Xiao Si couldn't understand why the mother who gave birth to him would be so biased.

But being so young and frightened, she nodded tremblingly, "Mother, I, I understand."

Aunt Ma released her grip with satisfaction and snorted, "You can't go wrong by listening to me. The money you got from your sister will be used for your schooling in the future!"

Xiao Si really wanted to ask, was she studying just to get married?

But she didn't dare ask, and just silently ate the rice mixed with tears and brown rice.

Meanwhile, Ma Yingchun, completely unaware that her mother was about to cause trouble in the compound, had already returned from the post office.

Her face was full of pain and guilt, especially at night when she saw Wei Deyao washing her feet with water, she couldn't control herself.

Several times, she almost blurted these things out, but in the end, she chose to keep quiet.

Wei Deyao noticed something was wrong with her, but he just assumed she was too idle at home.

I didn't ask any more questions.

I was afraid of upsetting the other person.

She just seemed more attentive when it came to housework.

This made Ma Yingchun feel even more guilty.

When the two were lying in bed that night, Wei Deyao noticed that she was tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep again, so he decided to have a good talk with her.

He spent his days learning from his brothers in the army who had children how to charm women, and now he's full of confidence!

Ma Yingchun had been thinking about the bankbook, and perhaps out of guilt, she spoke up:

"Old Wei, how much money is in that savings account you gave me?"

Wei Deyao thought for a moment and gave a rough estimate, "It should be around a thousand yuan!"

One, one thousand? !

Ma Yingchun was struck dumb.

My whole body felt like it had been scorched and cracked.

There was actually a thousand in that deposit book that was sent out?

She couldn't believe how many missions Wei Deyao had taken to accumulate this amount.

Where Wei Deyao couldn't see, Ma Yingchun shed tears.

She suddenly stopped speaking, and the room fell silent.

Only the faint moonlight shone upon the two of them.

Wei Deyao looked bewildered, wondering what had happened to Ma Yingchun. He quickly stood up and looked at her, "What's wrong, Yingchun? Did someone bully you?"

Ma Yingchun quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile, "I'm fine, Lao Wei. I was just thinking, what if I accidentally lose the passbook while you're keeping this money for me?"

Wei Deyao's expression turned serious. "Yingchun, you're always so cautious. I'm entrusting this matter to you. Don't worry!"

Ma Yingchun stubbornly insisted, "What if I said I lost it?"

boom--

Wei Deyao's face instantly fell. "Yingchun, you've lost your passbook?"

Ma Yingchun stammered, "I...I don't know either."

Considering that the other party is currently pregnant, it's understandable that her memory might be impaired. Wei Deyao took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger rising within him, and said softly:

"You didn't go anywhere except the compound today, right? Let's search the house thoroughly tomorrow, okay?"

Ma Yingchun still said, "What if we can't find it?"

Wei Deyao sighed, a different kind of light flashing in his eyes.

He said, "I'll keep an eye out for you at home tomorrow. Let's not talk about this now. By the way, you said you were going to the post office the other day. Who were you sending a letter to?"

Ma Yingchun turned over, met Wei Deyao's gaze, and said, "I sent a letter home, telling them that I wouldn't be sending money home anymore."

Wei Deyao frowned. "Did they reply? What did they say?"

Ma Yingchun lied, "There was no reply."

Wei Deyao sighed, "It's not that we don't want to send money home, it's just that you're pregnant. We can keep this money for ourselves. You've married me, and our little family is the most important thing."

Secondly, regarding your mother and my mother's side, I understand your family's difficulties, so over the years, I've given them the money they asked for. However, starting from your pregnancy, from now on, we'll only send some gifts back home during the Lunar New Year! Because I've finally realized that my mother-in-law is insatiably greedy!

“Look at us, we send her money every day, and she doesn’t give us anything in return. Even if she just sends us some local specialties during holidays, I wouldn’t have any problem with it. But she’s clearly stingy and doesn’t reciprocate any favors!”

Wei Deyao knew what kind of person Ma Yingchun was, but since she was pregnant, he wanted to give her a wake-up call.

Ma Yingchun looked completely bewildered.

At this moment, I am also caught in a great dilemma.

A voice said that Old Wei was right.

Another voice came from her mother: as the eldest sister in the family, she should selflessly dedicate everything to everyone.

The two voices blended together, leaving Ma Yingchun's mind in complete disarray.

She touched her head, as if pleading, "Old Wei, let's not talk about this anymore, okay?"

Sensing her resistance, Wei Deyao sighed, realizing he had been too direct, and softened his voice.

"Okay, I won't say anything more. Go to sleep."

Wei Deyao lifted the blanket again and lay down, slowly hugging the waist of the person next to him.

They've been married for quite some time now, so there's definitely affection between them.

Neither of them could bear to part with the other!

...

The next morning, Wei Deyao saw that the person next to him was still asleep, so he quietly got out of bed, dressed, and washed up.

While in the courtyard, I looked for the lost passbook that Ma Yingchun had mentioned.

I searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

He glanced at the time, then quickly went to the cafeteria to buy breakfast and brought it back to warm it up. He then took advantage of the time while going up and down the stairs to search around the courtyard for a while.

He hadn't held out much hope, but to his surprise, he found it under the dining table.

To avoid making a mistake, Wei Deyao also checked the marks he had made.

Upon closer inspection, hey, it matches up!

Wei Deyao felt relieved. Knowing that Ma Yingchun's memory was poor due to her pregnancy, he didn't return the passbook.

I didn't tell the other party about it.

With the money for the baby formula recovered, Wei Deyao walked with a spring in his step when he went out for training, and his mood was clearly much better.

He happened to run into Deputy Political Commissar Qu, who was on his way to find Su Miaoyan.

Wei Deyao greeted him, "Hello, Deputy Political Commissar Qu!"

Deputy Political Commissar Qu waved his hand, and after exchanging a few more pleasantries, the two went about their own business.

In the past few days, seeing that the flowers in the yard were growing more and more, and since Deputy Political Commissar Qu hadn't come to talk to her about desertification control and afforestation, Su Miaoyan simply started tending to the flowers and plants in the yard.

She was watering the plants at that moment.

Hearing the knock, he thought it was Gu Shanqing, shook his head helplessly, and went to open the door.

"Gu Shan..."

Su Miaoyan greeted him subconsciously, but when she looked up and saw who it was, she was startled.

"Deputy Political Commissar Qu?"

Deputy Political Commissar Qu said with a smile, "What, have you forgotten me after not seeing me for a few days?"

"No, no, Comrade Gu usually comes around this time, so I just assumed it was her."

Deputy Political Commissar Qu nodded, then said seriously, "Xiao Su, I'm here today to talk to you about something. May I come in and we can chat?"

Please vote! Growth comes from transformation. I hope Sister Ma can break free from her family background. Go for it!