Quick Transmigration: When Can I Just Lay Down and Wait to Die?

Chapter 221 "He Yuzhu" 25

Since the He family gained three more children, it has been lively and bustling every day. At first, He Nian was quite timid and would rush to do chores or watch over her younger brother.

After getting to know her family better, she became more lively. Every day she would play with her uncle He Yuanchao and her younger brother He Xiang. Her aunt would sometimes teach them to recognize characters and count after they finished their homework. As for her younger brother He Pan, he slept most of the time. When he woke up, his grandmother and great-aunt would make him milk powder and change his diaper.

They sleep with their father at night, and every night before bed, their father tells them some short stories.

In November, Wang Yan gave birth to another son. Although it was a pity that it wasn't a daughter, she carried him for ten months and gave birth to him. She couldn't dislike him just because he wasn't a daughter, could she?

The He family has gained another baby. He Daqing named his youngest son He Shengli. He now has three sons and one daughter, and he couldn't be more content.

The people in the courtyard who envied the He family the most were Yi Zhonghai and his wife. They didn't have any children and longed for one of their own, but they couldn't conceive and there was nothing they could do. The couple had been having some minor disagreements lately.

The reason was that Li Cuilan had been in contact with the three children adopted by He Yuzhu in the courtyard for the past few months, and she also wanted to adopt two children. Her husband, Lao Yi, was a mid-level worker and could easily afford to raise two children. If they adopted orphans of martyrs like He Nian, the state would also provide the children with a monthly subsidy.

But Lao Yi disagreed. He wanted his apprentice Jia Dongxu to take care of them in their old age, but he didn't even consider what kind of temperament Jia Zhangshi had. How could he let Jia Dongxu take care of them in their old age? Even if he did, with Jia Zhangshi's insatiable nature, she would probably still have to scramble for food from the two of them when they got old. Anyway, he thought it was unreliable.

So the old couple had a bit of a disagreement. She couldn't persuade Lao Yi, who was afraid of raising an ungrateful child. But she felt that as long as you treat the child well, how could the child become an ungrateful child? People are all made of flesh and blood, and feelings are built up over time. Look at the He family's children. Let's not talk about the younger ones, but take little He Nian, for example. How well-behaved she is!

When Wang Yan was discharged from the hospital with Shengli, Wang's eldest aunt also came to the courtyard. She came to take care of Wang Yan during her postpartum period. When Wang Yan was about to give birth, He Yuzhu moved to the east wing of the front yard with his three children to sleep. When Wang's eldest aunt came, she stayed in his original side room.

The chicken coop came in handy again and was even expanded. Now life in the village is getting better and better. Ever since Wang Yan married He Daqing, Zhu Zi has had several families raise a lot of pigs and chickens.

He Daqing and his colleagues at the steel rolling mill were in charge of purchasing supplies for the kitchen. They would usually go to their village to buy eggs, chickens, ducks, grains, vegetables, dried vegetables, and the like. Before the Lunar New Year, apart from what each family kept for themselves, they would sell all the pigs and chickens to the steel rolling mill, and every family could make a lot of money. In the past two years, other people in the village have followed suit, and the entire Wangjia Village is probably not the richest village in the surrounding area.

So, in return, every time Wang Dahe and Wang Yan went back to their hometown, her uncles and aunts would take care of all the meals, and when they returned, they would bring back lots of things, and their houses would be well taken care of.

This time, Aunt Wang brought a total of six old hens. Four were killed to make soup, and two were kept to lay eggs, which made everyone in the yard extremely envious.

Especially Jia Zhangshi, she now looks down on Qin Huairu, both of them married from the countryside. Look at Qin Huairu's family, and then look at hers. Qin Huairu's family doesn't even have parents anymore.

Qin Huairu was also speechless. She wanted to say, "Why don't you look at how the He family treats the Wang family? Why doesn't your Jia family help my brother find a job? Why can't you help my family earn money?" But she couldn't say it. After all, she was the daughter-in-law. It was impossible not to regret marrying into the Jia family, but she had already given birth to a child, and no matter what, life was better than in the village now. So, she just had to endure it!

That day, Xiao He Nian was playing with her uncle and younger brother in the yard. Her father said that her grandmother was in confinement after childbirth and needed to be quiet, so he asked her to watch over her uncle and younger brother so that they wouldn't disturb her grandmother. So she played with them in the yard. Anyway, there were many people in the yard, so the adults weren't worried.

Holding Jia Geng in her arms, Madam Jia looked at He Nian and He Xiang, whose clothes were all new, and her eyes were full of jealousy. She said to Li Cuilan and Wang Ruihua, "What do you think the He family is thinking? Why did they let Zhu Zi adopt three children? Could it be that Zhu Zi was injured or something happened to him back then?"

See, Jia Zhangshi is quite clever; she guessed it right away. "Really? Could it be because of their noble character? Aren't these all orphans of martyrs? They're helping the country solve its problems!" Yang Ruihua said. Her husband, Lao Yan, sometimes talks about how the He family is upright and urges her and her children to associate with them more.

Jia Zhangshi scoffed, "If he were so noble, why couldn't He Daqing adopt him? Zhuzi is only eighteen. If nothing was wrong, why would he do such a thing? He must have been injured on the battlefield! Look at that silly Zhuzi, still all smiles every day. I don't know what he's so happy about!"

Li Cuilan couldn't stand it anymore: "We don't know the specifics, so let's not talk nonsense. If word gets out, and it turns out that it's not as you say, Zhuzi will have an even harder time finding a wife!"

“He can’t find a wife now. What family would marry their daughter to someone with three children?” Jia Zhangshi thought that He Yuzhu was destined to have no descendants. Not to mention the adopted children, in Jia Zhangshi’s eyes, they wouldn’t accept anyone who wasn’t her own.

"Do you think their family is stupid? They raise that adopted child so meticulously, what's the point of a money-losing brat wearing new clothes? They should use that money to help us old neighbors instead." The more Jia Zhangshi talked, the more she felt she was right. Why should that money-losing brat dress so well? Unfortunately, she didn't dare to take it from them.

No one wanted to respond to that, as they all knew Jia Zhangshi's character. Having said that, no one wanted to continue the conversation. At that moment, the stick in Jia Zhangshi's arms suddenly started shouting, "You worthless thing! You worthless thing!"

Bang Geng was a little over a year old at this time, just at the age where he was learning to talk. He would imitate whatever his grandmother said! The child's voice was crisp and clear, and he kept shouting. Yang Ruihua and Li Cuilan were embarrassed and quickly made an excuse to go home, so as not to let the He family misunderstand.

Hearing this, Wang Yan and the other women working inside were afraid that He Nian had been bullied. Aunt Wang brought Li Lingling out and saw that the boy next door was shouting happily, while He Nian, who had been playing happily with Yuan Chao and the others, looked a little unhappy. They quickly went over to pull the child away.

"Niannian, are you tired from playing with Yuanchao and the others? Come on, let's go home. Mama will make you some malted milk powder!" Kids are easy to coax. As soon as they heard there was malted milk powder, the children happily ran home.

When they passed by Jia Zhangshi's house, Aunt Wang was very angry. Among the children playing in the yard, only their He Nian was a girl. She must have heard something from her behind her back. She glared at her fiercely and said she would have to talk to Da Qing and the others about it later.