"Really? Rabbit fur?"

Wang Lan smiled when her son mentioned it. She was only pleased to see Gu Jingyan pull out a large roll of leather from his bag—not just one or two, but a full ten—

There wouldn't be enough to make. And this dried meat, to be honest, these days, supplies are scarce. She had thought it was just some candy or side dishes. She hadn't expected her daughter-in-law to bring back such rare and sought-after items.

Lin Yue'e felt uncomfortable and sat down on a chair, not wanting to say anything more.

It's obvious they don't like her as their daughter-in-law, so let them do whatever they want. She stepped forward and took her son.

He just smiled faintly and didn't want to say anything more.

Gu Jingyan sensed something was wrong; his wife was angry. Just as he was about to say something to ease the tension, his father returned.

"Oh dear, the second son is back."

Gu Youqing didn't even eat lunch after getting off work; he went straight home, knowing from the beginning that his son and daughter-in-law were coming back today. Sure enough, as soon as he got home, a neighbor told him the good news on the way.

Gu Jingyan thought to himself, "Thank goodness Dad's back. Only Dad can keep Mom in check." He quickly pulled his wife outside.

"Dad, this is my wife, Lin Yue'e, and your grandson, Gu An'an."

Gu Youqing immediately stepped forward. "Good, good, good, it's so good to be back. This is the first time we've met."

"dad."

Lin Yue'e called out dryly. To be honest, her mother-in-law's attitude had already made her lose hope in this family.

Anyway, she's not a people-pleaser. If she likes someone, they'll date them; if she doesn't, they'll just go back to their original lives. They're not living together anyway.

"Hey, here, this is a little gift Dad prepared for you. Don't think it's too little."

Gu Youqing took out fifty yuan from his pocket and handed it directly to Lin Yue'e. Then he took his grandson from Lin Yue'e's arms.

"Your name is Gu An, right? Come on, call him Grandpa. Our Gu An is really handsome. He looks just like his mother."

Gu Youqing carried the child and entered the house with a smile.

Then they saw Wang Lan holding several rabbit skins.

"Where did these come from?" Gu Youqing saw a table full of rabbit fur on the table and the sofa, and immediately went over and touched it.

"The second brother brought it back. Okay, he said he'd make a jacket for each of us."

"Dad, Mom, Yue'e bought all of these herself. I'm at school every day. The family is so grateful to Yue'e. I feel so bad for her, leaving her to take care of the child alone at home."

"Really? This is nice. Yue'e, it must have cost a lot of money. I have a feeling that even if you have the money, these things are hard to find. You can find one or two, but ten identical ones, that must be hard to find!"

Gu Youqing held it in his hand and smelled it as he spoke, "It doesn't smell, it's been cleaned up quite well."

Lin Yue'e thought to herself, "How could it not be good? It came from a space workshop."

However, this father-in-law is easier to get along with than the mother-in-law.

Forget it, I'll just do the bare minimum. I'll only be here for ten days or two weeks before going back.

The sound of someone calling for dinner came from the kitchen.

"Mom and Dad, dinner's ready."

Gu Jingyan responded and immediately went to the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, I'll serve the dishes."

"Second brother, you're back. It's been half a year since I last saw you. You left without a word during the New Year. You've been such a worry every day. Don't do that again."

Gu's eldest son's wife, Zou Min, is a straightforward person, and her belly is starting to show. She's over four months pregnant, and she quickly prepared a meal. She looks a bit older than her age, around forty.

Having watched Gu Jingyan's younger siblings grow up, she speaks of him as if he were her own son.

"I had an emergency before, I'll explain later."

Feeling embarrassed, Lin Yue'e and her in-laws followed her into the kitchen.

"Oh, this must be your sister-in-law, she's so pretty. Is her name Yue'e? Come, come, try some of the dishes your sister-in-law made?"

As Zou Min spoke, she stuffed a piece of meat into Lin Yue'e's mouth.

"Mmm, it's delicious. Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Don't be so polite. We're all family now. You've been married for years, and we've only just met. Here, here, this is a gift from your sister-in-law. Don't think it's too little."

Zou Min slipped ten yuan into Lin Yue'e's hand. Lin Yue'e felt a little embarrassed, but she felt much better about this sister-in-law than her mother-in-law.

As soon as we started eating, the room became much more crowded.

When they came back earlier, Gu Laosan went to call the children in the family back for dinner.

The eldest son of the Gu family has five children: four daughters and one son. They are all out having fun right now.

"Grandpa, Grandma, have you eaten? I'm starving!"

Lin Yue'e heard the voices of a group of girls outside and looked out. They must all be her eldest brother's children.

The Gu family has great genes; all the girls there are beautiful.

"Hey girl, come over here and bring the food. It's time to eat! What are you all doing running around outside?"

Sister-in-law Zou shouted outside, and the four maids immediately rushed into the kitchen.

However, before even entering, they saw Gu Jingyan and Lin Yue'e.

"Hello, Second Aunt. You're so beautiful."

"This is my second aunt! My second aunt is here. Second aunt, I've seen your picture before. Why did you cut your hair?"

"Second Aunt, where's my little brother? Where is he?"

The four maids immediately surrounded Lin Yue'e.

Lin Yue'e had initially thought the girls would be difficult to get along with. She hadn't expected the Gu family's maids to be so outgoing.

Moreover, all four girls had short hair, big eyes, and were quick and agile.

"Hurry up, I told you to bring the food. We can talk about this while we're eating."

The four girls immediately went to serve the dishes obediently.

Lin Yue'e had just carried two dishes into the living room when she saw her third son, Gu Jingjun, coming out of the house, along with another girl with a ponytail. She looked quite like her mother-in-law, Wang Lan.

"Second sister-in-law, let me do it."

Gu Jingjun came back and went inside. Then, as if he remembered something, he nudged the girl next to him by the calf.

"This is my second sister-in-law, greet her." Then he introduced her to Lin Yue'e:

"Second sister-in-law, this is Gu Jinmei, she's the youngest in the family."

Gu Jinmei smiled shyly at Lin Yue'e. "Hello, Second Sister-in-law."

"Hello, Jinmei, that's a nice name."

Lin Yue'e was used to being alone, and now that there were so many people around, she honestly didn't know what to say.

"I'm the youngest. My aunt isn't."

Immediately, a little boy called out to them. Looking over, they saw a boy sitting next to their father-in-law, who looked to be only two or three years old and was still wearing open-crotch pants. He must be the eldest brother's youngest son.

"That's not right. You're not the youngest anymore. The youngest is right here."

Gu Youqing laughed heartily and lifted An'an in his arms.

Everyone joined in the laughter.

"Please sit down," Wang Lan said, arranging for the family to sit down.

Finally, only Zou Min and Lin Yue'e were left to sit down. The whole family, plus the two little ones still being held in their parents' arms, filled the table.

On the first day back, apart from her mother-in-law being a bit hostile towards Lin Yue'e, everything else was fine, and Lin Yue'e didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

After the meal, the eldest sister-in-law, along with the maids and the younger sister-in-law, cleaned up the table.

Lin Yue'e was tired from the train journey, so she went back to her room and lay down on the bed, not wanting to go out and see anyone.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Gu Jingyan carried his hungry son into the house.

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