Chapter 95: Surrender of Legal Relationship
"What?" Yan Yichen was stunned.
"What I mean is, if you want to leave the child with your mother, then leave the child with your mother." Xu Ruyun said, "If a child can make her condition better, then let her take care of the child."
Xu Ruyun opened her eyes. She thought that she could have another child, not just this one. Xu Ruyun knew that if she took the child back, Yan's mother would definitely find a way to take the child back. Yan's mother would not be kind to her.
Didn't Deng Manni also give birth to a son? Liao's mother only treats her grandson well, not Deng Manni. A mother is honored by her son. She may be honored a little, but what people value is still the male offspring.
Xu Ruyun didn't plan to live under the same roof with Yan's mother. If they lived under the same roof, Xu Ruyun would be troubled by Yan's mother, and Yan Yichen would also be troubled by Yan's mother. Yan Yichen found Xu Ruyun and lived outside again, so he definitely didn't want to live under Yan's mother's nose anymore.
At this time, Xu Ruyun was not blinded by her mind, and she was not only thinking about her children. She still maintained a certain level of rationality. Maybe that would be unfair to her son, but Yan's mother would not treat her child badly. If Yan's mother taught her children to be bad to Xu Ruyun, Xu Ruyun was not afraid. She planned to continue giving birth. If her eldest son was spoiled and did not get close to her, she could still have other children.
"Don't you want your mother to take care of the child?" Xu Ruyun asked.
"I..." Yan Yichen did have such an idea. If a child could reduce the trouble for Yan's mother, he would definitely be willing to let Yan's mother take care of the child.
"You don't have to say anything. I know what you mean." Xu Ruyun said, "Then let your mother take the child. It's not that I'm cruel, but if we bring the child back, will your mother not come and steal the child?"
"You..." Yan Yichen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He knew that this was unfair to Xu Ruyun. But Yan Yichen had no better solution. His mother had offended too many people, and Yan Yichen didn't want his mother to continue offending people.
"You're right." Xu Ruyun said, "The child is with your mother. He's her grandson. She won't make things difficult for him. I'm still young. I can keep having children."
Yan Yichen held Xu Ruyun's hand tightly. He was the one who was not doing Xu Ruyun justice.
"I should have told you earlier." Yan Yichen has been hesitating, but he prefers to let Yan's mother raise the child.
Yan Tuo alone couldn't hold back Yan's mother for too long. Yan Tuo didn't work in a factory, and he didn't have much ability. To put it bluntly, he was just a useless person who only got paid every month. If Yan Tuo was very strong, I'm afraid that Old Lady Yan would have given Yan Tuo the opportunity to do business, instead of just giving him that little thing.
If Yan Tuo was strong enough, Old Lady Yan might give up Yan Yichen and choose Yan Tuo. Old Lady Yan, who has lived for many years and pays attention to the overall situation, will only choose a grandson who is more useful to her, rather than a grandson who can't support her.
"I'm thinking about it..." Yan Yichen said.
"You have made up your mind." Xu Ruyun said.
"Yes..." Yan Yichen nodded.
"Then do as you say." Xu Ruyun said, "With grandma here, she will help take care of the child."
"Aren't you sad?" Yan Yichen asked. He felt very sorry for Xu Ruyun.
"We can have another child." Xu Ruyun said, "We don't have to keep an eye on this child, or have you decided not to have another child?"
"Give birth, as long as you want to, then give birth." Yan Yichen said.
Xu Ruyun didn't want to scream hysterically, nor did she want to embarrass Yan Yichen. Xu Ruyun crying now would only hurt her body. Without Xu Ruyun, Yan Yichen could still find another woman. Xu Ruyun wanted to let Yan Yichen know that she understood him, that she could stand shoulder to shoulder with him, that she could understand his inner pain, that she would not abandon him, and that she would not only think about their son.
"But you still have to go there." Xu Ruyun said, "You have to tell your grandmother to take good care of the child. Your mother... I'm still a little worried after all."
"Yeah, okay." Yan Yichen nodded.
Xu Ruyun didn't say she was going to Yan's house. She knew Yan Yichen didn't want her to go, so she didn't go. Xu Ruyun had just given birth to a child, so she had to take good care of herself. She couldn't hurt her body for a child. She had to readjust.
