Xiang Baiwei grabbed Chi Kunli's arm and deliberately raised her voice: "What? You are embarrassed to eat it? Jiang Sui, she is embarrassed to eat it, and said that we should share this sweet potato."

Chi Kunli looked at Xiang Baiwei with eyes that were half speechless and half sharp as a knife.

This damn girl, is she stupid or is she doing it on purpose?

In the corner of the room, Jiang Sui, who was standing by the cabinet organizing things, smiled without turning his head: "I've eaten, I can't eat this."

"Look, he doesn't want to eat it. If he wants to eat it, I will bake him another one later."

Xiang Baiwei stuffed the other half of the sweet potato into Chi Kunli's hand without saying anything, "Don't leave. Eat this half of the sweet potato first."

Chi Kunli’s reaction just now made Xiang Baiwei feel a little embarrassed to be alone in a room with Jiang Sui.

So she didn't want to let Chi Kunli leave. At least she had to wait for a while until she got used to it before letting her go.

Unfortunately, Chi Kunli did not do what she wanted. After eating a few bites of the roasted sweet potato, she made an excuse that she suddenly remembered something that she had not done yet, and left in a hurry with her things.

Xiang Baiwei sent her to the door and wanted to try to persuade her to stay, but Chi Kunli was determined to leave. She turned around and ran into her home.

Feeling a little puzzled, Xiang Baiwei closed the door again and went back to the inner room.

As soon as he entered, Jiang Sui took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from his arms and sprinkled them on the table.

Before Xiang Baiwei could react, Jiang Sui suddenly produced two oranges and placed them on the table.

In this snowy season, coupled with the inconvenient transportation in this rural area, oranges are a rare commodity.

Xiang Baiwei's eyes lit up, she picked up an orange, and asked Jiang Sui in surprise, "Where did you get this orange?"

"I got it from the restaurant owner of the supply and marketing cooperative. His relatives came to visit and brought some as New Year gifts."

Jiang Sui walked to the side to wash his hands and face, turning around from time to time to talk to Bai Wei.

"No one would give you this for no reason, right?" Xiang Baiwei approached with doubt.

Jiang Sui smiled and nodded: "Of course he wouldn't give it to me for no reason. There was a small machine in his restaurant that broke down, and he was worried about how to fix it. I helped him fix it, and I didn't charge him any money. I asked for two oranges instead. I thought you would like them, so I brought them back to you."

Jiang Sui paused and spoke again, "There are only two. It's not enough for you to eat by yourself, so I don't want to take it out in advance."

His words made Xiang Baiwei feel a little embarrassed, so she handed him one of the oranges: "I'll just eat one, one for each of us."

"No, you eat it."

After Jiang Sui washed his hands and face, he applied some cold cream at Xiang Baiwei's request to prevent his skin from cracking. Then he sat on the kang, wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, and chatted with Xiang Baiwei.

New Year's Eve is approaching, and Xiang Baiwei, as a married daughter, has to bring her man, the son-in-law of the Xiang family, back to her parents' home to give festival gifts.

The workshop has been busy these days and the couple hasn't found an opportunity.

Now that it's snowing heavily and the workshop is almost done, it's time to put the matter of going back to my parents' home to give them holiday gifts on the agenda.

Speaking of this, Jiang Sui got out of bed and opened the wooden cabinet next to him. There were a lot of cigarettes, alcohol and snacks in it. "I bought this when I went to town recently. I thought you were busy in the workshop all day and probably didn't have time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, so I prepared it for you in advance."

Xiang Baiwei stepped in big cotton slippers and walked to the cabinet. She looked at the perfect New Year gifts inside and reached into her pocket. "I can't let you pay for it all by yourself. How much did you spend? I'll give it to you."

Xiang Baiwei looked at Jiang Sui helplessly. The other party's tone was too righteous. She wanted to refute but couldn't find the right words.

After all, they are still husband and wife. If the festival gifts are not treated well, the reputation of both couples will be affected.

The snow continued for another day before stopping.

After the snow stopped, the sun came out.

Xiang Baiwei and Jiang Sui put on a newly made coat over their cotton-padded jackets, carried large and small bags of things, and went to her mother's home on the other side of the village to deliver New Year gifts.

Wang Chunhua, who learned the news in advance, cleaned the house early in the morning, and she also kept her three sons at home, waiting to come back and chat with Jiang Sui.

After arriving at the Xiang family, the family sat together and chatted for a while. Wang Chunhua used the excuse of taking Xiang Baiwei to the cellar to cook vegetables and took her out of the main room.

When they got to the cellar, Wang Chunhua picked out the right vegetables while asking Xiang Baiwei who was standing at the back, "How are you and Xiao Jiang doing now?"

I knew I would run into this problem when I went back to my parents' home.

"It's still the same, much better than before. We are now running a workshop together, so of course we have to get along well."

Xiang Baiwei said it nonchalantly, and Wang Chunhua was anxious: "You've been married for half a year, why is there no movement in your belly?"

Of course, she said this to test whether Xiang Baiwei would still divorce.

Xiang Baiwei guessed her real purpose, but she didn't say it directly. She smiled in a roundabout way and said, "Don't worry. Didn't you get married for two or three years before giving birth to your eldest brother? You can't rush this kind of thing. You have to wait for God's blessing."

"I won't beat around the bush with you. What are you thinking now? Jiang Sui is such a good kid. It's hard to find a good man even with a lantern. Don't be willful. If you miss such a good man, it will be difficult for you to find another one in the future."

Wang Chunhua came over and grabbed Xiang Baiwei's ear, and kept lecturing her.

Xiang Baiwei was annoyed by being taught a lesson: "Oh, mother, I know my limits."

"You have no sense of propriety. If you had any sense, you wouldn't have told me about divorce right after we got married."

Talking about this, Wang Chunhua felt angry. At the beginning, she insisted on marrying Jiang Sui to Bai Wei, but just two days after the marriage, she started shouting for a divorce.

Wang Chunhua once wondered if she had spoiled her child.

At this moment, Jiang Sui's voice came from above the cellar. Xiang Baiwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stepped on the small ladder to open the cellar door: "Why are you here? Aren't you chatting in the main room?"

"The water is cold in winter, you go and take a rest, I will help mother cook."

Jiang Sui had already taken off his new coat and was wearing an old piece of clothing that he had asked Brother Bai Wei for. It was obvious at first glance that he had come to help with cooking.

Wang Chunhua certainly couldn't let her beloved son-in-law work: "You two go back to the house, let the eldest come over, and let him help me cook."

Xiang Baiwei was eager to get away from Wang Chunhua as soon as possible. She quickly climbed up the ladder, called her eldest brother over, and then pulled Jiang Sui back into the house.

(End of this chapter)