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Ma Xiuzhu's face turned green with anger. "What do you want? If I really ask for it, will your father and I still have our dignity?"

In the countryside, no one asks for the betrothal gift back after getting married. It would be so embarrassing if the news got out.

She said that yesterday because she wanted Yang Niannian to ask for it. It would be embarrassing for the Yang family as well.

Unable to convince Yang Niannian, Ma Xiuzhu shifted her target of criticism.

No matter how I look at An An, I find it distasteful. "You are just a tiny kid, but your stomach is quite full. You ate two egg pancakes and drank such a big bowl of porridge."

An An was a little afraid of Ma Xiuzhu and didn't dare to say a word.

Even so, Ma Xiuzhu did not give up and said to Yang Niannian, "You should limit the amount of food you give him in the future. With his appetite, even if we have mountains of gold and silver at home, it won't be enough for him to eat like this."

Without waiting for Yang Niannian to speak, Lu Guozhi scolded her, "Say less, eating can't stop your mouth."

An An was about to cry because of grievance. Yang Niannian picked up her schoolbag and sent An An to the gate of the fence. "Be patient, they will leave soon. I will save some food for you at noon, you can eat in the kitchen."

An An was comforted and asked with a pursed mouth, "Aunt, who is this old witch? Why does she live in our house and ask me to call her grandma?"

Yang Niannian chuckled, "They are your father's parents."

An An didn't quite understand, "But... aren't my grandparents dead?"

Yang Niannian suddenly remembered that An An didn’t know her own background yet and almost let it slip.

She quickly explained, "It's the godfather and godmother. They will leave soon anyway."

"oh."

The child had simple thoughts and did not think deeply about some of the relationships involved. He just believed what Yang Niannian said casually.

During this period, An An had developed a sense of trust in Yang Niannian and never doubted her words.

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After dinner, the old couple Lu Guozhi couldn't sit still at home, so they went for a walk outside the staff quarters together.

Seeing a lot of vacant land everywhere outside, I kept lamenting that it was a pity to leave it abandoned.

After returning home, Ma Xiuzhu went to Yang Niannian and chanted, "There are so many vacant lands outside. You can cultivate them all and plant crops. You two won't have to go out to buy food. You can even sell the extra land for money."

"That's a good idea." Yang Niannian nodded in agreement, and then said with embarrassment, "But I still have to run a business and don't have time to open up the land."

Her eyes lit up, as if she had suddenly thought of an idea. "Mom, you and Dad look pretty strong. Why don't you stay here and rent a house nearby to cultivate the land? If you start cultivating the land now, you can at least cultivate two acres of land by the time of autumn planting. Farming here doesn't require paying public taxes, so it's quite cost-effective."

Ma Xiuzhu, "We have a few acres of land at home, and we have to get up early and work late every day to weed. How can we have the energy to open up wasteland here?"

The ground here is all yellow mud, and the soil is as hard as bricks. If the old couple were to work here for a few months, their waists would be broken.

Unable to get any good thing from Yang Niannian, the old couple returned to the house and Ma Xiuzhu started to grumble angrily.

"I think Yang Niannian is very cunning. I probably can't rely on her for my retirement in the future."

"When the newlyweds are in the mood for love, don't always run into trouble." Lu Guozhi said, "I think Yang Niannian doesn't have any serious problems. She can also make money. She is better than her sister."

Lu Guozhi had met Yang Huiying twice. The girl was a bit arrogant due to her education and she looked down on people from the countryside.

Yang Niannian doesn't have these problems.

"You've been bribed after eating two meals she cooked." Ma Xiuzhu rolled her eyes, took off her shoes and went to bed for a nap.

Lu Guozhi smelled a foul odor, and he frowned and said, "Wash your feet before going to bed. My daughter-in-law likes cleanliness very much, and she will be disgusted if she sees you go to bed without washing your feet."

"How dare she?" Ma Xiuzhu said sharply, "I live in my son's house, why does she despise me?"

Too lazy to argue with his wife, Lu Guozhi simply ignored it.

At noon, Yang Niannian prepared the meal. Lu Shishen had just returned from the army. He handed his parents two train tickets.

"I bought two train tickets for you. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, a car will come to the gate of the family compound to pick you up and take you to the train station."

Lu Guozhi nodded, took the ticket, and said a few caring words, "We came here mainly to see you. You haven't been home for several years. Your mother and I are worried about you. Now that we see that you are fine, we are relieved."

"Since you two have formed a family, just live a good life. If you need anything, just tell your family and we will deliver it to you. The bags we brought yesterday contained dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato flour, and some potatoes. Although they are not valuable, they are a token of our love."

The old couple discussed it for half the night last night and decided not to break up with their youngest son.

The eldest son has a cowardly personality, is afraid of his wife, and has no real abilities. It’s a hassle for him to support his entire family, let alone his parents.

When I get old, I will still have to rely on my youngest son, so I have to take a long-term view.

Ma Xiuzhu also said, "If you can take a leave, take Nian Nian back to prepare the wedding banquet. Our family has spent a lot of money on gifts, and we haven't collected it back yet. The amount of money for gifts has increased in the past two years. When your second uncle's son got married, our family paid 2 yuan more."

"Let's talk about it later." Lu Shishen changed the subject, "You guys sit down first, I'll go serve the food."

Yang Niannian was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw Lu Shishen coming over, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and said.

"Take the dishes on the chopping board over first. We can eat once my soup is ready. Don't touch the dishes in the small bowl. They're for An An. Let An An eat in the kitchen later to avoid your mom scolding him again."

Lu Shishen nodded, "Thank you for your hard work these past two days."

Just as Yang Niannian served the soup, An An came back and ran straight into the kitchen, "Aunt, did you leave some food for me in the kitchen?"

"I'll leave it for you. You can eat here. It's just a little hot." Yang Niannian said.

An An was sweating profusely, her face was red, but her eyes were bright and sharp, "Thank you, Auntie, I don't mind the heat."

"Then sit here and eat."

Yang Niannian carried the bowl of soup out of the kitchen, and Lu Shishen came over just in time. He reached out to take the bowl, and the two of them went into the main room together.

When Ma Xiuzhu saw that An An didn't come over, she guessed that Yang Niannian had left some food in the kitchen, and said with bared teeth,

"Look at him, he eats like a meat dumpling, he's even bigger than the pigs at home. Give him less food on a regular basis. It's unhealthy to be so fat, and it will cost money to see a doctor later."

"Just say less." Lu Guozhi glared at his wife. It was okay for her to nag at home, but she was still nagging here. He was tired of it.

"Can't I say something?"

The couple argued for a few words but didn't quarrel.

After dinner, Lu Shishen went back to the army, and An An also went to school. The old couple were so bored that they kept muttering to themselves that if they had known, they would have left this morning.

Yang Niannian didn't want to stay with her in-laws and planned to go find Wang Fengjiao to chat. However, as soon as she reached the door of the house, she felt a slight pain in her lower abdomen.

She was all too familiar with this feeling.

In my previous life, I experienced this once every month.

She suddenly remembered that in the original owner's memory, she seemed to have never had her period...

Oh my god... This means this is the first menstruation of this body?