Unease

Jiang Xia watched Mother Zhou and Father Zhou hold Older Brother and his sister while teaching them to call them Grandpa and Grandma. With a smile, she reminded them, "You can teach Older Brother first. Once he learns, his younger brother and sister will follow along and learn too."

Father Zhou said, "Exactly. When they were learning to roll over, Da Bao learned first too. Then Er Bao and the little one saw their brother doing it, so they followed along and learned as well!"

The two elders immediately squeezed their heads in front of Older Brother. "Da Bao, say Grandpa. Grandpa, Grandpa..."

"Grandma, Grandma, Grandma..."

Zhou Zhou and Zhou Ying had finished their exams yesterday too. They were on holiday today, and after returning in two days for the end-of-term ceremony, they would officially be on vacation.

The two girls came over as well, teaching the Triplets to call them Older Sisters.

Zhou Chenglei arranged breakfast and gestured for everyone to eat.

"Dad, are you going out to sea today?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Father Zhou glanced at the time. It was only seven fifteen. They had agreed to head out at nine, so what was the rush?

Even so, Father Zhou reluctantly went to eat breakfast. He could not help reminding Mother Zhou, Zhou Zhou, and Zhou Ying to teach the three babies to call him Grandpa more often. He did not want his three grandsons to end up learning to say Grandpa last.

*

The urban district

After Tan Zhiying went to wake her son, she went to wake her daughter.

"An'an, hurry up and get up. We're leaving for Small Fishing Village soon."

Apart from when she had school, Mai Xiao'an slept until eleven every day. It was only six thirty now!

She pulled the