In the Gao family's main hall, Mrs. Gao was having lunch while telling her husband about the gossip about the Fang family. She said that the old lady was sensible, and Deputy Captain Fang was filial, but Xia Lina was too unreasonable.

Mrs. Gao frowned and said, "I didn't expect Xia Lina to be this kind of person. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest brother of the Fang family gave her a place in the army, we wouldn't have said anything to her. But she knows how Deputy Colonel Fang became a soldier and owes the eldest brother of the Fang family a big favor. Now she's not willing to give her two children a bite of food. No wonder the old lady is so disappointed that she asks Deputy Colonel Fang for pension!"

Gao Tuan was originally a very filial person. His parents were very partial to him, but he was also filial. So after hearing what Xia Lina did, Gao Tuan raised his eyebrows and thought Xia Lina was too outrageous. "What does Deputy Fang think?"

"Thanks to Deputy Headmaster Fang for having a conscience, I am willing to pay half of my salary to the old lady." Mrs. Gao thought to herself that if her parents-in-law could understand the old lady of the Fang family and think about their husbands, she would be willing to support her parents-in-law, not to mention sending money home.

Gao Tuan then nodded in satisfaction, and while picking up the dishes he told Mrs. Gao not to learn from Xia Lina's shameful behavior and to learn more from her younger siblings.

Mrs. Gao rolled her eyes and thought that Yang Meizi's mother-in-law was also a generous and good mother-in-law. She knew that the woolen coats Yang Meizi had worn were sent by her mother-in-law, and each of these woolen coats was at least dozens of pieces larger.

The more Mrs. Gao thought about it, the more she felt that the Chen Tuan family was quite unusual.

If her parents-in-law were half as good to her as Yang Meizi's mother-in-law, she would not say a word about being filial to them.

Even though her parents-in-law are only good to her husband and children, she has no objection to being filial to them.

So, thinking about how her parents-in-law treated her family, Mrs. Gao was filled with anger and didn't want to say a word.

Captain Gao didn't notice the unusual look on Mrs. Gao's face. He was feeling sad that Deputy Captain Fang had a hard time. He used to envy Deputy Captain Fang for marrying a beautiful wife, but the more jealous he was then, the more sympathetic he felt now.

Deputy Commander Fang's training condition has not been very good recently. There are dark shadows under his eyes and you can tell at a glance that he has not slept well.

Seeing Chen Yi playing with her three children, Mrs. Gao called Chen Yi into the main room and asked him if he had eaten lunch and whether he wanted to try her dishes.

"No, I'll eat it, Auntie!" Chen Yi said politely in a childish tone.

Chen Yi has been drinking milk every day recently and eating well. She looks particularly good, but you can tell at a glance that she has gained weight and grown a little taller.

Mrs. Gao also knew that Chen Yi drank milk every day, and she thought that drinking milk was really useful. However, when she thought about the cost, Mrs. Gao was reluctant to buy any milk.

Because of the Fang family's affairs, Mrs. Gao once again felt that Chen Yi was such a lucky child to have met such a kind and nice aunt like Yang Meizi.

Mrs. Gao now really admires Yang Meizi's character. She was reluctant to buy milk for her own son, let alone her nephew. Only Yang Meizi treated this child better than her own child. She was afraid that the child would not be ungrateful, so she deliberately said a few words that the Fang siblings helped with housework every day, but their aunt was still unwilling to support two of them.

Chen Yi frowned and looked solemn when he heard this.

Mrs. Gao said that he must treat his aunt as his own mother and be filial to her in the future.

Gao Tuan was dissatisfied: "What nonsense did you say to the child?"

Mrs. Gao was also angry: "I am not teaching the child. Sister Yang has spent a lot of time and effort on Chen Yi! She treats him better than his own mother!"

Isn't she afraid that the child won't be grateful to Miss Yang when he grows up?

Chen Yi was a precocious child. He understood what Mrs. Gao said and nodded seriously: "I will be filial to my aunt. I will give all the money I earn to my aunt."

Needless to say, Chen Yi acted like a mature little adult, which made Mrs. Gao laugh.

Mrs. Gao joked: "All the money has been spent on your aunt, what will your wife do?"

