The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 355 - 345: The In-Laws

The couple went there after two o’clock in the afternoon.

Big Brother and his wife had already arrived.

The family reunion was especially lively, and the house now felt crowded.

The grandmother had bought many pastries and fruits for the younger family members.

Uncle Shen had bought a lot of meat, "Nanzhou, let Jingqiu sit quickly. I bought some kelp from Hongwen’s place, and some beltfish. These are good for the baby. Today, let’s have dumplings as our main dish and make a few more dishes."

"Thank you, Uncle Shen."

"We’re all family, no need to thank me."

"I’ve brought gifts for the family."

As she said this, she had Jiang Nanzhou bring over a large package.

As soon as Shen Ting and his nephew Yuxian heard there were gifts, they excitedly ran up to Lu Jingqiu.

"Auntie, I want a toy car."

"What’s mine, sister-in-law?"

Seeing his brother acting this way, Shen Mu couldn’t help but knock him on the head, "How old are you, acting just like Yuxian."

Lu Jingqiu smiled and took out a pair of roller skates, "Well, these are yours."

The hand Shen Ting was raising to his head instantly changed direction, and he joyfully examined the pair of roller skates. Right now, nothing smelled sweeter than the roller skates in his hands.

"Sister-in-law, you know how to choose gifts. This is exactly the gift I’ve been longing for. Thank you, thank you, sister-in-law."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Don’t thank me yet, there’s more." With that, she took out several foreign language learning materials and directly handed them to him, "These are also yours."

"Ah. I don’t want this."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "That’s for Big Brother and his wife to decide. Ask them if they want it or not."

After Shen Ting started high school, he was always under his sister-in-law’s supervision. He wasn’t afraid of his parents, but he was most afraid of his sister-in-law.

Because the sister-in-law was strict. When it came to studies, she had the final say, and even his parents had no say.

Wei Ling flipped through the materials and hummed, "Jingqiu, where did you get these? They’re not available on Capital City’s side."

"I had my classmate get them from Shanghai, they’re from overseas." Saying this, she took another teaching aid out of her pocket and gave it to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, I know you teach Chinese. I’m not sure if this will be useful to you or not. Take a look."

Wei Ling took it and started to look through it seriously.

Meanwhile, Lu Jingqiu saw that Yuxian was getting impatient, so she quickly took out the young master’s gifts—a beautiful backpack, a pencil case, pencils, and a few storybooks: "These are for my Yuxian. There’s no toy car, but there’s a Mickey Mouse water bottle. See if you like it."

A children’s plastic water bottle, encased in a red, double-sided Mickey Mouse cover with a zipper at the bottom for removal—both attractive and practical. Not just kids, but adults would like it too.

Wei Ling turned and looked at the water bottle and said, "This is... from outside, right? We don’t have this here."

"It seems so. When I bought it, there weren’t many left."

"This must have been expensive, Yuxian, make sure to thank your aunt."

"Thank you, Auntie, I like it very much."

"As long as you like it, that’s what matters. And there’s more." As she spoke, she took out the sister-in-law’s scarf, the grandmother’s sweater, Uncle Shen’s leather jacket, and Big Brother’s woolen coat.

Especially that leather jacket, as soon as Uncle Shen put it on, his aura completely changed.

With some lack of confidence he said, "If I wear this out, won’t I outshine the leaders? That wouldn’t be good, would it?"

From the side, Big Brother Shen had no such concerns, wearing the classic black wool coat, he said, "Dad, you’re overthinking it. If someone asks, just say it’s a gift from your younger generation. Everyone in this compound knows you have many children, and each one is successful."

Uncle Shen glanced at his son and laughed, "Successful? That just brings out your achievements."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed, "Big Brother is right. Both Big Brother and Sister-in-law are in education, I’m in the military, Ah Mu is a college student, and Xiao Ting is now in high school. With Sister-in-law watching over him, it won’t be long before he’s another college student."

The grandmother came out of the kitchen, heard this conversation, and rarely showed a smile, "Exactly, the younger ones in the family are all doing well. Everyone else is envious and tries to curry favor, but... this is also when it is easiest to make mistakes. You should keep a low profile with your future endeavors."

Father Shen quickly said, "You know what our children are like, they’re all very steady. But on the other hand, last year your mom, your aunt just transferred to the prosecutor’s office, and this year there’s an intention from above to promote me. What about Little Cheng? Didn’t he say he was considering a new position?"

Shen Cheng said, "Dad, both you and Auntie are at critical times these past two years, as for me, the leaders do have this intention, but I want to wait for two years. I’m focusing on getting Wei Ling’s professional title this year. Let’s keep it at this for now."

If the whole family were promoted too quickly, it would certainly attract jealousy.

Lu Jingqiu and Nanzhou were not in the same system, nor were they in the same place, so there was no need to worry about this.

But she could still hear that every member of her in-laws was shining in their respective positions and had promising futures, and she was really happy for them. freёwebnoѵel.com

Everyone was very pleased with their gifts. Although the grandmother was not the type to be emotionally expressive, Jingqiu could feel that she liked the presents.

The sister-in-law seemed a bit embarrassed, "Younger sister, you always bring so many presents for the family, it makes your brother and I feel quite awkward. From now on, just buy for the parents; you can leave us out of it."

Lu Jingqiu, having heard many stories about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships, was aware that if these family ties were not managed well, it could easily lead to disagreements. She quickly responded, "Sister-in-law, Nanzhou and I are not around here, we can’t even visit once or twice a year. Not like you and Big Brother, who are involved come every holiday. Uncle Shen and Mom, you have also put in a lot of effort.

Even though I buy many gifts, they don’t actually cost that much, I just want to make everyone happy. Please don’t be polite with me. If you act distant, I wouldn’t even know how to interact with you."

Wei Ling laughed, "Don’t worry, I’m not being distant with you. I’m just worried about the finances of you two youngsters. After all, you’re both still in school."

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Sister-in-law, we do have some savings, and right now life for us as a young couple is rather leisurely. But once the baby arrives, we’ll probably be so busy that we won’t have time to care for this side."

"That’s true. Before Yuxian was born, your brother and I were also running around all the time. Now, with work at the office being so busy, and having a child, it’s good if we can make it here once a week.

How are you feeling, are you experiencing morning sickness?"

"I had a bit at the beginning, but it passed quickly. I can eat anything now."

The kitchen was now occupied by Father Shen, Big Brother, and a few other men, and the grandmother came over and asked with concern, "It must have been hard for you to be alone over there after you became pregnant and Nanzhou came here. If there’s anything you need, just ask Xiao Mu to do it. Don’t try to be a hero on your own, it’s not good for you to overexert yourself."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "I hardly ever do heavy lifting over there, Mom, there’s no need to worry. Being looked after by all of you makes me feel like I’m made of fragile glass."

Wei Ling said, "That’s not quite the right comparison, you’re more like a vase."

At this, the three women of the family burst into laughter.