Liang Yuemei had originally planned to stay here, but judging by Gu Xiaoxia's condition, that was not necessary yet. Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia both urged her to go home first and come back after the baby was born.
It was not until the sun was about to set that Li Jianguo drove the whole family home on the tractor.
There were still two pigs and a flock of chickens at home. Although they had asked Sister-in-Law Lu to feed them once, they could not simply leave them unattended.
The pigs were all right in their pen, but if the chickens had nothing to eat, they would most likely go into the vegetable garden and peck all the leaves bare.
After Li Jianguo and the others left, there was little left to tidy up in the courtyard. They had already taken care of everything.
Sister Yang sat beside Gu Xiaoxia and chatted with her. Han Fang was a little disappointed and quietly asked her mother when Li Juan and Li Qiang would come again.
Gu Boyuan also headed out and went home.
The roe deer and Little Black Dog felt they could finally have some peace. The Big Courtyard quieted down.
Gu Xiaoxia smiled and said,
"It feels a little strange."
Although the Big Courtyard was large, only those few people ever lived there. Having it suddenly become so lively had felt quite novel to Gu Xiaoxia.
"If you want, we could move to the Team," Li Long said. "Our big courtyard there is still empty. We could go back and stay for a while."
"Better not." Gu Xiaoxia rested a hand on her belly and smiled. "Let's talk about it after the baby is born. Going back now would just be a hassle."
To avoid being pestered any further