"Thank you, Mother~"
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the window lattice, illuminating Yan Xia's back and falling onto the blue brick floor of the bedroom. This dazzling golden light captivated Wang Jingshui, who murmured to herself in a voice only she could hear.
She didn't come to her senses until Chang Lu walked in.
At the same time, Yan Xia outside heard the system's announcement that she had successfully earned her daughter-in-law's 100 points.
"Wife, are you feeling better?" Chang Lu sat in the spot where Yan Xia had just been sitting, looking at Wang Jingshui with concern.
"Yes, I was too excited. Mother is right. If I'm not pregnant, I'm not pregnant. Mother said she hopes I can get pregnant in a few years. It's better for my health. Husband, how can Mother be so good to me? I must have burned incense in my past life to marry you. Look at you, so handsome. I eat half a bowl more every day when I see your face. Our family is also rich, and Mother treats me like her own daughter. I'm so lucky in this life. Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
Wang Jingshui touched Chang Lu's face.
She said softly.
"It's good that you've come to terms with it. Mother has mentioned it to me several times before, telling me to be careful and try not to get pregnant. So you know, I always take it outside. It's no surprise that you didn't get pregnant this time. It's also my fault for being foolish and making a big deal out of something that wasn't confirmed. I should have stopped the carriage at the clinic when I came back and had the doctor take your pulse before coming back."
Chang Lu felt somewhat guilty.
Although his wife has a fiery temper, she is very thin-skinned.
In front of her maid and her own mother, the doctor told her she wasn't pregnant. How could she not cry? She must have been mortified.
“It’s not your fault, I also bear some responsibility, my husband. I’ve thought it through. If Mother gives me any more folk remedies in the future, I definitely won’t take them. This time, my weak spleen and stomach must have been caused by taking random tonics and folk remedies. I’ve never been sick since I was a child. Mother is really, really, sigh, what can I say to her? She’s only doing it for my own good. Anyway, we live in town, and I only see her a few times a year. Mother-in-law said that when she has some free time, she will arrange a marriage for my eldest brother, so that Mother won’t have time to bother me.”
Wang Jingshui grinned mischievously.
"Your older brother used to be fine, but he's become less and less talkative as he gets older. Now he's a complete shut-in. It would be best if he found a lively girl to balance things out. That way, they can have a long-lasting relationship. Otherwise, if he finds another shut-in, well, when they go home, they'll just sit there staring at each other in silence. People who know them will think they're a couple, but people who don't will think they're meditating with monks and nuns."
Chang Lu was speechless when he thought of his brother-in-law's taciturn manner.
The two slept in the same room yesterday, but they didn't exchange more than three words. He just kept talking and talking, and there was no response. What's the fun in talking to one person? Chang Lu could only go to bed early.
"Well, you dare to joke about my older brother? You're finished. I'll take your dog's life today."
Wang Jingshui shouted and pushed Chang Lu down onto the bed.
The two started playfully bickering, their laughter filling the air, completely dispelling the tense atmosphere from just moments before.
Meanwhile, Tuanzi, who was crying on the other side, was also coaxed to sleep by Xiaohe.
At this age, every day is just eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating again.
Even letting out a loud fart will be praised as amazing.
What worries could there be?
That evening, Yan Xia asked the kitchen to prepare for Wang Jingshui a special meal: stir-fried bitter melon with eggs, stir-fried water celery with three kinds of shredded vegetables, and mashed yam with Five Treasures Nourishing Porridge.
There wasn't a single piece of meat in it.
Two-thirds of the oil has also been reduced.
Although it looks plain, it tastes incredibly fresh.
Especially the Five Treasures Nourishing Porridge, which contains five kinds of precious mushrooms.
Everything is very expensive.
Others don't have to watch their diet, including Xiaohe, since she doesn't need to breastfeed.
Spicy, cold, numbing, sour—they have it all, from things that fly in the sky to things that run on the ground to things that swim in the water.
The table was covered with food.
After we had enough money, our meals improved dramatically, and every day felt like New Year's Day.
Everyone in the family gained weight, including Yan Xia. She transformed her originally skinny body into a plump and healthy one. The wrinkles on her face were stretched because of the weight gain, and her body was also modified by the system, as well as her daily application of creams.
That's why Yan Xia looks much younger.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that she was about the same age as my daughter.
They're more like sisters.
After dinner, Yan Xia took Tuanzi for a stroll in the courtyard for a while before taking a bath and going to bed.
The nights in late August were a bit colder than in July, and everyone covered themselves with thin blankets.
Yan Xia was no exception.
She slept soundly until dawn. After waking up, she washed up with Xiao Ji's help and then had Xiao Su style her hair in a slightly old-fashioned way, adorned with a head full of gold ornaments, which made her look younger. Then, she changed into a dark-colored peacock-patterned antique satin dress, which made her look four or five years older.
Yan Xia looked at herself in the bronze mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, go have breakfast. I'll go out after you finish. Remember to tell the kitchen not to cook for me at noon today."
She got up and left the room.
Breakfast is already on the table. Today's meal is three-pepper noodles without soup with tofu buns, plus a bowl of sweet, steaming, milky-white soy milk.
Yan Xia doesn't like drinking the kind of instant soy milk powder that's made in modern times, nor does she like drinking thick soy milk with residue.
My throat always feels sticky.
Therefore, the soybean milk made in the kitchen must be filtered.
Then bring it to a boil, skim off the foam on top, and add sugar.
It tastes refreshing and smooth when you drink it.
"Ugh~ Ha~" Yan Xia sighed after taking a bite.
The hot soy milk made her break out in a thin layer of sweat on the cool morning.
It feels incredibly comfortable.
After eating and drinking her fill, it was already past 9 AM. Yan Xia wiped her mouth clean, washed her hands, and walked straight towards the gate.
The previous afternoon, Jin Yu took Bai Xiaobao to a neighboring county on business and would not return for about three days, so Xiao Ji became the person accompanying her.
"Did you deliver all the letters I asked you to yesterday?" Yan Xia asked Xiao Ji as soon as they stepped out the door.
"Auntie, they've all been delivered," Xiao Ji replied immediately.
"Okay, let's go to the shop then. I'll go straight up to the second floor later. You prepare the pastries and drinks and bring them up. I'll treat the two of them to lunch. Or, let's just eat at our own restaurant. You can tell Chang Lu or Jing Shui to reserve a table for me in a private room on the second floor."
"Okay, I understand, Auntie. Don't worry, I'm here for you." Xiao Ji's voice was cheerful.
The two arrived at the pastry shop one after the other.
The restaurants and pastry shops were already open for business by then.
There were quite a few customers inside the shop.
Yan Xia greeted her eldest son, went upstairs, and chose the best private room to sit down.
The two ladies arrived in less than fifteen minutes.
These two were regulars at her shop. After chatting a few times, they found they got along very well and the three of them became friends.
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