Li Chenze leaned down and kissed his wife before saying, "I will go visit your parents first. Be good and stay at home."
"I know. Be careful on the road."
After that, Li Chenze left the room and saw Pan Meijia outside. As he walked out, he said, "Second Sister-in-law, my wife is inside. Thank you for coming, and I’m sorry to trouble you."
Pan Meijia waved her hand and said, "Eldest Brother, what are you saying? We are family. This is what I should do. Besides, I did have something to discuss with my Eldest Sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Li Chenze smiled and said, "Then I will leave my wife in your care, Second Sister-in-law."
Patting her chest, Pan Meijia replied, "Leave it to me, Eldest Brother. I will take good care of your wife."
Looking at her confident expression, Li Chenze chuckled and nodded. He was fourteen years older than his second sister-in-law. In his eyes, she was still just a little girl.
After he left, Pan Meijia walked to the bedroom, closed the door, and saw her eldest sister-in-law rubbing her waist.
Seeing this, she placed the basket on the small table by the Kang bed and asked, "Eldest Sister-in-law, is your waist sore again?"
Zhang Dongmei smiled at her and replied, "It’s much better now compared to before."
Already familiar with each other, Pan Meijia took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. Sitting across from her sister-in-law, she asked, "Eldest Sister-in-law, when is your due date?"
"It should be four more weeks before I reach full term. Why do you suddenly ask about this?" Zhang Dongmei replied.
Pan Meijia opened the bamboo basket lid and took out the contents as she said, "Third Sister-in-law asked me to bring these over for you. She said your health isn’t as good as it used to be, so before you go into labor, you should nourish your body more."
Looking at the jars, Zhang Dongmei asked, "Second Sister-in-law, what are these?"
"Oh, this one is medicinal herbal powder. It has no side effects and helps relieve soreness and muscle cramps. I use it too, and it’s really good," Pan Meijia explained while holding a medium-sized jar.
Then, she pointed to several larger jars and added, "These are filled with ginseng powder, ointment for bruises, medicinal oil for muscle cramps and soreness, and also something called baby oil to prevent stretch marks."
She opened each jar and showed them to Zhang Dongmei. After the introduction, she closed the lids and placed the jars on the desk beside the bed.
Leaning closer, she said, "Eldest Sister-in-law, besides bringing these things, I also came to ask about the business you mentioned before. Are you still planning to sell snacks after the baby is born?"
Hearing this, Zhang Dongmei replied, "I do plan to continue, but after my postpartum recovery, it will be winter. Even if we wanted to sell snacks, we might not have the ingredients. And with the current food shortage, people are more focused on buying grains than snacks."
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