Doing something bad

When Xu Nian heard that Xu Fengcheng had returned, he was the first to run out of the room. While his mother was asking why his brother had suddenly returned, her gaze had already shifted from Third Brother Xu to the meat in his eldest sister-in-law's hand.

She never thought that she could eat meat today.

Xu Nian read a book for a while in the afternoon, but he hadn't fully immersed in it. He was frustrated by his desire to buy and cursed Xu Hongqi as a dog. He was in such a bad mood that he didn't even eat a few bites of snacks.

Just as she was thinking about it, his third brother suddenly lowered his head and winked at her two brothers. Xu Nian understood what he meant and saw gratitude and pride in his eyes. She immediately responded with a super sweet smile.

Let me tell you, nothing can compare to family love!

After sighing, she turned around and quietly followed her sister-in-law into the kitchen. Xu Nian shamelessly pretended not to notice the twitching corners of her two sisters-in-law's mouths.

In the end, all three parties were satisfied. When Xu Nian came out of the kitchen again, he had a satisfied smile on his face and his lips were beautiful and moist.

At dinner, this time she did not sit next to Xu Hongqi, but sat close to her third brother. During the meal, she even snatched several pieces of meat for Xu Fengcheng in the "fight" among the crowd.

This action earned her third brother a moved look, and then Xu Nian watched him put the meat she had given him into Xu Hongqi's bowl.

Then he received the approval of the whole family.

Xu Nian: “…”

After dinner, Xu Nian's nephews and nieces pulled him to play. Xu Nian didn't want to wash the dishes, so he responded to them very actively.

When the children were sweating and exhausted from playing with her, the little ones were finally taken away by their parents to sleep.

The whole yard became quiet, but just when Xu Nian was playing, she saw her third brother enter Xu Hongqi's room.

Now in Xu Hongqi's house, you can still see the soft and dim light of the kerosene lamp projected on the paper window.

Xu Nian was curious about what the two people would say. They certainly wouldn't talk about her spending money this afternoon. She was still waiting to ask her third brother for some pocket money.

She was small and light-footed, so she hid under the window and heard Xu Fengcheng indignantly cursing Liu Jun inside.

Inside the room, Xu Hongqi listened and said indifferently, "It seems that all these years of business have not been in vain. He has finally made some bad friends."

"Yes, I get along pretty well with most people in the workshop."

After Xu Fengcheng finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Hongqi and said, "But who doesn't have two or three friends?"

These days, every time I think about him being beaten, I get very angry. I thought about telling my parents, but it would be useless for them except to worry about me. But Xu Hongqi is different.

He was determined to beat Liu Jun up for revenge, and talking to Xu Hongqi about it would also make him feel good. The two of them were not much different in age, so he understood this kind of thinking.

Then Xu Hongqi asked, "What are you going to do? Beat him up?"

Xu Fengcheng said "hmm" resolutely.

Xu Hongqi leaned lazily against the headboard, "Brother Fengcheng, beating up this kind of person won't teach them a lesson, and it'll probably drag you down with it. This isn't a good idea."

Xu Fengcheng knew Xu Hongqi had some ideas when he heard them, so he asked, "What do you think?"

Xu Hongqi remembered that when his father was alive, the furniture factory workshops would hold a semi-annual evaluation of "outstanding backbone personnel" at this time every year. He asked Xu Fengcheng, "Do they still do it now?"

Xu Fengcheng actually paid attention to this, because he heard from people in the office that the factory would soon become bustling again because of this incident. If you were awarded the title of "Excellent Backbone", you would get an extra ten yuan per month regardless of whether you were a regular employee or a temporary worker.

Xu Fengcheng compared the information with Xu Hongqi, who said coldly, "For a man like Liu Jun, the best way to inflict pain on him isn't to give him a beating. He's really afraid of two things: losing money and losing face."

As he was speaking, he saw a bun reflected on the window. In this family, only Xu Niantu would tie his hair like this to keep cool. Somehow, he didn't say anything as he did just now, but waved at Xu Fengcheng.

