Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 454 - 449 Xie Jinghong’s Troubles 04

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"Second Sister, you’re being unreasonable. Why can’t our nieces and nephews drink this formula?

Don’t worry about running out or anything, I made sure to bring enough when I came back! Okay, I’ve mixed it already, you watch the kids drink their milk. We can talk about anything else privately later, let’s not worry Mom, okay?" freēnovelkiss.com

Yan Jinsu smiled and handed the water jar cup to her older sister before whispering the last sentence so only the two of them could hear.

Seeing Xie Jinghong nod in understanding, Yan Jinsu finally smiled openly and said to Zhou Xiuhua:

"Mom, keep Second Sister company and look after the kids, I’ll go cook dinner."

"Sure, go ahead." Zhou Xiuhua hadn’t seen her eldest daughter for a long time, especially since she hurried back, not even willing to wait overnight. She was brimming with things to ask her daughter as soon as she saw them arrive that day.

"You two have a good chat, Hong’er, don’t distress your mom with any upsetting matters, she can’t handle it. After dinner, we can discuss your family issues in detail, got it?"

Xie Tiesheng immediately stood up just like Yan Jinsu, giving the room to the others before leaving. Before he left, he also warned his eldest daughter.

"Hey, Dad, got it." Xie Jinghong blushed with embarrassment and nodded repeatedly.

With the seven kids in the room, it wasn’t really appropriate for her to show a long face and complain to her mom!

The mother and daughter didn’t actually have time for heart-to-heart talks, because barely two minutes after Yan Jinsu went out, Xie Jingwei arrived with Xiao Yi, Xiao’er, and Xiao Wu.

Suddenly, the old Xie home was filled with laughter.

Xie Jinghong looked around and was surprised not to see her sister-in-law. She felt displeased deep down.

She only greeted her older brother with a slight nod, gave a few instructions to her nephews, and then stood up. After entrusting the kids to her mom, she went to the kitchen to help her younger sister-in-law.

This left Xie Jingwei scratching his head awkwardly several times, before calling out guiltily to his parents:

"Dad, Mom..."

"Enough, it’s entirely up to you whether you come or not. We’re old and just want to spend our days in peace!" Xie Tiesheng coughed coldly, feeling truly disappointed in his eldest son.

In the kitchen, Yan Jinsu saw her second sister roll up her sleeves and come in, hurriedly smiling and saying: "Second Sister, you don’t need to help here, I can handle it by myself."

Mr. Xie saw that the firewood was burning well and he himself was chased out by Yan Jinsu. Just then, Xie Jingwei came in with the kids, so Mr. Xie was sent to chat with his elder brother and grandkids.

After such a long time, what elderly person doesn’t miss their children and grandchildren?

"Hey, it’s too noisy outside, I think Dad is very happy, though Mom seems a bit unhappy. Why didn’t the sister-in-law come?" Xie Jinghong was just making casual conversation. Ever since her mom went to live with her third brother in the military, she had not returned even once.

She had no idea about the troublesome things happening in her elder brother’s family.

"Oh~ Not sure, maybe she had urgent matters at her parents’ home." Yan Jinsu shrugged. She had never cared much whether her sister-in-law came to help or not.

Now, without Jiang Xiaoying, she really felt the absence of someone by her side, with no one to help look after the two kids — she was really not used to it, and felt uneasy even taking an extra step without them.

"Right, you’re always so patient. Let me help you cook. Do we have any vegetables at home?" Xie Jinghong saw prepared food in the kitchen but no fresh vegetables. Thinking of her brother’s carelessness, coming empty-handed, not even thinking to bring some meat or—

Xie Jinghong was internally complaining about her elder brother’s inconsiderate actions when she suddenly snapped back to reality!

Now she truly realized that her impulsive rush back home was actually even more foolish than her elder brother’s—more stupid, indeed!

Not only did it worry her parents, but it also meant her younger brother and sister had to take a whole day’s train ride back without rest, drawing on their energy to take care of her and her three kids.

Really, the older one gets, the more one’s wits become blocked. Xie Jinghong sighed, as she already took the rice-mixing stick handed over by Yan Jinsu.

"Second sister, don’t worry. We brought back salted eggs, marinated meat, dried radishes, and more. There’s still plenty left. I’ll check the yard later to see what vegetables we have. There will definitely be enough!"

"Alright, then you go. I’ll cook the rice." Seeing that she could be of help, Xie Jinghong felt a bit happier and showed a smile.

Yan Jinsu nodded and went straight to the backyard vegetable garden.

Now the weather was getting colder, the garden was obviously neglected, and the plants that had been growing were old and withering.

The eldest sister-in-law, although not very respectful, was definitely not one to miss out on taking advantage when she could.

They always used well water for the family vegetable garden.

The well water, secretly improved by Yan Jinsu, made vegetables grown with it particularly crisp and sweet. So, when there was an advantage to be taken, Xu Xiaofen would occasionally maintain the garden a bit.

The vegetable sprouts had indeed grown old, but luckily there were some wild greens on the side, and some fairly lush sweet potato vine leaves, and an assortment of new and old loofahs hanging on the wall. Yan Jinsu wasn’t picky and grabbed some of each to bring back to the kitchen.

With so many kids in the house, a chopstick poke each, and there wouldn’t be much left very soon.

Fortunately, they brought back plenty of salted meat and marinated meat!

Plus, the marinated eggs prepared to stave off hunger on the train were abundant.

These, once heated, could all be considered main dishes.

In rural areas, meat dishes are a rarity, so just the salted meat, marinated meat, and marinated eggs amounted to a sumptuous meal.

Yan Jinsu glanced at her eldest sister and then at the sky, wondering if her foolish brother-in-law might also come over.

Thinking this, Yan Jinsu decided that it would be better to prepare more. She cleaned all the different greens she had cut, getting ready to cook them when, sure enough, she heard the sound of a car outside the courtyard!

Now Yan Jinsu didn’t need to go out.

However, upon hearing the familiar sound of the sedan, Xie Jinghong’s face turned pale, and she actually rushed back to the main room like a gust of wind. In front of so many relatives, she directly took Xiao Xian’s three children back into Xie Jingzi’s room.

What’s this...?

Yan Jinsu could no longer worry about cooking. Seeing her second sister behave this way, was it because she was wary of her brother-in-law, or was it because of the children?

Zhou Xiuhua stood up in a daze, and after seeing her eldest daughter ’store away’ her kids, she then came back alone to face her husband.

Seeing her eldest daughter looking like she was ready to fight, the old lady was greatly alarmed, holding her chest and crying out, "Oh, Jinghong, what’s the matter with you?"

Only to see Fan Jiefang already standing helplessly outside the courtyard, watching his wife guard against him as if he were a thief, Fan Jiefang also felt very helpless.

But to prevent his wife from getting too emotional, he opted to remain standing at the gate, casually closing the courtyard door, keeping the children who had swarmed over out of curiosity about the sedan outside the gate.

This family matter was indeed about to bring shame, right to her father-in-law’s home.

But even if Fan Jiefang was foolish, he knew, no matter how this domestic issue was to be handled, he must get the consent of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.