After returning home, Xia Yichu sat on the sofa in a daze. She liked Pei Shizhou in every way. It was just that it would slightly hinder her from asking Xu Shaoyang to introduce her to male celebrities and models in the future. She wondered if he would mind.

"Never mind, it will take several more years for Xu Shaoyang to make a name for himself. Pei Shizhou is no less than those male models and male celebrities."

After thinking it through, Xia Yichu lay down on the sofa to rest. She had to go to her grandmother's house that night, wondering how her grandmother had made things difficult for Yang Yunxia.

"Old woman, why are you doing this!"

Grandpa Xia helped Grandma Xia into the room. Yang Yunxia had just gone to work. Grandma Xia required her to come home and do chores as soon as she got off work, and she would wake her up every one or two hours at night.

She was never allowed to sleep properly; she would either need to go to the toilet or drink water. Grandma Xia would wait for Yang Yunxia to go to work during the day before she could go to sleep herself.

Grandma Xia would wait for Yang Yunxia to come home from get off work to cook three meals a day, and she wouldn't let Grandpa Xia do any housework.

"Never mind that, I'm going to rest. I still have to outwit Yang Yunxia tonight. You're getting on in years, it's time for you to enjoy life. Go out and play chess with your friends, and don't come back before dinner. Go now."

"Okay, okay, don't rush, I'll go after you're in bed."

Grandpa Xia sighed, covered Grandma Xia with the blanket, closed the door, and then left.

"Director Yang, Director Yang!"

Her colleague called out to Yang Yunxia anxiously. Yang Yunxia suddenly woke up from her daze and looked around awkwardly.

My colleague said with a worried look, "Director Yang, have you been working too hard lately? You almost fell asleep during the work meeting just now, and the leaders glanced at you several times."

Yang Yunxia forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, I probably didn't sleep well last night."

Yang Yunxia didn't know if her mother-in-law had believed her on the day of the baby's one-month celebration. Was her current harassment simply because she was angry that her mother had drugged Xia Guohua, or did she harbor some suspicion towards her?

She's suffering in silence. She's woken up as soon as she falls asleep, and after get off work she has to go home to cook for her elderly parents. With only half an hour left before she's off work, she's reluctant to go home. She hasn't experienced this kind of hardship since getting married; it was only before she was married.

At that time, she was still working in a garment factory. Every day before dawn, she had to get up to cook, wash clothes, and feed the pigs and chickens. She was never full, and every time she received her salary, her mother would take it all.

At that time, she vowed to escape her predicament and never live such a predictable life again. Even after she got married, she worked hard and got into university. She knew that Xia Guohua didn't like her and wouldn't be her support in the future.

All she wanted was for Xia Guohua to give her a small allowance each month so she wouldn't have to worry about making a living and could have time to study. She was very lucky; she actually lived to see the resumption of the college entrance examination.

"Director Yang, it's time to go home. I'll be leaving now."

"Okay."

After her colleague left, Yang Yunxia packed her things and left as well, heading to the market to buy groceries. Before she went to work that afternoon, her mother-in-law said she wanted to eat sauerkraut dumplings for dinner. Resigned, she went to buy the groceries and returned home after six o'clock.

"Mom, I'm home. Are you hungry?"

"Why did it take you so long to get home? I'm starving."

"Mom, I'm sorry, I..."

When she went to work, she mentioned that making dumplings herself might be a bit late, and asked if she could buy some that someone else had already made. Her mother-in-law refused, saying she only wanted to eat the dumplings she made.

"Go make me a cup of malted milk powder, then hurry up and make dumplings," Grandma Xia said impatiently.

"Okay, Mom."

Yang Yunxia took the things into the kitchen, took out a bowl, and then went to the cupboard to take out the malted milk powder. She scooped three spoonfuls of malted milk powder into the bowl, poured water from the thermos into it, and stirred.

After stirring it well, she carefully carried it over to the table and placed it in front of her mother-in-law, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"Mom, that's enough. You keep drinking. I'll go make dumplings."

Grandma Xia didn't say anything, and only picked up the malted milk powder and drank it after Yang Yunxia left.

Yang Yunxia chopped the meat inside and set it aside. She then washed the sauerkraut, chopped it, and mixed it with the seasonings and meat.

After preparing the meat filling, she kneaded the dough, then pinched off small pieces and rolled them into dumpling wrappers. But she was so tired that her eyelids were drooping, and before she knew it, she had cut her finger with a kitchen knife, and blood was flowing freely.

Yang Yunxia gasped in pain, quickly rinsed the wound with water, bandaged it briefly, and then went to roll out dumpling wrappers.

"Yang Yunxia, ​​what's wrong with you? The dumplings aren't ready yet? It's already past seven o'clock, are you trying to starve us?"

While Yang Yunxia was chopping meat in the kitchen, Grandpa Xia returned home. Grandma Xia called him over to watch TV with her, and Grandma Xia took out a small piece of steamed egg cake from her pocket to give him a snack.

"Mom, it'll be ready soon, please wait a little longer."

Yang Yunxia looked at the dumplings she had only wrapped halfway and decided to boil water to cook them for her in-laws first. Five or six minutes later, Yang Yunxia brought out two bowls of dumplings.

"Mom and Dad, the dumplings are ready. You can eat first."

After placing the dumplings on the table, Yang Yunxia came over and called them.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Grandpa Xia said politely.

"It's not hard work."

What happened to your hand?

Grandpa Xia noticed Yang Yunxia's bandaged hand and, almost without thinking, asked her a question. He immediately regretted it; it was just a habit.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and help me to eat."

Grandma Xia said impatiently from the side, "This old man is so kind-hearted. Yang Yunxia has hurt her son so badly, why should he sympathize with her?"

"Dad, I'm fine."

Yang Yunxia went back into the kitchen to continue making dumplings. She was also very hungry, having not had a drop of water since getting off work.

"Old woman"

Grandma Xia glared at him and said, "Are you going to eat or not? If not, get out."

"Eat, eat, eat"

Grandpa Xia made a shushing gesture and then started eating his dumplings. Grandma Xia glanced at Yang Yunxia, ​​who was busy in the kitchen, and then contentedly began eating her dumplings.

After they finished eating their dumplings and watched TV for a while, Yang Yunxia finally took out a bowl of dumplings and started eating. By then, she was starving.

But after eating only a few dumplings, Grandma Xia started to complain again: "Yang Yunxia, ​​go and clean this house, it's filthy."

"it is good"

Despite her exhaustion, Yang Yunxia picked up a broom and began sweeping. Grandpa Xia, however, was restless, his eyes glued to the television, trying his best not to look at Yang Yunxia.

Grandma Xia was also feeling terrible; she had never been so troubled in her life. Thinking back to what Yang Yunxia had done, she gritted her teeth in hatred.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Grandma Xia remembered something and said with a smile, "Quick, old man, go open the door! It must be Xiao Chu."

Grandpa Xia quickly stood up and went to open the door. Sure enough, Xia Yichu had arrived, and Pei Shizhou was also there.

"grandfather"

Grandpa Xia

"Little Chu Shizhou, come in quickly. Old woman, you guessed right, it really is Little Chu."

Yang Yunxia stared intently at Pei Shizhou and Xia Yichu, broom in hand. Why were they together again?

"grandmother"

"Grandma Xia"

Xia Yichu and Pei Shizhou passed by her without greeting her; everyone ignored Yang Yunxia.

"Come and sit down, old man. Go to the cupboard and get something for Xiao Chu to eat."

"Grandpa, no need. Grandma, I just ate, I can't eat anymore."

"Okay, then I won't take it. I'll take it home to eat later."

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