Shen Qiaoyue looked at her second uncle, Shen Yuanyi, and was very happy. It had been almost a year since she last saw him, and her second uncle seemed to have gotten fatter.

"Second Uncle, have you gained weight?" In Shen Qiaoyue's memory, her second uncle was always so thin and radiant. She looked him up and down and said, "You've gained at least ten pounds, haven't you?"

“Your second uncle is already this old, isn’t it normal for me to be fat? If I were thin, it would mean there’s something wrong with my health!” Shen Yuanyi retorted to Shen Qiaoyue.

Shen Qiaoyue was speechless.

“Your second uncle gained weight through happiness,” Yu Qingce replied to Shen Qiaoyue’s words as he helped in the kitchen.

After hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue thought about it and realized it made sense. Her second uncle's wife had been found, so how could he not be happy?

"Auntie's scars have faded a lot?" Shen Qiaoyue looked at Li Xiaoxiao and immediately noticed that large patches of the scars on her face had faded.

While holding the child, Li Xiaoxiao touched the scar on her face and looked up at Shen Yuanyi.

"I've been applying a medicated ointment for almost a year now, so the scar has faded quite a bit." Li Xiaoxiao hadn't expected the scar to heal so well.

Shen Yuanyi put down his things and looked around.

Shen Qiaoyue poured water for them and said, "Do you sell this ointment? I want to buy a box for Lu Chen to take back with him. He has too many scars."

“It’s normal for this man to have scars. You can’t see them when he’s dressed. Why are you disgusted?” Shen Yuanyi said.

"Second Uncle, don't you see how serious Lu Chen's scars are!" Shen Qiaoyue wasn't disgusted at all; she was clearly distressed.

"Stop teasing Qiaoyue. These scars must be painful to see, and you're making sarcastic remarks. Is this how you treat someone's second uncle?" Li Xiaoxiao scolded Shen Yuanyi while holding Xiao Nian.

Shen Yuanyi, who was afraid of his wife, didn't dare to say a word. He scratched his head and asked, "Where's Da Nian?"

"He's sleeping in his room." Shen Qiaoyue came to the kitchen to help when she had a free moment.

"Dad, why don't you go out and chat with them?" Shen Qiaoyue offered to help. "No need. Yuanyi, call Lao Xu over to do the work."

"Don't call me, I'm here!" Xu Tiande came in from outside carrying two bottles of wine.

Shen Yuanyi stared at Xu Tiande and said, "Well, so you're planning to make a big splash today, huh?"

"I'm happy today, since you're all here, I have to bring out my treasured possessions that I've kept for so long." Xu Tiande loves to drink, and he can't resist alcohol.

Shen Yuanyi rolled his eyes at him helplessly and complained, "Last time Xiaoxiao and I got our marriage certificate, I invited you to my house for dinner, and you actually found where I hid my liquor and drank several bottles of it. And today you've brought just these two bottles?"

"What are you saying? You took it yourself!" Xu Tiande said indignantly.

"What are you chatting about? Come in and get to work," Jiang Mingjing said to the two men.

"Don't rush, I'm coming." Shen Yuanyi said helplessly to the old man who was forced to work in the kitchen.

After Xu Tiande put the wine away, he followed him into the kitchen.

As Shen Qiaoyue came out of the kitchen, Yu Qingce said to Xu Tiande, "Add more chili peppers, I love it."

"Okay, get out of here now." Xu Tiande shooed Yu Qingce out of the kitchen.

Shen Qiaoyue asked Li Xiaoxiao with great confusion, "Auntie, what's going on?"

“That’s just how those men are, they all love to cook, just ignore them,” Li Xiaoxiao said to Shen Qiaoyue while holding Xiao Nian.

Yu Qingce washed some fruit, took it out, and placed it on the table. He also poured himself a cup of tea and made sure to pour some for Shen Qiaoyue as well.

"It's always been like this. They just love to eat. Every time they get together, the men cook, and then it takes them two days to finish. We're the ones who have to clean up the mess afterwards," Yu Qingce explained while eating grapes, already used to this kind of thing.

After hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue thought it was a good idea; at least when guests came to the house, it wouldn't be the women who were constantly busy.

During the conversation, Shen Qiaoyue learned that her aunt and Yu Qingce were also acquainted; it turned out that the older generation's network of connections was all built up through connections.

After 3 p.m., Danian woke up, and soon He Ping and Shen Qiaoying arrived.

Upon reaching the door, as if by instinct, Shen Qiaoyue naturally walked to the door, where she bumped into Shen Qiaoying.

"Sister?" Shen Qiaoyue hugged Shen Qiaoying excitedly. "Sister, I missed you so much!"

"I miss you too!" Shen Qiaoying gently patted Shen Qiaoyue's back.

While hugging her sister, she looked at He Ping and said, "Hello, brother-in-law."

"It's fine," He Ping replied with a smile, bringing in all the things he had bought.

Shen Qiaoyue looked at Shen Qiaoying; she seemed to be doing quite well these days.

"Sister, you've become more beautiful, you've gained some weight, and your skin is much fairer." Shen Qiaoyue looked Shen Qiaoying up and down and thought she looked radiant.

“Your brother-in-law is very good to me. These days I’m still waiting in line for a job, so I have nothing to do. I just stay home reading all day and do nothing else. All I do is cook, sleep, and read. I’m so bored!” Shen Qiaoying never imagined that her life after marriage would be so mundane. “I’m so bored!”

Shen Qiaoyue took Shen Qiaoying's hand and said, "Then come back to Fucheng with me for a while. Your sister-in-law and mother are there too."

“I’d like to, but not right now!” Shen Qiaoying said.

"Why?" Shen Qiaoyue asked in confusion.

Shen Qiaoying said, "I'm pregnant now, two months along, but it's not stable yet, so no one knows."

After hearing what her sister said, Shen Qiaoyue subconsciously looked at her sister's stomach.

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