Du Juan cleaned up the dishes and seeing that it was still early, she locked the door and took Daya with her to go to Shen Mingzhu's house.

When she passed downstairs, she specifically went to tell Jia Yuemei that the food was hot in the pot and asked Jia Yuemei to go upstairs and eat when she was hungry.

Not sure if Jia Yuemei didn't want to talk or was just angry, she didn't say anything.

…

When Du Juan and her daughter arrived at Pei's house, Shen Mingzhu was having dinner with Pei Ziheng.

Tonight, Zhao Dafa invited several bosses from the same industry to dinner and also invited Pei Yang to go.

Under Pei Ziheng's leadership, Zhao Yun has not only learned more rules, but his grades are also improving steadily.

But Zhao Dafa was very happy. He took Pei Yang to expand his network of contacts as a way of giving back to the couple.

While lying in the cradle, Xiao Guoguo was having a lot of fun playing with a Barbie doll.

Du Juan bent down and teased her for a while, then picked her up and went to the sofa.

Daya stood quietly beside the sofa, staring at the Barbie doll in Xiao Guoguo's hand with her big eyes without blinking, her little face full of desire and envy.

For rural children, high-end toys like Barbie dolls are like expensive diamonds in a display window, which are out of reach.

Maybe he was tired of playing or he understood Daya's envious look, but Xiao Guoguo handed the Barbie doll to Daya.

“Ahh.”

Xiao Guoguo can't speak and can only make sounds like "ah" and "oh".

Daya didn't understand what Guoguo said, nor did she know what Guoguo meant. She could only step back helplessly.

Du Juan has experience in raising children. She smiled and teased little Guoguo, "Guoguo, you want to give the doll to your sister to play with, right?"

“Ah~”

"Then I give the doll to my sister?"

Du Juan tried to take the Barbie doll from Xiao Guoguo's hand and handed it to her daughter.

Daya took it flattered, touched the Barbie doll's hair carefully, and was about to return it to Xiao Guoguo immediately.

I was satisfied just by being able to touch her.

“Ah~”

Xiao Guoguo waved his soft little paws and continued to push the Barbie doll towards Daya.

"Guoguo lets you play for a while longer, say thank you to Guoguo."

"Thank you Guoguo."

Xiao Guoguo giggled, but no one knew what she was laughing at.

After Shen Mingzhu finished her meal, she put down her chopsticks, stood up and walked towards the sofa.

When Daya saw Shen Mingzhu coming, she subconsciously wanted to return the Barbie doll to Xiao Guoguo.

"Sister is giving it to you to play with, just go ahead and play with it." Shen Mingzhu said with a smile.

Daya nodded with a red face, pursed her lips and continued to play with the Barbie doll in her hand. She was very careful, fearing that it would break.

While holding Xiao Guoguo, Du Juan told Shen Mingzhu about Jia Yuemei being angry and refusing to eat.

"…Mom went back to the family compound after dinner. She didn't even go to comfort Yuemei. I went over and knocked on the door but she ignored me. I don't know what she wanted to do."

Shen Mingzhu did not hide anything and told Du Juan that Qin Jinlian came to see her in the afternoon.

"…I saw that she was bored every day, so I asked her mother to find something for her to do. She could go back to the countryside and raise chickens and rabbits to earn some money for milk powder."

Du Juan said: "This is good, why is she angry?"

"People are always greedy."

Du Juan said nothing more. She lowered her head and snapped her tongue to tease Xiao Guoguo, her eyes full of love for the child.

After a moment, she raised her head and looked at Shen Mingzhu's beautiful and fair face with hesitation.

"Mingzhu, my mother told me something during dinner. She asked Chaobei and I if we wanted to have a second child."

Shen Mingzhu asked back, "Then do you want to have a baby?"

Du Juan smiled bitterly, "The fine for having more than one child is not light."

After hearing this, Shen Mingzhu had an idea in mind.

