Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

The door of the state-run restaurant was pushed open, and Zixia rushed in, immediately spotting Xiuer sitting in the corner.

"Xiuer!"

Xiuer looked up, paused for a moment, then jumped off the stool and ran over: "Zixia! What brings you here?"

The two little girls held hands, jumping and skipping.

Zixia, holding Xiuer's hand, said mysteriously, "Xiuer, I have good news for you!"

Xiuer blinked: "What good news?"

Zixia leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Your older brother is coming back!"

Xiuer froze for two seconds, then her eyes widened suddenly.

"real?!"

"It's true! My mother said so!"

Xiuer jumped up, spun around twice, and then grabbed Zixia's hand and shook it vigorously.

"When are you coming back? In a couple of days? Which day? Tomorrow or the day after?"

Zixia was dizzy from being shaken and stammered, "My mother said... said in a couple of days..."

Xiuer let go of her, spun around twice, and suddenly ran out, shouting in the direction of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Mother! My eldest brother is coming back!"

"Come on, Zixia, let's go to my house. I'll show you the little squirrel and myna that my older brother caught. They're so much fun!"

Zixia jumped up excitedly: "Great! Great! I want to see the little squirrels! And the myna birds!"

The two girls returned to the courtyard house, and Xiu'er pulled Zixia and ran towards the persimmon tree.

"Look, this is the little squirrel that Big Brother caught, along with his 'burden,' 'meatball,' and 'coal ball'!"

Zixia ran over with her and lay down on the ground to peek into the wooden box.

"Which one is just a burden?" Zixia asked.

Xiuer pointed to the fattest one: "That one! The fattest one is it! There's also Meatball and Coal Ball, those two are a bit thinner."

Zixia watched for a while, then suddenly asked, "Why aren't they coming out?"

"They're shy." Xiuer ran to the kitchen, grabbed a small bowl, and said, "Feed them, and they won't be afraid anymore once they're used to it."

There were a few corn kernels in the bowl. Zixia took the bowl, stuck her bottom out, and called into the box, "Little squirrel, come out and eat some corn, it's so sweet!"

A myna bird perched on a nearby branch chimed in, "Come out! Come out!"

The two little girls laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight.

Liu Meifen and Liu Meiling moved two small stools and sat on the other side of the yard, watching the two children play.

Liu Meifen sighed, a smile on her face: "In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up so much."

Liu Meiling nodded: "Yes, Xiao Kun is already married, and after the New Year, Xiao Min will have another chubby boy, tsk tsk..."

The two sisters looked at the child and chatted casually.

Liu Meifen suddenly remembered something and turned to ask her sister.

"By the way, how's Hongxia doing lately? Is she going on blind dates?"

Liu Meiling waved her hand, looking helpless: "Don't even mention it, that brat, every date she goes on falls through. I can't even be bothered with her anymore."

Liu Meifen smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will happen naturally when the time is right."

"I'm not in a hurry, but her father is. He keeps nagging about it every day," Liu Meiling sighed.

Over there, Xiuer and Zixia had already started feeding the baby squirrels.

The three little squirrels finally came out and nestled in the hands of the two little girls, nibbling on corn kernels.

Zixia's eyes were bright, and she dared not move, for fear of startling them.

"They're so soft! So cute!" she whispered.

Xiuer smiled smugly: "Of course, I raised them!"

The myna bird watched from the tree, and suddenly spoke again.

"Sister! Sister!"

Zixia looked up at it and waved, "Myna, come down and play!"

The myna tilted its head and looked at her for a while, then fluttered down and landed on Xiuer's shoulder.

Zixia was incredibly envious: "How come it listens to you so well?"

Xiuer chuckled, "I feed it every day, of course it listens to me."

Zixia leaned closer and reached out to touch it, but the myna bird fluttered away and flew back to the tree.

Zixia pouted.

Xiuer quickly comforted her, "It's okay, it'll recognize you after a few more visits."

"These two girls have company, at least." Without Zixia clinging to her, Liu Meiling felt quite relaxed.

Liu Meifen nodded: "Yes, Xiu'er has been asking me every day these past few days, 'When is Big Brother coming back?' But now that Zixia is with her, she doesn't nag about it so much anymore."

Liu Meiling laughed: "Zixia too, she talks about her eldest brother all the time at home. And that boy, Xiao Kun, has won over both of those girls' hearts."

"That's true. Little Kun is very popular with the kids now. Which of his little sisters doesn't stick close to him?"

Liu Meiling nodded, then suddenly sighed.

"You never know people. Just a while ago, we were all sitting here, worrying about how to help Xiaomin find her mother. And now, she's been found, and she'll be back in a couple of days."

"Yes, I never expected it, but it's finally come to a satisfactory conclusion."

……

On the other side, in Guangzhou.

With the letter of introduction ready, Chang Kun went to the train station and queued up to buy four sleeper tickets.

When he got the ticket, he glanced at it and saw that the train would depart at 2 PM tomorrow, take more than a day to travel, and arrive in Beijing the day after tomorrow afternoon.

Back at the guesthouse, Cheng Min took the tickets, looked at them, and frowned: "We have to wait another day?"

Chang Kun nodded: "There's no other way, this is the most convenient train. Other trains require transfers, which is more troublesome."

Sun Xiulan, who was standing nearby, heard this and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. What's the big deal about waiting one more day? We've already waited for more than ten years, one more day won't make a difference."

Cheng Xin, who was squatting in the corner, looked up when he heard this and muttered softly, "Sister, I want to explore Guangzhou a bit more..."

Knowing he might not have another chance to come back, the young man wanted to imprint the memory of Guangzhou, where he had lived for over a decade, in his mind.

Cheng Min paused for a moment, then smiled and turned to look at Chang Kun.

Chang Kun smiled too.

"Okay, let's have a good look around today."

The family left the guesthouse and walked onto the street.

Guangzhou is much more lively during the day than in the morning and evening. The streets are bustling with people, riding bicycles, carrying loads, and driving horse-drawn carriages.

Sun Xiulan was wearing new clothes and new cloth shoes. When she walked down the street, her back was straighter than before.

Cheng Xin was having a blast, running around watching the sugar figurine sellers one minute and the acrobats the next, he couldn't take it all in.

Cheng Min followed behind, laughing and calling out, "Don't go too far!"

Chang Kun walked slowly beside her.

Chang Kun stopped in front of a stall selling trinkets.

The stall was filled with all sorts of things—clay figurines, rattles, bamboo dragonflies, and small windmills, all in a colorful and vibrant array.

Chang Kun picked up a clay figure, looked at it, then put it down. He then picked up a small bamboo basket, smaller than the palm of his hand, which was exquisitely crafted.

"This is good." He handed it to Cheng Min.

Cheng Min took it, looked at it, and smiled: "This is for Xiuer, right?"

Chang Kun nodded: "We've finally managed to get out of here, we should at least bring something back with us."

Cheng Min put the basket away, then picked up a small windmill, blew on it, and the windmill started spinning.

"This one looks good too."

Chang Kun waved his hand dismissively: "Buy them all."