Liu Meifen and Liu Meiling stared at each other, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

Their eyes gradually reddened, their lips trembled, and they approached each other step by step.

Everyone noticed something was off between the two, and Minister Wang tentatively asked, "You two?"

"Wow!"

Finally reaching each other, the two held hands tightly, tears streaming down their faces as they sobbed uncontrollably.

This?

Chang Kun looked closely and realized that his mother and Aunt Liu seemed to have some resemblance in their eyes and eyebrows.

Before he could ask, the two hugged each other tightly again, muttering words that were incomprehensible to the other.

Wang Hongxia seemed to understand something and stepped forward to gently pat Liu Meiling on the back.

After a long, long time, the two of them gradually calmed down.

"Ah Ling, where have you been all these years?"

The old woman couldn't hold back her tears as they streamed down her face. She gripped Aunt Liu's arm tightly, as if afraid she would disappear.

Liu Meiling sniffled, "Big sister, I, I..."

Seeing that the two were still unable to express themselves clearly, Chang Kun brought out a few chairs from the kitchen for everyone to sit on.

Liu Meifen held Aunt Liu's hand tightly, not wanting to blink even once.

"Ah Ling, where have you been? You've suffered all these years, haven't you?"

Liu Meiling wiped away her tears and grinned, "Big sister, I've been doing well all these years. Where's Dad?"

"Father?" Liu Meifen's eyes dimmed. "Father is long gone!"

father?

Upon hearing this, Chang Kun's eyes widened in surprise!

This! He's talking about his own grandfather?

What's going on? Whether in my past life or this one, I only know that I have a maternal uncle, but I've never heard of having a maternal aunt!

Wang Hongxia, who was standing next to her, also opened her mouth wide and asked, "What father? Whose father?"

Don't I have a maternal grandfather?

My mother was right beside my grandfather when he passed away, so why is she asking about some "father" now?!

She looked at Chang Kun, whose face resembled her grandfather's when he was young, and was momentarily confused.

The youngest girl, seeing her mother's tears flowing incessantly, nestled beside her and gently wiped away her tears with her little hands.

Only Minister Wang seemed to understand something, watching from the side with a look of deep emotion.

"Dad's gone too?"

Liu Meiling swayed, feeling an indescribable sorrow in her heart. The previous generation was all gone.

Not only did he fail to fulfill his filial duties, but he also didn't even get to see his father one last time.

Ugh!

"How did Father die? Was his passing painful?"

Liu Meifen recalled softly, "Back then, every family lacked food and clothing, sigh!"

Liu Meiling nodded. Those were tough times; too many elderly people died.

Liu Meifen squeezed her sister's hand tightly and said, "That happened a long time ago, it's all in the past... Where have you been all these years?"

"Sigh, that day our village was wiped out by the Japanese devils, and my family scattered and fled. I got separated from you, and later I met my second uncle, and the two of us depended on each other for survival..."

"Later, I returned to the village several times but couldn't find you. So I treated my second uncle like my own father and took care of him until his death."

Liu Meifen exclaimed in surprise, "Second Uncle? Second Uncle is still here?"

Liu Meiling paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "My second uncle is gone too. He was wounded fighting the Japanese, endured many years of hardship, but in the end, he couldn't hold on..."

When they talked about the passing of their loved ones, the tears they had been holding back burst forth again.

After a while, Liu Meifen finally mustered up the energy to examine the two girls, one big and one small, beside her.

"These are your two daughters? That's wonderful!"

"Yes, I had two daughters, but my health didn't improve later, so I stopped having children... This is my husband."

"Old Wang, come quick! This is my eldest sister, my dear eldest sister!"

Minister Wang stood behind Liu Meiling and greeted Liu Meifen with a smile: "Big Sister!"

Liu Meifen quickly stood up: "Brother-in-law!"

Minister Wang laughed heartily: "This is the first time someone has called me brother-in-law! Today is truly a joyous occasion!"

