Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 223 - 219 The Only One Who Scowls at Her

Chapter 223: Chapter 219 The Only One Who Scowls at Her

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"Mom?" Zhang Shan Ni stroked her waist and looked in surprise at her mother-in-law as she briskly moved about.

How come her demeanor changed 180 degrees just after entering the room? Although she didn’t know how Dad had persuaded Grandma, seeing Grandma in high spirits, Zhang Shan Ni felt relieved and didn’t rush to ask for the mop back.

"Hehe, little girl, go sit aside and let me do it!"

"No, no need! Mom, I’m in good health, doing household chores is just a way for me to stretch my body. You’ve just recovered, you should rest more!"

"Stop talking nonsense, if I tell you to sit, you sit! I might have small issues, but I’m not so ill that I can’t do some household chores!"

"But—" You just got agitated, who would dare to let you do chores now!

"Just let her be. Let her move more, when she’s tired, she won’t have time to overthink!" Xie Tiesheng saw the dilemma on Third Son’s Wife and waved his hand signaling her not to worry, just let the old woman do as she pleases.

"Don’t worry, I know my own body. While I can still move, it’s good for me to be active, and I can help you out. When I can’t move anymore, that’s the time for you to take care of me~"

Although Zhou Xiuhua agreed with old man’s words, she couldn’t help but glare at him before turning to Third Son’s Wife with a laugh.

"Alright, then I’ll leave it to you, Mom." Zhang Shan Ni said, giving Zhou Xiuhua a knowing smile and nodding in agreement.

In that moment, Zhang Shan Ni’s fondness for her father-in-law and mother-in-law grew even stronger. If it was an eight before, now it’s a twelve!

It’s not surprising for Zhang Shan Ni to be practical; after all, many mothers-in-law, after becoming in-laws, might unconsciously inflict the same suffering they endured as daughters-in-law onto their daughters-in-law!

Zhou Xiuhua, being reasonable, understanding, and acknowledging reason, indeed was not common.

Zhou Xiuhua waved her hand and directly sent Zhang Shan Ni away, then started mopping the floor with small arcs.

Xie Jingzi was busy in the kitchen and had no idea that in this brief moment, her mother and Third Sister-in-law had reached a short understanding.

Due to several days of heavy snow before the Lantern Festival, there was a lot of snow piled up in front of the apartment building. Xiao Si and Xiaoqi, seeing snow for the first time, had been eager to go down and play with other children.

In the family, apart from the elders and Zhang Shan Ni, Xie Jingzi was the only ’normal person’.

Thus, when Xiao Si and Xiaoqi first requested it, everyone agreed: let little aunt take them down to make a snowman!

Zhang Shan Ni’s family lived on the fourth floor; from her bedroom window, she could clearly see the three children playing joyfully. Xie Tiesheng and Zhou Xiuhua, after watching for a while, smiled, shook their heads, and left the bedroom. The elderly couple’s favorite activity now was to stay in the kitchen and cook a meal together.

Not to mention Zhang Shan Ni wanting to cook, even Xie Jingzi became an assistant.

Although Grandma’s cooking wasn’t delightful, it wasn’t bad either. Who knew that Xie Tiesheng also had a knack for cooking, and the food he made was even tastier than Grandma’s!

Zhang Shan Ni, while no one was around, took out her camera and continuously snapped pictures of the three children playing joyfully downstairs.

After playing for an hour, Xie Tiesheng personally went downstairs to fetch them.

Upon returning, the three kids, both big and small, were thoroughly given two big bowls of ginger onion soup to prevent them from getting colds or fevers!

Two days after the Lantern Festival, the snowy days in the county town gradually disappeared. On the days the snow melted, Zhang Shan Ni’s family truly did not dare to go out again.

It’s extremely cold outside, and the ground is covered in slush, making it impossible to walk properly.

Fortunately, Zhang Shan Ni is like a hamster-type little woman who has stocked up many cabinets with dried goods at home, so there’s really no lack of food ingredients.

Zhou Xiuhua and the others did not suspect, thinking that before San’er left, he had prepared winter food for his wife, Third Son’s Wife. This wonderful misunderstanding simply saved Zhang Shan Ni a lot of explanations.

In the county town, the geographical location is quite exquisite; although the snow falls beautifully, the weather warms up very quickly – in just ten days the temperature returned to about one or two degrees above zero, and it never snowed again.

However, since the weather started warming up, Zhang Shan Ni began to experience an awkward pregnancy reaction...

On the small path of the residential building made of bluestone slabs about three meters wide, even with snow or rain, there’s still a path to walk on.

With the weather warming up, Zhang Shan Ni often took her family for walks down this path, taking the opportunity to breathe some fresh air.

Gradually, the vigor of spring began to surge, and the verdancy of the fresh greenery slowly saturated the surrounding environment at a visible rate.

Before you know it, February is almost over, and the elderly grandma, who had just relaxed, started to worry again about her third son who hasn’t returned for a long time.

Xie Tiesheng also had it on his mind, but fearing a counterproductive effect, he dared not mention it in front of the old lady.

The most important thing is that the smile on Third Son’s Wife’s face is genuinely heartwarming. If he were to remind her abruptly, causing her, a pregnant woman, to worry and suffer from insomnia over her son, like the old lady does for no reason, wouldn’t that be superfluous!

Everything is better in moderation. Fortunately, Zhou Xiuhua is reasonable. To avoid adding to Third Son’s Wife’s worries, she didn’t dare to mention Xie Jingchen in front of Zhang Shan Ni.

But would Zhang Shan Ni really not know?

With the old couple’s reactions so obvious, how could Zhang Shan Ni not notice? But she also felt it inappropriate to respond, fearing that mentioning her husband’s deployment to the battlefield would only cause the elders more worry, so she simply pretended to be unaware.

One sunny day, Zhang Shan Ni went out alone.

Today, she was going to the military doctor’s office for a prenatal checkup.

Originally, the elders at home would definitely be worried about her going out alone. But Zhang Shan Ni felt it inconvenient to bring her little aunt along if she needed to ’buy’ something on the way back!

So, Xie Jingzi was sent off by her to make clothes for the unborn baby and for the two little ones, with the skilled Zhou Xiuhua guiding her at the side, ensuring that Xie Jingzi could make clothing for the adorable kids.

As for Xie Tiesheng, things were even simpler. A few days ago, he found an opponent in the chess and card room of the same residential building. The two old men faced off in chess every day. They were actually kindred spirits, but often quarrelled fiercely over a wrong move—both equally bad at chess.

Yet, somehow, the miraculous friendship between these old men was something Zhang Shan Ni couldn’t comprehend.

Just a second ago, they were wishing each other blind over resenting a retracted move, but in the next second, they could peacefully and amiably make the next chess move.

A real-life version of love-hate relationship.

Seeing Mr. Xie finding someone he got along well with here, Zhang Shan Ni was relieved. She was really worried they would insist on returning to their hometown!

Eventually, Zhang Shan Ni successfully left the house alone as she wished, with Zhou Xiuhua hesitating only for a brief moment before agreeing.

Having lived with her mother-in-law for not a short time, Zhou Xiuhua somewhat understood the character of this Third Son’s Wife. Seeing her insistence, what more could she say...

Eventually, with Zhang Shan Ni achieving her goal, she left the house leisurely by herself.

Along the way, Zhang Shan Ni nodded to the military wives she knew, greeting everyone with a friendly manner. The only one who gave her a cold face was—