Zhao Yanping understood her brother's personality, so she just mentioned it without any other intention.
"That's good, Mom and Dad are getting older."
"But they don't feel like they're old yet. They still want more land. Both Second and I disagreed, so they gave up."
Mrs. Zhang was listening to the siblings chat and occasionally chimed in.
The eldest brother's nephews and nieces came over. So for dinner, they had pancakes, sauerkraut and meat stew, mixed cabbage hearts, and every meal included soybean paste and pickles.
In another pot, sorghum porridge was boiling. The Zhao family's kids were still a bit shy, so Zhao Yanping gave each of them a pancake and served them dishes, which helped ease the tension.
"Big Brother, tomorrow I'll go with you to the police station to register a few kids for residency. It's just that Zhixue and Haijun can't be registered; they're not your kids. But I asked, and they can attend school with proof."
