In the evening, Li Shi cooked a large table of dishes, all of which were Zhulan and Zhou Shuren’s favorites. She was obviously trying to please them, so Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were happy with the food, but Zhao Shi and Dong Shi suffered. The two of them had been busy all day and their hands were a little tired.

Facts have proved that one should tighten the belt when necessary. Less than seven days after Zhulan came back, Zhao Shi and Dong Shi became good daughters-in-law again. The two of them did not dare to have any bad thoughts and were particularly respectful to Li Shi.

But Li Shi was not happy, because she gained weight. After all, she was so happy. In less than seven days, Li Shi had gained at least 8 or 9 kilograms, and she could no longer wear the jade bracelet.

Zhulan watched helplessly as Li Shi got fatter. It was no use trying to control her food intake as her weight skyrocketed as if she had been inflated.

Li Shi put away the jade bracelet with tears in her eyes. “Mom, you said you would find me a bracelet that I can wear. I am counting on you for my whole life.”

Zhulan was so happy, “Mom will keep her word, don’t worry.”

Li Shi was happy then, “Mom, we have a carriage, let’s go out of town to pick wild vegetables!”

Zhulan: “No.”

She just didn’t want to go. Although Pingzhou was a wide area and quite far from the mountains, there were still many snakes nearby. People coming and going in the city would often hear about someone catching a snake. She didn’t want to go!

Li Shi was very disappointed. If her mother didn’t go, she wouldn’t be able to ride in the carriage. After they bought their carriage, except for Chang Lian and the two people who went to the academy, no one else had ever ridden in the carriage. She couldn’t sleep because she couldn’t ride in her own carriage.

Zhulan counted the days, “We have moved to Pingzhou for a while now!”

Li Shi nodded, “Yes, it’s almost five months.”

Zhulan said, “My qīnjiāgōngSon or daughter’s father-in-law‘s birthday is coming soon.”

Zhulan’s parents celebrated their birthdays last year, so they won’t celebrate their birthdays this year. Of course, even if Zhulan and Zhou Shuren wanted to celebrate, they were still on their way back to the city!

Li Shi took a while to react before she remembered, “Ah, yes, yes, it’s my father’s birthday.”

Zhulan, “.”

She had the impression of it in her memory, but his own daughter actually forgot about it. That’s great, and very Li Shi.

Zhulan twitched her lips, “Nothing has been going on at home recently, you and the eldest brother should go back and celebrate qīnjiāgōng’s birthday. I remember that he’s fifty this year, so it’s time to have a celebration.”

In ancient times, fifty years old was not a young age, and not everyone could live to be seventy or eighty years old, especially farmers who worked all year round.

Li Shi had really forgotten about it completely, mainly because her family was poor and they didn’t have the spare money to celebrate birthdays. Before she got married, her father never celebrated his birthday. But after she got married, she celebrated his birthday in the first year of her marriage. She gifted him a piece of meat, and eating a dish with meat was considered a birthday celebration for her father. He couldn’t even have longevity noodles made of white noodles.

Later, her grandmother didn’t allow her to bring anything back because of her father’s birthday. So she never went back. After a long time, she almost forgot her father’s birthday.

Li Shi looked at her mother-in-law with tears in her eyes, “Mom, you are so good to me.”

At the same time, she was impressed that her mother had a good memory. It was so many years ago, but she still remembered it!

Zhulan stretched out her hand to stop Li Shi from rushing over, “Just stand and talk. I can’t stand you rushing over with your body!”

Li Shi, “.”

The touching moment was gone!

Zhulan exhaled. She really couldn’t bear Li Shi’s big body. Moreover, she was very strong. She had difficulty breathing when she held her in her arms!

Zhulan waved her hand, “Okay, you go back and pack up, and you and the boss should leave early too.”

Li Shi stopped crying and said happily, “Ok!”

Not only was she going to ride in her own carriage, but she could also go back to her parent’s home to show off. Yes, she would pack up some things she didn’t need and bring them back to give to her sǎosǎo and zhínǚ. This time, she would celebrate her father’s birthday well and make her parents proud. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became!

