Chapter 1292: The Reason Behind the Xiao Mother and Daughter's Change

Xiao Mu's awakening was naturally thanks to Xiao Laoyezi.

Previously, Xiao Mu had wanted to take a jeep back to the village to show off with her son; their couple's conversation was overheard by Xiao Laoyezi in the courtyard, who immediately lectured the couple, especially Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu was the main target of the lecture; at first she felt very ashamed, but after Xiao Fu reasoned with her and appealed to her emotions, she reflected and realized that since becoming pregnant with her son, her mindset had indeed changed.

She thought that if not for Chuxue's capability, which improved the family's life after the split and allowed her depleted body to gradually recover so she could conceive again, she truly had been obsessed.

This led to today's lecture to Chunxiao.

Seeing the little girl still muttering there: "Your eldest and second sisters are married; they have their own lives to live. Don't drag them into things recklessly in the future. Study hard and strive to get into high school; then your eldest uncle and brothers-in-law can find you a good job. Don't exhaust the bond in daily life, or it will be hard to speak up later; otherwise, you'll have to go down to the countryside to become a Ding Zhiqing."

Upon hearing "go down to the countryside to become a Ding Zhiqing," Chunxiao blurted out, "If I'd known, I wouldn't have moved my household registration."

Hearing her words, Xiao Mu immediately slapped her: "If you hadn't moved your household registration, what would you eat? Don't talk nonsense."

Stung by the slap, Chunxiao felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help recalling what a classmate had told her before: The eldest sister is the firstborn, the parents' first child, so naturally the bond is different; the parents naturally protect her. The second sister is now the most accomplished of the three sisters, and her husband is an officer, so the parents naturally dote on her; even if the bond isn't as deep as with the eldest sister, they wouldn't dare do anything to her. As for the youngest brother, let alone that—he is the family's treasure, the parents' hope. Only I must rely on myself to strive.

Thinking of what her own mother had just said, her mood grew even worse.

Indeed, now that their whole family has entered the city, even though the eldest and second sisters are married, there are still two children on the household register; the younger brother is still small. If he fails the high school entrance exam, it will be hard to find work. Given current policies, I'm afraid I'll only have the option of going down to the countryside. If I pass and get into high school, I can at least delay for two years; with a high school diploma, my chances of finding work will be at least better.

Thinking of who could help her find a job after graduation, it would only be the eldest uncle and second brother-in-law her mother mentioned, yes, and also Grandpa; although Grandpa has retired, he still has connections.

Having figured this out, she thought she must behave better in front of them from now on. Oh right, she must not oppose the second sister anymore; after all, if she wants the second brother-in-law's help, the second sister is key: "Mom, I was wrong. It won't happen again. Didn't you say the eldest uncle and little aunt are all coming tonight? I'll come back earlier from school this noon."

Xiao Mu didn't expect Chunxiao to change her face so quickly and couldn't help turning to glance at Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu smiled: "She's grown up and become sensible; isn't that good?"

Seeing the sun was nice, Chuxue thought about pickling some fresh eggs and leaving them in the open; she decided to act immediately.

She took eggs from the space, washed them all clean, dried the water on the shells with a clean Mao Jin, placed them one by one into the large basin in the courtyard, then went back inside to fetch the high-proof baijiu left over from the previous banquet, rolled all the dried eggs in the liquor, and set them out to dry in the sun.

She closed the main gate, went inside, stood behind the door, and entered the space; first, she prepared the things for Yinao to avoid Fu Yan Cheng noticing anything suspicious when he returned.