“The zongzi in the county town are wrapped very cutely, so I bought some for you too. From now on, we’ll eat them together in the evenings, and we won’t let them eat them.”
"Does this clay figure look like me? I found another one that looks like you too, but wait a minute, it's rolled away somewhere, let me check."
...
"Grandma, are you happy to receive a gift?"
The little girl grinned, showing her tiny baby teeth, and asked.
"I'm so happy! Thank you for the gift, Xiaoman!"
Yue Jiuyue was so happy that she couldn't help but nudge Xiaoman'er's head.
Then, a small, dark head came over from the side. The little head even automatically moved into Yue Jiuyue's palm, making "mama, ah" sounds. Yue Jiuyue moved it without hesitation.
Yue Jiuyue was given a lot of things to share, including food, household items, toys, and beautiful things. Yue Jiuyue suspected that Lin Chaodong's savings had been almost entirely spent by Xiao Man'er, since he wasn't as rich as his two younger brothers.
However, while other things are fine, food doesn't keep very well. It might still be edible the next day, but it's guaranteed to spoil by the third day. No matter how hard she tries, after having enjoyed a delicious meal, she doesn't have much of an appetite at this point.
Is this a sweet burden?
Everyone else could only feel a pang of jealousy and then hide from Xiao Man'er to help Yue Jiuyue with the food.
Because it was a gift from Xiaoman'er to her dearest grandmother, she wouldn't allow anyone to take advantage of her grandmother and secretly eat the gift she gave her.
A few days later, seeing that Lin Chaodong still seemed reluctant to leave, Yue Jiuyue, as his "mother," had no choice but to offer him some care and greetings.
"Boss, it's been so many days since we got back, why aren't you ready to leave yet? Are you not planning to go back to the capital, or what?"
It was too coincidental that Lin Chaodong returned on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yue Jiuyue thought they had come back to celebrate the festival.
“Mom, I don’t want to leave. You know I can’t take care of two children and earn money all by myself. It’s hard to find a woman in the city to take care of two children, so I’m thinking of staying home and farming this year. I see that my third and fourth children are doing quite well farming at home, and they earn more than I do outside!”
This was something he hadn't anticipated, something he deeply regretted, and something that solidified his resolve never to go to the state capital again.
"Then, what about Dazhuang's mother?"
Yue Jiuyue still remembers that last year, the couple were so in love that they couldn't bear to be apart, so they left their two children with her to take care of. You know, one of the children was only six months old. How could she, a single woman, know how to take care of infants and toddlers?
Fortunately, she was quite wealthy and happened to buy the Zhou family, so she had no shortage of people who could take care of children.
Otherwise, even if she walked to the city on her own two legs, she would still smash Lin Chaodong's dog head to pieces!
People usually either cause trouble for their fathers or their sons, so why is she being blamed for causing trouble for her mother?
"she?"
Lin Chaobei couldn't help but recall every little thing he had done with Liu Shi since their marriage, including her coldness the last time he saw her and the words she said to him.
His turbulent emotions instantly turned cold.
"Mother, Liu Shi has changed."
Lin Chaodong told Yue Jiuyue everything Liu had said and done since becoming a wet nurse, and he couldn't help but tear up.
"Mother, I really didn't expect that ever since she became that damn wet nurse, she would turn out like that, not even caring about her own child, only thinking about other people's children."
You have no idea, the last time we met, she heard from someone that I had gone back, and she started cursing me before I even entered the door. She kept cursing from outside the door until she saw Lao Si and Xiao Man'er before she stopped. That time, my heart sank.
At that moment, I really wanted to leave that heartless woman; I really wanted a divorce.
But she is Xiaoman'er and Dazhuang's biological mother. How can the two children be without a mother!
"It's perfect timing. I wasn't having a peaceful life in the city anyway, so I thought I'd come back. She's doing quite well in that house; she treats it like her own, and the children like her own. She doesn't need me anymore, nor does she need Xiaoman'er and Dazhuang."
Lin Chaodong burst into tears in front of Yue Jiuyue without any attempt to hide his grief.
Although Yue Jiuyue had heard Lin Chaobei mention it once before, Lin Chaodong was the one directly involved, and his feelings were the most impactful, making her feel a pang of sympathy.
She didn't judge Liu's approach, because everyone has their own way of living.
However, all of Lin Chaodong's misfortunes were caused by that woman.
“Okay, if you don’t want to go to the capital, then we won’t go. Anyway, you still have fields, land, and houses. Even if you don’t go out, you can still earn a lot of money. As long as you work hard, it’s quite easy to make money.”
Yue Jiuyue offered some words of comfort, but she really wasn't good at comforting people. Even she herself felt that what she said was dry and meaningless.
But whether the words are nice or bad, as long as the person hears them thinks they are good, that's fine.
Clearly, Lin Chaodong found Yue Jiuyue's words of comfort quite helpful, and he took them to heart.
"Yes! I will definitely work hard!"
Lin Chaodong wiped away his tears and asked again:
"Mother, can I manage a shop too?"
Yue Jiuyue: (￣ｏ￣)
That was too hasty!
So this was Lin Chaodong's real purpose for this trip!
It's outrageous! She poured all her heart out to the dogs!
"Your two younger brothers are managing the shop, and they're doing a good job. If you're interested, you should learn from them first. If you want to open another shop someday, we can talk about it then."
Yue Jiuyue secretly rolled her eyes. She already had a bad impression of Lin Chaodong, that son of a bitch. She had finally changed her opinion a little because she felt sorry for his plight, but in the end, he was still the same son of a bitch!
From now on, she would pity dogs who couldn't even eat shit, but she would never pity Lin Chaodong again.
"Oh? Okay then."
Lin Chaodong was not satisfied with the result, but he could not refute Yue Jiuyue's words and offend her, otherwise he would not even have a chance to say "we'll talk about it later".
He knew he had been quite unfilial in the past, so this time when he came back, he had been humble and subservient. Who knew that even though he cried so bitterly and sincerely, he couldn't soften Yue Jiuyue's heart in the slightest.
Lin Chaodong left, and Yue Jiuyue could roll her eyes to her heart's content. She rolled her eyes until her frustration had almost dissipated, then rolled one last big eye roll, picked up the mint tea on the table, and gulped it down.
It was as if she had swallowed all the frustrations Lin Chaodong had brought her.
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