The day of Lantern Festival soon came to sunset in the busy Dong family. There was no refrigerator at home, and a group of women were in the kitchen preparing the chicken, duck, fish and meat after the ancestor worship. These would have to be eaten for several days, so they had to be cut and braised, and salted to make a big pot that could be eaten for several days. In this era when food was not abundant, meat and eggs were already a good dish on the table.

The two pregnant women, Su Ying and Zuo Ziwen, divided the work of delivering things.

He Shujun directed Dong Si and Ma Xiaoyan to cut the meat into pieces and stew it. The busyness was mixed with the sounds of gossip and occasional impatient scolding. No one dared to complain about the hard work or tiredness because they would be scolded.

at this time.

There was a sudden noise outside the door.

Dong Wenke's excited voice rang out from outside, "Grandma, Grandma is here, Mom, Grandma is here!"

Zuo Ziwen's mother came to visit her daughter with her daughter-in-law and brother. He Shujun immediately put down her work and went out to greet her, asking Zuo Ziwen to stop looking. "In-laws."

Zuo Ziwen also shouted happily, "Mom!"

Dong Hua also came over.

When the birth is approaching, it is a matter of honor for the daughter's parents to visit her and give her gifts.

Zuo's mother said, "She's busy. That's right. Don't take advantage of your big belly to not work. My dear, I often tell her at home that her parents-in-law are good people. She will enjoy a good life if she marries into your family."

He Shujun smiled and said, "Ziwen is a hardworking child, no complaints."

Both parties are very satisfied.

The Zuo family felt that their daughter had not brought shame upon them.

He Shujun was satisfied with Zuo's mother's guidance to her daughter-in-law and the attitude of the Zuo family.

The group moved to the third room and sat down. The daughter-in-law of the Zuo family brought some things, including clothes and children's things, and gave them to the sister-in-law: "Here are the old clothes you asked for."

Zuo Ziwen happily accepted a large bag of clothes.

Ma Xiaoyan's daughter Dong Li's childhood clothes were given to her sister-in-law at her mother's side and were not kept.

She herself has two sons.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"You're welcome."

"This is American ginseng..." Mother Zuo took out some herbs and told her that they were good supplements for postpartum nourishment. "Tell your mother-in-law to add it to the soup when the time comes." Then, curiously, she pulled her daughter over and whispered, "Is that your sister-in-law in the kitchen with the big belly?"

Zuo Ziwen nodded.

The Zuo family's sister-in-law also came closer. "Her belly looks smaller than yours. I remember the due date is around the same time? Next month? Where's her husband? Is he back?"

Zuo Ziwen shook his head.

Mother Zuo frowned and said, "If she doesn't go back, what will happen when she gives birth? It's her first child, right? If your mother-in-law takes care of her, what will you do?"

With two newborns at home, no matter how capable He Shujun is, she probably can't take care of one of them.

She doesn't want her daughter to suffer any loss in this regard.

Zuo Ziwen lowered his voice and said to his mother, "It's okay. My mother-in-law doesn't like that girl... Dong Hua has agreed with her that she will help me with the confinement and take care of the baby, so I can continue to work."

Her mother-in-law is a bit snobbish, and her husband is more successful.

Besides, the eldest child was born by the one in front.

Zuo Ziwen is bound to win over his mother-in-law to his side.

Mother Zuo heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. She didn't want her daughter to quit her job and stay at home after giving birth. What would happen if her son-in-law got ahead but her daughter couldn't? "Your mother-in-law is easy to talk to. If you talk more and do more work, she will help you more. When the family is divided in the future, what will happen to you three..." She gave her daughter advice.

Zuo Ziwen nodded happily.

In the kitchen.

Ma Xiaoyan looked over to the third room and couldn't help but say, "My sister-in-law has a really good relationship with her family."

Her mother only came to her in-laws' house to see her after she gave birth, saying that she was afraid her mother-in-law would be unhappy. A woman becomes an outsider once she gets married.

Su Ying glanced outside and saw Zuo's mother holding Zuo Ziwen's hand and instructing him about something. The family seemed to be in harmony. She looked away and lowered her eyes to continue working.

But as I was doing this, I felt a little stuffy in my heart.

It’s not because of the third room.

But Zheng Wendong didn't come back, liar! Angry!

She was extremely upset.

Finally, I just gave up and got up.

Dong Si turned around and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

Su Ying said, "I'm tired."

Dong Si said dissatisfiedly, "You're tired after just doing this little bit... We worked for several days without saying anything!"

Su Ying looked at her expressionlessly, "Why, if I don't come in, you won't have to work? Is it because I came in that you're so tired?"

Dong Si was extremely shocked. How could she talk like that? We were all family, so isn't it normal for us to help each other?

Ma Xiaoyan held her back and said, "No, no, no, let me do it, let me do it... It's not that serious."

She said to her sister-in-law, "Why did you mess with her? If she has a premature birth while her big brother is away, can you take the responsibility?"

Dong Si suppressed his temper and said, "I can't afford to offend you, okay?"

Su Ying kicked the work at her feet away and walked out of the kitchen.

Dong Si looked at the kicked plate and was furious, "She..."

Ma Xiaoyan pulled her hand down and said, "Calm down."

When Su Ying walked out of the kitchen, she ran into the Zuo family head-on. She was stunned and nodded.

Mother Zuo immediately smiled, "Oh, this is my sister-in-law, so pretty..."

Then he turned around, pulled He Shujun and stuffed a red envelope in her hand. "Thank you for your hard work, dear in-law. I have always told others that it is a blessing for my daughter to marry into your family. I am worried about her being pregnant now, so I wanted to come and see her. If the baby is born, I will have to ask you and your son-in-law to take good care of her..."

"Hey, Wen Ke and Xiao Ran, come to grandma and hold her. When you grow up, you have to be nice to your grandma, otherwise she won't agree."

He Shujun knew that the other party wanted her to help her daughter take care of the child.

I cursed him in my heart as an old bastard, but I could still say it out loud.

But she felt happy. Although the third brother and his wife could make money, they still needed her help and had to bow to her. She glanced at the third brother's wife not far away. She held Zuo Ziwen's hand affectionately and said, "Don't worry, my dear."

Zuo Ziwen was flattered and knew that his mother was supporting him.

She was very happy that her parents were so supportive.

Look at my sister-in-law again, she is all alone.

My husband is not here.

No one from my mother's family came.

The difference is immediately apparent in comparison.

Here, the two families are very affectionate.

Su Ying was like an outsider, and in the eyes of others, she deserved it because she was not a good person.

at the same time.

"Brother, we're here."

Zheng Wendong shouted, got off the tricycle, and began to unpack his luggage under the gaze of others.

The tricycle was piled high with his luggage.

There were even two luggage bags tied to the roof with ropes.

He was exhausted, had too much luggage and was in a hurry to catch a train. He was squeezed here and there along the way, and he must have looked very embarrassed. He started to carry himself on his back.

"Oh, isn't this Wendong?" The landlady looked at him in surprise: "What are you doing here, scavenging? Oh, my house doesn't allow garbage to be piled up."

"Landlady," Zheng Wendong called out. Then a piece of luggage fell out. Inside was a child's old clothes, and on top was a patchwork quilt. He quickly picked it up and said, "Don't worry, I won't clutter your house with garbage."

He couldn't wait to go into the alley.

The landlady thought about it and suddenly stopped rushing to buy groceries. She went back to take a look out of curiosity.

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