Yan Yichen sent Xu Ruyun back first. Xu Ruyun went to her room, while Yan Yichen went to Yan's house.
Yan's mother had already found someone who had just given birth not long ago. Her grandson needed breast milk, not necessarily from Xu Ruyun, but from other mothers. When Yan's mother saw Yan Yichen, she also looked behind Yan Yichen, thinking Xu Ruyun would follow.
"Ruyun didn't come. I told her not to come." Yan Yichen frowned and looked at his mother. "Mom, why didn't you tell us before you took the child away?"
"This is my grandson. I'll take him away." Yan's mother said. She didn't hold the child in her arms. The child was in the nursery. She arranged for someone to take care of her grandson. "You can get the marriage certificate with Xu Ruyun, but the child must be raised with me."
Before Yan's mother knew that Xu Ruyun had given birth to a boy, she had already made preparations, cleaned up the baby room, and found someone. Yan's mother did not discuss with Yan Yichen and others, she did those things on her own, and when she found someone, Yan Yichen already knew about it. Yan Yichen did not stop Yan's mother, he did not want to always face a crazy mother, and even thought that if his mother took care of the child, his mother's condition would be better.
"Household registration booklet." Yan Yichen said.
Yan's mother had already made preparations. She had thought that if Yan Yichen came to ask for the child, she would give the household registration book to Yan Yichen. If Yan Yichen was unwilling to keep the child, then Yan's mother would not give the household registration book.
"Since you have a house outside, you can live there and don't have to come back." Yan's mother handed the household registration book to Yan Yichen and said, "Xu Ruyun, how can she teach a child well when she hasn't even studied at university?"
"Okay, sure." Yan Yichen breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to live with Yan's mother.
After Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun lived outside, he felt much more relaxed. He didn't have to face his paranoid mother, and Xu Ruyun would cook for him. Yan Yichen didn't have to listen to his mother's harsh words, and Xu Ruyun would comfort him.
Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun got married, and the news spread. The two got married, but did not live with Yan's mother and old lady Yan.
People outside were saying that the household registration booklet was provided by Yan's mother. If Yan's mother didn't agree, Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun would never get the marriage certificate. Fortunately, Xu Ruyun gave birth to a son and let Yan's mother take care of the child. Everyone said that Xu Ruyun was cruel enough to exchange a child for a marriage certificate.
After Su Xueqing learned about it, she was shocked, but then she thought it was normal. That was the heroine, how could the heroine be so soft-hearted? Of course, the heroine was thinking about the benefits. A newborn child was raised by Yan's mother, and Yan's mother would not treat the child badly.
"She is preparing to give birth again!" Su Xueqing said affirmatively.
Su Xueqing coaxed the child to sleep, and she and Ning Yanjing sat aside and talked.
"When Yan Yichen's mother raises a child, it is unlikely that she will let the child get close to Xu Ruyun." Su Xueqing said, "It is also impossible for her to say good things about Xu Ruyun in front of the child. Over time, the relationship between the child and Xu Ruyun will only become worse. Xu Ruyun is still young, so it won't matter if she has more children. It's just a fine, they can afford it."
Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen do not work in state-owned units, so they are not worried about being fired. Xu Ruyun was able to give birth to more than one child in her previous life, and she is even more likely to give birth in this life. The heroine is not determined by whether she has children or not, but by her psychology and actions.
It can be said that Xu Ruyun is stronger than many women of this era. She knows what she wants and will make appropriate choices.
If it was Su Xueqing, she would definitely fight for the child. She couldn't give up the child. It was the child she had carried for ten months, and she couldn't let the child suffer. Even if the mother-in-law wouldn't treat the child too badly, the child could easily be raised wrongly by the mother-in-law.
If the child is really crooked, you have to give up when it's time to give up. But the process in between is the most torturous, and Xu Ruyun gave up early and started preparing to raise another child early. She was too clear-headed.
"You're right." Ning Yanjing nodded, "They got the marriage certificate. They got the household registration booklet. They got the certificate during the confinement period."
