mtl008 Chapter 122 The Heartbreaking Old 4
Chapter 122 The Heartbreaking Old 4
"What kind of fortune is that? I just made a little money!"
Jiang Duoduo walked out with a smile, holding scarves and a big bag of snacks she bought for her sisters.
When the kids wanted to play in her room, Jiang Duoduo would take out her tablet and play cartoons for them. She would also put the kids' favorite foods, such as chocolate, potato chips, various nuts, lollipops, braised chicken legs, dried mangoes, dried strawberries, etc., on the bay window.
We also laid a blanket on the floor under the bay window, and the children had a lot of fun sitting around on the blanket in the afternoon sunshine, watching cartoons and eating snacks.
"What are you guys talking about? You seem so happy! Come on, have some fruit first. The strawberries and grapes Duoduo bought are very sweet."
Chen Shuyue came out of the kitchen, holding a transparent fruit plate with grapes and strawberries on it. They were freshly washed and still had crystal clear water droplets on them. The grapes looked slightly purple, so they must be quite sweet.
"Mom, stop working and come over here. It's been a while since we've sat down and talked together."
The second daughter, Jiang Zhaodi, pulled her mother over, and the mother and daughter sat together on the sofa.
Jiang Duoduo took out the scarf from the shopping bag at the mall and said, "Big sister, second sister, third sister, I bought this scarf when I was shopping at the mall a few days ago. I'll give one to each of you. It's perfect for you now."
"Hey! Duoduo, you bought something for us? Let me see! A bright red scarf! It's really nice and looks festive. I like it. Thank you, sister."
The eldest sister Jiang Lai Di was the first to stand up and opened the scarf that Jiang Duoduo gave her. The scarf was long and thick, and it felt warm just by looking at it.
She just wrapped it around her neck and felt very happy.
"Duoduo, your scarf feels great, it must be quite expensive!"
The third sister Jiang Pandi is engaged in garment processing and knows something about fabrics and knitted yarns. The scarf Duoduo gave her feels smooth and soft, and is very comfortable to wear around the neck, unlike some inferior yarns that always feel scratchy and uncomfortable when worn around the neck.
"That's right, more than 300 yuan each! Duoduo bought one for each of us, including me and the fourth child! How can I go out at my age wearing a big red scarf? This kid is such a waste of money!"
Although Chen Shuyue said it was a waste of money, she felt sweeter in her heart than eating honey.
"Mom, how old are you? You're only fifty after the New Year! In the countryside, you'd be an old lady, but in the city, you'd still be middle-aged! Why can't you wear a bright red scarf?"
The third sister Jiang Pandi was as sweet-talking as Jiang Duoduo. With just a few words, she made Chen Shuyue smile again.
Among the few people, the second one, Jiang Zhaodi, is not very good at speaking and has a soft personality.
She looked at the scarf Jiang Duoduo had given her again and again, and she liked it very much. But she couldn't find any polite words to say, so she just said, "Thank you Duoduo."
"You're welcome, second sister! Come, let's have a tea party at home too!"
Jiang Duoduo took out all the snacks from the other bag and placed them on the coffee table.
There are the spicy strips, potato chips, and mimi shrimp strips that the sisters loved to eat when they were young, as well as cashews, almonds, pecans, five-spice duck feet, pickled pepper chicken feet, and chocolate that Jiang Duoduo likes to eat now.
Add the fruits in the fruit plate and it seems all that’s missing is a cup of milk tea to start the tea party.
Jiang Duoduo ran to the kitchen, took out some black tea from the cupboard, and made a full pot of it.
"Now it's all done! On the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month, the Jiang sisters' tea party officially begins..."
Jiang Duoduo sat in the massage chair, holding a teacup and pouring a cup of hot black tea for her mother Chen Shuyue and three sisters.
"One more missing! Should we call the fourth one out..."
The eldest sister Jiang Lai Di was gnawing on a chicken claw and speaking incoherently.
"Lao Si is probably a little tired today, so let her rest in the room for a while. You can talk to her again after dinner."
Seeing that the fourth child had barely spoken today, Chen Shuyue knew that she was still a little uncomfortable with being around so many people. Furthermore, she was probably afraid that her older sisters would bring up the matter of her being pregnant out of wedlock.
"Yes, let Fourth Sister rest for a while! Let's chat first!"
Jiang Duoduo also echoed.
After more than a month of getting along, Jiang Duoduo has already understood her fourth sister's temper very well.
She doesn't like being around a lot of people, and doesn't like people mentioning her pregnancy. Today's family dinner must have made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Okay... then let's chat first..."
The second child Jiang Zhaodi picked up the cup of black tea, took a sip, and said lightly.
"Mom, can you tell me what's going on with the fourth child's stomach?"
The eldest, Jiang Lai Di, never held back, and she had been wanting to ask this question for a long time. But her eldest aunt had asked it at the family dinner at noon, and she had seen her fourth sister's unhappy face, so she had held it in until now.
The second and third children also turned their eyes to their mother Chen Shuyue at this time. In fact, they were also very concerned about this matter.
After all, during dinner, Fourth Sister mentioned they were breaking up. So, was it a divorce or something else? Who would raise the child after it was born? Raising a child these days is incredibly difficult; it takes a lot of time, effort, and money!
"Fourth brother..."
When Chen Shuyue talked about the fourth child Jiang Niandi, tears flashed in her eyes. She always felt that she was responsible for the fourth child's current life.
"The fourth child had such a hard life. When he was little, he had a mother like me who was incompetent, and when he fell in love, he met a scumbag..."
With tears in her eyes, Chen Shuyue told her three daughters in a disjointed manner how she and Duoduo met the fourth brother, and later encountered that scumbag in the mall.
"Damn it! Don't let me touch this scumbag again, or I'll break his legs!"
After hearing this, the eldest sister Jiang Lai Di felt a surge of blood in her chest. How could there be such a shameless man in the world?
"So after this child is born, the fourth child will be the only one left to raise him? That scumbag is really getting away with it!"
The third sister, Jiang Pandi, felt sorry for her sister and thought that she shouldn't have let the scumbag go so easily that day.
"Then we should pay more attention to our fourth sister in the future. We should prepare more things for her to prepare for the birth of a child. Since she has never given birth before, she definitely won't understand. Mom, when is our fourth sister's due date? Which hospital will she give birth in?"
The second sister Jiang Zhaodi, who usually doesn't talk much, said so much this time.
"The last time I accompanied Fourth Sister for her prenatal checkup, I booked her to give birth at the City Center Hospital. The due date should be at the end of this month. I'll let you know sooner then."
Jiang Duoduo ate two pieces of chocolate and said slowly.
"Well, give us a call as soon as possible. All of us sisters will go. We can't let the fourth child be looked down upon."
The eldest sister Jiang Lai Di said angrily.
Chen Shuyue felt warm in her heart when she saw that her daughters cared about the fourth child.
But she still had to remind her sisters not to mention the child's father when they met the fourth sister later.
Especially the eldest brother, he speaks and acts in a hurry, and may forget your instructions as soon as he turns around.
"Mom, stop staring at me like that! I promise not to mention this!"
The eldest sister Jiang Lai Di made the promise with great self-awareness.