The next morning, Qin Nianchen and Xianjun took Liwen out to buy things, while Yang Yufen was busy at home.
"Both chicken and fish are being fried now, just like the traditional New Year's treats."
Aunt Wang helped tidy up the large pile of things Yang Yufen had brought back.
"It's rare for the whole family to be together. This is more lively than the Lunar New Year, so of course we have to make more. Now that we have a refrigerator, it can be stored for a while. When they leave, we can give them some to take with them."
Yang Yufen held the kitchen knife and never stopped.
"Godmother, I'm here to help you."
Wang Shuo returned carrying a bucket, and all he could hear was a rustling sound.
"What are you carrying?"
"It's crab. It's a new project the students are trying this year, and they're doing quite well. I figured I must have bought all the other vegetables, but crabs are in season now, though they might not be easy to find. So, I brought some from the students."
"It's such a big one, it's been well taken care of."
Yang Yufen curiously came over to take a look.
“This student is indeed talented. Ordinary students focus on one thing, like planting crops. But he thinks about how low the price of crops is and how hard farmers work. He thinks about what he can do to increase farmers’ income while they are farming. He is a man of action.”
“Most people can think of intercropping to grow crops with higher economic value, but he has come up with new ideas. He has a lot of clever ideas. He learns from me and also goes to the animal husbandry department to audit classes. I will bring him home next time so you can see him.”
"It seems you like this student very much."
Hearing her son's words, Aunt Wang knew that he valued this student. Her son had never praised a student like this before.
“This kid came from a rural area and his family isn’t well-off either, but he’s a smart kid, so I thought I’d help him out as much as possible.”
"Help the rural kids if you can. You should pay more attention to Fang Fen's child while your mother is still able to help take care of him."
"Mom, actually, having Yaoyao and Miaomiao is enough for me."
“You’ve done enough. Have you asked Fang Fen, Miao Miao, and Yao Yao? You’re a grown man, you can’t feel that pressure. If the family’s situation were just average, it would be fine. But now that we have the means, Fang Fen is willing, and Miao Miao and Yao Yao have no objection to having a younger brother or sister.”
“But this means that one of us, Fang Fen, has to give up our work, which isn’t fair to Fang Fen.”
“I bought an apartment and registered it under Fang Fen’s name. In the future, it will be up to Fang Fen to decide which child it is given to.”
"Mom, when did you buy the house?"
Wang Shuo looked completely bewildered.
"During the Chinese New Year."
"Mom, you're really good at keeping secrets."
The times have shaped us; even with the one-child policy, there are still quite a few families who want more children.
Compared to sneaking around, their family has two girls and their situation is special. After paying the fine, having another child wouldn't be a problem.
Sometimes, women care more about having children than men, which is a shackle imposed on them by society that is not easily broken.
Wang Shuo waited for Fang Fen to get off work. After the two talked alone, Wang Shuo was certain that it wasn't a conflict between his wife and mother-in-law. His wife did indeed want to have another child, and his two daughters' anticipation for their future younger siblings far exceeded his expectations.
Aren't you afraid that your parents will neglect you once they have a younger brother or sister?
"Grandma said that if it's a little sister, she'll be all sweet and soft, and we can give her all our little dresses to wear and dress her up. If it's a little brother, we can spank him if he's naughty, but he can do heavy work when he grows up. That's called valuing boys over girls."
Miao Miao looked completely innocent, while Yao Yao patted her little sister's head.
“It’s wrong to hit your younger brother, but if he’s done something wrong, we should help him correct it.”
"Can't we play? What a pity."
Miao Miao looked disappointed. She wanted to be a strong older sister. She couldn't bear to hit her younger sister, and she couldn't hit her younger brother either. She decided to have the younger sister; she thought she was more fun.
Wang Shuo was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
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