Seeing this, Bai Hehua scolded, "You naughty monkey, you've been causing trouble all this time. I'll teach you a lesson when we get back."

Han's father didn't say anything, but he quietly made Lin Xiaoxiao a cup of tea. His attitude was very clear.

Yang Lan was so angry that her whole body convulsed when she saw that the Han family didn't take her seriously at all and were openly and secretly insulting her.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly spoke up: "You're moving around like this, are you sick or something? If you're having an attack, hurry up and go outside, don't try to use this to frame our family."

Yang Lan was a pampered child, always praised and complimented when she went out. When had she ever been humiliated like this? She glared at Lin Xiaoxiao with great resentment, "You...you just wait." Then she covered her face and ran away.

After the person walked away, the neighbors who had been watching said a few kind words and then left.

The area around the gate gradually quieted down, and Bai Hehua pulled Han's father back into the house, meaning to give the young couple some space to talk.

When only the two of them were left, Lin Xiaoxiao pulled her hand away and pretended to be angry, saying, "Look at you, always attracting attention outside."

"I'm sorry." Han Qiushi apologized quickly and promptly, and while speaking, he quickly grabbed Lin Xiaoxiao's hand, "It was my negligence that made you suffer."

"Alright, since you handled it fairly well, I won't hold it against you."

When Lin Xiaoxiao saw Han Qiushi immediately come out to explain and defend her, she felt no longer angry. This matter was not something Han Qiushi deliberately provoked, and he had already given his attitude when the incident occurred, so there was really nothing to be angry about.

If Han Qiushi handles things vaguely, she will definitely take strong action and re-evaluate the marriage.

After talking things out and calming down, the two resumed their banter and laughter.

At this moment, Han Qiulin brought the Yang family over. Bai Hehua and Han's father stepped forward and told the two of them to go play by themselves, leaving the elders' affairs to be handled by the elders.

......

On New Year's Eve, a considerable snow fell in the capital. The Han family's courtyard was piled with about twenty centimeters of snow. At this time, Han Qiushi was carrying a lot of things and was preparing to borrow a car to pick up Lin Xiaoxiao and Su Li.

When they arrived at Su Li's house, the three of them were drinking tea inside. Today was also considered the New Year, and Han Qiushi had brought gifts to pay his respects in advance.

I bought two bottles of wine for Zhang Feng and a silk scarf for Su Li.

The four chatted for a while in the warm house before heading to the Han family's house.

When they arrived at the Han family home, Bai Hehua and Han's father warmly welcomed Su Li and her family. Han Qiulin also greeted them from behind, saying, "It's cold today, so please sit down and have a hot drink."

Su Li said with a smile, "It's snowing now, and it'll probably snow again tomorrow. It's a good omen; a timely snow promises a bumper harvest."

Several elders were talking together, while the younger generation chatted on the side.

Seeing that his brother and sister-in-law had sat down, Han Qiulin said, "Yesterday I went out to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things and saw Qin Ying."

"Really? I was planning to go to the hospital to see what was going on, but I haven't had a free moment these past two days."

“Going to see him after the New Year will be the same. Wen Changjun’s illness won’t get better anytime soon. You don’t know, Qin Ying has changed a lot since I last saw her a few months ago. Oh, and that old woman from the Wen family is with her too. Qin Ying is with her now, looking haggard, like a criminal who has made a mistake.”

"People from nearby residential compounds come here to buy things, and they keep their heads down the whole time."

"But the old woman's temper is still the same as before. She looks down on the powerful and looks down on the weak. Seeing that Qin Ying's family didn't have any support, she criticized Qin Ying in front of everyone, saying that the Wen family had married a jinx."

Han Qiulin was standing to the side and heard everything they said clearly.

"The Wen family is beyond saving. The money they need comes entirely from Qin Ying's work. How could this old woman treat her daughter-in-law like this?" Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow with a smile.

“It’s because Wen Tianshi is back. Before he came back, Qin Ying was so arrogant. Now that the old woman has her grandson backing her up, she’s going to seize the opportunity to scold him back.”

Lin Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "Isn't Wen Tianshi Qin Ying's child?"

"Wen Tianshi is Qin Ying's child, but he was raised by his grandparents from a young age. Qin Ying raised her own children, one of whom was lame and sent to the countryside, and the other went to jail. These two examples fully demonstrate that she is a stupid person."

“You get along well with whoever you grow up with. Wen Tianshi got along well with his wife and the others, so naturally he sided with them in many things.”

"And then this happened, like you..."

Lin Xiaoxiao scoffed, having no goodwill towards the Wen family whatsoever. They were always quick to shirk responsibility when things went wrong. She wasn't trying to defend Qin Ying; the decision to have Lin Xiaoxiao take the blame was made by everyone together.

Now that something has happened, everyone is pushing the blame onto the outsider daughter-in-law. Lin Xiaoxiao is speechless. However, the Wen family's situation is not special; most families are like this at this time.

They habitually shift the blame to women, either their own daughters or, if they don't have daughters, their daughters-in-law, instead of the whole family reflecting on their mistakes and admitting them together.

Han Qiushi prepared some fruit for the elders, took a pear and put it in Lin Xiaoxiao's hand, saying, "Xiaoxiao is no longer their child. No matter how much trouble they cause, it has nothing to do with Xiaoxiao."

"Take it as a joke if you don't want to get involved, or you'll just get yourself into trouble." Han Qiushi was mainly warning Han Qiulin that his younger brother was protected by his family and had a rather impulsive personality. He was afraid that Han Qiulin might do something rash in the heat of the moment.

"I know, my sister-in-law hasn't said anything yet, you're talking too much." Han Qiulin replied with a pursed mouth.

However, he had no goodwill towards the Wen family. They had treated Lin Xiaoxiao so badly in the past, so he couldn't let them off easily. He couldn't show his face while wearing his military uniform, but Xiaoxiao could. He warned his younger brother because his brother wasn't very capable and would easily hold Xiaoxiao back.

Gathering information and running errands is fine, but when it really matters, we still need Lin Xiaoxiao to take action.

After all, he knew that Lin Xiaoxiao had a secret weapon. Besides, it was more satisfying to deal with annoying people himself. "Wife, if you want to go to the Wen family, go ahead. No matter what, Wen Tianshi is still in the army. He can't do anything outrageous to you in person."

"If he tries to use any tricks against you, then hand him over to me. Let me, who's also in the military, deal with him," Han Qiushi said, patting his chest as he spoke to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Lin Xiaoxiao slowly grinned and said, "Okay."