Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 83 - Light Yellow Arc

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 Light Yellow Arc

Chapter 83 -83 Light Yellow Arc

Xiao Yu looked at his aunt suspiciously and nodded hesitantly.

However, in the little guy’s heart, she had resolved to study hard and earn money to support her younger siblings.

Susu lowered her head and glanced at her noticeably uneven chest, her mouth twitching slightly.

The triplets fell asleep once full, clutching their tiny hands, and drifting off in no time.

Afraid of forming habits for the three children, Mrs. Lu and others only picked them up to comfort them when they cried. Usually, they lined them up on the bed to sleep on their own or to play with their fingers.

Susu received a gift that Lu Xiaoting had brought back for his own sister, a red checkered scarf.

She immediately put it on, unable to wait, and listened to the whole family compliment her one after another, her eyes squinting with laughter.

“Little Sister is thoughtful, I really like it.”

Lu Xiaoting cleared his throat and took the opportunity, while it was just the two of them, though the three little ones on the bed didn’t count.

He mysteriously pulled out a watch from his pocket, “Wife, see if you like it.”

“A watch?”

Susu was somewhat flattered; at that time, watches were a hot commodity, expensive not to mention, mainly because most people couldn’t even get their hands on one.

Seeing how delighted his wife was as she flipped it back and forth, the corners of Lu Xiaoting’s mouth slightly curled up.

“Wife, as long as you like it.”

“No, wait.”

Susu suspiciously looked at her husband, her eyes slightly squinting. “Tell me! Where did you get the money from? Hiding savings?”

“Cough.”

Lu Xiaoting choked, feeling a bit guilty under his wife’s scrutiny, and coughed with one hand clenched into a fist.

“Last month’s salary, and I borrowed a bit from a coworker, I have to repay it every month when I get paid. I even made a promissory note.”

Susu gave the man a disapproving look, “When we get back, you return the money to your coworker.”

“Just two yuan in your pocket and you dare buy a watch. You’ve got quite the nerve.”

Caught under the gaze of his big puppy-dog eyes, Susu blinked, and since no one else was in the room, she quickly kissed him on the cheek.

She whispered, “This is your reward.”

As soon as Mrs. Lu walked in, she saw her second son smiling foolishly for no apparent reason and contorted her mouth in disdain.

“You’re already a father, what are you smiling at? Hurry up and go wash your son and daughter’s diapers.”

Resigned, Lu Xiaoting glanced at his wife, who wasn’t paying attention to him, and got off the bed to wash his son and daughter’s diapers.

Looking at the full basin of diapers, the man’s dark eyes narrowed, “Is this from one night?”

“Nonsense.”

Mrs. Lu couldn’t help herself and slapped her son on the back. “Little babies eat and then pee, especially three of them, of course, it’s going to be a lot.”

Lu Xiaogu tried to divert her nephew’s attention, “Elder sister-in-law, what are we cooking for Susu today?”

“Let’s do soybeans stewed with pig’s feet; we still have plenty of soybeans at home.”

…

“Aunt Wang, I’ve put your things out by the door, remember to come out and take them.”

It was the voice of Aunt Wang from next door.

“Hey, thank you, Aunt Wang, when my Susu is out of her confinement, invite her over to your house.”

“Alright, you’re busy.”

Mrs. Lu hurried to the door and brought in the eggs and brown sugar laid at the entrance.

Just as she entered, she heard a knock on the door, accompanied by a voice.

“Aunt Lu, it’s Old He’s family here, we heard your second daughter-in-law gave birth to triplets… truly congratulations!”

“Ouch, thanks to Aunt He. Once Susu is out of confinement, feel free to come over.”

“Definitely, definitely, we will stop by to share in the joy then. I left the stuff at the door, remember to pick it up, Aunt He. I’m heading back now.”

As soon as it was quiet outside, Mrs. Lu hurried her son to pick up the things from the doorstep.

Throughout the morning, people from the Family Court with good relationships kept coming to give gifts.

Around here, the custom for people who are on good terms is to just say a few words at the doorway and leave the gifts for the pregnant woman outside without entering.

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The belief is that only blood relatives can actually enter the house to see the pregnant woman and child; otherwise, stepping inside might “tread” on the child, which could harm the infant.

People who abide by these customs usually say a few nice words, leave their gifts, and go.

Those who don’t care much about such customs might just walk in, “treading” on the child, which makes the hosts uncomfortable, though it’s usually just brushed off.

Lu Xiaoting, just as he was about to enter the house with eggs and brown sugar, ran into Granny and Grandpa Sun, who were carrying a basket on their backs.

“Granny and Grandpa Sun are here, come on in.”

“We’d better not. We don’t want to ‘tread’ on the child, it’s not good.”

Granny Sun waved her hands to decline, helping her husband to lower the basket.

Lu Xiaoting quickly went up to help, noticing the basket was quite heavy.

“Xiao Lu, these are air-dried chickens and ducks we exchanged with folks in the countryside. We also bought two old hens and four pig’s trotters.

Take all these inside for your wife to nourish her body. We thought your home wouldn’t lack eggs and brown sugar, so we specifically got these from the countryside.”

“Granny and Grandpa Sun, this is too generous of you—”

Granny Sun interrupted, “This isn’t for you; it’s for your wife to strengthen her body. Just accept it.

Why act like strangers when we’re family?”

Despite their refusal to come inside, Lu Xiaoting had to watch as the elderly couple left and only then carried the large basket inside.

“What took you so long to come inside?”

Still handling the hair on the pig’s trotters, Mrs. Lu looked up to see her son with a big basket and was startled.

“Oh my, why so much stuff?”

Lu Xiaoting recounted the recent events, and Mrs. Lu sighed.

“The elderly couple specifically brought it all this way; just accept it. We can return the favor slowly over time.”

“Your elder sister-in-law and Aunt came by yesterday as well with a lot of stuff. Our home is almost overflowing, so I had your father store it all in the spare room.”

Right then, Susu, who was quietly lying on the Kang bed zoning out, pricked up her ears curiously upon hearing the noise outside.

When Lu Xiaoting entered the room, he saw his wife gazing at him with sparkling eyes.

“Mom, what are they doing? Are they singeing pig’s trotters? I can smell the burning hair.”

“Hmm, why don’t you sleep a bit more?”

Susu pouted, “Not sleepy. If I sleep any more, I feel like I will merge with the Kang.”

Lu Xiaoting couldn’t help but laugh. He had just prepared some warm water for his wife when An’an on the Kang burst into cries.

Pingping, with her big eyes, and Lele, with his eyes shut, were startled by it and shivered, their little faces turning red as they both began bawling.

“Brother, don’t cry. Let me see if you’ve wet yourself.”

Xiao Yu checked and indeed, An’an’s diaper was soaked. Lifting up his little brother’s legs, he pulled out the damp diaper.

“Good boy, An’an, don’t cry. Brother will change your diaper so you don’t startle your siblings.”

Xiao Yu tried to soothe his brother in a mature manner, but he was a bit clumsy with the diaper change.

Just as Susu was about to speak, Su Sanyi quickly took the diaper from Xiao Yu’s hands.

“Xiao Yu, let me do it.”

Holding An’an’s little feet, Xiao Yu nodded and was about to speak when a pale yellow arc sprayed onto his face.