Jia Yuemei didn't expect that her casual complaint would make Du Juan, who was always good-tempered, angry.

I didn't dare to say anything for a moment.

Shen Xiangnan stood up and tried to smooth things over, "Sister-in-law, don't bother with Yuemei. She just said it casually. She didn't mean any harm."

However, Du Juan didn't want to let the matter go without saying anything.

This was not the first time that Jia Yuemei said Shen Mingzhu favored her family.

Whether she did it intentionally or not, she had been holding it in for a long time and couldn't help but speak out today.

"We entered the city at the same time as Xiangnan. Xiangnan entered the cotton mill, and we set up a small stall to sell egg pancakes. We all had our own paths."

"Later, my younger sister wanted to set up a factory. Chaobei and I staked our entire fortunes on it and followed her. My younger sister also called Xiangnan, and Xiangnan didn't want to quit his job and take the risk together. Could Mingzhu still put a knife to Xiangnan's neck and force him to quit?"

"You only see the current glory of the factory. Do you know how many problems the factory has encountered before? It almost went bankrupt several times."

"If the factory goes bankrupt, not only will we lose all our money, but my sister will also owe the bank a loan of 5,000 yuan. Have you ever thought about this?"

"I didn't take any risks. I just wanted to get a piece of the pie when I saw the money was being made. My younger sister didn't allow Xiangnan to work in the food factory, so your eldest brother withdrew his shares and staked all his money to start a noodle shop with Xiangnan from scratch. The noodle shop invested more than a thousand yuan, and you put in two hundred yuan, and your eldest brother put in one thousand yuan."

"This thousand dollars was paid in real money. Did your elder brother and I ever say a word to you? How dare you say that my younger sister favors us?"

"Yuemei, remember, if we talk about who is the most favored in the Shen family, Xiangnan is the one who deserves it. Mom, little sister, and Chaobei, who isn't trying their best to help you and help you gain a foothold in the city?"

Du Juan's words were well-reasoned and powerful.

Jia Yuemei's face was like an overturned color palette, with the colors constantly changing.

He left without even eating the noodles.

Not long after the couple left, Shen Chaobei came back.

When he saw the noodles with fried eggs on the small dining table, he thought they were cooked for him and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

Du Juan didn't let Shen Chaobei eat noodles.

She brought the food left in the pot for Jia Yuemei to Shen Chaobei, and put it aside to give to Shen Xiangnan tomorrow morning.

She would never let her man eat Jia Yuemei's leftovers.

Du Juan was not going to tell Shen Chaobei what had just happened.

With Shen Chaobei's good-natured personality, knowing that she had scolded Jia Yuemei, he would probably go downstairs immediately to say something nice.

…

downstairs.

Jia Yuemei burst into tears as soon as she entered the room. "I just said something casually, and your sister-in-law yelled at me like she had eaten dynamite. What's so great about her? Isn't she just good at hugging my little sister's stinky feet?"

"She pretends to be kind all day long, but she is actually a person who judges people by their appearance. When she saw that my mother didn't like me anymore, her true colors immediately showed up."

Although Shen Xiangnan is easily influenced, he is not the kind of person who cannot distinguish right from wrong.

"Yuemei, don't say that about your sister-in-law. Even though what she said was unpleasant, it wasn't wrong. I'm useless and hopeless. I lost the job that my younger sister found for me, and I also caused my elder brother to lose a thousand yuan. Don't say that my younger sister favors my elder brother anymore. I don't like it either."

Jia Yuemei has always been a smart person and knows that it will be of no benefit to her if she continues to make trouble.

So he stopped while he was ahead and controlled his temper, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. Anyway, I'm going back to the countryside tomorrow, and I won't be a bother to them in the future!"

Hearing Jia Yuemei's aggrieved words, Shen Xiangnan softened and coaxed her: "Just listen to me, little sister, and give birth to the baby peacefully in the countryside. When our restaurant opens in the future, are you still afraid of not having a good life?"

