This is goat milk powder. She saw it while shopping yesterday. Perhaps due to poor processing at the time, it has a strong goaty smell and doesn't sell well, hence the pitifully low price. Qin Xiaoyu thought that Hanhan and her younger sister are both growing and should drink some milk powder, so she bought it to try first. Hanhan is a sensible child; even if it's bitter, she'll drink it. She's just worried her younger sister won't agree. She'll see then.

Boiling water was poured over it, filling the room with a wonderful aroma of mutton. The two children's eyes lit up. Qin Xiaoyu scooped it up with a small spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and fed it to her younger sister. The little sister ate with relish, her little mouth open for more, and in the blink of an eye, she had drunk half a bowl. Hanhan, who had been drooling, couldn't bear to part with her sister when she saw how well she was eating, and just watched longingly without touching it.

"Hanhan, from now on, Mom will buy two portions of food, one for you and one for your sister. You don't need to save any for your sister. You drink yours, and I'll make more for her if she needs more." Qin Xiaoyu understood immediately; Hanhan was such a pitiful child. Hearing her say this, Hanhan finally picked up the spoon and drank the milk powder in big sips.

"Oh my, this is how you live, even drinking formula now." Grandma Hanhan happened to come in and got angry when she saw this.

"The child is growing, what's wrong with drinking some formula?" Qin Xiaoyu said bluntly.

"Here's the money. When are you going to the factory?" Grandma Hanhan threw a paper package onto the kang (a heated brick bed). It wasn't wrapped very securely to begin with, and it fell apart as soon as she threw it. Qin Xiaoyu ignored her attitude, picked it up, checked it carefully twice, and then rewrapped it and put it in her pocket.

"You spendthrift!" Grandma Hanhan stormed out, but since the paperwork wasn't done yet, she couldn't muster any anger.

Tang Wenzhi works at a chemical plant, which is a bit far from home. Qin Xiaoyu originally wanted to ride a bicycle, but Tang Wenzhi insisted on taking the bus, so she had no choice but to agree.

They missed the rush hour when they left home, and the bus was nearly empty. Qin Xiaoyu found a window seat and sat down, and Tang Wenwen sat down next to her.

"Aren't you curious why I won't ride a bicycle?" Tang Wenwen suddenly asked, startling Qin Xiaoyu, who was staring out the window. Actually, she wanted to ride a bicycle, but she didn't want to give Tang Wenwen a chance to talk. This young lady was formidable; it wouldn't be worth the risk of her being scolded. But now that she was on the bus and stuck in her seat, she felt a little helpless.

"I just wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about something." As expected, Tang Wenwen came prepared. Qin Xiaoyu had made up her mind not to say a word, letting her talk to herself until she got bored.

“I know you and my second brother have no feelings for each other.”

Tang Wenwen's words were so abrupt that Qin Xiaoyu almost couldn't help but turn to look at her.

“But I am different from my second brother. He raised me like Hanhan raised her little sister. He held me in his arms and raised me. My second brother endured all the hardships I had to go through and left me with only sweetness. So when he left, I was the one who was most heartbroken.”

Qin Xiaoyu turned around in surprise, but Tang Wenwen had already turned her face away, and there should be tears on her face.

"After Second Brother left, do you know what I was most worried about?" Tang Wenwen's voice had calmed down when she spoke again.

"What is it?" Qin Xiaoyu suddenly wanted to have a good talk with her.

“I was worried that you would rush into marrying an old widower, which would ruin Hanhan and Xiaomei’s lives. If that were the case, I would have to sacrifice myself, rush into marriage, and take them in to raise. But now that’s not necessary. I should thank you.”

"Hehe." Qin Xiaoyu was speechless. This Tang Wenwen was too amazing. If she hadn't transmigrated, this was exactly what the original host would have done. There was no doubt about it; the matchmaker was already there. As long as the class monitor put in a good word, she would be all set.

"You know how happy I was to see you make such a scene yesterday?" Tang Wenwen looked directly into Qin Xiaoyu's eyes, and the two women smiled knowingly, making up.

"I was forced to resort to this tactic," Qin Xiaoyu sighed.

"Don't explain to me, I would have done the same."

"But we've offended everyone, and maybe in the future..."

"You're not thinking of moving out, are you?" Tang Wenwen hit the nail on the head again. She really was thinking about it. Rather than staying and having to put up with other people's attitudes, it would be better to move out and save herself the trouble.

"I have that plan."

"You're being foolish. Hanhan has a place in the Tang family. If you move out, it's the same as kicking her out of the Tang family. Have you thought about that?"

"Does it matter?" Qin Xiaoyu had just been impressed by Tang Wenwen, but after hearing what she said, she felt that women of that era didn't have much knowledge and were still somewhat influenced by feudalism.

"It's important. I bet you're secretly laughing at me and looking down on me." Tang Wenwen grinned, and Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile too. "Maybe it's because your family of origin is quite scattered, so you don't value the concept of family. A family is very important to a person; it's your root. Although the Tang family has all sorts of problems, this family is your support. Do you think it's so easy for one person to raise two children? After a while, you'll find that even if you grew eight hands, it wouldn't be enough. That's when you need a family. People you've offended, you can get back at them. Relationships you've broken, you can mend them. Nothing in this world is simple or easy; everything is difficult. Why not choose the easiest path?"

Tang Wenwen's words stunned Qin Xiaoyu. She had just felt contempt for her, but now she wanted to worship her. She was a master!

"Family of origin? How do you know this term?" Qin Xiaoyu swallowed the rest of her question. What she really wanted to ask was, "Were you also a time traveler?"

“The American family therapy master Virginia Satir published a book called ‘Conjoint Family Therapy’ in 1964, which mentioned the concept of the family of origin.” Tang Wenwen answered easily, and Qin Xiaoyu was completely convinced.

The bus stopped; it had reached its final stop—the First Chemical Plant where Tang Wenzhi had once worked. Qin Xiaoyu hadn't felt anything about this before, but after listening to Tang Wenwen recount Tang Wenzhi's past from her perspective, she developed a liking for him. His untimely death was a pitiful loss.

"Second Sister-in-law." Tang Wenwen suddenly called out, and Qin Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat. In her memory, it seemed that this title had long been taken away from her.

"Surprised? I'm willing to call you Second Sister-in-law now." Tang Wenwen was probably moved by the scene, and the tears she had been able to control just now could no longer be held back. She choked up and said, "If you had been like this before, maybe your relationship with Second Brother would have been different, and you would have been very happy."

"My original appearance..." Qin Xiaoyu hurriedly searched her memories again.

"Your original self was terrifying—selfish, sensitive, stingy, and easily angered. The worst part was that you always lost every challenge. Your second brother was terrified by your neuroticism, which is why he's been so depressed all these years, getting drunk every day and becoming a completely different person. He used to be a teetotaler when he was young."

"Such a detestable person, yet she still had two children?" Qin Xiaoyu's memories proved Tang Wenwen was right, but she just didn't understand why they would have children if their relationship was so bad.

"That's what marriage is, which is why I don't want to get married." Tang Wenwen's words shocked Qin Xiaoyu again. This sister-in-law was a staunch advocate of not getting married. She was completely ahead of her time. It's a pity she was born in the wrong era. In the 1980s, someone like her would definitely be criticized and wouldn't be very happy.