Time flies, and two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pei Ying's wounds healed and she was discharged from the hospital.
This is Xia Wenhua's last holiday at home. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, she will have to go back to work at the steel factory.
Xia Wenhua and Yin Ning picked Pei Ying up and took her home. Yin Ning, who was already at work, took half a day off to help out and didn't have time to stay at home for long. Before leaving, she dropped a bombshell.
"Auntie, Sister, my mom will be back for the Mid-Autumn Festival. My dad thinks we should spend the festival together. I'll come pick you up then!"
She left in a hurry after saying those words, clearly already showing the traits of a strong, independent woman.
Xia Wenhua was still tidying up her things, but Pei Ying was already panicking.
"Wenhua, are we really going to the Yin family's house for the festival?"
Reuniting with her brother was a wonderful thing that Pei Ying never dared to dream of. She was always grateful that she had come to Guangxi Province with her son and daughter-in-law.
When she was hospitalized, Yin Hua would often take time to visit her. The blood ties between the siblings were unbreakable, and even though they hadn't seen each other for decades, it didn't affect their relationship.
However, whenever the topic of his sister-in-law came up, Yin Hua would always avoid the subject, insisting that Pei Ying would know who she was once she met her, which made Pei Ying feel uneasy.
She's already this old, and her grandson is already so big. Will her sister-in-law be unhappy if she still goes to her brother's house for the holidays?
Pei Ying had no idea what kind of person this complete stranger was, and he really didn't dare to go to her door.
"Mom, if you want to go, we'll go. If you don't want to go, that's fine too. I'll tell Ningning, and we can celebrate the holiday at home."
Xia Wenhua bought some things at the supply and marketing cooperative in advance, but there really weren't any good things these days, and the holidays were worse than usual.
There are more supplies during the holidays than usual, but every household saves money for the holidays, so everything sells out very quickly, as if it were free.
She's been busy at home and the hospital lately, and only managed to grab a few mooncakes from the supply and marketing cooperative after a lot of rushing around. They were visibly not very tasty.
Her original plan was to go to the supermarket tonight to prepare some holiday items. If she went to the Yin family's house, she would just have to change the things she wanted to take slightly. Xia Wenhua didn't think it would be a difficult task.
However, it is clear that Pei Ying is a typical "I" person. Whether or not to go out and meet people, and to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with a stranger's sister-in-law, is a huge deal for her.
Xia Wenhua went in and out and packed up almost everything that needed to be packed, but she still hadn't made a decision.
"Mother, since you're in such a dilemma, shall we not go?"
Xia Wenhua respects everyone, but she really doesn't want the people around her to suffer from mental anguish.
In her opinion, Pei Ying was just too kind. No matter what she did, she would always consider other people's preferences first, and put her own feelings last.
As someone who always puts herself first, Xia Wenhua couldn't understand and didn't want Pei Ying to fall into this kind of mood.
"Commander Yin's invitation for you to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at his home is ultimately well-intentioned; he certainly wants you to be happy. If you really find this difficult, then don't go. I'm sure he'll understand, okay?"
Xia Wenhua thought she was reasoning with Pei Ying, but she never expected that after she finished speaking, Pei Ying would actually make a decision, which was completely contrary to her advice.
“You’re right. My brother meant well by inviting me to the festival. I can’t let him be sad.” Pei Ying gritted her teeth and put aside her other concerns.
“Wenhua, you’re right. If you and the child have no objections, we can go to your brother’s house for the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Xia Wenhua: ...
What the hell? Was that what she meant just now? How come she didn't notice at all?
Xia Wenhua felt helpless. Looking at Pei Ying anxiously waiting for her response, she suddenly couldn't say what was on the tip of her tongue.
A person's personality is inseparable from their upbringing. Pei Ying once had the opportunity to grow up to be an arrogant, innocent, and happy little princess, just like the original owner. Unfortunately, the times turned her from a rich heiress into a child bride.
Her perspective and experiences shaped her personality. Xia Wenhua could pity her misfortune, but she couldn't bear to be angry at her lack of ambition.
The word "strive for success" itself is full of courage, and this is precisely the kind of courage that a woman who grew up in the environment of being a child bride in the old society lacked.
What can you do with a mother-in-law you brought with you? Just spoil her.
At least Pei Ying had fought against fate. She used to prioritize her children, but after being heartbroken, she decisively severed ties with the three Pei brothers, showing that she still had principles.
Xia Wenhua didn't want to be too harsh on someone who has principles and integrity.
Ultimately, she was already lucky to be able to live in the new society. If she could influence Pei Ying and help Pei Ying truly live her own life, she would certainly be happy.
Even if it doesn't affect Pei Ying, she's not at a loss if she can let such a kind and great mother like Pei Ying enjoy her later years in peace.
Without letting Pei Ying hesitate any longer, Xia Wenhua made the final decision: "Okay, then let's go."
"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely prepare a gift and won't let Madam Yin say anything."
Xia Wenhua had heard bits and pieces about Commander Yin's wife's personality from Yin Ning and Yin Yu. In the sisters' minds, Madam Yin was never angry and was not a petty person.
But family members always view their own family through a filter, so Xia Wenhua just listened and didn't dare to do what the other two said and not prepare anything.
Having decided to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Yin family's house, she naturally used this opportunity to go to the supermarket to prepare gifts for them.
Both Commander Yin's identity and his relationship with Pei Ying dictated that the gifts for visiting the Yin family could not be prepared casually.
Whether as Pei Songbai's superior or Pei Ying's brother, Commander Yin's actions during this period have been entirely appropriate.
It's never wrong to be generous with gifts. To make visiting relatives during this Mid-Autumn Festival more comfortable, we must put extra thought into the gifts.
Not only could they not buy anything from the supply and marketing cooperative, but even if they could, it was difficult to get anything from the Yin family.
After all, this was Pei Ying's first real visit in many years, and Xia Wenhua didn't want Pei Ying to really suffer a loss.
Their family wasn't short of these things, and in order to avoid giving Commander Yin's wife any objections, she had to prepare plenty of gifts to save face.
The supermarket's inventory hasn't changed much, and Xia Wenhua alone can't consume much of the supermarket's stock.
Each time she could take out, she could only take out a small bag. Xia Wenhua complained more than once that this so-called golden finger was too stingy, but unfortunately, the transmigrating god didn't seem to hear her. She could only comfort herself that something was better than nothing.
We should thank the supermarket for having such a complete stock; they even had mooncakes.
Xia Wenhua found several boxes of mooncakes, removed their overly fancy packaging, and put them into bags.
After packing the mooncakes, she reached for some sugar and accidentally bumped into something, causing a bag of pastries on the shelf to fall to the ground with a thud.
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