It wasn't until Shen Qingqing saw the two women and one man following behind her fourth uncle and fourth aunt, carrying a child, that she realized what was happening. One of the women was heavily pregnant.
Shen Qingqing finally remembered that her fourth great-uncle's cousin's first child was the same age as Shen Hong!
Shen Hong is three years old now!
And in two more years, it will be time to give birth to the younger one!
As for the one with the big belly, that's my fourth maternal aunt.
As soon as Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt saw Grandpa and Grandma standing at the door, they immediately went to greet them. The three adults and one child following behind also greeted Grandpa and Grandma with smiles.
Shen Qingqing sipped her drink, her eyes fixed on the doorway.
Remembering the child's age, Shen Qingqing also remembered what stage this family was at.
That's when the other party was demanding that my aunt have another son before they could get a marriage certificate and move in.
My aunt is now living at the man's house, but the man has never shown his face in front of my aunt's relatives. Every time, he gives my aunt money, and she buys things for herself.
However, Shen Qingqing already knew that her aunt's second child would not be a son, and because it was a daughter, her aunt was abandoned by the man's family before she even finished her postpartum confinement.
My aunt went crazy on the spot, carrying her child and bleeding, and went to the man's house to make a scene, which resulted in her getting one million yuan.
Because her second daughter had brought in a million dollars, the aunt had been quite fond of her when she was young. However, as time went by, the money was gradually spent, and the child grew up and became more and more rebellious. The aunt simply stopped caring about her daughter, which is why she was arrested for theft at the young age of sixteen.
Li Yuxing is actually a very rational person. In her previous life, she helped her fourth uncle's family clean up their messes time and time again, simply because her fourth uncle still had to make offerings for her maternal grandmother's parents' memorial tablets and incense.
Whenever Li Yuxing showed any sign of not wanting to get involved, her fourth uncle would threaten her with the memorial tablet and incense offerings.
Since they basically had no contact in the end in their previous life anyway, Shen Qingqing thought it would be better to stop contacting each other in advance, so that Li Yuxing wouldn't get so angry that she developed a heart problem, just like in her previous life.
With nearly two years until the birth of her second child, Shen Qingqing felt that was enough time for her to completely brainwash her grandmother.
As for today, well, it's a joyous day, so let's not bring up any unlucky things to ruin our good mood.
However, just when Shen Qingqing was trying not to ruin her good mood, someone deliberately tried to cause trouble after the banquet.
After seeing off all the guests who had come to the banquet that day, Li Yuxing and Li Xunli packed up the remaining untouched dishes to take home for dinner.
Shen Qingqing was also there to help hold the bags up.
Fourth Aunt followed suit, having her cousin and cousin's wife help with packing.
Fourth Uncle joined the table where Li Yuxing and Zhang Mingfang had packed their takeout, helping them serve their plates while smiling and saying, "Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, I heard your family's porcelain kiln sold quite a bit?"
According to the order of seniority on Zhang Mingfang's side, Zhang Mingfang is the third child.
Li Yuxing didn't stop packing, and without looking up, asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"There's nothing to do with it. It's just that Xunrong's wife is about to give birth. They said they heard that finding a good postpartum care center would help her recover faster and give birth to the next child sooner." As soon as Fourth Uncle said this, Sima Zhao's intentions were obvious to everyone.
When Shen Qingqing turned her back and looked up to see her parents' reaction, she met their eyes. Shen Qingqing lowered the corners of her mouth and made a face.
Then Li Xunli gave him a reproachful look.
Li Yuxing didn't respond: "Isn't that great? You guys go find out which postpartum care center is better, and then let Xunrong's wife stay there."
"Third sister-in-law, but you know our family's situation. It's a bit difficult to agree to Xunrong's wife's request. But after all, she's pregnant with our grandson and it's her first child, so it's not good to go against her. So, Third sister-in-law, do you think we could help with the money for finding a postpartum care center..." Fourth Uncle revealed his true intentions.
Li Yuxing stopped packing, as everything on the table was already packed. As she moved the food to the next table, she replied, "I can't lend you this money. The porcelain kiln did make some money, but all the money has already been invested in this place you see now."
"Fourth brother, it's not that Third sister-in-law doesn't want to lend money, and she even likes to criticize you, but your family's spending habits are really outrageous."
“When Niu Mei and Xun Rong were young, they spent a lot of money. You two were short of money, and your third sister-in-law could lend you some. Now that you are grandparents, how can you still do this?”
Niu Mei is my aunt's nickname.
Shen Qingqing nodded silently beside her. Speaking of borrowing money, she remembered that in her previous life, her cousin Xunrong had borrowed 30,000 yuan from her family when they were doing well and had an income. He never paid it back until her parents passed away.
It wasn't until later, after Li Xunli fell ill, that Shen Rongzhou remembered this debt and went to Li Xunrong to collect it, but failed to get it back, and that Shen Qingqing found out.
Now that I hear it, it seems that apart from my aunt, who earns money from outside and spends it herself, the rest of this family are all sucking their blood!
“Third sister-in-law, if our family could really manage, we wouldn’t want to ask you for help. But neither of us is very capable. Xunrong’s job doesn’t cover the cost. You see, every year when we sweep Dad’s grave, it’s basically our family who pays for it.” Zhang Mingxian started talking about the deceased elders.
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