Chapter 1014: Various Competitions

Fu Yan Wei initially thought she was greedy, but after hearing her mention it so often, he truly began to consider it: "Let's wait a bit longer. After Yan Cheng gets married, I'll try bringing it up with Dad to see if he can arrange a temporary job for her to start with."

Hearing the first part, Hao Yan Hong was very happy, but the moment "temporary job" came up, her smile vanished by half: "Oh my, temporary jobs are exhausting and pay so little. By then, our family's life won't compare to the other three households, and people will surely start comparing us..."

She didn't want to be a temporary worker at all. Why should the other three sisters-in-law all have permanent positions while she had to be a temporary one?

Over in the third branch, things were even more interesting, as the two were busy making a baby.

Fu Yan Hong had just climbed off Zhang Yurong, panting heavily, but Zhang Yurong wouldn't let up: "I want more."

Fu Yan Hong held her close: "I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, so let's stop here for tonight."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yurong was even less willing to let him go: "Since you'll be away for several days when you go on this trip, I definitely can't let you go tonight."

Fu Yan Hong turned around and pulled her into an embrace: "We've been trying so hard for so long; perhaps you're already carrying one in your belly."

Hearing this, Zhang Yurong couldn't help but reach out and touch her own abdomen: "You're right. Anyway, I must give birth to a son before the fourth sister-in-law does."

Remembering something, she spoke up again: "Your parents said that after the fourth gets married and the bride returns to her natal home, the family will split. Do you think if I'm pregnant by then, we'll get a larger share?"

Fu Yan Hong tapped Zhang Yurong's forehead lightly: "What good things are you dreaming about? If it were as you say, what about the three children in the eldest brother's household?"

Seeing that Zhang Yurong still wanted to say something, Fu Yan Hong spoke: "Enough, don't think so much. Go to sleep quickly. I have to wake up early tomorrow to catch the carriage. While I'm away for these few days, take good care of Jinyi at home and behave yourself; don't do anything to make Mom and Dad unhappy."

Zhang Yurong poked Fu Yan Hong's chest muscle: "I know. I'm not stupid; why would I do anything to upset Mom and Dad for no reason?"

Meanwhile, Fu Mu had been busy these past few days greeting the lucky people among the neighbors. As soon as the first lunar month ended, she started making the wedding quilts for the fourth's marriage. She had also arranged in advance with colleagues and neighbors she got along well with to borrow meat coupons. Although everything for weddings is done simply nowadays, a few tables still need to be set up to let everyone celebrate, don't they?

On Chuxue's side, the day for her little nephew's full-month celebration arrived quickly. Because her workplace had been busy recently, she truly hadn't managed to find time to go over during this period.

It was Auntie and the eldest brother's wife who represented the family and went there. Of course, although the little aunt didn't go in person, she prepared quite a lot of things, which gave Xia Qiu a lot of confidence during her confinement.

Even when someone came to stir up trouble, Qiu Mu didn't back down: "Most of the food Xia Qiu ate during her confinement was prepared by her natal family. As her mother-in-law, I naturally must take good care of her."

That person still wanted to say something, but Qiu Mu was already impatient. They had lived in the same village for so long; how could they not know her intentions? She was just envious of having such a good in-law connection, and seeing the harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she wanted to cause trouble.

She wasn't stupid, so she naturally wouldn't let anyone succeed.

A few days in advance, Chuxue took money from Xiao Fu to prepare a full-month gift for her little nephew.

Of course, as the aunt, she naturally had to show her appreciation too. Her older sister was skilled at sewing, so she prepared quite a lot of cloth: some for the little nephew, some for her sister, and naturally, she couldn't forget to prepare a piece of cloth for Qiu Mu as a thank-you gift from the natal family for her diligent care during the confinement.

She also followed the old hometown custom and bought a pair of Old Beijing cloth shoes for Qiu Mu, meaning that since she had worked hard, she should come and go frequently in the future.