After washing the dishes, Shen Qiaoyue looked around but didn't see Liu Xinlan or Xu Qianli.
Only after asking did I learn that Xu Qianli had gone with a group of people to tidy up the new house, and Liu Xinlan was also helping out. They had brought back a lot of furniture from the army's logistics department.
It seems that Xu Qianli is eager to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber today.
Weddings are lively events; a single meal requires preparing several dishes, with each family contributing their own bowls and chopsticks.
After Shen Qiaoyue and Zhang Juanjuan finished washing the dishes, a large bag of peanuts needed to be shelled.
Xu Miaoya, Zhang Juanjuan, and Shen Qiaoyue peeled the shells together.
Grandma Zhao, leaning on her cane, came over and joined in peeling peanuts.
When Shen Qiaoyue saw Liu Jiansheng peeling peanuts, he used all his strength to crack the shells.
"Jiansheng, you're amazing!" Whenever Shen Qiaoyue saw a child, she would inexplicably become kind and gentle.
"Auntie, I'm amazing too." Seeing Liu Jiansheng being praised, Xu Xiaosi immediately used all her strength to crush the food and offered it to Shen Qiaoyue, begging for praise.
Shen Qiaoyue patted Xu Xiaosi's head and praised her gently, "Xiaosi, you're just as amazing as Brother Jiansheng!"
Grandma Zhao chuckled a few times and teased Shen Qiaoyue, "Qiaoyue, you're the kind of mother who'll never offend either of your children."
"Aunt Zhao, what are you saying? I just don't want the children to be unhappy because of something an adult said." Shen Qiaoyue explained while peeling peanuts, looking at Jiansheng's well-behaved appearance and Xu Xiaosizhe's cute appearance. "Children are straightforward, so we should praise them more and not compare them. Children's lives are their own choices when they grow up, and adults should actually give them more companionship and care."
Shen Qiaoyue grew up with her older sister, as her parents were both busy with work.
When she was little, her family had a nanny, but as she grew older, her older sister was able to take care of her, and the nanny went back to her hometown.
Over the years, Shen Qiaoyue has grown up under her older sister's protection.
People like Liu Jiansheng and Xu Xiaosi are always very busy when they are with them.
“Yes, Xiaosi’s parents are busy with work and don’t have time to take care of her, so I, as her aunt, have taken her in.” Xu Miaoya looked at Xu Xiaosi and listened to Shen Qiaoyue’s words, and agreed.
However, after Xu Miaoya finished speaking, her eyes were full of heartache for Xiaosi. In fact, Xiaosi's parents had already passed away, but she couldn't tell Xiaosi yet, for fear that she wouldn't be able to bear it.
He looked up and touched Xu Xiaosi's face, teasing her with a smile: "Xiaosi's personality is just like mine. She likes to express herself since she was little. Just now, she took the initiative to ask for praise. She doesn't keep anything to herself, but I like it."
As Xu Xiaosi listened to her aunt praising her, she sat on a small stool to the side and leaned against Xu Miaoya's lap.
Shen Qiaoyue could easily tell that Xu Miaoya really liked this niece.
Liu Jiansheng waved his hand and said, "Aunt Xu, I also think Xiao Si is very amazing. She is so beautiful. Can she call me brother? I will protect Xiao Si from now on."
The child looked at Xu Miaoya with sincere eyes and said this.
"Xiao Si, what do you think?" Xu Miaoya didn't make a decision for Xiao Si, but instead asked for Xiao Si's opinion.
Xu Xiaosi is not very old, but she has her own ideas.
"Okay, Brother Jiansheng!" Xu Xiaosi exclaimed happily.
“There are the most children in this residential compound. Xiao Si is probably going to school with Jian Sheng now,” Grandma Zhao said again.
Xu Miaoya said, "We're going to kindergarten tomorrow. We just got back and the paperwork is done. We're planning to go tomorrow."
Xiao Si and Liu Jiansheng squatted down and started playing.
"Qiaoyue, it's been over a month since you married Commander Lu. Time really flies! Haven't you considered having children anytime soon?" The topic of having children is always brought up after marriage.
Shen Qiaoyue was enlightened by a remark from Old Madam Zhao.
My period hasn't come for the past month.
She finally remembered that she had forgotten about this. In her past life, she was hospitalized because of menstrual cramps, and in her dream, the doctor told Lu Chen that she had miscarried.
Shen Qiaoyue remembered this matter before Lu Chen returned, but she forgot about it because she was busy.
“We’ll let nature take its course; if it happens, we’ll have it.” Although Shen Qiaoyue wasn’t sure if she was pregnant, she responded truthfully to what Mrs. Zhao said.
“I also long to have a child of my own!” Zhang Juanjuan said with emotion. “I’ll be so bored living alone in the family compound when Jiansheng goes to school.”
She had initially helped take care of Bai Le's child, but Liu Jiansheng was very well-behaved, and Zhang Juanjuan genuinely liked him, so she treated Liu Jiansheng like her own son.
It's no secret that she can't have children.
"You're still young. Lose weight first, then take it easy and you'll have a chance," Bai Le said, bringing over a bowl, pulling up a stool, and sitting down to comfort Zhang Juanjuan.
But Zhang Juanjuan wasn't happy at all, nor was she particularly sad, since she had already accepted the reality.
"I take your kind words!"
While Shen Qiaoyue was chatting with everyone, a figure appeared, and Shen Qiaoyue felt that she was being stared at.
Liu Yashi returned from outside, bringing two people with him.
"The commander is back!" everyone greeted.
"He's back. Xu Qianli is officially a member of the family compound today, so as his superior, I had to come and see him."
Shen Qiaoyue looked over when she heard the sound and saw Jiang Jinyao and the female lead, Jiang Jinjing.
Jiang Jinjing also noticed Shen Qiaoyue.
What's meant to be will be; if it's meant to be, there's no escaping it!
Liu Yashi looked at An Lude, who had come to help, and waved to him, saying, "An Lude, this is a friend I brought. Please entertain him. I'm going to check on that kid Xu Qianli."
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