The package was full of my younger brother's clothes. The clothes looked brand new, without a single patch.

Making these clothes alone would cost a lot of cloth coupons and money. Thinking of the cloth and money she had sent back before, Liu Erfeng fell silent.

“My mother said that I’ll be a working person from now on, so I need to dress better.”

Liu Sanquan didn't notice Liu Erfeng's expression; he spoke with a boastful air.

Liu Erfeng looked down at Xiaobao's faded shirt, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Sis, I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"

"You play with the baby, I'll go cook."

After handing Xiao Bao over to Liu Sanquan, Liu Erfeng went to the kitchen and distributed five jin of meat for the New Year.

She plans to cook half a pound of meat for dinner tonight; they haven't eaten meat in a while.

Suddenly, I heard a loud bang.

Liu Erfeng rushed out to see what was happening and found that Xiaobao had been thrown to the ground with a large bump on his head. Liu Sanquan was still blaming Xiaobao.

"Sister, your son is too naughty. I've never seen a more naughty child than him."

Liu Erfeng has been taking care of Xiaobao for so long and he has never been hurt or bumped. She is heartbroken for him now.

After trying to comfort him for a while, Xiao Bao was still crying, so Liu Erfeng had no choice but to give him a piece of candy.

"Sis, when is your husband coming back?"

Before he left, his mother told him to cultivate a good relationship with his brother-in-law, because he might get more than just a job at the farm.

He wouldn't even consider a job at a mere breeding farm.

"Your brother-in-law is on duty at the military region tonight, we'll eat by ourselves."

During the meal, Liu Erfeng noticed that the bump on Xiaobao's head was getting bigger and bigger, and she became worried, so she picked him up and went to find Ye Zhaozhao.

Sun Xiuhua and Gu's mother were drying fish. Gu's mother had also brought some fish over, which would taste good if dried and made into dried fish jerky.

Ye Zhaozhao sat on a chair, holding a big apple and munching on it.

When they saw Liu Erfeng arrive, she was holding a baby in her arms.

"Sister Liu, how did you kowtow like that?"

Ye Zhaozhao stood up and asked, Sun Xiuhua also felt that she had bumped her head quite badly, it was about half the size of her head.

Liu Erfeng glanced at Gu's mother, too embarrassed to mention her younger brother's situation.

She said it was an accidental fall. Ye Zhaozhao disinfected and checked Xiaobao, and secretly got him some medicine from the mall to reduce swelling.

"With such a big lump, there's probably some bruising. We'll see how it goes once the swelling goes down."

"good."

Liu Erfeng waited at Ye Zhaozhao's place until the swelling subsided before taking Xiaobao home.

Ye Zhaozhao invited her to stay for dinner, but she declined, saying they had already helped her a lot.

When Liu Erfeng returned home with Xiaobao, not a single dish was left for her on the table, and Liu Sanquan ate all half a pound of meat.

Liu Erfeng's arms ached as she held her son, and a chill ran through her heart. She remembered what her sister-in-law Sun had said, and it seemed she was right.

Realizing this, Liu Erfeng went to apologize to Sister-in-law Sun the next morning.

Sister-in-law Sun also wanted to see her; she had some dried mushrooms at home and was thinking of sending them to her.

The two had a good relationship to begin with, so there was nothing they couldn't talk about. After speaking with Sister-in-law Sun, Liu Erfeng took the dried mushrooms and carried Xiaobao home.

When they got home, Liu Sanquan was still asleep. Liu Erfeng ignored him and went to eat with Xiaobao.

Before they knew it, it was New Year's Eve. Gu's mother and Gu Yunduan made dumplings. Eating dumplings during the New Year symbolizes family reunion, and Gu's mother specially made extra.

Then we delivered some dumplings to every household in the family compound, and everyone was very happy to receive them.

Even Wang Li, a woman known for her sharp tongue, couldn't take her eyes off the dumplings.

At the same time, she felt that Gu's mother was a really good person. In this day and age, who would send dumplings, especially meat dumplings, because she was worried that her husband would come back and take them from her?

Wang Li ate half a bowl of dumplings in one go. They were so delicious that she decided that, for the sake of the dumplings, she would not bother Ye Zhaozhao anymore.

And thinking about it carefully, Ye Zhaozhao doesn't seem so bad. She's beautiful and capable, no wonder people like her.

Realizing what she was thinking, Wang Li quickly stopped herself, wondering why she liked Ye Zhaozhao.

Gu's mother was unaware that because of the dumplings she sent, those who previously disliked Ye Zhaozhao were now eager to be her friends.

After finishing the dumplings, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the residential compound. The children covered their ears; they loved the New Year the most because it was so lively.

On New Year's Day, Ye Zhaozhao dressed Tuantuan and Yuanyuan in new clothes, and Gu's mother took the two children for a walk around the family compound.

In an instant, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan became the most popular children in the family compound. The two of them were dressed in new clothes and looked just like New Year's picture dolls, very beautiful.

Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were very open and generous, letting everyone see what they wanted. Ye Zhaozhao prepared red envelopes for both children, five yuan each.

Tuantuan thought she could keep it for herself, while Yuanyuan wondered how much delicious food she could buy with five yuan.

"Brother, can I keep your money for you?"

"Can."

Tuantuan is a good older brother; he will agree to Yuanyuan's requests as long as they are not too unreasonable.

When Ye Zhaozhao saw this, she thought Tuantuan was a doting brother.

Gu Yunduan was looking at Ye Zhaozhao, who was also wearing a red sweater today. She looked incredibly beautiful, but she was someone you could only look at and not touch.

Gu Yunduan is going to get depressed. It's all his fault. He can't touch his wife for another ten months. These days are too hard to bear.

"Honey, is it really true that we can't do 'that' while we're pregnant?"

Ye Zhaozhao didn't expect Gu Yunduan to ask about this. She glanced at Gu's mother, who was frying meatballs in the kitchen, and rolled her eyes at Gu Yunduan.

"Can't you think of anything else?"

Gu Yunduan shook his head. No, his wife was sitting right next to him. How could he think of anything else? Seeing him like this, Ye Zhaozhao felt a little sorry for him.

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