Chapter 162 Sisters Bantering

Song Chunxue knew that her fourth sister, Song Chunlian, was the most aloof, cold-hearted, and clear-headed among the sisters.

Fourth Sister has always disliked Third Sister's husband and has advised Third Sister several times not to go along with Zhao Qian, otherwise that bastard will become more and more outrageous.

But every time Third Sister verbally agreed, after Zhao Qian beat her, she not only didn't make a fuss, but also tried to keep quiet. She was afraid that Zhao Qian would blame her and complain, and that he would beat her even more severely, so she gradually cut off contact with her family.

Song Chunxue was closest to her fourth sister, who had repeatedly cursed her third sister in front of her, saying she was a pushover and must have owed Zhao money in her past life, destined to be a good-for-nothing for life.

Fourth Sister became a widow even earlier than Song Chunxue. She lost her husband around the age of thirty, had a son and a daughter, and lived a quiet and obedient life.

Although no one helped her, no one in the village dared to underestimate her.

The fourth sister was also the tallest among the Song sisters. Although her skin was a bit dark, her big eyes looked at people with a cool and aloof expression, and any hint of emotion she showed could be quite intimidating.

Song Chunxue used to visit her fourth sister often. Her fourth sister treated her well, but she was always lukewarm in her speech, and it was impossible to figure out her temper.

Having lived a second life, Song Chunxue realized that her fourth sister was the truly intelligent one.

Although her son was good-looking, he was called a fool and never got married. She wasn't worried about him and didn't go to great lengths to find him a wife.

Fourth Sister always says that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If she marries a foolish or mentally challenged woman just because her son is simple-minded, then the whole family will be foolish in the future, which would be a real disaster.

Therefore, his son Alai never married.

The mother and son depended on each other for survival until Alai later became a person, raising a dog in that small village with only a few households, living a quiet life.

Song Chunxue couldn't tell whether the world was stupid or Alai was stupid.

Looking back on his life, Ah Lai was clearly the most intelligent and open-minded one.

"What are you standing there for? Do I have to invite you inside?"

Seeing the three people and one donkey standing suspiciously at the entrance of the venue like dogs that had stolen chickens, Song Chunlian said irritably, "Hurry up and come inside, I'm not going to eat you."

The third sister glanced at Song Chunxue, pursed her lips, as if to say who was the older sister and who was the younger sister between the two of them.

It's even fiercer than a big wolfhound.

Song Chunxue shrugged and nudged her third sister, whispering, "Don't be afraid, fourth sister has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She's only doing this for your own good."

The third sister muttered under her breath, "I think her eyes are even scarier than Zhao Qian's. Her eyes are as big as a cow's, and when she gets fierce, there's a lot of white in them. It's really frightening."

She tried to keep her voice down, but it still reached the ears of the fourth sister, Song Chunlian.

She put down the winnowing basket, dusted herself off, and said casually, "Don't compare me to Zhao Qian. They're both rare gems. Only Third Sister thinks that although he's a scoundrel, he's not a bad person at heart. He was attracted to her good looks when he was young, and now he's just a burden to the old man. Why should you spoil him?"

"You came with Lao Wu, did that bastard Zhao Qian not let Lao Wu in?" Song Chunlian took the things off the donkey's back and led the donkey to the donkey pen.

Song Chunxue and her third sister looked at each other, thinking that her fourth sister was more capable.

Nothing escapes her eyes.

Why is it so satisfying and funny to listen to Fourth Sister scold Zhao Qian?

The three women stood at the door, not daring to enter the courtyard without permission. They waited for Song Chunlian to return from the donkey pen before preparing to go inside.

"Come inside quickly, have you eaten?" Song Chunlian said irritably. "Forget it, I knew you hadn't eaten. That scoundrel Zhao Qian doesn't even recognize his own people, how could he possibly give Lao Wu a meal?"

"..." Song Chunmei was speechless from the scolding and could only listen.