"However, I have to say something in advance. You and I are both women, and we both know how difficult it is for women to survive in this world. No matter whether your second child is a boy or a girl, you must not mistreat or neglect Daya."

Daya stopped playing with the doll and stared blankly at the adult who was talking.

Although she is not yet five years old, she is precocious and can vaguely understand what adults say.

Her mother is going to give birth to a younger brother or sister for her.

Du Juan pulled her daughter in front of her and assured Shen Mingzhu earnestly, "Mingzhu, don't worry. Whether it's a son or a daughter in the future, I will never be partial and will treat them equally."

Shen Mingzhu felt relieved and stood up to take out the clothes she bought for Daya.

A bright red printed cotton jacket, black corduroy trousers, and a pair of cotton shoes.

Such a set of winter clothes is the ceiling in the countryside, and it would make all the children in the village envious and cry.

"Mingzhu, you're wasting money. You don't need to buy anything for the child. She has plenty of clothes. Last year, my elder sister-in-law also gave her a lot of old coats."

"What she has is hers, and this is my intention as a younger sister-in-law."

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Shen Mingzhu pulled Daya to her side and helped her try the clothes on on the spot. If the clothes didn't fit, she could go to the store to change them tomorrow.

"The clothes seem a little big, and the pants are a little long. Daya hasn't grown much this year."

Du Juan said: "It's okay if it's a little bigger, it's just enough to wear it for two more years."

Shen Mingzhu nodded, "Okay, that's it."

In addition to Daya's new clothes, Shen Mingzhu also bought a new cotton jacket for Qin Jinlian and Shen Jianguo, and asked Du Juan to take them back together.

Although she was very annoyed with Qin Jinlian, she would not neglect her filial duty as a child and leave room for criticism.

…

When Du Juan brought Daya back home, she saw the door was open and thought it was her husband who had returned.

When I lifted the door curtain, I saw that it was Shen Xiangnan and his wife.

Jia Yuemei was eating a big bowl of steaming noodles with two golden eggs on top.

The noodles were a little hot. Jia Yuemei blew them to cool them down while looking at the two big bags in Du Juan's hands.

"Sister-in-law went out shopping. Why did she buy so much?"

Du Juan replied: "Mingzhu bought new coats for my parents and asked me to bring them back tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Jia Yuemei stopped eating noodles and curiously wanted to see what good things Shen Mingzhu bought for the two old people.

Du Juan let her search and her eyes fell on the dining table. "Isn't there food left in the pot? Why are you cooking noodles again?"

Shen Xiangnan explained with a smile, "If Yuemei wants to eat noodles, I'll cook for her. I'll save the rice for me to eat tomorrow morning."

Du Juan nodded and didn't say much.

Shen Xiangnan was learning skills in the hotel kitchen, where three meals a day were provided.

Jia Yuemei was too lazy to cook, so she usually ate at Du Juan's house. Together with Qin Jinlian, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gave them ten yuan a month for living expenses.

Ten dollars is not enough for two people.

Jia Yuemei eats eggs, vegetables, meat, grains, oil, rice, noodles, etc. every day, and Du Juan gives her a lot of money every month.

However, she didn't care too much about it. She just thought that Qin Jinlian's meal expenses were paid by her and Shen Chaobei, and the ten yuan was not a big deal for Jia Yuemei to eat alone.

"Why is there another flowery cotton jacket?"

"My aunt bought it for me."

Before Du Juan could open her mouth, Daya spoke first, her young face full of joy and happiness.

"Sister-in-law, I am really good to your daughter."

Hearing the sourness in Jia Yuemei's tone, Du Juan replied: "When the baby in your belly is born, Mingzhu will treat everyone equally."

Jia Yuemei muttered, "That's hard to say. I always favor you and my brother."

Du Juan never liked arguing with others, but Jia Yuemei's words made her look cold.

It didn't matter if she suffered some criticism and injustice, but she couldn't let her sister-in-law be accused of being biased for no reason.

(End of this chapter)