Second Sister-in-law Yun certainly knew this, so when her husband stood up for Xiaoxiao, she didn’t say a word.
When Second Brother Yun came back with his two daughters, that evening the couple talked about something.
"Wife, my brother-in-law wants me to buy a storefront so we can open a small restaurant ourselves. What do you think?"
"What? Buy a storefront?"
Second Sister-in-law Yun was shocked for a moment.
"Yes, now there are quite a few small restaurants in the city, and I don’t know when the state-owned restaurant will close. It’s better to buy the storefront earlier to secure a fallback for me and Dad. Plus, property prices are rising; buying early means saving money."
Second Sister-in-law Yun caught on quickly and was aware of this.
Although many people look down on individuals, the fact is, individuals nowadays don’t need food coupons.
"Let’s go discuss this in Mom and Dad’s room."
Wife, aren’t we going to sleep?
Alright, the four adults discussed the matter and then went to their respective rooms to sleep.
Yun Xiaoxiao put the little ones to bed while Zhao Tianlei slept in the small room partitioned off in the living room.
The next day, Mother Yun was making porridge at home, and Father Yun went out to buy buns and fried dough sticks.
"Get up, wash up, and come have breakfast. Your dad bought you your favorite fried dough sticks."
It’s been nearly a year since I came here, and I don’t think I’ve ever had fried dough sticks.
It’s too conspicuous a treat, not easy to fool the little ones.
The family gathered to eat porridge, buns, and fried dough sticks.
Halfway through the meal, Second Brother Yun came over.
"Second Brother, have you eaten yet?"
The two little girls also wanted to come along, but Second Brother Yun had refused them.
However, the two little ones, upon seeing the dresses their little aunt bought for them, not only held them up against themselves to check but insisted on wearing them.
Early this morning, my son had a cup of powdered milk and even commented on how delicious it was.
After breakfast was done, seeing that Father and Mother Yun weren’t going to work today, Second Brother Yun asked, "Mom, Dad, you’re not working today?"
This son is too outspoken for his own good.
"We took the day off."
As the family went out, they attracted quite a few stares.
"Little sister, why did you still buy them things?"
Yun Xiaoxiao looked at Second Brother Yun with a smile, "When I saw the dress, I just felt it suited them, is it not too short?"
"No, they grabbed the dresses and wanted to put them on right away."
One red dress and one floral dress—my wife even said that you can’t find this style in department stores.
Plus, the fabric is of such high quality and the price must be steep, especially that large can of powdered milk; it will last my son quite a while.
Moreover, now that my little sister and brother-in-law are going to study in the Capital City, they’ll end up staying there. It’s important for him to get along with them well.
As for his own little sister, he would have treated her well regardless.
Now that we’ve grown up, we’ve all married and had children.
To put it bluntly, being so far apart, they may only return once every few years, or perhaps even longer.
This is the result of marrying far away.
He made up his mind; he wouldn’t let his two daughters marry far away.
The two little ones were very eager to go boating.
Yun Xiaoxiao stood on the shore, watching them play.
By now, Mother Yun could also see that this son-in-law was a man of few words but was helpful in looking after the children.