Only then did Jia Yuemei burst into laughter.

…

It's late at night.

Shen Chaobei fell asleep early and was snoring loudly, but Du Juan was a little insomniac.

Women of this era, especially those in rural areas who have sons, tend to walk with their backs straighter.

In the past few years, she was once suppressed and couldn't hold her head up because she didn't give birth to a son.

Now that the conditions are met, of course she wants to give it a try.

But she was also worried, what if the second child was also a girl? Although she loved it, the villagers would definitely laugh at her for spending so much effort and money but still not being able to give birth to a son.

Du Juan reached out and pushed her husband twice, "Wake up."

Shen Chaobei opened his eyes and thought that his wife was looking for him to do something, so he started to take off his pants.

But Du Juan was not in the mood tonight to do things with her husband. "After the Chinese New Year, I want to take out the IUD."

Shen Chaobei stopped taking off his pants and asked, "What are you going to do with it?"

Du Juan rolled her eyes, even though Shen Chaobei couldn't see in the dark, "What do you mean? Of course, giving birth to a baby."

"Have a baby? You want to have a baby."

"I have decided. I want to have a second child, whether you agree or not."

Shen Chaobei scratched his hair and said, "I didn't say I disagree, but this is not a small matter. Let's ask my little sister first."

"I've already asked, and my little sister agreed."

Shen Chaobei was stunned for a while, then suddenly became excited. He turned sideways and hugged Du Juan's waist, "Wife, let's try hard this time and try to have a son."

As he was about to do something with Du Juan, Du Juan pushed him away.

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"I haven't even had my IUD removed, how can I have a baby?"

Yes.

Shen Chaobei had no choice but to pull up his pants and continue sleeping.

There is everything in dreams.

…

…

The sound of firecrackers is heard and big red lanterns are hung.

The Spring Festival is here again, and every household bids farewell to the old and welcomes the new.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, Pei Yang took his son to clean the house.

Sister Yu had already done the house cleaning two days ago. Today she mainly swept the yard and the front door.

The unmelted snow was piled up in the corners, branches were trimmed, and weeds were cleared.

Paste Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns.

After lunch, Pei Ziheng was responsible for taking care of Xiao Guoguo, while the couple began to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner in the kitchen.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner was finally ready.

Roasted duck, squirrel mandarin fish, crispy pork, four-happiness meatballs, cured meat platter, mushroom chicken soup, as well as the father and son’s favorite sweet and sour pork and braised pork ribs with potatoes.

In fact, a family of four can hardly eat many dishes, but the process of the whole family working together to prepare this meal is extremely happy and joyful.

A sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner represents the perfect ending of a year.

And infinite expectations and blessings for the coming year.

In order to keep the family of four together, Pei Yang simply held his daughter while eating.

Before they finished their meal, Zhao Yun brought Liang Xiaowen home. Oh, now she is called Zhao Xiaowen.

Seeing Pei Ziheng eating leisurely, Zhao Yun hurriedly urged him: "Ziheng, stop eating and go to my house. My dad bought me a lot of firecrackers. They are all new styles this year. They look great when they are set off."

Pei Ziheng snorted, "My mother bought it for me too."

Zhao Yun scratched his head and said, "How about we release yours first, and then go to my house?"

Pei Ziheng remained silent.

Shen Mingzhu was worried about the safety of her three children, so she asked Pei Yang to take the firecrackers from home to Zhao's house to set them off together, and Pei Yang watched by the side.

After the father and son went to Zhao's house, Xiao Guoguo began to feel sleepy.

Shen Mingzhu then carried her daughter into the bedroom and sang a lullaby to put her to sleep.

As she was coaxing him, Shen Mingzhu herself became drowsy and dozed off.

During the two or three minutes of nap, she suddenly remembered a plot in the original book that she had forgotten.

(End of this chapter)