Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 87 - Envy

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Envy

Chapter 87 -87: Envy

Finally, the long month had passed, and Susu had never felt a month so long and slow.

During that time, whenever Lu Xiaoting, the triplets’ father, got a chance, he would rush back with Xiao Yu. Whenever they saw the three little ones who had changed a lot, the father and son couldn’t stop doting on them.

Of course, they would first dote on Susu, their beloved daughter-in-law/aunt, before it was the three little ones’ turn.

Susu calculated with her fingers that she still had half a month before she could wash her hair, and she lay sprawled on the kang bed, wishing she could stare a hole into the ceiling.

It was so itchy~.

Her head was unbearably itchy!!!

She was so itchy that she swung a fist at the air.

“Ha~”

Having just eaten their fill, the triplet’s eyes were wide and round, thinking that their mom was playing with them, each of them grinned a toothless smile.

“Little rascals, still laughing, mom’s head is about to itch to death.”

“Ha~”

“When the time comes, if mom’s hair gets tangled, she’ll spank your little butts.”

“Ha ha~”

…

The youngest, Lele, had grown quite a bit over the month; compared to earlier when his cries sounded like a kitten, his voice had grown much louder now.

Lele, lying close to his mom, yawned with his little mouth, held his little hands, smacked his lips, and slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The eldest, Pingping, had fallen into a drowsy sleep without anyone noticing. Susu looked at his chubby pale face and couldn’t resist poking it a few times.

Only the second child, An’an, was full of energy. His large eyes looked all around, and his little arms and legs were particularly strong, kicking off his little blanket.

Susu patted the little fellow’s butt and covered him again with the blanket.

“Little rascal, kicking off the blanket again, why are you so energetic?”

“Go to sleep, don’t wake up your brothers and sisters, or mom will come spank your butt.”

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After the first month, Aunt and Aunt Su came the night before, carrying large and small packages.

Mrs. Lu watched her elder sister-in-law and little sister command the two men, her brother and brother-in-law, to put down the carrying baskets.

It seemed that those baskets were not light. “You came alright, why bring so many things? Had you not sent enough before? Take it all back in a bit.”

Su Xiaomei pulled her second elder sister aside. “Sister, don’t interfere, this is what we, as elders, are giving Susu.”

“That’s right, it’s for Susu, so don’t make a fuss,” Aunt Liu Fen said, glancing sideways.

Mrs. Lu was left speechless by her little sister and sister-in-law’s words and complained to her daughter-in-law.

“Susu, tell me about Aunt and Aunt Su, they came alright, but each carried a big basket of stuff, looks really heavy.”

Susu frowned. “Aunt, Aunt Su, what’s all this? We’re all family, why so formal?”

Aunt Liu Fen laughed warmly, warming her cold hands, and grumbled.

“It’s nothing much, just some millet and white flour we bought from nearby countryside, and also some chicken from a local farmer, just a little, to nourish you and my three grand nephews and niece.

Don’t listen to your mom making a big fuss.”

Aunt Su nodded. “Yeah, we’ve made some good money over the last half year, buying this is nothing. Whatever you want to eat, just let your mother-in-law cook it, don’t worry about these things.”

Susu felt a bit embarrassed and turned to look at her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Lu, unable to help but smile, nodded and warned Aunt and Aunt Su not to do this next time, and that was the end of it.

The elders warmed themselves from the chill they had brought in from outside, then carefully started doting over the triplets again.

“Ooh, this little guy, so plump and white, just adorable.”

“Oh my, they’re growing up so handsome!”

“It’s true, they’ve all grown up inheriting the best features of Susu and the second one. How could they not be beautiful?”

“Lower your voice, Dad, don’t wake up the grand-nieces and grand-nephews.”

…

Susu quietly listened as the elders endlessly showered compliments without repetition, a trace of fissures appearing on her face.

The praise flowed out nonstop, as if it cost them nothing.

It’s true what they say, every parent cherishes their own child the most. Just look at the elders, wishing they could each hold a baby and shower them with several kisses.

Thankfully, the triplets were very cooperative, sleeping so soundly throughout. Only when everyone had left did they start wailing.

Feeling for her little kitten-like daughter, Susu still opted to feed Lele first.

As for the eldest, Pingping, he was already used to it and was happily holding his milk bottle.

The second one, Lele, not having gotten the milk yet, was unhappily opening her mouth wide, crying loudly.

Their tears fell in big drops, which distressed the elders greatly.

Little Lele, well-fed and watered, wouldn’t let go of the bottle, her little hands clutching a bowl and playing.

Susu, feeling for her, quickly handed the child over to her younger sister and took over the crying pitiable second child, Lele.

The heartache twisted and clenched inside the old mother.

…

As time passed, neighbors frequently came over to visit and see the children.

Mrs. Lu, worried about people agitating her daughter-in-law’s rest with their come and go, or bringing the chill with them into the home.

Whenever the triplets fell asleep, she’d promptly carry them to the east room, sparing her daughter-in-law the disturbance.

“Oh my, Aunt Lu, you’re truly blessed. Your daughter-in-law has given birth to triplets all at once. Not just in our Family Court, I’d say it’s the first in the whole county.”

“You’re talking about that ‘planning’ thing… what’s it—birth control? Why do they even regulate others’ childbirth anyway?”

“It’s true, not complying can also jeopardize one’s job. And without a son, wouldn’t that cut off the family line?”

“Aunt Lu is indeed fortunate, getting grandsons and granddaughters all at once, and it doesn’t hinder the job.”

“You don’t know, everyone in our Family Court is almost dying of envy.”

…

Mrs. Lu just smiled slightly, said nothing, and listened to a group of women murmuring in low voices.

Next door,

Su Sanya whispered to her elder sister, “Elder sister, I see them all looking quite envious.”

“Envious? What’s there to be envious of?”

“They envy the Lu Family for getting three children at once, having both grandsons and granddaughters.”

Susu shook her head. This triplet pregnancy had been more dangerous than others. When one cried, the other two would start crying as well.

Even if a normal family had triplets, looking after the children would still be a headache. Thankfully, she had enough money to hire help.

Add to that Mrs. Lu, Lu Xiaogu, and her own sister were all dedicating their whole hearts. This prevented her from facing hardships during her confinement and spared her from worrying about the children.

Every coin has two sides.

Mrs. Lu saw off the neighbors who had come to bask in the joy, and then she carried the wide-eyed, finger-sucking triplets back to the west room.

Susu, jaw-dropping, watched the three little ones gnawing on their hands with a blend of crying and laughter.

Time neither too fast nor too slow.

Finally, the last day of her confinement arrived, and faced with the delightful news that she could soon wash her hair, Susu woke up excitedly early in the morning.

Mrs. Lu, looked at eagerly by her daughter-in-law, couldn’t help but laugh and hurried to boil water, getting the coal stove burning vigorously.

The coal stove was blazing red-hot, with the big teapot atop it hissing, puffing out steaming vapors.