Zhao Cuicui leaned closer to her and said, "Mom, Fourth Aunt is so fierce. Mom should learn from her."

"..."

"Pfft, hahahahaha," Song Chunxue finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Third sister, it's time for you to wake up, even the children dislike you."

Song Chunmei sighed, "She's got a tough tongue, the tougher she talks, the harder she gets beaten. It's always just my daughter and me doing all the housework around the house."

Cui Cui whispered, "If Mother doesn't do it, I won't do it either, but since you didn't resist, even if I don't do it, Mother will still do it alone."

Song Chunmei looked at her youngest daughter, wondering how she had never known how much her daughter cared for her.

She silently walked into the house, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in Song Chunlian's house, looked around, and saw that it was very clean and there were very few things.

Song Chunxue threw her bundle on the kang (a heated brick bed), turned around and walked out of the room, saying, "I'm going to help Fourth Sister start the fire."

Song Chunmei was a little afraid of Lao Si, so she didn't offer to help and sat with Cuicui on the steps in front of the house to bask in the sun.

Song Chunlian questioned her about the past two days in the kitchen. Song Chunxue did not hide anything and told her about going to her second sister's house, how her second sister wanted to arrange a marriage for her, and how she was so scared that she ran to her third sister's house without even entering the door.

Song Chunlian stirred the minced meat in the pot with a spatula. After learning that they had already eaten a flatbread in the ditch, she made egg drop soup.

Before long, minced meat sauce and egg drop soup were served, and Song Chunmei and Cuicui drank two bowls.

Song Chunlian asked casually, "Third Sister, do you two not even have eggs to eat on a regular basis?"

Song Chunmei looked at Cuicui guiltily, and Cuicui nodded, "Fourth Aunt guessed right, all the eggs in our family are reserved for my father and my brother."

Song Chunmei lowered her head, waiting for Song Chunlian to scold her.

Surprisingly, Song Chunlian did not speak.

She pushed the meat towards the mother and daughter, saying, "Then eat more."

"You two have come with Fifth Brother today, which is quite an achievement. Since you're here, stay a few more days. When they're starving and have to come to beg you for food themselves, then you can go back. Otherwise, you can forget about acknowledging me as your sister; it's shameful."

Song Chunmei wanted to take a sip, but then held back her protest.

"See? I told you I didn't like what you said, which means you're not without a temper. So why do you become like a limp dog after farting when it comes to Zhao Qian, without any temper at all?"

Seeing that her third sister was almost in tears, Song Chunxue interrupted, "Sister, where's Alai?"

“He went to herd the donkeys. He can’t stay idle all day. He says he needs to go outside for a walk to feel comfortable.”

Speaking of her son, Song Chunlian sighed, "That child is just not smart enough. When the matchmaker brings a girl to our house, he complains that she is ugly. Even though the girls don't think he's stupid, he's still very picky."

Song Chunxue laughed and said, "Then don't marry him. Everyone says Alai is stupid, but I think he is very smart and decisive. He does things calmly and without rushing. When others scold him, he can respond with a smile. I have never seen him cry when he is bullied by anyone."

"Yes, that's true." Song Chunlian nodded. "Let him be. If he doesn't get married, I'll have less to suffer from his daughter-in-law's temper."

“My son and I have gotten used to it over the years. When I get old and die, let him raise some sheep, a few dogs, chickens and pigs. At least he'll have something to do. Being lonely won't kill you, but stupid people really will die.”

She said the last half of the sentence while looking at Song Chunmei.

Song Chunxue lowered her head and bit her lip. Fourth Sister really was always teasing Third Sister.

Song Chunmei put down her chopsticks and retorted irritably, "Alright, alright, this is never going to end. I'm just waiting for Zhao Qian to come and invite me back. I won't go back until he kneels down and apologizes to me."

"Hey, anyone can brag. I bet you'll get more and more scared tonight, and you'll sneak back to serve those two living dads first thing tomorrow morning."