After Qian Dahua put down the ladle, she walked to the kitchen cabinet and opened the door. The rich aroma of meat hit her face. One plate of braised pork was half eaten, and another plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onions had about one-third left. When she touched the plate, it was still hot, obviously it had just been taken off the table and put into the cupboard.

No matter how dumb Qian Dahua was, when she saw the two dishes in front of her, she knew that her brother and sister-in-law had seen her coming and deliberately removed the dishes from the table and hid them in the cupboard.

At this moment, Miao Xiaotian's voice came from outside, "Sister, are you done washing?"

Qian Dahua quickly closed the cupboard door, wiped her hands on her clothes, and turned around. "I'm coming."

For some reason, she pretended not to notice the meat and vegetables in the kitchen and went back to the main room to eat white porridge with white steamed buns.

Even without those two delicious dishes, this porridge alone is thicker than the one at home. The steamed buns are also well made. You can tell at a glance that they are made with refined flour. They are much better than the coarse grain steamed buns at home.

Qian Dahua said nothing, just kept silent as she bit her steamed bun. Halfway through, Qian Dashan asked, "Sister, did you really not quarrel with your brother-in-law?"

Qian Dahua glanced at her brother and said, "We had a fight. He complained that I gave all my money to you every month and that the food at home was too bad. I argued with him for a few words, and he told me to go back to my parents' home."

Qian Dashan's face turned pale when he heard this. "Sister, if he told you to leave, you really would leave? You are his wife, his daughter is your daughter, you have the right to make the decision, and you also have a share in the house, how can you really run away?"

Qian Dahua took another bite of the steamed bun and said as she chewed, "Anyway, I've had enough of him. From now on, I'll live here with you and won't go back to Dong."

Miao Xiaotian was shocked when he heard this, "How can that be possible?"

Qian Dahua's face darkened. "Why not? I rented this house and paid the rent. Why can't I live here?"

Miao Xiaotian was glared at by her husband. Knowing she had just lost her composure, she quickly tried to make amends with a smile, "Sister, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that it's unreasonable for a couple to really separate after a quarrel. They quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed. There's no such thing as overnight hatred. But if you live here and don't give your brother-in-law a chance to reconcile with you, then you're just pushing him away."

The key point is, how can she get the money back from her brother-in-law if she lives here?

Qian Dahua said, "I don't care. Unless he comes to pick me up, I won't be able to go back to Dong."

Qian Dashan glared at Miao Xiaotian again, signaling her to stop talking. He smiled and said, "Sister, then you can stay here peacefully for as long as you want."

Qian Dahua felt very relieved, thinking that her brother was considerate. After all, her sister-in-law was an outsider, separated by a river. It would be strange if she could be really nice to her. Those two delicious dishes must have been hidden by the ungrateful Miao Xiaotian. Dashan would definitely not do such a thing.

After the tasteless meal, Miao Xiaotian went back to his room to lie down on the pretext of a backache. Shuanzi put down his chopsticks and left. Qian Dashan hypocritically said that he would wash the dishes. Seeing this, Qian Dahua naturally couldn't let her precious brother wash the dishes, so she took over the job of washing the dishes.

After washing the pots and dishes, Qian Dashan and his family started to wash up and rest, and no one came to arrange where Qian Dahua would sleep.

Qian Dahua never treated her beloved brother as an outsider, and immediately asked, "Dashan, where should I sleep?"

Qian Dashan turned his head to look at Shuanzi. Shuanzi went back to his room and slammed the door shut. He wanted to sleep in his room, but there was no way.

Qian Dashan laughed dryly, "Sister, why don't you and Xiaotian sleep on the floor in my room?"

Qian Dahua rented a house by herself, so of course she knew that there were only two rooms in this small courtyard. There were tables, benches and other things in the main room, and there was no place to sleep on the floor. Qian Dashan's house was slightly bigger than Shuanzi's, so there was space for sleeping on the floor.

"Okay, just lay some down randomly, it's not too troublesome." Qian Dahua said.

So Qian Dashan found a tattered mat and spread it on the ground, and then found two old clothes for her to cover herself with as a quilt.

Although it is July, the hottest month, it is still a bit cold to sleep on the floor at night without even a mattress.