Xu's mother went to take care of Xu Ruyun after she had her baby. Yan's mother did not go to see Xu Ruyun, but Old Lady Yan did go to see her. Old Lady Yan came and went in a hurry, saying a few words and then left.
Old Lady Yan was very powerful. She didn't say much against Xu Ruyun, but what she meant was that since Xu Ruyun had made her choice, she should let Yan's mother take care of the child and not think about taking the child away from Yan's mother.
Xu Ruyun didn't think about taking the child away. Once she made a decision, she would stick to it.
The Ning family knew what Xu Ruyun did, and they all felt that Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen were a perfect match.
"It makes sense for Yan Yichen to be with her." Ning Yanjing said, "They are very similar in nature."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing said, "If it were us, we wouldn't be able to make that choice."
"The family environment is different." Ning Yanjing said, "They are using their children to exchange for a moment of peace."
Ning Yanjing knows what Yan Yichen wants. As long as Yan's mother can take care of the child with peace of mind and does not go out to offend people, many things will be much easier. Yan Yichen is a thorough businessman. He is also very selfish and only wants to live a happy and comfortable life. There is nothing wrong with this, it's just that he feels sorry for the child.
"I don't know what will happen to that child in the future." Su Xueqing said.
Many things are different from the original novel. In the original novel, Yan Yichen and Ning Jiaxuan broke off their engagement late, so Yan's mother was more satisfied with Xu Ruyun in the early stage and let Xu Ruyun fight Ning Jiaxuan. After Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen got married, they lived in Yan's house, unlike now, when they lived outside from the beginning. Now they still live outside and not in Yan's house.
"Don't worry about that child. He's not our child." Ning Yanjing said, "It's unlikely that our child will play with him."
"Of course not!" Su Xueqing said. She didn't want the two children to get married and have children while playing together. She couldn't let such a thing happen.
The Yan family is cold-hearted. They only care about their own interests and don't care about others at all.
"We can't play together." Su Xueqing said, "If we really go to the same school and meet each other, we have to tell the children not to think about how good they are."
It's not that Su Xueqing has to say bad things about the Yan family to the child, but the Yan family is really bad, and few parents want their daughters to jump into the fire pit. Even if that is the son of the male and female protagonists, it's not okay.
Su Xueqing didn’t think about becoming relatives with the male and female protagonists, it was impossible!
"The relationship between our family and the Yan family is still there, but it's not going to get better." Ning Yanjing said, "Our daughter will understand this, don't worry. Her aunt is not that stupid. If she is that stupid... will she still be our daughter?"
"Uh..." Su Xueqing thought their daughter should not be stupid.
"You are here, and I am here too." Ning Yanjing said, "and our parents. With so many of us educating her, how can we not educate her?"
Xu's mother lived in Xu Ruyun's home and took care of Xu Ruyun after she was born. Yan Yichen gave money to Xu's mother, and Xu's mother went to buy a chicken and killed it for Xu Ruyun's health. Xu's mother was worried about others taking care of Xu Ruyun after she was born, so she had to do it herself, which was safer.
"Come, have some chicken soup." Mother Xu brought the chicken soup to Xu Ruyun's room.
At least this time the birth of the son was not in vain. My daughter and Yan Yichen have obtained a marriage certificate and have a legal relationship. There is no need to worry about someone else marrying Yan Yichen.
"Are you really not going to take your son back?" asked Xu's mother.
"No." Xu Ruyun said, "Maybe later."
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to give birth to a son?" asked Xu's mother.
"After you give birth to a daughter, you can continue to have children," said Xu Ruyun.
"Don't you want to work? And have a baby?" said Xu's mother.
"You can work and have children. Women cannot work after they have given birth." Xu Ruyun said, "Empress Wu Zetian in history gave birth to several children, but it did not hinder her from achieving great things."
Xu Ruyun wanted to continue to have children, and she could have two or three more. If she couldn't give birth to a boy, it didn't matter. At most, she could let her daughter fight for it. Xu Ruyun thought she would always have a way. She believed that she was reborn and would not go down the same path as in her previous life. She would definitely walk a more glorious path in this life.
"You..." Mother Xu sighed when she heard this, "Don't take care of that child. That child is not close to you."
