An Hongdou went downstairs and saw Old Lady An sitting in the living room talking to Zhao Xiaoyue.

Old Lady An turned around and saw her, and said, "Are Xiangzhi and the children awake? Xiaoyue just helped prepare dinner and is waiting for you to get up and eat."

"I'm awake. I'm washing upstairs. I'll be down soon." An Hongdou said as she walked in front of them and asked Zhao Xiaoyue, "Didn't you make a lot of clothes some time ago? Why are you still making them?"

"I made this for my neighbor. She's old and her eyesight isn't very good. I saw she couldn't even recognize a needle. Her children were busy at work, and I felt sorry for her as an old lady, so I offered to make clothes for her." Zhao Xiaoyue said with a smile.

Old lady An said, "When you were still here, I was still talking about this kid. How can you help someone for free? Even if someone needs help, they have to ask you for it. Otherwise, after a while, they will treat you as a freeloader."

Zhao Xiaoyue had a good temper and knew that Mrs. An said this to teach her how to behave. She just smiled and nodded throughout, and said that what she said made sense.

An Hongdou walked towards the kitchen with a smile, took out all the food in the pot and placed it on the dining table in the dining room.

"By the way, Xiaoyue, we didn't notify you when we came back, how did you know we arrived?" An Hongdou asked.

Zhao Xiaoyue replied, "I walked around here when I went to buy groceries this afternoon. When I saw the door was open, I knew you were back. Brother Ergou wasn't at home either, so it would be boring for me to eat alone, so I came here with the groceries I bought."

The dinner was not very sumptuous, but it was very heartwarming.

Zhao Xiaoyue went home at night, and then Mrs. An pulled her aside and said, "Ergou's wife said something here just now, but I didn't dare to ask. Hongdou, you said Ergou and his wife have been married for two years, but why is Xiaoyue's belly still not moving?"

What the elderly are most concerned about is the issue of offspring.

Moreover, they have been married for quite some time, and people in their hometown have already started gossiping about them.

Mrs. An didn’t feel anything when she didn’t see anyone.

Today, seeing how well-behaved and docile Zhao Xiaoyue was, and knowing that her daughter had been in school for the past two years and the three boys in the family had to rely on others to take care of them, Mrs. An couldn't help but worry about her, so she asked this question.

"I secretly asked Brother Ergou before, and he said that Xiaoyue was tortured too much by her mother in the past and her body was too weak, so they don't plan to have a child for the time being. They want to wait until Xiaoyue's body gets better before making plans." An Hongdou has always thought that Ergou was not a very good person, but this one incident alone has completely changed her opinion of him.

"That makes sense, but they have been married for quite some time. Ergou will be 30 in two years, so we shouldn't delay having a child." Mrs. An said, "People in our village who got married early are already grandparents at the age of 35 or 36."

An Hongdou calculated in her mind that if Dabao and his family got married and had children at her age in the future, she would become a grandmother at around 36 or 37 years old.

Come to think of it, it’s quite exciting.

Seeing that An Hongdou didn't say anything, Old Lady An reached out and pushed her, "I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering what it would be like if I became a grandmother one day," said An Hongdou.

"This child!" Mrs. An said unhappily, "What else can it be? Just think of it as you want. Besides, Dabao and the others are only three years old. Why are you thinking so far ahead?"

"Hehe..." An Hongdou smiled, "Mom, you keep talking about Ergou's affairs, aren't you trying to induce labor?"

Old Lady An said, "That's not the case. I'm just worried about the two of them."

In fact, An Hongdou has always felt that it was a bit abnormal that Ergouzi and Zhao Xiaoyue did not want children.

After all, people of this era value having many children and have no awareness of contraception at all.

Moreover, there is nothing wrong with Zhao Xiaoyue's health now. Although she still has some problems, that's because she can't gain weight.

The mother and daughter no longer talked about this matter.

The next day, An Hongdou and Shen Xiangzhi took Mrs. An for a walk around the neighborhood to familiarize her with the place.

Mrs. An, who has lived in the mountains for many years, saw the prosperous scene of Jiangcheng. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, no wonder everyone wants to be a city dweller, the city is so good.

The supply and marketing cooperative is not far away, just two blocks away. Many people travel by bicycle, and the roads are mostly paved with blue bricks, which are very smooth. Compared with their countryside, it is a world of difference.

Especially the workers in various factories, who received wages, ate rationed food, and even wore uniform clothes to work, which looked extremely good.

After wandering around for most of the afternoon, they finally returned home.

As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I saw Shen Yuewan coming out, "Brother and sister-in-law, you are back..."

Shen Yuewan smiled gently, turned her gaze to Mrs. An, and said politely: "I just heard Dabao say that his grandmother is here too. This is your aunt, right? Hello, aunt."

"Hey, hello, hello." Old Mrs. An didn't recognize the person yet, so she could only look at An Hongdou who was supporting her with questioning eyes.

An Hongdou quickly introduced, "Mom, this is Yue Wan, Dabao's aunt."

"So she is Dabao's aunt." Mrs. An exclaimed, "What a pretty girl. How old is she?"

"Aunt, I'm 18 this year." Shen Yuewan replied with a smile, and then said to Shen Xiangzhi: "Brother and sister-in-law, grandpa knows that you are back, and wants to invite aunt to have dinner in the evening so that she can meet the in-laws. Do you have time?"

When Shen Yuewan came, she didn't even know the time when Mrs. An would come, so how could she have come specifically to invite her over for dinner?

However, the girl was polite and knew that Old Lady An was a guest with a special status, so she changed her original request for them to come over for dinner to asking them to greet the old lady, which was considered to be giving enough face to An Hongdou, the eldest sister-in-law.

After all, Mrs. An came to Jiangcheng as a guest. As relatives, if the elders of the Shen family did not express any opinion, it could only be said that they looked down on their daughter-in-law An Hongdou.

Chen Xiangzhi hadn't had time to tell his family that Mrs. An was coming, but he wasn't stupid, so he naturally understood why Chen Yuewan said that, and nodded, "Of course I have time, is it at Grandpa's place or your place?"

Shen Yuewan thought about it and suddenly became uncertain.

Shen Xiangzhi saw her hesitation, pulled her aside, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Facing her family, Shen Yuewan didn't have to worry about being rude, so she didn't have so many reservations about what to say, "Brother, when I came here, I didn't know that my aunt was coming, so I wasn't sure where to eat. You know, if it were at our place, with Yueqing and I's cooking skills, we could only make a home-cooked meal at best. Grandma Su can help at Grandpa's place, but Grandpa's place is small."

There are so many people, and Mr. Shen’s yard can’t accommodate them all.

This is the difference between inviting guests and inviting family members. You can treat your family members however you want, but you have to be more considerate to guests.