Ruirui, however, seemed to be a bit closer to Fang Pingying. Fang Pingying glanced at father and daughter, then smiled, "In the future, you can have my daughter, and I’ll have my son. When I’m old, he will take care of me." Luo Zhiyong looked at Fang Pingying and, laughing, lifted his daughter above his head, making her giggle. Inside the house, Luo Honglan saw this and came over with a smile, teasing Ruirui in Fang Pingying’s arms, "Once sons grow up, they get married and forget their parents. Daughters are better." Lowering her head, Fang Pingying kissed her son and playfully said, "My Ruirui won’t, right? You’ll always be filial to mom, right?" Not sure if Ruirui understood, he grinned at Fang Pingying, lightly hummed in agreement, amusing everyone in the room. When Luo Zhiyong saw Li Yuchun holding Fang Xiu’s son Haohao, he first called out to Li Yuchun, then smiled at Haohao. Haohao had been spending a lot of time in Fang Pingying’s house recently and was familiar with Luo Zhiyong. Haohao leaned into Luo Zhiyong’s arms. Fang Xiu’s breast milk was plentiful, and Haohao, being the sole eater, grew chubby and heavy. Fortunately, Luo Zhiyong was strong enough to catch him smoothly. In Luo Zhiyong’s arms, Haohao, with big round eyes, stared at him, then suddenly, maybe remembering something, started kicking his legs to stand up and kissed Luo Zhiyong on the face. Seeing this, Yaoyao in his arms mimicked the gesture and hugged Luo Zhiyong to give him a kiss too, which made Ruirui, held by Fang Pingying, jealous and wanted to join in. Luo Zhiyong couldn’t hold all three kids, so he took them to the sofa to play. Seeing this, Fang Pingying playfully said to Li Yuchun, "It’s strange, he’s not often home, but why are the kids still so fond of him?" Hearing this, Li Yuchun playfully rebuked Fang Pingying, "Even if he’s less at home, it’s still more than you. When he is, he always plays with the kids. Unlike you, who were so busy recently I haven’t seen you for days." "It was a busy period, but it’ll get better once the supermarket is up and running," Fang Pingying looked at the two children and felt somewhat guilty, as she had indeed spent less time with them recently. Most of the childcare was handled by Luo Honglan and Li Yuchun. Sister-in-law Zhou was typically helping with cooking and chores, plus Li Aihua was busy with school at the end of the term, so Sister-in-law Zhou often had to check in there. Li Yuchun was not really blaming Fang Pingying, she felt sorry for her, doing such big business, truly exhausting. She said, "Oh, why do you work so hard, opening a few shops has already kept you running back and forth, and now a supermarket too, aren’t you tired?" "Not tired, I’m actually enjoying it," Fang Pingying knew Li Yuchun would go on about this, so she quickly changed the subject, "Anyway, don’t bother buying new year goods this year, come to my house and celebrate the new year together. I’ll buy everything." Upon hearing this, Li Yuchun thought of Li Aihua, "What about your own mother, won’t you celebrate the new year with them? They are just two people, lonelier than us." "I’ve also spoken to them, they will come to our house for the new year. Altogether, we won’t be many people, it will be livelier that way." Li Yuchun and Li Aihua often met at Fang Pingying’s house and got along well without ever arguing, so Fang Pingying thought it wise to bunch together for new year. "That’s fine, more people more fun," Li Yuchun was happy, then said, "But I insist on preparing the new year goods. You are so busy, with the new year just half a month away. What if you don’t have time to buy and we end up with nothing for the celebration?" "You prepare it then," Fang Pingying took out US$ 500 from her purse and handed it to Li Yuchun, "Here is US$ 500, buy some new year dishes and more, get the better stuff. I’ll buy some dried goods, like red dates and longan, from the supermarket later." Li Yuchun initially refused as Fang Pingying already gave her money monthly which she saved, and with Fang Xiu working at Fang Pingying’s shop earning a good monthly wage, plus Fang Ping’an working as a security guard at Li Aihua’s school with a decent salary, their family’s situation was improving day by day. Discover more novels at novel✶fire.net They didn’t lack money, and usually, all household purchases were taken care of by Fang Ping, so she planned to handle the new year goods herself. However, Fang Pingying insisted she take the money for future needs when Haohao would need more financial support. Speaking of Haohao, Li Yuchun sighed and accepted the money. Then she said, "Alright, then have Uncle Zhao and others come over tomorrow, let me know what they like to eat for the new year so I can buy plenty of their favorites." "Mhm," Fang Pingying nodded with a smile. "There’s another thing, your dad spoke to me last night about your in-laws," Li Yuchun repeated what Fang Ping’an had said, "They have been too much, but they are still Zhiyong’s parents. It’s okay not to visit them during the new year, but maybe have someone deliver some money back. I heard you hadn’t sent much for living expenses in the latter half of the year due to Zhiming’s issue." "Mhm, I’ll see to it," Fang Pingying had planned to have Yu’er bring some money back to Dashan for the New Year; how he would use it was up to him. In the past few months, with none of the Luo family’s usual troubles, Fang Pingying had truly enjoyed some peaceful times, and while she was physically tired from preparing to open the supermarket, her mind felt relaxed. If the Luo family could keep giving her this peace, she was even willing to send them more money each month. She just worried that this peace from the Luo family was a sign of an approaching storm, uncertain of what might happen next. A few days later, the supermarket opened. Zeng Weiguo had placed great importance on the event, and on the opening day, he even had some fairly famous celebrities come to cut the ribbon, creating quite a spectacle. Supermarkets were a novelty at that time, and with money spent on advertising prior to the opening, the supermarket saw a steady stream of customers on its first day, with every nook and cranny packed with people. While the workload for the supermarket staff increased, it was clear that running a supermarket was a viable business.