Chen Hong parked the car downstairs and said as she opened the door, "Let's make steamed fish and crab for dinner tonight. I just happened to go to the seafood market this afternoon and bought some fresh grouper and big crabs."

I haven't had seafood for several days, and I'm actually craving some. What about you? Do you want some?

When Yu Yang heard that there was grouper to eat, his eyes immediately lit up. "Great, Mom, I want to eat seafood too!"

Jinan is great in every way, except it's not easy to get seafood there; it's not as convenient as back in my hometown!

The mother and son went home together. Yu Yang washed his hands and ate some fruit before washing and drying his fingers and going back to his room to practice playing the piano.

As Chen Hong listened to her son practicing the piano in the kitchen, the sounds of his fingers tinkling and tinkling filled the air, and a knowing smile appeared on her face.

Clean the grouper thoroughly by killing and scaling it, and scrub the crab clean with a brush.

Cut the grouper into pieces, then chop scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers. Grouper from the space doesn't need to be marinated; just put it directly on top of shredded scallions and ginger in the steamer, and also put the crab belly-up in the steamer.

Steam them over high heat, simmer yam and millet porridge in a clay pot, and stew potatoes and beef in a pressure cooker. There's no need to cook rice; the mother and daughter are full just from the vegetables and porridge.

After dinner, Chen Hong cleaned the kitchen, while Yu Yang went back to his room to practice calligraphy. They each did their own thing, without disturbing each other. Their peaceful and warm days were just beginning.

After sending Yu Yang to study, Chen Hong began her own plans.

First, I went to the most upscale shopping center in Jinan and bought several sets of high-end casual clothes for myself and my son.

Looking at the receipt in her hand, Chen Hong found it somewhat amusing; now she too was following the trend and starting to buy designer brands.

Although the clothes I have are of decent workmanship and quality, they cost far more than their price. At least half of the money must have been spent on the brand.

However, it's not fair to say the clothing company was wrong; they're selling brand recognition. Big brands also represent their reputation.

Without a good reputation, it's impossible to build a good brand. Others have built such a large international brand through decades or even centuries of honest business practices.

If you buy designer clothes, you'll definitely need to find a professional dry cleaner. Some clothes require dry cleaning, which adds another hassle.

With her household chores reduced, Chen Hong felt somewhat lost.

After picking her son up from school in the afternoon, the two of them went to her parents' house. It only takes thirty minutes to drive from Jinan to her parents' house, and when they arrived, her father and brother hadn't finished work yet.

Chen Hong brought her own ingredients and also brought back some dried seafood for her family, including dried fish, dried shrimp, dried scallops, and seaweed.

Chen Hong didn't give her mother any high-end dried goods like sea cucumbers and abalone. The old lady didn't know how to soak them, and she would find it troublesome to give them to her anyway. It would be better to give her ten pounds of meat to make her happy.

Seeing Chen Hong and her son return home, her mother quickly cooked and prepared food, while her sister-in-law handed the baby to Chen Hong, saying, "Rui Rui, go find your aunt and let her hug you."

He put the child down and said to Chen Hong, "Xiao Hong, hold Xiao Ni for a moment, I'll hurry up and wash the clothes."

She woke up and just wanted to be held; there's a whole box of clothes that haven't been washed yet! If we wait any longer it'll be dark and we won't be able to see anymore.

This impolite manner was exactly the same as before, so Chen Hong had no choice but to take the child. "Little Ni, how long has it been since you peed? Did you take her to pee? Don't pee on me, I don't have any clothes to change into."

My sister-in-law said, "You should urinate now, so you don't actually pee on yourself."

Chen Hong was startled and quickly helped the child urinate. It was quite a close call; the child had been holding in a large amount of urine.

Chen Hong took her little niece to find her mother. She would rather do housework and cook than hold the child, as there were too many things to do, such as pooping and peeing.

Chen Hong's mother had already cooked a pot of mung bean porridge. Knowing that Chen Hong was coming back, Chen Hong's father and brother also came home for dinner.

In the yard, there is a trellis of green beans, a few eggplants, and a few tomatoes.

When Chen Hong looked, she saw that her mother had already blanched the green beans and chopped the eggplant and tomatoes.

"Mom, are you preparing to mince garlic and mix it with green beans? Should the eggplant be stir-fried or stewed? Or scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"

Chen Hong's mother stood at the kitchen door, holding her granddaughter, and looked at Chen Hong, saying, "Cut some meat to stew with eggplant. Didn't you buy meat? Cut some pork belly."

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, what vegetables did you buy? If you have ready-made cooked food, just chop up a couple of things, five vegetables are enough.

I steamed some buns and cooked some mung bean porridge around noon. We'll have dinner when your dad and brother come back soon.

Your dad said that since you brought Xiaobao to Jinan for school, you're not going back to Rongcheng anymore?

While busy chopping meat and stewing eggplant, Chen Hong said, "We can't not go back. We have a house, land, and a boat."

"I still have to go back to sea to fish during summer and winter vacations to earn money, otherwise what will my daughter and I eat and drink?"

"Why don't you transfer Yingying to school in Jinan too? It'll just take up the space of having someone to look after the child."

"It's the same whether you herd one sheep or two. Sending your eldest niece there will keep her and her brother company."

Chen Hong was displeased upon hearing this. Her mother was still the same, only caring about her son. "Mom, you make it sound so easy for you to say that."

You know, going to school in Jinan costs several thousand yuan a year just for the tuition fees.

Food, drink, and even basic necessities all cost money, not to mention that Yu Yang attends a prestigious primary school; without connections and bribes, he wouldn't get in.

Chen Hong's mother said angrily with a stern face: "How did Yu Yang get in? Why don't you pull some strings again?"

"You pay for whatever it costs upfront, and your dad and brother will pay you back once they've saved up enough."

Chen Hong knew she couldn't reason with her mother. It wasn't that she was stingy with money. Rather, she knew that neither of her two nieces was easy to deal with; they both took after their mother.

From a young age, she was competitive and ambitious, and couldn't get along with Yu Yang. Although her son was smart, he was too sensible. In her past life, fearing that she would be caught in the middle and upset, she always tolerated her older cousins.

The child was timid and didn't dare to speak loudly at her maternal grandmother's house. Chen Hong gave up such a big place in Rongcheng to come to Jinan, not to become a demon who supports her brother.

She helps those she can, but she will never lend a hand to those she can't, not even her own mother or niece.

They all have their own families. Distance is bliss, closeness is misfortune. She definitely won't go back to her parents' home unless there's a reason.

In this family, apart from her father, there was really no one else she cared about.

During dinner, Chen Hong told her brother about it in front of the whole family, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you transfer Dani to Jinan."

As you know, Yu Yang was able to enroll in school in Jinan because I bought a house there last year, so his school registration could be directly transferred.

If Da Ni wants to transfer schools, we don't know anyone here, so we can't do it. Besides, the school construction fee, the transfer fee, and the living expenses can add up to a lot of money every year!

Can our family afford it in the next two years? If you have that money, I'd say you'd be better off saving up and buying a house in Jinan.

In four or five years, Erni will also need to go to school. You can't let Dani go to school in Jinan and let Erni stay in the countryside to study!

With two children living separately, it's impossible for the family to take care of them! It's not that I'm abandoning them, but think about it, which child wouldn't want to be with their parents?