After the marriage, the charming educated youth is eye-catching

Li Guixiang said generously: "This little bit of brown sugar and eggs is nothing. As long as it is what you want to eat, grandma will make it for you!"

Since being trapped at home by the blizzard during the Chinese New Year, Li Guixiang's cooking skills have greatly improved, from being "edible" to being quite tasty.

So she was particularly confident when she said this.

Zhong Xuexi, who was standing by, rubbed her hands excitedly, her eyes full of smiles, "And me! Sister-in-law, if you want to eat anything in the future, I'll buy it for you!"

Her attentive attitude made Lin Ziqiu subconsciously think that they knew her life experience, so she wanted to comfort herself in this way.

Lin Ziqiu's eyes reddened, and she picked up the brown sugar water and took a big sip. The sweet taste spread across her taste buds, and even her stomach felt warm.

Zhong Heyang poured her a bowl of hot soup and said, "Drink some more soup and eat later."

"Yes, this soup is made from an old hen that I stewed early in the morning. Come, have a chicken drumstick."

Li Guixiang put the only chicken leg in the soup bowl into Lin Ziqiu's bowl.

Lin Ziqiu lowered his eyes and looked at the chicken legs in the bowl, and couldn't help but think of the days he spent in the Li family.

The chicken legs will always belong to Lin Xiaojun and Lin Dahai, father and son.

For her, eating a piece of chicken is a luxury.

But now, her grandmother, who has no blood relationship with her, treats her as her own daughter.

She had long understood that so-called blood ties were nothing compared to true love.

"Eat more, eat more!" Li Guixiang said, "I only cooked half a chicken in this pot. I'll cook the remaining half later in the evening. If you like chicken legs, we'll have plenty of chicken legs in the future!"

These days, people only get to eat meat during festivals.

However, since the words "enough chicken legs" came from Li Guixiang, it naturally couldn't be false. The Zhong family did have the financial strength to do so.

The whole family gathered around Lin Ziqiu, and soon the food in her bowl piled up into a small mountain.

Lin Ziqiu quickly stopped Zhong Heyang from using the chopsticks that were about to be handed to her, "You're trying to feed me like a pig!"

A trace of heartache flashed across Zhong Heyang's eyes. "You've lost weight since your trip to Su City. You need to eat more."

Zhong Xuexi, who was standing by, couldn't help but joked, "Yeah! Sister-in-law, look at how thin you are. People who don't know would think my brother can't afford to support you!"

"Xiao Qiu, I support you, but your situation is special now. Although our family is not rich, we can definitely make ends meet. Why don't you just stay home?"

Li Guixiang spoke earnestly. She was also worried that Lin Ziqiu might get bumped or bruised while working, and if that affected the baby in her belly, that would really...

Lin Ziqiu was slightly stunned, thinking that grandma was worried that the Shen family would go to the state-owned hotel. If they stayed at home, they would not dare to do anything in this military compound.

Grandma meant well, and Lin Ziqiu didn't know how to refuse politely for a moment.

At this time, Zhong Heyang said, "It's okay, she just needs to do what she likes, as for the rest, I will take care of it."

As soon as he finished speaking, his grandmother glared at him and said, "What can you do about it?"

Li Guixiang sighed deeply and muttered softly, It’s not you who is giving birth to the baby!

Zhong Heyang didn't hear the rest of the words clearly, and continued to express his attitude: "Grandma, I will take care of everything and will never let my wife suffer any grievances."

Since her son had said so much, Li Guixiang didn't know what to say.

And Lin Ziqiu didn't say anything the whole time, obviously still wanted to go to work.

Seeing that her grandmother had compromised, Lin Ziqiu looked at Zhong Heyang with some gratitude. If she really had to stay at home all day doing nothing, she really couldn't stay there.

Zhong Heyang leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Is there any reward?"

Lin Ziqiu immediately picked out two pieces of pork ribs from the pile of bowls in front of her and put them into the man's bowl.

"Here... I'll share my ribs with you."

Looking at the playful smile on his wife's face, Zhong Heyang was a little amused. What kind of reward was two pieces of pork ribs?

He is not a child!

After dinner, Zhong Xuexi didn't want to let Lin Ziqiu get tired, so she cleaned up the dishes herself.

As soon as Lin Ziqiu went upstairs, Zhong Heyang was grabbed by Li Guixiang. "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? When did you find out? How long has it been?"

Zhong Heyang was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I went to pick her up as soon as I got the news. She only found out about it when she went to Su City."

