Spent a whole day at grandma's house, and when it was time to go home in the evening, Zhou Jia brother and sister's pockets were all bulging.

  Grandma and two aunts each gave one yuan of lucky money, unmarried uncle worked outside for a year, had money in his hand, each gave two yuan. Counting the lucky money in her pocket, Dabao's eyes narrowed into a line, her mouth opened wide enough to stuff an egg inside.

  Zhou Xiaoyun was not as excited as Dabao, she knew that most of the lucky money had to be "handed over" and at most kept some small change for herself.

  Giving red envelopes to children is just a good-looking facade, and for rural people, it has become an indispensable expense for the New Year. The siblings received so much money, and Zhao Yujuan also had to give out a lot. So, the money the kids got was naturally "turned in", and it's estimated that the red envelopes stuffed in their pockets could barely make it through the fifth day of the first month, commonly known as "Little New Year".

  Even so, it's rare to see kids with so much money happily putting the money in their pockets, and having money in their pockets makes them walk with a lot more swagger in front of their friends.

  Dabao is a clever ghost, he has already taken out the lucky money on his body and used it, and is playing with a group of boys setting off firecrackers. The "boom boom" sound is ringing non-stop all day long.

  Xiao Bao ran errands quickly at the small store. At home, he didn't want to eat the delicious food, so he specially bought some snacks that he had been craving for a long time.

  Only the youngest, Er Ya, didn't know how to use money yet, but she also put her own lucky money in the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket every day and wouldn't let anyone touch it, having a "miser" tendency at a young age.

  Zhou Xiaoyun was also thinking in her heart that she would use some of the money before it was confiscated, and as for what to buy, she had already thought about it a long time ago.

  On the first day of junior high school, Aunt's family came early in the morning. From a distance, I heard the sound of Uncle Wu Youde's tricycle. Wu Lei jumped off the car and rushed to Zhou Xiaoyun's house to play with Dabao. Together with Zhou Zihai, three people went crazy playing somewhere.

  Wu Mei was exceptionally happy to see Zhou Xiaoyun, sticking close to her wherever she went. It was the first time Zhou Xiaoyun had seen Wu Mei since the holiday, and her parents were too busy to take her to her aunt's house.

  Wu Mei's situation is similar to hers, and they haven't seen each other for over ten days. Now there are endless things to talk about - naturally, it's Wu Mei who has the most to say.

  At around ten o'clock, San Shu and his family returned home too.

  Third Uncle Zhou Guomin wore a dark jacket and glasses, looking much younger and more handsome than his two older brothers.

  Third Aunt Song Mingli is a Chinese teacher at the city's key middle school, she is only twenty-nine years old this year, slender figure, wearing a woolen coat, with an elegant temperament of intellectuals.

  Song Mingli's temperament made Zhou Xiaoyun deeply envious, she felt that a woman can be not beautiful, not charming, not gorgeous, not fashionable, but must have temperament. Temperament is an elusive thing that cannot be seen or described, but it can truly make people feel it.

  It turns out that the three sisters-in-law each have their own characteristics.

  Shen Hua Feng is a middle-aged woman in her thirties, slightly plump, with the fullness and roundness of a middle-aged woman.

  Her mother Zhao Yu Zhen was a little smaller, with the most delicate and beautiful facial features, dressed very simply but couldn't hide her natural beauty.

  Third Aunt Song Mingli didn't have the plumpness of a typical aunt or the beauty of one's own mother, but she had an inexplicable unique feminine charm all over her body. Her dressing style was neither trendy nor outdated, but had its own intellectual flair, and her conversation and knowledge were far beyond those of rural women who had never seen the world. As soon as she appeared at that station, she immediately outshone all the other aunts-in-law.

  Look, this is the temperament of an intellectual woman!

  Zhou Xiaoyun has always liked San Shu, she speaks softly and politely, knows the boundaries, and is very considerate in her dealings. Zhou Xiaoyun has always sincerely hoped that in the future she can become a woman like San Shu.

  Third Uncle's family has only one son, named Zhou Zhiyuan, who is six years old this year, just like Xiaobao. However, he can speak and communicate much better than Xiaobao. Although he doesn't often return to his hometown, he quickly becomes familiar with several of his older brothers and plays together with them.

  Zhou Xiaoyun's grandfather passed away shortly after Dabao was born, leaving only her grandmother to live with San Shu for a long time.

  Third Uncle and Third Aunt are busy with work, no time to take care of household chores. Grandma is sixty years old, agile in her legs and feet, taking care of the children, cooking, washing clothes, and handling all the household chores at Third Uncle's home. Song Mingli is very capable, often giving Grandma some pocket money, and also buying new clothes for Ji Ji, Grandma feels that Third Aunt is filial and even more reluctant to leave.

  Zhao Yuzhen often complains in private that her mother-in-law is biased, the third family has only one child, and since Zhou Zhiyuan was born, she has been taking care of him until now. Her own family has so many children, but she never comes back to help take care of them.

  Zhou Guoqiang didn't like hearing this: "Lao San and his wife both have to go to work, where do they have the time to take care of the child? My mom can help take care of it and still cook for them. We're rural people, we're busy running back and forth every day, who's going to help us take care of the kid? And besides, with one more mouth to feed, Lao San's family can afford it, they've been supporting my mom all these years without letting us spend a single penny. If it were our family, we'd be struggling to raise the child, let alone support my mom."

  When it came to the issue of supporting her mother-in-law, Zhao Yu Zhen tactfully remained silent.

  Grandma was overjoyed to see her grandchildren and took out the private savings she had accumulated over time to give them red envelopes. The older ones who were in school received two yuan, while the younger ones received one yuan. The children all gathered around as grandma handed out the red envelopes with great joy.

  Auntie also gave each child one yuan, but Third Aunt was much more generous. The brand new five-yuan bill sparkled brightly, and Zhao Yuzhen and Shen Huafeng hurriedly also gave Zhou Zhiyuan five yuan as lucky money. However, Third Uncle's family only had one child, so Zhou Xiaoyun thought that her own family, with the most children, was the most cost-effective.

  She quietly calculated in her heart and found that she had over ten yuan of lucky money on her, at this time having so much money on a child was simply a huge sum!