This year, the Xu family had a good New Year in their new house. After eating, drinking and having fun, it was already the second day of the Lunar New Year. Usually, families with daughters would prepare for this day and wait for their daughters to bring their husbands back to their parents' home.

So, in order to wait for her sister-in-law, Zhang Xuemei specially postponed her trip back to her parents' home by a day. The whole family got ready early in the morning, just waiting for the new son-in-law to arrive.

"Beep beep," came the sound of a car horn from outside the road. At first, Grandma Liu didn't pay attention, but when the car stopped outside the yard, she realized that her youngest daughter, Xu Mingwan, was sitting in the car. So she quickly went forward and took her grandson from her daughter's arms.

"Oh my, Grandma's little grandson, are you tired? Look how wronged our little baby is, he's even pouting." Grandma Liu's eyes were only on the tiny person in her arms, and she held the child and doted on him for a long time.

Xu Mingwan pretended to be jealous and said, "Mom, now you only care about your little grandson and can't even see me anymore, right?"

"You're a mother now, why are you still arguing with your child? Look, don't say I don't love you. There's some brown sugar and longan soup in the pot that you like. Go and drink it!"

After finishing her sentence, Granny Liu lowered her head again to coax the child in her arms until she saw the child yawn, and then reluctantly put him on the bed in the room.

Bai Tingmei also waited at her sister-in-law's house early today. When she saw Lu Baichuan arrive in his car, her eyes widened. She circled the car several times and excitedly grabbed Zhang Xuemei's hand, asking, "Did Xiaowan's husband buy this car himself? Is his family that rich? Xuemei, you really need to pay attention. Mingyue's happiness for the rest of her life depends entirely on you."

Zhang Xuemei dared not take the responsibility, so she immediately explained, "Second Aunt, you're joking. This car doesn't belong to Baichuan; he borrowed it from someone else."

The implication was that Lu Baichuan wasn't a rich man either, and that Bai Tingmei shouldn't think about asking her to introduce any wealthy people to Mingyue.

"Being able to borrow a car shows he has connections and resources."

Zhang Xuemei looked up at the house in front of her and asked, "Second Aunt, was that Second Uncle calling you just now? You should go home and check!"

Bai Tingmei listened carefully, then replied in confusion, "No, I didn't hear anything?"

“I really heard it just now. Maybe something has happened. Second Aunt, you should go back and check on it!” Zhang Xuemei said with a serious expression.

Bai Tingmei seemed to have heard what she said and hurriedly rushed home.

Seeing her second aunt leave, Zhang Xuemei breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to refuse her second aunt.

She knew that Mingyue was now dating her future husband and the two were deeply in love. She didn't want to be the bad guy, especially since Mingyue's future husband treated her very well and indulged her every whim.

After lunch, the baby woke up, and Xu Mingwan held the baby and breastfed him. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice outside.

"Auntie, we heard that Xiaowan is back and we wanted to come and see her."

"Oh, she's back. She's inside breastfeeding the baby. You can wait outside for a bit!"

Xu Mingwan smiled as she watched her son quickly finish his meal, then pulled up her clothes and called out, "It's ready, Tiantian, come in!"

As soon as Xu Tiantian heard her friend's voice, she immediately pushed open the door and went straight to Xu Mingwan, who was sitting on the bed. She kept saying, "Let me see the little baby. Wow, he's so handsome. He looks just like you. He'll definitely grow up to be a handsome young man."

Xu Xiaoxi followed Xu Tiantian in and, upon hearing her words, came closer. After a closer look, she realized that Xu Tiantian was indeed fair-skinned and clean-cut. Xu Xiaoxi couldn't bring herself to say that Xu Tiantian wasn't pretty, so she could only smile and remain silent.

Xu Mingwan smiled and asked them to sit down. "I was just wondering when I could come visit you guys. I didn't expect you to show up like this. By the way, Xiaoxi, why didn't you bring your son? I haven't met him yet!"

"He's been coughing a bit these past couple of days, so I didn't bring him back." Xu Xiaoxi forced a smile. Actually, her in-laws felt that the child had been frequently sick since birth, so they consulted a fortune teller who said that he was somewhat incompatible with his maternal grandparents and couldn't come to his maternal grandparents' house before he turned five.

Although she didn't really believe in these things, her in-laws were domineering, and she had to live her life according to their wishes. She could only tell others that the child was unwell to barely keep it a secret.

"You should be careful then. It's cold now, so the child needs to wear more clothes. If he catches a cold, he's more likely to cough. When you get back, you should also soak his feet more often. He'll get better soon." Xu Mingwan genuinely thought the child was sick and didn't think much of it, so she casually offered a word of comfort.

Xu Tiantian's attention was drawn to the car parked in the yard, and she asked in a low voice, "Xiao Wan, is that car yours? It looks so impressive!"

“No, it belongs to my husband’s uncle. We lent it to him. We can’t afford to buy a car.”

Upon hearing Xu Mingwan say that it wasn't her family's, Xu Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were both married, she just didn't want to be overshadowed by Xu Mingwan.

"Hey, Xiaowan, what does your husband do?" Xu Xiaoxi asked, pretending to be very curious.

Xu Mingwan didn't hide anything and said directly, "He works for his uncle and now manages a wholesale market in Tianshui City. He's kind of a boss!"

"Wow, you must be a leader. Xiaowan, you're so lucky. By the way, how are your in-laws treating you? My cousin's in-laws just can't stand her. They're always picking on her. My mom said my cousin has been driven home by them several times."

This led to Xu Tiantian being very afraid of marriage, feeling that it was better to stay single so she wouldn't have to suffer mistreatment and could earn and spend her own money.

Xu Mingwan smiled slightly, "My parents-in-law are very good to me. They don't look down on me. You see, the gold necklace around my neck was bought by my mother-in-law. I also had a bracelet, but now that the child is small and has delicate skin, I'm afraid it will hurt him, so I took it off and don't wear it anymore."

"That's good. I can tell you're living a good life. Look at your round face." Xu Tiantian reached out and touched her friend's face. It was soft and fluffy, and her complexion was good. You could tell she was living a very comfortable life.

Xu Xiaoxi looked at Xu Mingwan with a complicated expression. She thought about the money she had gone to great lengths to snatch from Qian Lida, and then she remembered the man she had just seen outside the door. Was Xu Mingwan's life really that good? She had just taken away Qian Lida, and now God had sent her something even better. She was really unwilling to accept this!