Chapter 96: How long has it been since you started being picky?
"Mom, do you want to go?" Mrs. Ning looked at the invitation, which was sent by Old Lady Yan and Yan Yichen.
"Go." Ning's mother said, "It is better to resolve a feud than to create one."
It was just a full moon banquet, not poison. So many people went to the full moon banquet, and the Yan family didn't dare to do anything at the full moon banquet.
"You go." Ning's mother said, "Don't you work for the Women's Federation? Just think of it as caring about women."
Ning's mother meant that the rest of the Ning family didn't need to go, and it was the right person for Ning's wife to go. Ning's wife worked in a relevant department, and her job was to care about women and children. Ning's wife immediately understood what Ning's mother meant, and indeed, she was the most suitable person to go.
"Did they also send an invitation to my brother's wife?" asked Mrs. Ning.
"Your brother and sister-in-law don't have to go. Even if they have received the invitation, they don't have to go." Ning's mother said.
"That's right." Mrs. Ning said, "There's no need to bring so many people. I'll go check on Yuhao. He seems to be acting suspiciously, and I don't know what he's doing."
When Mrs. Ning went to see her two sons, she found that the younger son was calling the older son to eat quickly.
"Eat quickly, eat quickly, it's super delicious." Ning Yuhao said, "There's only a little bit, only you can eat it, I've already eaten it at my aunt's place."
Ning Yuhao heard the noise, he saw his mother standing at the door, he quickly stood in front of his brother.
"Mom." Ning Yuhao said.
"Do you have to hide your food?" Mrs. Ning said with a smile. Ning Yuhao had just come back from Su Xueqing's place, and it was impossible for Su Xueqing to give him unhygienic food casually.
"Just a little bit, not a lot." Ning Yuhao said, "My aunt's mother gave it to me. It was made by my aunt's sister-in-law's mother. Just a little bit, a little bit, and it's delicious."
Ning Yuhao gestured and said, "Aunt said, it's for my brother to eat."
"..." Mrs. Ning's mouth twitched slightly. Even if she knew, she would never fight with her son for food. Is it necessary for her son to do this? "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Ning Yurong didn't eat very fast, he didn't like Qingming fruit very much, but the aunt let his brother eat it and didn't forget him, Ning Yurong was very happy. His brother also knew to give him food, Ning Yurong felt that this brother was still useful.
"Brother, you can eat slower." Ning Yuhao said.
"Your aunt certainly didn't say to hide it and eat it." Mrs. Ning looked at her youngest son. This little son was so dramatic.
"But none of you have anything to eat, only your brother has food." Ning Yuhao said, "The teacher said that we should respect the elderly and love the young, but..."
"Grandpa and grandma don't need this bite of food. If they have food, they will definitely let you eat it." Sister Ning said, "Sit down and eat slowly. Yuhao, are you watching your brother eat?"
"Brother has eaten." Ning Yuhao pointed to his finger, maybe his brother couldn't eat that much.
Mrs. Ning understood what Ning Yuhao meant, and Ning Yurong also understood. Ning Yurong thought that his younger brother had some brotherly love, but it didn't seem to be very strong.
"Brother, eat." Ning Yuhao looked at his brother.
"This is for you. I've already eaten." Ning Yurong thought that he didn't really like it, so he gave the other one to his younger brother.
"Brother, are you full?" Ning Yuhao's eyes lit up.
"Yes, I'm full." Ning Yurong said, "You eat."
"Then I'm welcome." Ning Yuhao picked up the remaining Qingming fruit and started eating it. "I ate two at my aunt's house, and also a few without fillings. I had a little bit of rice in the evening, not much."
Ning Yuhao said this deliberately, he said he ate very little, and he could continue talking. The ones without fillings were just a little bit big, about the size of a finger, and they were fried with rice flour, very fluffy, and I ate them all at once without feeling full.