The two of them discussed this and that in secret, and soon there was no sound in the room. Xu Nian felt that it was all over, so he quickly ran back to his own room next door.

Because he hadn't washed himself, Xu Nian didn't want to go to bed and dirty the sheets, so he took a wooden basin and pretended to have just come out to scoop water.

Just then, she met face to face with Xu Fengcheng, who was more satisfied than after eating meat. Xu Fengcheng was really relieved now, and in a good mood, he helped his sister get some water and brought it into the house.

He handed over another dollar quietly, "Nian Nian, take it."

Xu Nian wanted to answer but didn't. "Didn't you just say during dinner that the furniture factory only gave you four yuan? I don't want it this month, keep it for yourself!"

Xu Fengcheng was so touched. Although his work was mainly supported by his family and Xu Hongqi, it all started with his sister. Thinking that his younger sister had always been spoiled and loved money, and that he had taken the initiative to give money today, but she was afraid that it was not enough for him and was unwilling to accept it out of distress, he felt so touched.

People have a rebellious mentality. The more you don't want it, the more I will give it to you. Xu Fengcheng was the same. He directly forced it on Xu Nian and promised: "Thank you, brother. When you go to junior high school in the county, I will give you two yuan pocket money every month."

Xu Nian was so shocked that her mouth opened wide. Was her brother too generous?

The family had agreed long ago that after Xu Fengcheng became a worker, the eight hundred yuan would be a loan from the family. He would have to give fifteen yuan of his monthly salary to the family, which would leave him with only ten yuan. If he gave her two yuan out of the ten yuan, would that be enough for him to spend?

Xu Nian suddenly asked, "Brother, aren't you going to save money to get married?"

Xu Fengcheng was still a young man, and he thought his younger sister was more vigorous than him, but he didn't care. He even said, obviously thinking about it, "No rush. It would be best if there was a daughter of a good family that I could marry. I would be very happy."

Xu Nian was shocked again. Xu Fengcheng's ideas were quite avant-garde!

However, Xu Nian was still curious about what Xu Hongqi had said to Xu Fengcheng, so he asked with a different intention: "Brother, what did you discuss in Brother Hongqi's room just now?"

Poor girl, enduring the mosquito bites, listened to half of it. Although she didn't talk about her "feat" this afternoon, she still wanted to know what tricks they were going to use against Liu Jun.

Xu Fengcheng wanted to say something, but then he remembered Xu Hongqi's last instructions to keep it secret until the matter was accomplished, so he closed his mouth, yawned, and said he was tired, and wanted to leave after that.

Xu Nian hurriedly grabbed the man, but the cunning Xu San just avoided the topic and talked nonsense, leaving people speechless.

However, Xu Nian still had the other person's money in her hand. She believed in her moral obligation and said to Xu Fengcheng, "Third brother, when you eat tomorrow morning, please show your injuries more clearly."

Xu Fengcheng was shocked, "How did you know?"

"Then don't worry about it." He had an expression that said he was a genius, and he looked like he deserved a beating.

Without waiting for Xu Fengcheng to ask further, he deliberately yawned and said, "If you've been wronged, just tell me. How can people feel sorry for you if you don't tell me? They don't know you're in pain and think your job is so good and easy to do."

After saying that, he pushed Xu Fengcheng out, leaving him alone outside to think. Not long after, Xu Fengcheng understood and whispered to the inside through the crack in the door, "Who said my sister is a greedy girl? I think she is the wisest person."

By this time, Xu Nian had already finished washing up quickly and opened the door to hand the dirty water to Xu Fengcheng to pour out. He did the work very hard.

Xu Nian closed the door and carefully placed the one-yuan coin in the green wooden box at the foot of the bed. Then she collapsed comfortably on the bed. She crossed her right leg over her left leg, swung it twice, and looked at the wooden beam above her head, as if thinking about something...

The next day, nothing earth-shattering happened. People in the countryside continued to do their normal business. At most, because Xu Fengcheng had returned, they steamed an extra eggplant and served it on the table.

