After Zheng Xianghong arrived, Xia Xiao’s life became much easier. Her youngest son was named Gao Feiyi, a name chosen on the spur of the moment. Moreover, Gao Jiaxing had been off the island for over half a year before returning. By then, the baby could already sit up. Since Xia Xiao had given birth to three children without Gao Jiaxing by her side, she simply took the initiative to name the children herself. Raising children is an exhausting task, let alone three. Although Feiyang and Feiyue were five years old and the family pitched in to help, Xia Xiao, as a mother, still needed to care for her sons most of the time. Thus, even after giving birth to Feiyi, Xia Xiao remained thin. Despite having adequate nutrition, she just couldn’t put on weight. With the addition of another child, Feiyang and Feiyue began competing for affection. Suddenly having a baby brother meant they clung to Xia Xiao even more. Xia Xiao spent entire days revolving around the children and found even fewer moments to speak with Shitou. Feiyi looked exactly like Jiaxing did when he was small – the resemblance was uncanny. When Feiyang and Feiyue were born, Sister Hong remarked on the resemblance, but it wasn’t as striking as when she saw Feiyi, at which she couldn’t help but exclaim repeatedly. Reading letters from Yang Xuehua and Xia Jing, Xia Xiao smiled slightly. Yang Xuehua was still herself, but it was good that she was trying to adopt a more relaxed mindset and was striving to see things in a better light. Yang Xuehua was about to taste the sweetness that follows hardship. Ning Hui gave birth to another son, and Xia Jing also had a son. Both had given birth to daughters in the same year and now sons, too. It really was quite the coincidence. Xia Jing mentioned in her letter that Xia Hong had just started dating an educated youth, but Xia Lin’s news was a surprise – Xia Lin was actually in a relationship with Fang Yuan. Xia Xiao was momentarily stunned but still wished Xia Lin and Fang Yuan well. However, once she went out, she intended to closely observe Fang Yuan’s true intentions toward Xia Lin. If Fang Yuan sincerely cared for Xia Lin, that was wonderful. Otherwise, Xia Xiao did not want Xia Lin to get hurt in the future. On Li Shengmei’s side, she was initially happy to see her grandson but upon hearing that Xia Xiao had given birth to another son, her face fell. Upon seeing Li Shengmei’s displeasure, Dong Meihua thought Li Shengmei was dissatisfied with her son, which made Dong Meihua unhappy as well. "Why did you bring your mom here?" In private, Dong Meihua glared at He Xuexiang. Now that she had a son, Dong Meihua felt more confident and was no longer as forbearing as before. "It’s tough for you to look after the child alone. Isn’t it good that my mom came to help? Sister Hong came over too." As soon as He Xuexiang finished speaking, Dong Meihua retorted: "How can it be the same? It’s normal for Zheng Xianghong to help Xia Xiao because she can’t manage three children alone, but what can’t I handle by myself? Your mother coming over is just causing trouble." "Alright, since she’s here, why talk so much about it?" He Xuexiang was impatient and just walked away. Dong Meihua was frustrated, but she couldn’t send Li Shengmei away. If Xia Xiao could tolerate her mother-in-law, and Dong Meihua had conflicts with her own, others would certainly speak ill of her. Now living as a military wife, most of the women tried to maintain a good image and cared about their reputation. Dong Meihua was no exception. Despite her dissatisfaction with Li Shengmei, she publicly maintained a harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship as close as real family. Over at the Guangming Production Team, with Gao Jiaxing’s departure, Wang Xueyong heard of Gao Jiaxing’s return and came over again, only to be disappointed once more. Even Gao Guoqiang didn’t bother commenting on the lack of fate between Wang Xueyong and Gao Jiaxing; it just seemed they were not meant to meet. In the past few years, Wang Xueyong had not managed to see Gao Jiaxing even once. Since Wang Xueyong joined Red Star Production Team, its performance had improved greatly over the past few years, and it was no longer bottom-ranked. Moreover, he was good at socializing, always gentle and polite, so Wang Xueyong was quite respected in the Red Star Production Team. Now, in the Red Star Production Team, Liu Haiguo’s words did not carry as much weight as a single word from Wang Xueyong. However, because his position as chief was secure and with the complicated relationship between Liu Haihua and Wang Xueyong, Liu Haiguo didn’t guard against Wang Xueyong as he once did against Ge Lai. Now, he looked to Wang Xueyong for leadership. Gao Guihua was rather depressed. Her child was being raised at The Lius’, and seeing how close Liu Haihua was with the child, Gao Guihua felt uncomfortable. Every time she wanted to bring her son home, The Lius’ would dissuade her by saying that twins should not grow up together, making Gao Guihua begin to resent her often sickly daughter in need of care. If she was initially proud of having twins, Gao Guihua now wished she didn’t have a daughter. If not for the belief that missing one twin was bad luck, she wouldn’t want to care for the girl properly. Gao Guihua was pained by the presence of her daughter, which kept her from bonding with her son, and it hurt to see others cherishing her son and her son growing close to others. Liu Haihua, however, was the most content. Her son was raised at her parents’ house, and she lived there too, able to watch her son every day. Although he called her "Aunt," it delighted Liu Haihua immensely. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 As for Ge Lai and Ge Liang, Liu Haihua had long cast them out of her mind. However, there was one person who was not as carefree as Liu Haihua. Every time he saw the resemblance in Wang Xueyong’s son, it sent a shudder through him. That was Hao Accountant. He was now one of Wang Xueyong’s most trusted people, and Wang Xueyong valued him highly. But every time Hao Accountant saw Wang Xueyong’s son, he felt not joy but panic and fear. Initially, Hao Accountant didn’t notice anything unusual about Wang Xueyong’s son, but found The Lius’ attitude concerning, especially Liu Haihua’s warmth towards Wang Xueyong’s son, which was more affectionate than towards Ge Liang and Liu Haiguo’s sons – almost as if she were looking at her own child. Hao Accountant was not foolish. Recalling the period when Liu Haihua wasn’t seen outside and didn’t work the fields, and thinking of Liu Haihua’s favoritism towards Wang Xueyong’s son as well as the boy being named Liu Haiguo’s godson, he started to suspect something. That night when he was drunk and encountered Liu Haihua, she had already carried the scent of another man – now Hao Accountant knew whose. Every time he saw the boy’s features, Hao Accountant couldn’t help but worry: what if the boy grew to resemble him or his son? If someone spotted the similarity, it would be disastrous. Hao Accountant already had both a son and a daughter; he didn’t lack for children. Because of a drunken misstep and past infatuation, the more he looked at Wang Xueyong’s son, the more his heart trembled with alarm.