Zhulan leaned against the pillow, her thoughts drifting. She and Zhou Shuren had never mentioned the birth dates of their children. Recalling carefully, the eldest was born in October, the second was also in October, and the eldest daughter was born in December. The original body was really amazing. It would be amazing to have one child by natural birth in a year, and she had a physique that was easy to get pregnant!

Fortunately, she took a break when she gave birth to Changlian. Changlian was born in September, Changzhi was born in August, and Xuehan was born in May.

Among the six children, Xue Han’s birthday was the biggest, while the others’ birthdays were not that big!

Zhu Lan just thought about it and had no intention of celebrating any birthdays. In her original memory, she had never celebrated any of her children’s birthdays except for their first birthday and her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony. Even her son’s coming-of-age ceremony, well, the eldest and second oldest children only had a meal together.

Zhulan didn’t plan to think about grandchildren anymore. Thinking too much would give her a headache.

Two days later, Li Shi and the eldest brother took Yu Lu and Ming Teng back to Li Village. Zhulan gifted clothes and a pair of bottles as birthday gifts.

Li Shi left home and Dong Shi took over the kitchen. Since Zhulan came back, the Jiang family never invited Dong Shi over again, and she also never mentioned visiting.

But Zhulan’s influence was still there, so Zhao Shi and Dong Shi didn’t dare to get close to her. Zhulan was also happy to have some peace and quiet, as it was a good opportunity for her to cultivate herself.

Zhou Shuren, on the other hand, never left the house and focused on his studies. Now it was July and the provincial examination would be held in more than a month, so Zhou Shuren was studying hard.

Two days later, the eldest brother and his family came back, bringing back a lot of wild animals. Zhulan asked, “Why did you bring back so many things?”

Boss Zhou said, “Mother, these are sent by my father-in-law and several uncles. They said that we live in Pingzhou and everything costs money. These meats can last for a long time. If the vegetables at home hadn’t been harvested yet, they would have picked some for us to keep.”

Zhulan looked at the dried rabbit meat and pheasant. Li’s family was thanking them. “You’ll take it if they give it to you?”

Boss Zhou, “Mom, I can’t stop them alone!”

The Li family were all big grids, and if he really tried to stop them, he would be taken aside in one round.

Zhulan was happy, “Okay, put them all away!”

Li Shi was warmly received when she returned to her mother’s house. She was very proud of it. Seeing that her mother-in-law was in a good mood, she hurriedly said, “Mom, my mother said that when the food comes down from home, she will send it over. I said no, and my mother said it’s not for me, and it’s useless for me to refuse.”

Zhulan: “Ok.”

Li Shi had improved and learned how to say good things to her parent’s home in a roundabout way!

It was rare for Li Shi to be so cunning, and she grinned when she saw her mother-in-law agree. Although she liked to go back to her parents’ home to show off, she also hoped that her parents’ home would be well. This time when she went back, because she didn’t know they would come back, she saw that the food at her parents’ home was not greasy at all, but all wild vegetables, and the game was left for her husband’s family. Her father didn’t prepare any birthday celebration this time, and she felt uncomfortable in her carefree heart.

Zhulan gestured to Li Shi, “Go back and change your clothes. Come over to eat after you’re done.”

Li Shi, “Ok.”

Dong prepared dinner, which consisted of three dishes and one soup. The soup was crucian carp soup, and the three dishes were chicken stewed with potatoes, scrambled eggs, and braised fish. The Zhou family’s food was really good.

Li Shi looked at the dishes on the table. She was indeed the luckiest person in the Li family!

Just after breakfast the next morning, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren finally met Changzhi. When she and Zhou Shuren came back, Xu Jinshi had taken Changzhi out. Changzhi was not in Pingzhou at all.

Zhulan looked at Changzhi and was silent for a while. “You’ve lost weight.”

Zhou Shuren asked, “Where did you go with your master?”

Why do you look so tired? Changzhi was such a particular person, but he hadn’t changed his clothes for a long time, and your hair was greasy!

(End of this chapter)