Pei's mother deftly took out a bowl and then some sugar.

I made two bowls of sweet soup and one bowl of plain water.

When Jiang Qingyuan saw this, he tried to get himself some plain water, but Pei Zhi slapped him away.

"This is mine."

Pei Wang noticed that Jiang Qingyuan's expression was off, "We don't have any preference for boys over girls in our family. This girl doesn't drink sugar water."

Jiang Qingyuan thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't seen Pei Zhi drink sugar water after they got married and lived together.

The candy at home hasn't been touched much.

Pei's mother watched from the side, thoroughly amused.

Mother Pei was naturally pleased to see her son-in-law being so considerate towards his daughter.

Pei Wang reached out and made a bowl of sweet soup for his mother as well.

"Ugh, I don't like drinking these things."

Pei Wang was displeased. "Why are you so reluctant to spend a little bit of sugar water?"

Jiang Qingyuan took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket and handed it to Pei's mother.

"Mom, take this money. It's almost a holiday, so you and Dad can buy something nice to eat."

Pei Zhi raised an eyebrow. Jiang Qingyuan hadn't told her beforehand that he wanted the money.

Pei's mother quickly refused, "No, no, how can I take your money? Your father and I usually stay at home and don't need much money."

Pei's mother refused so vehemently that Jiang Qingyuan couldn't even bring himself to offer her money.

Pei Wang watched from the side and sighed, then took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket.

"Mom, if you don't want your son-in-law, then take what your son gave you."

Pei's mother looked at Pei Wang with suspicion, "Where did you get the money?"

"Mom, what are you saying? My sister and I run a business, and we can easily come up with a hundred yuan."

"Your shop only makes a few dozen yuan a month, doesn't it?"

These days, factory workers only earn twenty or thirty yuan a month, while those with positions earn forty or fifty.

Pei Wang's eyes looked a little unnatural. "Oh, business was good last month. This money is a gift from my younger sister and me to you. Just take it."

Mother Pei took it, "Okay, I'll keep it for you, so you won't spend it recklessly."

Jiang Qingyuan quickly added, "Mom, this money is a bonus from the school. Consider it my way of showing my respect to you for raising such a wonderful wife."

Having already accepted her son's money, Pei's mother found it difficult to refuse when her son-in-law offered her more.

The son-in-law spoke eloquently, so Mother Pei had no choice but to accept it.

“That’s amazing! You can even get paid for studying. I’ll save this money to buy things for your kids in the future.”

After receiving the money, Pei's mother took it into the inner room and put it away safely.

Pei Wang gave Jiang Qingyuan a thumbs up, "Brother-in-law, you've said some really nice things. You've praised both Mother and my little sister. You're a true scholar."

Amidst the laughter and chatter of the group, a commotion broke out in the courtyard.

Pei's father, elder brother, and sister-in-law have returned.

The group didn't dare sit inside and went out to greet them.

Pei's mother told her eldest brother to go catch a fish so they could cook it for lunch.

Pei's mother pointed at Pei Zhi: "Don't just sit there, go pick some vegetables in the garden."

Brother Pei hurriedly said, "It's inconvenient for my little sister to wear a skirt, let Huizhen go instead."

Mother Pei's mouth moved, but in the end she pointed and said, "Let your little sister go. She stays in the city every day. If she doesn't do some work, she won't even know how much land we have."

Pei Wang laughed and said, "Come on, brother-in-law, let's go together. Pick whatever you want to eat."

As soon as he stepped outside, Pei Wang's smile vanished.

"Big brother, did Mom and sister-in-law have a fight?"

Pei sighed, "Isn't it all because of the child?"

The eldest son of the Pei family has been married for five or six years, but still doesn't have a child.

There are also many gossipy people in the village who have spread rumors and disputes.

Married for five or six years, they still don't have a child, and Sister-in-law Pei can't even stand up straight anymore.

Pei Wang said, "If Mom mentions my sister-in-law, please say a few words in her defense. She's had a tough time too."

"Why didn't I say that this time it was your sister-in-law who brought some kind of talisman from her parents' home, saying that drinking it would help her have a baby, but she ended up having diarrhea for several days."

"Mom just came over and said something, that if you can't get pregnant, you can't get pregnant, and don't use any crooked methods, or you'll get arrested."

Jiang Qingyuan and Pei Zhi walked hand in hand beside him, without saying a word.

"What Mom said makes sense."

“Your sister-in-law cried all night after she went back to her room. It’s good that you’re back. Mom and your sister-in-law haven’t spoken much for days.”

Jiang Qingyuan asked Pei Zhi in a low voice, "Didn't your sister-in-law go to the hospital to get checked out?"

Jiang Qingyuan had previously found it strange that the Pei family didn't have any children.

"I went there, and they said I had a minor health issue and that I shouldn't rush things, but take it slowly."

Pei Zhi took her sister-in-law's pulse and knew that she had blocked fallopian tubes.

Given the current level of medical care, we can only let nature take its course in cases like my sister-in-law's.

Pei Wang wasn't so oblivious; he went to the fields with Boss Pei to catch fish.

Let Pei Zhi and Jiang Qingyuan go to the field to pick vegetables.

It's a good season now, and there are all kinds of vegetables growing in the fields.

Eggplant, green beans, leafy greens, watermelon.

Pei Zhi picked out a watermelon, "I'll eat it after dinner."

"I'll do it, I'll do it."

Pei Zhi didn't argue with Jiang Qingyuan. Jiang Qingyuan was holding a watermelon in one hand and carrying a full basket of vegetables in the other.

On the way back, I met many neighbors who were returning from the fields.

The villagers were very hospitable, praising Jiang Qingyuan for how much he doted on his wife, which made Jiang Qingyuan blush deeply.

Pei Zhi and Jiang Qingyuan were slow; by the time they got home, Pei Wang had already returned.

Pei Wang, holding a stool and smoking a cigarette, watched his older brother prepare the fish.

Upon seeing Pei Zhi return, he immediately grabbed her hand and led her to a corner.

“I just passed by Lei Zi’s house and heard from Lei Zi’s mother that he seems to be coming back.”

Pei Zhi said nonchalantly, "So what if he's back?"

Pei Wang was so anxious he was restless, but this was Pei Zhi's reaction?

"If he comes back and finds out you're married, aren't you afraid he'll cause trouble?"

"What does my marriage have to do with him? Am I supposed to wait for him?"

When Du Lei decided to join the army, he was already out of the running with Pei Zhi.

She slept with Du Lei simply because he had a good physique, and also because she had nothing else to do during the Chinese New Year and just wanted to have some fun.

“You and him, you two didn’t…” Pei Wang lowered his voice, “You two did that, how can nothing happen?”

Pei Wang wanted to say, Pei Zhi and Du Lei have slept together, how can you say there's nothing going on?

How do you determine if someone is related to you?

"Alright, I'm going to help Mom cook. Don't worry about me."

Pei Wang was so angry that his face turned red. He was worried to death, but Pei Zhi told him to stop worrying.

Pei Wang and Du Lei are the same age and are as close as brothers.

Pei Wang also knew that Du Lei had always liked his sister.

When Du Lei went to the army, he told him to take good care of Pei Zhi.

As a result, Pei Zhi was going to marry Jiang Qingyuan, and Pei Wang just assumed that his sister had no interest in Du Lei.

Who knew that things had gotten this far behind the scenes?