Qin Xiaoyu didn't dare to argue with her, and Xiao Jin even less so. They could only secretly express their opinion: "Aunt Qin, please reserve a spot for me. I definitely want to be a model; it's only a matter of time."
Deng Jianyan had no objection to Xiao Jin's choice. Unlike Zhou Yue, he was not insistent on it. As long as his daughter was happy, that was all that mattered.
"Don't confront her directly. Let her give birth to the baby quietly. If there are too many babies, she won't be able to take care of you." Deng Jianyan acted as a peacemaker and calmed Xiao Jin down first.
Despite her words, Zhou Yue had more important things to do. Hearing that Qin Xiaoyu's wedding was approaching, she busied herself drawing sketches and designing her wedding dress.
"Sis, what's so important? You're having trouble breathing, don't tire yourself out!" Qin Xiaoyu was heartbroken.
"Don't give me that! If you don't wear the wedding dress I designed for your wedding, I'll be miserable!" Zhou Yue was stubborn too.
Because of her large belly, she couldn't sit still, and it took her several days to finish just half of a drawing. She couldn't finish it during the day, so she worked on it at night. Deng Jianyan was on the verge of tears.
That night, Qin Xiaoyu had just finished showering and returned to her room when, snap, the lights went out.
She rushed to the window; all the other buildings had lights on, but building number one was experiencing a power outage. "It's too late," she thought, "don't bother anyone," and dozed off.
The next morning, before she could even ask, the power was already on. The same thing happened the following day, and Qin Xiaoyu realized something was wrong.
She quietly ran downstairs and saw Deng Jianyan just coming in from outside. He quickly raised his index finger when he saw her.
"Isn't this just to let her get some peace and quiet to sleep for a while?" Deng sighed.
"With the power outage and no air conditioning or fans, will my sister be able to sleep?" Qin Xiaoyu asked doubtfully.
"I'll fan her, okay? As long as she's willing to lie in bed." Deng Jianyan was really going all out.
"It's so dark, can Mom and Dad manage?" Qin Xiaoyu was worried that the elderly couple might fall or get hurt again. But when she went upstairs, she saw Zhou Xing's mother holding a shiny flashlight, which Deng Jianyan had arranged.
He was willing to do anything for his daughter.
So when Zhou Yue's first draft came out, Qin Xiaoyu didn't even look at it before exclaiming, "Wow! It's so beautiful!"
Not a single family member dared to object; they all unanimously agreed, and that was the one.
"My mom's design philosophy is just different. This wedding dress would look absolutely stunning on my aunt," Xiao Jin kept flattering.
"Really? It seems I've actually improved since I stopped practicing for a while."
"Yes, that's called accumulating knowledge and skills for a big breakthrough. Honey, you haven't been drawing for a while, so you've been saving up all your skills. Now that you've finally unleashed them, they're bound to be masterpieces, right?" Deng Jianyan beamed as he coaxed Zhou Yue back to enjoy the air conditioning and rest during her pregnancy.
Fearing that Zhou Yue might change her mind again, Qin Xiaoyu quickly sent the blueprints to Xu Xiaoqing.
"Adding some embellishment to the shoulders would be nice. The collar is too high, making the neck look short, and the hem is too long..."
"Change it however you like, you don't need to tell me." Qin Xiaoyu suddenly realized that getting married was quite troublesome.
When she returned from Shanghai, she brought a dress for her third aunt, but she hasn't delivered it yet. It's not that she doesn't have time; it's just a matter of driving. She simply doesn't want to see her maternal grandmother; she finds it annoying to hear her swear.
I heard that the two buildings in front have recently started renovations, and my third aunt has been supervising the construction, so I took my dress and went to see her.
The mid-1980s was a period of transition from single-story houses to multi-story buildings. Many families were no longer satisfied with the common white walls and cement floors after suddenly moving from dark and cramped single-story houses to spacious and bright multi-story buildings.
The floors are mostly painted red, but some more fashionable ones will be varnished to give them their natural wood color.
My third uncle has always had a forward-thinking mindset, and this time was no exception. He used solid wood for the entire renovation, from the windowsills to the platform, everything was made of solid wood. Although it looks clumsy, it is indeed unique in a renovation dominated by plywood.
Back then, timber was cheap and abundant, so there were many large planks with fewer seams, requiring less glue and making it more environmentally friendly. Qin Xiaoyu looked around the house and understood immediately: her third uncle was in a hurry to move, and judging by the way it looked, his family was going to be the first to move in.
But when her third aunt took the dress, she didn't smile at all, and her eyes were swollen. Qin Xiaoyu understood then that the old woman was up to her old tricks again.
"Third Aunt, if you have any problems, just tell me, and I'll stand up for you."
“Little Fish, let me tell you, if we lived together, she would drive me crazy.” Auntie San said, and then burst into tears.
Qin Xiaoyu, with her sharp eyes, pulled her arm over and saw a burn on her wrist, still red, with a large, bulging blister filled with pus.
"What happened? We need to take you to the hospital!"
"She deliberately burned me, and then blamed me for being careless..."
"I understand, Third Aunt, leave this to me." Qin Xiaoyu had no choice but to take action.
The following evening, she came again, this time with another person. When Aunt Wang approached, many people recognized her, and their greetings were respectful.
Qin Xiaoyu came over tonight, as arranged. Everyone was there, including my third uncle and my maternal grandmother.
My third uncle is a businessman and believes in these things. He was overjoyed to hear that he could find Granny Wang to look at the feng shui.
Aunt Wang entered the house without giving them any face, refusing even a cigarette, and turned the compass around for a while. Then she started muttering to herself.
"Third brother, I'm telling you, why are you doing all this useless stuff? If you could calculate all the wealth and glory, would you even need to make money? You could just lie down and wait!" Grandma wasn't skeptical, but since Qin Xiaoyu had brought the person, she wanted to deflate her ego.
"What's your zodiac sign?" Aunt Wang asked her third aunt first.
I was born in the Year of the Tiger.
"And you?"
I was born in the Year of the Dragon.
“A battle between a dragon and a tiger, your family is certainly lively, but even though you’re the dragon suppressing the tiger, the man in charge still has the final say.” As Aunt Wang finished speaking, her third uncle smiled. Northeastern men are all concerned about their reputation, and they are happy to hear that he is the head of the household.
What's the old lady's zodiac sign?
"What business is it of yours what my zodiac sign is!" Grandma retorted. Uncle and Aunt didn't dare reveal their zodiac signs.
"You have an older sister, right?" Aunt Wang suddenly asked.
"I'm the eldest in my family, I don't have any older sisters." Grandma got really excited when she heard this, and her neck stretched out even longer.
Qin Xiaoyu inwardly cursed. On the way here, she had explained the situation at her maternal grandmother's house, intending to provide Wang Da Niang with material for her deception when she was calculating accounts. But what was this old woman up to? She had even started to elaborate herself! Now all her efforts had been wasted. There was no way her grandmother would believe her now.
“They definitely existed, but the person is gone. They’ve been gone since they were little.” Aunt Wang continued counting on her fingers, still puzzled.
“There is one.” Grandma’s expression suddenly changed.
"I told you so. Let me tell you, this older sister died too young and harbored resentment, so she couldn't be reincarnated. Now she's with you two, and she's ended up in your bodies." Aunt Wang pointed, startling Grandma into teleporting behind Qin Xiaoyu, as if she had indeed seen something on her third uncle and aunt.
"What do you mean?" Third Uncle also felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but turn around to look.
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