On the day of her retirement, what Lin Xiulan waited for was not travel, but a box of children's supplies and a sentence from her co-mother-in-law Jiang Huiqin: "You are retired, just right to take care of the children." She took care of the babies for three years, toiling day and night, yet was treated as an idler. Jiang Huiqin said glibly that "babysitting is easy", but after going into action herself she rose thirteen times in a single night, was driven to a breakdown by the unruly kids during the day, and also almost lost a child and burned down her daughter's project computer due to negligence. In the end, Jiang Huiqin finally understood Lin Xiulan's contribution, and the whole family redistributed their responsibilities. Lin Xiulan went to the provincial capital to take up a teaching post, stepped onto the podium, and reclaimed her own stage.