Wei Yuyan wanted to see if Zhang Dasao favored boys over girls; in any case, previous signs suggested that she might.

For example, it seems that Xiaoru didn't have any involvement in things like making clothes or going to school.

"I saved two longans for my younger brother to eat."

Xiaoru answered seriously.

"Good girl, Xiaoru. Auntie will cook again next time. You can come to Auntie's house to eat."

Wei Yuyan thought she might have overthought things, but she couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted.

"What do you want to eat, Yu Yan?"

Sister-in-law Zhang came out from the backyard.

"Let's have dinner. I'll have Brother Licai help me build the stove in my new house so I can invite you all over for dinner."

Wei Yuyan continued.

"Okay, he went to chop wood today, he can build it up tomorrow."

Zhang's family was very happy to help Wei Yuyan with chores.

"Okay, let's start tomorrow. I estimate it will be finished in about half a month."

Wei Yuyan nodded, then turned and walked back.

The next morning, after Wei Yuyan and the children had breakfast, she brought a mop with her.

She made this herself. Now that the new house has wooden planks on the floor, it definitely needs to be cleaned.

After wetting the mop, I mopped the entire first floor, and even broke a sweat.

Wei Yuyan was about to delay it again when Carpenter Gao arrived, so she decided not to delay any longer. She worried that the furniture would be wet and the movers might accidentally slip and fall.

"Carpenter Gao, put the furniture you brought in at the door, and I'll have the workers carry it in later."

Wei Yuyan noticed that the oxcart couldn't carry too much at once, and it would take two or three trips to deliver the finished furniture.

"good".

Carpenter Gao turned back, while Wei Yuyan stood at the door watching the furniture, worried that someone might carry it away.

After three trips, the two finished cupboards and wardrobes were finally delivered.

"Master Huang, could you please have them come down and move some furniture?"

Wei Yuyan called out to the upstairs.

"Here you are, young lady. Which room are you moving to?"

Master Huang arrived quickly with a few people.

"Put the cupboard in the kitchen and the wardrobe in the storage room."

Wei Yuyan stepped aside to let them move in.

"Yu Yan, where should we build the stove? Take me to see it. I've brought the mud."

Just as they finished moving everything, Brother Licai came over carrying a load of mud. The mud looked quite heavy, making Brother Licai walk very slowly, but he was still very steady.

"I'm really troubling you here, Brother Licai."

Wei Yuyan led Li Cai into the kitchen and pointed to the spot under the window.

"Okay, I understand."

Li Cai nodded and immediately went out to fetch water, as Wei Yuyan's new house did not yet have a well.

Anyway, it's right next to Li Fu's house, so it's not too far for Li Cai to fetch water.

As for the workers, they fetched water from the nearby river to build the houses, and they drank water from Lifu's house.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Wei Yuyan went home.

"Aunt Guihua, what are you doing at home?"

As usual, Wei Yuyan went to Aunt Guihua's house to pick vegetables. Aunt Guihua hadn't locked the door; it was ajar. Wei Yuyan pushed the door open and went in.

"Wu Chen's wife is here. I'm sewing shoe soles. Look, how's my craftsmanship?"

Aunt Guihua is in a good mood today.

"Wow, these soles are really nice. I don't have that kind of stamina. But, this size isn't yours, is it?"

Wei Yuyan wondered if Aunt Guihua needed money to make shoe soles for others.

"Yes, this was made for my grandson and granddaughter."

Aunt Guihua still looked happy when she talked about her grandson and granddaughter.

"When will they come to see you?"

Wei Yuyan thought that this was the first time Aunt Guihua had talked about her relatives; she had never mentioned them before.

"They'll come during the Chinese New Year."

Aunt Guihua looked forward to it.

"That's good".

Wei Yuyan thought that it was fortunate that her grandson and granddaughter would come to see her during the New Year, so she wouldn't be too lonely.

"You're here to pick vegetables? Come on, I'll go with you. I haven't picked any vegetables at noon either."

Aunt Guihua put down her shoe soles and went to pick vegetables with Wei Yuyan.

"Here, take some of these potatoes. I dug half of them yesterday, and I plan to dig the other half this afternoon."

Aunt Guihua picked carrots, shepherd's purse, Chinese cabbage, and chili peppers for Wei Yuyan, and also brought a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes from the kitchen.

"Wow, so many! I love potatoes, I'll have to plant some next year."

Wei Yuyan likes stir-fried potatoes, deep-fried potatoes, and shredded potatoes.

"Come to my house to get the seeds. There are so many, I can't possibly eat them all."

Aunt Guihua smiled.

"Okay, then I'll head back now."

Wei Yuyan carried a large basket of vegetables home to cook.

An uninvited guest arrived at Xiuhua's sister-in-law's house.

A horse-drawn carriage pulled up in front of the house, driven by a young man dressed simply in black.

"Phew~, sir, is this it?"

The young man lifted the cloth and asked the person inside.

"Yes, help me out of the car."

A hoarse male voice came from inside, giving off a mysterious feeling.

The young man reached out and helped the person inside out.

He was dressed in a light green outfit with cloud and bat patterns, and was extremely tall and slender, with a rhinoceros horn belt around his waist.

His black hair was tied up and secured with a crown inlaid with emerald and gold. His slender body stood straight, and his whole appearance was handsome yet exuded a coldness.

After landing, he looked around and was somewhat stunned.

"Master? Master?~".

The attendant noticed that the master seemed to be in a daze, and remembering that his legs couldn't stand for long, he wanted to remind him.

But this attracted Zhang Lifu, who was inside the house, to come out.

After selling steamed buns in town today, Brother Lifu rushed home to cook. Now that his wife is pregnant and Xiaoya is in school, he has to juggle both.

He was washing vegetables in the yard when he heard the sound of horses' hooves stop at the gate, so he went out to see what was going on.

"You are...you are...Wu Chen, Wu Chen, you're back, you're really back?"

When Zhang Lifu saw the man's face, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment. He walked over, grabbed Wu Chen's shoulder, and looked him over. He was sure he hadn't mistaken him for someone else.

"Brother Fu, it's me, I'm back."

When the man saw Zhang Lifu, his gaze softened instead of turning cold.

"Oh dear, you don't know, we all thought you... Never mind, it's all in the past, come in and sit down."

"Did you just get back? Haven't you gone home yet?"

Zhang Lifu quickly welcomed them into the house.

"Lifu, who's here?"

Sister-in-law Xiuhua came out when she heard the commotion. Her morning sickness had improved a lot recently, and she was in better spirits.

“Wu Chen is back, Xiuhua, it’s Wu Chen.”

Zhang Lifu shouted happily.

"What? Wu Chen, you, oh my god, you're really back, you..."

When Sister-in-law Xiuhua saw Wu Chen return, she felt both happy and angry.

What makes me happy is that my sister-in-law won't have to be a widow anymore, but what makes me angry is that Wu Chen has been out of contact for almost two years.