504 Like Moving House
“Mother prepared all these herself…” Xia He looked at the scene in front of her in shock.
Even when she got married back then, it was not so grand. Qiao Mei had only fallen ill, but all these things were worth more than her dowry back then.
“I was also shocked when I came back with the things this afternoon, but I didn’t stop my mother when I saw how happy she was. Anyway, I bought a wagon. Let’s just bring all these things back,” Xia Zhe whispered.
“When it’s time to load them, I don’t think you’ll say that. I don’t think we can bring everything back,” Qiao Mei muttered hesitantly.
Xu Lan searched through the pile of medicinal herbs for a long time before she finally found a book. She quickly handed it to Xia Zhe and said, “Xia Zhe, you have to keep this book well. Your aunt wrote this for you and the prescriptions are also here. You must keep it well!”
Xia Zhe opened it and saw densely packed words on the pages, with many things to take note of. It was obvious that Xia Fang had written down the answers to Xu Lan’s questions one by one.
This was because the contents were so detailed that it included the temperature of the water to note when Qiao Mei took a bath and the effect it would have on her body if it was too cold.
“I understand,” Xia Zhe said.
Xu Lan still felt that something was missing. She then went upstairs to see if there was anything else that she could give to Qiao Mei.
“Second Aunt-in-law… is this how my mother behaved the entire day today?” Xia He asked curiously.
Liu Fang was so tired that she had collapsed on the sofa and did not want to speak anymore. Of course, Xu Lan did not buy all these things alone. She also had to put in a lot of effort.
“Not just today. Ever since Qiao Mei fell sick, your mother seems to have become a different person. The person who never went into the kitchen in the past can now cook a lot of dishes,” Liu Fang said.
After Qiao Mei lost her children this time, Xu Lan finally realized that she had some emotional issues and that she cared too little about her children at home.
Actually, she also had many regrets in her heart, but there was no point in dwelling on them. The only thing she could do now was to treat Qiao Mei well and ask Qiao Mei not to mind the fact that she had been unhappy with Qiao Mei for the past month.
“Xiao Zhe, your mother feels that she owes you the most among everyone in this family. After all, your mother took care of your elder brother and elder sister herself. When you were born, your mother was not in good health anymore. You were first brought up by your elder brother and later handed over to your aunt to take care of. Actually, what your mother is doing now can be considered compensation for you. Don’t hate her,” Liu Fen said sadly.
“Second Aunt-in-law, I’ve never blamed her. If you have time, please advise her not to think about these things. Qiao Mei has me to take care of her,” Xia Zhe said as he looked upstairs.
Not long after, Xia Wen and Tan Jing also came back to send Qiao Mei off. Xia Wen was holding a notebook in his hand.
“Oh my goodness, is our family moving house?” Xia Wen had the same reaction as Xia He the moment he entered.
“Elder brother, mother prepared all these for Qiao Mei! It’s scary, right!” Xia He said laughingly.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. There are so many things. As expected, the youngest in the family is so loved,” Xia Wen said jokingly.
Of course, he did not care about these things. They were a family and were happy for whoever was doing well. Moreover, he was the one who brought up Xia Zhe and he was happy that Xia Zhe was living a good life.
However, Tan Jing did not think the same way.
Ever since she married into the Xia family, Xu Lan had not given her anything decent, let alone such food. They only exchanged a few pleasantries when she first entered the family and she did not usually get to see Xu Lan after that.
It was worse during the festive seasons. When her family had something going on and needed help, Xu Lan did not even look at her in the face. When Xu Lan went out and was asked about her elder daughter-in-law, her face was always filled with disdain.
Between the two of them who married into the family, how could a girl from the city like her be inferior to a country girl from the countryside!
This girl got pregnant as soon as she married into the family, and it was even twins! She was given all the food and drinks at home first, her husband loved her, elder sister and the other relatives all liked her, and even her own husband thought that Qiao Mei was not bad!
It was not as if she did not know that Xia Wen liked children. Xia Wen was overjoyed to know that Xia Zhe was going to have two kids and even secretly went around to look at items for infants. How could she not be jealous!
When she first heard that Qiao Mei had a miscarriage, she was happy for a moment. Finally, there would be someone as miserable as her. No one could be lucky all the time. However, when she returned home and saw the rare sight of Xia Wen drinking, she felt very upset.
