Chapter 154
She pointed at Ye Fuyue's belly and said, "You are pregnant too, with twins, and you are about to give birth."
Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng both laughed.
"Yes! This is also good news!" Chen Guifeng smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on her face.
But then, she thought of Chen Kang, who was not coming back for the New Year this year, and she felt uneasy in her heart, as if something was missing.
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Zhong Lan's belly gradually grew bigger.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong, as well as the eldest and second brothers Zhong, came to visit Zhong Lan, bringing two old hens, eggs, brown sugar, and malted milk.
When Aunt Xie saw that her in-laws had brought so many things, the smile on her face became much more genuine than usual.
But Mother Zhong did not give these things to Aunt Xie, but gave them to Zhong Lan.
In front of Aunt Xie, Zhong's mother warned Zhong Lan, "You're pregnant, so you need to take good care of yourself. If you don't, you'll be the one who suffers. These things we brought from home are for you, so don't be reluctant to eat them, and don't give them to others."
Aunt Xie rolled her eyes secretly when she heard the word "others".
"Mom, I know, don't worry." Zhong Lan said solemnly.
Father Zhong said, "You are pregnant now. You don't need to go back to your parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. You might fall or get hurt on the way."
Zhong Lan nodded: "Okay."
Brother Zhong said, "If someone bullies you, tell your elder and second brothers, and we will come and support you."
Zhong Lan smiled and wanted to say that she was no longer the same Zhong Lan as before, but because Aunt Xie was right next to her, Zhong Lan just nodded and agreed: "Well, if someone bullies me, I will definitely tell you."
"Take care of yourself, we will go back first." Mother Zhong held Zhong Lan's hand and said reluctantly.
"You just arrived and you want to leave? Sit for a while and have lunch before leaving." Zhong Lan said.
Mother Zhong glanced at Aunt Xie's expression. It looked like she didn't want to have so many of them at home for lunch. They also didn't want to eat at their in-laws' house. They didn't know what to do with them after they'd barely taken a bite, because who knows what they'd be scolded about outside, as if they'd taken advantage of her family.
"No, we're not eating anymore. We came here just to see you and will go back later. We have a lot of things to do at home." said Zhong's mother.
Zhong Lan knew that her family was unwilling to eat here because of Aunt Xie.
She pursed her lips, stood up and said, "I'll take you out to eat. After we're done, you can leave."
Aunt Xie was the first to be unhappy: "Eat out? Where do you get the money? You don't make any money!"
"Isn't Yao Hong's money my money? He works outside to earn money, and I take care of everything for him at home. I even got pregnant with his baby. The money he earns is my money. Besides, I used to paste matchboxes. Although I didn't make much money, I did make money. According to what you said, you don't make any money yourself, so why do you take all the money of dad and the family?" Zhong Lan said.
Aunt Xie was speechless after what Zhong Lan said. She said angrily, "If you go out to eat, who will make lunch today?"
"Mom, you forgot, it's your turn to make lunch today. Just don't make my portion." Zhong Lan said, and then said to Zhong's mother and the others, "Come on, let's go out."
Zhong's mother and the others were all surprised by Zhong Lan's change. It was not until Zhong Lan reminded them to go out that they woke up from their dream and followed her out.
After leaving the compound, Zhong's mother couldn't wait to speak: "Lanlan, you..."
Zhong Lan smiled at her mother and said, "Are you shocked? I won't let the Yao family bully me anymore."
"Good, good!" Father Zhong was very satisfied: "That's how you should be. The children of our Zhong family are not inferior to anyone else. There is no reason for you to be afraid of your mother-in-law."
Brother Zhong also said happily: "Little sister, seeing you like this now, I am really happy for you. Don't be afraid, we will always support you."
Zhong's mother asked, "Is all of Yao Hong's money in your hands now?"
"After paying the household expenses, Yao Hong would keep three dollars and give the rest to me. Of the remaining money, two dollars was my pocket money. I basically didn't spend any of this money and saved it all as my private money," said Zhong Lan.
"You still have some private money?" Zhong's mother was very pleased.
"Yes! The Yao family is very tight-lipped about money. Yao Hong used to have five dollars of pocket money, but he never told me how he spent the money or how much he had left every month. So I asked him to give me two dollars as pocket money. If he has pocket money, I should have some too." Zhong Lan said.
Zhong's mother was very happy and asked, "Do you and your mother-in-law share the housework now?"
"Yes, I did before. After I became pregnant, I left the laundry to my mother-in-law. I only cooked and swept the floor. I didn't do any heavy or tiring work." Zhong Lan said.
"Is your mother-in-law happy?" asked Brother Zhong.
"There's nothing I can do if she doesn't want to. I just won't do it. I've already had an abortion before. Does she want me to have another one and make the Yao family a laughing stock in the compound?" Zhong Lan said.
"Not bad, not bad." Seeing the changes in his daughter, Zhong's father was sincerely happy.
If it were in the past, my daughter would never dare to confront Aunt Xie like that.
Now that their daughter has become like this, they don’t have to worry at all about her being wronged in the Yao family like before.
Zhong Lan took them to a state-owned restaurant for dinner.
But when it came time to pay the bill, Zhong's father and mother refused to let her pay anything.
"Just keep the money and we'll pay. There's no reason for us to ask you to pay," said Zhong's father.
Zhong Lan was anxious: "I agreed to pay, so I will pay. Are you worried that Yao Hong and my mother-in-law will blame me when I go back? Don't worry, you brought so many things, what's wrong with me treating you to a meal? This meal is not even as much as Yao Hong's monthly pocket money."
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong looked at each other.
Zhong Lan firmly told them to keep the money: "I'm treating my own family to a meal, and you can't even do that? How can a married daughter not treat her family to a meal?"
Mr. Zhong nodded to Mrs. Zhong, indicating that Mrs. Zhong should go with their daughter.
This is his daughter's intention, and he believes that his daughter can handle these things now.
Zhong Lan finished her meal with her family at the state-owned restaurant and watched them leave before returning to the slum.
As soon as she got home, she discovered that one of the two hens her family had brought was missing, and Aunt Xie was holding the missing one.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Zhong Lan asked loudly.
Aunt Xie was surprised to see Zhong Lan coming back at this time.
She quickly calmed down and said sarcastically, "Have you invited your family to a good meal at the state-owned restaurant?"
Zhong Lan ignored her and pointed at the hen Aunt Xie was holding in her hand and asked, "What are you doing with the chicken my family sent me specially to nourish me? You're not going to make chicken soup for me at this time, are you?"
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