Shao Yun settled down in the capital; he did not stay with his elder brother.
"Shao Yun, you really don't live here?"
"Big brother, I want to continue practicing martial arts. Every morning I make a lot of noise, which will disturb my sister-in-law."
That's a three-courtyard complex over there; it's spacious, so I don't need to worry about running into it.
My mother always said that pregnant women are vulnerable and need to be protected.
Mu Yi'an didn't instill the benefits of monogamy in her children, but she did tell them to respect their wives and cherish the wives who bore their children.
Therefore, all the children in Mu Yi'an's family had this understanding.
"Okay, then come back for a meal whenever you have time. If you need anything, just come back and ask your sister-in-law. Don't be distant with us."
I don't want the bond between siblings to grow weaker as we grow up.
"No, brother."
Although our parents didn't always say that siblings should love each other, they showed us through their actions that siblings should be loving and supportive of one another.
When brothers are of one mind, their strength can break even metal.
While I may not be able to come back every day, I must come back every two or three days!
"There aren't any delicious meals prepared by my sister-in-law in that house over there."
Shao Yun didn't expect that his older brother was quite reluctant to part with him. Perhaps he had been away from home for a long time and missed his family.
Given enough time, he might do the same.
"Brother, I also need to ask sister-in-law to help me find a chef who can cook. Chef Zhao's only hobby is food."
Master Zhao doesn't look for a wife, doesn't care about his clothes, but he loves good food. He's spent almost all of his savings over the years on food and drink.
"Okay, I'll talk to your sister-in-law and send you a maid to do the cleaning and laundry."
"The maid won't prepare anything for you; it's inconvenient, and Mother wouldn't agree to it."
"What use would I have for a maid? She's useless."
Shao Yun is also eighteen years old, but he matured later than Shao Ming. Apart from practicing martial arts, he has no interest in anything else.
"I understand. You can stay here for now. Once your sister-in-law has sent someone to tidy up the house over there, you can go there."
"No rush, don't tire out your sister-in-law."
Shao Yun was six years older than the twins, so he still remembered the hardships his mother endured during her pregnancy.
After Shao Ming and Shao Yun finished speaking, they returned to the inner courtyard.
Upon entering the inner room, Jinyu was strolling around.
"Jinyu, did the child cause you any trouble today?"
"Fortunately, he kicked me a few times, but the kicks weren't too hard."
Shao Ming touched his wife's belly; the baby was probably asleep and wasn't moving.
Shao Ming helped Jin Yu sit on the bed and told her about Shao Yun's plans.
"Shao Yun wants to move to that house over there. Why? Is it because I did something wrong?"
Jin Yu was a little nervous. As the eldest sister-in-law, she had to take good care of her younger brother-in-law.
"Don't be nervous. Shao Yun is going to take the martial arts exam. He has to practice martial arts every day and get up before dawn."
The house here is small, so even if he practices martial arts in the outer courtyard, it will affect your sleep.
My mother told us that pregnant women are the most vulnerable and need to be protected.
When my mother was pregnant with Shao Rong and Shao Ke, both Shao Yun and I had memories of it; it was really tough for her.
That's why Shao Yun decided to live in the third courtyard. It's spacious there, and he won't have any worries when practicing martial arts.
Zheng Jinyu never expected it to be like this. She felt that the greatest luck in her life was meeting such a good mother-in-law.
"Then I'll send someone over to tidy it up first. No one has lived there for a long time. It's only cleaned once a month, so there's a lot of dust."
"Yes, I also told Shao Yun to wait until you send someone to pack up before going over."
Shao Yun also asked you to help him find a cook, a good one. Our martial arts instructor, Master Zhao, loves good food.
No need to send maids, just two old women to clean and wash will suffice.
Shao Ming helped Jin Yu take off his outer clothes. He didn't like having maids coming and going at night; he wasn't used to it.
"Husband, when can we go back to the prefectural city? I really want to spend some time with my mother-in-law and the others. I think I can learn a lot from them."
"I probably can't go back for the time being. I'm in the Hanlin Academy and will be serving there for several years."
Once I behave well and get a vacation, we'll go back.
"I'll take you to see Mother's estate. It's truly a delightful place. My siblings and I have always loved playing there since we were little."
Shao Ming told Jin Yu about their life on the estate, and he really missed it.
“My husband, my dowry includes an estate just outside the city. It’s not very big, but it has five or six hundred acres of fertile land, a small hill, and several hundred acres of woodland.”
"Could we ask Manager Wei to set up a farm similar to Grandma's?"
Zheng Jinyu knew that her husband would not use her dowry, as he had already had Manager Wei purchase property over the past year.
Her husband had explained to her how much wealth they had at home.
“Alright, Manager Wei originally wanted to buy a manor outside the city and copy the model of the manor and shops that my mother ran.”
Unexpectedly, all the estates near the capital were already owned, and they hadn't been able to buy one yet.
Let him get your estate up and running first, and then buy a slightly larger one when the opportunity arises later.
Now that the barbecue stall is starting to make money, it's time to save up for the kids.
The son's betrothal gifts and the daughter's dowry require a considerable amount of money.
My parents started from scratch, and it's truly amazing that they've left so much for us siblings.
Zheng Jinyu already knew that her parents-in-law had prepared the same amount of money for all the children so that they could get started.
There was no idea that the eldest son should take the lion's share of the family property; everyone was treated equally.
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