"I'll treat everyone to wedding candy then." Zhang Hehua thought to herself, "My son is really capable. He got Xia Xiaoli to agree to the marriage with just a few words. I tried everything to persuade her, but she couldn't get her to agree."
Zhang Hehua happily went to Xiang Shulan's house and handed the two money-saving notebooks she had just used to her to Xia Xiaoli.
Holding Xia Xiaoli's hand, he said, "Child, from now on we are family. This is over five thousand yuan, which is Li Qingming's money, and this is over two thousand yuan, which is your betrothal gift."
Zhang Hehua was also happy and said, "Xiaoli, I'll take the afternoon off tomorrow and take you to the city to buy gifts. We'll get plenty of fabric, quilts, wardrobes, and all those 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a type of revolving door, a watch, a radio, and a watch). You should rest well today. I'm going to make a call now."
Xia Xiaoli wanted to return the money to Zhang Hehua.
"Auntie, take this money back? I have to go to work tomorrow!" Xia Xiaoli said, and Zhang Hehua had already disappeared.
Shen Qiao also noticed that Zhang Hehua left the family compound with a light and cheerful demeanor, and a smile on her face.
Shen Qiaoyue couldn't help but tease, "It seems that it won't be long before we can have wedding banquets in the family compound again!"
"A wedding banquet is a good thing, it shows that our family compound is thriving!" Jiang Jinyao hugged Da Nian and pinched his cheek: "Maybe Da Nian's future wife will come from this family compound!"
"Don't be so sure. These kids have grown up together since they were little, so they've already lost a lot of the novelty. How long can they stay together?" Shen Qiaoyue didn't think that Da Nian's future wife would be in the family compound, but she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't. "Our Da Nian is not even a year old yet, so let's not talk about this. When Da Nian grows up, he can find someone he likes."
As Shen Qiaoyue spoke, she reached out and touched Da Nian's chin to tease him.
"Uh-huh……"
As soon as Shen Qiaoyue finished speaking, Danian mumbled a few words that were incomprehensible.
“Our big New Year is just a few months away, and the baby will almost be able to start talking!” Shen Qiaoyue has been hearing her child making “ba…” sounds lately.
“Da Nian probably likes his dad more; he pronounces it like ‘Dad’!” Shen Qiaoyue started to get jealous. “I’m the one who spends the most time with him!”
Looking at the Lunar New Year, my heart aches.
"Mom...Mom..." Da Nian started sending out these overlay images again, "Hmm...Hmm..."
Da Nian wants his mother to hold him. He reaches out his hands for her to hold him, and he gets angry if she doesn't.
Shen Qiaoyue reached out and took the child in her arms, comforting him.
Da Nian nestled in his mother's arms and began calling out "Mom~ Mom~".
Chu Wanfang came out and called to Shen Qiaoyue, "Don't let the child call for his mother. People say that the one who calls for his mother first is the one who suffers the most. You should let Danian call for his father."
"Is that even a thing?" Jiang Jinyao couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue also looked at her mother with curiosity.
"That's what Qiaoyue's grandma used to say. When Qiaoyue's older brother and sister were born, they called out 'Dad' first. Later, when they could call other people, the children would ask Dad to do everything. I was so happy." Chu Wanfang couldn't help but laugh when she thought of that scene.
Hearing this, Shen Qiaoyue asked again, "Then, Mom, what happened later? Were you tired or was Dad tired?"
"Of course it's your dad who's tired. He has to take you everywhere, while I'm happy and carefree at home. The only one who doesn't call you 'Dad' first is you. You always call me 'Mom'! Now I'm here taking care of your child. How can I not be suffering?" Chu Wanfang couldn't help but tease.
"Mom~" Shen Qiaoyue said in a coquettish tone as she looked at Chu Wanfang.
Chu Wanfang shook her head helplessly and said, "I still prefer going to work!"
Taking care of children is really tiring. Chu Wanfang has to take care of three children every day, and she's about to get a headache.
Looking at these children day after day, Chu Wanfang looked forward to the children growing up so that she wouldn't have to bother washing their clothes and feeding them formula here.
Shen Qiaoyue leaned on Chu Wanfang's shoulder and said, "Mom, you've worked so hard. I know you're the best."
Shen Qiaoyue knew her mother was tired, but she had no choice; she had to go to work to earn money for her two children!
People always go to bed early at this time of year. Every household in the residential compound has their lights on, but this is expensive, so everyone tries to save on electricity bills. After everyone has finished eating, taken a shower, and rested, they go to bed.
Xia Xiaoli couldn't sleep that night. She agreed to marry Li Qingming, but she didn't know if it was the right thing to do. Li Qingming had someone he loved, and she wondered if she would be constantly compared to him after marrying him!
I got up, turned on the bedside lamp, and looked at the money that Li Qingming's mother had given me.
It's like a hot potato.
Looking at the money, and recalling what Zhang Hehua had said, she was also puzzled. Did Zhang Hehua know that she and Li Qingming had a relationship, or did she not know?
Otherwise, why would they value her so much?
"Xiaoli, are you still awake?" Xiang Shulan knocked on the door and asked.
Xia Xiaoli quickly put the passbook back into the drawer and said, "That one isn't asleep yet, he's here."
Xia Xiaoli got up to open the door.
Seeing that Xiaoli was still awake, Xiang Shulan asked worriedly, "Xiaoli, your sister-in-law can't sleep either, so I came to ask you something?"
"Sister-in-law, come in." Xia Xiaoli quickly invited Xiang Shulan in.
Xia Xiaoli sat on her bed, and Xiang Shulan sat beside her, taking Xia Xiaoli's hand and asking, "Xiaoli, are you still sad because of that?"
Xia Xiaoli stared at Xiang Shulan, but she did not respond.
Xiang Shulan thought Xia Xiaoli was still upset about that incident.
Holding Xia Xiaoli's hand, he comforted her, "Xiaoli, Battalion Commander Li Qingming is a good person. You definitely won't suffer if you marry him. On your wedding night, just ask them to turn off the lights. The first and second times are the same. These days, just take good care of your health and try to get pregnant with Li Qingming's child after you marry him. That way, they won't do anything to you!"
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