"My mother-in-law won't let me see my child more often." Xu Ruyun said, "It's better to give up as soon as possible. We've already made a choice, but we're still unwilling to give up. It will only make us more sad and upset."
Xu Ruyun thought that they could go visit the child in the future, and at least put in some superficial effort to let the child know that they still cared about him. If they did nothing, the child would only have more complaints. Xu Ruyun thought that the Yan family was essentially cold-hearted, and that the relationship between her son and Yan's mother might not be good.
"Mom, you don't have to worry about these things. I know what I'm doing." Xu Ruyun said, "Not only do I know, your son-in-law knows too. He had planned to give the child to his mother to raise a long time ago, but he didn't tell me because he was worried that I wouldn't agree. This time, the Yan family gave me the household registration book so that I could get the marriage certificate with Yan Yichen. It was like a slap in the face and a sweet date."
There is no way Xu Ruyun would be intoxicated by such sweet dates, as she still has a long way to go.
"You...ah, why are you and your son-in-law so..." Mother Xu sighed, "Your mother-in-law is really... Look at Su Xueqing..."
"Mom, everyone has a different path to take." Xu Ruyun said, "When we see others living well, we have to find a way to live as well as them."
Xu Ruyun had no intention of cheating Su Xueqing. She didn't offend her, so why would she cheat others? The Ning family still had a favor to the Yan family, and Xu Ruyun hated ungrateful people the most.
"Some people are really impossible to be jealous of," said Xu Ruyun.
"It's not that I'm jealous of her, it's just that..." Xu's mother was thinking that Su Xueqing's life was much easier, while her daughter's life was too hard.
"Mom, I know what you mean. Please stop talking about Su Xueqing." Xu Ruyun said, "People who don't know the truth may think that we are dissatisfied with her. To be honest, we must admit that she is excellent. She has never made things difficult for us. Aren't you doing well as a neighbor of Su Xueqing's biological mother? When you need help, she will help you."
"That's true. The Su family has good character." Mother Xu said, "They planted onions and garlic in the yard. When we asked them to pick the right time, they said it was okay and let us go ahead and pick the right time."
"That's it." Xu Ruyun said, "The city is not the countryside. There is not enough land to grow vegetables. You have to pay to buy onions, ginger and garlic from outside."
"Su Xueqing gave birth to a daughter, and you gave birth to a son. Yan Yichen's engagement..."
"Mom, please don't let your imagination run wild." Xu Ruyun said. She knew some people would say that Yan Yichen and Ning Jiaxuan did not maintain their engagement and could let the next generation come. "This is not repaying a favor, this is revenge!"
Xu Ruyun knew too well that the Yan family was only suitable for marriage alliances and marriages of interest. Even if Xu Ruyun thought Su Xueqing's daughter was good, she didn't think of dragging Su Xueqing's daughter into the fire pit, even if the boy was Xu Ruyun's biological son.
"You..." Mother Xu's eyes were complicated. She didn't expect her daughter to think this way. She thought her daughter would want her grandson to be with Su Xueqing's daughter.
"No matter what people outside say, this thing will never come true." Xu Ruyun said, "My son is not worthy of Su Xueqing's daughter. I know, and Yan Yichen knows it even better. What kind of family is the Yan family? With people like his mother, who doesn't know what this family is like. The Ning family has done enough for the Yan family. We can't climb up the ladder. Others didn't retaliate against us, but we still had to slap them in the face. Isn't this a brain problem?"
Xu Ruyun didn't want to offend the Ning family, and she also knew what kind of person she was.
In fact, Su Xueqing's state is Xu Ruyun's ideal state. Xu Ruyun envied Su Xueqing, but she was not jealous and did not want to destroy her. She even wanted Su Xueqing to live a happy life. This at least proves that there is still true love in this world. Xu Ruyun has been hurt enough, but this does not mean that she wants to blow out all the sparks in the world.
"We can't control other people's mouths. We should be aware of this and not have unrealistic fantasies." Xu Ruyun said, "Repaying kindness with hatred is really not okay."
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Mother Xu said, "I'm thinking that your child is a good match..."
"No, they are not a good match, not at all. The Yan family is far inferior." Xu Ruyun said.
