Chapter 550 - 546: Under Gu Jiaojiao’s Influence
"Jiaojiao, Happy New Year! This must be Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang! I almost didn’t recognize them. Not only have their faces filled out, but they’ve gotten so much cuter."
The speaker was a young woman who smiled and greeted Gu Jiaojiao when she saw her.
Gu Jiaojiao was a bit baffled. She didn’t seem to recognize the woman in front of her. However, the woman’s gaze was sincere and filled with gratitude. Despite her confusion, Gu Jiaojiao politely returned a few well wishes and complimented the woman’s child.
For any mother, hearing her child praised is more gratifying than being praised herself. The young woman’s face broke into a wide, unending smile.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, they went their separate ways.
As Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan continued on with the two children, another young woman greeted her. Gu Jiaojiao didn’t recognize this one, either.
The woman also complimented Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang, saying much the same thing as the previous one.
Her praise was full of sincerity.
After all, when Gu Jiaojiao first adopted Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang, you could see their bones sticking out. It was obvious at a glance that they had no meat on them. Their little faces were sharp and gaunt, completely lacking the baby fat you’d expect on such young children.
And how long had they been with Gu Jiaojiao? Now, their faces were fair and soft, and most importantly, chubby. They looked so much healthier overall.
Plus, they were wearing clean clothes. The pitiful sight of the old Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang was completely gone.
Seeing how well Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang were being cared for was enough to convince everyone that Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan were kind-hearted people, so of course they were happy to be friendly with her.
Who wouldn’t like people that kind?
Gu Jiaojiao exchanged several more greetings before she ran into Chen Xiaoli and was finally able to ask about what was on her mind.
When Chen Xiaoli heard her question, she burst out laughing.
"This is all because of you."
"Remember when everyone went to get Leng Yuan to write their couplets? You shut down Aunt Chen that day, right? Well, a lot of people took what you said to heart. They were afraid that if they were mean to their daughters-in-law, their daughters-in-law would make their lives miserable in return someday. So, after they all went home, they started treating their daughters-in-law better."
All those young wives were baffled at first. They thought their mothers-in-law were just trying a new way to lay down the law!
But after a few days, when their mothers-in-law were still just as kind and pleasant, they realized something was up. They started asking around and learned that their mothers-in-law were treating them so well all because of what you said.
Lately, the relationships between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the Qingshan Team have become much more harmonious, all thanks to you. They’re grateful to you from the bottom of their hearts, so of course they’re going to greet you when they see you.
Gu Jiaojiao finally understood the reason. At the time, she just couldn’t stand Aunt Chen’s behavior and never imagined it would affect so many people.
But since it was a good outcome, Gu Jiaojiao was happy for them.
Several children were trailing behind Chen Xiaoli—some were hers, and some belonged to Yu Fangfang. Gu Jiaojiao gave red envelopes to all of them.
Chen Xiaoli also gave red envelopes to Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang.
Afterwards, the children all ran off to play together, and the adults gathered to chat.
Leng Yuan went off with Xu Chongfeng and Xu Chongshan.
They went to Chen JianShe’s house together.
Gu Jiaojiao, meanwhile, went with Chen Xiaoli to see Yu Fangfang, who was heavily pregnant. From the looks of it, she would be giving birth not long after the New Year passed.
Chen Xiumin had gone out early to make her rounds and pay her New Year’s visits. But knowing her daughter-in-law was about to give birth, she was afraid of an accident, so she came back early to stay with Yu Fangfang.
When Gu Jiaojiao and Chen Xiaoli were visiting Yu Fangfang, Yu Fangfang herself was the one who mentioned it.
Gu Jiaojiao nodded. No wonder the two sisters-in-law in the village chief’s family had such a good relationship. Their mother-in-law was considerate and fair, which was wonderful.