Mrs. Liu smiled and patted Lili's head: "Sweet, how could our Lili not be sweet?"
The sweetest one is still this well-behaved and sensible little dumpling!
Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief. Coaxing a child was easy, but she was not up to the task of coaxing three women!
"Alright, alright, let's hurry up and pick out some clothes for the children so we can go shopping." Chen quickly called to her two sisters-in-law, "It's been a long time since we bought clothes. Today I'll pick out some for my two boys too!"
The embroidery that Chen sold today naturally included items from Liu and Yang, but Chen took them all with her.
When Chen told the two of them about the embroidery shop owner raising prices, they were finally happy.
Liu and Chen happily picked out clothes again, each thinking about bringing back new clothes for their two sons.
The Shen family has recently been experiencing a series of good things, and they are very happy.
On such a joyous occasion, shouldn't we buy some new clothes?
Yang had just picked out several items and was wondering which one to buy when Lili came over, so it was a good opportunity for the little dumpling to try them on herself.
Lili cooperated and tried on four or five items, finally choosing a light yellow dress.
It matches the handkerchief that the embroidery shop owner gave me today.
After buying clothes, the three sisters-in-law each bought things to take back to their parents' home before returning home just in time for dinner.
Mrs. Yang is not home today, so Old Mrs. Shen cooked the meal.
As soon as they got home, they sat down at the dinner table. Lili put down the candied hawthorns she had brought for her older brothers before heading to the table.
As soon as Lili's bottom touched the stool, Shen Jialuo came over.
Shen Jialuo looked terrified, as if he had done something wrong, his face scrunched up, and he whispered, "Li Bao, it seems like we're doomed..."
"Huh?" Lili was confused. She had only gone out for a short while, how could she be in trouble?
Shen Jialuo swallowed, glanced at the calm-faced Old Lady Shen, and pouted, "This afternoon, Uncle Village Chief came to our house to look for Grandpa!"
Lili frowned, thinking and thinking. The only thing that could make Shen Jialuo think that the two of them were finished was probably the incident of dumping beans into the field.
But she had just gone to see the rice, and it was growing quite well.
Could something have gone wrong along the way?
Lili looked to the side and, sure enough, saw the worried look on Shen Jiahao's face.
It seems it really is a matter of the fields.
Lili reassured her, "Don't worry."
Shen Jialu patted his chest, looking like he was about to bravely sacrifice himself: "Li Bao, don't be afraid. If Grandpa and Grandma are really angry, I'll take the blame for you! Just spank me!"
His little sister is so cute, he can't let her get beaten up!
Lili chuckled, feeling both touched and amused.
Shen Jialuo sounded nervous, but Lili had no bad feeling at all.
Just as Lili was about to ask him what Village Chief Ma had said to her grandfather, Chen interrupted her.
Chen, who couldn't keep things to herself, didn't notice the complicated expressions on the men's faces at the table. She took a sip of water and began to talk about how she had met Xiao Li when she was buying clothes at the clothing store that day.
"Mother, isn't this person just looking for trouble? Why would someone rush up to someone and start cursing?"
After hearing this, Old Lady Shen also showed a hint of disgust. The Li family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were really annoying.
Isn't this just deliberately trying to upset the Shen family?
Liu snorted coldly: "The Li family has always been at odds with our family. They're just trying to annoy us as soon as they see any trouble!"
Old Mrs. Shen also felt utterly disgusted by Little Li's behavior. Decades ago, Aunt Li had bitten her badly, and now, decades later, her daughter-in-law had followed in her footsteps.
It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together.
But what happened to Ms. Li today really reminded her.
The Shen family suddenly had such a large sum of money; even if they kept a low profile, it would eventually be discovered by those with ulterior motives.
That day, Magistrate Qin's carriage brought them back in full view of everyone. Although the carriage did not specify whose it belonged to, it was still very eye-catching to others.
Old Mrs. Shen frowned and said, "What Little Li said has given me a reminder, so I'll say it again. You all know what's going on in our family, and you should think carefully about what you should and shouldn't say."
This windfall is ultimately thanks to Lili.
But if people knew that the Shen family had picked up a little lucky star, they might not believe it.
The real fear is that someone might actually take it to heart and develop feelings for Lili that they shouldn't have.
After all, there are some people who have the urge to give it a try, or who are desperate and will believe anything.
If she really recruited the wrong person and they really did something to Lili, she was truly afraid she wouldn't be able to protect Lili!
"Some cunning people have their eyes on you. Be smart and don't fall into their trap."
Everyone readily agreed; they certainly knew what they should and shouldn't say.
Even if someone notices something's wrong, they'll have to put all their effort into twisting the story.
"Don't worry, Mother, we understand!"
“Yes, our family just happened to find two big baskets of mushrooms in the mountains, and it just so happened that a distinguished person in the city needed them, right?” one of them said.
Another said, "Yes, yes, it's just that the nobleman is kind-hearted. He saw that it wasn't easy for us to travel all the way to the city to sell our things, so he sent a servant to escort my elder brother and mother back."
"Yes, yes, that's exactly it!" someone else said. "We were just lucky. Our children found a small Ganoderma lucidum while picking mushrooms. They bought it for fifteen taels of silver in the city, which is how we got the money to buy new clothes for the children!"
Listen to this, it sounds a bit far-fetched. What kind of benefactor would send a carriage to take an ordinary villager home?
How did they get such good luck to dig up Ganoderma lucidum?
People go into the mountains every day to try their luck, so why don't they have such good luck?
But so what?
As long as the Shen family insists that it was just good luck, what can others do to them even if they have doubts?
They were just lucky, so what?
Luck is a mysterious thing.
No one can question it.
As long as the Shen family is assertive enough, then it is others who are in the wrong.
On this matter, the Shen family members were surprisingly in agreement.
Seeing this, Old Lady Shen nodded in satisfaction.
Lili was quite surprised; were everyone's mental states really this advanced?
Old Mrs. Shen's gaze fell on Lili again, full of deep meaning.
Recalling what Village Chief Ma said when he came to her house today, Old Mrs. Shen felt both surprised and delighted.
Despite being extremely puzzled, they ultimately said nothing.
Let's eat first. I haven't seen Little Dumpling all day, and Old Mrs. Shen thinks he's gotten thinner.
After the meal, Liu and Chen happily called their sons to try on their new clothes.
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