"Sister-in-law Qiaoyue, why don't you go outside for a walk today? It's so lively outside with all the gongs and drums," Xia Xiaoli asked Shen Qiaoyue.
“I’m going to the city to wish my parents a Happy New Year tomorrow, so it’s the same if I go sightseeing again tomorrow,” Shen Qiaoyue replied to Xia Xiaoli’s question as she sat down.
Xiang Shulan poured hot water for Shen Qiaoyue and took out some peanuts and walnuts.
"These were all bought during the New Year, Qiaoyue, would you like to try some?" Xiang Shulan placed them in front of Shen Qiaoyue. Shen Qiaoyue looked at the delicious food, picked up a peanut, and said while peeling it, "Sister Shulan's house is always full of delicious food."
"There are only three people in my family. My child is young, and we can't finish all the food," Xiang Shulan replied with a smile, sitting down to continue sewing the clothes she hadn't finished.
Xiang Shulan has a sewing machine at home, but she doesn't like to use it. Making clothes is just a way to pass the time.
“Being Sister Shulan’s child is really great, so wonderful!” Shen Qiaoyue began to tease, “Everyone in this residential compound envies you, Sister Shulan, for being loved by your husband and always having a smile on your face.”
Shen Qiaoyue could tell that although Zhang Dali was honest and looked fierce, he was very good to his wife.
"Not at all!" Xiang Shulan said modestly.
"My brother is really good to my sister-in-law." Xia Xiaoli looked at Xiang Shulan with envy as she watched her brother and sister-in-law get along so well.
"You're better than your sister-in-law, aren't you?" Shen Qiaoyue raised an eyebrow slightly, asking the question knowing the answer already.
Xia Xiaoli felt shy whenever she thought of Li Qingming, so she lowered her head and continued sewing.
"Look, she's getting shy!" Shen Qiaoyue could tell that Xia Xiaoli was indeed a very easily embarrassed person. "You've been married for over a year, and you're still so easily embarrassed?"
Xia Xiaoli smiled, looked up at Shen Qiaoyue, and said, "No."
"No way, nobody would believe that!" Looking at her like this, Shen Qiaoyue thought of her past self. After being reborn, seeing Lu Chen again made her more and more attracted to him.
"Girl, don't tease her. She's just easily embarrassed," Xiang Shulan said, trying to help Xia Xiaoli out of the awkward situation.
Shen Qiaoyue didn't tease Xia Xiaoli either.
"It's rare that the first day of the Lunar New Year is sunny this year, why didn't you go out to play?" Shen Qiaoyue asked them curiously.
In this city of Fu, it always rains during the Lunar New Year.
This year, however, it was an unprecedented day. The first day of the new year was sunny and clear, without any rain.
“There’s nothing fun outside, I don’t want to go out.” Xia Xiaoli wasn’t new here, and she wasn’t curious about the outside world. “I rarely get three days off, so I definitely want to rest properly. I’m learning from my sister-in-law how to make clothes for the kids.”
Xia Xiaoli looked at the clothes in her hands, a happy smile on her face.
Shen Qiaoyue looked over and saw that it was pink fabric. Xia Xiaoli had studied traditional Chinese medicine with Xu Miaoya and was now a nurse, but her dream was the same as Lu He's: to become a doctor.
Moreover, Xiaoli has a high learning ability, so it seems she knows the gender of the baby in her belly.
"Does Xiaoli hope that she's having a daughter?" Shen Qiaoyue asked tentatively.
"It's a daughter," Xia Xiaoli said directly to Shen Qiaoyue, touching her belly as she added, "Qingming and I have already chosen a name for the baby."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "What's your name?"
"Her nickname is Zaozao, because this child wasn't in our plans, but we had no choice but to bring her into the world. Her formal name is Nianhuan, and we hope she can live a happy life."
Xia Xiaoli touched her belly, becoming happier and happier as she talked.
Shen Qiaoyue could tell that Xia Xiaoli really liked this child; the smile on her face was one of happiness.
"My daughter is wonderful! She's so thoughtful and caring, and having her by my side is the most comforting thing." Shen Qiaoyue, who also has a daughter, thinks her daughter is wonderful.
“Yes, Qingming and I have discussed it and agreed that when our daughter grows up, we will find her a husband so she can stay at home for the rest of her life. We can take good care of her,” Xia Xiaoli added.
“This is a good idea, and it’s clear that you two love your daughter very much,” Shen Qiaoyue said.
Xia Xiaoli lowered her head shyly and said, "This way, Dou Dou won't be lonely, and neither will my Zao Zao. The two sisters can grow up happily."
Li Qingming gave her plenty of confidence and love, her mother-in-law was also a caring person, and Xia Xiaoli loved the child.
Looking at Xia Xiaoli's belly, Shen Qiaoyue thought that it was a blessing for the child to be born into a loving family.
"By the way, Sister-in-law Shulan, I heard there's a long line of people waiting for jobs in the family compound. Is it almost your turn?" Shen Qiaoyue realized and asked about something else.
"I'm next, and my daughter DouDou is old enough to go to daycare. Dali doesn't want me to go to work; he wants me to stay home and take care of our daughter. But I still want to go to work. Everyone else is going to work, and I'm the only one not—it's so boring!"
Xiang Shulan was living a good life, but she still felt very bored staying at home every day.
Shen Qiaoyue nodded and said, "That's true. It's good to have a job, and you won't overthink things. But there's a reason why your husband doesn't let you go to work. Have you forgotten?"
Before Xiang Shulan and Zhang Dali got married, Zhang Dali used his connections to find her a job in the city. Less than a month into her job, she was almost kidnapped. If Zhang Dali hadn't happened to be visiting her in the city that day and rescued her from the kidnappers, she would never have been kept like an animal in that place for the rest of her life.
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