She doesn't know any girls in the city, does she?

Liu Xinlan looked at Shen Qiaoyue standing there and fell into deep thought.

"That's Lin Lanlan. Her name is Ren Jianxin now. We met her at the department store. She's been taken very good care of herself. She looks so different now, all fair and tender. Her hair has grown a lot too. I almost didn't recognize her!"

After Liu Xinlan said that, Shen Qiaoyue finally realized what was going on.

"As long as she's doing well, that's all that matters. Have her biological parents gone looking for her?" Shen Qiaoyue was very excited when she heard this. She had heard that they had moved, but she didn't know where they had moved to.

Liu Xinlan, however, saw him several times.

Shen Qiaoyue sat down next to Liu Xinlan, staring intently at her and pressing her for an answer: "Tell me, how is she?"

“Jian Xin’s adoptive parents treat her very well. The clothes she wears are all handmade by her adoptive mother. I heard that her adoptive father went to work in the countryside and returned to the city a few days ago. The family’s income has decreased a lot, but they are very happy.” Liu Xinlan told Shen Qiaoyue everything she knew.

Ren Jianxin has grown a lot taller; six months have passed, and she is already twelve years old.

Ren Jianxin is currently in sixth grade and is about to enter junior high school, but many schools are currently closed, so she may not be able to attend junior high school normally.

Although Shen Qiaoyue felt sorry for Ren Jianxin, she was content as long as Ren Jianxin was doing well.

"We picked up the things your sister sent you along the way," Liu Xinlan said, pointing to the items next to the cabinet in front of her.

Shen Qiaoyue looked at the large bag of things and remembered that when she talked to her sister on the phone over the weekend, she said that her sister had sent something over a week ago, and it might arrive soon.

"Qiaoying also sent some. I went to the city today to buy some fabric. The baby is about to be born, so I was thinking of making some suitable clothes for the baby." Qian Luoshui touched her bulging belly, her eyes full of tenderness.

After several days, Qian Luoshui prepared many clothes and shoes for the child.

"Sister Luoshui, every time you talk about your child and your older brother, your eyes are full of happiness and tenderness. I envy your older brother for having such a gentle wife!" Liu Xinlan grew up with Qian Luoshui and was used to Qian Luoshui's gentleness.

"Sigh~" she sighed, "Back then, I thought what Sister Luo Shui did was a bit too much, and I thought it would affect the relationship between the two of them. But now I understand that it's just fun between the two of them, and I don't need to worry about it too much."

Shen Qiaoyue burst into laughter.

She covered her mouth and said, "To be honest, if I were an outsider, I would be quite worried, but looking at how my brother and sister-in-law get along, our worries are unnecessary!"

"What are you worried about!" Qian Luoshui blushed at the joke between Liu Xinlan and Shen Qiaoyue. "At first, I was also worried that I would be separated from your older brother, but after what happened, we realized that if we really got married, it would damage his future! That's why I didn't dare to agree to it."

“But he doesn’t care. He only cares about you in this lifetime,” Shen Qiaoyue teased.

Qian Luoshui blushed and nibbled on the apple, a little annoyed.

Shen Qiaoyue couldn't help but tease, "If you sit here chatting for too long, your older brother will come over and complain that I keep you chatting and that you're getting tired of it. What will you do then?"

"Don't talk nonsense, your older brother wouldn't do that," Qian Luoshui said, speaking up for Shen Qiaoyu.

“I think Qiaoyue is right. If I leave for even half an hour, he worries and searches the whole compound for me, as if someone has stolen my heart and I’m obsessed with it. When we go to the canteen, you don’t know, but when those men look at you curiously, your older brother glares at them angrily.”

Liu Xinlan couldn't help but laugh and complain.

Qian Luoshui was also a thin-skinned person, and she couldn't argue with the two people's teasing.

Because it was the truth, Shen Qiaoyu kept a very close eye on her.

"Oh, right, Qiaoyue." Qian Luoshui remembered what she wanted to say, "The teacher is going to apply for medical retirement. Your father-in-law, uncle, and your older brother all agree that your mother-in-law should apply for medical retirement."

"Retirement due to illness... What happened to Mom?" Shen Qiaoyue became anxious upon hearing the words "retirement due to illness."

Liu Xinlan's expression immediately turned serious.

Qian Luoshui said, "Our teacher has been doing research for a long time, and his body can't take it anymore. A few days ago, he fell ill and was hospitalized several times due to overwork. The leaders there plan to apply for retirement once he recovers and then bring him back to Fucheng to live out his retirement."

"Is Mom alright now?" Shen Qiaoyue asked again with concern.

Qian Luoshui sighed and said, "He was sent to the Beijing city area for treatment because he was sick. He should be discharged in the next few days. He kept it from us because he didn't want us to worry."

Qian Luoshui only found out about this today.

Shen Qiaoyue frowned with worry and said, "Why didn't you tell us? What if something really happened?"

She was about to forget what her parents looked like.

"Mom is over sixty years old, how can her body still withstand it!" In the blink of an eye, Shen Qiaoyue has grown up so much that she is about to become a parent herself. She has never seen her mother since she was reborn in this life.

Thinking of her mother's hardships, Shen Qiaoyue felt even more unfilial.

"Don't cry. Your father-in-law is with your teacher. He'll be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days and will be back by train." Qian Luoshui gently comforted Shen Qiaoyue. "This time when your mother comes back, she'll stay in the city. Your brother and I have discussed it. After giving birth, she'll stay in the city with your teacher. If you have time this weekend, go to the city to visit her."

Qian Luoshui looked at Shen Qiaoyue's belly and touched it, saying, "Once Mom has recovered enough, it's fine to bring her to live in the compound. You can work here, and the teacher can help take care of the baby. It's also quite close for you to come home after get off work."

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