The Ke family has turned this alley into a commercial street, selling all sorts of things.
The Ke family's general store and the convenience store opened by Ke Enshu are separated by a Yuanji pastry shop.
At this time of day, Ke Meiyu usually likes to sit with the old lady in the rocking chair in their shop, munching on fruit and enjoying the warm winter sun.
As they were dozing off, they heard Dong Youlan's loud voice.
"Sister Yuan, this is what my third son brought home for his younger brother. I heard it's some kind of Italian chocolate, with nuts inside. It's fragrant, smooth, and delicious."
“She brought quite a lot. This stuff doesn’t keep well in the heat and will spoil if you don’t finish it. I thought we get along well as neighbors and usually share our good food with each other, so I brought it for you to try.”
The old lady pursed her lips and whispered to Ke Meiyu, "This Dong Youlan used to speak like a mosquito, so softly that you couldn't hear what she was saying. But ever since she separated from the family and had a son, her voice has gotten louder every day."
"He can't stop talking about his son, huh..."
"What do you mean you can't keep things indoors? You're just showing off. If you leave anything outside in this weather, it'll freeze solid!"
Ke Meiyu chuckled and nodded. "Grandma, how much chocolate do we need? We can't just take baskets and deliver it to every house just because she says something, can we?"
"She's happy to be taken advantage of, but we won't follow suit!"
The old lady pursed her lips and agreed, but she looked unhappy.
If it weren't for the sake of the younger generation in the family, she could have stood in front of Dong Youlan's door and cursed him for three days and three nights.
Look at this woman with no good intentions, what gives her the right to act so arrogantly in front of me!
Dong Youlan loved to show off, and her favorite thing to do was talk to Sister Yuan next to her. Her voice was loud enough for people in half the alley to hear clearly.
The Ke family all knew that she was clearly saying this to her own family.
To be more precise, it was said to the old lady who had "tortured" her for most of her life.
Why can't the old lady just stay in the grocery store?
Sister Yuan smiled and thanked her, then politely replied to Dong Youlan, "This chocolate is a good thing, adults and children alike love it, but it's too expensive. Nobody is willing to spend money on it except during holidays like the New Year."
"We're benefiting from Eun-sook's success. But Eun-sook is about to give birth, isn't she? We haven't seen her at the store lately."
"Speaking of which, my sister-in-law is really blessed. She has four daughters, one son, and a son-in-law who is studying at an industrial university."
"Eun-sook is really promising; she got into a teachers' college, and she'll be a teacher after graduation!"
Ke Enshu initially promised the Yu family that she would not have children, but after marriage, she performed well in all aspects and won over her husband and stepsons.
Yu Jingyuan always felt guilty towards her. This time, Ke Enshu put on quite a show for her "unplanned pregnancy." She said things like she had to hide her pregnancy from her stepsons because she wanted to stay in her hometown for the time being; how much she wanted a well-behaved little girl; how she loved him deeply and understood his difficulties, and even if she wanted a child, she couldn't let him know and cause him trouble.
She had already reached the hospital entrance, obtained the abortion certificate, and was about to undergo the surgery when Yu Jingyuan, drenched in sweat, called her to stop.
After a heartfelt exchange, the two decided to keep the baby in her womb and keep it a secret from their families back home until the baby was born. As a result, Ke Qingshu and Dong Youlan were bypassed by the Yu family and recruited to Kyoto to help.
Ko Eun-sook has been reborn and knows very well that if there are too many differences between husband and wife, their feelings will gradually fade.
Even if she can make money, without a good diploma, in other people's eyes she is not good enough for Yu Jingyuan.
So she failed the exam the first time, but this summer she took the college entrance exam again and barely got into a junior college. At least she didn't fall too far behind Yu Jingyuan.
Dong Youlan's words were full of joy, "Ah, this child has been blessed since she was a child! She was born during a great famine, and her family was starving. But when she came, they found huge, fat rats and a grain storehouse bigger than a water vat."
"Her aunt had a difficult labor for several days. When she heard the news of her birth, the twins in her belly immediately came out. People said it was a sign of good fortune, like a dragon and a phoenix."
“Life wasn’t easy in our village, but she became a city girl and came to the capital from our small mountain village.”
"She's a very smart girl, but she just doesn't use her intelligence in her studies. She barely made it into the teachers' college with her score on the college entrance exam. I don't even know what to say about her!"
This time, the old lady was so angry she almost jumped up. "What does she mean? How can she be so shameless? She's pinning all your credit on that girl? Doesn't she fear that her good fortune will be taken away by heaven sooner than expected!"
Ke Meiyu quickly grabbed her, "Grandma, let her talk, it's not like I'll lose a piece of my flesh."
Before the situation could be calmed down, Dong Youlan's loud voice continued to boom: "Speaking of which, Enshu has also suffered. Originally, she should have been a pampered little girl, but for many reasons, she couldn't be raised by her biological parents and had to be sent away."
"My husband went out to find a midwife, but someone stuffed a bundle into his hand instead. When he saw it was a beautiful baby girl, my baby died just as I was giving birth."
"So we took the opportunity to support Eun-sook. Now she's reunited with her family and lives in the Peking University compound, which is full of people from our capital!"
“The family felt very guilty towards her and wanted to make up for the twenty-odd years she missed, so the couple didn’t come here often.”
"Besides, she's about to give birth, and the medical facilities in the city center are good, so they can take care of her."
The old lady was taken aback, rubbing her ears. "Baby, is she speaking human language? Why can't I understand a word she's saying?"
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