Su Yan said everything she needed to say, regardless of whether Lu Shu had listened to her or not. She had a quick breakfast and asked Lu Ting to take her and Lu Jin back to the hospital.

After Lu Ting and his family left, Lu Shu and her family also prepared to go back. Hua Min pulled Lu Shu aside and said, "Your sister-in-law is right. Xiaoxue is caught in the middle and is bound to be neglected by you. Spend more time on her in the future."

"Mom, my ten fingers are all different lengths, and I have to go to work, so why should I worry about so many things? Xiaoxue and Siming were fighting over something, and she didn't explain herself, so how could I know that the thing was originally hers?"

"Shushu, you have to think about it. This child is your flesh and blood. It's because you guys don't take good care of Xiaoxue that she's so quiet.

Next time you encounter a conflict between Xiaoxue, Shuangshuang, and Siming, you should at least ask what exactly happened and think more from the child's perspective."

"Okay, Mom, I got it. I'll use the yarn my sister-in-law gave me to knit a sweater for Xiaoxue first, is that okay?"

Hua Min shook her head. Seeing that her daughter was not listening, she stopped trying to persuade her. Seeing that her husband and son-in-law were also talking about this, she walked over and interjected.

"Xiaoxue's father, if Shushu does something wrong, just point it out. You should treat the three children equally. Even though Siming is a boy, don't spoil him blindly. Boys should be more responsible."

"I know, Mom."

Seeing that his daughter and son-in-law had left, Hua Min began to clean up the house, preparing to take his grandson to stay in the city for two days before going back.

Lu Shu and her husband returned home with their children. Tian Cuihua was very happy to see her daughter-in-law coming back from her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings, with a bag in her left hand and a bag in her right hand.

Life is not easy for anyone these days. Although her son and daughter-in-law are both workers at the sugar factory, she has three children to raise at home, which is quite stressful.

Tian Cuihua looked at her little grandson who was munching on an apple and coaxed him with a smile, "My family is back. Is grandma's house fun? This apple was given to you by your grandma, right?"

Qin Shuang ran to Tian Cuihua and said, "Grandma, there are many delicious foods at grandma's house. The apples were given to me by grandpa."

Lu Shu put the bag of fruit and two cans of malted milk on the table. "My family asked me to bring this back for my parents."

"Your father and I are in good health, so we don't need these things. Leave the fruits and malted milk for our family to eat."

Qin Shuang puffed out her lips and said, "Grandma, I want to eat too."

Tian Cuihua was stunned. Lu Shu said without thinking, "Your brother is still young. Give him malted milk."

"But my aunt said that mom can't be partial. We three are all her children." Qin Shuang pouted and retorted.

Lu Shu's face suddenly turned bad. Since her mother-in-law didn't drink malted milk, she naturally had no objection to giving it to her son. Now her eldest son also came to remind her not to be partial. Isn't this just looking for trouble?

Qin Lao Er rubbed Qin Shuang's hair and said, "Okay, Mom and Dad are not partial, everyone gets a share."

"Dad, you're so nice."

Qin Xue stood aside and watched, not daring to go forward. She looked at the apple in her brother's hand and swallowed.

Lu Shu was completely unaware. She put the wool, skin care products, candies and biscuits in the woven bag on the table, then put the cured chicken and rabbit back into the cupboard, and pulled the bottom of the bag to pour the vegetables and duck onto the ground.

Tian Cuihua looked at the red wool on the table and squeezed it with her hands. "Did you go shopping at the department store?"

"No, my sister-in-law gave it to me."

"Your sister-in-law is very generous. This wool is very nice, but it's red. It would be better if it were another color. She could knit a sweater and pants for Mingming. But the sweater should be worn inside, and boys can wear red sweaters too."

"Grandma, this is the sweater my aunt prepared for me and my sister."

When Tian Cuihua heard her granddaughter say this, she immediately changed her tune and said, "Save this good wool for them to knit sweaters for when they grow up. Children grow up quickly."

"Okay, keep these good yarns for now. Next time, go to the supply and marketing cooperative and weigh out two kilograms of ordinary yarn to knit a new sweater for each of the two sisters."

"Buy six ounces of yellow wool and one pound of green wool. Use the yellow wool thread to knit a round-necked sweater for Shuangshuang, and the green wool thread to knit a sweater and trousers set for Mingming. Xiaoxue is still young, so just alter Shuangshuang's old sweater."

Qin Laoer originally didn't want to care about the wool issue. At least his wife promised to knit new sweaters for his two daughters this year. Unexpectedly, his mother actually asked Xiaoxue to pick up Shuangshuang's old sweater to wear. Normally, he thought this was nothing, after all, everyone came this way.

The eldest child's clothes are worn by the second child, and the second child's clothes are left to the third child. Since the third child is a boy, he naturally won't wear his sister's old clothes.

But his father-in-law, mother-in-law, elder brother and sister-in-law all blamed them for being partial, and he definitely couldn't go on like this.

"Wife, those two pounds of wool were prepared by your sister-in-law for Shuangshuang and Xiaoxue, and you also promised your sister-in-law to knit a new sweater for Xiaoxue first. You can't go back on your word.

Look, your brother belongs to your sister-in-law, and your sister-in-law likes our Xiaoxue. If you continue to ignore Xiaoxue, they will definitely be unhappy."

Tian Cuihua asked her son, "What's going on? What happened to Sister-in-law Xiaoshu?"

"She said we were biased, only treating our son well and ignoring Xiaoxue, saying Xiaoxue is also our daughter.

She also said that even if you plant flowers with care, they won't bloom, but if you plant willows by accident, they will grow into a shade, and that Xiaoxue might be the most promising child in our family... Mom, please be nicer to Xiaoxue in the future."

Tian Cuihua asked Lu Shu, "Did your sister-in-law really say that?"

Lu Shu nodded. "I don't know why my sister-in-law likes Xiaoxue so much. Maybe it's because she doesn't have a daughter!"

Tian Cuihua smiled and said, "Since your eldest brother likes girls so much, then give Xiaoxue to them to raise and you can have another one."

Qin Lao Er was stunned. "Mom, Xiaoxue is also my child, why should I send her away? If my sister-in-law likes a daughter, wouldn't she know to give birth to one herself? They don't have time to take care of the child, and it's not convenient to hire a nanny now, so they didn't have a second child."

Lu Shu didn't expect that her mother-in-law would actually encourage her to send the second child to her eldest brother and his wife. When she thought of how her eldest brother would be mean to her, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Mom, my brother said that if you want to live a good life, you shouldn't have so many children. Look, there are five of us living in one room. Three children are enough."

"One son is always not enough. After all, a family must have two sons."

"What if my fourth child is another daughter?"

"The fourth baby is a daughter, so you can give it to your eldest brother and sister-in-law to raise. If Xiaoxue grows up, they won't be able to raise her well. A newborn baby is easier to raise."

Lu Shu's face turned cold, and Qin Laoer's expression was also very ugly. "Mom, are you really going to give my daughter away? During the famine, my eldest brother didn't send their children away. Now you want me to give the child to someone else. Aren't you forcing me to divorce my wife?"

Lu Shu echoed, "My eldest brother and sister-in-law won't help us raise the children. I can still support three children, but I won't give any away. Mom, just give up!"

Tian Cuihua smiled awkwardly, "I'm not joking."

Xiaoxue suddenly burst into tears, "Wow, wow, I don't want to be sent away."

Qin Shuang took an apple from the table and tempted Qin Xue, "Sister, if you become your aunt's daughter, you will have endless apples to eat."