Hua Hua indeed stopped crying, rubbed his red eyes and said, "Then what should I do if I miss Mom before I grow up?...Mom said, if I miss her, I should call her name. Can I call Mom’s name from now on?"

"This... it’s not polite for a child to just call out someone’s full name." Mr. Li Liang shook his head.

"Grandpa, can my name have Mom’s name in it then?"

Hua Hua’s one word "grandpa" made Mr. Li Liang incredibly happy. They had brought the child back for quite some time, but the child never wanted to call them that. Now suddenly he said it, and Mr. Li Liang nodded repeatedly, saying "good" several times.

"Our Hua Hua is so good. Since you miss Mom, how about we give you a name that includes part of your Mom’s name? That way, when we call Hua Hua, you won’t miss your Mom. How does that sound?"

"Thank you, Grandma."

Hua Hua’s call of "grandpa and grandma" made Mr. Li Liang and his wife smile all the way home, and the old couple didn’t mind the trouble and even made dumplings for Hua Hua.

In the end, Hua Hua’s name was changed to Li Qinghua.

Soon enough, all the neighbors knew that Li Liang had a son with the woman outside, and the old couple’s efforts paid off as they finally brought the child back.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Liang had been away for a while before the new year, and then hadn’t been seen for a long time after the new year, always being mysterious. Now they suddenly brought out such a big child and didn’t hide it, openly telling the neighbors that this was Li Liang’s child from outside.

Given Li Liang’s behavior in the past, everyone believed it, and this child indeed bore some resemblance to Li Liang.

Hua Hua was constantly thinking about that letter, so after Mr. and Mrs. Li Liang sent him to kindergarten, Hua Hua started seriously learning characters. He asked the teacher how many characters he needed to read a letter, and the teacher told him 500 characters.

So now he is diligently learning characters.

.....

When Lin Wan received a call from Su Ling, she learned that Hua Hua was now attending school normally and had even changed his name, half a month had already passed.

Su Ling heard about all this from Wei Xue, who was now married and getting along well with her new husband. She was always strong-willed, and this current husband of hers listened to her intently. He was also quite good to her daughter, who would be able to live at school next year when she started junior high school.

Wei Xue was now happy both at home and at work, so she paid special attention to Mr. and Mrs. Li Liang’s side.

Lin Wan was no longer focusing on them; her focus was now on taking care of her children and managing their shop.

From Monday to Friday, Lin Wan took the child to the shop every day. Fortunately, there was a small lounge in the shop where Dingding could sleep.

She returned home around four or five in the afternoon, always bringing some food for Little Star, Yangyang, and the others, especially fried chicken, which Lin Wan brought home almost every other day.

The kids couldn’t get enough of it, making Sister-in-law Jiang and Gu Lin feel a bit embarrassed.

Technically, Lin Wan should feel embarrassed, as Little Star often depended on their care when she came home late.

In the blink of an eye, the child was already three months old, and during this time, both S City and the Capital City often called to ask about the child.

After Grandma went back, she sent a lot of dried red dates and mushrooms, saying these dried mushrooms were good stuff from Huang Dashan, brought in specially by Xiao Gu for Lin Wan.

They could be used for making chicken and rib soup, which would be good for the children.

Besides them, Grandma also sent quite a bit to Mom. Mainly because there were no hills in Z City, and such wild mushrooms were very expensive here, so what Xiao Gu sent was just right.

During this time, Lin Wan often called Grandma, who now stayed at Shen Rong’s place because it was inconvenient for Shen Rong to run back and forth with the child.

It wasn’t that Tan Aixiang and Eldest Aunt didn’t care, but that they worked during the day and could only visit in the evenings. Considering it was inconvenient for Shen Rong to handle the child on her own, they just stayed at Shen Rong’s place.

Usually, when Aunt and Grandma visited, they went directly to Shen Rong’s place.

Lin Wan had originally planned to visit Grandma but with the child being too young and Han Yi having no leave recently, she hadn’t been able to.

As summer approached, the child needed more frequent baths, and it became inconvenient to heat water. Lin Wan learned that there were now water heaters available on the market, particularly the brand Shen Zhou, so she ordered two units, one for the military base and one for the villa, to make it easier for them to bathe.

Besides these, Lin Wan also bought a rice cooker, as she had gotten used to using one in the Capital City and felt it was inconvenient without one at home.

With Lin Wan buying so many large appliances for home, some of the envious neighbors started saying that Lin Wan was engaged in dubious business, specifically fundraising and profiteering.

Lin Wan ignored them; anyone familiar with her in the compound knew what she really did, but when Han Yi heard about this, he directly reported it to the higher-ups, stating that the quality of military family members needed improvement, and some idle military wives were sent for centralized learning.

The military even coordinated with the junior high school principal to open a remedial class for family members, sending them off for learning.

Those who had been gossiping idly quieted down quite a bit.

This time, when Brother went to S City, he took his wife and Tuantuan along, turning it into both a business trip and a tour for Saozi.

With just Mom and Dad at home, it felt rather cold and empty, so they insisted that she bring the children over to stay for a couple of days over the weekend.

Lin Wan did not delay, conveniently hearing about a large exhibition fair in the city covering clothes, cars, crops, furniture, appliances, and bicycles. It was being held at the Agricultural Exhibition Center on the East Third Ring Road, something Wang Leqin had told her about. She was also planning to get involved in the clothing exhibition, mainly offering bridal gowns and wedding dresses, which had low demand, so she intended to rent a smaller counter.