My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 253: Some are pleased, some are envious.

If the small round-collared floral shirt that Ning Xinrou made for Lin Tang was fresh and cute, then the one made by Zhang Hongyan was elegant.

"It’s so beautiful, thank you, Auntie San." Lin Tang’s smile was radiant.

Zhang Hongyan knew Tangtang had two Bragis made by her elder sister-in-law and was a bit worried she wouldn’t like this before coming.

Seeing Lin Tang’s reaction, she let out a sigh of relief.

"As long as you like it, that’s good. I’ve already washed the clothes; with this weather, you can wear it in the morning and evening."

Lin Tang touched the embroidery on the clothes with a look of admiration on her face.

"Auntie San can even do embroidery? That’s amazing."

Such a skill wouldn’t be common in later generations.

Zhang Hongyan just smiled and said, "What’s so amazing about it? I only know a little bit."

Her mother was the truly skilled one.

The embroidery she made looked just like the real thing; it was a pity that she had only learned a bit before her mother passed away.

Lin Tang didn’t want Auntie San to belittle herself and encouraged her with a smile.

"Even this little bit is amazing. Do you believe that in big cities there are plenty of people who would want your hand-embroidery work?"

Who wouldn’t cherish such exquisite and beautiful things?

Even if they were unable to openly admit it due to circumstances, they would still desire it in their hearts.

Zhang Hongyan didn’t know whether what Tangtang said was true or not, but she had to admit that she felt comforted.

She even felt as if the hardships she had endured in the past were not in vain.

"You like it too? If you do, when you and Xiaojing get married, I’ll make a set of bedding for each of you so that you both can have a splendid start."

Lin Xiaojing’s face turned beet red, and she shyly said, "Mom, I’m still young~"

Lin Tang had been single in both lives and hadn’t planned on staying that way in this one.

Without embarrassment, she said outright, "I’ll remember that, then. I’ll trouble you then, Auntie San."

Lin Lu and Li Xiuli and the others, upon hearing Lin Tang’s words, felt a pang in their hearts.

Getting married?

What marriage?

At such a young age, marriage was still a long way off.

There’s no rush!

There’s absolutely no need to hurry!

The family could afford to keep Tangtang.

Zhang Hongyan laughed, her face full of smiles.

"Remembered, I’ll be sure not to forget."

After replying to Lin Tang, she turned towards Lin Xiaojing and said, "Men should marry when they reach the right age, and so should women. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about."

"I was wrong before. In the future, I’ll help you look for a match; your father, brother, and I will all screen them for you."

"You came from my womb; how could I truly have the heart to push you into a pit of fire?"

"You should also learn to speak up if you have any thoughts. If you keep hiding and say nothing, how would I know?"

Li Xiuli watching the peaceful scene of Hongyan speaking with Xiaojing, felt indescribably heartened.

"Between mother and daughter, there’s no grudge that lasts overnight. The two of you indeed need to change the way you interact."

"Hongyan, give Xiaojing a bit more patience, and Xiaojing, you should also learn to trust your mother.

Your mother might speak harshly sometimes, but she is concerned about you in her heart.

When you dropped out of school before, your mother cried."

This was absolutely true.

The harvests had been poor in the past two years, and the Lin Family’s third branch didn’t have any spare money.

All the money went towards buying grain, so Xiaojing had to drop out of school.

Although Hongyan was cold towards Xiaojing, she had her in her heart.

Before Xiaojing dropped out of school, Hongyan was so distraught she ran over to her house, her eyes red.

Zhang Hongyan, hearing her sister-in-law mention the past in front of her daughter, her face couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

"Second sister-in-law, why bring up these things?"

Lin Xiaojing heard about this for the first time.

The young girl became stiff.

So it turned out, her mother hadn’t been fixated on her going to the fields to earn work points!

Her mother had also wished for her to continue studying.

Could it be... Could it be that the only reason she was treated so harshly was that there was just no money left at home?

Lin Xiaojing’s eyes suddenly stung.

The shackles that had long restrained her cracked at this moment.

Suddenly, with a ’bang.’

They shattered.

"Mom, you actually support me continuing my studies, don’t you?" Lin Xiaojing’s voice choked up.

How she had once envied Tangtang, who had her family’s unwavering support for her education.

If... If her mom also supported her, she would have no regrets.

After so many years, this was the only thing she could not reconcile in her heart.

Zhang Hongyan looked somewhat embarrassed.

Li Xiuli wanted to untie the knot that had formed between mother and daughter and tugged at Zhang Hongyan’s arm, signaling her to quickly respond.

"You’re talking to your own daughter, what’s there to be embarrassed about? If you really can’t bring yourself to speak up, then shall we leave?"

Zhang Hongyan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She turned her gaze to Lin Xiaojing and, after a moment of silence, said,

"If you could have continued your education, it would have been a tremendous thing. How could I have been unwilling?

Back then, we were too poor to even afford food, so we had no choice but to have you drop out of school..."

With a sigh, she continued, "It was your father and I who were incapable, unable to even support your schooling..."

If her daughter had attended high school, perhaps things would have turned out differently now.

The frustration in Lin Xiaojing’s chest suddenly dissipated.

She looked at Zhang Hongyan with an unprecedented warmth.

"I don’t blame you and dad. It was already good of you to let me study until junior high."

Look at how many girls in the village can read?

She was fortunate enough to be born into the Lin Family.

One shouldn’t be too greedy.

She had already received so much, and if she became more greedy, the heavens might become displeased.

Zhang Hongyan awkwardly ruffled Lin Xiaojing’s hair, experiencing for the first time the comforting feeling of having a daughter.

Her daughter was indeed thoughtful.

Fortunately, there was still time.

Zhang Hongyan and Lin Xiaojing sat for a while before departing.

Lin Lu inquired about the machine Lin Tang had mentioned before.

"Daughter, didn’t you say a while back that you were going to get a batch of some sort of machines for the Sauce Factory? When can the machines be brought in?"

The brigade officials had mentioned the village starting a Sauce Factory, and everyone was keeping an eye on it.

Whenever they saw him, they’d ask about it, making him feel edgy whenever villagers approached him.

Lin Tang replied, "The machines are almost ready; we can go move them in a few days."

After thinking, she said, "However, I recommend waiting for my third brother to move them.

By then, he can hire people or drive himself to bring the machines back safely and efficiently. There’s no need to rush in these one or two days..."

Doing it herself would be unsafe and stressful.

Lin Lu, reassured by the firm answer, was half relieved, "What you said makes sense, then let’s do as you say."

The neighbors at that very moment.

Wang Zhaodi had finally scraped together fifty cents.

She gazed at the neighboring house, grand and beautiful, and almost bit through her sour lips in envy.

Reluctantly fingering the coin in her ragged kerchief, Wang Zhaodi cackled with laughter.

"...Hehehe, Lin Tang, you’re done for!"

Tomorrow she would go make a phone call to that person to snitch.

Obsessed with getting back at Lin Tang, Wang Zhaodi was so excited she couldn’t sleep all night.

She got up early the next morning.

After feeding the pigs and boiling water, she washed the whole family’s clothes before setting off for the county.

Wang Zhaodi hadn’t had a full meal, her steps were shaky, and she moved extremely slowly.

She left home before the sky was fully lit.

Hastening and dawdling, she made it halfway there.