Wen Zhaoye opened the door and said irritably:

"If you're not going to eat, go home."

Zhou Jinyan placed the chopsticks on the table and said:

“I made all of these. If you kick me out, I’ll take all of these with me.”

Wen Jiaojiao sat on a stool, serving food to Wen Xiaojian and Xu Cuifen. Although the two of them weren't as wealthy as Jiang Peitian and Qi Meijing,

But in her heart, she still favored these two, and she said with a smile:

"The Lunar New Year is coming soon. Do you need to prepare any New Year's goods? My brother and I can take care of it."

“We’ll slaughter the pig in the yard for the New Year. It’ll be New Year’s after all. We’ll pickle the rest and you can take them to the port city. I also packed a big bag of dried radish and dried lettuce for you.”

Since Wen Jiaojiao left, Xu Cuifen has been unable to concentrate on anything, but the thought of raising chickens, ducks, fish and pigs at home so that they can be fed to Wen Jiaojiao gives her motivation.

Wen Zhaoye could see her longing for Wen Jiaojiao, and he also knew that as she got older, she just wanted to be surrounded by her children and grandchildren. He suddenly spoke up:

"Mom, why don't you and Dad come with us to Hong Kong this year? It'll be perfect since you'll have the baby by then, so you can both see it."

Xu Cuifen's eyes lit up and she said:

"Old man, are you going or not?"

Wen Xiaojian hesitated.

Wen Jiaojiao saw through his thoughts and advised him:

"Don't worry about Jiang Peitian. We won't live with him. We have a house over there, and we'll hire a nanny to take care of you two."

Wen Xiaojian then readily agreed:

"Okay, let's go to the port city for a visit then."

Xu Cuifen sighed with emotion:

“I never thought I could live this kind of life. My daughter is sensible and filial, and she is actually with Zhaoye. She even takes me around to play.”

Wen Jiaojiao understood her meaning of matchmaking, but didn't know the specifics or how to matchmake. She said ambiguously:

"Mom, how did you try to set me up with my brother before?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhaoye immediately tried to evade the question, saying:

"It's nothing, hurry up and eat."

Xu Cuifen, on the contrary, became interested and said:

"Don't you remember? When your brother first opened his bicycle shop, I even asked you to help out."

I was thinking that since Zhao Ye is so smart, we shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders. But your brother ended up coming back crying after being bossed around by you.

Also, for the first three years, Mom asked you to go live with your brother in the county town.

As a result, your brother got so angry that he didn't stay in that house anymore and even turned off the water. You didn't shower for three days and came running back crying.

"The most recent time was a couple of years ago, when your brother was just about to build a big factory. I locked the two of you in a room, and your brother smashed the window and ran out."

Sometimes I think, you two would never have a chance in this lifetime, but with such a good man right in front of you, Mom couldn't bear to see him become someone else's son-in-law. And now you two are actually together, and your relationship is so good.

Wen Jiaojiao chuckled:

"You seem to dislike him quite a bit, huh?"

Wen Zhaoye also recalled Xu Cuifen's various outrageous antics, and looked at Wen Jiaojiao with doting eyes, saying:

"What? You really want me to like you?"

Wen Jiaojiao picked up a chicken leg for him and said:

"No, it's just that I think you have a lot of ideas. You're the kind of person who has countermeasures from above and policies from below."

Zhou Jinyan suddenly spoke up:

"Actually, you're overthinking it. There were many other times when Zhou Jin and I came up with the ideas behind the scenes."

"That time when the water was turned off, Zhou Jin took a wrench and tightened the valve to its maximum tightness. Even when Zhao Ye went back to stay there, it didn't turn on for many days."

Wen Jiaojiao found it amusing and laughed out loud:

"Sure, they defended really well."

Perhaps because his wedding was imminent, Wen Zhaoye felt that he now had a family and had let go of the past.

He looked at Wen Jiaojiao and chuckled softly, saying, "Because I've been waiting for the right person."

When Wen Jiaojiao met his gaze, her beautiful face suddenly flushed, but she remained silent.

After we finished eating, snow began to fall softly from the sky.

Wen Zhaoye lay on the bed, holding Wen Jiaojiao in his arms, and slowly placed his other hand on her flat stomach, saying:

"I don't know when we'll be able to see our child again."

Wen Jiaojiao said, rather speechless:

"You've touched it eight hundred times."

Wen Zhaoye withdrew his hand, pulled the blanket over her chest, and said happily:

"After all, he's my first child, so he's definitely precious."

Wen Jiaojiao: "I'm pregnant out of wedlock, that doesn't sound very nice."

Wen Zhaoye: "I've been asking you to marry me for a long time, but you wouldn't agree. These past few months have been enough time for us to have a baby."

Wen Jiaojiao silently pulled the blanket up to her nose, and said meaningfully:

"At least it gave you a few more months of happiness."

"That's true." After saying that, Wen Zhaoye abruptly pulled the blanket up, plunging the two into darkness.

Two days later, in the evening, Jiang Ci got off the train. The chill seemed to penetrate to her bones. She hadn't expected such a big temperature difference between here and the port city, so she was dressed rather lightly.

The surrounding houses were drab and gray, unlike the tall and magnificent buildings of the port city. She called Wen Jiaojiao and said:

"Where are you? I'm already here."

"I forgot to tell you, I'm not feeling well enough to go right now, and Zhaoye has to stay with me, so..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Ci exclaimed in surprise:

"What? You're not going to make me walk back, are you? How heartless of you! The worst part is, I don't even know the way."

Three black lines appeared between Wen Jiaojiao's brows as she spoke, word by word:

"I mean, I'll have Zhou Jinyan pick you up."

Jiang Ci paused, about to say a few more words, and couldn't help but smile as she said:

Where is he?

Just then, a deep, clear voice came from behind:

"Miss Jiang."

Jiang Ci was startled, and slowly turned around. She saw snowflakes falling from Zhou Jinyan's head. He stood there tall and elegant, wearing a black cashmere coat with his coat open.

She hung up the phone, stepped forward, and said, "Thank you for your help."

After speaking, her body trembled slightly. Zhou Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, stepped forward, took off his coat and put it on her, saying:

"Where are you staying tonight? The Zhao family only has two bedrooms."

The two were very close, and Jiang Ci could smell the faint scent of tobacco on him. She stood awkwardly in place and said:

"Thank you, I'll stay at a hotel then."

Zhou Jinyan was only wearing a black turtleneck sweater, which made his skin appear even whiter and his face even more handsome. He didn't say anything, but led her towards the hotel in the county town, noticing that she was struggling to carry her suitcase.

He took it casually and said, "Don't overthink it."

Jiang Ci's cheeks were flushed, and she nodded slightly.