang Sheng, the third son is Zhang Li, and the fourth son is Zhang Ting.

The two sons were physically strong but not very bright, and neither of them were good at studying, but fortunately the two daughters were quite promising.

Sisters Zhang Li and Zhang Ting are preparing for their first college entrance examination in town.

In Zhao Lei's memories of his previous life, the two sisters, Zhang Li and Zhang Ting, were considered to have benefited from the era's advantages.

This year, just after the college entrance examination was reinstated, Zhang Li was admitted to university with excellent grades; it's just a pity that Zhang Ting is a bit younger and didn't have enough time to study, so she didn't get in this year.

In Zhao Lei's memory, Zhang Ting seemed to have failed the exam again the following year after repeating it, and finally went to work outside the city following the wave of reform and opening up.

Zhao Lei wasn't very clear about what happened to their family afterward.

After all, he was a bachelor in his previous life, and he went out to work after the reform and opening up.

He was gone for decades, and only returned to Qingfeng Mountain in his old age, becoming an old forest ranger.

However, all of this happened in my previous life.

His life has changed drastically in this life. He not only has three ex-wives, but also three lovely children, and his life is currently thriving.

Seeing the Zhang brothers, Zhang Lin and Zhang Sheng, again filled Zhao Lei with mixed emotions...

When the topic of children came up, Zhang Sangong suddenly pulled Zhao Lei aside and whispered, "Leizi, you now have three wives and three kids at home. Do you have some kind of secret formula?"

Zhao Lei looked at Zhang Sangong suspiciously: "Sangong? Linzi and Xiaosheng, although they're not very successful, there's no need for them to give up practicing their alternate accounts so easily, right? Besides, Grandma San is already so old..."

Zhang Sangong waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him: "You brat, what are you thinking? I wanted to ask you if you have any secret recipes for having a son? My eldest son, Zhang Lin, got married last year and still hasn't had a baby."

"The father is anxious too."

Zhao Lei suddenly realized and chuckled awkwardly, "Oh, I see. I really didn't take any medicine. But... Third Master, you don't need to be in such a hurry. Late births are better for health, right?"

Zhang Sangong didn't get the answer he wanted, so he simply stopped arguing with Zhao Lei. "Hmph, you've got a whole repertoire of words lately, no wonder you managed to marry three wives."

Zhao Lei then spent some time at Zhang Sangong's house chatting with the Zhang brothers, Zhang Lin and Zhang Sheng, reminiscing about their childhoods.

This afternoon was relatively peaceful.

Dinner time.

Zhao Lei even had the enthusiasm to cook a sumptuous dinner for his three ex-wives and children, which was praised by everyone.

Because the entire Heping Brigade was going to the commune compound early the next morning for a rally to mark the start of the busy harvest season, the family went to bed early.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Zhao Lei was woken up by Qin Yuchan.

After washing up, I checked the time and it was only a little past six, not yet seven.

However, this time is not considered early for the countryside nowadays.

It's mid-July now.

The weather in the southwest is hot, so everyone starts working earlier; otherwise, it would be unbearably hot by noon or even in the afternoon.

Just as Zhao Lei's family finished tidying up, Zhang Lin, Zhang Sheng, and the elderly couple Zhang Sanpo called out to them from the gate.

"Lei Zi, still sleeping? Come on, let's go to the meeting."

As Qin Yuchan put shoes on the child, she replied, "Third Aunt, she'll be here soon."

Then, Qin Yuchan led Zhao Yupei by the hand, Jiang Xinyue led Zhao Yuyuan, and Su Wanqing carried Xiao Shitou and Zhao Yufeng.

The three ex-wives, each with their own children, followed Zhao Lei and successfully reunited with Zhang Sanpo's entire family at the door.

When I opened the door, I saw that besides Zhang Sanpo and her whole family, the paths and ridges around the fields were bustling with activity.

There were Grandpa Zhou's family, Grandpa Huang's family, Uncle Liu's family, and so on...

Regardless of age, gender, or age, the entire family was neatly lined up and headed towards the commune compound.

When they met on the road, they all greeted each other warmly.

"Hey, Lei Zi, let's go, everyone's going to a meeting."

"Teacher Qin, your Peipei is getting cuter and cuter."

Several young women with their children greeted Qin Yuchan warmly and politely.

After all, Qin Yuchan was a teacher at Tuanjie Township Primary School, and her father was the production team leader. In addition, her ex-husband Zhao Lei was now a celebrity in the brigade. Everyone's attitude towards Qin Yuchan was even more enthusiastic.

Qin Yuchan responded to everyone in a very generous manner.

Several young women naturally came together and started talking about children.

Zhao Yupei looked at Qin Yuchan longingly: "Mom, I want to go with Xiaohui and the others."

Xiao Hui is the same age as Zhao Yupei, and the two often play together.

Now that we've met on our way to a meeting, it's natural to want to travel together with my companion.

Qin Yuchan instructed her, "Follow the group, don't get lost."

Zhao Yupei nodded obediently and ran over.

On the other side, Jiang Xinyue was holding Zhao Yuyuan's hand.

When Yuanyuan saw her older sister suddenly run off to play with her friends, she also insisted on following her sister.

Jiang Xinyue smiled knowingly and pinched Zhao Yuyuan's chubby cheeks: "Yuanyuan, you've become my little shadow."

"Oh, Mom, I want to play with my sister! I'm off!"

"Go ahead, be careful."

After saying that, Zhao Yuyuan quickly caught up with Zhao Yupei.

Su Wanqing and Zhao Lei, who were walking behind, also witnessed this scene.

When Zhao Yufeng saw that his two older sisters had gone to play with their playmates, he also insisted on playing with them.

Zhao Lei glared at him and said, "Little Stone, you're a boy, why do you always play with girls?"

Su Wanqing was getting tired of holding the little stone, so she handed it to Zhao Lei.

"Yes, yes, boys should play with boys. You should go play with your dad."

After getting rid of the child, Su Wanqing felt much more relaxed and happily pulled Jiang Xinyue to join the group of young married women.

Holding the child, Zhao Lei couldn't help but feel a pang of regret:

Why do I have such a sharp tongue?

Children are cute, but why do men always find it so troublesome to take care of them?

Zhao Lei, who was originally carefree, suddenly had an extra burden.

But looking at her adorable son in her arms, she could only shake her head inwardly.

no way.

Who told them these were their own offspring?

"Alright, son, you can play with your dad."

Seeing this, Zhang Sangong snatched Xiao Shitou from Zhao Lei's arms. "Leizi, you don't know how lucky you are! Fine, give me your eldest grandson, Grandpa Zhang will dote on you."

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang had long wanted to have a grandson.

Now they've finally got a chance to enjoy taking care of their grandchildren.

Zhao Lei readily agreed, and he was happy to be relaxed and carefree.