Yan Ling secretly observed the expressions of the three people, and they all showed astonishment, which was exactly what she wanted to see.
"Mom, didn't you go to see your younger sister? Why did you bring home a bunch of stuff?"
Su Dashan helped his wife sit down before stepping forward, pointing to the contents of the bag, and frowning as he asked.
He knew his younger sister's personality better than anyone else; no one could expect to get anything out of her.
But given her mother's stingy nature, it was impossible for her to be so generous.
Yan Ling stopped keeping them in suspense, took the bag, and took out the items one by one.
Meat, candy, cookies, apples, red dates...
Everyone seemed to hear themselves swallowing.
Dong Qin pursed her lips, her eyes showing disappointment. She knew these things had nothing to do with her.
Thinking of this, my hand unconsciously touched my belly, feeling the warm, slightly protruding belly. I felt even more guilty. My child, I'm sorry, Mommy is not good at providing you with nutrition.
Looking at the table piled high with things, Yan Ling smiled helplessly. This girl must have stuffed all the good stuff into it.
Without beating around the bush, he cleared his throat and said, "Actually, Jing asked me to bring these things back, and she even let me stay for lunch at her house."
Everyone looked surprised, but Yan Ling nodded knowingly and continued to praise.
“When I went there this time, I saw that the relationship between the girl and her son-in-law had improved a lot, especially the two children, who are very attached to the girl.”
Su Xiang's lips twitched; he seriously suspected that his wife was exaggerating on purpose.
"Old woman, are you sure you're talking about our Jing girl?"
Yan Ling was unhappy; she didn't like the old man questioning the girl.
"Does it mean I have a second daughter?!"
After catching her breath, she continued to her son, "Dashan, besides the meat, take a little of everything back to your room. Your sister specifically asked you to do this so your wife can have some nourishment."
Su Dashan was stunned. He hadn't expected that they were involved too, and it was his younger sister who had brought it up.
Yan Ling lifted her eyelids and looked at her daughter-in-law, who was sitting blankly. She put on a kind expression and said, "By the way, starting tomorrow, your wife won't have to work in the fields anymore. She can just stay home and cook."
After thinking about it, Yan Ling realized that this didn't quite fit her persona. She pouted and said, "She's several months pregnant but still not showing. She looks sickly. People who don't know better would think we're abusing her."
Dong Qin stared wide-eyed and grabbed her husband's hand, not understanding what her mother-in-law meant.
Su Dashan patted his wife's hand to reassure her.
"Mom, are you really not letting my wife do any chores? And all this stuff..."
Qinqin was the wife he married, but his mother didn't like her and gave Qinqin the cold shoulder at every turn, putting him in a difficult position.
"Yes, this is what your sister told you. As her brother, you should remember her kindness."
Jing's actions must have caused resentment in her son's heart, but Yan Ling didn't take it to heart before.
But the old man said something good: after the two of them are gone, Jingya will still need to maintain contact with her maternal family, so she can't have too much of a falling out with her son.
At this moment, Su Dashan felt a pang of regret. He had spoken loudly to his sister earlier and almost said he was severing their sibling relationship.
"Mom, I remember. Jingjing will always be my most beloved little sister."
Dong Qin paused, fearing it was all a scam.
The younger sister-in-law's methods were even more unbearable than the mother-in-law's. Before she got married, she often ordered her around. At that time, she was also thinking of pleasing her younger sister-in-law, so she always obediently listened to her.
Later she realized she was wrong; her sister-in-law was a heartless person who bossed her around while also badmouthing her to her mother-in-law.
Yan Ling took pity on him and said, "Alright, take your wife back to rest."
I took a good look at my daughter-in-law today and realized that she seems much weaker than when she first married into the family. I don't know if she can safely give birth to her grandson.
Forget it, she finally got pregnant, and at this crucial moment, her grandson is more important. Let her rest well.
It's better to believe your daughter's dream than to dismiss it.
"Oh, thank you, Mom and Dad."
Su Dashan was deeply grateful. The 1.8-meter-tall, simple man carried the things in one hand and helped his wife back to the room with the other.
"Wife, sit on the bed first, I'll go wash two red dates for you."
Mom just gave him all the red dates and told him to wash a couple occasionally so his wife could replenish her blood and energy.
His wife's lips were always very pale, which was obviously due to a lack of nutrition. These things should be enough for her to eat for a while. He would find some time to go to town and buy some snacks for his wife.
After washing the red dates, I brought them to the bedside, picked one up and held it to her lips, saying, "Wife, have one, these are good for women."
It is said that red dates are a scarce commodity, and even with coupons, it is not guaranteed that you can buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Isn't today supposed to be a happy day? Why is my wife still so gloomy?
Dong Qin then realized what was happening, took the red dates from her husband's hand, and looked troubled. "Dashan, I still feel uneasy. Why are my mother-in-law and Jingjing suddenly being so nice to us?"
"Not only did they prevent me from working in the fields, they also gave me a lot of food."
Is there something even bigger coming up in front of her?
Su Dashan continued to feed the red dates to his wife until she took a bite, then he smiled and said, "Wife, you don't understand my mother. She only listens to Jingjing. If it's really Jingjing's advice, Mom will definitely take it to heart."
"But..." Dong Qin was about to say something when her husband interrupted her.
"Alright, no matter what, honey, just stay home and rest, take good care of our baby, and leave everything to me."
"Mom would never scheme against us."
Dong Qin thought to herself, "If your mother isn't shrewd, who knows if your sister isn't?"
With this piece of meat, the Su family's dinner today was quite plentiful, with several pieces of meat in each person's bowl.
Su Xiang even had his son fetch some rice wine so they could leisurely eat meat and drink.
"Drink less, you have to work in the fields tomorrow."
Yan Ling was worried that the old man would drink too much and delay his work tomorrow.
The old man had a falling out with his daughter before, but now he's eating the meat she gives him. So there's no such thing as hatred between family members.
"Yes, I won't drink too much."
Su Xiang replied happily that he had been extremely busy with farming lately, and as the village chief, he was constantly on the go.
Yan Ling didn't say anything more, but she put a few more pieces of meat on the old man's plate.
She turned a blind eye to her son secretly putting meat on Dong Qin's plate, pretending not to see it.
Seeing that his mother did not object, Su Dashan became even more open and aboveboard.
"Wife, eat more."
The couple smiled at each other, as if the meat in the bowl was a delicacy. And it was indeed a delicacy!
Since becoming pregnant, Dong Qin hasn't been able to eat anything good; even eating eggs is a luxury.
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