Seeing the dazed look on her husband's face, she knew he hadn't understood what the young ones meant. 'Oh well,' she thought. 'With the kids and me protecting him, no one would dare bully my man anyway.'
She took the cured meat from the basket. A glance told her it was over three pounds. 'Looks like this niece-in-law acts just like her nephew,' she mused. 'They're both the type to return a foot of kindness for an inch received.' 'Hmm, two pounds for Eldest Sister-in-law and Mother-in-law each, one for Second Sister-in-law, and three pounds for my own family... The extra pound must be the result of her and Li Miao being so fiercely protective today.'