When I opened my eyes, I went back to the night when I forced my husband to give birth to a son.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Su Xiaowan looked at Zhang Haijiao's belly. She was about to give birth and was walking slowly.

"I heard from Dad that you had surgery, so I came to see you."

As Zhang Haijiao spoke, she had already come up to her and handed her a red envelope. "Take this. It's a little gift from your brother and I."

"Sister-in-law, I can't accept this. It's not easy for you. You're going to give birth soon, and you'll need more money."

"Take it if it's given to you. My mother said that people who have just had surgery should wrap a red envelope in red paper to ward off evil and avoid disaster."

Zhang Haijiao forced the money into her hands and walked towards the living room in a very familiar manner.

He found a chair and sat down, looking at Su Xiaowan pouring water, and waved his hand, "Don't pour water, I just drank it at home."

"I came here to tell you something else."

Su Xiaowan sat opposite her and smiled faintly, "Go ahead."

"I discussed it with your eldest brother, and we thought that on the night of the 30th, our family should sit together and celebrate the New Year."

"Although my father and mother are divorced, we are still a family. It's not a big deal during normal times. It's more lively during the New Year with more people."

Zhang Haijiao wanted to take advantage of the New Year to make Xiao Zhiguo feel like an older brother.

After all, there are only two brothers in this village. If they are not united, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the village in the future.

"I'll talk to Beiguo about this later. I can't make up my mind. And as for Dad, you know he was very upset about what happened last time."

Su Xiaowan didn't have much objection. She and Zhang Haijiao didn't have any conflicts, so what she said was not wrong.

But whether to go or not still depends on what Old Man Xiao and Xiao Beiguo think.

Zhang Haijiao was not surprised by her answer. She stood up and said, "Okay, you talk to Dad. I'll go back first. I'm about to give birth and I don't dare stay outside for too long."

Although she is still nearly twenty days away from giving birth, Zhang Haijiao's mother said that pregnant women should not have their water broken in other people's homes, as this is not good.

"Okay, then slow down."

At dinner time in the evening, Su Xiaowan told Old Man Xiao about this.

I thought he would be very angry, but he said, "Xiao Wan, what do you say about this? Dad respects your and Beiguo's opinions."

"I am already half buried in the ground, and I can't help you. You guys will have to live your own lives from now on."

"Dad, I don't have any objection. My eldest sister-in-law is a pretty good person. My eldest brother is now well-behaved under her control and goes to work every day."

Although Su Xiaowan didn't ask, the villagers often talked about Xiao Zhiguo marrying Zhang Haijiao, which was suppressed by her.

She thought this was a good idea. A man like Xiao Zhiguo had to marry a capable wife who could support the family honestly.

"Although Hai Jiao has a bad reputation, she is able to control the eldest brother. It is a good thing that she does not mind the eldest brother having two sons."

Old man Xiao was filled with emotion. Without his trouble-making wife, the eldest brother could still live a good life.

"How about we invite Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law to our house for dinner and New Year's Eve?"

"I don't mind, but I don't think my sister-in-law will agree."

Su Xiaowan understood what Xiao Beiguo meant. With so many people going there to eat, and it was New Year's Day, it was inevitable that they would need a lot of food and meat and vegetables.

But if it were really given to her, given Zhang Haijiao's personality, she would definitely not want it.

Xiao Beiguo nodded, "She really won't accept it. She has a very strong character and does things according to principles."

"How about we go buy some meat and some food and clothes for the children?"

Su Xiaowan disagreed, "If we buy it, my sister-in-law will probably have to send it back to us later."

"So what do we do?"

Xiao Beiguo also felt a headache. There were four people in their family, including three adults, and they ate a lot.

In those days, no one had enough food to eat, and that whole family depended entirely on Xiao Zhiguo's income to support them.

"How about this, I'll talk to my sister-in-law tomorrow, and we can celebrate the New Year together, and we can bring some vegetables and rice."

Xiao Beiguo shook his head, "Sister-in-law will definitely not agree."

"She will agree." Su Xiaowan was sure.

"Do you have any idea?"

"Well, I'll talk to my sister-in-law tomorrow, and you can buy the vegetables in advance. Forget about the rice."

"Buy more meat. My sister-in-law is pregnant, so she must want to eat some meat."

"Then Xiaowan, it's up to you to decide. It'll be nice for the whole family to have some fun during the New Year." Old Man Xiao also agreed.

After dinner, Xiao Beiguo told Su Xiaowan in detail about the situation of planting and breeding.

"Zhao Di is working hard with them now, so you can just rest at home and don't worry. She is doing no worse than you."

"Okay, Zhaodi is studious. Although she has not been to school, I taught her a lot when I was still able to study. I feel relieved to have her leading us."

Su Xiaowan was very pleased. She had previously thought of letting Su Zhaodi and Su Ting take charge after the business expanded.

"So you have to learn to let go. They all did a great job and put a lot of effort into it."

Xiao Beiguo felt distressed and helpless. If Su Xiaowan had not worked so hard in the past, perhaps she would not have suffered this.

"Okay, I won't try so hard next time."

Su Xiaowan hugged his arm, her tone softening, "Beiguo, I think our business is getting bigger and bigger, so let's find a few people to help after the New Year."

"I have this plan as well. The restaurant that Nancheng mentioned before has already been started. There will be more and more things in the future."

"Why don't you just take charge and arrange things, and let them do the rest. This way you won't be too tired, and you'll have more time to spend with Xixi."

"Yeah, I think so too. I can't do everything myself. It's too tiring and my body can't bear it."

Su Xiaowan was also afraid. She was not afraid of death, but she wanted to watch Xixi grow up and see Xiao Beiguo live to be a hundred years old.

New Year's Eve soon arrived. Su Xiaowan had agreed with Zhang Haijiao the day before that she would go over for dinner, and their family would also have to bring some meat, vegetables and rice.

At first she refused and was a little angry.

Later, Su Xiaowan said that she would not provide rice, but would bring some meat and vegetables. The sisters-in-law agreed and then waited to celebrate New Year's Eve.

At dinner time, Su Xiaowan wanted to cook by herself, but Zhang Zhiwei directly brought meat and vegetables, wanting to join in the fun at her house.

In the end, they all went to Zhang Haijiao's place. Su Zhaodi was the chef, and Xiao Beiguo, Zhang Zhiwei and Xiao Zhiguo were the three men helping out.

Su Xiaowan, Zhang Haijiao and their children were warming themselves by the fire in the hall.

During the chat, she learned that the child in Zhang Haijiao's belly was from another man, but she had injured her body before and it was difficult for her to get pregnant, so she chose to marry Xiao Zhiguo.

Dinner was at three o'clock in the afternoon. After the firecrackers were set off, the whole family sat at the dining table to eat.

The kids also bought some drinks and were very happy.

The door of the yard was suddenly pushed open, and Liu Xianglian walked in angrily from outside, carrying a tattered bag.

"You guys are so happy that you just left me in jail and didn't care about anything!"