âDonât tell anyone about this. Iâm afraid if there really are ginsengs in the mountain and they are dug up by others, we wonât be able to get any.â People are selfish, and Yunâs father also hoped to dig up ginseng to awaken his son, but he was afraid that his wife might spill the beans. Would there be any ginseng left for them to dig by then?
Yunâs mother nodded, âI wonât tell anyone. I wonât tell anyone.â She knew that if this news was leaked from her, she feared her daughter-in-law would leave Qingzhao Village with her child and third youngest.
Ever since that incident, they hadnât been interacting with each other. If this got out, she doubted even she as their mother-in-law would accept it.
Initially, they thought Hanhan was gentle, but this time, she displayed firmness and adherence to her own principles.
That day, Old Father Zhao came.
âOld man, youâre here. Why did you bring things with you? Youâre being too polite.â Meng Yunhan warmly welcomed Old Father Zhao.
On that day, both Yunâs father and mother did not go to work. After the previous incident, neither Yun Hai nor Yun Lei visited again. The children stopped visiting as well, but only Little Zhuzi would report to their house early every morning. Aside from him, no one else came.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
That incident did affect Little Huzi; for days, no one came to their house, fearing that they might contract the same misfortune.
âI didnât go to work today, so I came by to check in,â Old Father Zhao had been wanting to visit for a while but always had to work and never found the time until now.
Meng Yunhan took the things from Old Father Zhaoâs hand, thinking that when he left, she would give him more to take home.
âMy brother, come in, come in.â Yunâs father also warmly invited Old Father Zhao in.
Meng Yunhan looked at the meat inside. Why did the old man bring meat? Meat coupons were scarce in their town; they only received just a small amount of meat coupons in a month.
In this weather, they canât just leave it as it might spoil. So she planned to cook some crispy meat later.
Yunâs mother also saw the meat and knew that Old Father Zhao had brought it.
Seeing the meat reminded her of her grandsons.
In the end, she swallowed down what she wanted to say.
Nowadays, their eldest and second daughter-in-law only greeted them passively before leaving every time they saw them.
Their faces had been completely torn apart.
Of course, Meng Yunhan would not suggest dividing the meat among her elder and second sister-in-lawâs families.
That incident was still a lump in their throats.
âLittle Zhuzi didnât come today. When he comes, let him stay for a meal. We can make meatballs then.â
âUmâ¦â
Meng Yunhan looked at Yunâs mother, âMother, whatâs wrong? You donât look so good. Did you get heatstroke? If you did, you should go and lie down. Iâll take care of the cooking. Xiaohu should not wake up so soon.â
Meng Yunhan saw Yunâs motherâs troubled expression and quickly interrupted her.
She wanted to treat people with sincerity and did not allow others to trample on her kindness. She couldnât be someone who, after being hit on the right cheek, would turn the other cheek to be hit.
Little Zhuzi was good to her and protective of Xiaohu. Itâs only right for her to think of him whenever they have something good to eat at home.
As for the other nephews and nieces who didnât visit Ahao, she didnât voice out the resentment, but it didnât mean she didnât remember.
They should not forget how Ahao had sent money back in the past to support the whole family. Theyâve been more ungrateful than a thankless wolf!
âIâm fineâ¦â
âThatâs good. If you go down, I wouldnât be able to handle everything. After all, Xiaohu is still small, and Yun Hao needs me to look after him around the clock.â