"You have gained a lot of weight since you came back from the northwest." Mrs. Ning looked at her youngest son's chubby face. Not to mention her youngest son, even her eldest son has gained a lot of weight. The youngest son went to Su Xueqing's place to eat delicious food, and he often brought food to Ning Yurong. The youngest son also acted like he only cared about himself when he didn't have anything, but he cared about his brother when he did. This was only when he went to the homes of very close relatives. If he went to other relatives' homes, it would be inappropriate to do this. "Why do you like the food from your young aunt's place so much? It's not your young aunt's food."
"But the food at my aunt's house is delicious." Ning Yuhao said, "Super delicious."
"Just eat it." Sister Ning said, "It's because your aunt doesn't dislike you that she lets you eat so much."
"I will take care of my sister." Ning Yuhao said.
"Are you taking care of your sister?" Mrs. Ning saw that someone else was taking care of Ning Yuhao, and Ning Yuhao just went there to play.
"Yes, I take care of my sister. My aunt said that my sister doesn't make trouble when I'm here. She said that my sister likes me very much." Ning Yuhao said, "She said that I can play with my sister."
“…” Mrs. Ning stopped talking, Su Xueqing really knew how to coax children.
Ning Jiaxuan, who was studying on the other side of the ocean, sent letters and photos to her family, and also to Su Xueqing. Ning Jiaxuan lived well abroad. She was good at foreign languages and speaking, and lived well there. She didn't like to attend those parties. Some parties would be wiped out in China. Ning Jiaxuan played with some friends. She was open-minded, but not as open-minded as those people abroad.
When Su Xueqing saw the letter written by Ning Jiaxuan, she felt relieved knowing that Ning Jiaxuan was doing well. Ning Jiaxuan was going to study abroad for two years. If everything went well, she would graduate in two years. Before she knew it, half a year had passed.
"Jiaxuan sent toys for the baby." Su Xueqing said to Ning Yanjing while lying on the bed.
"Sending toys to the children is just a side job, right?" Ning Yanjing said.
"How can you say that?" Su Xueqing said, "Those toys are very good."
"It's just that Xiao Wenjun isn't interested in playing with those toys yet." Ning Yanjing said.
“…” What did Amelia Su say, “When the child is older, he can play.”
"That's fine. Let's wait until the child is older and let her play." Ning Yanjing said, "Give her a whole room and let her put her toys there."
"If you have too many toys and no one plays with them, you can give them away." Su Xueqing said, "You can give them to children in an orphanage."
"All is fine." Ning Yanjing said.
"I almost forgot just now that Yan Yichen's child is about to be one month old." Su Xueqing said, "He also sent an invitation to our family. Do you want to go?"
"No, we don't have to go." Ning Yanjing said, "They sent their invitations, we can choose not to go."
"It's better not to go." Su Xueqing said.
"Mom should let my sister-in-law go over." Ning Yanjing said.
"Let my sister-in-law go over?" Su Xueqing was puzzled.
"My eldest sister-in-law works in the Women's Federation, so it's appropriate for her to go there." Ning Yanjing said, "If she goes there, it will give face to the Yan family and also to Yan Yichen's wife."
People with sharp eyes and quick minds can quickly figure out the reasons.
Mrs. Ning's presence would make Old Lady Yan feel better, and the Yan family couldn't say that the Ning family didn't give them face. Yan Yichen still had a factory in the development zone, and Brother Ning was in charge of attracting investment. Brother Ning didn't attend the full-month banquet for Yan Yichen's child, so if Mrs. Ning's presence came, Yan Yichen would be able to save face.
The rest of the Ning family didn't have to go, they didn't have to give Yan Yichen too much face. Yan Yichen knew what was going on, the Yan family treated the Ning family like that, and the Ning family still let them go, that was already very good.
"Have you asked?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No need to ask, my parents must have arranged it this way." Ning Yanjing said, "We have to consider the overall situation, that's it."
"Okay, as long as we don't have to go there." Su Xueqing said, "I respect their choice, but I don't like them very much."
Su Xueqing has no ill will towards the original heroine, but it is difficult for her to like Xu Ruyun. The heroine herself is a relatively cold person, and she likes to plan ahead and take the initiative before others hurt her. As long as Xu Ruyun feels that others are threatening her and will hurt her, she will do so.
