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After Tang Zhijing finished greeting her parents, she turned to the only person in the room she had not met before.
"This must be my sister-in-law, right? I am your elder sister," Tang Zhijing said, looking at Ye Fangfei.
"Hello, elder sister! I am Ye Fangfei. You can call me Xiao Ye or Feifei," Ye Fangfei replied with a smile.
"Alright, I’ll call you Feifei then. You’re quite beautiful; you’ve got a lucky husband in my little brother," Tang Zhijing teased.
"What do you mean lucky?" Just then, Tang Zhicheng walked in and caught the tail end of her words.
"I said your wife is beautiful; you’re lucky!" With that, he burst into laughter.
Everyone else joined in the laughter.
Once the laughter subsided, Tang Zhicheng took Ye Fangfei's hand and introduced her. "Feifei, this is my elder sister, and this is my brother-in-law. These are my sister's two children: Da Niu and Er Niu."
Ye Fangfei greeted them and handed out some candy to Da Niu and Er Niu.
Da Niu was still young at just two years old.
Understanding the situation, Da Niu held the candy but hesitated to eat it, looking up at Tang Zhijing with wide eyes.
Tang Zhijing realized that her eldest daughter was afraid of being scolded for eating it. Feeling a pang of sadness in her heart, she smiled gently at Da Niu and said, "Go ahead and eat it; this is from your little aunt. No one will scold you."
Only then did Da Niu dare to unwrap the candy and eat it.
Er Niu was even younger, so Tang Zhijing unwrapped a piece and popped it into her mouth.
Then she handed the little girl to Zheng Shuanzhu: "You hold her; I’ll have a chat with my sister-in-law."
Zheng Shuanzhu was a simple man, and when he suddenly found himself holding the little girl, he quickly adjusted his arms to support her.
Seeing that her daughter had handed the child to her brother-in-law, Tang Laotai shot her a disapproving look and immediately took the child back.
"I'll take care of the child; you stay with your brother and the others," Tang Laotai said firmly.
"Alright," Zheng Shuanzhu replied obediently, sitting quietly without saying much.
Zheng Shuanzhu was genuinely honest, but Tang Zhicheng found it hard to strike up a conversation with him.
However, sitting in silence was not an option. Tang Zhicheng pulled out a cigarette and said, "Brother-in-law, here, have a smoke."
Then they began to chat casually.
As for Tang Zhijing, she didn’t mind who watched the children as long as someone was keeping an eye on them.
She sat next to Ye Fangfei and began to compliment her.
"Fangfei, your sweater looks really nice, and the color is just perfect. Is this from the Capital Goods Building? We don't have such good yarn in our little place. The knitting looks great too; this kind of style is definitely something you'd find in a big city. Oh, and this skirt is knitted as well, right? How much yarn did it take?"
Tang Zhijing chattered on and on. Although her words sounded flattering, Ye Fangfei found them rather awkward. She didn't know how to respond and could only manage an embarrassed smile.
Perhaps seeing her daughter like this was inappropriate, Tang Laotai interrupted, saying, "Alright, that's enough. Let's see if Er Niu is hungry."
"She is hungry. Mother, please feed her something; she hasn't eaten anything at home since noon."
"You know how my mother-in-law is—she keeps all the good food for those few boys at home. My two daughters can't even get a bite. For lunch, we had sweet potato flour buns. Daniu was fine; at least she could eat some. But Er Niu has a small throat and can't swallow much at all."
"I suggested steaming an egg custard for Er Niu, but that old woman refused to agree."
"If she had just said no to steaming it, I wouldn't have been upset. But she not only refused to steam it for Er Niu but turned around and steamed one for her grandson, who is a year older than Er Niu."
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