Jiang Sui promised Xia Wanning to keep in touch with her, and Xia Wanning had given her the address of her private residence in Jeju.

If I want to write to her in the future, I will have to avoid the Xiao family to hide the fact that I can read.

Xia Wanning sent her to the foot of Feihua Tower and arranged a warm carriage to take her there. The carriage was filled with many gifts she had prepared for Jiang Sui.

I don’t know what exactly it is.

While waiting for Xiao Hechuan, the two chatted for a few words. Not long after, Helian Jing personally sent Xiao Hechuan down.

Neither of them knew what they talked about alone. They only knew that when Xiao Hechuan left, he bowed respectfully to Helian Jing.

"Brother He, please stay. I'll send you here!"

Xiao Hechuan turned around and nodded to Xia Wanning, then led Jiang Sui into the carriage.

Snow started falling from the sky again. Compared to the drizzle before, this time it was heavy snow.

"Sui Sui, it's cold. I prepared a rabbit fur cloak for you in the carriage. Remember to put it on to keep warm."

She originally wanted to give him a fox fur coat, but fearing that Jiang Sui would feel uneasy, she chose a more ordinary rabbit fur cape.

After Jiang Sui got on the carriage, she picked up the cloak placed on the side and found two boxes underneath.

When you open the one on top, you will see rouge, powder, various lip balms, and a series of colorful pearl flowers. Each one is exquisitely made and beautiful, which is dazzling.

There was also a note, which told her to take it back and share it with Lanlan and Xiao's second sister-in-law.

When the one below was opened, there were five medicine bottles and some small porcelain jars inside. These were medicines for daily use, and they were very effective in stopping bleeding, reducing inflammation, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Inside the porcelain jar are some ointments for treating burns and frostbite.

She thought it through very thoughtfully. These things were not particularly expensive, but they were certainly useful in daily life.

Xiao Hechuan sat in the carriage, thinking about what Helian Jing had just said to him.

He didn't say anything special, but just gave him a token with the words "Xun Wang Mansion" engraved on it. He said that if he needed anything when he came to the capital in the future, he could take the token to Xun Wang Mansion to find him. No matter what the matter was, he would definitely help him.

Ren Ran remembered that he was able to get the emperor's attention in his previous life because of Helian Jing. He discovered the talented Xiao Hechuan early on and thought he was a rare talent, which is why he kept mentioning what Xiao Hechuan had done in front of the emperor, allowing him to quickly leave the Dali Temple and return to the position he was supposed to be in.

It was because of this that he established a cooperative relationship and friendship with him.

It is probably the same in this life. He will continue to help him like he did in his previous life, because he is indeed a very good candidate for the upper position and he will be a blessing to the people.

Jiang Sui saw that Xiao Hechuan was in a trance and knew that he was thinking about what Helian Jing said to him, so he did not interrupt him or ask him anything deliberately. He had his own plans.

After returning home, Jiang Sui divided the gifts Xia Wanning had given her among Xiao Lanlan and her second sister-in-law, letting them pick out the ones they liked. Neither she nor Xiao Hechuan mentioned the one thousand taels of silver or the fact that she had been kidnapped.

The Xiao family had no doubts and really thought that Jiang Sui had just been playing outside with Xia Wanning for two days.

Xiao Lanlan still seemed to be in a very low mood. It seemed that what Su Yanqing's mother said had dealt her a heavy blow.

She can only let time slowly heal her heart.

Su Yanqing hasn't appeared for a while. Perhaps he was busy with the family business, or maybe Mrs. Su didn't allow him to come to see Xiao Lanlan, but it didn't matter anymore.

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The end of the year is approaching quickly. Before that, Xiaoji Noodle Shop has already finished packing up everything, but the signboard has not been hung up yet. They just have to wait until after the New Year to get all the goods ready and choose a good day to open for business.

Xiao's mother bought a lot of New Year's goods and brought back a lot of rice and flour. The compensation of seventy taels of silver they had received before allowed the Xiao family to live a relatively affluent life and to eat and drink well.

The family plans to spend the first New Year comfortably in Jeju.

On New Year's Eve, Xiao's mother prepared a large table of food, which was very sumptuous.

There are all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat, a total of eight dishes, five meat and three vegetarian, served with white rice and white flour buns, which are fragrant and soft.

Xiao's father bought a large string of firecrackers and set them off before dinner. The whole Jeju was very lively, with the sound of firecrackers everywhere, both near and far, one after another.

It was even more so in the wealthy area, where everyone was setting off fireworks and the sky was full of colorful fireworks. Unfortunately, you can't see them in the west of the city.

During the meal, Zhou announced a piece of good news.

Her menstrual period had been delayed for six days, so she made a special trip to Jishan Hall this morning to find Doctor Qin to take her pulse.

Doctor Qin told her that she was pregnant, but it was early in the pregnancy, probably less than a month. He asked her to go home and take good care of the baby, eat more nourishing foods, but be careful not to take too much, especially in the first three months.

Doctor Qin wrote her a prescription, which listed some foods that she should not eat, and asked her to take it back and show it to her family.

When Zhou heard that she was pregnant, she stood there in a daze. She was so happy that she was almost speechless for a moment. She was crying and laughing, unable to speak, and could only nod continuously.

God knows how long she had been waiting for this child, what she had paid for it, she had taken the most bitter medicine, she had heard the most unpleasant words, and now she had finally got what she wanted, and she could give an explanation to herself, Xiao Mian, and the Xiao family.

She waited until the evening to announce the good news, just to make the whole family happy on this special day.

She hasn't started to have pregnancy reactions yet, but after she said it, the entire Xiao family was in an uproar.

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds at first, but Jiang Sui and Lan Lan were the first to react.

"Second sister-in-law, you are pregnant, are you really pregnant?"

Zhou smiled sweetly and nodded:

"I've asked Doctor Qin to check my pulse. Doctor Qin said in person that I'm almost a month pregnant, but it's still early in the pregnancy. He asked me to take good care of myself and have the baby in the first three months."

What Doctor Qin said would definitely not be wrong. Mother Xiao was so happy that she shed tears of excitement.

I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally it has come.

She gave birth to so many sons, but the eldest daughter gave birth to a distant son, so the family was not prosperous. Now that Zhou was finally pregnant, her wish was fulfilled.

Xiao Mian was so happy that he was speechless. When he came to his senses, he jumped up from his seat and laughed loudly towards the sky.

He held his wife's shoulders and said excitedly:

"Wife, you're pregnant. I'm going to be a father! I'm finally going to be a father!"