The Fu family welcomed two new grandsons, which is wonderful news. However, the focus of everyone's conversation shifted to Fu Jiujiu.

The Fu family's temple now had two more boys, making their only little girl even more precious.

In recent years, how much the Fu family has cherished this little girl is evident to all.

As women, whether married or not, I don't think anyone has received this kind of treatment. If their parents loved them even half as much as they do Fu Jia's little daughter, they would be content.

Of course, her family is also waiting for Zhou's little one to be born. If it’s a girl, it’s fine, but if it’s a boy, I'm afraid it wouldn't be surprising at all in the Fu family.

Ever since she was four months pregnant, Wu had not returned to her parents' home. No one knew why she suddenly came up with another scheme and insisted on going back to her parents' place.

If you want to go back, then just go back. You're so old, shouldn't you be able to leave on your own?

Then Mrs. Zhou will have something to say again.

When Zhou's mother saw that the little girl had a big belly, she was quite surprised. She had been in the wrong before when they argued, and since her daughter didn't mention it, she pretended it never happened.

"See, you still need my medicine, right? Would you be able to conceive without it?" The midwife boasted again.

She patted her own daughter's belly, "Don't worry, the big fat boy is safe."

The last thing Zhou's wants to hear right now is this, "Mother, don't mention that boy. I want a daughter. There are already enough boys from the Fu family."

Then, she told the story of how Fu Erjin and his wife had another pair of twins.

"Oh, Zhou Pozi is so envious! 'Tsk tsk tsk, look at them, look at you and Dajin. They say that parents with good qualities are more likely to have children with good qualities. You and Dajin also have a chance, who knows maybe there are two down there too!'

Zhou also hopes that there are two, preferably two little girls.

My mouth is watering for the food at your place.

But a boy or a girl is fine too.

"Girl, you've finally made it! I heard your sister-in-law is quite something!"

Zhou Pozi ate the strawberries, smacking her lips and said: "No wonder even the Emperor loves this thing, it's so delicious! Why didn't you bring some back for me earlier?"

"Mother, this thing is very valuable."

"What's wrong with you? I'm your mother, give me two, you still can't bear to?" Zhou Pozi was unhappy, despising that Zhou Shi again knew how to eat but didn't know how to be filial.

"Isn't this something you should be enjoying?" Zhou's face wasn't looking too good either. Now that she was pregnant, she felt no less important than anyone else, and with a more stable life in her husband's family, she had even more confidence.

Zhou Pozi didn't want to argue with her, "My dear girl, tell me about your younger sister-in-law. Did she really acknowledge the County Magistrate as her godfather?"

"Don't you know? You ask again," Zhou said.

She would never have spoken to her mother like that before, but now things are different.

Zhou Pozi, of course, noticed the changes in her daughter, but could only bear it. After all, who would dare to go against her daughter's powerful in-laws?

The official is much more dignified than the shopkeeper.

Then your in-laws must be overjoyed, right?

"Wouldn't you be unhappy if this happened to you?" Zhou shi said languidly.

"I told you, you're the luckiest out of all three sisters. You might have married poor at first, but now you're the most well-off."

Zhou Pozi shot back, and followed Zhou Shi's lead.

This is treatment Zhou has never had before. Before, her mother always praised her two older sisters and younger brother, but she only received scolding.

"It's a pity, your sister-in-law and the groom didn't end up together."

"My dear mother, please don't bring this up again?" Zhou shi also understood. It was impossible to marry her younger sister-in-law, "Not to mention that my in-laws wouldn't agree, even I think a woman like Da Xi Zi is not worthy of my younger sister."

"What's with your tone? You little brat, are you my nephew?"

Zhou retorted, "But Jiaojiao is still my niece."

Zhou Po wanted to scold her for being ungrateful, but thinking of their current predicament, she decided against it.

"Let me tell you, Second Sister's family only has a small shop. The village head's family in our village isn't looked down upon by my in-laws. You shouldn't even dream about it."

Zhou's flat mouth continued to munch on melon seeds.

"The village head doesn't even look down on you, and your in-laws still want your sister-in-law to be the queen? Really, you got a daughter and don't know how to brag about it."

Zhou scoffed, "Being the empress isn't bad, then I'd be the emperor's sister-in-law."

"Rubbish, the emperor knows who she is," Zhou Pozi still remembered her grandson's marriage to Fu Jiaojiao.

It would be so great if this could work out.

Even if she wasn't the empress, her younger sister's marriage had to be decided by the County Magistrate. She must be right. Zhou Shi considered this and realized that in the Fu family, being nice to anyone was nothing compared to being nice to her younger sister-in-law.

Now that I've appeased this little sister of mine, she won't have to worry about not enjoying her blessings for the rest of her life.

“I say east, and you insist on saying west. Are you deliberately trying to provoke me by coming back?” Old Zhou glared with her triangular eyes, her voice filled with anger.

Zhou shook her head, "Then if you don't want me to come back, I'll come back less often."

That won't do, where will you get strawberries to eat then?

"Next time, please bring more strawberries. This amount isn't enough for anyone to eat."

"You're eating too little. Anyone would have finished it." Zhou shi wasn't as timid as before, she was more assertive now. "I came back this time just to tell you about the strawberries!"

"What's up?"

"These strawberries are thirty-five cents a pound, and they sell like hotcakes. Even the emperor loves them! My in-laws are selling strawberry seedlings, and I was thinking of getting some for your precious son."

"What are you buying? Just give me some money, will you?" Zhou's mother said. "You're all family. Your father-in-law is really stingy."

"The two elder brothers of my sister-in-law's family were all bought, what more does your son have?" Zhou sighed, her younger brother really didn't give her any face.

This is a good way to make money, it's to help you make money, not harm you.

Zhou Pozi still felt that her in-law earned so much money and yet was so meticulous when settling accounts with them, it was too excessive.

"Your stepfather made a lot of money, huh?"

"I don't know, the silver is with my mother-in-law."

Zhou Po again felt a mischievous impulse, and urged her daughter to get more silver.

Zhou certainly knew, but some things didn't need to be said so plainly. “Mother, please speak softly. Dajin is still outside.”

"Then Zhou Pozi closed her mouth, saying, "My dear girl, I'm only doing this for your own good. They are all outsiders, but you are a piece of my flesh and blood, different."

Zhou shi remained silent. Zhou po couldn't discern her thoughts and dared not speak further.

When good things happen, Fu Baimian's nature of repaying kindness, of course, wouldn't miss the third mistress.

Before Fu Baishan's wedding, Fu Baiman not only sent two taels of silver but also promised to give them fifty strawberry seedlings.

But he didn't know that the short-sighted third wife didn't know what strawberries were, so she sold them to people in the village for 200 wen and was quite pleased with herself.

First published on Taiwanese Novels Network

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