Chapter 468 Thoughtful

Grandma Yao and her aunt arrived in Shanghai with large bags and small packages. They didn't take the shuttle bus, but instead took a car that Zhou Ping'an had found.

Yao Shula's eyelids twitched as she looked at the large and small bags that her grandmother and aunt had brought.

Two people of such advanced age actually brought so many things to see me.

"Grandma, Aunt, what's going on here..." Yao Shula quickly went to greet them.

As soon as Grandma Yao and her aunt saw her, they rushed over to greet her. Her aunt even quickly found a chair for Yao Shula to sit down.

"Why are you walking so fast? You're not even three months pregnant yet! Take good care of yourself. Just sit there and watch us pack up."

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"This box contains eggs collected from the countryside. They are all free-range eggs. Your aunt went to the village to collect them herself. Many of these eggs look big, but they don't taste good. I'll give you these to eat from now on."

And this big bag—we brought all the pickled vegetables we had at home.

When you called me last time, you mentioned that it was pickled mustard greens from your hometown, stir-fried with chopped red chili peppers and lard.

Unfortunately, I didn't pickle any mustard greens last year, and I had to search several places around before I finally found this bag. I'll definitely pickle more this year.

I also brought the leftover cured pork and ribs from home.

Oh, and here's a bag of cornmeal, freshly ground and finely ground! I'll make you cornmeal porridge, but Grandma doesn't mean you absolutely have to eat it.

Your appetite is acting strangely right now; you might suddenly crave something. It's always good to have some on hand.

"Grandma's been through this, you'll definitely start craving all sorts of things randomly after three months," Grandma Yao said with a smile.

My aunt also chimed in.

"That's right, we've all been there. When I was pregnant with your cousin, I didn't want to eat anything, but I really craved freshly pickled radish every night."

Fortunately, it was late autumn, and many families in Yun County were pickling radishes. Our family also pickled radishes.

Your uncle always says that I ate more than half of the dried radishes that winter before they were even properly pickled!

Grandma Yao chimed in, "And your third sister-in-law too. After she got pregnant, one night she suddenly told your third brother that she wanted to eat rotten duck eggs. Where was your third brother supposed to find rotten duck eggs in the middle of the night?!"

Because she didn't get to eat, your third sister-in-law cried all night. When I saw her the next day, I thought she and your third brother had a fight!

It turned out to be caused by rotten duck eggs!

Nobody in our family eats that stuff, not even your third sister-in-law! There was nothing else your third brother could do but go door-to-door looking for rotten duck eggs.

"At least we found it in the end, and your third sister-in-law ate it happily. No one else dared to go into the kitchen all day."

Yao Shula...

Oh, is that so? No wonder my third sister-in-law loves pickled duck eggs so much!

"Grandma, I understand, thank you! Please wait a moment, I'll call Jingwu. Why has he been out for so long today?" Yao Shula said, heading to make the call.

Grandma Yao quickly pulled Yao Shula to stop her from moving.

"He went to buy a refrigerator! Your old refrigerator is for storing other things, so he's buying you a new one specifically for storing your food."

When he called me yesterday, I told him that he would probably be coming over in a while!

"Oh, that refrigerator is in this yard over here. Don't you still come to the clothing store every day? We'll cook for you here from now on," Grandma Yao said with a smile.

Yao Shula...

"You're coming over to cook for me?" Yao Shula suddenly raised her voice.

Grandma Yao and her aunt nodded at the same time.

“Yes! We’ll take turns cooking for you. I don’t have anything going on at home right now, so I don’t do any housework. You’re pregnant now, and Jingwu says you can’t eat.”

Your aunt and I discussed it, and we've decided to cook for you.

Just tell us what you want to eat, and your aunt and I will take turns cooking it.

You can also hire a nanny, but a nanny's job is just cleaning. We know you like to be clean, but we're older and we're definitely not as good at cleaning as others.

But we can still satisfy your cravings.

"I took care of your mother during her three months of confinement!" Grandma Yao said with a smile.

Yao Shula quickly understood what Grandma Yao meant.

She's a motherless child now. When other girls get pregnant, their mothers are always busy taking care of them.

However, Yao Shula's mother wasn't there to help her with everything.

Although Yao Shula is not short of money now, she is at a stage where she is very thoughtful and inevitably overthinks things.

Grandma Yao and her aunt came to make up for this regret.

Yao Shula also has family members who love her!

"Grandma, Aunt..." Yao Shula didn't know what to say.

Grandma Yao and her aunt thought Yao Shula had other intentions, so her aunt quickly explained again.

“We all know that you also have a mother-in-law, but your mother-in-law is different from the mother-in-law of ordinary people.”

You can't expect your mother-in-law to run around taking care of you all the time!

Perhaps she felt that she did some things for your own good, but you felt that you shouldn't do them. If you say something, what if your mother-in-law starts to overthink it?

Or rather, even if you don't say it, aren't you feeling incredibly uncomfortable keeping it bottled up inside?

It's different here with your grandma and me. If we do anything wrong, or if you have any opinions, you can just say so. We won't overthink it, and you won't feel guilty. Anyway, we'll always be on your side, right?

We'll take better care of you during your postpartum period and feed you better than your mother-in-law!

You young people have your own ideas. If you tell us, we will definitely do as you say and do everything according to your wishes.

Even if you hire a nanny to take care of the child in the future, we can help keep an eye on things, so you can feel more at ease, right?

"Keigo has such a big business, and you now own two stores. You can't devote all your energy to staying at home. You should go and do what you need to do!"

Yao Shula felt a warmth in her heart from her aunt's words.

She knew that both her grandmother and her aunt were doing it for her own good.

Lei Jingwu was only asking for his own good, which is why he invited his grandmother and aunt.

Gently wiping her slightly reddened eyes, Yao Shula smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll listen to Grandma and Aunt."

Grandma Yao and her aunt nodded with smiles.

"What do you want to eat tomorrow? We'll make it for you!"

"I want to eat steamed buns with a light, oily filling, with cabbage and pork filling, preferably with a 3:7 fat-to-lean ratio!" Yao Shula said with a smile.

"Okay, tomorrow we'll have steamed buns with a 70% lean cabbage filling and plenty of oil. We'll start making the dough first thing in the morning. Luckily, we brought some sourdough starter with us this time, which tastes better than dough made with baking powder."