When Shen Li passed by the cannery, she heard people on the street talking.

"Oh, Yang Yuping is really too much. How much money is considered a lot?"

"That's right. I don't understand what she was thinking. For her family and her own brother, she worked so hard to earn money with a big belly, but she locked her own poor children at home. The two children cried every day because they were hungry. Their Zhaodi, who is only one year old, has to take care of her sister. How can a child take care of another child? She is locked up at home all day long. I think it would be very good if Zhaodi is not mentally ill."

"Who said it wasn't true? Whose child is locked up at home all day long? If I were that little Zhaodi, I would hate her to death."

"Everyone advised her to take a break and stop doing it. She might die anytime soon, but she just wouldn't listen... Alas, she wouldn't listen no matter who advised her. There must be something to hate about those who are pitied."

"If you ask me, she is so attached to her family, she should just be tied to them for the rest of her life and not get married. It's hurting her partner. After 10 years of marriage, all her salary has been emptied out and given to her brother. If I were her partner, I would have slapped her hard, beat her up and divorced her."

"Yeah, her partner has done his best."

"Isn't this a brother-supporting demon? Whoever marries a wife like this will be in big trouble!"

Shen Li listened to these words and felt sorry for the two children who were locked up at home.

Maybe it was because she was about to become a mother that she could better empathize with the two children.

Shen Li held her bulging belly and came to find Yang Yuping.

"Director Shen, are you going to let me take a vacation?" Yang Yuping stared at her nervously.

"No." Shen Li looked at her equally bulging belly and sighed, "It's not a big deal that your two children are locked up at home. I heard that they often cry at home because they are hungry. So, if you trust me, give me the key to your house and I'll bring them some food."

"If such a young child gets hungry and his stomach becomes damaged, it will be a lifelong problem."

Yang Yuping looked at Shen Li in surprise. She didn't expect her to say that.

She also thought that Shen Li was condemning her irresponsible behavior like the others.

She knew everything those people said about her behind her back.

She is the mother of two children, both of whom are her own flesh and blood. How can she not feel sorry for them?

But she couldn't help it...

My younger brother needs money to marry a wife, and her mother is getting older and also needs money...

She is not only the children's mother, but also a younger brother and older sister. As the eldest daughter in the family, she has to shoulder the responsibilities she needs to shoulder.

"...Is this too troublesome?" Yang Yuping felt a little embarrassed.

After all, we are not related or friends...

"It's no problem. I don't have anything to do." Shen Li said, "You are also an employee of the factory. I think doing this can be regarded as caring for female employees."

"Thank you!" Yang Yuping said with tears in her eyes, "Director Shen, you are such a good person, thank you!"

As she spoke, she bowed deeply to Shen Li.

"No need." Shen Li quickly supported her, "Your belly is big, you don't need to do this."

"Thank you." Yang Yuping wiped her tears, her eyes red and she choked with sobs.

"It's okay. Go back to work." Shen Li patted Yang Yuping's shoulder gently, "But don't work too hard. If you can't stand it anymore, take a vacation in time."

"The body is the most important thing. If the body collapses, everything will be gone."

"Well, I understand. Thank you, Director Shen." Yang Yuping nodded excitedly and couldn't help asking, "Director Shen, I want to know that... You said before that there is a six-month maternity leave for the child, and these six months can be paid leave. Is this true?"

She wanted to confirm it again.

"Of course it's true." Shen Li said, "Then you can spend more time with your child."

But Shen Li also knew that Yang Yuping would only take care of the newly born child.

As for the eldest daughter, Zhaodi, I still have no time to take care of her.

After all, the baby was very weak after giving birth, and a weak mother was already overwhelmed just taking care of a newborn baby.

As for Zhaodi...

Is a pitiful child.

After Yang Yuping gave Shen Li the key, she returned to the factory to continue working.

Shen Li took the key, walked along the island, and slowly walked to Yang Yuping's house.

Before I even got close, I could hear the second child's shrill howling and the eldest child Zhaodi's helpless and choking sobs.

Shen Li sighed, took the key and opened the door to the small courtyard.

Hearing the noise, Zhaodi ran out excitedly, "Mom! Mom is back!"

"Zhao Di, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm Aunt Shen." Shen Li said.

"Oh, hello Aunt Shen." Zhaodi wiped the tears from her face, sobbed, and hiccuped a little.

She was wearing a dirty skirt stained with her sister's feces and urine, and she was stepping on the wooden board with her bare black feet. Her hands were also dirty, and her hair was messy, as if it had been tied into a knot.

"Your mother asked me to bring you some food. She is busy with work and can't leave." Shen Li said.

On the way here, Shen Li had already bought a box of children's stage 1 milk powder, a brand new baby bottle, a large box of calcium milk biscuits, cookies, and a small plate of children's yogurt from the Space Mall.

Shen Li wanted to buy a large box of yogurt, but it was too heavy, and she thought it was not suitable for a pregnant woman to carry such a heavy thing.

That’s why I only brought these.

As she spoke, Shen Li walked towards the house.

In the small yard, several unwashed urine and children's clothes were hung out to dry on the branches of the trees.

Yang Yuping's home was also very messy, with children's things piled everywhere, and some dirty clothes piled up at the head and foot of the bed. The 1.8-meter bed could only accommodate a small sleeping space.

The room was filled with a faint odor of baby excrement.

There was also some garbage on the floor, and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

It is estimated that as a pregnant woman, Yang Yuping has already used up all her energy working in the factory every day, and after work she has no energy and strength to clean the house.

This is how the days go on.

Shen Li sighed lightly.

"Aunt Shen, our house is a bit dirty." Zhaodi said in a low voice, pinching the corner of her skirt embarrassedly.

She was already exhausted just taking care of her sister, and she would think about how to fill her stomach every day when her sister was asleep.

Although she tried hard to wash the clothes, there were too many dirty clothes at home and she couldn't finish washing them no matter how hard she tried.

"It's okay." Shen Li placed the things on the table, "Xiao Zhaodi, you must be hungry. This is for you."

Shen Li took out the calcium milk biscuits and handed them to Zhaodi.

"Really?" Zhaodi's eyes sparkled. She swallowed but didn't dare to reach out to take it.