子女: children, sons and daughters...
数: frequently, repeatedly...
司空见惯: a common occurrence (idiom)...
妹妹: younger sister, young woman...
枝: branch, classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc...
加热: to heat...
揭发: to expose, to bring to light, to disclose, revelation...
担: shoulder; take on; undertake...
搜寻: to search, to look for...
炖: to stew...