Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 404 She Should Be More Modest

Feng Dajun waved them off, "Hurry back home, you’ll need to tidy up once you get there."

The others insisted on not getting into the car, Qin Yang didn’t say much else, simply said "See you tomorrow," and then drove off.

Sister-in-law Feng watched the car’s tail and scoffed, "What’s so great about that? Just showing off for nothing."

Feng Dajun’s smile faded instantly, "What nonsense are you talking about? How is he showing off? It’s just a coworker wanting to give us a lift, and you’re clueless."

"Was he really trying to give us a lift?" Sister-in-law Feng put down her bag, mimicked Qin Yang’s pose, lifted an arm, and slightly tilted her head, "Engineer Feng, wanna lift? If he really wanted to help, why didn’t he get out and help us with the bags?"

Feng Dajun felt his wife was being more and more unreasonable and didn’t argue with her, simply grabbed the stuff and led Feng Jingjing towards their home.

Sister-in-law Feng hurriedly picked up the large bag and jogged to catch up, "Don’t block out everything I say, I’m just reminding you, those city folks will never respect us country folks. Even if they’re warm to you, it’s just being polite; don’t take it seriously."

"I didn’t take it seriously," Feng Dajun murmured back.

Satisfied, Sister-in-law Feng nodded, then noticing Feng Dajun’s pace quickening, she gasped for breath and asked him to slow down.

"You see, your mom too, stuffing everything inside, what, can’t we afford pickled vegetable and noodle? Who wants to kill themselves carrying all this heavy stuff? We can’t drive a car like they do..."

Feng Dajun quickened his pace even more.

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Next door, the Hu Family, who are locals, spent their New Year in their residential complex.

As soon as Lin Chuxia’s car stopped at their home, noise could be heard from the other side.

Hu Xingwei ran out from the courtyard and greeted them, "Uncle Qin, Aunt Lin, you’re back? Is Yuan Bao back?"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Chuxia had already opened the rear car door, and Yuan Bao jumped down.

Hu Xingwei was very fond of Yuan Bao; he used to come over and communicate with it often, and Yuan Bao was friendly towards Hu Xingwei.

After not seeing each other for more than half a month, the man and dog were very affectionate.

"Yuan Bao, wait up, I saved some meatballs for you."

Hu Xingwei patted Yuan Bao’s head and dashed back home, soon coming out with a pancake wrapped around a meatball.

"Here Yuan Bao, I saved this especially for you."

Sister-in-law Fu, hearing the noise, also came out and greeted Lin Chuxia and the others with a smile.

Pointing at her son, she said, "This boy has been thinking about your Yuan Bao. He wouldn’t eat these meatballs during the festival; he wanted to save them for Yuan Bao."

Lin Chuxia thanked her on behalf of Yuan Bao.

Knowing they had just returned and there was still a lot to tidy up at home, Sister-in-law Fu, after exchanging pleasantries, took her son back home.

Lin Chuxia first let Yuan Bao into the yard.

Tomorrow, Qin Yang’s workplace starts up again, and they were among the last to return.

Although Yuan Bao is sensible and well-behaved, others might not know.

Qin Yang moved bags from the car one after another; every time they returned to his parents’ home, Mrs. Qin almost wanted to pack up the house and load it into the car.

During the festival, seeing Lin Chuxia liked eating the fried meatballs and tofu puffs she made, Mrs. Qin fried a lot yesterday and brought them along.

Qin Yang moved things into the house while Lin Chuxia started tidying up inside.

After moving everything, they went to light the boiler.

Lin Chuxia walked around the house inside and out, their house was tight, not much dust after being away for over ten days, but it still felt cold and empty.

"Don’t start cleaning yet, wait until we have hot water."

Qin Yang, concerned she might catch a cold, reminded her.

Lin Chuxia glanced at the time and found it was still early, "I’m going to see Jiang Hong and bring her some things."

Jiang Hong is pregnant and didn’t go back to her hometown for the Spring Festival this year.

Lin Chuxia took some New Year’s goods that Mrs. Qin had given her, and went to Jiang Hong’s family courtyard.

Li Wei was drying clothes in the yard, and saw Lin Chuxia across the clothesline.

"Sister-in-law, when did you get back? Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year, Mr. Li. Is Jiang Hong at home?"

Before Li Wei could respond, Jiang Hong had already opened the door, "I’m here, come in, it’s cold outside."

Lin Chuxia looked at her big belly and couldn’t help but widen her eyes.

She had seen pregnant women before, but it was her first time seeing such a big belly.

"How come it’s so big? Are you having twins?"

Jiang Hong held her belly with both hands, walking with a bit of a waddle, and laughed as she walked into the house, "No, not twins, it’s just this big when it’s close to time."

"When is the baby due?" Lin Chuxia remembered her saying it seemed to be after the first month of the lunar year.

"Still over half a month left," Jiang Hong said with a face full of joy.

That really is soon.

Lin Chuxia handed her the bag, "I didn’t know what you liked to eat; it’s all homemade, you can try some."

Jiang Hong’s eyes lit up as she opened the bag, "These are all my favorites, Chuxia, how did you know? You don’t know how this year, just the two of us, it’s not lively at all. I can’t do much in this condition, and Li Wei’s cooking, really, there’s no way to speak of it."

As she spoke, she already started pinching a ball and threw it into her mouth, praising its taste while eating.

Li Wei couldn’t cook, and before, like Qin Yang, he ate in the company’s cafeteria.

After all, these days, few men enter the kitchen, and even fewer can cook.

Not everyone has a knack for cooking like Qin Yang, who simply looks and figures things out to make delicious meals.

Sigh... She should be more modest.

Lin Chuxia suppressed her slight self-congratulatory thought, and asked with some concern, "What will you do after the baby is born?"

During the confinement period, it is most crucial for a woman to replenish nutrition, and even if she could eat in the cafeteria with Li Wei, she still needed to eat better.

"It’s okay, my mother-in-law will come over then. Li Wei has already spoken to his mother; right after the first lunar month, she’ll come and help with my confinement."

"That’s good then."

Lin Chuxia chatted with Jiang Hong for a while, and when she saw it was about time, she headed home.

Qin Yang had already lit the stove and was preparing lunch in the kitchen.

The radiators in the house were hot to the touch and began emitting a cozy warmth.

Today the sun was nice, and Lin Chuxia took all the quilts and mattresses out to the yard to air.

She filled some hot water from the boiler to wipe down tables and window sills, cleaning inside and out thoroughly.

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Mrs. Qin had brought them a lot of things, so she divided them into two portions, one for Qin Juan, and planned to have Jia Liang deliver one to Aunt Jia later.

Ningning hadn’t officially started school yet. On the seventh day of the lunar year, Mrs. Qin originally planned to have Ningning stay with them.

But Little Ningning was still not used to being away from her mother for too long, and returned to the city with Qin Juan and Qin Jianjun on the seventh day. These days, she had been going to the Bun Shop with Qin Juan.

Seeing Lin Chuxia, the little one was joyfully chirping nonstop.

Now, Ningning was no longer that shy, timid child who was afraid to speak loudly.