Chapter 231: How Warm the Home on New Year's Eve
She was holding a red rattle in her hand and shaking it at the two children, making them happy. Jiang Shiyuan happened to see this scene when he walked in. With a smile on his lips, he walked forward and greeted Mrs. Pei.

"The daughter-in-law has met the mother-in-law."

"Get up, there is no outsider here, and there is no need to use these empty formalities in the future."

Jiang Shiyuan began to pay more attention to her mother-in-law. Ever since she got married, her mother-in-law had never made things difficult for her. She had never even allowed herself to go to the house to visit her mother in the morning and evening. She always told her that she should rest well after giving birth to a child until she had recovered.

After several months of careful care, Jiang Shiyuan's health has long since recovered.

Thanks to the birth of her two children, her fever symptoms improved a lot, and with the treatment of Aunt Mushao, she has completely stopped taking medication during this period of time.

Aunt Mushao said that she would recheck carefully in half a year. If the condition remained the same, then her disease would be cured.

When she thought about how much she had gained from her trip to Hanzhou, she felt extremely grateful.

So she walked forward, and when the two children saw their mother coming, they clapped their hands happily for her. Perhaps because of breastfeeding, the children were very close to her, which made Jiang Shiyuan's maternal love even fuller.

Now she has taken the two children in her arms and can hold one at each time. You can tell at a glance that she takes good care of them. Seeing that she is more plump than before, you can tell that she is trying her best to eat and drink.

"I asked Mu Shao, and she said that after the new year, you can gradually add some complementary foods, and then you can relax. A group of merchants from Southeast Asia came a few days ago. When they passed by Hanzhou, they sold some rare treasures and some foreign books that you only half understood. I heard that you like to read these on weekdays, so I asked someone to buy them back. When you have free time, you can read them to kill time, which will add some interest to your life."

"I really appreciate this gift from my mother-in-law. I will definitely like it. Maybe I can even learn a few foreign words and teach them to my children in the future."

Hearing her joking words, Mrs. Pei also raised the corner of her mouth slightly.

"Let's eat. There are only a few of us here today, but we still have to celebrate the New Year."

"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."

The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and their two children had a peaceful New Year's Eve dinner. Compared with the warmth here, the Pei family's old house seemed a little lonely at this moment.

Although there were four people sitting down, each of them had his own thoughts in his mind.

Marshal Pei didn't know why, but he had been missing his two grandchildren ever since he met them. Maybe it was because he was getting old, so he would always pay more attention to his grandchildren. Unfortunately, all the things he sent were returned by Mrs. Pei because they were not useful to him.

It took Mrs. Pei more than one or two days to show such disrespect to him.

Therefore, missing his grandchildren was one thing, being repeatedly humiliated was another, and what made him even more distressed was that he was not involved in the plan to attack Southern Tang.

Although his children are all capable now, he still trusts them completely.

But suddenly being sidelined like this, I felt an indescribable discomfort. Could it be that Lian Po was really too old and the King of Han also started to dislike him?

Therefore, although he ate the rice with big mouthfuls, he felt that the food had no taste. He was like this, not to mention the others. Aunt An looked at Pei Zixing's increasingly pale face and found it difficult to swallow the food. Pei Zixing resented Madam Pei and the people in the room in his heart, and he couldn't even pick up the chopsticks, wishing he could throw them.

Pei Zitian was probably the only one who enjoyed his meal to some extent, but he also had something on his mind. For this attack on Southern Tang, the issue of food and fodder had been resolved early on, except for medicinal materials. Due to the New Year's holiday, the stockpiled stock was not enough for the army to use.

If a war really breaks out, it will definitely be troublesome, so he found several familiar herbal medicine merchants and they have to get together quickly these days to deliver the medicine to the designated location.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard Marshal Pei speak.

"Absent-minded, what are you thinking about?"

"It's just a matter of military supplies. Don't worry, father. Your son will take care of it."

Of course, Marshal Pei knew that his son could handle it, but he wanted to ask, where should the things be sent? But he also knew that this was a secret in the army, and how could he, as a general, break the rules by speaking first? Therefore, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

In the end, he could only vent his anger on the bowl in front of him and ate several big bowls.

When I stood up, I felt very bloated. I had no choice but to go to the backyard and do a few more sets of boxing in the cold wind. Only then did I feel better.

Aunt An had been living a stable life for these years, and had unknowingly reached the age of forty. She could tolerate everything else except the affairs of her two children, which always worried her. Over the years, she and Madam Pei had kept to themselves, but as a mother, she could not stand idly by as she saw her daughter's complexion getting worse day by day.

As if he suddenly remembered something, he grabbed Pei Zixing's hand and said.

"Don't worry, I will let Mu Shao treat you even if I have to kneel down and beg you!"

Hearing this, Pei Zixing sneered and shook off her hand, then said sarcastically.

"Stop talking big. If you really have the ability, you would have turned Pei Zisu's house upside down. Why wait until now? I can see that I won't live long, but I'm not afraid of death. Even if I die, I'll take someone with me. Why should they take away all the good days and leave us with nothing but rubbish?"

Pei Zitian frowned deeply as he listened to his sister's nonsense.

"Ah Xing, what you said is so unreasonable. Now you live at home openly, you are treated like a noble lady every day, and your father and aunt love you more than ordinary people. Are you still not satisfied? You threaten me with illness every day. Have you ever thought that your words are just like cutting a knife into your aunt's heart!"

"A knife? How many of you can empathize with the medicine I drank and the pain I suffered since I was a child? You just wiped your tears and blamed yourself. Who really took my suffering to heart? Second Master Pei, you are not me. When you were enjoying those compliments outside, did you ever think about your sister who was struggling with illness?"

Pei Zixing's words pierced into the hearts of Aunt An and Pei Zitian.

"Hopeless!"

After Pei Zitian said this, he left the table in anger. When he left, Aunt An was even more isolated and helpless. Pei Zixing was not very good at dealing with outsiders, but she could always poke Aunt An's heart. But after so many years, Aunt An still gave her such stimulation. Therefore, it was really a tit-for-tat!