Liu just put a chopstick of shiitake mushroom and scrambled eggs in her mouth, and then she started talking.

"Why did Liao Meiyin suddenly return home? Is something wrong with her family?" Liu asked curiously.

Li Xiuxin remained silent, simply sitting there and feeding Xiu'er small bites of egg custard. She spoke about gossip with her mother instead.

"It's said that my mother-in-law is sick, so I went back to have a look." Said Li's mother.

Liu said, “I see. So when will you be back?”

"Mrs. Li shook her head. 'He didn't say anything, but he took some clothes with him when he left. I'm afraid he won't be coming back today!'"

"And what about Yongxian? Is he coming back today? Or has he stayed at the Liao family with her?" Liu asked.

Mrs. Li said, "I don't know about that. Let them do as they please. To be honest, the Liao family is his true in-laws. If he wants to stay there, we can't say anything, right?"

“Come, my aunt’s sister-in-law, there's nothing special to offer you here. Eat more eggs and preserved meat.”

Mrs. Li gave Liu some egg with her chopsticks, and then two pieces of cured pork.

This cured pork was cut thickly and just right, with a good balance of fat and lean. It was steamed in the rice cooker while cooking the rice, and a few drops of sesame oil were drizzled on top before serving, making it especially fragrant. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

Liu ate down two pieces of the steamed cured pork in one go, smacked her lips and gave Li Xiu Xin a thumbs-up: "Xiu Xin, your cooking skills are amazing. They're much better than Liao Meiying's."

“I reckon that Liao Meiying went back to her parents' home. She probably didn't say whether or not her mother was sick, and she probably went back to ask her family for advice.”

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"What kind of idea? Do you want me to drive my daughter away or drive me away?" Li's mother said.

“I stayed here, and I didn't get in her way at all. I came to take care of my daughter and my grandson. To be honest, I came to help her share the burden.” Mother Li added.

"I think," Liu said with a sneer, "she's probably envious of Xiuming being pregnant again, while she herself is like a hen that only eats grain and doesn't lay eggs. She's desperate, so she went back to her mother and sisters-in-law for advice."

“Such things depend on fate. Could her family force Yongxian to stay at the Liao family and sleep with Liao Meiyng and have a baby against her will?” Li Xiuxin scoffed, shaking her head.

“Come on, Xiu'er, let’s continue eating. My Xiu'er is amazing today, finishing half a bowl of egg drop soup already!”

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Seeing Xiu'er with egg whites around her mouth, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile.

Taking out a handkerchief, he gently wiped the corner of Xiu'er's mouth and continued, "If she could bear children, she would have been pregnant long ago. As for waiting until now? Yongxian spends about twenty days every month in her room. She, alas, is destined to be an old hen guarding an empty nest!"

Mrs. Liu, having eaten and drunk her fill, returned to the backyard. Li Xiu's heart held Xiu'er sitting beside her, sucking on milk and coaxing her to sleep. Mother Li was there washing pots and bowls.

Opposite, Yang Yongzhi and Zhao Liuer's house is locked. This family of four went to Zhao Liuer's natal home on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year and are estimated to be staying there until the beginning of February before returning.

Yang Yongbai and his wife always lived in the small Yang family house at the southern end of the village, barely venturing out. Yang Yongqing, on the other hand, took his foolish wife and banished her to the back yard.

Jin was deaf and mute, and Fu'er didn't even consider him a person. A ten-year-old boy who was like a mute was nothing special.

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So Li Xiu lightly closed the kitchen door, and in a hushed voice, she spoke with her mother, Li Mu. They were still discussing Liao Meiying's return home to bring reinforcements.

"Her mother would definitely send for a doctor to see her. In Old Yang's family, she wouldn't dare to seek medical attention for this kind of thing, fearing gossip, so she secretly returned to her parents' home to get treated." Li Xiu thought to herself.

Mother Li, while scrubbing the pot, squinted her eyes and said, "This kind of illness isn't something you can cure by just staying for three or five days."

Li Xiu said, "Mother, look. When we return, she definitely won't dare to bring back large amounts of medicinal herbs to boil and make medicine. She'll probably only dare to bring back pills to swallow." Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

Li Mu said: "We can't just sit back and wait. If we really let her get pregnant and give birth, your advantage will be gone."

Li Xiuxin tugged at the corner of her mouth: "So, mother, you might as well take some time these two days to return to Li Jia Village and see what you can do for my good sister."

When Li's mother was young, the most she did at her parents' home was help her mother collect medicinal herbs. Her mother was a well-known female doctor in the area, especially experienced in treating women's infertility.

Originally, I wanted to pass on my skills to Li Mu, but she wasn't interested in that area. She couldn't get into it, and even though she tried her best, she only managed to learn a few medicinal herbs and remember some basic pharmacology.

When Li Xiu Xin was pregnant with her first child, she almost miscarried several times. It was thanks to Li Mu's care that she managed to keep the pregnancy.

So now that she is pregnant with her second child, Mother Li must continue to wait on her.

"Don't worry, Xiu Xin. I'll go back tomorrow. It just so happens that your younger brother is leaving for the academy in Qing Shui Town tomorrow to study. I'll tidy up his clothes and shoes for him." Li's mother said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Before you have your baby, I'm going to come and stay with you. No one will take care of the chickens and ducks at home. Then, I'll bring all the chickens and ducks from my place over to you. I'll have Meiying sister make chicken soup for you to nourish your body!"

The mother and daughter smiled at each other, understanding each other perfectly.

When Yang Yongxian came to deliver the carriage to Yang Huazhong, the sun was about to set.

Sun and Bao were chatting together, while Yang and a few others like Xia Hua stood around them.

"Meiying, are you planning to stay at your parents' home for a few days?" asked Sun Shi.

Yang Yongxian said, "Yes, it's said that her mother-in-law isn't feeling well and wants to stay for a few more days to show filial piety."

Mrs. Sun nodded and asked, "What's wrong with your mother-in-law? Is she alright?" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated! ?

Yang Yongxian was taken aback for a moment, then sheepishly said, “Because it was afternoon, I didn't go in. I put Meiyin down at the village entrance and came back by myself.”

Sun Shi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

This son-in-law is really...

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Yang Yongxian's stomach suddenly growled, and his face flushed red.

Sun said, "You definitely haven't had lunch. Wait a moment, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."

Yang Yongxian waved his hands repeatedly: "No need to trouble Aunt Three, we're about to start cooking dinner. I'll eat by myself at night."

Having said that, Yang Yongxian hurried away.

When he walked away, Bao Suyun was a little surprised.

“Two days ago, I was talking with Meiying. We were talking about her mother. Meiying said that her mother has always been very healthy and doesn't get sick more than twice a year. So why is she suddenly ill?” Bao Suyun said.

Sun Shi shook her head. “Illness comes like a mountain falling, who knows if after eating a bowl of cold rice and drinking a few sips of cold tea, one wouldn’t feel unwell? These things are unpredictable.”

"Mother, Fifth Aunt, last night, Big Sister-in-law and Embroidery Heart younger sister quarreled. It is said that the eldest brother in a rage even wants to divorce Embroidery Heart younger sister." Xiaohua suddenly said.

"What's the situation again?" Sun asked.

Xiaohua then told Sun Shi and Bao Suyun everything that had happened the previous night. Both of them were deeply moved.