The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 156 The Madam is Poisoned

Old Wang's family spent two days cleaning the house inside and out, while the carpenter there also finished making a batch of smaller furniture.

Large furniture needs to be made inside the house.

This time, Qian Deyi also came with his father-in-law. Everyone transported the timber to Old Wang's yard, where his father-in-law and two apprentices were hammering and tinkering.

Grandma Wang asked Ma to cook some chicken soup, which was then placed in a large soup bowl and distributed to several neighboring households.

Although they lived in town, not every household was well-off. The neighbors were a little embarrassed to suddenly receive a large bowl of chicken soup with meat.

"How can we do this? I see you have quite a few family members, you should save it for the children to nourish their bodies." Aunt Hua from next door saw the chicken soup and her eyes lit up, but she still declined.

Madam Ma smiled and said, "My mother-in-law said that the house is still quite messy right now, so it's not convenient to entertain guests. As a newcomer, I originally wanted to visit all the neighbors, but it's really not convenient right now. Once the house is tidied up, I will definitely invite all the neighbors to come and sit down."

Seeing that Aunt Hua was still hesitant, Ma repeated what Old Mrs. Wang had said: "A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. We'll be getting along for a long time. This bowl of chicken soup isn't much, so please don't refuse, Aunt Hua. We might need your help in the future!"

Aunt Hua then took over: "Wait a moment, I'll give the bowl back to you."

Aunt Hua carried the chicken soup back into the house. After a while, she returned the bowl to Ma, but the bowl was not empty; it contained a bowl of peanuts.

“We don’t have anything fancy at home. These peanuts are ones I grew myself. Take them back and let the kids have a treat.”

Mrs. Ma laughed and said, "That's great! You know what, my Ayu loves these beans, and she likes peanuts too. I'll thank you on behalf of the child."

"That's too kind of you."

Ma said the same thing to the other neighbors.

Originally, Madam Ma wasn't good at these polite phrases; it was Old Mrs. Wang who taught her, word by word.

Grandma Wang said to her, "Your second son will be taking the imperial examinations in the future. Whether he passes or not, he will still be a scholar. If you don't want to be humble in the future, you should improve yourself along with him. He will do well in his studies, and you should also learn to be adept at social interactions."

Many unhappy couples are those where one partner is making progress while the other remains stagnant. Eventually, the one who makes progress can no longer tolerate the one who stays stagnant, and the marriage comes to an end, leaving behind only a mess.

Grandma Wang was too lazy to look at that situation, so she simply let the couple progress together from the very beginning.

The same applies to the other children; whether they listen or not, and how much they absorb, is not her concern.

After delivering gifts to the neighbors, everyone secretly thought that the newly moved-in Wang family must be a kind and honest family.

For the people living in the town, even if they are not rich, they can still make a living, so a bowl of chicken soup is not considered expensive and will not be seen as flattering.

But it won't be cheap either, as most people wouldn't usually be willing to cook chicken soup often. Overall, chicken soup is more sincere and heartwarming than giving someone a box of pretty but tasteless pastries.

It resembled the most ordinary exchanges between neighbors: you give me a little, I give you a little in return, and that's how friendship is built.

Everyone felt a sense of comfort in their hearts.

That's why, although they found it annoying when the carpenter was hammering and banging on their house, they could understand.

When new furniture is needed for the house, people can't just stay silent.

Because Xiao Ayu's pet is a lamb, she becomes a very special person in the eyes of the neighborhood children.

Two toddlers, around four or five years old, were eagerly waiting at the Wang family's door, wanting to play with the lamb.

"Little sister Ayu, can we ride your little lamb?" Hua Dandan from Aunt Hua's family asked little Ayu cautiously while forcefully wiping her snot back from her nose.

Little Ayu shook her head: "No, Brother Egg, you're too fat. You'll flatten the lamb."

And the lamb won't be happy either.

Hua Dandan pinched his chubby hands. Even though his grandma said he was a lucky child, blessed with good fortune.

But it seems that this little sister Ayu doesn't like it, and she doesn't even like her little lamb.

"Now that I've lost weight, can I ride it?" Flower Egg asked.

Little Ayu nodded without hesitation: "Okay, okay."

"Then you must wait, I'll lose weight very soon!"

Another friend, named Zhou Xiaolang, pinched his little arms and legs and asked expectantly, "Sister Ayu, I'm not fat, can I ride the little sheep?"

Little Ayu still shook her head: "No, Brother Little Wolf, you're too tall, the lambs will be scared." Zhou Xiaolang was initially unhappy, but then he thought that Little Ayu was just praising him for being tall.

Well, I'm not that unhappy.

"Let's play with sandcastle building. I can build a really high sandcastle!"

Little Ayu was particularly enthusiastic: "Great! Ayu hasn't played this before!"

After playing, Xiao Ayu patted her little arms and legs, then patted her stiff face from smiling, before walking towards the second gate.

There was a lot of sand in the courtyard as soon as you entered. The Wang family brought it over. They were going to tidy up the courtyard, planning to use part of it for farming and turn the other part into a playground for the children.

It's mainly Xiao Ayu's paradise.

Seeing how exhausted Xiao Ayu looked, the adults found it amusing.

"Ayu, are you tired of playing?"

Little Ayu said in a serious tone, "Ayu isn't playing. Ayu is keeping Brother Little Wolf company. Brother Little Wolf's father and mother have both gone to work, and he's not having fun by himself."

Upon hearing this, everyone realized, "Oh, so that's what Ayu thought after all."

"Then why don't you play well with Dandan? And you even called him fat."

Little Ayu quickly explained, "No! Ayu likes Brother Egg too. But Grandma Hua asked Ayu to say that Brother Egg always eats a lot of snacks and she's worried he'll get sick, so Ayu said that on purpose!"

Ayu is not a bad kid who bullies others.

Everyone was stunned.

It turns out that Ayu in their family was unknowingly shouldering so many responsibilities.

"We misunderstood you. Ayu is such a good child."

Little Ayu proudly raised her chin: "Of course!"

Ayu just wants to be a good child, because only good children are liked.

Qin Huai finally bought a house. Originally, he wanted to buy one next to the Wang family's house, but none of the households next to the Wang family's house had expressed any intention to sell.

In the end, they had no choice but to settle for second best and bought a house on Nanhe Street.

Chi Jia simply threw money at the problem, hiring more than 10 people who cleaned the entire place inside and out in less than half a day. Except for the furniture, all the utensils inside were replaced with new ones.

"Make a few swings here, and set up two climbing frames over there," Qin Huai instructed, pointing to a corner.

Chi Jia responded and immediately ordered his men to hurry up and do it.

After everything was settled, Qin Huai asked Chi Jia to invite Xiao A Yu over to play and gave them the address.

Before Ayu could even arrive, she suddenly received an urgent message from Chibing.

"Young master, something terrible has happened! Madam is seriously ill!"

Qin Huai, however, did not show much emotion and seemed completely unconcerned about the news.

"The miracle doctor is with her," Qin Huai said coldly.

He's not a doctor, what's the point of talking to him?

Chi Jia saw through Qin Huai's insincerity and asked Chi Bing, "Is Madam really ill?"

“It’s not certain.” Chi Bing hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, “After I returned this time, they said that Madam did not seem to be seriously ill, but should be poisoned.”

Qin Huai's hand trembled as he held the teacup.

Just then, the sound of several people talking could be heard outside.

"Sister Ayu, Qin Huai's house is bigger than ours! Are they very rich?"

"Fifth brother, you're so silly! How could Ayu, who's so young, know something you don't even know?"

(End of this chapter)