Zhang Cuihua and her younger sister, Zhao Fang, exchanged glances.
They were aware of the children in the family.
Could it be because their younger sister was a teacher in the village's elementary school?
Indeed, because Meng Yunhan was the youngest of the educated youth, and because of Yun Hao's influence, she had become the village school's language teacher even before marrying Yun Hao.
Yet they could not deny that the younger sister was particularly magnificant, who seemed very gentle with twinkling eyes that always appeared to be smiling when she spoke.
At the lunch table, everyone was full of praise for the dishes served.
Yun's mother was aware of the culinary skills of her daughters-in-law, she knew these dishes must have been prepared by Ahao's wife.
Yun Hao was extremely proud. This was made by his wife, he realized her culinary skill was exceptional.
After dinner, there was no need for Meng Yunhan to lift a finger, as the two sisters-in-law went into the kitchen to clean up.
In fact, they wanted to build a good relationship with Meng Yunhan in hopes of learning a few of her cooking tricks. The elders and children all admired the younger sister's cooking skills.
During this time of food coupons' era where just about everything was rationed, sometimes vegetables were just boiled or blanched to eat, or occasionally stir-fried with a dab of oil.
After saying goodbye to the elder brothers and their families, Yun Hao was concerned about Meng Yunhan and advised her to rest in her room.
Meng Yunhan felt a bit tired and went to take a rest in her room.
However, resting on the bed while tossing and turning, she could not fall asleep due to her excitement.
Reborn. She was reborn, and she planned to keep this secret for a lifetime.
Looking at the ring on her hand, this lifetime was different from the very beginning.
She remembered that in her previous life, her mother-in-law disliked her, which led to her sisters-in-law also disliking her, and she just minded her own business.
But in this life, she had done nothing at all.
Now she was still in a state of confusion and needed a good sleep to figure things out.
In the room of Yun's father and mother.
"Mom, after the New Year, I'm going back to the army on the third day of lunar month. Hanhan is still young and doesn't understand many things, so I'm counting on you to guide her."
"You truly care about your wife." Indeed, how could a mother not take care of her son's wife when he got married at this age?
Well, as long as this daughter-in-law treats her son well, then she as a mother-in-law will treat this daughter-in-law well.
In her previous life, because Meng Yunhan despised Yun Hao, the Yun Family treated her badly, and the two sisters-in-law would occasionally instigate negative feelings. This led Meng Yunhan to maliciously have a miscarriage, causing the whole Yun family to be displeased with her.
Of course, upon rebirth, Meng Yunhan will soon understand this point.
"Mom, I'm so much older than her; in a way, I am 'an old cow eating tender grass'", Yun Hao joked half-heartedly. Yet, there wasn't a trace of a smile on his face, making him seem stoic.
"Hmph...."
Yun's mother, recalling the incidents of today and yesterday, coughed lightly and asked, "What made her cry this morning?"
Yun Hao wanted to make an excuse to fool his parents, "She was missing her parents."
Yun's mother seemed to have heard that Meng Yunhan's parents had passed away, and that she had two older brothers.
When she thought of this, she began to sympathise with her daughter-in-law, who was not much older than her grandson.
"I will take care of her for you. But son, you are not young anymore. While I'm still capable, you should have a child soon, so I can help you with the child." Yun's mother was only worried about her son. This daughter-in-law was very beautiful, and it was only after they had a child could her son truly keep his wife.
Through all these years, the Yun matriarch had adapted to this life, and her lofty temper and personality had changed somewhat.
A suspicious blush crept up on Yun Hao's face.
The Yun patriarch shot his son a glance, fearing his indifference to the matter at hand, and spoke gravely, "Ahao, you are almost thirty in two years, your elder brothers' children are already so big, but there's no news of a child from you. Being in the military, you can only return home once a year. How long will you delay before you have a child?"
Yun Hao remained confident, matching his adversary's move with serenity.
Despite a barrage of attacks from his parents, he remained unmoved.
Sharing a glance, the Yun patriarch and matriarch felt utterly helpless towards their youngest son.
Although neither of them was a cold person, their youngest son, who rarely smiled or spoke, caused them to wonder whether he behaved the same way in front of his wife.
No wonder it took him so many years to bring a wife home, what with his lack of sweet words that most girls loved to hear.
"Ahao, don't keep a straight face when you are with your wife." Heeding his wife's silent call for action, the Yun patriarch advised painstakingly.
"Mom, Dad, I should get going first."
Yun Hao got up and left, his action striking his parents like a blow to a ball of cotton.
But at least their youngest son was now married, finally, they could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Husband, Ahao's wife cooked quite well today, even better than the professional chef hired yesterday." The Yun matriarch exclaimed.
The Yun patriarch nodded in agreement.
In the newlywed's room.
Upon returning to his room, Yun Hao saw his wife, with her big eyes wide open, looking around.
"Didn't you say you were going to take a nap?"
Meng Yunhan looked at Yun Hao with a smile, her eyes shaped like crescents, "Yun Hao, you are so good."
Yun Hao wanted to question what made him 'good'.
"Hanhan, wait a moment."
Meng Yunhan then watched as Yun Hao took out a tin box from the cupboard and handed it to her, "Hanhan, these are my savings over the years."
Savings?
Looking at the tin box, Meng Yunhan remembered that Yun Hao had given her money before, but she had not used it. The Yun family had also given her betrothal money, which she believed was still in the box she had brought from the capital city upon moving to the village.
As for this marriage, she had initially agreed to marry Yun Hao in a desperate situation.
She had sought out Yun Hao after being harassed by the village head's hooligan son because Yun Hao was the only villager in the military service, and the thug was afraid of him. In order to avoid the ruffian, she had married Yun Hao, completely unaware of his feelings for her. She learned about those much later, after their divorce, from Yun Hao's elder brother.
But during those young and reckless years, she believed even in the most trying times that whatever decisions she made were the right ones. So, she had quickly returned to the city after getting into college without giving herself a chance to regret.
She was too stubborn back then.
"For me?"
"You are my wife, so of course, I give it to you," Yun Hao seriously stated.
After some thought, Meng Yunhan accepted this, but then wondered about his parents, "Does your mother know you've been keeping private money?"
Private money?
"If you want to keep it as your private stash, I have no objection. I get a stipend of more than forty yuan and a ration subsidy of thirty kilos every month."
In these times, that wasn't little.
She couldn't exactly remember how much she had received for her ration subsidy per month, and how much household food ration she had collected as per the public distribution system.
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