Chen Yi frowned and said in disdain, "I don't want a wife! A wife is not tasty and I have to pay for it. All the money I earn in the future will belong to my aunt. I won't spend it on anyone else! If she is willing to give me money, I will think about it!"

The Gao Tuan couple laughed out loud at the childish words spoken by the little boy.

Gao Tuan laughed and said, "Are you going to be a gigolo?"

"What is a white face? Is it delicious?"

Gao Tuan and Mrs. Gao laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.

Deputy Captain Fang, who was sympathized by Captain Gao, was serving dishes and preparing for lunch. His wife wasn't awake yet, so he breathed a sigh of relief. At the dinner table, he told Fang's mother that he would give her half of his salary once it was paid.

Her son still had a conscience, and Fang's mother, who had used to look unhappy, softened a little. She thought about it carefully and did not refuse this time.

Even if Fang's mother was a little soft-hearted before, her daughter-in-law had the guts to scold her to her face, calling her an old fool. How could she expect her daughter-in-law to be nice to her grandchildren in the future?

Fang's mother decided that if the youngest son really paid his salary, she would accept it and make plans for the two children as early as possible.

The only person she owes in her life is not the youngest but the eldest.

Now that the eldest son is gone, she always has to think more about his two children. The youngest son has a higher salary, so keeping half of his salary is enough for her to spend.

It is settled.

Shuying went back to the main room to eat. Chen Yi was not there. Shuying guessed that the child probably went to play with the Gao brothers next door, so she was not in a hurry and sat at the table to eat lunch.

Now, remembering what Mrs. Gao asked her at the door of her house, Shuying felt guilty for ruining her own mother's reputation.

The reason why she didn't make up any nonsense was because, after all, her sending her second sister-in-law to the Revolutionary Committee and her mother sending her second sister-in-law to the Revolutionary Committee were two completely different things.

Not to mention that she made this up, if she said it was her, I'm afraid that no matter how close Mrs. Gao was to her, she would have to distance herself from her.

Her mother was different. After all, she was the elder. Others would only think about how unfilial her second sister-in-law was and would not think about anything else. Shuying could only apologize for her own mother in her heart.

Zhu Wenwen had betrayed her second brother so badly, and Shuying felt no guilt at all for saying bad things about her.

In a blink of an eye, it was three days before the New Year. She had prepared all the New Year's goods, but her man had not come back yet, which made her feel uneasy.

Since she didn’t have an oven, she didn’t make egg yolk shortbread yet, so she only made snowflake shortbread.

Since her man is not around, Shuying doesn't have to worry about exposing her secrets, as she can redeem the ingredients from her mall.

First, boil the butter and add marshmallows. When the snowflake crisps are in a stringy state, add biscuits, cranberries, peanuts, almonds, and dried strawberries. They are especially fragrant.

After mixing evenly, put it in a mold and flatten it with a rolling pin, cut it into small pieces, sprinkle with milk powder, and the finished snowflake crisps will look particularly beautiful.

She tasted a small piece and it tasted very good. I think the child would love it.

The children were not at home, so Shuying sealed the prepared snowflake crisps in a bag and prepared to give them as snacks to the children when they came to her house to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival.

In addition to the snowflake crisps, she also made some potato chips, and added other peanuts, melon seeds and candied fruit to make it almost done.

At almost two o'clock in the afternoon, Gao Zhi took his fishing rod to the main hall of the Chen family and said carefully: "Aunt Yang, my second son and I are going to take my younger brother to the river behind the mountain to ice fish. We will keep an eye on my younger brother!"

His mother was digging, and Gao Zhi also wanted to go fishing to improve his diet.

After hearing what Gao Zhi said, Shuying's eyes lit up and she became interested.

She had bought some fish before and had eaten them all. The mall also had frozen fish but they were not fresh. Coincidentally, she had quite a few lucky rewards, so Shuying immediately became interested and asked Brother Gaozhi to wait for her for a while and she would go with him.

Gao Zhi was still worried that Aunt Yang would not be happy to let them take Chen Yi's brother with them. When he heard that Aunt Yang was also going, Gao Zhi was very happy and nodded quickly.

