Chapter 756 - 752: How Much Marital Affection Is There?
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Yan Jinsu looked at the three little buns with a beaming smile as her in-laws held a first birthday celebration for them. Although it was just a small family gathering and her husband was not home, his military colleagues were very thoughtful.
Those who were local and not out on exercises or missions almost all came. They should have stayed for lunch before leaving, but they didn’t. Instead, they brought small gifts, nothing grandiose, just some ordinary items. Some brought home-grown fruits, others carved toys with their own hands, and one who had learned craftsmanship made a delicate little bed suitable for the triplets to sleep together.
In any case, the military colleagues came, presented their gifts, and left promptly, impossible to detain.
It was Yan Jinsu who made a quick decision, asking her mother-in-law to fetch the rice dumplings they had prepared to sell and give back a pair to each of the big-headed soldiers who came bearing gifts. This was a form of reciprocation.
The Yan Family also sent people over, the three Yan brothers to be exact. Knowing Yan Jinsu was not too keen on seeing her birth mother, and with Qi Chunlan’s health deteriorating over the past two years, no one dared bother her to come over.
She felt that this arrangement was good. With feelings that were not exceedingly fervent, their interactions did not make her uncomfortable. The kinship by blood was still there, and such a mild and warm approach made it comfortable for everyone involved.
Perhaps Yan Xiqing and his son Yan Dongsheng might feel some regret, but seeing that Yan Jinsu did not completely cut off from the Yan Family and that the two families could still interact as relatives, it was already a good thing for them.
There are too many things in life that can’t have the best of both worlds, no need to forcefully keep relatives by one’s side at the cost of making others (Qi Chunlan/Wang Qiuling) uncomfortable. Having a relationship that is neither too close nor too distant is a kind of liberation.