Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 477

Chapter 477: Chapter 472: Going Back to My Hometown for a Tricky Matter 07 [Explosive Update 01]

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"Honor your parents-in-law, raise your children with kindness."

Just these simple eight words.

Yet they struck Xu Xiaofen like a heavy blow, leaving her frozen in place, and with a ’thud’, the joyous red notebook in her hand was thrown back onto the desk.

This notebook, an old one from more than a decade ago, was a gift from Old Uncle Xie Jingwei when he got married.

At that time, a red notebook like this was an extremely precious gift.

Therefore, Xie Jingwei always treasured it, and Xu Xiaofen could tell which one it was as soon as he mentioned it.

Yet just these simple eight words, hurt more than a hard slap across her face.

Ever since Yan Jinsu married into the family, Xu Xiaofen felt tremendous imbalance in her heart, especially since her mother-in-law always took Yan Jinsu’s side, showing complete distrust in her.

After the incident with Wang Xiaocui, which caused her mother-in-law to fall ill, Xu Xiaofen felt even more disgruntled; thankfully, the family had been divided beforehand. However, the manner of division only intensified her resentment.

It was split equally among the siblings, and in the end, Xiaoqi received an extra share!

Xiaoqi’s mother was lowly, so why should she get a share of the Xie Family’s property? What was most infuriating was that none of the brothers spoke out against it!

Xu Xiaofen had been the dutiful daughter-in-law for so many years, she didn’t want to lose the good reputation she had maintained under these circumstances.

At the same time, she was very clear inside that once all the Xie brothers had agreed, it really wasn’t the daughters-in-law’s business!

The Xie Family was that authoritarian! When it came to dividing the family, only the fathers had a say.

And not just the third branch of the Xie Family, the entire Xie clan, including the Zhou family from the same village, was the same!

Looking at these eight words, Xu Xiaofen remained silent for a long time.

Xu Xiaofen sat on the bed with her face in her hands, silent; she sat from the rise of the moon until it rose again...

On the other side, in the front courtyard, as soon as Xie Jinggang arrived and learned Xiao Ba had a fever again, which subsided only after taking the second sister-in-law’s medicine, he was filled with gratitude towards her.

Yan Jinsu gestured with her hand that it wasn’t necessary to be so formal among family. After Xiao Ba took the medicine, he had a good two-hour sleep and woke up to actually swallow half a bowl of meat porridge, which thrilled Xie Jinggang and his wife to no end.

The child had been having fevers and making a fuss at mealtime since four days ago, hardly able to eat much congee.

And Lin Caixia’s milk was not plentiful; starting when the child was just over seven months old, breastfeeding could only satisfy him halfway. freewёbnoνel.com

By the time Xiao Ba was ten months old, nursing would only last half an hour, and then they had to feed him rice paste until it progressed to mushy congee.

Now they saw that after taking one dose of medicine, Xiao Ba’s condition improved greatly, and he even had an appetite for porridge, Lin Caixia was so happy that tears fell straight down.

When Xiao Ba wasn’t well, as a mother, she was the most worried.

Her previous skepticism about her second sister-in-law’s medicine was just her being overly cautious as a mother.

Just from the two parcels their father kept for himself, it was evident the items were quite valuable.

While traveling by train back home, with only three adults but four children to mind, aside from a change of clothes, they returned empty-handed.

Their luggage was directly shipped back home by Jingchen, so they could retrieve it from the post office upon their arrival.

There was no worry about the time difference; as long as they claimed the parcels within half a month, there would be no issues.

The entire Xie family, except for Xu Xiaofen who hadn’t arrived yet, ate with great delight.

Yan Jinsu was a skilled cook, and since the grandma had earned quite a bit in the county town, Xie Tiesheng didn’t skimp when buying meat and vegetables. Yan Jinsu used two big hocks to stew peanuts and pig’s trotters till the broth was gelatinous, and both the trotters and peanuts were so tender and flavorful that it was suitable for both the elderly and children.

Only Xiao Ba, Xiaojiu, and the other three could just smell the aroma; the children were too young, and peanuts could cause bloating, so they dared not let them taste it.

However, Yan Jinsu had also made steamed egg custard for them, with each small child getting a minced meat and egg custard, smooth and tender, and even Xiao Yi got a share.

Yan Jinsu felt that the few nephews at home were truly malnourished. The steamed eggs were highly nourishing, and she had added minced meat for even more nutrition.

Xiaoqi and the older children could gnaw at the pig trotters, their small mouths oily and their little faces beaming with joy as their caregivers watched with utmost happiness.

Being parents, isn’t all their hard work for the sake of letting their children eat well?

When Xie Jingwei saw Xiao Wu only manage to nibble a small piece of meat due to the pain in her jaw, his heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. At this moment, he felt that he should no longer be soft-hearted!

Xiao Wu is so young, yet she is not as tall as Xiaoqi, and even among the children, her complexion is the worst!

For the sake of the children, he could no longer afford to be soft-hearted or make compromises!