Feng Yidong scratched his head and smiled, "From now on, your sister-in-law will definitely be number one in your family, and you'll be number two. How can I not greet her first?"

He said to Lin Qingyan, "I felt that Brother Ting was interested in you on the train that time. Sure enough, Brother Ting's actions showed his skill, and he eventually won over his sister-in-law."

Lu Zhengting warned him, "Stop talking too much. If your sister-in-law hears this, she'll think I'm an expert in this area. I've only ever pursued your sister-in-law. There's no question of who won whom over; it's just mutual affection." Then he looked at his wife tenderly and said, "Honey, don't you think so?"

"Um."

Feng Yidong dared not talk nonsense anymore. "I was just saying I was going to visit your house. Where are you headed?"

"We haven't bought many things for our home yet, so we need to go to the city to buy supplies."

"Oh." Feng Yidong looked at Lin Zhiheng. "And who is this young man?"

“He is my younger brother,” Lin Qingyan said. “He is also coming here to join the army.”

"Oh, that's great, now I have another brother."

Lu Zhengting introduced Feng Yidong to Lin Zhiheng, "This is a good brother of mine here, Feng Yidong."

"Hello, Brother Feng." Lin Zhiheng quickly greeted Feng Yidong.

"Alright, alright, you're my sister-in-law's brother, which means you're my brother too. From now on, we're brothers."

They chatted for a few minutes, then Lu Zhengting said, "You can't go to my house now. Go see me tonight."

"What? You want me to stay at your house tonight and sleep on your kang (heated brick bed)?" Feng Yidong pretended not to hear clearly.

"Get out of here! Never come to my house again."

Lu Zhengting pulled Lin Qingyan away, and Feng Yidong called after them, "Brother Ting invited me, how can I not go?"

"Stop trying to glorify yourself; I didn't invite you."

Lin Qingyan said, "Brother Yidong, come to my house for dinner tonight."

Feng Yidong smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. You're the best."

Lu Zhengting rolled his eyes at him and pulled Lin Qingyan away.

They hadn't been gone long when Lin Sisi and Gu's mother were about to head out as well.

Lin Sisi linked arms with Gu's mother, and the two were as affectionate as a mother and daughter.

To get to the city, you need to take a bus. Lu Zhengting, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Zhiheng went to the bus stop first to wait for the bus. Not long after, Lin Sisi and Gu's mother arrived.

Lin Sisi, Gu's mother, and Lin Qingyan exchanged glances, but at first, neither paid any attention to the other.

Lin Sisi felt a great sense of superiority because she felt she was favored by Gu's mother, while Lin Qingyan was disliked by Gu's mother.

She deliberately pulled Gu's mother to Lin Qingyan's side and asked, "Qingyan, are you also going to the city? What are you going there for? My mom and I are also going to the city to buy some things."

Lin Qingyan felt disgusted when she saw her affected manner.

She said coldly, "What we do is none of your business, Lin Sisi. We've already drawn a line between us. Please stop trying to lick my boots, okay?"

Lin Sisi felt utterly humiliated. She tugged at Gu's mother's sleeve and said to Lin Qingyan:

"Qingyan, we're sisters, and I'm trying to talk to you nicely. But you're always so rude to me. Can't you just talk to me properly?"

Gu's mother also felt that Lin Qingyan was impolite. So what if her face became prettier and her body became healthier? She was still unlikable because she didn't know manners.

Lin Qingyan rolled her eyes at Lin Sisi. "Speak nicely to you? There's no need. If you think I'm being unpleasant, I suggest you don't talk to me anymore."

Lin Sisi immediately complained to Gu's mother, "Mom, look at Qingyan. I grew up in the same family as her, and I treat her like my own sister. Look how she treats me."

Gu's mother also grew increasingly displeased with Lin Qingyan and began to lecture her in the manner of an elder.

"Qingyan, I thought that after you went to the countryside for reform, you would have learned some manners. It seems that I was wrong. I did not expect that after so much time, you have become even worse than before."

Lin Qingyan looked at her coldly: "Who are you? What gives you the right to lecture me?"