"It's okay to send eggs. My sister-in-law is pregnant with Liujia, so eating more eggs will help her stay healthy," she said.
"Did you say when the baby will be born?" Yang Yongjin asked again.
Cao Bamei thought for a moment and said, "Maybe around the Double Ninth Festival. I heard what the fourth aunt and others said last time. I didn't ask my sister-in-law about this. Anyway, my belly is quite big."
Yang Yongjin nodded. It was indeed inconvenient to inquire.
After all, she is no longer their legitimate sister-in-law. She is now the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family's matchmaker.
"Sister-in-law, marrying Zhang Youfu is the right choice. It is better than being dragged to death by my eldest brother!" Yang Yongjin said with a long sigh.
Cao Bamei smiled, picked up her wine cup and gestured to Yang Yongjin: "Okay, okay, you come back once in a while, just in time for your birthday, so don't worry about other people's affairs anymore. Let me go alone. I respect you. Birthday boy."
After three rounds of drinking, the family ate, drank, and chatted about everyday things.
After Yang Yongjin asked Cao Bamei about the vegetable garden, poultry and livestock at home as usual, he began to teach his younger son to be obedient.
After he was done, he turned his attention to the eldest daughter Xiu Xiu and asked about her and Li Wei's recent situation.
"Is Li Wei's performance okay? He didn't bully you or complain to you, right?" he asked.
When talking about Li Wei, Xiu Xiu's face is full of shyness and sweetness.
She gently plucked the rice grains in the bowl with her chopsticks, and said with a smile in her eyes: "Dad, you are so worried, Xiaowei is so kind to me!"
"He treats me even better than before. He does everything according to my wishes. Let me put it this way. When we walk together, whether we step with the left foot or the right foot first, he listens to my arrangements."
"Moreover, not only did he not complain to me, he also didn't ask about his father."
Yang Yongjin didn't know why when he heard Xiuxiu's words, although from a literal point of view, it seemed that he should be very happy.
But he couldn't sit still and feel sincerely relieved and happy.
Instead, Cao Bamei sat aside, listening with a smile, and helped praise Li Wei from time to time.
"While you were away from home, Xiaowei was even more diligent than before. He filled our big water tank and chopped the firewood in the backyard."
"Go to the vegetable garden, help me water the water, and build a trellis for the cucumbers and beans. That kid is really good at it!"
Xiuxiu smiled and winked at Cao Bamei: "Mom, that's necessary. Who made him your eldest son-in-law!"
Cao Bamei raised her hand and gently poked Xiuxiu's eyebrows: "You girl, you don't have to be shy or impatient when you speak!"
At this time, the mistress, who had been immersed in cooking, suddenly raised his head and shouted with a wicked smile: "Eldest sister and elder brother-in-law kiss each other on the lips, no shame or impatience..."
Before he finished speaking, his second sister Xiu Hong, who was sitting next to him, covered his mouth and stopped him from saying any more.
However, this sentence has clearly reached the ears of Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei.
The couple looked at each other and their expressions changed at the same time.
At this time, Xiu Xiu's expression also changed.
She first glanced at Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei in panic, then put down her chopsticks, leaned over and slapped the mistress on the head.
"I can't stop you from eating, so stop talking nonsense!"
The third son didn't cry, but broke away from the second sister's embroidered red hand, pointed at the embroidered red hand, held his little neck and said louder: "I'm not talking nonsense, the second sister and I both saw it, the eldest brother-in-law touched you, eldest sister." Here, I am so shy..."
The little guy used his hand to make gestures on his chest.
At this time, the faces of Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei became a little ugly and a little embarrassed at the same time.
Xiu Xiu blushed and immediately stood up to hit the mistress.
"You fart, I'll beat you to death, you little bastard who talks nonsense!"
"Xiuxiu, don't do that!"
"My brother is young and ignorant, so don't hit him."
Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei spoke out to stop him at the same time, but it was too late. They saw Xiuxiu's slap was about to fall on the mistress's head.
Xiuhong suddenly leaned over and hugged the mistress into her arms. Because she protected her with her body, Xiuxiu's slap hit Xiuhong's shoulder hard.
Xiuhong hissed in pain, but she did not let go of her brother.
"You start driving, no protection is allowed!"
Xiu Xiu was still furious and wanted to knock Xiu Hong over so that he could continue to beat the mistress.
At this moment, Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei had already arrived.
Yang Yongjin directly pinched Xiu Xiu's wrist, "Xiu Xiu, what are you doing? That's almost enough. Your brother is ignorant."
Cao Bamei used her body to block Xiuhong and Xiaosanzi. She held Xiuhong's shoulders and asked anxiously: "Does it hurt?"
Xiuhong shook her head, "It's okay."
However, Cao Bamei tore off her daughter's clothes and glanced at her red shoulders.
"It's all red, does it hurt?"
Cao Bamei was heartbroken. She quickly put her red embroidered clothes in order, turned around, scolded Xiuxiu in a reproachful tone: "How did you become the eldest sister? Look at what you did to your sister."
Xiuxiu stood aside at this time, pointed at Xiuhong and Xiaosanzi, and said angrily: "I want to hit the little Sanzi with a bad mouth. Why does she have to move forward? It doesn't matter if she gets beaten. It’s my business!”
"You girl, why are you talking?" Cao Bamei also got angry.
"Your brother is young and ignorant. Even if he says something he shouldn't say, you can just scare him. You don't have to be serious, right?"
Cao Bamei pulled Xiuhong again and pushed it in front of Xiuxiu, "Look, this slap landed on your second sister's shoulder and it made a big red area. If it landed on your brother's head, you wouldn't be able to break it." ?”
Xiu Xiu didn't even look at Xiu Hong's shoulders, she just gouged the mistress viciously with her eyes.
The mistress was so frightened that she immediately hid behind Yang Yongjin and peeked at him with her eyes.
When he realized that the eldest sister's eyes were following him, the third son pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry.
Seeing this, Cao Bamei felt even more distressed, and was so angry that she scolded Xiuxiu again: "How did you act like a big sister? Look, you beat your sister and scared your brother! Is that true?"
Xiu Xiu was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes, and she stamped her feet and said, "Just go to them, I'm not your daughter!"
After saying this, she turned and ran out of the main room and back to the backyard.
Cao Bamei shouted from behind: "Why are you running? It's your father's birthday today, you have to eat your food before you leave!"
Cao Bamei's response was the sound of footsteps running farther and farther away.
Cao Bamei was so angry that she trembled all over, "This girl is just used to it, and something is wrong with her!"
"This won't work, I have to catch her back and talk to her properly!"
Cao Bamei was about to chase her, but was pulled back by Yang Yongjin.
"Forget it, let's stop making noise at night and continue eating. If you don't want to eat, we'll clear it up."
Cao Bamei wanted to add a few more sentences, but Yang Yongjin secretly winked at her.
