Bai Jiaojiao was staring at the raindrops in a daze when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

It was raining outside, and it got dark quickly. The old-fashioned courtyard looked a bit eerie. She glanced at Xiaozhou who was serving dishes in the back.

Come to think of it, is there anyone scarier than this villain?

Suddenly he plucked up the courage, walked to the gate of the courtyard and asked through the door.

"Who is it?"

It was Auntie Xiao's voice outside: "We are here to pay New Year's greetings. Open the door quickly!"

Bai Jiaojiao was speechless, they had already broken up, and yet he still had the nerve to come over and wish them a happy new year?

Another middle-aged male voice sounded.

"Mrs. Xiaozhou, I brought my wife here to apologize. It rained so suddenly and we didn't bring an umbrella. Please open the door."

Bai Jiaojiao frowned, she really didn't want to open the door, but it would not look good if she refused relatives' visit during New Year's Day.

Thinking that Xiaozhou and Xiao's father were there, there was nothing to be afraid of, so he opened the door anyway.

When she saw Chen Erzhuang, she subconsciously took half a step back.

Coincidentally, this person was also a native of Chenjia Village who appeared in the Xiao family’s mourning hall in a dream.

When Chen Erzhuang saw her, his eyes lit up and he couldn't stop looking at her. When he saw her retreating, he reached out his hand to pull her.

"Be careful, little girl. Don't fall."

The unwashed, black-dirty hand was firmly grasped by a big hand before it touched Bai Jiaojiao.

Bai Jiaojiao was so frightened that she almost felt unclean.

Xiao Zhou shook off the dirty hand with a cold face and stood in front of her, "What's the matter?"

Chen Erzhuang almost fell down and was about to lose his temper, but when he looked into Xiaozhou's dark and cold eyes, his arrogance disappeared in an instant and he smiled awkwardly.

"I brought my wife here to apologize and wish you a happy new year."

"There's nothing to apologize for. You scolded my mom. We are no longer relatives. Get out."

Xiao Zhou stared at the hand that almost touched his wife. If he hadn't been rational, he would have really wanted to chop it off.

Chen Tiedan looked eagerly into the yard: "Mom, I'm hungry. It looks like there's some meat burning inside."

Aunt Xiao rubbed her son's head and couldn't help swallowing her saliva: "You can eat it soon."

Xiao Zhou and Xiao's father are both capable people. Even though Xiao's father has to take care of an adult and a child, he usually earns the most money from his job, and the family never has to worry about food and drink. Their own family can't compare to him.

Not to mention the kid Xiaozhou, who was admitted to the military district as an exception and had a very high salary. If he gave a little to his family, the Xiao family could live almost like the people in the city.

Bai Jiaojiao was speechless. It was the first time she saw someone so shameless as to ask for money.

"No matter how much meat there is, it has nothing to do with you. Get out!"

"Why are you chasing people away during the New Year? I just came back today and I knew my wife did something stupid. I have already beaten her and she knows she is wrong." Chen Erzhuang's stomach was rumbling and he pulled the person next to him over. Aunt Xiao still had a wound on her face and looked very embarrassed.

Aunt Xiao was no longer as arrogant as before, she cried and said, "I was wrong before, I apologize to you, we are all relatives, there is nothing wrong with it."

"I can't get through. Get out. I don't want to say it a second time." Xiao Zhou had lost his patience.

Father Xiao, who was busy inside, noticed something was wrong and came out. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he saw Chen Erzhuang and his family hanging around the door.

Aunt Xiao's eyes lit up when she saw him: "Brother Zhengguo, we came to your house as guests, but your son and daughter-in-law wouldn't let us in. They didn't show any courtesy at all."

Xiao Zhengguo's face was not looking good. Bai Jiaojiao told her everything that happened that day and took back all the gifts.

After he knew that Aunt Xiao scolded his wife, he no longer wanted to have any contact with her. They were not particularly close to begin with, and he only helped out occasionally because he saw that Aunt Xiao's life was too hard.