Xie Zhili: “…”

"Today is New Year's Day. I'm talking to you. I'm talking to Jianhua."

He was also afraid that Xie Linan would make a scene and embarrass him.

As if she was afraid of him, her voice became much quieter.

"You're right. Xiaoli has to take care of this. You make money outside, but Xiaoli still has to take care of the family."

The woman was busy in the kitchen, the man was chatting in the yard, a few children were setting off firecrackers in the field, and the old man was sitting under the eaves smoking.

Originally, they each had their own business, but Xie Zhili acted rudely, which led to Xie Linan scolding him.

Hongxia, who was setting off fireworks in the field below the courtyard, heard this. She hurried back, hugged Xie Linan's arm and said, "Dad, I will go to school here. My uncle will teach me the questions I know."

Xie Linan's mouth twitched. So you still rely on me?

Zhang Jianhua looked surprised and asked Hongxia in a low voice, "Did your uncle teach you all this?"

Hongxia nodded.

"What about your mother?"

"I never let my mother teach me. Whenever she taught me, I would get angry, scold me, and pull my ears. My uncle has a good temper and never beats or scolds me."

Um?

Xie Zhili was stunned.

Can Xie Linan have a good temper?

What made them even more upset were Xie Linli and Xie Linqi who came back with them.

"Brother, when you help Hongxia with her homework, do you beat her or scold her?"

"What?"

"You are capable of that. Why did you beat and scold me and my third brother when you were helping us with our homework, and even overturned the table?"

"That's because you two are stupid."

Xie Linli smiled and said, "It's possible. No matter how dumb we are, can we be as dumb as Hongxia? She only scored 60 points in the final exam."

Everyone: "..."

Zhang Jianhua, who had scored no less than 90 points in elementary school, was stunned. He also knew that his daughter had scored 60 points.

Xie Linan said, "She has made great progress. The school in the mountains is not good, and the teachers are almost gone. She just transferred to school this year, and her first score was only 20. Now it's 60. Can you calculate how much she has improved?"

"This..." Xie Lin said with great enthusiasm: "That is a huge improvement."

Zhang Jianhua wanted to say something, but he felt that he had no right to speak since he had not taken care of the child.

Fortunately, he endured it, and thank Lin An for making him eat.

Even so, Xie Linan said a few words to him, "Don't blame Hongxia for this. Don't say she is a fatherless child. She was laughed at and bullied at school, and she has no mood to study well."

Zhang Jianhua opened his mouth and apologized repeatedly, "I was wrong about this matter. I should have sent a few more letters at the beginning."

Ye Xiaozhen was resting in the room alone. Just now, Xie Linan went out without closing the door, so Xie Wen ran in.

He looked at Ye Xiaozhen on the bed curiously.

Ye Xiaozhen smiled and waved for him to come over.

Xie Wen walked towards her and looked at her bulging belly.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that you are pregnant with three babies?"

"Yes, who told you that?"

"My parents told me."

Although they came back, they knew everything about the family.

"Sister-in-law, have you steamed the buns?"

"No, what? Do you want to eat?"

Xie Wen nodded. "My sister-in-law's steamed buns are like cakes and much more delicious than my mother's steamed buns made of unleavened dough."

"Then you threw away the steamed bun I gave you last time?"

Xie Wen looked innocent, "I threw it away. My mother forced me to throw it away. In order to protect those two steamed buns, she pinched my butt several times."

Ye Xiaozhen: “…”

"He said you are a fool and that if you eat your steamed bread you will become a fool."

He was afraid of being heard, so he looked behind him carefully and lowered his voice again: "I told her that you are stupid, and she said that all stupid people say they are stupid."

Ye Xiaozhen said with a smile: "So you say I'm stupid?"

He looked at Ye Xiaozhen and shook his head earnestly, saying, "Anyway, I think my sister-in-law is stupid."

Their eldest son, Xie Linchuan, has a personality similar to Xie Zhili and Li Mei, while their youngest son, Xie Wen, is less like them.

Of course, it may also be that he is young and has no bad intentions.

He sat on the stool in front of Ye Xiaozhen's bed and talked a lot.

From his parents to his classmates at school, and then to Hongxia.

He said he envied Hongxia for having a toy gunpowder gun.

"I heard from Hongxia that it was bought by my eldest brother, but?"

Ye Xiaozhen thought, this kid must think they still have some.

"Your eldest brother bought it."

"How many clubs did you buy, brother?"

Ye Xiaozhen: “…” How many more of this thing can I buy?

"I don't know. Ask your eldest brother."

Xie Wen thought about it for a while, then shook his head, "I dare not."

A very honest answer.

"If you want to play, discuss it with Hongxia."

He still shook his head, "Hongxia is my niece, it's better to take my niece's toys."

Ye Xiaozhen said with a smile: "What should I do?"

Xie Wen lowered his head in shame, "I feel bad when people make fun of me."

This……

He seems to be younger than Hongxia, but has a higher seniority score.

"Hey, you were playing outside, why did you run into the house?"

It was Xie Linan who came back and saw Xie Wen sitting on a stool beside the bed and talking to Ye Xiaozhen.

Xie Wen was a little afraid of him, so he ran out with his neck shrunk.

Xie Linan looked puzzled, "What is he doing?"

Ye Xiaozhen said: "He wants to play with Hongxia's toy gun."

"Then you have to find Hongxia. Why would he look for you?"

"He had the nerve to ask if you had any more."

"Then why did he ask me?"

"He's afraid of you." Ye Xiaozhen said.

Xie Linan: “…”

"Humph, let him ask his parents to buy it. I will give it to him if I have it."

Xie Linan also went out and talked to Ye Xiaozhen in the room.

However, as soon as he went out, his second uncle would ask him about the project, and in some covert way, he wanted to find out how much money he had earned.

When their brothers were in trouble, they wished they could cut off ties with them.

Now that he's making money and getting into trouble again, he's not so good-tempered.

From then on, the only relationship he had with these two uncles was to allow them to come and visit his grandfather.

After a while, Xie Linan came in with a banana and while peeling it, he said to Ye Xiaozhen, "It's rare that Third Uncle has grown up for once this year. He is willing to buy a fruit like bananas and even bought a set of clothes for Grandpa."

Ye Xiaozhen asked, "Have you bought all the clothes?"

"Yes, they have discussed it. One bought a cotton jacket and the other bought a spring coat. After the New Year, when the weather gets warmer, Grandpa can wear them."

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Lin Xinghua took out candles and paper money to offer a toast.

According to local customs, the meal for the family gathering during the New Year must first be offered to the deceased gods, and only after the gods have eaten can the living gods be given the food.

After the paper was burned, everyone began to take turns bowing and kowtowing to the leader.

Xie Linan asked Xie Linli to catch Xie Wen who was running around. He held Hongxia's toy gun in his hand and finally shamelessly asked his niece to borrow it and started playing with it.

They were hugging each other when they kowtowed. Xie Zhili had a gloomy face and pushed Li Mei.

Li Mei went up to teach her son, "Put down your gun and kowtow to your ancestors."

"Oh, I just got it and haven't had time to play with it yet."