Of course, this doesn't mean Xu Ruyun is wrong. In some male-oriented novels, the male protagonists kill people at any time. Compared with the male protagonists in those male-oriented novels, Xu Ruyun's character is pretty good and she is also much gentler.
"They can't get close to us." Ning Yanjing said.
Although the Ning family and the Yan family have a connection, the difference between the two families is too great, and they are not really on the same level. If the Yan family wants to develop to the level of the Ning family, they still have a long way to go. With the existence of Yan's mother holding him back, it would be good enough for Yan Yichen to make some small money. It would be too difficult to make a lot of money.
When Yan Yichen's baby was one month old, Sister Ning went there, but no one else in the Ning family went. When Yan's mother saw Sister Ning, she was not happy, and Old Lady Yan stopped Yan's mother and stopped her from saying anything unpleasant.
"This is your grandson's full moon banquet." said Old Lady Yan.
Few people came to attend the full moon banquet. Many people received the invitation but did not come. Even if there were people who came, some of them asked their younger generations to come. Those people did not attach importance to the full moon banquet of the grandson of the Yan family.
In Yan's mother's imagination, those who received the invitation should come, and those people would praise her grandson...that was all in Yan's mother's imagination. The reality was that few people came, and the tables reserved by the Yan family were not full, and several tables were left empty.
Xu Ruyun saw several empty tables, and she knew that some people didn't come. All the relatives of the Xu family who could come came, and the children were all at the table. It would look better if there were fewer empty tables. Xu Ruyun looked at Yan's mother who was holding the child. She was a mother-in-law who was too concerned about her reputation. Yan's mother offended those people, but she still wanted them to attend the full moon banquet. Did she think others were fools?
There is also the Ning family. The Ning family gave too much face to the Yan family. Xu Ruyun sighed that if she were a member of the Ning family, she might not have come.
Xu's mother pulled Xu Ruyun aside and asked, "Are there any other guests? Can't we start the feast yet?"
"That's it. Let's start the meal." Xu Ruyun said.
Xu Ruyun thought that not many people would come to her child's full-month banquet, and if she and Yan Yichen held a wedding banquet, not many people would come either. The Yan family did not plan to hold a wedding banquet for Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun, and Xu Ruyun did not say that she would hold a wedding banquet. As long as she and Yan Yichen got the marriage certificate, that was enough, and the other things were not that important.
The time for the banquet was postponed again and again, but it had to start in the end. If it didn't start, the guests would be hungry and they wouldn't be able to stay. Others didn't need to miss this meal, and they came to attend the full moon banquet, which was already a great honor for the Yan family.
The full moon banquet has not yet ended, and many people have left.
The Yan family had already reserved a number of tables, so even if no one came, the expenses would still be paid. Xu Ruyun simply asked her relatives to pack up the food and take it away to avoid wasting it. The relatives were naturally very happy, as this was a delicious dish from a big hotel.
After the full moon banquet, Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen returned home. They did not go to Yan's house. Yan's mother took the child back and did not even look at Xu Ruyun.
"Today, many people didn't come." Xu Ruyun said, "We asked some relatives to come, but the seats were still not full."
"We invited too many people." Yan Yichen said. He knew what was going on.
"If you ask me, it's good that someone from the Ning family is here," Xu Ruyun said. "People outside always say that we have offended the Ning family, and the factory business is somewhat difficult. The Ning family gave us face, which is also a gain."
"Grandma and I will go to the Ning family in person." Yan Yichen said. Old Lady Yan wanted to let others know that the relationship between the Ning family and the Yan family was not that bad. However, there were still so few people coming to the full moon banquet today. Even though Sister Ning did not leave halfway, some people still left halfway.
It’s not that those people don’t know Mrs. Ning, but that those people all know that Mrs. Ning works in the Women’s Federation. Mrs. Ning is very kind to ordinary women at the grassroots level, not to mention coming to attend the full moon banquet for the Yan family’s child.
Xu Ruyun didn't think much about anything else, but Yan Yichen did. The Ning family asked Sister-in-law Ning to come to the full moon banquet, but no one else came. The Ning family gave face to the Yan family, but not too much. This can't be blamed on the Ning family, who is too good at offending people.
