âHanhan had leg cramps last night, mom. Iâm not at home, please take extra care of Hanhan.â
If it were anyone else, they would probably be upset by now, but she was Yunâs mother. When she was pregnant, the men were around, except for her youngest son whoâs not with his wife.
âDonât worry, your dad and I will take care of your dear wife.â Yunâs mother knew her sonâs temper, he must genuinely care about his wife to remind her like this.
âAhao, your wife is due in April, are you coming back then?â
Yun Hao took a while before he uttered, âI wonât be back. You guys will have to look after Hanhan and the kid.â
Yunâs mother was considerably empathetic. Truly because her youngest son isnât around and itâs their daughter-in-lawâs first child, she took extra care of her.
She made sure to cook an egg for her every day to boost her health.
And the daughter-in-law is also very understanding, helping them with light chores.
âDonât worry, your dad and I are here, weâll take care of your wife and child.â
In the house, Meng Yunhan didnât laze in bed for long before getting up. As soon as she was up, she was busy tidying up the living room and the yard. Yesterday was the first day of the New Year, and as is tradition, sweeping was not allowed, and brooms should not be seen, as it was believed to sweep away wealth.
âHanhan, sit down and rest.â Yunâs father had just returned from a walk around his own land, he saw his daughter-in-law tidying up the room.
âDad, Iâm fine.â
Hearing the noise from outside, Yunâs mother looked out to see the neat courtyard, knowing it was the work of her daughter-in-law, and was even more pleased with her.
Those gossipmongers before were just waiting to see their familyâs drama, assuming that after Hanhan got pregnant, the bad sides of her would show up, she would stop doing chores, expecting them to cook and do laundry for her.
Speaking of laundry, their daughter-in-law heats up water for washing, even helping them with their laundry. Just on this point alone, she knew this daughter-in-law was more filial than the other two. Even though heating up water requires firewood, at least she had heart.
Little did they know, in her previous life, Meng Yunhan had gone through a lot of hardships to build a business. Now with a new life, there was no hardship she couldnât bear. Besides, doing laundry wasnât a hardship. Her mother-in-law treated her very well, so she also wanted to return the favor. She wouldnât want to be known as a lazy daughter-in-law.
After the family had their meal, Meng Yunhan was about to wash the dishes but Yunâs mother refused her.
On the second day of the new year, it was custom to visit oneâs maternal home. Yun Men and Yun Shuang, the two sisters, took their husbands and children and returned with some meat.
âQuickly, call out?â Yun Men knew that none of the children in the younger generation of the family were not afraid of their third uncle.
âLittle uncle, little aunt.â Zhang Yunxuan hesitantly murmured a greeting.
Two of Yun Shuangâs elder children greeted, âLittle uncle, little aunt.â
Meng Yunhan immediately brought out some dried fruits and candies for them to eat.
Li Yong and Zhang Jiang, would never have thought their little brother-in-law would return every year for the New Year. Thatâs quite rare.
However, they soon realized that what a man cares for is his child and wife. Now that he has a wife, he started to care about the child too.
Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Yunhan went to the kitchen to cook.
Yun Shuang and Yun Men hurriedly followed to help.
âThird sister-in-law, you should go sit and rest.â Yun Shuang said, worried as she saw her with her bulging belly.
âFirst Sister, Iâm fine, it just looks big.â Meng Yunhan continued with her work.
Yun Men sat on a stool to stoke the fire, also not wanting to move.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om