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The events transpiring in the county town, Zhou Xiuhua couldn’t possibly know about now!
However, just the scene before her eyes right now was enough to stun her!
She was witnessing with her own eyes, her eldest daughter, on their first day back ho, couldn’t wait to pack several bundles and took the three children straight back to her maternal ho!
If it weren’t for the three children’s unfamiliarity with the new environnt, causing restlessness and their fuss, Zhou Xiuhua might still be kept in the dark.
"Aiyo, what has happened here?" As soon as Zhou Xiuhua stepped out of the inner room, she saw the old man engaged in what seed like a serious talk with her eldest daughter in the yard.
At this ti, her daughter’s face had already turned pale, tears were still streaming down, and little Xiao Xianzi in her arms, seeing her mother crying, was also crying.
The large bundles at their feet were particularly conspicuous, making the old lady realize at a glance that her eldest daughter must have been harshly wronged!
Especially the sight of her grandson, Da Niu’s child in her arms! After all, the child was four years old, sowhat knowing of the world in the rural context, clearly understanding that the person his mother was talking about was him.
Recently, due to the fear of actually being taken away by his younger uncle and aunt, Xianzai had been frequently crying and fussing, ready to burst into tears at the slightest disturbance.
Yan Jinsu heard the noise and followed closely behind Zhou Xiuhua as they both ca out.
"Elder Sister, what’s going on?" Yan Jinsu managed to intercept her mother-in-law before her cousin spoke up, saying, "Mom, did you see if Xiao Si and the others have woken up when you ca out?"
"Aiyo, my mind was so fixated on the crying that I didn’t think about the young ones, I’ll go check!" Zhou Xiuhua was initially worried upon seeing her eldest daughter’s state, but upon hearing Yan Jinsu’s diversion, she imdiately clapped her hands and hurried into the inner room.
Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi, these two children, could already turn over now; the bed she and the old man slept on was quite high, and it would be terrible if they fell off!
Zhou Xiuhua was simply drawn out of the scene by a single sentence from Yan Jinsu.
"Elder Sister, dry your tears, if there’s sothing wrong, let’s talk about it properly. This way, you will only make Mom feel unwell," said Yan Jinsu disapprovingly looking at her cousin, then turned to her father, saying:
"Dad, don’t just sulk in silence, go check if there’s firewood in the stove, it’s almost dinner ti. The children must be hungry, I need to start cooking."
"Alright, I’ll go take a look." Seeing that the Third Son’s Wife had arrived and dispatched everyone to do tasks, Xie Tiesheng knew Yan Jinsu wanted to speak privately with the eldest daughter.
"Okay, Elder Sister, dry your tears. After all, you’re a mother twice over, look at how you’ve frightened Little Hongzai and the children, they can no longer speak properly!"
Saying this, Yan Jinsu stroked the oldest, Da Hong, and picked up Little Qiang who also had tears in his eyes, then took the bundle obviously brought by her cousin, and softly said to Xie Jinghong:
"Since you’re here, pick up your things, and co with to my yard. If you keep crying like this, it’ll look bad when your uncle and aunt arrive."
"Okay. Thank you..." Xie Jinghong nodded, picked up the small cloth bag at her feet, held her youngest in her arms, and tearfully expressed her thanks.
She knew her youngest sister-in-law was generous, seeing her own tearful face without even asking the reason, first consoling the children, showed the true kindness of her sister-in-law.
"Second Sister, this isn’t right. We are family and shouldn’t speak as if we’re strangers," she said, before lowering her head to encourage the eldest, Fan Hong:
"Little Hongzai, you’re the big brother now. Will you follow Second Aunt here? Can you do it?"
"Mhm!" The mont Fan Hong saw Yan Jinsu, he felt a sense of familiarity in his heart, but having not seen her for so long, the forgetful child had entirely forgotten about the aunt he’d t half a year ago.
But when the child saw his mom listening to Yan Jinsu, naturally, he followed his mom’s lead.
Yan Jinsu, leading the eldest girl, entered the room where Xie Jingzi used to sleep, and said to Xie Jinghong: "Second Sister, this is where the youngest child sleeps; it’s a bit cramped."
"No, not at all. Little girl, thank you, this is very good." Xie Jinghong, as the elder sister, had also visited Xie Jingzi’s room many tis before. Her younger sister’s bed, letting the four of them - her and her kids - sleep on it wouldn’t be too small.
"Second Sister, you should wash your face. I’ll get you a towel. Let’s change little Xiao Xianzi’s clothes first, the child has been crying so much that the collar is soaked."
Yan Jinsu glanced over and couldn’t tell whether the dampness ca from the eldest girl’s tears or from little Xiao Xian’s. The group of four looked like little weeping figures, their visages tugging at one’s heartstrings.
The situation must be dire! Yan Jinsu had spent ti with the eldest girl and knew she was sowhat strong-willed. Now that she’d let go of her pride, the matter must be beyond her ability to resolve, prompting her to seek help from her parental ho.
Especially since the several nephews were clearly frightened.
Just from looking at the expressions of the mother and her three children, Yan Jinsu understood the gravity of the situation.
"Okay." Xie Jinghong, watching Yan Jinsu bustling around preparing towels and a washbasin, and having tidied up Da Hong and Er Qiang, felt her old face flush with embarrassnt as she hastily got herself and little Xiao Xian, clinging tightly to her, in order.
"Second Sister, don’t panic. Wipe away those tears, comfort the children well. I’ll go see how Dad and Mom are doing. There are a lot of children in the house, if you’re not busy later, co over and lend a hand."
As the sky was getting dark, the temperature in the mountain village began to drop. She would need to boil water for both sides of the house as everyone needed to bathe in the evening, which would take quite so ti.
"Alright, you go ahead and be busy," Xie Jinghong said, taking the candies and oranges Yan Jinsu handed to her, her eyes reddening with gratitude. "I’ll be right there as soon as I’m done."
Yan Jinsu made no fuss, for the twins, having been observed with Divine Power, were already awake. She had to go and prepare their milk formula.
Thinking this, she simply took out all the milk formula cans and bottles from her own room and hurried back to the front courtyard.
Yan Jinsu figured that the eldest girl’s three children, having never seen the twins drink formula, might long for it if they saw it. She didn’t want to have to co back to fetch the formula, making the eldest girl think she was being stingy, and thus find herself in an awkward position later on!
If the nephews started to fuss, things would be even more troubleso; she would rather be prepared from the start and just make the formula for them if they wanted it.
She had plenty of formula in her Space, so sparing so of it was not a concern to her.
The mont Zhou Xiuhua saw the little girl with a can of formula, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yan Jinsu: "Little girl, Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi are awake. I was about to send Xiao Si to call for you, but here you are. Hurry up and prepare the formula for the treasures."
"Okay, Mom, don’t worry. Sit down, Xiaojiu doesn’t need you running around, so don’t exhaust yourself," Yan Jinsu said, noticing the old lady sweating profusely with an anxious and worried face, clearly not just concerned about the children being hungry—
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