Chapter 301 What a huge loss!
When she was about to leave in the afternoon, Grandma Zhou stuffed several osmanthus-flavored steamed buns into the basket and specially instructed, "These two biggest ones are for my baby. Also, give this red envelope to my baby secretly when you get back."
"Okay!" Zhou Zhaodi readily agreed, hooked the basket in her hand, and turned to walk outside.
She's so smart, she must have taken after her mother!
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The twins rarely get to visit their maternal grandmother's house, and wanting to spend a couple more days with their older sister, they insisted on staying.
Chen Honghong had the same idea. She decided to stay at her parents' house for a couple more days, since there were three more rooms available, making it more spacious for sleeping.
So Lin Xiuwen went back alone, without even having dinner, since it gets dark early these days.
Before dark, all of Old Chen's daughters-in-law returned.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, when people go back to their parents' home, most of them leave early in the morning to rush to lunch, stay for a while after eating, and then head back home, arriving before dinner.
After all, none of the families were wealthy, and they didn't have enough rooms to accommodate a daughter who brought her whole family back home.
As soon as Zhou Zhaodi entered the door, she called out, "Mom, these are the osmanthus steamed buns that my mom asked me to bring back for my baby."
It doesn't matter if we didn't bring her back, but let her mother-in-law know how much her family values and loves her little niece.
Being good to your baby is definitely the right thing to do!
Zhao Mei also brought back some peanuts from her parents' home. Although the gift was small, it was the sentiment that mattered.
Li Chunhua returned empty-handed, just like in previous years.
Not only that, she also gave out a red envelope containing more than one yuan. Even so, she couldn't escape being secretly beaten and scolded by her mother.
Fortunately, I was wearing a thick cotton coat, so the beating didn't hurt too much.
It was those several red envelopes she sent out that she never received in return that caused her immense heartache.
Liu Lanzhi had a rosy complexion and looked very happy. She was carrying bags and packages, more of which she had brought back from her parents' home than she had taken from her husband's home.
Chen Honghong greeted them with a smile: "Second brother and second sister-in-law, you're back!"
"Auntie!"
Chen Erbao's eyes lit up, and he quickly moved closer to Chen Honghong, grinning as he wished her a Happy New Year: "Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity and good fortune, give me a red envelope!"
Upon hearing this, the other children also swarmed forward, vying to offer their New Year's greetings.
"Happy New Year, Auntie!"
They were chattering and making quite a scene.
Surrounded by several children, Chen Honghong was overjoyed. She took out the red envelopes she had prepared beforehand and gave one to each of them.
The children opened the envelopes and found it contained another two-cent red envelope, which made them overjoyed.
I received the most New Year's money this year!
Chen Jianguo and his brothers also took out red envelopes from their pockets and gave them to the twins, the same number as the other children in the family.
Seeing the children receive so many red envelopes, Zhou Zhaodi was a little envious.
The children received more than three yuan in red envelopes this year, while her savings of over the years amounted to only about sixty yuan.
But then she thought about it again and realized that the two dollars given by the Gu family were the majority, and that the adults had kept them all, so she felt quite pleased with herself.
Li Chunhua was genuinely envious, as she hadn't received a single red envelope!
As soon as Xiao Bao received the red envelope, he spent it all on food and toys, leaving her with not a single penny. But at least she ate two candies.
And that ingrate Sanni, she couldn't even get a single piece of candy from her!
Jinbao didn't receive the big red envelope from the Gu family at all!
So, all things considered, it's like those three families are only spending and not earning, they're really losing out badly!
As for Chen Jianmin and Liu Lanzhi, who have no children and are truly only spending money without earning any, she doesn't feel that they are losing out at all!
(End of this chapter)
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