If she really had no other choice, since her dad was a leader and needed to set an example, it still shouldn’t have fallen to the female supporting character, right?
If they really cared about the female supporting character.
After the female supporting character had been sent to the countryside for a year and a half, couldn’t they have pulled some strings to bring her back to the city?
But they didn’t do that.
She didn’t tell them, so her marrying someone here was somewhat understandable.
Her handwriting was somewhat different from the female supporting character’s.
But she still had to write this letter.
She’d been reading continuously and had seen the female supporting character’s writing, so she could mimic it somewhat.
"Educated Youth Yun, I have arrived."
When Xiaoxiao heard a knock at the door, she immediately gathered her thoughts and hurried out with a bar of soap.
"Sister-in-law, smell this soap," she said. "Does the scent seem familiar to you?"
Soap smells, that’s something everyone knows.
"It’s osmanthus-scented." The little sister-in-law’s eyes lit up, surprised that it was actually osmanthus. "It smells really good."
She just wondered how much it cost?
One could buy it without a coupon, but for how much?
This osmanthus-scented soap was a must-buy.
"Two yuan," Xiaoxiao responded.
The little sister-in-law was stunned. "Educated Youth Yun, you should charge the real price. Even unscented soap costs two yuan per bar. Yours is scented; there’s no way it could be this cheap. I can’t take advantage of you."
Soap required a coupon.
"Sister-in-law, it really is only two yuan. If it weren’t for the lack of packaging, it wouldn’t be this cheap," Xiaoxiao assured her.
The little sister-in-law was tempted. If she saved a bit, this bar of soap could last her nearly half a year.
"Then, Educated Youth Yun, I’ll take advantage of your good will."
Money was exchanged, and the soap was handed over.
"Educated Youth Yun, if you need to knit sweaters, you can come and find me. I’m usually at home. I’ll head back now," said the little sister-in-law as she prepared to leave.
Xiaoxiao was planning to go back inside to tidy up again; those wrappers needed to be completely disposed of.
Just after she finished cleaning up, Da Bao arrived home with the kids.
Sanya knew Xiaoxiao had gone to town.
That’s why she brought Xiao Mao over to their uncle’s house.
Xiaoxiao looked at them and said, "I’ll get you something to eat."
She handed each of them a piece of peach pastry.
This treat, Da Bao and Xiao Bao had tried, but Sanya and Xiao Mao had not.
Before Zhao Tianlei got married, their family would sometimes have meat as a treat.
After getting married and having his own little family, during festivals, he would bring meat over to the old house.
These treats, bought for his wife and kids, were rarely ever bought for his nephews and nieces.
It was after he’d gotten a wife that he started to pay more attention to details.
The four little ones ate their peach pastries, smiling with their eyes.
This was a different taste.
"Da Bao, are you guys cold? Mom bought you vests, let me get them, and you can try them on," she offered.
Although Sanya and Xiao Mao were the youngest in the main family, they usually wore clothes altered from their older siblings and parents, rarely ever wearing new clothes.
Even some of Xiao Mao’s clothes were remade from the worn clothes of Da Bao and Xiao Bao.
Xiaoxiao brought over two vests, "Mom’s not good with needlework, so I had to buy these ready-made ones."
"So warm, so pretty."
"Mom, they fit, they really fit," they exclaimed.
Xiao Bao’s was a bit large, but in the countryside, children’s clothes were generally made larger.