"Don't ask her about the Shen family's affairs. Wait until Aunt Shen comes back."

The grandparents and grandchildren were not on the same topic at all.

But one dared to ask, and the other dared to believe.

Li Guixiang nodded thoughtfully. "That's her family's business, so Xuexi and I won't say anything."

"I see she's lost a lot of weight. She really needs to be nourished. The situation is special now, so just focus on it and don't think about tormenting her."

She deliberately emphasized the word "trouble" to remind her son not to have sex.

Zhong Heyang's ears turned red and he coughed twice, "Grandma..."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." Li Guixiang couldn't help but mutter again, "You're already old, why are you still shy?"

Zhong Heyang: “…”

I can hear it!

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Zhong Xuexi was washing dishes in the kitchen, her mind full of joy at having a new nephew in the family.

As soon as Li Guixiang entered, she heard her humming a song and couldn't help but sigh, "Before, I was worried that if you gave birth to a child in the future, your mother-in-law would try to take the grandchild from me. Now, I won't compete with her. I want to take care of the one your sister-in-law gave birth to."

The older generation of them neither have jobs nor need to work in the fields. Living in this compound, they have very little free time except for doing some housework when they are old.

In addition, Zhong Niannian and her siblings went to the capital, so Li Guixiang felt empty inside.

Zhong Xueyuan would call back every week, mainly to report on the two children, especially Zhong Siyu's illness.

Zhong Xuexi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already thinking so far ahead!"

Their wedding date is set for the seventh day of next month. She had originally thought of letting her sister-in-law be the chef for the banquet, but now it seems she has to change someone.

"It will be soon. When you get married and your sister-in-law has a child, your second sister will be the only one left... It's not easy for her to raise two children alone. When she gets old..."

Li Guixiang felt very uncomfortable. She hoped that her children could get married and have a career, and live happily as a family.

But the marriage with the Ruan family has ruined the first half of my granddaughter's life.

She was too embarrassed to talk to her granddaughter about finding a reliable man to remarry. Anyway, she had already decided that when she was gone, all her property would be left to Zhong Xueyuan.

It’s not that she is partial.

It is indeed not easy for Zhong Xueyuan to take care of two children alone. She doesn't have to worry about Zhong Heyang. Zhong Zhiyang now has a stable job and her granddaughter is getting married soon. As for Zhao Huaian's family background, there is no need to say more.

Zhong Xuexi wiped her hands and said, "Grandma, you don't have to worry so much about my second sister. We will be here for her in the future. Even if I get married, my last name will still be Zhong. My second sister's affairs are my affairs. Besides, my eldest brother can't ignore my second sister!"

Li Guixiang's eyes couldn't help but become moist, and she was somewhat relieved that Zhong Xueyuan and her sister were able to talk things out and reconcile.

Otherwise, Zhong Xuexi would not be able to see Wei Zhihe's true face and usher in her own happiness.

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The early spring evening was still cold and windy, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast a faint golden glow on the teaching building.

There weren't many parents coming to pick up their children from school. This era was different from later generations, and many children came to school on their own.

Zhong Siyu's situation was special, and the school was a bit far from where they lived, so Zhong Xueyuan was worried about letting the brother and sister go home alone.

"Mommy mommy!"

Before leaving the school gate, Zhong Niannian saw her mother at a glance. She held her brother's hand and ran outside excitedly.

Hearing her voice, Zhong Xueyuan also came forward.

Zhong Niannian immediately threw herself into her mother's arms and said in a baby voice, "Mom, why are you here to pick up my brother and me today? Where's Uncle Jiang?"

Zhong Xueyuan was slightly startled, her smile froze for a moment, then she gently touched Zhong Niannian's head and explained softly: "Uncle Jiang is busy with work, wouldn't it be nice for Mom to pick you up?"

Jiang Shen is their next-door neighbor.

When Li Guixiang was in the capital, she went to their house to borrow candles.

Jiang Shen himself doesn't live here all the time, but he comes to visit his mother from time to time.

After a few interactions, Zhong Niannian kept calling her Grandma Jiang, which melted Jiang's mother's heart.

I wish such a well-behaved and lovely little girl was my granddaughter.

I get so angry when I think of my son who is nearly 40 years old and still hasn't started a family.

Later, after Li Guixiang returned to her hometown, Jiang's mother saw that Zhong Xueyuan was having a hard time working alone, so she took the initiative to help and said she would go to pick up the child.

As a result, she was not familiar with the road the first time and got lost with her two children and ended up at the police station.