"You've come at the right time; these are yours."

"And mine?"

Shang Qing took the child from the waiter, lowered his head slightly and kissed the forehead of the grinning child before looking at Manager Jin beside him.

The other person seemed to notice her appearance, silently withdrew their gaze, moved the silver coins on the corner of the table further in, and then pushed the slightly larger portion forward.

“Even hiring a kitchen helper for a day would earn you some wages, let alone the great help you’ve given us.”

"Then I won't be polite."

Shang Qing glanced at the silver coins, enough for more than a week, smiled politely, and did not refuse to put them directly into the money bag.

The two smiled at each other, and then walked off in different directions.

As Shang Qing walked out of the restaurant, she wanted to add a few more things to that home, when someone tugged at the hair at the back of her head.

I turned my head in confusion and found a chubby little hand behind that patch of hair.

"What's wrong, San'er? Is there something you want to eat?"

The child was too young to speak, so he just put a tuft of hair in his mouth and chewed it before pointing in another direction and babbling.

Although she didn't know what was over there, Shang Qing still looked over and discovered that it was a pair of small cloth tiger shoes.

He stepped forward and compared the size, finding it to be about the same size as the child's foot, and then asked for money to buy it.

But just as she bent over, those small hands, which couldn't even support themselves, managed to grab a pair of adult cloth shoes with difficulty.

"Oh, you're buying shoes for your mother? Such filial piety at such a young age, you're sure to be a promising person in the future."

"Lend your auspicious words."

Upon receiving the message, Shang Qingwei immediately took out the money for two pairs of shoes and bought them all.

Then, thinking of the other two children at home who were still wearing tattered cloth shoes, he finally took two more pairs, compared them slightly, confirmed the size, and paid directly.

After buying things for her children, she thought of the other two people in the family and couldn't help but frown.

"San'er, what do you think we should buy for your Uncle Lao Zong?"

Although they were both guests, he was more useful than that man; he understood the importance of maintaining distance and wouldn't make people feel threatened.

After thinking for a long time, Shang Qing finally looked at the tools on the other side.

"How about this?"

But the third child behind her was clearly more attentive, and he even struggled to point to the coarse cloth clothes in the distance while supporting her back.

Shang Qing hadn't expected that thing. He hesitated slightly, but then, thinking about the trouble that would come with asking someone to help him buy the cloth, he still took out his money to pay.

Making sure she hadn't forgotten anyone, she nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk towards her home.

But since he was carrying someone on his back, Shang Qing's steps gradually became heavy, and in the end, he could hardly take another step.

"Take a short rest."

"what!"

As if receiving a response, a slight smile appeared on her lips, and she turned around and pulled the person into her arms.

Shang Qing teased the child for a bit, then touched the bulging diaper with her hand, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and skillfully changed the diaper.

"So smart, maybe after a while we won't need diapers anymore and can wear open-crotch pants?"

The child, unaware of what open-crotch pants were, tilted his head adorably and spit out a drool bubble.

Amused by the child's actions, she burst into laughter, and after a long while, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, put the person back behind her, and forgot about them.

When Shang Qing finally got home, she didn't even have time to put her things down before her two children, who had heard the noise, hugged her.

"Mother, did you buy something again? San'er is about to fall out."

"Are you so concerned about what I bought? Do you think it's because Mother bought something for you?"

Upon hearing this, the two children naturally shook their heads and each took off one of the baskets.

The things placed inside were naturally exposed to them.

Gu Pan'er immediately noticed the two pairs of shoes that weren't very big, cheered, and hugged them to her chest.

"Mother, this is for us, isn't it?"

"Of course..." Seeing the smiles on the children's faces, Shang Qing suddenly felt like teasing them. She smiled slightly and said, "No, someone asked me to bring these back."

Gu Pan'er, who was holding the shoes, froze for a moment, but quickly relaxed and put the cloth shoes back into the basket.

Gu Nian'er's expectant gaze vanished quickly. She wanted to clear out other things, but then she saw two oversized dark-colored outfits below.

"Is this for those two uncles? Nian'er, please take it in to them."

"Mother, are these really not for us?"

Hearing Gu Pan'er confirm for the second time, Shang Qing didn't say anything more. He smiled slightly and placed the two pairs of shoes in the child's hands.

Finally realizing that it was hers, she cheered and pulled Gu Nian'er, who had come out, into the room.

The two who followed them out, still confused about what was going on, could only turn their attention to Shang Qing.

"I bought two pairs of shoes for my child."

Why is San'er sitting on the ground?

Upon hearing Gu Yu's question, Shang Qing immediately reached out and hugged her daughter, not giving him a chance to get close at all.

He hadn't expected to be targeted like this, and he frowned but didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Lao Zong sensed something was wrong, coughed lightly, and then took out the linen clothes that Gu Nian'er had just sent in.

"Thank you for your trouble, my wife. I was planning to go out and prepare two sets that day."

"You've helped so much, a set of clothes is nothing."

Nodding at him, Shang Qing wanted to say something more, but then noticed the two quickly disappear into the room.

Looking towards the woodshed with a puzzled expression, just as he was about to ask a question, he heard a voice coming from the other side.

"Gu family, everything you requested has been prepared. Is there a place to put it?"

"So fast? I thought it would be a while longer."

After saying this, Shang Qing opened the courtyard gate, revealing a spacious corner of the courtyard, and even wanted to throw the large items outside.

Unexpectedly, what the other party brought was not an assembled item, but pieces of wood.

"This is……"

“My mother and I thought it was too much trouble to move everything one by one, so we decided to bring it over and then pack it up. We’ll do it wherever it’s going to be placed.”

Seeing the cart being pulled by the oxcart behind them, Shang Qing immediately led everyone into the house and told them where to put the things.

After doing all this, she actually found the fabric she had prepared to make clothes for the child and the several bags of cotton.

"I wonder if anyone can help make these clothes."

"Making clothes?" Noticing Shang Qing's wary gaze, Nie Niang immediately stepped back, revealing the already assembled furniture beside her and the account book in her hand. "Everything is ready. I came to collect the debts and overheard you saying you wanted to make clothes, so I couldn't help but speak up."

Realizing she was being too nervous, Shang Qing smiled apologetically before pointing to her two daughters who had come to watch the commotion.

“The child didn’t bring many clothes with him, and my knitting skills aren’t great, so I wanted to use the little money we had left to get him a couple of outfits.”

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