I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

The weather is gradually warming up, and Xixi is growing up. She's no longer the one who just eats and sleeps all the time.

When we were in Shanghai, the weather was still a bit chilly, so we rarely took her out.

Things are different now. It's already May or June, four months or so, and they've started to have fun.

When Miaomiao's mom and Miaomiao took her out in the stroller, she was so happy, waving her little hands all the way and babbling away.

It just can't climb yet, otherwise it probably would have climbed out!

"Wow~ This must be Miaomiao's house, right? It's so beautiful!"

How old are you?

I've lived in this neighborhood for quite a while now, and since Miaomiao's mom used to run a small supermarket at the entrance, a lot of people in the neighborhood know her. So, when they saw her, they came up to chat.

Miao Miao's mother was overjoyed, chatting happily with everyone, while Miao Miao herself was extremely embarrassed.

She was genuinely unaccustomed to this kind of scene, with everyone pulling her aside and asking her all sorts of questions.

Just when Miaomiao was about to breathe a sigh of relief after finally getting rid of one wave, another wave arrived!

After finally getting home, Miaomiao collapsed onto the sofa.

"Mom, where did you get so many friends?"

"What's wrong with me? Can't I have friends?"

"It's not that we can't have them, it's that there are too many, with all these questions!"

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'll take my granddaughter to play by myself. You're the one who insisted on coming along!"

"Okay, then I won't go next time!"

"I don't care about you!"

Miao Miao's mom didn't care at all. She was already home, back in a familiar environment. How could she possibly stay at home?

My granddaughter is so beautiful, I have to show her off.

As for Miaomiao not taking care of the child, it doesn't matter. She herself wouldn't feel comfortable letting her take care of the child!

Miaomiao's mom is in a completely different state of mind now, probably because she has finally returned to a familiar place.

She can't stay idle at home. After feeding her granddaughter breakfast in the morning, she pushes her downstairs to take a walk around the neighborhood and watch her old friends do square dancing.

In the afternoon, I first took a nap at home, and then went out to watch people play mahjong.

It's not that she doesn't want to play, but her granddaughter is there, so she can't play peacefully at all. It's better to watch others play and take care of her granddaughter at the same time.

Actually, she wanted Miaomiao to take care of her while she went to play mahjong, but she was really worried about her own daughter's behavior and didn't want her granddaughter to go hungry!

However, after half a month, she couldn't resist anymore. So, after her afternoon nap, she pulled Miaomiao out of bed.

"Staying home all day with me is driving me crazy!"

"Mom! I'm busy!"

"What business could you possibly have? We can talk about it tonight. Let's go!"

With that, he pulled Miaomiao out the door.

Miaomiao initially thought her mother just wanted to take her out for a walk because she was cooped up at home all day. However, as they got closer and closer to their old supermarket...

"Mom, you didn't bring the supermarket back again, did you?"

"I'm free, let's go, we're almost there."

Just as Miaomiao was about to do something by stepping on her mother, they arrived at a chess and card room.

"No... why did you bring me along to play mahjong? And aren't you afraid of corrupting Xixi? How old is she? You brought her to play mahjong!"

"How old is she? What does she know? Come here, you stay next to me. I'll play cards, and you take care of Xixi."

"If you want to play mahjong, just say so. I'll take Xixi home with me."

"I'm just worried you won't take good care of her, so I'll stay here and watch over her!"

"It's okay. If you're worried, just video call me later. I'm so bored here. Go ahead, I'll take Xixi with me this afternoon."

As she spoke, she pushed the stroller home.

She wouldn't watch them play mahjong; she doesn't know how, and it would be too boring.

Miaomiao's mother was really conflicted. She was worried that her silly daughter wouldn't be able to take good care of her eldest granddaughter.

But I haven't played mahjong in a long time, and my hands are itching!

Watching his daughter walk further and further away, he gritted his teeth and went into the card room!

That's her own child, flesh of her own flesh, how could she not care?

So I comforted myself and sat down at the card table.

"Where is your eldest granddaughter?"

"Miaomiao brought it, so I'm taking half a day off today!"

"I knew it! You're always so worried about this and that. What are you worried about?"

"Sigh, I've been taking care of him since he was born, how can I not feel at ease? Alright, let's just play mahjong today and not think about that!"

I said I didn't want to, but I felt empty inside. It was really hard to get used to not hearing that little guy's babbling.

Sure enough, after a short while, he took out his phone and started a video call with Miaomiao. He was relieved to see his granddaughter lying on the bed babbling.

However, she could only relax for a short while. She would call every now and then to make a video call, afraid that Miaomiao might mistreat her eldest granddaughter!

Miaomiao put the child on the bed. The bed was big enough, and the little one couldn't crawl yet, plus she was right next to him.

She took out her phone and video-called Ye Feng, patting her daughter and teasing her at the same time.

"When are you coming back? I haven't seen you in so long!"

"It'll still be a while, Miaomiao. You're all grown up now, you're a mother yourself, you need to learn to be strong!"

"I'm not studying! By the way, I checked the house you told me about online, it hasn't been sold yet. I'm planning to go take a look with my mom tomorrow."

"Sure, let's see if there are any other suitable houses in that neighborhood, preferably with a large yard and a detached house."

"I know~ that yard is indeed small, there's no underground garage, just a garage above ground, which is really inconvenient."

"Yes, that's why I haven't bought it yet. I looked around but couldn't find anything suitable. If all else fails, I'll have to choose that one."

"By the way, honey, I saw that the one behind that house is also for sale. They're both on the very edge. What do you think if we bought both and fenced them off? That way we'd have parking space and more room. What do you think?"

Ye Feng thought it was really good after hearing it, but he hadn't seen it yet.

"How about this, we'll video chat later, and I can take a look."

"Okay, that's an older neighborhood, I think it should be fine."

"Let's ask first, and if that doesn't work, we'll think of another way."

Miaomiao is also finding it very inconvenient now. Before they had children, it didn't matter; the couple could sleep as long as they wanted.

Things are different now. She has to feed her baby. Her mother calls her downstairs early in the morning, but she really doesn't want to get up!

It's not as convenient as when we were in Shanghai. My husband would just put the baby in my arms automatically, and she didn't even need to open her eyes!

So, if she had a big house back in her hometown, she could sleep in late!