If the Yan family is really a family like the Ning family, Xu Ruyun thinks that she is not good enough for Yan Yichen. If Su Xueqing was not a top student at Nancheng University and was not good-looking, would Ning Yanjing be able to fall in love with Su Xueqing?
No, it's impossible!
Xu Ruyun was quite extreme when she was just reborn, but as time went on, she thought more and more, and her thinking became more thorough. This life is created by one's own life, not by comparison.
"There are so many powerful families in South City who disdain to associate with the Yan family." Xu Ruyun said, "In the beginning, Yan Yichen also took the Ning family's car, which was how they were able to resolve some issues early. I know this, and Yan Yichen knows it too."
Both of them were very clear-headed, and they didn't think of letting their son go after Ning Yanjing's daughter. Others really helped them too much, and they couldn't let the little bit of conscience in their hearts be wiped out.
Sometimes Xu Ruyun was afraid that she would really become a heartless person. She was reborn, but she didn’t want to go against the whole world.
"You all know it, so I won't say much." said Xu's mother.
"Mom, don't say anything nonsense in front of the Su family." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't be a good neighbor."
"I know, I know." Xu's mother said, "They recently hired someone to renovate the house. I heard that the house is quite big, with four rooms. There is also a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, and yes, a bathroom."
"I asked you to buy a house, but you said you had no money and that your current living space was enough, so you refused to buy it," said Xu Ruyun.
"Isn't it because you don't have enough money?" said Xu's mother.
"The Su family doesn't have much money. I heard that Su's sister-in-law even went to her parents' home to borrow money, and didn't ask Su Xueqing to pay more." Xu Ruyun said.
The people in the Xu family wanted Xu Ruyun to pay more, but Xu Ruyun didn't want to pay that much. If she paid too much, those people would treat her as a sucker and look for her every time they needed money. Xu's eldest sister-in-law was not as sensible as Xu's second sister-in-law Yu Li. At least Yu Li would not always think about Xu Ruyun's money.
"Mom, come and help me with my confinement. I'll give you some money when the time comes. You can hide it." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't take out all the money as soon as you have some."
"Save money." said Xu's mother.
"Don't let your eldest sister-in-law know." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't always give money to your eldest brother and sister-in-law. Even if your second brother and sister-in-law don't tell you, they will remember it in their hearts. When you ask your second brother and sister-in-law to help you in the future, they may think that you didn't leave anything for them, so why are you asking them?"
“Buy a house…”
"That doesn't count." Xu Ruyun said, "Big brother has a house, so second brother should have a house too. This is fair, and it doesn't count as you giving second brother more."
Xu Ruyun thinks that it is fair to a certain extent, and it cannot be said to be biased. Second Brother Xu has paid for it, and Xu Ruyun has also paid part of the money. On the contrary, Brother Xu and his wife live with Xu's father and mother, and they don't have to pay for the house. The real advantage is Brother Xu's family. If it is really fair, the house of Second Brother Xu should be paid for in full by Xu's father and mother, instead of Second Brother Xu and Xu Ruyun having to pay some money.
"It's okay to save some money for retirement," Xu Ruyun said. "Not to mention you, I'm also saving money quietly. Yan Yichen also knows that I'm saving money, but he didn't ask me. Everyone knows this."
Xu Ruyun couldn't guarantee that Yan Yichen wouldn't have other women in the future, but the good thing was that it was hard for a man like Yan Yichen to fall in love with another woman. Yan Yichen could tell at a glance whether a girl was pure or not, and he wouldn't be fooled easily.
Yan Yichen had been to the countryside and had a fiancée from a well-off family. It was not like there had not been women pursuing him. The more experiences he had, the less likely he was to disregard the interests of his family for those women.
The Ning family knew about the rumors outside, they all said that there was no engagement between the Ning family and the Yan family. When Yan's mother learned what the Ning family said outside, she was still cursing.
"As for their family, I don't even look down on them." Yan's mother said this to others.
Yan's mother thought that it was the girl from the Ning family who was trying to get close to her grandson, and it was impossible for her grandson to fall in love with the girl from the Ning family.
No matter what Yan's mother thought, the Ning family did not take her seriously.
