Chapter 68 Sweet

The setting sun cast its rays on the ground, dyeing the entire earth red.

Smoke curls from chimneys in Lianhua Village as farmers carry their hoes home, occasionally stopping for a chat.

Have you heard about what happened in Guanshi Village?

"Are you referring to the people who went to Guanshi Village and returned, or to that person from the Chen family?"

"What else is there to say? Of course, it's about that person!"

"I always heard Aunt Zhao talk about Wan Shi, but I never imagined it was all true. Wan Shi really did cause her own nephew to become disabled!"

"Yes, I was skeptical before, but I never expected her to be this kind of person."

“When the village was plagued before, I thought she was quite nice, but when I heard that she admitted to it herself, I really didn’t like her.”

"Alas, I don't know what sins Wang committed to deserve this. Her husband died, and she still managed to marry such a daughter-in-law."

The chatter stopped when they saw the three people approaching from the village entrance, and everyone went home.

As Wan Qiqi passed by, many people turned around to look at her, their expressions somewhat complicated.

Before Chen Yongxing even reached his doorstep, he shouted, "Mom, we're back!"

After a while, Wang Shi was nowhere to be seen, but Pingping and An'an rushed out instead.

"Father~ Mother~"

Wan Qiqi almost fell over when An An bumped into her, but Chen Yongnian caught her quickly.

He squatted down and coaxed, "Pingping, An'an, your mother is tired. Let's go inside and talk, okay?"

The two little ones nodded and each stretched out a hand.

Pingping said, "Mother, let me hold your hand!"

An'an said, "Mother, let me help you!"

Wan Qiqi burst out laughing. These two little darlings weren't holding her hands at all; they were clearly asking her to hold their hands, and she couldn't refuse.

Upon hearing the sound, Li Chongniang came over, heavily pregnant.

During this period of recuperation, she gained a lot of weight, her belly grew rapidly, and she became more sleepy than before.

She's still a little sleepy.

But then Mother went out again, and she looked at the two little ones.

Wan Qiqi glanced around and quickly noticed that Wang Shi was not there. Her gaze fell on Li Chongniang, "Where did Mother go again?"

Li Chongniang looked helplessly at the river outside, "They went to dig for wild vegetables, and I couldn't persuade them to stop!"

Wan Qiqi can understand.

Although Li Chongniang usually has a sharp tongue, she doesn't say anything to Wang Shi and is even somewhat obedient to her, making her a model daughter-in-law.

Therefore, she couldn't stop or persuade Wang to go anywhere.

Wan Qiqi looked at the riverbank and sighed softly, "Never mind, I'll have your older brother go find some later." As she spoke, she put down the basket on her back, took out two bamboo tangerines from inside, and handed them to Li Chongniang, "Try some."

"What is this?" Li Chongniang frowned, staring at the thing in her hand. She didn't recognize it and didn't dare to reach out to take it.

Chen Yongxing immediately took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law." His gaze fell on the basket on Chen Yongnian's back. "Sister-in-law, you said you'd make something delicious, when are you going to make it?"

Wan Qiqi almost rolled her eyes. They were talking about making money on the mountain, but they changed their minds as soon as they came back!

She opened the basket, broke off a small piece for Pingping and An'an, and another small piece for Li Chongniang. "Don't rush, honey can be used for many things and can be stored."

Li Chongniang was about to say that she was being treated like a child, but when she heard that it was honey, she felt that the small thing in her hand became unusually heavy.

You know, this stuff could fetch a lot of money if sold, so why does my sister-in-law want to keep the honey for herself?

Wan Qiqi ignored Li Chongniang's expression and continued, "This is a good thing. Chongniang can scoop out a spoonful every day, soak it in water, and drink it. It can beautify the skin and improve complexion."

Li Chongniang watched the honey flow into her palm, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.

After a long pause, she said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you sell the honey? Use the money to buy some winter clothes."

This wasn't the first time Wan Qiqi had heard this. She roughly knew how Chen Yongxing and Li Chongniang had fallen for each other and gotten married!

The two people share similar ideas: they are pragmatic, not greedy for immediate gains, and consider the long term.

However, she didn't believe that good things should be sold, especially since she had risked her life to get them, so she should enjoy them.

Moreover, you can make money by processing honey into other products.

Wan Qiqi glanced at Li Chongniang and said indifferently, "I'm not selling. If you don't want to eat me, I can leave me all to Pingping and An'an." As she spoke, she pulled Chen Yongnian towards the main room.

Li Chongniang watched them disappear into the courtyard, then turned to Chen Yongxing and said, "What are you still looking at? Why are you so useless? Why don't you try?"

Chen Yongxing felt wronged. He had tried to persuade his sister-in-law, but she wouldn't listen. What could he do?

In the past, his sister-in-law was assertive, and he dared not provoke her. Now, with his elder brother's help and his mother's frequent support, he has even less say. All he can do is appease Li Chongniang.

“Wife, your sister-in-law has her reasons for doing this. You should stay home and take good care of yourself during your pregnancy. Leave everything else to us.” He placed his hands on Li Chongniang’s shoulders and gently massaged them. “Wife, is your back sore today? Let me massage it for you.”

Li Chongniang glanced at him, looked at the honey in her hand, and carefully took a sip.

Extremely sweet! Sweeter than anything she had ever eaten.

Fine, seeing how delicious the honey was, she didn't want to argue with her sister-in-law anymore.

She tilted her head to look at Chen Yongxing, and pouted, "He even kicked me today."

"So fierce?" Chen Yongxing was somewhat surprised, but his eyes were full of joy. He helped Li Chongniang walk towards their bedroom, saying, "Let me give him a good talking-to. This is wrong."

"What can you teach him? With just the few words you know, what good are they?"

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