Cheng Hao had seen Pei Yining onto the train, repeatedly reminding Xiaowu before, and only when the train clattered away did he quickly turn and leave. After delivering the goods, he planned to look for a gift for Yaru.
"Our stall, it’s been rented," Xu Nianji’s face couldn’t hide the smile, as he had waited for a long time to rent this stall for one person.
Previously, they had always sold right next to the door, but later, the guy who sold bean sprouts at the farmers market came over, and they had a conflict, which led to the decision to rent a stall.
They were selling bean sprouts outside, and many people would buy them on impulse, no longer going into the farmers market for them.
However, renting a stall wasn’t easy either. When it wasn’t the time to rent a stall, securing one was challenging. From before New Year to after New Year, and now, with the month almost over, they finally settled the matter of the stall, which made Xu Nianji incredibly happy inside.
With the stall rented, they could sell bean sprouts like before.
"That’s great, big brother, now you have two jobs," Xu Nianhua said teasingly, "does sister-in-law especially feel pity for you at night?"
Early in the morning, Xu Nianji would go sell bean sprouts, staying there until noon before going home. In the afternoon, he would gather chili peppers from various towns, only returning home in the evening.
Xu Nianji’s face turned red, teased by his own younger sister. Thinking of how Zhou He would pity him at night, his heart still felt warm.
"She definitely does."
Xu Nianhua smiled broadly, having witnessed firsthand at home how Zhou He treated the older brother, with particular care and attention.
"Sister-in-law and big brother’s love is profound, inseparable like weights on a scale, truly enviable," Xu Nian’an joked, but deep down, he was genuinely happy for his older brother. In the past, having gathered the strength of the whole family to bring sister-in-law home had indeed been the right move.
"Xu Nian’an, speak properly."
As Xu Nianji was being teased, his ears turned red. He sternly glared at Xu Nian’an and changed the subject. "Bean sprouts are selling better now. Little sister, how do you prepare the green bean sprouts you mentioned last time?"
"Just with raw mung beans, pretty much the same as raw soybean sprouts."
Xu Nianhua didn’t continue teasing since her big brother was shy. If she went on, he would definitely feel embarrassed. She followed his conversational lead and said, "Mung bean sprouts clear heat and reduce fire. Add a bit of shredded ginger and plenty of soup, and the taste is still very good."
"Alright, I’ll try it first."
Xu Nianji then asked if there was anything special to pay attention to and strode toward the house to start preparing the mung bean sprouts.
"Little sister, do you think my future little nephew will be good-looking?" Xu Nian’an thought about the child in his sister-in-law’s belly, very excited about this future little nephew.
Xu Nianhua shot him a glance and said, "Big brother and sister-in-law are both good-looking; how could he not be good-looking? Besides, whether it’s a little nephew or niece, they are our family."
She subtly reminded him, hoping he wouldn’t foolishly thought in front of sister-in-law because if sister-in-law heard this, the pressure would surely be immense, and what if it turned out to be a niece?
No matter boy or girl, that child would be big brother’s child.
Even though she knew her second brother had no ill intentions and was just speaking casually, sister-in-law was the child’s mother; what if she overthought it?
"Little sister, I’m not silly." Xu Nian’an wasn’t silly; in fact, he was quite smart. He said, "I’d only say this in front of you, and besides, whether it’s a little nephew or niece, I’d love them all the same."