It happened to be Saturday when He's mother received the family photo that He Tingchuan sent back.

He Tingshan, along with his son and daughter-in-law, stayed with his parents in the courtyard. Upon receiving the photo, He's mother called everyone over to look: "Is this Xiao Sanzi's wife?"

"I was wondering why I brought him back for blind dates. He didn't want to be introduced to any of the young men. Turns out he likes this kind of girl." Mother He commented: "Delicate and petite, she looks like a girl from the South."

Mrs. He said, "I never realized he liked this style before!"

He Ximei praised, "I didn't realize my younger brother liked this kind of woman. But to be honest, this sister-in-law is beautiful, with big eyes and a small face. She looks gentle and tender."

"Tsk tsk tsk, my brother used to like petite and delicate girls, but he wouldn't be interested in the tall, strong girls from the north."

Mother He nodded in agreement; otherwise, she wouldn't have married him.

Look at him when he was taking pictures; his shoulder was next to hers, and his body was leaning towards the little girl. You can tell at a glance that he wanted to get close to her.

If they don't like each other, they won't take a group photo, let alone act intimately; they'd probably prefer to stay at least 800 meters away.

"This is Xiao Nian Gao! She's so pretty. I wish I could have such a cute daughter. My two sons are so disobedient." He Ximei's two sons were envious when they saw other people's daughters.

Mother He was also drawn to the adorable little rice cake: "It looks just like your little brother when he was little, except your little brother wasn't this cheerful!"

“He doesn’t smile much now, and I wonder if he also has a stern face when he’s with his wife.” He Ximei clicked her tongue as she thought of the cold-faced He Tingchuan: “This sister-in-law must be a capable person to dare to marry him.”

These words earned him a slap from He's mother, who was fiercely protective of her son: "Apart from his cold personality, Xiao Sanzi is alright. I can tell he cares a lot about his wife."

“If I married such a beautiful wife, I would be interested too.” He Ziqian glanced at the family photo and agreed with his aunt’s good looks: “My uncle knows how to find a wife.”

"Get out of here, don't interrupt us." Mrs. He said disdainfully to her carefree grandson, "Be more polite to your aunt when she comes back in the future."

He Ziqian was speechless: "Is it wrong for me to compliment my aunt's beauty?"

While Sister-in-law He was busy in the kitchen, she heard laughter and chatter coming from the living room, the whole family enjoying themselves. Only she was cooking and stir-frying dishes in the kitchen, and her sister-in-law didn't come to help.

They are the family, and she, the eldest daughter-in-law, is an outsider.

Whenever there's a gathering, she's the one who has to do the work.

Everyone was looking forward to the return of that young wife.

Sister-in-law He thought to herself, "It's good that you're back. From now on, I can be lazy at family gatherings and leave all the kitchen work to that sister-in-law from the countryside. Anyway, she's used to doing chores in the countryside."

She's an office worker; she can't do kitchen work.

Once her sister-in-law returns, she can quit.

......

Yun Jin, who was far away at her post, sneezed: "Could it be that Mom received the letter and saw our family photo?"

"It's about time, I'll call and ask later." He Tingchuan squeezed Yun Jin's small hand to make sure it was warm and not cold, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yun Jin was both amused and exasperated: "I'm wearing quite a lot today, I'm not cold."

"It's easy to get sick in the spring. Don't think you can be careless just because it's hot." He Tingchuan was frightened by the last time the mother and daughter had a cold and fever, and he didn't want it to happen again. He felt sorry for the older one and then for the younger one.

At that moment, the helpless He Tingchuan regretted not studying medicine, otherwise he wouldn't have been at a loss when faced with the sick mother and daughter.

The call connected, and He Ziqian answered: "Uncle?"

"It's me." He Tingchuan said succinctly, "Where's your grandmother?"

He Ziqian immediately called out, "Come over here right away. We saw the family photo, and everyone praised my good taste. They all said my aunt is a beauty, and my little sister is cute and pretty. My uncle is so lucky."

He Tingchuan's lips curled up, inwardly pleased, but his tone remained indifferent as he settled the score: "I hope you'll keep your eyes open next time you're looking for a partner, and not just like anyone."

Thinking of Feng Qianqian's ex-boyfriend who had been sent to a labor camp, He Ziqian awkwardly touched his nose. When he saw his mother running over, he immediately asked her to answer the phone, afraid that He Tingchuan would continue to scold him.

Little did he know that Feng Qianqian would suddenly go crazy; she wasn't like this before.

Forget it, it's all in the past. He has a new girlfriend now, who is much better than Feng Qianqian. He won't repeat the same mistakes!

When Mrs. He answered the phone, He Tingchuan didn't say much. He greeted her and then handed the phone to Yun Jin. Yun Jin was good at making empty promises and showering Mrs. He with compliments, which made Mrs. He very happy.

After hanging up the phone, he went to find something, saying he wanted to send some things to Yun Jin and the others. Life was tough there, so he had to take good care of them.

Sister-in-law He watched as her mother took out the ginseng, deer antler, donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest, and other tonics, and her eyes twitched: "Mom, she'd be too embarrassed to eat these if you send them over!"

“There are too many people in the compound, and they know everything about what we eat in our tenement buildings. If we send these things over, people will say we’re indulging in lavish meals, which doesn’t fit our frugal lifestyle,” Sister-in-law He advised. “It’s not like they’re never coming back. Why don’t we wait until they return to give them to them?”

Mother He thought about it and agreed. The people at the garrison were not like those in their compound. They were all worldly and had received many gifts of bird's nest, sea cucumber, and abalone from people of their status.

If the people at the garrison see the young wife stewing bird's nest and sea cucumber, they might get jealous and try to sabotage her behind her back.

“You’re right, we can’t just send these things over like that; there are too many people watching.”

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