Having a grandson can make Yan's mother less noisy, which is better than anything else. Yan's mother no longer scares other children. When others see her, they say: Oh, you have a grandson, is your precious grandson coming out?
What those people meant was very clear. Yan's mother had scared their children before, so they could also scare Yan's mother's precious grandson.
When Yan's mother heard what those people said, she was very angry, but those people didn't say anything too extreme.
"Mom, those people are trying to trick your great-grandson." Yan's mother went to Old Lady Yan to complain.
"They are just trying to scare you. You scared their grandson, so they are not allowed to scare you?" Old Lady Yan glanced at Yan's mother coldly, "You need to change your temper. Do you really think you are crazy? Do others really think you are crazy? Everyone knows that you are just pretending to be crazy."
"I……"
"You regret it now, but what did you do before?" Old Madam Yan sneered, "You didn't listen to my advice at the beginning and kicked every dog that passed by. Who do you blame now?"
It's not their fault that they treated Yan's mother like this. Old Lady Yan thought that if it were her, she would have just sent a wolfhound to bite Yan's mother. After all, those people still had some dignity and didn't want to make a complete enemy, so they didn't treat Yan's mother too harshly.
Once the hatred is deep, it will not end until one side is dead, and it will hurt both sides a lot.
"Others are quite polite to you." Old Madam Yan said, "You are already a grandmother. For the sake of your grandson, you have to change your ways. Otherwise, other people's children will not play with your grandson."
"Does my grandson need to play with them?" said Yan's mother.
"..." Old Mrs. Yan was speechless. What kind of bullshit was Yan's mother talking about? If not with those people, who else should she play with? The child had to keep up with the crowd.
If Yan's mother really doesn't let her child play with those people, just wait and see, this child will be ruined sooner or later.
Old Lady Yan was not worried. If Yan Yichen and his wife had not considered this, they would be foolish. Old Lady Yan did not want to interfere any more. At her age, interfering too much would only annoy people.
After staying at Xu Ruyun's house for a few days, Xu's mother went back to Xu's house and ran back and forth between the two places. Xu's mother saw Su's mother preparing small fish in the yard and couldn't help asking, "Are you planning to make small crispy fish for your little daughter again?"
"Make some for ourselves and give some to her." said Su's mother.
"Where are your eldest daughter and second daughter?" asked Xu's mother.
"If they give more money, I will give it to them too." Su's mother said directly.
Amelia Su and Su Yanan didn't give so many things to the family. It's impossible that every time the family gave Su Xueqing something, the two daughters would also want it. That's impossible. You still have to score points when doing things. You can't always let your family pay too much money.
Mrs. Su San allowed Su's mother to send more things to Su Xueqing because Su Xueqing and her husband always brought all kinds of things when they came, and they couldn't let Su Xueqing and her husband suffer too much.
Sometimes, Su's mother didn't even have to eat herself, because Third Sister-in-law Su would know to send some food to Su Xueqing.
Qingming Festival is coming soon. There are Qingming fruit made from Artemisia selengensis, which tastes very good. Su Sansao's mother went to the countryside to pick a lot of Artemisia selengensis to make Qingming fruit. She just made it and put it in the basket. She will send it over with the crispy fish later.
Su Sansao's mother made several different flavors, some were fried with salt and some were fried with salted egg yolk and pork floss. When Su Sansao's mother learned that her daughter was going to give it to Su Xueqing, she deliberately packed some more to make it look good, saying that she didn't want her daughter to eat one and then it would be gone, in case she had relatives at home.
Jiang's mother, Su Sansao's biological mother, was very kind to her daughter. Jiang's mother knew that the Su family could live so well, which was also related to Amelia Su.
Since my mother-in-law sent so many things, Su's mother must prepare something as well.
"Aren't you afraid of being accused of treating everyone unfairly?" asked Xu's mother.
"Whether it is fair or not is not up to them to decide." Su's mother said, "You get what you give. Didn't you go to take care of your daughter after she was born?"
"Yes, I came back to take a look." Xu's mother said, "I have to go there later."
"It's not easy for a woman to give birth, so she needs to take good care of herself during the confinement period," said Su's mother.
"Yes." Xu's mother sighed, "Now that they have obtained the marriage certificate, I can breathe a sigh of relief. I'm just worried that they won't obtain the marriage certificate after they have the baby, that is..."
