Xuemei took the child to see her second sister-in-law, "Second sister-in-law."
Zhao smiled and said, "I heard you were here. Let me see you. You have become more and more beautiful in the past few years."
Xuemei said: "Second sister-in-law hasn't changed much, she is still a great beauty."
Zhao touched her thinner face and said, "I'm getting older. I'm not as pretty as before."
Xuemei looked at her second sister-in-law's pale appearance and sighed in her heart. Her second sister-in-law was really in danger this time. She and her second sister-in-law had no interactions before. They only started to interact more when her second sister-in-law took care of her during her confinement. Her second sister-in-law had lived in her hometown for more than a year, and they interacted more frequently. She and her second sister-in-law still had a good relationship.
The second sister-in-law is indeed not as pretty as before. You can see at a glance that a lot of hair has fallen out. In addition, she is exhausted from worrying about the child. The second sister-in-law is not energetic at all. "Second sister-in-law, I heard that the child is much better. Don't worry too much. Our Zhou family is blessed. The child will be fine. Take care of yourself."
Zhao's heart was in a knot. How could she not be worried? If she had to blame her little daughter, she really didn't, because she didn't want her daughter to have the same childhood as her. Later, thinking that her current happiness was earned, she completely let it go. She still had a son, didn't she? One was enough.
But she was really worried about her little girl's health. This child had suffered so much with her, and now she was no match for a newborn baby. "I will take good care of myself, so don't worry about me."
She really needs to take care of herself, she has children to take care of.
She was really grateful to her mother-in-law. If it weren't for her mother-in-law's prohibition of taking a concubine, she would have thought a lot more. Now she can rest assured during the confinement period because of her mother-in-law. It's a pity that she can't go to visit her mother-in-law. "Have you seen mother, how is her recovery?"
Xuemei smiled and said, "I see that mother is recovering well."
Zhao said, "That's good."
Xuemei didn't ask to see the baby. The baby was too weak now, and she didn't dare to hold him. She took out the gift she had prepared and said, "This is the gift for the third-day baptism and the full-month baby that I prepared early in the morning. I'm giving them to you all together now."
Zhao looked at the exquisite gold lock and gold bracelet and said, "They are too valuable."
Xuemei has the support of her mother-in-law, which is also precious to Xuemei's family.
Xuemei also had a lot of money in her hands, which was subsidized by her mother, and she also disposed of some jewelry that she didn't need. "It's only natural. My second sister-in-law took care of me personally when I was having my confinement."
She always remembers this love.
Zhao felt warm in her heart, thinking of what her mother-in-law said about treating people with sincerity, and this was the reward.
In the evening, Xuemei brought the children to have lunch with Zhulan. Zhulan said, "Rest first today. Let your eldest brother and others take you around tomorrow."
Xuemei smiled and said, "Okay, when I came here I heard that the temples in Jinzhou are quite famous, and I was thinking of going there!"
She wanted to accompany her mother, but unfortunately her mother needed to rest after giving birth. As for taking care of her, she was stopped by her mother several times when she reached out to help. Since there was a maid who didn't need her, she might as well listen to her mother, go around and broaden the children's horizons.
Zhulan has been eating tasteless confinement meals for two days in a row. Zhou Shuren was afraid that she would get tired of it, so he hired a chef to cook different meals. At present, Zhulan still likes the meals very much.
After dinner, Zhulan asked, "Don't be shy to tell me what's in the yard. This is still your home."
Xuemei felt warm in her heart. She understood her mother and what she meant. She was a member of the family, whether she was married or not. She smiled and said, "Mother, if you need anything, I will not be embarrassed."
"That's good."
After dinner, Xuemei took the children back to the yard. On the way back, she could still see the maid cleaning and greeting her. Xuemei looked at the scenery in the yard. Even though she had walked there twice, she still felt a little dazed, as if she was dreaming.
Xuemei returned to the yard, and Jiang Sheng and his son Jiang Du came back. "Have you finished eating too? I thought you would drink for a while!"
Jiang Sheng shook his head. "My father-in-law doesn't drink, and none of my brothers drink either, so we just had dinner and left."
Xuemei laughed, "Dad doesn't drink because of Mom."
Jiang Sheng smiled but said nothing. His father-in-law did not hide his desire to go back to accompany his mother-in-law. He did not expect that his father-in-law, now a fourth-rank official, still had the same feelings for his mother-in-law. It was not that he did not trust his father-in-law, but he had seen too many men get promoted, get rich, and marry concubines, so he admired his father-in-law even more.
It's a pity that my father-in-law said he was very busy recently and had no time to rest, so he would have to wait for some time before asking for advice.
Xuemei saw that her husband was also tired, "Take a bath and rest first, I'll go and take care of the children and come back in a while."
Jiang Sheng rubbed his shoulders. He was indeed very tired from the journey. "Okay."
In the main courtyard, Zhu Lan was surprised to see Zhou Shuren, "You guys have finished eating too?"
Zhou Shuren, "I'm done eating."
Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren and thought, this guy must have been in a hurry to come back to accompany her and her son. Her sons and sons-in-law also hurried to eat when they saw this.
Zhulan asked, "Mingqing is here, have you talked to him?"
Zhulan heard Xuemei talk about the situation in her hometown. Many people will take part in the provincial examination next year, and many children will take the examination for students of higher learning. Zhulan was happy. The more students there are, the more prosperous the Zhou family will be. The family's power will increase. As the leader, Zhou Shuren will have more people at his disposal.
Zhou Shuren sighed, "Today's accounts have all been delivered. I've been looking through them all day. My mind is full of numbers now. I really don't have time. I'm thinking of letting Mingqing follow Changlian to the Meng family first and let Mr. Meng guide him. I'll guide him when I'm busy."
Zhulan raised an eyebrow, "You want to keep him?"
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Well, I can't make selfless contributions to the family. For the future, it's better for the next clan leader to be guided by me."
Zhu Lan was silent. What Zhou Shuren said was the truth. Zhou Shuren had always been calculating towards the Zhou family. He really couldn't be the clan leader who did everything himself. "Our clan leader wouldn't consider you as the clan leader either. Not only is he worried, but he also sees through your true nature."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Indeed, if he had any thoughts before, he stopped after knowing my calculations. In fact, I admire the clan leader very much."
Zhulan also admired that the Zhou clan leader was very responsible. Not to mention that he went to the clan school from time to time, his spirit for the family was admirable.
The next morning, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er took Xuemei and her family to the temple.
Zhulan was looking at the list of gifts for the third birthday. After discussing with Zhou Shuren, Zhulan decided not to hold a third birthday celebration because the child was born too early and the timing was not right. Now they were watching Jinzhou to check the accounts, so it was not suitable to hold a third birthday celebration.
Although she didn't hold a third-day bath, the gifts for the third-day bath were still delivered to her door early in the morning. Zhulan stared blankly at the top of the gift list without moving her hands for a long time. Zhulan closed her eyes and opened them again and saw that she was not mistaken. The prince
Zhulan, "... ..."
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