Liu Meifen held the little girl close to her, admiring her, when suddenly she remembered something and began to direct Chang Kun.

"Xiao Kun, don't you still have that bunny ear headband? Quickly take it out and give it to... what's the girl's name again?"

"The older one is called Wang Hongxia, and the younger one is called Wang Zixia. You will be called Xiaohong and Xiaozi."

"Red Glow, Purple Glow, what beautiful names!"

Before his mother could urge him, Chang Kun went back into the house and took out two rabbit ear headbands, along with a tin frog, goat milk chocolate bars, jelly, and QQ candies—a whole bunch of delicious treats in his hands.

I have another little cousin, it feels so good!

I don't know who's older or younger than Wang Hongxia; I always feel like she's a bit fierce and headstrong...

A pile of delicious food was laid out on the stone table under the tree. Little Zixia bit her finger, looking at it longingly, wanting to eat it but also a little shy.

"Come here, little Zixia, let your big brother put a headband on you. It looks really good." Chang Kun picked up the rabbit ear headband and waved it at the little girl.

Little Zixia's mouth was practically watering. She hopped over to Chang Kun in a few quick leaps and stared longingly at him.

"Call me 'Big Brother,' and I'll put it on you," Chang Kun teased her.

"Big...Big Brother..." Little Zixia's voice was soft, her rosy cheeks full of shyness.

"Hey!" Chang Kun grinned. Xiu'er wasn't usually this polite to him at home.

Looking at the shy little Zixia is truly a unique experience.

Seeing Chang Kun teasing her younger sister, Wang Hongxia snorted a few times and patted Chang Kun's shoulder forcefully: "Little brother, you only have good stuff for your little sister, but not for your older sister?"

Chang Kun blinked and gestured above Wang Hongxia's head: "It's obvious I'm the older brother!"

Wang Hongxia's height of around 1.7 meters is not short, but compared to Chang Kun, she is clearly not even up to his nose.

Wang Hongxia bared her little tiger teeth and bit the air fiercely a few times. She reached out to throw Chang Kun over her shoulder, to let him know who was the boss at home.

Suddenly remembering the admiration Chang Kun had for his many colleagues in the railway police department, she suppressed her urge to wrestle. If she failed to beat Chang Kun in the wrestling match, she would lose face big time.

Liu Meifen and Liu Meiling watched the children making a ruckus with a smile, comparing the ages of Chang Kun and Wang Hongxia.

"Call her 'Big Sister,' quickly call her 'Big Sister'!"

Knowing she was a year older, Wang Hongxia grinned like a fool and arrogantly patted her shoulder, "Go ahead and call out!"

Chang Kun chuckled: "Second Sister..."

Wang Hongxia: ? ?

What does that mean?

"Your eldest sister is married and has children, so you can only be the second eldest sister."

"Sigh, alright! Second sister it is, at least she's an older sister. Good little brother, from now on, your older sister will protect you, and I promise no one will be able to bully you!"

Wang Hongxia was overjoyed to have gained a younger brother for free.

"Second sister, here's your hairband." Chang Kun handed another hairband to Wang Hongxia.

Wang Hongxia was slightly embarrassed, as she, as the older sister, hadn't given her younger brother a gift yet, but instead had to receive his gift first.

But the bunny ear headband was so pink and cute that even she, who doesn't usually have a girlish heart, couldn't help but be moved.

Never mind, he's my own brother anyway, I'll make it up to him later.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zixia, wearing a rabbit ear headband, didn't even have time to admire herself in the mirror before pounced on the pile of food on the stone table.

Even though she had a father who was a minister, she had never seen these goat milk chocolate bars, jelly, or QQ candies before.

Even before you've tasted them, just looking at them tells you they must be delicious.

Just then, Xiao Xiu'er's voice rang out from the doorway.

"Ah! Big brother, why did you take out all my good food?!"

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