"I have personally delivered invitations to other families before." Yan Yichen said, "It was not very useful."
Mother Yan always thinks that the Yan family is capable and that they were once so glorious, and that others should give them face. In fact, others don't need to give them face. If others don't give them face, Yan Yichen can't deal with others for a small matter, unless Yan Yichen doesn't want to stay in Nancheng anymore.
"Fortunately it's not our wedding banquet. If it was our wedding banquet, so many people didn't come..." Xu Ruyun really didn't dare to think about that scene, "Your mother doesn't allow us to hold a wedding banquet, so let's not hold it."
"If your relatives there..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Ruyun said, "No need to do it."
Xu Ruyun thought that if her family held the wedding banquet unilaterally, and the man did not hold a wedding banquet, she would still be laughed at by relatives. It would be better not to hold a wedding banquet directly. Xu Ruyun originally thought that many people would come to her son's full moon party, but it turned out to be like that.
This made Xu Ruyun clearly realize that Yan's mother had offended many people, and that the Yan family was not that powerful. The Yan family was not powerful to some people, but it was powerful enough for Xu Ruyun.
"We already have a child, so there's no need to hold a wedding banquet. It's fine." Xu Ruyun said, "If we hold a wedding banquet at this time, people will think we are crazy for money."
"..." Yan Yichen felt complicated, "You don't need to pay for the gift."
"No." Xu Ruyun said, "If they don't want the gift money, then what's the point of giving them the gift money? Let's not do it, that's it. When we have children in the future, we won't have to make such a big fuss about the full-month banquet. The child's first birthday banquet can also be simple."
Xu Ruyun knew that children didn't understand these things. Children didn't know that not many people came to their full-moon banquet, but adults knew. Xu Ruyun felt that the Yan family was a bit too much. If others didn't want to come, then they shouldn't hold it too frequently.
When Mrs. Ning returned home, she told her mother about the full-month banquet for Yan's child.
"Many people didn't go." Mrs. Ning said, "Some of them ate a little and left. The banquet started late. It should have started earlier. They were probably waiting for people. Those people didn't come, and the banquet started because they couldn't wait."
"You can't blame others for this." Ning's mother said, "I don't care about their family scaring Yu Hao and Yu Rong. How can other families not care about them? Now that we have family planning, children are precious."
Many families followed the family planning policy and did not have many children. Even those who had two or three children did not want their children to be frightened by Yan's mother. Some children were frightened to the point of having a fever at night, but Yan's mother acted as if nothing had happened.
At most, Old Lady Yan would come to apologize with gifts. Those people didn't need these gifts at all. They just wanted their children to be healthy. Now that Yan's mother had her own grandson, she knew to ask others to attend her grandson's full moon banquet. She wanted everyone to give her and her grandson face, but she was wrong.
If Mrs. Ning hadn't worked in a related unit, she wouldn't have gone there.
"Many people asked when the feast would start," said Mrs. Ning. "How did their family get to this point?"
"Yan Yichen's mother wasn't like this before." said Ning's mother.
No matter how much trouble Yan Yichen's mother encountered in the countryside, not all people in Nancheng are enemies of the Yan family.
"Forget it." Ning's mother said, "You don't have to pay too much attention to them in the future, just let them be."
Yu Li was about to graduate from college, and the job she was assigned was not very good. Finally, Yan Yichen used his connections to get Yu Li a job as a political teacher in a junior high school. Yu Li studied philosophy, and it was difficult for her to work in other industries. Yu Li wanted a regular job, not a private job.
In this day and age, the job of a teacher is pretty good. Xu Ruyun also thinks that Yu Li is a good teacher, since she is not the main subject, and has fewer courses, it would be easier. Xu Ruyun asked Yu Li for her opinion, and Yu Li naturally had no other ideas.
Yu's mother thought it would be a good idea for Yu Li to be a teacher. It would be great if Yu Li was still an architecture student and graduated from the architecture department. She could go to a better unit. Unfortunately, Yu Li failed many courses in the architecture department and had to change her major to graduate successfully. She was a teacher in a junior high school in the south city. If Yu Li was not satisfied with this or that, she might not be arranged for her.
