Chapter 215 I'd rather tear it to shreds than let anyone else touch it!

Such fine material, instead of giving it to a wild girl, wouldn't it be better to use it as a swaddle blanket for her unborn son?

Thinking of this, Lin Chunxia couldn't put the clothes down any longer, rubbing and kneading them in her hands.

I just can't bear to let go.

Until Tan Qian's slightly displeased voice rang in her ears from behind.

"Second Aunt, these are my sister's clothes. They're not dry yet and need to be dried in the oven. Don't keep rubbing them here, or they'll get wrinkled."

Tan Qian looks like Dou Yufeng, but her temperament is different from that of Dou Yufeng, a village woman who came from the mountains and gradually became fashionable.

She was a true pampered young lady who grew up in the city.

Although she wasn't spoiled, she was only thirteen years old, but she was already taller than Lin Chunxia and had a cool and aloof demeanor. Her superior attitude and the way she looked down on Lin Chunxia made Lin Chunxia hesitant to be presumptuous.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chunxia chuckled twice and said, "Ha, ha, is that so? I've never seen such good material before, so I couldn't help but touch it."

As she spoke, she saw a figure moving around in the kitchen doorway.

Her expression shifted again, and she turned to look at Tan Qian, who was leading Qiao Qiao out. Her voice carried a hint of sorrow as she spoke.

"Xiaoqian, don't look down on your second aunt for being old-fashioned. Your second aunt's family is not as good as yours. We are poor and have not been to big cities like you have seen the world. This is the first time your second aunt has seen such good fabric."

"My second aunt thought, if only your unborn cousin could have such a nice piece of cloth as a swaddle blanket when he was born."

"It's a pity that your second aunt doesn't have the money to buy it, so your unborn little cousin can only use those rough linen cloths."

As she spoke, she touched her belly in front of Dou Yufeng, who had already brought over hot water and a towel, as if the child in her belly had really suffered a lot along with her.

Dou Yufeng's personality is actually sharp-tongued but kind-hearted.

You can tell from the fact that she resolutely decided to take Qiao Qiao with her after finding her on the road.

Over the years, because of her family's good financial situation, she has also helped her two sisters-in-law quite a bit.

Almost every year, she sends clothes twice to the three younger members of the other two branches of her family, once for summer and once for winter.

If it were before, she would never have paid any attention to Lin Chunxia complaining like this in front of her.

But after a few more times, she might actually be willing to use such good material to prepare a nice swaddle blanket for her unborn child.

Even if I can't buy it now, I'll use what I have to pay for it first.

Both Lin Chunxia and Tan Qian felt this way.

Especially Tan Qian, she's getting used to it.

When she was a child, when she went back to her hometown, Dou Yufeng almost gave her clothes to her two younger cousins.

Because of this second aunt, she would take advantage of this to manipulate her mother, deliberately dressing her two younger sisters in light and tattered clothes. Then her mother couldn't bear it and wanted to take her clothes to give to others.

But Tan Qian is not as kind-hearted as her mother.

If anyone dares to take her clothes without her permission, she'd rather tear them to shreds than let anyone touch them!

The cotton-padded coat that her mother had discussed giving to her cousin was chopped up by her in front of everyone!

In just one instance, Tan Qian cured her mother's habit of wanting to take her clothes and give them away.

However, she couldn't move her clothes, and her mother would eventually be unable to bear her excessive kindness and would most likely go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy them.

Tan Qian was prepared for this. If her mother dared to treat her younger sister like that and give her sister's clothes to that second aunt, she would fight with her!

Then she took her younger sister and ran away from home, following Aunt Long's example! It scared her mother to death!

Especially when she saw her second aunt shamelessly telling her mother, "Sister-in-law, why don't you keep this dress for my son? Anyway, you'll have plenty of good fabric when you go back to the city, so it won't make a difference if you have one more," Tan Qian tightened her sleeves.

But to her complete surprise, her mother's face turned dark this time.

"This is Qiaoqiao's clothes!!!" Dou Yufeng came out of the kitchen, her face grim as she looked at the cloak that Lin Chunxia had crumpled into a ball.

"Bring it here!" She put down the basin of hot water, her voice icy.

Lin Chunxia didn't want to give it to them, so she rubbed the clothes in her hands.

But seeing Dou Yufeng's increasingly pale face, he felt a little panicked and subconsciously handed her the cloak he was holding.

The clothes were handed over, but I was still resentful.

He muttered to himself, "Tch, what's so great about it? It's just a couple of stinking coins, who cares?"

Dou Yufeng heard two muttered words, and the veins on her forehead bulged.

Considering that Qiao Qiao was still present, he opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing. He simply bent down and laid the clothes out again, covering the wooden box with them.

But Lin Chunxia was clearly not convinced.

Dou Yufeng sent back cotton-padded coats to her two daughters from Kyoto. They were made of the finest fabric, which they couldn't even buy at the local supply and marketing cooperative.

She was initially quite satisfied.

But now, compared to the cloak before him, those fabrics seemed rather inadequate.

From her previous conversation with Tan Yan, she was almost convinced that her sister-in-law, who was overflowing with compassion, was going to bring a maid from outside home to raise.

Qiao Qiao's clothes were also bought for her by Dou Yufeng.

So in her eyes.

Qiao Qiao was not only a wild girl who had taken the place of her second daughter, but she had also taken the nice clothes that should have belonged to her son, which made her even more uncomfortable.

Just as Dou Yufeng was smoothing out the wrinkles in her cloak as she lay it on the firebox, she said sourly, "Sister-in-law, after all these years of being a city dweller and an officer's wife, you really are different now."

"But sister-in-law, please don't blame me for being blunt. No matter how good the girls outside are, they're not related by blood. How can they compare to our own? Be careful not to raise an ungrateful child, or you'll end up with nothing."

As she spoke, she began to touch her protruding belly again, subtly bringing up the events of that year.

“Sigh, son, it seems you’re not so lucky. This is also your father’s fault. If I had stood up a little more back then and hadn’t given up that spot, you wouldn’t be unable to wear nice clothes now.”

Upon hearing this, Dou Yufeng paused slightly as she straightened her clothes.

A few seconds later.

She took a deep breath, straightened up, and took a step back, saying, "We didn't know you were pregnant again before we came back. If the baby is missing anything, we can go to the supply and marketing cooperative the day after tomorrow when we have some free time and buy everything we need."

As for today and tomorrow, she is busy. She needs to take the little girl to see her father first, as she doesn't want her to be scared or worried.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chunxia's face lit up with joy.

But she quickly regained her original expression.