She made candy boxes and gift boxes and asked Pei Yang and his son to take them to their relatives and friends' homes to wish them a happy new year and to tell them the good news of her pregnancy.

When relatives and friends learned that she was pregnant, they came to congratulate her with gifts.

During the first few days of the first lunar month, it was normal for relatives to visit each other, and the Pei family's movements did not attract the attention of people in the family compound, after all, they were all busy visiting relatives and wishing a happy new year.

On the fourth day of the New Year, Zhao Yun and his son also came to Pei's house.

Although Zhao Yun was a terrible student, he was a very loyal person. After learning that the food factory was in trouble, he went home and persuaded Zhao Dafa to come to the factory and buy 200 kilograms of apple candies.

Out of gratitude, Shen Mingzhu also sent Zhao Dafa boxes of candy and cakes.

Perhaps he heard from his son that Shen Mingzhu was pregnant, so Zhao Dafa came to congratulate her with gifts.

My son was so happy that he passed his first final exam after studying for so many years.

Although he was uneducated, he knew the principle of "birds of a feather flock together".

The purpose of this visit was to improve the relationship between the two families, hoping that his son could get closer to Shen Mingzhu and her son, so that he could have a better future.

Zhao Dafa was very generous. In addition to high-end cigarettes and alcohol, he also bought bird's nests, ginseng, and shark's fins, under the pretext of helping Shen Mingzhu replenish her body.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't refuse, so she had to give Zhao Yun a big red envelope as a return gift.

Mr. Zhao Dafa was busy with work, so after giving the gifts, he sat for a while and then got up to say goodbye, but he left his son Zhao Yun behind.

Before, he always heard his son talk about how warm and happy the Pei family was, and how gentle and virtuous Shen Mingzhu was.

After seeing him today, I found that his reputation is well-deserved. Instead of bringing my son home to make him act naughty, it is better to keep him in the Pei family.

"Mom, Zhao Yun and I want to go to the game hall to play for a while."

The two children played in the bedroom for a while before running to Shen Mingzhu for instructions.

"Go ahead."

Shen Mingzhu herself is not comfortable going out, but she is happy to let Pei Ziheng go out and play more often.

After the Chinese New Year, my son is almost six years old. Children of this age should go out and play more often instead of staying at home all day like an old man.

She gave him one dollar as pocket money and temporarily "confiscated" Zhao Yun's big red envelope to prevent the two children from spending the money recklessly after they went out.

Zhao Yun was not angry at all about Shen Mingzhu's "meddling".

He has been without a mother since childhood and has never experienced what it feels like to be disciplined by a mother.

He felt very happy that Shen Mingzhu was willing to discipline him.

…

As soon as I walked out of the apartment building, I ran into Zhou Hao playing with some kids.

"Pei Ziheng, come and play with us!"

Seeing Pei Ziheng, Zhou Hao held up the toy machine gun in his hand and shouted at Pei Ziheng triumphantly.

The toy machine gun in his hand is the latest model this year. It was bought for him by his rich stepfather from the capital. He is the only one in the entire residential compound who has it, and the other kids are extremely envious of him.

But he wanted Pei Ziheng's envy more.

Parents always praise Pei Ziheng for his good academic performance and intelligence, but so what, Pei Ziheng doesn't have the toy machine gun in his hand! Pei Ziheng ignored Zhou Hao and walked straight past with his short legs.

Zhou Hao chased after him unwillingly, "Pei Ziheng, I called you, why didn't you answer me?"

Pei Ziheng glanced at him and said, "My mother doesn't allow me to play with idiots."

Zhou Hao: “…”

After walking a distance, Zhao Yun looked back and saw Zhou Hao, who was firing a machine gun at them. He said happily to Pei Ziheng, "Aunt Mingzhu asked you to play with me. Does that mean I'm smarter?"

Pei Ziheng glanced at him with the same expressionless look, "You're just not that stupid."

Zhao Yun: “…”

…

After leaving the family compound, Pei Ziheng did not go to the game hall, but took the tram to the urban village where Shi Yizhen lived.

After Shi Yizhen was imprisoned, his wife ran away with someone, and his mother took his son back to their hometown in the countryside to live.

He had a criminal record and the villagers didn't want to associate with him and gossiped about him behind his back. He was also unwilling to stay in his hometown.

Seeing Pei Ziheng coming to his door again, he stared at him in silence for a while and let Pei Ziheng in.

Zhao Yun wanted to follow him in, but Pei Ziheng said, "Keep watch for me outside."

"oh!"

Zhao Yun really stood outside the door, looking around like a door god.

Stupid.

Pei Ziheng curled the corners of his lips slightly, closed the door, turned around and talked in detail with Shi Yizhen.

Ten minutes later, Pei Ziheng opened the door and came out, taking Zhao Yun away.

Shi Yi was standing outside the door watching the two of them.

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Zhao Yun walked and looked back, his curiosity was like a hundred thousand ants crawling in his heart, "Why are you looking for him?"

"Deal with the bad guys."

"who?"

"The one who killed my mother."

"oh."

Although Pei Ziheng did not reveal anything, Zhao Yun was very happy, thinking that Pei Ziheng treated him as a good brother and told him such an important secret.

…

From the first to the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Qin Jinlian went out to visit neighbors after dinner every day, chatting about gossip and living a happy life, but from time to time she would always look towards the village entrance.

Everyone could see what she was looking at.

"Jinlian, today is already the fifth day of the New Year, and your son-in-law hasn't come back yet?"

"Why are you going back? The road is bumpy. Don't let my grandson get hurt."

"Hey, your Mingzhu is pregnant too? How many months has it been?"

Qin Jinlian said proudly, "It's been almost three months."

"That's earlier than Cuihua's daughter. I heard her daughter hasn't come back for two months this year."

Qin Jinlian said that she didn't mind her daughter and son-in-law not coming back to her parents' home, but she was secretly hoping that they would.

A woman of her age can only hold her head high in the village by relying on her children's filial piety.

Hearing that Liu Cuihua's son-in-law had not returned either, she felt a little relieved.

When she returned home, she could not help but complain to her husband and son, "She is really like water spilled after a daughter is married off. It has only been a short time since she got married, and she has already come back. She has no conscience."

Shen Jianguo started to scold her, "What bullshit are you talking about? The road to the village is narrow and slippery. Mingzhu is pregnant with a baby. What if she accidentally falls?"

Shen Chaobei agreed, "My little sister's pregnancy was unstable to begin with, so she had to stay in bed to rest. It would be such a hassle to go back to her parents' home. As a mother, you don't even feel sorry for my little sister."

Shen Xiangnan: "The last time I went to the city to see my little sister, you made her so angry that her stomach ached as soon as you opened your mouth. If it were me, I wouldn't come back either!"

Even Daya, who was always quiet and well-behaved, raised her little head and said, "Auntie, I won't come back."

Every word from her husband, son, and granddaughter was like a knife stabbing Qin Jinlian's heart.

She returned to her room in tears, unable to understand why the whole family sided with her daughter and not with her, the mother.

…

After visiting relatives, Pei Yang returned home and saw Shen Mingzhu curled up on the sofa like a lazy cat. A smile appeared in his eyes.

He took off his coat and hung it on the wall, then went to the heating pipe to warm his hands. Then he sat down next to Shen Mingzhu and picked up the sour orange on the coffee table to peel it.

"Are you really not going back to your parents' home this year?"