Xu Nian also sat next to Xu Fengcheng, and in this way she carefully observed her third brother's acting skills. His acting was absolutely perfect, enough to make her parents distressed and her brother and sister-in-law relieved. Even his own "qualification" to go to the fields with him today was cancelled.

There were only three young people left in the family who were not working, and they all gathered in Xu Hongqi's house.

Xu Fengcheng has no interest in studying, and Xu Nian also doesn't want to study due to the influence of his brother. Only Xu Hongqi studies seriously and with dedication.

Seeing him like this, Xu Nian quietly went out and brought back the melon seeds she bought yesterday. She received Xu Fengcheng's approving but puzzled look. She didn't say anything else, but just used her eyes to indicate whether she wanted to eat them or not.

The result was without a doubt, of course it was due to eating. The two of them had a brief break from eating, and this time it was Xu Fengcheng's turn to go out and come back with a deck of ancient playing cards.

Xu Nian showed an excited and approving look in his eyes. The two of them ate and played, and the noises gradually became louder. Even those who were most engaged in the game could not continue.

As soon as Xu Hongqi frowned, the brother and sister used force, coaxing and trickery to force him to join them.

Xu Hongqi's family didn't have playing cards until he was seven years old. Later, life became difficult and hard, so even if they had them, they wouldn't have the time or interest to play.

So when Xu Nian asked him if he could, he shook his head boredly.

This shake of the head made the brother and sister excited. They won cards while teaching others. At this moment, Xu Nian felt that his back was very straight.

But this was only the first few rounds. Later, Xu Hongqi figured out the rules of the cards, and he overcame all obstacles along the way, killing all the Xu brothers and sisters without leaving a single one alive.

Xu Nian regretted her moves several times, but Xu Hongqi didn't care. He had some fun playing the game. Only when he couldn't stand it anymore, he returned the evaluation Xu Nian had just given him to her.

"Xu Nian, your playing style is terrible."

Xu Nian, holding a hand of cards: “…”

This made Xu Fengcheng, who was watching from the sidelines, burst into laughter!

Xu Nian found the game more and more boring, and he started to mess around and play cards randomly. Finally, the biggest one couldn't stand it anymore, and seeing that it was getting late, he pulled Xu Nian to light a fire and cook.

Xu Nian had been a "signature" daughter for more than ten years in her previous life, so naturally she didn't need to cook and didn't know how to cook. However, she had recently practiced her fire-making skill to the sixth level.

Xu Fengcheng muttered that Xu Nian would never get married like this, but he instinctively picked up the spoon and started cooking.

Making fire in the hot summer is not a good job. Xu Nian was so hot that he felt like a dehydrated fish. He stretched his neck out to breathe. Unexpectedly, he saw Xu Hongqi leaning on a crutch, slowly pressing water into the basin to wash his hair.

If he didn't do this, Xu Nian would almost forget that it's hot in summer and people also need to be clean.

After watching for a while, he felt that Xu Hongqi was really inconvenient, so he said something to Xu Fengcheng and ran to help rinse his hair.

Xu Nian's joining made Xu Hongqi feel much more relaxed. He did not refuse. The two of them worked together in perfect harmony and finished the job quickly.

After Xu Nian finished helping him, she ran to the kitchen. She had already smelled the fragrance of rice in the kitchen, so she walked to the pot and insisted that Xu Fengcheng pick up some food for her to taste.

Xu Fengcheng was still holding the wooden cover in his hand. He was so annoyed that he scooped some food for her with a shovel. Xu Nian put the food into her little mouth and jumped on the spot because of the burn, but she was reluctant to spit it out.

After she had completely swallowed the food, she gave Xu Fengcheng a thumbs-up and said, "Brother, it's settled. You will definitely be a live-in son-in-law."

Xu Fengcheng was sweating profusely, thinking that Xu Nian had finally said something sensible. Xu Hongqi, who was taking a shower outside, heard the conversation between the brother and sister, and squinted his eyes in the sunlight to cover up the deep color in his eyes.