Aunt Wu smiled and said, "She’s just trying to test you. Since she’s testing you, it ans she’s considering accepting you." There wasn’t much to it, just a reminder to say that Ye Qing isn’t easy to deal with.
"Got it, it’s not easy being soone’s daughter-in-law, especially soone like from the countryside. It’s even harder to marry into a family like the i Family. Aunt Wu, you’ve been with the i Family longer than I have, so I’ll need your advice often." Ye Qing knew how to leverage everyone, and she wouldn’t overlook even a nanny.
"Alright, if anything’s off, I’ll let you know."
... "Hey old man, look, Ye Qing is coming out with a woman. Could that be her mother-in-law?" Not far from the compound, the Li Family’s elderly couple wandered around before planning to find a guesthouse, unexpectedly encountering Ye Qing coming out.
Mr. Li Liang watched from afar, seeing the two of them walk arm in arm, closely and intimately, and comnted, "...It could be."
"What should we do now? Should we go up to them?"
"No, you fool, if we go now, it’ll embarrass not just us, but Ye Qing too. She’ll definitely resent us later."
"So we just stand here and watch?"
"Let’s wait and see." Mr. Li Liang took a drag of his cigarette, even at their age, sneaking around just to get a glimpse of their child, and they followed them into the market.
"See that? We’re getting more familiar with their lives, we’re close to seeing the child."
"True, let’s leave it here today. With Ye Qing around, we’re not in a position to make connections." Li Liang’s mother thought they could strike up a conversation with Ye Qing’s mother-in-law at the market later, trying to know about their family.
"Alright, let’s go."
....
"Xiao Wan, there’s been snow everywhere in the country these days. Has Han Yi said when he’ll be back?" Lin Wan took Little Star to her mom’s house. After staying for two days, Liang Hongi looked at the sky outside, a bit worried about her son-in-law far in the Capital City.
"Mom, there’s no news lately, but Han Yi should be back soon. He might call these days."
"It’s almost New Year, you guys shouldn’t have to prepare anything this year. You’re pregnant, and I’m not at ease. Just celebrate here with us."
"Mom, I’m fine, it’s only a few months in. I can manage by myself, and Ai Yi is still here, he won’t let exert myself."
"Ah, you, always thinking about Han Yi. By the way, your brother’s workplace sent welfare gifts recently, lots of dried fruits, they’re on the cabinet in the living room. Eat more of them. They’re said to help with brain developnt, good for the child."
"Grandma, all the good stuff goes to my brother, so does that an Tuantuan and I won’t get anything?"
"Oh, my little Xingxing is jealous of your brother. Co, Grandma will make atballs and fried chicken for you, okay?"
"Yes, yes, I want fried chicken."
"Yum yum. Eat." Tuantuan doesn’t understand anything now, just follows Little Star, copying everything, while he might not eat fried chicken, he can eat more of the atballs.
"Mom, your fried chicken is great, we could totally open a window at the restaurant to sell it, just like the grilled lamb or shrimp." Lin Wan took the dried fruits her mom ntioned, catching up with Xingxing and Tuantuan, shelling them while talking.
"Thinking of promoting it, just in ti for New Year’s, do so marketing, it’ll definitely sell well. I’m calculating the cost these days, contacting a chicken farm."
"Yeah, the price for a chicken is two yuan, each chicken’s only about a kilo."
"I’m thinking of using chickens from the mountain, those should be the best. So I’m looking for a supplier." Liang Hongi thought the taste of these fried chickens was great, the quality was key.
"Mom, you’re getting better and better at business now, I’m rooting for you. Mom, I want fried chicken too." Lin Wan laughed and joined the two kids in competing for food.
"Mom is so bad, so bad, stealing Xingxings’s fried chicken."
"I didn’t steal, I’m having Grandma make it for ."
"Who’s your grandma?" Little Star was montarily confused.
Lin Wan watched the two little ones, laughing and playing along. There wasn’t any trouble lately, so she was able to fool around with the kids.
Sure enough, by the afternoon, a cold rain started outside, Lin Wan had thought it would snow. What a disappointnt.
...
anwhile, an incident happened at the i Family. i Shuping received a call from the unit, saying her son Han Yi was injured.
This threw the i Family into chaos. i Shuping and i Langqing were the first to know, and by the ti they arrived, the surgery was already done. In the ward, there were commanding officers and leaders present.
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