This morning, Shuying was wearing a black waist-length woolen top as usual, with a white scarf around her neck and her hair draped over her shoulders, revealing her extremely beautiful face.

Over the past few months, she had cultivated her skin into a cold white complexion, which was whiter and more translucent than other girls' even after they put on powder. Her face was slightly red from being frozen, and the whiteness was rosy, as if she had put on rouge. Her lips were slightly red, and her radiant face was particularly stunning.

Besides, it is said that clothes make the man. The black woolen shirt that is waist-length and knee-length makes her skin look whiter. She is tall, has a slim waist, long legs, and a good temperament. She does not look rustic like a country girl at all. She even looks more like a big city girl than girls from big cities.

Mrs. Gao, who was in contact with Shuying every day, could feel that she had changed a little. She became more and more beautiful, and her skin became much whiter and tenderer. Not to mention Fang Boran, who hadn't seen Shuying for three months.

The appearance of the tree shadow at this moment had a particularly great impact on Fang Boran, who was staring at it in amazement.

I haven't seen Chen Tuan's wife for just a few months. How come she has changed so much?

No wonder his wife kept saying that Chen Tuan’s wife was a fox, a civet, or a spirit. For a moment, Fang Boran even wondered if Chen Tuan’s wife was a fox, a civet, or a spirit.

Otherwise, how could she have changed so much and still be so fair and beautiful?

Shuying had no idea of ​​Fang Boran's thoughts. She had an average relationship with the Fang couple. Xia Lina was always on guard against thieves, fearing that Fang Boran would hook up with Fang Boran when her husband was not around. Shuying said a few polite words and left.

Fang Boran stared blankly at the back of Chen Tuan's wife as she left, and returned to Fang's house half an hour later. When he got home, Fang Boran was still thinking about why Chen Tuan's wife's face was so white?

In the past he thought his wife's skin was fair, but now after looking at Chen Tuan's wife he finally knows what true fair is. The complexion of Chen Tuan's wife's face can be compared to the snow on the ground.

I don’t know if Chen Tuan will recognize his wife when he comes back!

Fang Boran didn't have any other thoughts. He just felt that Chen Tuan's wife had changed so much that he was amazed.

I don’t know if it was because the complexion of Chen Tuan’s wife’s face left too deep an impression on him, but when he came back at noon and saw his wife in the yard, he actually felt that her skin was a little yellow.

Fang Boran blurted out: "Wife, why is your skin turning a little yellow?"

Xia Lina's face turned pale after hearing these words. She was angry and worried, and hurried back to her room to look in the mirror.

Xia Lina took pictures for a long time but didn't notice that her skin had turned yellow. It was just that her skin was a little dry in winter. She felt relieved. However, when leaving the main room, Xia Lina still carefully asked Fang Boran if her skin had really turned yellow.

Fang Bo then realized that his wife's skin had not changed much. He could only say that Chen Tuan's wife's face had become too white. He had just compared his wife with Chen Tuan's wife, and now he realized that his wife's skin had turned yellow.

Fang Boran certainly couldn't let Xia Lina know this, so he just said perfunctorily that he was mistaken.

Xia Lina thought her man was trying to talk to her on purpose, so she glared at him as she did in the past. Fang Boran didn't feel anything.

Xia Lina also wanted to call Fang Boran into the house to talk about Fang's mother and the matter of raising her two nephews and nieces.

Fang Boran was called into the kitchen by his mother first.

"mother!"

Fang Xiuxiu was washing vegetables in the kitchen while her mother was chopping them. Fang Boran saw that his niece's hands were red from washing the vegetables and frowned slightly: "Xiuxiu, after washing the vegetables, go outside to play with your friends like Xiaobao! You are still young and don't need to work at home all day."

Fang Xiuxiu agreed, and after washing the vegetables, she immediately started a fire for her grandmother.

Not long after, Xia Lina called her to do the laundry again.

These days, his wife and his clothes were all washed by his niece. Thinking of how his wife had nothing to do just now, Fang Boran's face became even uglier, and he said, "Mom, let me talk about my wife later!"

"No, your wife did nothing wrong. Mother also knows that it is not easy for you two to raise two children. Xiuxiu can do housework at home, and it's okay for her to do some work here for Lina. Youngest, don't lose your temper with your wife!" Fang's mother replied.

It’s not that Fang’s mother doesn’t love her niece. Although she is a bit biased towards boys, her granddaughter is her biological daughter after all.

However, Fang's mother is the wet nurse of both children and the mother of the youngest.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Fang's mother would not want to take care of two children and burden her youngest son.

Fang's mother also knew that bringing her two nephews and nieces to live with the youngest son was a burden to him. Originally, the youngest son's wife did not agree to raise two children. She now only hoped that her granddaughter would be more sensible and do more work so that the youngest son and his wife could provide food for the two children. However, doing some work was better than suffering in the village without any food to eat.

Let them endure a little hardship now, and let the youngest brother and his wife help the two children within their ability in the future. Not to mention Xiaobao, it would be a blessing for her granddaughter if she could find a support in the military area with the help of the youngest brother in the future.

So she has no objection to her daughter-in-law often asking her granddaughter to do things.

Fang Boran knew very well that his mother was thinking about him.

But people are afraid of comparison. He used to have no idea about Chen Tuan's wife raising Chen Tuan's nephew, and thought that Chen Tuan's country wife was lucky to marry Chen Tuan. But now he really thinks that it is Chen Tuan, not Chen Tuan's wife, who is lucky. He also thinks it is rare that Chen Tuan's wife is willing to raise Chen Tuan's nephew.

On the contrary, his wife didn't even want him to send some money back to his hometown. She also kept threatening him for a divorce because his two nephews and nieces came to the military area. Every night before going to bed, his wife would force him to send his two nephews and nieces back to his hometown, threatening to go back to her parents' home to get a divorce.