Perhaps because of her experience with blind dates in college, Yu Li has met many people, and now she knows her own worth, so she doesn’t dare to think too much.
Yu Li went to visit Xu Ruyun with gifts, she wanted to thank Xu Ruyun.
"Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find a decent job." Yu Li said.
"We are all family." Xu Ruyun said, "You have a stable job, and my second brother also has a job. You don't have to set up a stall at night, so you can relax a little."
"Your second brother said we still have to set up a stall." Yu Li said, "But we can switch locations with our eldest brother. They go to the big mall, and we set up a stall in a smaller mall near home. This way we can go there closer when we get off work, and there will be fewer people. We can just make a little money to supplement our family income."
Yu Li doesn't mind having too much money. "I'm not pregnant yet. Once I get pregnant, it will be time to stop."
After hearing Yu Li's words, Xu Ruyun became even more satisfied with Yu Li as her second sister-in-law. This second sister-in-law was much better than the second sister-in-law in her previous life.
"Okay, then do what you want." Xu Ruyun said, "I can't help you too much. The factory's dividends should be some by the end of the year, but not much. You know the factory was built not long ago, and some things happened last year and this year, so business is not very good."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Yu Li said, "I came here this time to thank you for helping me find a job."
"Even without us, you can still have a good job." Xu Ruyun said, "Nancheng University, a good school."
Yu Li smiled. She was a top student at Nancheng University. So what? Not everyone can stay in Nancheng, and not everyone can have a good job. If everyone could have a good job, there would be no need for so much competition.
You should know that some students who are ranked at the top of their majors have been reported for falsifying their social practice or submitted articles, and there are many other things going on. It seems that by bringing others down, you can get a better job.
It has been less than a year since Su Xueqing became a full-time employee at the Architectural Design Institute, and she has not yet been promoted. Even though Su Xueqing performed very well, could do a lot of things, and helped solve many problems, she still did not get promoted. Su Xueqing did not think about getting promoted as soon as possible, she was lucky to have a stable job.
This time someone got promoted, and Professor Guo also said something to Su Xueqing. The two of them talked in the office.
"He wins because of his seniority," said Professor Guo. "If he hadn't been in the company for many years, he wouldn't have been able to get the promotion this time."
"Teacher." Su Xueqing said, "I can wait."
Su Xueqing was not unhappy. This was a very realistic social problem, especially for some jobs within the system. You couldn't get promoted all at once. Some people had to wait for seniority. Some people waited for seniority, but it was useless. Some people were still university lecturers at the age of 60 and had not been promoted.
"I'm still young." Su Xueqing said, "I'm not sad."
"You have a good attitude." Professor Guo sighed, "Sometimes, capable people may not be able to get promoted early. Wait for two years and you will be promoted. If you don't get promoted again, I will go find them."
"Teacher, don't worry." Su Xueqing said, "What's mine is mine after all."
Su Xueqing was calm and not so sharp. She didn't think about what would happen if she didn't get promoted. Promotion mainly meant salary increase. Su Xueqing's salary was not as good as Ning Yanjing's, and the family didn't need Su Xueqing's salary.
It's like this in the workplace, it looks at ability, qualifications, and personal connections.
Professor Guo was not the only one who knew that Su Xueqing lost because of the time she joined the company. Many people knew that. Those people who worked with Su Xueqing basically knew how capable Su Xueqing was. The fact that she was praised by many teachers as the first in her major was not exaggerated.
Su Xueqing did not get promoted, and Ning's mother also knew about it.
Mrs. Xu said this specifically when she went to see Ning's mother.
"What a pity." Mrs. Xu sat in the living room and sighed again and again. "Xueqing is just too young and has only been a formal employee for a short time. In my opinion, they shouldn't care so much about the time. Can't they make an exception? My husband even said that making an exception might not be good for Xueqing. I really don't understand what these people are thinking."
"No need to make an exception, she can wait." Ning's mother said, "Xueqing has only been working for a short time, less than a year, she can definitely wait."
