Fang Pingying mentioned a few days ago that she wanted to buy some green beans, chili peppers, eggplants, and such to make some pickles to have with porridge in the morning. Buying these items outside is not clean, and they are also absurdly expensive. But Luo Honglan was not around, and she was worried that Fang Xiu alone couldn’t keep an eye on the three children, "If we go out to buy things, what about these little ones? Fang Xiu can’t possibly look after them all by herself." Just as she was speaking, they heard the sound of someone opening the door, followed by Yaoyao’s unsteady steps towards it, then the little girl’s voice shouting "Daddy," followed by Luo Zhiyong’s laughter, "That’s my girl, coming to greet her daddy." Luo Zhiyong proudly walked through the door, holding Yaoyao, looking like a father who has everything he needs. Fang Pingying knew this was around the time Luo Zhiyong would be off work and coming home to eat. She didn’t look at the father and daughter, busy sorting her own things while laughing, "Yes, your daughter is great. Later you can tell everyone you gave birth to her by yourself, and I gave birth to our son." Luo Zhiyong kissed Yaoyao’s face, laughing, "If I could give birth, I would definitely have another daughter." As soon as Luo Zhiyong finished speaking, Zhou Guangsheng followed him, having changed his shoes, and said with a laugh, "Sister-in-law, is Battalion Commander Luo saying this on purpose? Actually, he still loves his son dearly, right?" Just now Luo Zhiyong was ahead, and Zhou Guangsheng was changing his shoes at the door, no one had noticed. Upon seeing Zhou Guangsheng arrive, Fang Pingying and others stood up to greet him, "Chief Zhou is here, come, come, have a seat." Due to job relocations, Zhou Guangsheng was also transferred to this area last month, and now he and Luo Zhiyong are in the same military area. As he lives closer, he visits Fang Pingying’s house more often, not as rushed as before. Zhou Guangsheng greeted Li Yuchun, Fang Xiu and others with a smile, then also came to the sofa to play with Haohao and Ruirui. Luo Zhiyong pointed to Zhou Guangsheng and explained to Fang Pingying, "This afternoon Guangsheng and I have some things to do, he’s having lunch here." Fang Pingying nodded, asking, "Do we need to eat earlier? I was planning to go out for a bit." "You go ahead, we can leave later, not much to do this afternoon." Luo Zhiyong inquired, "What are you going out for?" Fang Pingying replied, "The weather is nice, I’m thinking of going to the market with my mom to buy some green beans and stuff. You are home, so you can help Fang Xiu look after the children." Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiyong nodded to her, "Then you guys go. I’ll ask Guangsheng to help Fang Xiu with the kids, and I will cook. By the time you come back, the meal will be ready." Fang Pingying was not worried about Luo Zhiyong’s cooking skills, it’s just that sometimes when he was busy she didn’t ask him to cook. Now that there was something on, Fang Pingying let him go ahead, instructing him, "Alright, you cook for lunch today, there’s food in the fridge. Ask Chief Zhou what he wants to eat, you cook it yourself." Luo Zhiyong waved his hands at her, laughing, "Don’t worry, go ahead. With a military chief in the house, you’re still worried about making a meal?" "Alright." Fang Pingying laughed, greeted Zhou Guangsheng, and then left with Li Yuchun. After Fang Pingying left, Luo Zhiyong took Yaoyao to the kitchen to see what was in the fridge. Zhou Guangsheng and Fang Xiu were sitting in the living room and for some reason, despite knowing each other, sitting together now felt somewhat awkward and they didn’t know what to say. After sitting for a while, Zhou Guangsheng still felt awkward, so he coughed and stood up saying he was going to help Luo Zhiyong cook, but just as he was about to stand up, Haohao, the chubby kid, suddenly grabbed Zhou Guangsheng’s hand, looked at him with big eyes, and called out, "Daddy." The chubby kid had only recently learned the word "daddy," found it novel, liked to shout it, and sometimes shouted it along with Yaoyao and Ruirui when they called Luo Zhiyong. For some reason, as Yaoyao and Ruirui did not shout just now, he suddenly looked at Zhou Guangsheng and called out. This shout of "daddy" made both Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng extremely embarrassed. Fang Xiu immediately went forward, wanting to pick up Haohao, and awkwardly apologized to Zhou Guangsheng, "Sorry, this child has just learned this word and likes to shout it randomly." Zhou Guangsheng smiled and quickly said, "It’s okay, kids are like that." Still feeling embarrassed, Fang Xiu picked up Haohao and told him while pointing at Zhou Guangsheng, "Haohao, call him uncle." "Daddy." The chubby kid insisted and called Zhou Guangsheng again, then flashed a grin and stretched out his arms wanting Zhou Guangsheng to hold him. Zhou Guangsheng felt awkward, but he really liked this chubby kid, especially considering he was at an age where, if he and Bai Jing had had a good relationship, he would have had children of his own by now, so he also liked children. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel~fire~net Especially Haohao, with his robust and adorable chubby appearance. Seeing Haohao made Zhou Guangsheng like him even more. He reached out to hold Haohao and smilingly said to Fang Xiu, "Children don’t understand, it’s no big deal, let him call whatever he wants." Actually, what Zhou Guangsheng said was just a simple sentence, but to Fang Xiu, it felt like a sudden emotional impact. If it was someone else, they would certainly have hurried to clarify, afraid of being misidentified by a child’s random shouts. But Zhou Guangsheng’s reaction—could it mean...? Having been through her ordeal with Luo Zhiming, Fang Xiu dared not hope for anything more emotionally. She forced herself not to overthink and then, her face blushing, tried to explain while pointing at Haohao, "This little guy..." But she found it difficult to clarify and, after stuttering for a while, didn’t manage to complete her sentence. Zhou Guangsheng seemed to see her embarrassment and, to help cover it up, he picked up from where she left off and asked casually, "I heard from Zhiyong that you’ve been working at your sister-in-law’s place. How is it going? Is it hard to manage on your own with a child?" Fang Xiu sighed in relief, feeling less awkward. She smiled and responded, "It’s okay, I have my parents and elder sister helping me. It’s not too hard, and Haohao is quite manageable." Zhou Guangsheng nodded, and for some reason, he suddenly remembered the last time he came, when Pingying was helping introduce a match for Fang Xiu, but now she was still single, and he was a bit curious about what happened with that man. So, he asked somewhat presumptuously, "Right, I remember last time I came, your aunt was talking about introducing someone to you, how did it go with that man, are things good between you two?" "It’s fine, just so-so." Fang Xiu didn’t want to talk any more about Gao Sheng but instead looked up at Zhou Guangsheng’s chin and softly said, "What about you, Chief Zhou? You’ve been divorced for a while now. If you find someone suitable, go for it, at least you’ll have someone to take care of your daily needs. Look, even a button on your clothes has come off." Zhou Guangsheng looked down at the fallen button, fiddled with it, and then spoke with a slightly self-deprecating tone, "No choice. We men in the military don’t earn much, spend most of our time in the barracks, and have little time to manage things at home, nowadays many women are unwilling to marry us."