Li Yulan still felt that Chen Suwen was a terrible mother-in-law; in any case, she could never believe that this mother-in-law was a good one.
But she wasn't afraid of anything.
After all, she didn't marry into the Zhou family; she married the Zhou family's son. She lived with her biological parents.
Her parents would never treat her like her in-laws, and no matter how bad her mother-in-law was, she would never bully her.
"Third sister-in-law, how exactly did you manage to have twins?" Li Yulan changed the subject again, wanting to know how twins were born.
Of the three sisters-in-law, she was the only one who gave birth to a single child, and she really wanted twins.
If only one of her sisters-in-law had given birth to twins, she wouldn't have any particular thoughts.
But among the three sisters-in-law, she was the only one with a single child, and she really wanted to know what was going on.
Shen Wenxiu looked at her in surprise, "Second sister-in-law, why are you asking about this?"
“I also want to have twins, preferably twins like my sister-in-law, a boy and a girl.”
Li Yulan did want a daughter, but she also wanted a son.
She definitely wouldn't want to have twin daughters, but she would be extremely satisfied if she had a boy and a girl.
"Then, my little sister will have two older brothers to dote on her." Li Yulan said with a kind smile.
Shen Wenxiu nodded without offering any opinion on her thoughts, but—
"I don't know how I had twins, it just happened like that... I just got pregnant." Shen Wenxiu blushed, without saying anything more.
She didn't do anything before she got pregnant, and she didn't take any folk remedies. She really didn't know how she got pregnant with twins.
God knows how surprised she was when she found out she was having twins.
"Don't worry, Second Sister-in-law, I heard that twins can be hereditary," Shen Wenxiu explained to Li Yulan.
"Your second brother and eldest sister are twins, and your eldest brother also had twins. You will definitely be able to have twins in the future."
Li Yulan was comforted by her words and felt that since she could give birth to twins, she needed to take good care of her health.
Her son, Acong, is already two years old; it's definitely time for her to have another child.
Previously, it was because her husband was busy with work, and each time he was away on a trip, it would take him ten days or half a month, or even longer, before he would come home.
When they get home, they're so tired they just collapse and fall asleep, so they naturally use contraception.
It's time to have a second child.
Li Yulan made up her mind that she would pester Zhou Cunming to have a child after she returned home.
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"Shall we have hot pot today?"
When Zhou Min saw the steaming pot in the middle of the table during dinner, she was very surprised.
In Guangdong province, hot pot is usually served with a clear broth, or sometimes you just boil a pot of water and then cook the vegetables in it.
Today was alright; Zhou Cunming brought back some cured pork, so he made a pot of cured pork soup, which can be used as a soup base.
"It's better to have meat when having hot pot." Zhou Min sat down and looked at the vegetables around her with a regretful expression.
"It's good enough that you have something to eat." Zhou Cunzong gently tapped his sister's head. "Thanks to your second brother for bringing back cured meat, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to taste any meat at all."
"Hmph." Zhou Min made a face at her third brother. "Mom, is this dipping sauce supposed to have kumquats in it?"
Zhou Min was very surprised to see that there were even kumquats in the dipping sauce bowl on the table.
They did have a kumquat tree at home, but she hadn't noticed for a long time that kumquats had grown on it.
Chen Suwen is from Hainan Island. In their area, people usually add kumquats to their hot pot dipping sauce. If they don't have kumquats, they add vinegar or other sour condiments like lemon.
Chen Suwen actually thought that the tender shoots of the fire charcoal mother tree and the unripe three-leaf fruit could be crushed and used as a dipping sauce. She could add minced ginger, minced garlic, chili rings, etc., to make a sour and spicy dipping sauce.
With Chen Suwen as their mother, who had a strong Hainanese palate, the rest of the Zhou family also had similar tastes and could eat spicy and sour dipping sauces.
Although it's only mildly spicy, one small red chili pepper is enough.
"Just tell me if you want it or not?" Zhou Cunzong said, after mixing his own dipping sauce, as he looked at his sister who was still muttering to herself.
"Yes, I want them." Zhou Min held out her hand. "Give me two."
Chen Suwen glanced at the children and had someone serve them some preserved meat porridge.
Yes, adults can eat hot pot, but children should eat soft and nutritious foods, such as porridge.
Their family didn't have anything good, so they could only set aside a little cured meat to cook porridge for the children.
Shen Wenxiu, who was in postpartum confinement, also ate preserved meat porridge.
The family sat around the table enjoying their meal. Hot pot is always a lively activity, and although the dishes were mostly vegetables, everyone ate happily.
"Mom, I heard you adopted a child?" Zhou Cunming looked at the well-behaved little girl sitting next to Chen Suwen. "Is this the little girl?"
Zhao Lexin seemed to have a fetish for young birds, because she clung to Chen Suwen ever since she was brought back.
If it weren't for the fact that she had to go to school, she would have gone wherever Chen Suwen went.
Yes, Zhao Lexin still goes to school.
Although the Wu family would occasionally find excuses to beat her up, they didn't dare to expel her from school directly.
Zhao Lexin's parents enrolled her in school when she was a child, and they paid her tuition for an entire semester.
If the Wu family dared to make her drop out of school, the factory leaders would have already spoken to them.
Chen Suwen brought the girl back, but she didn't intend to make her drop out of school.
With such a bright mind, this little girl should study hard so she can use her intelligence in the future.
Because she was clinging to Chen Suwen, Zhao Lexin also sat next to Chen Suwen during meals.
The Zhou family ate at a large round table, without much distinction between host and guest seats, which is why Zhao Lexin was able to sit next to Chen Suwen.
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