"That's what she said, but my husband has said more than once that Xueqing is excellent. He also said that Xueqing's design drawings are good, and that many problems were easily solved when they were brought to her." Mrs. Xu said, "Although Xueqing didn't get promoted, she still has the job of hosting. Isn't this the same as paying her less and asking her to do more work? How can this be considered a good thing? Or should we say that she has real power? Real power without money, real power without status?"
"Xueqing likes to do those things, so let her do it." Ning's mother said, "You don't have to worry too much."
"I don't want to worry about it. I'm wondering if my husband is afraid that others will say that he used his connections to get his relatives promoted." Mrs. Xu said, "If Xueqing had no relationship with my husband, maybe Xueqing would have been promoted this time."
"There will be opportunities in the future." Ning's mother was not in a hurry, nor did she blame Vice President Xu. Those people must have considered some issues.
"That's what they say." Madam Xu said, "Next time, don't do it again."
"No." Ning's mother said with a smile, "You don't have to worry."
"I'm not worried, I just feel that my man...he praised Xueqing so much, but when it really came to the critical moment, he was useless." Madam Xu said, "He was really useless."
"It's useful, it's useful." said Ning's mother.
Su Xueqing didn't expect that she just didn't get promoted, and several people in the Ning family knew about it. Su Xueqing didn't say it specifically, she felt that she had just started working officially not long ago, and it was unlikely that she would get a promotion.
When she was at home, Su Xueqing rarely talked about work, and she didn't specifically talk about work with her parents-in-law. Su Xueqing and Ning Dasao sometimes sat together and chatted, and they basically talked about the children.
Su Xueqing was sitting in the living room. She had just received a call from Ning's mother, who consoled her. Su Xueqing really didn't expect to be promoted at this time. These people didn't need to console her. She was not unhappy.
When Ning Yanjing returned home, he brought a big bouquet of flowers to Su Xueqing.
Su Xueqing looked at the large bouquet of flowers and couldn't help but ask, "You want to comfort me too?"
"What to comfort?" Ning Yanjing asked.
"Just to comfort me that I didn't get promoted." Su Xueqing said.
"What's the big deal? There will be opportunities in the future." Ning Yanjing said.
"Yes, there will be opportunities in the future." Su Xueqing said.
Ning Yanjing handed the flowers to Amelia Su and said, "I passed by a flower shop on my way to work. It's a newly opened flower shop. The flowers are pretty good, so I ordered a bouquet."
There are ninety-nine red roses.
Ning Yanjing originally wanted to order more flowers, but it was difficult to put them in the car, and there were too many flowers for Su Xueqing to hold. It would be better to order less and order more later, have them delivered directly to the door, and directly order those potted plants, and put those flowering potted plants in the yard, which would look better.
"A few days ago, I planted some sunflowers. They sprouted and grew a bit, but they haven't bloomed yet." Su Xueqing said, "I heard that they are double-petaled sunflowers. I don't know if it's true or not. They are said to be flowers of various colors. We can only know what color they are when they bloom. The weather has not been hot enough recently, so they are not growing very fast. I guess they will grow very fast by the end of May or June, and they will bloom then."
Su Xueqing only planted simple flowers, such as sunflowers, impatiens, cockscombs... Other good varieties of flowers and plants that required careful care were not planted by Su Xueqing, but selected by her and Ning Yanjing and then taken care of by the gardener at home.
"My mother said that we don't raise chickens. If we did, all the flowers and plants would be eaten by the chickens." Su Xueqing held the roses. The roses were indeed beautiful.
"You can keep two, not more." Ning Yanjing said, "The yard is so big, it won't become bare."
"No." Su Xueqing said, "What if the neighbors next door hear the rooster crowing and get woken up early in the morning?"
Su Xueqing sleeps well, and she is unlikely to be woken up by the crowing of a rooster, but it is not certain for others. This is in the city, not in the countryside. In the alleys on Su's mother's side, many people raise chickens and ducks, but few people raise chickens and ducks on Su Xueqing's side. Most people raise pet dogs, pet cats, etc.
"The crowing of roosters is the sound of nature, they won't care about it." Ning Yanjing said.