"What is it?" Su's mother was puzzled.
"Ruyun's mother-in-law insisted on raising the child herself and didn't want Ruyun to raise the child. She despised Ruyun's poor family background." Xu's mother was not afraid of being laughed at by Su's mother. She felt that she could only talk to the Su family about her family. How could other families understand the difficulties involved? "Those rich people are really particular."
"Did your son-in-law agree?" Su's mother asked.
"I agree." Xu's mother said, "They say that after having one child, you can have another one. But this is their first child, and it's a boy. If it was a girl, I'm afraid his mother wouldn't even want to raise the child."
"..." Su's mother didn't know what to say. "Your Xueqing is the best. She can raise her own child." Xu's mother said, "Her in-laws were so happy when she gave birth to a girl. They said they wanted a girl."
"This... everyone has their own destiny." Su's mother said, "Ruyun has obtained the marriage certificate. You are now a legal couple. You should be happy."
As for whether to have a child or not, Su's mother has no right to interfere. It is someone else's family affair.
"I'll pack my things and be there soon." said Xu's mother.
"Okay." Su's mother nodded.
Mother Xu quickly packed up her things and went to Xu Ruyun's place again.
In the afternoon, Su's mother brought small crispy fish and Qingming fruit to see Su Xueqing. The baby was still young, so he naturally couldn't eat it. Ning Yuhao was here, so he could eat it.
"Wow, what is this?" Ning Yuhao was surprised.
"This is Qingming fruit made from Artemisia selengensis, you can try it." Su Xueqing said.
"It was just made today." Su's mother said, "They said that they went to the nearby countryside to pick Gnaphalium yesterday. Many people went there. There are a lot of Gnaphalium growing in the fields this season, and there is no pesticide on the land, so it's just right."
Su Sansao's mother went to her relatives' farms in the countryside to pick Artemisia serrata. Before picking, she asked people if the fields had been sprayed with pesticides. Some people didn't even ask and went to other people's orchards to pick. Some orchards had been sprayed with pesticides long ago, but those fields hadn't been sprayed with pesticides.
"Your third sister-in-law's mother went to pick them." Su's mother said, "Your third sister-in-law saw that there were quite a lot, so she asked your mother-in-law to pack some more for you."
"You have brought so many people here. I hope that the Qingming group from my mother's family will not be caught by my third sister-in-law in one fell swoop?" Su Xueqing said.
"You don't have to worry about this. Your third sister-in-law is a sensible person." Mother Su said, "She won't let your mother-in-law suffer a big loss."
"That's good." Su Xueqing said.
"Aunt, it's delicious. So delicious." Ning Yuhao took a bite of the Qingming fruit with egg yolk and pork floss. "It's so delicious. How can there be such delicious food?"
"The one made with Artemisia selengensis tastes pretty good. If it's made with other kinds of leaves, the taste will be strong and it won't have this refreshing fragrance," said Su Xueqing.
"I know you only like this kind, so I didn't bring the other kind. That kind does have a strong taste and is quite astringent. It's not as smooth when you bite it in your mouth." Su's mother said.
Su's mother took out all her things and prepared to go back.
"Mom, wait a minute." Seeing that her mother was about to go back, Su Xueqing deliberately pulled her mother.
Su Xueqing took out a box of early-ripening cherries from the refrigerator and asked her mother to take it back.
"Where did it come from?" Su's mother asked.
"I bought it." Su Xueqing said.
"This thing is very expensive." Su's mother said, "especially at this time."
"This is quite sour, not particularly sweet. When you eat it, it doesn't taste very good." Su Xueqing said, "Maybe the variety we bought is not good. Yan Jing and I ate a few of them and stopped eating them."
"I don't want to eat either." Ning Yuhao raised his hand.
Su Xueqing gave Ning Yuhao a sweeter one. This less sweet one was placed over there. Aunt Li was too embarrassed to take the expensive fruit to eat. Aunt Li knew that Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing's relatives were all here, and the servants knew their limits. They had other fruits to eat, and they couldn't eat whatever the host ate.