After changing clothes, Shuying followed Gao Zhi out with the bucket.

The two brothers and their children were already waiting at the door of the Gao family. Mrs. Gao at the door did not agree. She thought it was fine for the eldest and second sons to go for fun, but why take the third son and Chen Yi? What if something happened to the two children?

However, seeing that the children insisted on going, Mrs. Gao could only ask the second child to take good care of Chen Yi and her third child.

Gao Xiang was already a little impatient after being told off by Mrs. Gao for so long, and said, "I know, mother!"

Mrs. Gao had just finished telling her second son what to do when she saw Sister Yang also carrying a bucket. She was surprised and asked, "Sister Yang, are you going too?"

"Yes, sister-in-law, I happen to have nothing to do this afternoon. Let's go and check with the kids, in case we catch any fish?" said Shuying.

Mrs. Gao choked and thought that there were really no fish in the river behind the mountain. Her eldest and second sons went fishing a few days ago but didn't see any fish. Mrs. Gao didn't even expect that her eldest and second sons would be able to catch any fish.

For fear of offending Sister Yang, Mrs. Gao had to keep silent. However, she felt more at ease knowing that Sister Yang, an adult, was with her.

Before going to the back mountain, Shuying thought about how difficult it was for Fang's mother and brothers next door, so he asked his children to ask Fang's siblings if they wanted to go with them.

With her around, you're guaranteed to catch fish.

Chen Yi was very excited about going fishing in the back mountain, especially since his aunt wanted to go with them. Chen Yi was so happy that his round face turned red with excitement. He immediately obeyed and ran as fast as a firecracker, calling the Fang brothers and sisters to join him.

When Chen Yi went to call the Fang siblings, Mrs. Gao started nagging her about the Fang family's gossip, saying how Xia Lina had been making trouble these days, especially how Deputy Commander Fang had just received his salary a few days ago, and he actually gave half of it to Fang's mother, and the old lady also took it. This made Xia Lina feel very upset, and she ran back to her parents' home in the county town after the trouble yesterday.

Mrs. Gao approached the tree and said, "I heard from my husband that Deputy Commander Fang had a good sleep last night!"

While complaining, "What do you think Xia Lina wants? If she had lived a good life before and not made trouble, and the old lady could help the couple cook every day, and the little niece of the Fang family was sensible and could help a lot, how comfortable would her life be? Now she failed to gain anything and lost half of Deputy Group Leader Fang's salary because of her trouble."

Shuying lives next door to the Fang family. She has heard the quarrels between the couple next door almost every day these days. How could she not know what is going on in the Fang family? However, she was relieved that the old lady took half of Deputy Tuan Fang's salary. In this way, Fang's mother and the Fang siblings will not have a hard time in the future.

While the two were chatting, Chen Yi brought Fang Xiaobao over with a bucket.

Fang Xiuxiu was helping with housework and was sensible enough not to go. Mrs. Gao sighed that it was not easy for such a sensible child.

Shuying didn't say anything. She also felt sorry for Fang Xiuxiu, a precocious and sensible child. However, the two siblings were lucky to have a grandmother who cared about them. In particular, Fang's mother did not favor boys over girls and loved her granddaughter, which made her very fond of her.

"Sister-in-law, let's not talk anymore. We're leaving first!"

The shadow of the tree allowed Gao Zhigao to lead the way, and everyone set out towards the back mountain.

The back mountain was not too far away, but when they arrived, some people were already ice fishing on the river.

It was an acquaintance. Who else could it be if not Niu Weiguo? He also brought a young general named Liang Goudan who carried a bucket.

The Niu family and the Liang family live quite close to each other, so it’s no wonder that Liang Goudan was brought here.

"Teacher Yang!"

"Chen Yi, Xiao Yuan, Xiao Bao!"

Niu Weiguo and Liang Goudan shouted in unison. Compared to Liang Goudan's excitement, Niu Weiguo felt a little embarrassed. He had been fishing here for a long time but didn't catch any fish. He only caught a very small fish that was inedible and had to let it go.

"Teacher Yang, there are no fish here!" Niu Weiguo said embarrassedly, holding his head back.