"Mom." Just when Su Xueqing wanted to speak, she heard her daughter's voice.
Little Ning Wenjun now knows how to call mom and dad, and most of the time she calls out word by word. When little Ning Wenjun wakes up from her sleep, she sometimes doesn't cry, but just calls mom, and she calls dad much less often.
As soon as Su Xueqing heard her daughter's voice, she quickly put the flowers aside and went to see her daughter in the cradle first.
"Our baby is awake." Su Xueqing quickly picked up her daughter, "It's time to eat."
Xiao Ning Wenjun has started eating complementary food, and there is a special chef to make complementary food for Xiao Ning Wenjun, so Su Xueqing doesn't have to do it. Su Xueqing's cooking skills are not very good, so it is not impossible for her to learn to make complementary food, but if the family has the conditions, it is better to let professionals do these things.
Su's mother sometimes joked that Su Xueqing's salary was not enough to hire a maid. Su Xueqing said that she worked not to hire a maid, but to realize her own value. Su's mother did not let Su Xueqing quit her job. She thought it was better for her daughter to have a formal and stable job. Without a job, she would always rely on a man, and she was afraid that the man would change in the future. Especially since the Ning family was so rich, if Su Xueqing did not have a job, it would be difficult for her to get a job when conflicts arose between the couple.
Ning Yanjing looked at the bouquet of flowers and had to put them aside.
Su Xueqing fed Ning Wenjun complementary food, and the baby ate it with great relish. Su Xueqing fed her daughter a small mouthful, and her daughter opened her mouth wide, as if it was a big mouthful of food, and she had to open her mouth wide to eat it.
"Eat slowly." Su Xueqing said.
How could a child understand so much? She only knew that she wanted to eat.
Little Ning Wenjun is more well-behaved, but Yan Yichen's son is not so well-behaved.
Yan Yichen's son always likes to cry. He either has jaundice or prickly heat. In short, he has all kinds of problems. Yan's mother takes care of the child, but she doesn't keep an eye on him all the time. Yan's mother likes to take care of the child in her own way and tells others what to do.
Old Mrs. Yan noticed the problem with her great-grandson and criticized Yan's mother harshly. Fortunately, it was not a big problem and could still be solved.
"That's your grandson." said Old Lady Yan.
"I used to take care of Yichen in the same way." said Yan's mother.
"You used to... didn't you have someone to help you before?" Old Lady Yan said, "Things are different now. If you don't take care of the child carelessly, you can let professionals take care of the child, and you can just look after the child more often. The child is here, not with your son, so you don't have to worry about your son and daughter-in-law hiding the child."
"They don't dare to hide!" said Yan's mother.
Xu Ruyun asked about her eldest son's news. She knew that her eldest son had prickly heat and was worried about his health, but she didn't go there often. She only went there once or twice. Every day, Yan's mother would directly let Xu Ruyun stand outside the door and not let her in.
Before September, Xu Ruyun was pregnant again.
When Su Xueqing took Xiao Wenjun to Su's house, she heard what Su's mother said.
"She's pregnant again?" Su Xueqing was surprised.
"Yes, she's pregnant." Mother Su nodded.
“……” Su Xueqing was silent.
"She said she has recovered well and is pregnant, so she is planning to give birth to the baby." Mother Su said, "My eldest son is not around, so I have to give birth to a child who is around."
"Is that so..." Su Xueqing was wondering if the heroine in the original novel gave birth to children so frequently?
Su Xueqing slapped her head suddenly. She could hardly remember the contents of the original book. It was too long ago.
"Having children one after another is not good for your health," said Su's mother. "No matter how many supplements you take, it will still be harmful."
"This is their family matter." Su Xueqing said.
"That's exactly what happened." Su's mother said, "Earlier, Ruyun's mother next door asked if you were planning to have a second child. She said you still had to give birth to a son, and she said she had to give birth to both a daughter and a son."
When Su's mother heard what Xu's mother said, she felt a little sad. Xu Ruyun did marry a rich man, but in order to consolidate her position, Xu Ruyun had to give her biological son to her mother-in-law to raise, and she had to get pregnant and give birth to another son as soon as possible, just to prevent her eldest son from being close to her. She had to find other ways out for herself.