"Don't tell my mom, hush." Ning Yuhao hurriedly whispered, "My mom will dislike me. I can't tell anyone. I'm not picky. I eat the same food as my aunt."
Ning Yuhao really likes coming to Su Xueqing's place. Ning Jiaxuan is studying abroad, so he can ask the driver to drive over. Ning Yuhao still likes the food and toys at Su Xueqing's house. Ning Yuhao also likes to see his sister, who is pretty and cute.
"Okay, I'll take it back." Su's mother said, "If you don't like it, don't buy it."
"If you don't buy them and try them, how do you know they don't taste good?" Su Xueqing said, "Before I bought them, they looked very tempting and delicious. Who knew they were so bad inside."
"Your family is rich. If your family is poor, what would you do?" said Su's mother.
"I have money, I always have. I have New Year's money that I can give to my aunt." Ning Yuhao said.
"Keep it for yourself." Su Xueqing said, "Your New Year's money has not been taken away by your mother yet."
"I hid it a little bit." Ning Yuhao said, "Mom can't find it."
"..." Su Xueqing thought it was not that Mrs. Ning couldn't find it, but that Mrs. Ning was too lazy to look for it.
Su's mother took the box of cherries back home. The box of cherries weighed about four pounds, and each cherry was quite big. Su's mother ate one on the way and thought it tasted good, but it might not be very tasty for Su Xueqing. Her little daughter had always eaten like this since she was a child. Unless she was hungry, she would not eat much of something she didn't like.
When Old Madam Su saw the cherries that Su's mother brought back, she asked, "Did Xueqing give them to you?"
"She gave it to me." Su's mother said, "How could I possibly buy such an expensive thing? Today, the Xu family next door said that I gave Xueqing too many things and asked if the bowl of water was balanced. I think it was not balanced. We took advantage of Xueqing. Mom, I'll go wash a few and let you try them. I just took them out of the refrigerator's fresh-keeping layer. They are still a little cold. Put them aside and eat them later."
The old lady's stomach couldn't handle cold food, so Su's mother washed the cherries and placed the bowl of cherries in Mrs. Su's room.
Wei Shanshan did not live in Old Lady Su's room. Old Lady Su lived alone and others seldom went in.
After Wei Shanshan moved into the house bought by Amelia Su, she talked to her parents more often. Wei Dashan sometimes secretly gave Wei Shanshan a dime or two. Amelia Su knew Wei Dashan's behavior, and as long as Wei Dashan didn't spend the money outside, it didn't matter. If Wei Dashan gave Wei Shanshan money, Amelia Su wouldn't give it to him. Even if Wei Dashan didn't give it to her, Amelia Su didn't plan to give Wei Shanshan more money.
Wei Shanshan took the money and hid it in her room, not buying any snacks. Wei Shanshan was afraid that it would be more difficult to find food and accommodation after she moved to school, so she had to hide some money.
Actually, the junior high school is nearby, so Wei Shanshan doesn't have to live on campus. But Amelia Su wanted to give the room to her son, and Su's mother had said before that when Wei Shanshan goes to junior high school, she can let Wei Shanshan live on campus. If Wei Shanshan doesn't live on campus at that time, she can only sleep in the living room. Instead of that, it's better to live in the school dormitory, which can be more relaxed and comfortable, and she doesn't have to always face a mother who favors boys over girls.
Since the Qingming fruit and other things were sent by Su Sansao's family, and there were not many of them, Su Xueqing did not let Ning Yuhao take more back to the Ning family, but let Ning Yuhao eat them at home. When Ning Yuhao had eaten enough, she would bring some to Ning Yuhao's brother Ning Yurong, and forget about the other adults.
"Made by my third sister-in-law's family?" Ning Yanjing was surprised. He had just come back and saw the Qingming fruit. The Ning family rarely made this kind of pastry. They basically made more complex and exquisite pastries.
"Yes, I even joked with my mom, wondering if my third sister-in-law would empty her family's pockets." Su Xueqing said, "Yuhao just went back, and I asked him to bring some food for his brother. There isn't much, so I'll let the child have a taste."
At the Ning family, Ning's mother looked at the invitation on the table. It was sent by the Yan family. The Yan family was going to hold a full-month banquet for their child.
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