For the first time in his life, Fang Boran felt a deep envy of Chen Tuan.

In the past, he had wanted to compare his wife with Chen Tuan, but now Fang Boran no longer had the desire to compare his wife with Chen Tuan's wife.

Whether it's appearance or other aspects.

Seeing that the youngest child remained silent, Fang's mother was very worried that her youngest child would quarrel with his daughter-in-law. She didn't want the couple to break up because of the child's quarrel.

He repeatedly said that his daughter-in-law didn't ask Xiuxiu to do any heavy work on a daily basis, but washing clothes was nothing.

"Mom, don't worry, I won't make trouble with my wife!" Seeing that Fang's mother was really worried, Fang Boran had to say it. But in his heart, he was thinking about when he would persuade his wife in the evening to not let the children wash their clothes, as it would not be good for her own reputation.

Fang Boran was about to go out but was stopped by his mother. His mother first told him that she had given a bunch of sour beans to the two neighbors yesterday. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Fang's mother also wanted to get along well with the two neighbors, but she was a little worried about her daughter-in-law's comments on the daughter-in-law of the Chen family next door.

Fang's mother did not tell her son what her daughter-in-law said. She only asked about the two neighbors next door.

Fang Boran was very happy that his mother got along well with the Chen and Gao families next door. His wife had always been very self-important and calculative, and didn't like getting along with the two families next door. As a result, his relationship with Chen Tuan and Gao Tuan was a bit awkward for a while.

Fang Boran said, "Mom, our two neighbors are all good people. The Gao Tuan couple and the Chen Tuan couple are excellent people!"

This is different from what her daughter-in-law said.

Fang's mother continued as she cooked, "Yesterday I saw the young wife of the Chen family next door. She was so pretty, but I heard that her behavior was a bit problematic."

When Fang Boran heard his mother's words, he could easily guess that his wife must have said something bad about Chen Tuan's wife to his mother again.

Fang Boran quickly said seriously: "Mom, who told you this? We can't say anything nonsense. I am still the leader of the Chen group next door."

These words scared Fang's mother. Of course, the most important thing in her heart was the future of her youngest son. Fang's mother nodded quickly to show that she would not talk nonsense. Then she heard her youngest son ask if it was Lina who said that, so Fang's mother had to nod.

Fang Boran looked particularly unhappy. He couldn't say bad things about his wife in front of his mother, so he could only say that his wife didn't get along with the wife of Chen Tuan next door.

Fang's mother was still a little skeptical, but then she heard from the youngest son that the chubby and handsome kid next door was not the biological son of Chen's wife but her nephew. He lived next door, and she saw every day what Chen's wife did to the child.

The other person's wife is very honest and has excellent character. She loves the child more than her own child.

Compared to Xia Lina's words of child abuse, Fang's mother certainly believed her youngest son's words more. She knew that those previous words were most likely nonsense made up by her daughter-in-law.

Yesterday she looked carefully at the child and saw that he was well-dressed, well-nourished, and had a rosy complexion. It seemed that the child was living a very good life.

Just because the young daughter-in-law was willing to raise the man's nephew and raised the child so well, Fang's mother looked up to her and no longer doubted her character.

Most likely, it was her own daughter-in-law who was saying bad things about others behind their backs because of the conflict between her and the young daughter-in-law of the Chen family. Fang's mother hated people who said bad things about others behind their backs the most. She thought that such people had character problems, and she immediately felt a little speechless towards her own daughter-in-law.

Seeing that his mother looked unhappy, Fang Boran quickly found an excuse to go out. After all, this was the woman he had always wanted to marry.

He can't even regret it now.

Before leaving the kitchen, Fang Boran asked his mother to put a little more cooking oil so that the dishes would taste better. Not to mention, after his mother came to the military region, he no longer had to spend money to go to the canteen to get food every day. He would have hot dishes and meals to eat every day when he came back. Fang Boran was still very happy.

Shuying had already made an agreement with Li Hongqi's daughter-in-law about making tofu, but Li Hongqi's daughter-in-law said that she would not charge for it and would just ask the two families to send some beans for making tofu.

How can this be possible?

Shuying stuffed some money into the bag, but Li Hongqi's wife refused to take it, saying that if she took the money, people would accuse her of speculation. Shuying also heard Li Hongqi's wife say that the couple especially liked to eat stewed vegetables with mushroom meat sauce, which tasted especially good. So Shuying had no choice but to give them more beans, and also to send some to the couple when she made hot pot base.

After returning home, she told this to Mrs. Gao, saying that Li Hongqi's wife did not ask for money and gave her more beans, which ruined Mrs. Gao's happiness.

Mrs. Gao was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. She decided to give Li Hongqi's wife more beans. She couldn't let someone work for you in vain, right? She sighed at how honest Li Hongqi's wife was.

She also talked about how she stir-fried minced meat and sour beans with mushroom meat sauce as she said yesterday, and it tasted really good. Her husband and children ate several big bowls of rice in the evening, and her husband even praised her cooking skills.

Mrs. Gao was so happy last night. She praised her stir-fried dishes and stews with mushroom and meat sauce.

Shuying pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that compared to mushroom meat sauce, hot pot base, stews and stir-fried dishes were more delicious.

The weather is cold, so eating hot pot is a good idea. Shuying plans to make it when she has time, but she will have to see if there are any soup pots available at the next market.

After chatting with Mrs. Gao for a while, Mrs. Gao comforted her that Chen Tuan would be back soon. Shuying nodded and went back to her own yard first.

Several children were playing in her yard. Seeing that her children were well behaved and their clothes were not dirty, and the tree shadows were dry and crisp, she changed her plan to make pork fat and fried oil residue for lunch.