"Fortunately, you don't have to be like her." Su's mother said, "Your body can't handle having children so frequently."
Every time Su's mother thought about Xu Ruyun giving birth so soon, she felt scared and even had a nightmare. She dreamed that her little daughter had a big belly. Her little granddaughter was still lying in the cradle, and her daughter was still singing a lullaby to her little granddaughter, but her daughter's belly was already very big.
It’s so terrible, it’s really so terrible!
After waking up from the dream, Su's mother was sweating profusely. Su's father asked her if she had a nightmare, and she told him to rest. Su's mother did not tell Su's father about the content of the dream, and she estimated that her husband would not care if she told him. Many men are very traditional. They only think that women only need to give birth to children, and women do not need to go out to work.
"We have a little Wenjun, that's enough." Su Xueqing said, "No need to have another one."
"If you want to have a baby, you can wait two or three years before having one," said Su's mother. "By then, your body will have recovered and the baby will be in your belly, so you won't feel too bad."
"Mom, we'll just have one child." Su Xueqing said, "My parents-in-law all know about this, and they all support us."
"I don't know if they will change their minds in the future." Su's mother said, "It's easy for men to have children. Even if they are old, they can make young women pregnant. When women are old, it's not easy for them to have children."
"I know this." Su Xueqing said, "Mom, please look at Xiao Wenjun, baby, call me grandma."
"Mom." Xiao Wenjun held her mother's hand.
"I asked you to call me grandma." Su Xueqing said.
"Yes." Xiao Wenjun said.
"Call me grandma. If you don't, I won't give you food." Su Xueqing said.
"Grandma." Xiao Wenjun said obediently.
"This child is like this. She is well-behaved, but sometimes she is quite naughty." Su Xueqing held her daughter and looked at Su's mother. "She can say a lot now, but sometimes she still says the last one or two words and doesn't say it according to what you say."
"The child is still young, so teach him slowly." Su's mother said, "The child has a strong ability to imitate and likes to learn from adults."
"I think she's quite clever. She's very young, but she's very shrewd." Su Xueqing said, "A few days ago, she scattered the flowers her father bought for me."
The thorns on the branches had been dealt with. If they had not been dealt with, Su Xueqing and others would not have let Ning Wenjun touch them.
"All children are like this." Su's mother said, "They all like to play and are curious about the world."
"Curious." Xiao Wenjun said.
"You are just curious." Su Xueqing looked at her daughter, "Let's go, we have to go back."
Su Xueqing had to take Xiao Wenjun back for dinner. Her mother asked Su Xueqing to stay for dinner, but Su Xueqing refused.
"Mom, you said I was picky, but she is the one who is picky." Su Xueqing said, "If the food I feed her doesn't suit her appetite, she won't open her mouth and won't eat a single bite."
"Isn't that what I learned from you?" Su's mother said, "You, as a mother, weren't much better when you were little, and you still have the nerve to say that about your daughter."
"I wasn't so picky when I was a kid." Su Xueqing didn't believe it, "We didn't have that much food at home back then."
"The child has been picky once or twice, and you have given in to her, so of course she will be picky." Su's mother said, "When you were a child, if you didn't eat, we wouldn't feed you. When you were hungry, you ate. Can you let your daughter go hungry?"
"Well... as long as there's food at home and the nutrition is balanced, that's enough." Su Xueqing felt guilty. She certainly couldn't let her daughter starve.
Ning's mother often came to see the child, and she also went along with the child. She thought it was just some food, and little Wenjun had not committed any big mistake.
When Yan's mother learned that Xu Ruyun was pregnant, she was not very happy. It was not that Yan's mother did not want to have more grandchildren, but she felt that Xu Ruyun was against her and did not obey her.
"I think she wants to give up her first child and give birth to a child who is closer to her." Yan's mother said this in front of Old Lady Yan. "The child is so young, and she is so eager to have a second child. We don't treat her like a sow, she treats herself like a hen."
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