The news of Qin Zheng and Ye Yun's return reached Yejiagou on the same day, and Ye Jian'an first went to see them privately.

Ye Jian'an asked Ye Yun what kind of crib she wanted for the child.

According to local custom, when a married daughter has a child, her family prepares a "food gift" for the baby.

In addition to rice and cooking oil, you should prepare some clothes, toys, and a crib for the child.

It will be delivered on the day of the banquet.

Ye Jian'an didn't dare to make a decision and wanted to ask Ye Yun what she wanted first.

Ye Yun simply said, "Look at what other people are using now, and we can just use the same kind as them."

Almost all of these are made by old carpenters. They handcraft small beds, cradle-style, to make it easy to soothe children. The styles are all similar, and the only difference is the type of wood used.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jian'an did not agree.

Ye Jian'an clicked his tongue, reached out and touched Xiao Chuqi's little hand that was raised beside her head, his kind voice very serious: "No, our little darling was born with love and needs to grow up with love too. How can she use the same things as others? What we use must be the best!"

Rough fingers touch the baby's hand.

One was covered in calluses, the other was fair and soft, like a newborn and a weathered soul.

In Ye Yun's eyes, Ye Yun had almost no family members. Ye Xia and Mu Jiasheng had not appeared for so long, and he had some guesses in his heart.

Furthermore, Ye Yun has only ever had him by her side since she was a child. As Ye Yun's only family member by her side, he naturally had to make sure this matter was handled in a grand and impressive manner.

At least, it makes up for the regrets Ye Yun had when she got married.

Thinking of the day Ye Yun got married, Ye Jian'an felt bitter and a sense of guilt appeared in his eyes as he looked at Ye Yun.

"Child, you've worked so hard."

"Um?"

Ye Yun was puzzled and turned to look at Ye Jian'an.

Seeing the guilt on Ye Jian'an's face, she finally understood and suddenly laughed, "Uncle is joking."

Ye Jian'an's eyes were slightly red. Looking into Ye Yun's clear eyes, he didn't say a word. When he lowered his head, his eyes quietly reddened.

At the same time.

The two brothers from the Guo family entered the house cursing and swearing, their expressions increasingly gloomy.

The courtyard was tiny, the house was made of earth, with only a few layers of bricks at the bottom and thatched roof. Because of the snow melting a few days ago, the thatch was wet and turned black in patches, making it look quite dilapidated.

This small courtyard is where nearly ten members of the Guo family live.

When Guo Laoda and Guo Laoer entered the house, Li Xiuying was sitting at the entrance of the main room, cracking melon seeds in her mouth, condescendingly directing the eldest son's wife to cook.

Li Xiuying is living a comfortable life now.

Ever since Qin Zheng stood up for her, her status in the Guo family has risen again.

Even if her two stepsons and wives harbored resentment towards her and were seething with hatred, they dared not speak out, at most they would retort a few words when they were angry.

They're not fools; there are quite a few of Qin Zheng's friends in this village.

If they bully Li Xiuying, they'll probably get slapped across the face by the afternoon, even if they did it in the morning.

So when Guo Laoda and Guo Laoer saw Li Xiuying sitting in the chair acting all high and mighty, no matter how angry they were, they could only grit their teeth, roll their eyes, and look away.

Out of sight, out of mind.

When the eldest son's wife saw Guo return, the resentment on her face softened a little, and she asked, "Did you see those two people?"

"I saw him."

Guo Laoda wasn't entirely a scoundrel. He went into the kitchen shed, sat down, and tended the fire for his wife.

Actually, he was also unwilling. His second son's wife had long since finished her postpartum confinement and was able to get out of bed. Why was she still staying at home taking care of the baby every day?

The second son's wife managed to stay out of the noise, but his wife was exhausted.

During this period, his wife has been cooking and cleaning at home, and she also has to do the laundry for the family. Sometimes she even has to wash the clothes of his second son's wife. Why should she do that?

The older brother Guo became more and more unwilling, and blurted out, "Wife, how about we have another baby?"

"What?" The eldest son's wife was shocked. She stopped frying with the spatula in her hand and looked at Guo the eldest son with astonishment.

Old Master Guo said, "Look at my second son's wife, she stays cooped up in the house all day and makes you do all the chores. Aren't we being taken advantage of?"

Eldest daughter-in-law: "..."

She clearly couldn't understand why her husband thought like that.

However, the fact that her second son's wife only stayed at home taking care of the children and didn't come out to do any work really made her feel unbalanced.

She had previously given her opinion to Li Xiuying, but Li Xiuying ignored her. So she gave her opinion to her father-in-law, but he told her, "Eldest daughter, you need to be sensible. You're the only person we can rely on in our family now."

people?

Isn't this treating her like a beast of burden?

The eldest son's wife was suffering, but she had no ability to turn the situation around, so she could only continue to give to the Guo family, working hard without complaint.

She's definitely not very bright.

Compared to others, she might be a smart person, but the second son's wife is even more shrewd.

The second son's wife is best at using people as pawns. For example, if there's something she wants to do, she won't do it herself, but will instead nag the eldest son's wife to do it. That way, if something goes wrong, everyone will only blame the eldest son's wife.

Before Ye Yun married into the Qin family, the eldest son's wife had suffered a lot because of the second son.

Now that the second son's wife has clearly finished her postpartum confinement and her baby is three or four months old, she still insists on staying in the house, leaving Li Xiuying to do all the laundry and cooking.

The eldest son's wife hadn't thought much of it before, but after the eldest son said that, she immediately felt resentful.

"No need, we won't have children, I have a way." After saying that, the eldest daughter-in-law suddenly threw down the spatula in her hand and fell backward.

Under Guo Laoda's questioning gaze, her body suddenly slumped heavily against the cutting board next to her, knocking over the enamel basin and bowls used for kneading dough, which crashed to the ground with a clatter.

"Oh my god!"

Li Xiuying, who was enjoying herself in the chair, was startled and immediately jumped up. Clutching the melon seeds in her hand, she pointed at Guo Laoda and his wife in the kitchen and started cursing them.

"My head is so dizzy..." The eldest daughter-in-law covered her head, her voice weak.

He gently raised the hand covering his eyes, glanced at Boss Guo, and secretly gave him a wink.

Guo Laoda immediately understood and rushed forward to support his wife, bursting into tears as he cried, "Wife, wife, what's wrong? Don't scare me, wife!"

"Dad! Come quick! My wife is exhausted!"

His shout startled everyone in the courtyard.

Li Xiuying originally wanted to scold the eldest daughter-in-law. The stack of bowls that fell down was at least 200 pieces. Those were the family's assets. How could they be wasted like that?

Upon hearing Guo Laoda's words, she was so frightened that she immediately stood up.

Cooking a meal, how could it exhaust you so much?