Zheng Mulan lost her job and stayed at home for a while. With Yu Qian's eloquent tongue, she recovered quickly.
Even without a job, Zheng Mulan wasn't one to sit idle, so she would often come to the tenement to help take care of her grandchildren.
Liu Yun also admires her mother-in-law's mentality. Even in this situation, she is still willing to take care of her grandchildren. If it were her, she would not care about anyone else!
What if it's another bunch of ingrates? There's nothing she can do; she's the kind of person who, once bitten, twice shy.
Because the courtyard was crowded and noisy, and her house had a lot of stuff and small rooms, Zheng Mulan simply took her grandchildren back to live in the old house.
That day, Zheng Mulan found Liu Yun and said, "Fourth brother's wife, things are getting tighter and tighter. I'm also staying at home now, so I'll come and look after the children for you! Let your cousin go back home!"
Liu Yun knew that things were getting increasingly tense and didn't dare to take any risks, so she agreed.
Zheng Mulan was quite reluctant to part with Liu Lamei when she talked about it, as she and Liu Lamei had gotten along quite well over the past two years.
Liu Lamei accepted it well. In the two years she had been in the city, she had seen a lot of things and naturally knew that things were getting more and more tense. She was also afraid of making a mistake.
Moreover, she has earned quite a lot in the past two years; the vast majority of their family's savings came from her earnings.
When Liu Lamei left, Zheng Mulan gave her a large red envelope, and Liu Yun also gave her one, after all, she had really done her best in the past two years.
After Liu Lamei left, Zheng Mulan took care of the twins. Liu Yun and Yu Qian would take the children back to the tenement in the evenings when they had time, and stay at the old house when they didn't.
Seeing how hard Zheng Mulan works taking care of the children, Liu Yun would bring good things home every few days, as would Yu Qian.
Both of them thought that since Zheng Mulan was helping to take care of the children and they were eating with Zheng Mulan and Yu Jiefang, the two elderly people couldn't bear the household expenses.
So Liu Yun and Yu Qian took care of all the food and clothing at home. Unlike the old courtyard house where there was no privacy, the old house was much more comfortable, so Liu Yun kept bringing home nice things.
This sight made Zheng Mulan frown, and she was very worried. The two children in her second and third sons' families were fighting like this, and things had gotten to this point.
The fourth child's family has three children, which will put a heavier burden on them in the future. Moreover, jobs will become increasingly difficult to find, and prices will definitely rise. After they start working, some will get married, and others will get married. Dowries and betrothal gifts will all need to be prepared, and all of these will cost money.
What she's worried about now is how the fourth son and his wife spend money so extravagantly. They don't feel any pressure now, but what will they do in the future?
Seeing the two of them carrying so many bags, Zheng Mulan finally couldn't help but say, "You two shouldn't buy so much. You should save your money."
Yu Qianhe: "I know, Mom, don't worry, it didn't cost much."
Liu Yun's inner monologue: It really didn't cost much money. They were all grown and raised in her space. She didn't spend a single penny.
Zheng Mulan didn't believe the claim that it didn't cost much. Meat was so expensive these days! They were feeding chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, fish, and eggs—it was never free.
Zheng Mulan: "I'll buy the groceries. You guys should save your money. After all, you have three children! They need money for school."
These three jobs represent a significant expense, as jobs are becoming increasingly expensive these days.
Furthermore, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan will need a bride price when they get married, and Bei Bei will need a dowry when she gets married, so they still need to save some money.
Yu Qianhe: "Mom, don't worry! I know, I know all this, I'm in the know."
Zheng Mulan knew that her youngest son was different from her second and third sons, but after what happened with her second and third sons, she felt uneasy. Seeing the two of them spending so lavishly, she felt uncertain.
Zheng Mulan talked too much, and Liu Yun didn't like listening to it anymore, so the two of them simply took less stuff back to the old house and ate in the courtyard instead.
They would send Zheng Mulan extra cooked food every week. Of course, they also bought food for Zheng Mulan and Yu Jiefang, but it wasn't as good as before, though it was about the same as what Zheng Mulan and the others had eaten before.
Liu Yun and Yu Qianhe rarely go back to the old house for meals anymore, but Zheng Mulan doesn't find it strange, assuming that Yu Qianhe and Liu Yun are busy.
After all, Yu Qianhe must have some "business" outside to be able to get so much stuff, and he certainly wouldn't hide it from Liu Yun, so it's normal that the two of them are busy.
She didn't want the two of them to buy food for the old house, but they wouldn't listen, and there was nothing she could do.
Zheng Mulan was wrong this time. Although Yu Qianhe seemed a bit love-struck, Liu Yun had never questioned his "business" outside, nor had he mentioned it.
Moreover, Liu Yun wasn't helping Yu Qianhe; she herself has her own "business," and all of it is business with no initial investment.
In Zheng Mulan's eyes, she was helping to take care of the children so that Liu Yun and Yu Qian could focus on making money and saving up to find jobs for the triplets later.
However, the truth is pretty much the same, except that Zheng Mulan didn't know that Liu Yun was also doing business, and that she had a space.
The two of them could easily buy jobs for the triplets with their current savings.
However, Liu Yun was still worried that Zheng Mulan would be too busy, so Liu Yun sent the triplets to daycare when they turned two. Zheng Mulan only needed to check on the two of them to see if they were being bullied when she had free time.
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Once the storm had died down, Liu Yun and Yu Qian got to work again. They were busy with a big project: moving. Liu Yun couldn't wait any longer, and with more and more secrets accumulating in their home, they needed to find a quiet, detached house.
Unexpectedly, Yu Qianhe actually found it, so Liu Yun quickly renovated the place and asked Zheng Mulan to help take care of the child for a while.
The two originally planned to ask Yu Jiefang to help them choose an auspicious day after everything was settled before they moved.
However, plans can't keep up with changes, and in the past few days, the courtyard has suddenly been subjected to a biological "poison gas" attack.
Terrified, Yu Qian found an old almanac somewhere, pretended to flip through it, and then fled with Liu Yun overnight.
Zheng Mulan and Yu Jiefang were notified only after the two had moved in.
When Zheng Mulan found out, she gave Yu Qianhe a good scolding. She thought Yu Qianhe had matured and become more stable in recent years, but she didn't expect him to still be so unreliable.
They quickly urged Yu Jiefang to check the almanac and were relieved to learn that the day they moved in was an auspicious day.
Yu Qianhe: "I've already said it all, I've already read it all. Besides, as long as you have the Party in your heart, every day is a good day."
Seeing Yu Qian like this, Zheng Mulan got so angry that she started cursing, "What do you know? You've seen it all, you're kidding me! If you knew anything, you wouldn't have moved house in the evening."
Not only did Zheng Mulan not believe it, but even Liu Yun didn't believe it. Liu Yun felt that when he took out that almanac, it was just a formality, a way to comfort himself.
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