Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 420: Family of Origin

Xu Qinghuan was next door talking about this matter with Dong Sufen, "I’m not really angry that she thinks I should naturally help her take care of her body. As a family, that also counts as trust in me. Honestly, as a woman, I really can’t stand this obsession with having sons.

She has three daughters at home, and how much attention has she paid to the children? Initially, she even said that she would treat the daughters better in the future, yet turned around and got pregnant again, without showing any care for these three. I think the children are pitiful."

Dong Sufen replied, "She has her reasons. She first had a son, who passed away suddenly due to illness, which left a scar in her heart. Later, she couldn’t get pregnant, and when she finally did, it was a girl. Although she seemed to understand for a while, over time, it’s inevitable that she would overthink."

Xu Qinghuan hadn’t heard about this, "I see you occasionally getting close to the eldest and second kids. They are children without a mother. Second Brother cares for them a lot too. Every time he comes back, he would lift the eldest and second kids up and play with them; they are all good.

But the eldest brother’s couple had two daughters; the eldest brother himself doesn’t find it easy to get close to them because there was no intimacy since childhood. The sister-in-law always just tells the eldest and second girls what to do and doesn’t say anything else. Such grown-up girls, yet they don’t teach them life principles, don’t talk to them about common sense living, and never discipline or care about them, just thinking about having sons."

"Sister-in-law may not say much, but she is really brave." Dong Sufen still tries to mediate.

Xu Qinghuan smiled, "Second Sister, I know your good intentions. The reason I say these things is because the two children are nice to me. The eldest girl comes every morning to ask if I need help with chores. After spring, it’s been her washing the diapers for the two children.

When I’m busy, it’s the second girl who helps look after the children. Such obedient daughters, honestly, if they were mine, I would laugh myself awake from a dream."

She also frequently helped the two children, teaching them when they couldn’t do their homework.

She often asked Jiang Xingye to find some books from the recycling station for them to read.

Initially, she didn’t realize it, but after having her children, she gradually saw some clues and became even more sympathetic to the two children.

The eldest and second kids, although without a mother, had Dong Sufen, who was even better than a mother.

Dong Sufen was truly kind to the two children, treating them like her own. When the eldest kid did something wrong, she would pull a face and criticize.

Whether a child is cared for or not, even young children understand it inside.

At noon, the eldest and second girls came home from school, habitually coming to see their younger siblings, "Second Aunt!"

Dong Sufen took the hands of the eldest and second girls, "School’s finished? Hurry back to eat, you’ll need to go to school afterward."

Shangjiang, Liaozhong, and Xinlian Teams shared a school set in Liaozhong Team nearby, just across the river.

At noon, children went home individually for lunch.

"Aunt, are Cici and Xingxing asleep?"

"Yes, they’re napping inside," Xu Qinghuan nodded towards the room.

The two children tiptoed in, took a look, and came out, "Aunt, we’re going home to eat."

With a cold stove at home, and no one cooking, Tian Jinhua was still talking at the Dong Family; the two children couldn’t cook in time, teared up in anxiety, and had to leave home to turn to school.

As the children woke up, Xu Qinghuan took them out for a walk, seeing the eldest and second girls planning to head to school, "Have you eaten?"

The eldest girl hesitated on how to lie, while the younger second girl, more candid, replied, "My mom didn’t cook!"

Today, Zhou Guizhi went first to handle nursery affairs and then worked at the food factory for Tian Jinhua, and hadn’t been home.

"Who knows which family she’s talking at again; she must have forgotten we would be home for lunch," the second girl complained, "Humph, having sons, having sons, isn’t she also a woman herself?"

Xu Qinghuan touched the heads of the eldest and second girls, "Come home with Aunt. I steamed buns at noon; you two can take one to eat on the way."

Xu Qinghuan gave each a big white bun and a handful of candies for them to share, "In the future, don’t say such things again. If there’s anything, say it in front of people, not talking behind their backs, understand?"

"Aunt, got it!"

On the way out, they encountered Tian Jinhua coming from Dong’s house; the eldest and second children yelled and headed to school.

Tian Jinhua asked, "No food at home? Did your aunt give it?"

"No food, you didn’t cook, how’s there to eat?" the second girl said.

The eldest girl remained silent; older and accustomed to many things, though accustomed does not mean acceptance.

"Go on then, hurry to school," Tian Jinhua paid no mind.

In the evening during dinner, the second girl suddenly said, "Grandma, you better come back; let Mom go to work. She might not be carrying a son, after all. Didn’t she work at the food factory while pregnant with the third girl? Why can’t she now?"

Tian Jinhua didn’t want to rest at home either; mainly without salary, she couldn’t possibly let Zhou Guizhi earn money for her to spend, "Mom, I’ll go work!"

Jiang Xingbing got up early today to go to work at the commune, so at night, the mother and daughters washed and lay on the bed.

The youngest, third girl, fell asleep instantly, and at night, when she peed, the second girl was awakened by the wet bed, calling her mom in a hurry, "Mom, the third girl peed."

Tian Jinhua casually grabbed a piece, separated the wet with urine, without bothering the second girl’s side being wet.

It was the eldest girl who got up, found a cotton piece, separated it on the second girl’s side, and switched places with her.

Early the next morning, the eldest and second girls went to Jiang Xingye’s house, sitting together on baby chairs eating egg custard.

Jiang Xingye was feeding them, taking turns quickly.

Xu Qinghuan gave them each a boiled egg and sniffed, "What’s that smell on you two? Why so much pee scent?"

"My mom didn’t potty the third girl last night, and she peed the bed. My sister and I slept in the pee pool all night."

They got accustomed to it, but early morning, even their mom didn’t smell it.

Xu Qinghuan took out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it on them, "Wash yourself properly at night. Be careful in the future lest you stink at school."

"Aunt, I’ll help wash Cici and Xingxing’s diapers!" the eldest girl offered.

Xu Qinghuan pointed to the wooden basin on the ground, "They’re all there waiting for you two. Don’t go to the river; it’s cold now, the water is chilly. Your Uncle brought up well water; use well water to wash."

Delightedly, the two children washed, enjoying their boiled eggs.

Xu Qinghuan gave them cups of milk each; after drinking, they held hands and headed for school.

"Sis, wouldn’t it be great if we were born to Aunt!" the second girl wished.

The eldest girl said nothing.

All the village kids wanted Aunt’s children, but only the brother and sister could.

After a while, the eldest girl told the second girl, "We need to study well. Didn’t Aunt say, only by doing well in school can we do what we want in the future."

"Sis, what do you want to do?"

The eldest girl aspired, "I want to be a doctor, like Aunt, a great doctor."

The second girl said, "But I want to be a translator; then I can read many books. There are so many countries and languages in the world. Imagine if I understand them all!"

The eldest girl said, "Then you must study languages well with Aunt."

"Sis, you also have to study well. Aunt said a lot of our medical technologies are foreign too."

The sun finally broke through the horizon; they walked toward the school under the morning glow.