"Mom, why don't you take a break? It's almost done here."

Could Huang Cuilan say that she was chased out by her own son before she even approached the small study? Alas... a son is no longer under the control of his mother. Could she really harm her own son?

It’s rare for the second brother to come here so early in the morning. I guess it’s something important.

What is going on?

"Mom, please sit down for a while."

Huang Cuilan glanced at her daughters-in-law, calmed down, and asked, "Did you add more for your second uncle?"

Gong Xiaoya was startled when she heard this, and nodded repeatedly, "I added it."

Wei Qiulian's eyes flashed, and she smiled and changed the subject, "Mom, are the kids okay?"

Huang Cuilan smiled when she mentioned her grandchildren. "They are very well behaved. They even know not to eat candy first thing in the morning. Let's make some egg custard for them and add two extra eggs."

Gong Xiaoya glanced at the cupboard and shook her head. "There are only five left. Let's save them for you and Dad. They've been eating well enough these days."

"Why are there so few left?" Huang Cuilan regretted it the moment she opened her mouth. "Use it first. I'll exchange it with someone else when I return to the village in a couple of days."

A sneer flashed in Wei Qiulian's eyes when she heard this, and she immediately lowered her head and started to light the fire without saying a word.

Missing?

She just doesn't believe that her mother-in-law doesn't know what's going on!

This was the limited supply for a month, especially in winter when the hens stopped laying eggs. The family still had eggs before winter, so her father-in-law and her husband would go to the village early in the morning to exchange them for the children's nutrition.

But who would have thought that the grandmother would not even care about her grandchildren. I guess if she wasn't afraid of her father-in-law being angry, she would have brought them all over when she went back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings.

But it was difficult for her as a daughter-in-law to say this. Didn’t she see that her mother-in-law confidently said behind her father-in-law’s back that the old man was in poor health?

Okay! We are all children, and she understands what parents are and what filial piety is, but can you not disgust her by acting like your daughter-in-law is cheating on her?

Gong Xiaoya was startled when she heard this, then nodded immediately. She glanced at her sister-in-law, who was cooking, and then glanced at her mother-in-law out of the corner of her eye. Well, this person was stunned on the stool again, so she didn't need to make small talk.

No one knew what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were thinking in the kitchen.

However, after a while, Zhang Mingzuo in the living room lifted the door curtain with some concern, took a step forward, looked towards the kitchen, and then stepped back.

Thinking of the disappointed look his mother gave him when she left, he scratched his head irritably, took a big sip of warm water, and looked at the study door worriedly.

Just now, his mother came in and asked loudly, "Did your uncle get into trouble? Why are you in such a hurry to talk to your father behind closed doors?"

Just thinking about it gives him a headache.

Sima Zhao's intentions were known to everyone. Did she really think no one could see through her clumsy little tricks? Could she please stop causing trouble for them?

His second uncle must have heard it, but he ignored it. I guess he won't come to his father's house if he has any problems in the future...

"Brother, why don't you go out with us to relax this time?"

Zhang Guofu looked at his brother's distressed eyes, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't worry about me, she is just like this."

Zhang Laoer was really fed up with Huang Cuilan.

If his nephew hadn't been outside, he would have opened the door and started cursing. Ah, what does that mean? What's wrong with these two brothers just chatting for a few minutes?

"Really not going? We three brothers haven't been together for a long time. Xiaowu asked me several times how you were doing, but I didn't dare tell him the truth. What's the point of your life now? Why don't you get a divorce?"

Zhang Guofu sighed when he heard this. "If they wanted to divorce, they would have done so long ago. Okay, let's not talk about my business anymore. If you go there this time..."

"Alright, let's talk about my business later." Zhang Laoer interrupted with a wave of his hand. "Just tell me what you think. I believed you when you said the child was young.

Even if you become a model soldier or an advanced cadre, did I advise you to transfer to the provincial capital? But they are all married now, and you have divided the family for them, so why are you still hesitating?

Don't think I don't know that Uncle Liu has mentioned several times that he wants to transfer you to the provincial capital. The reason you haven't gone yet is not just because of this troublesome thing, right? "

"Who for her?"

Zhang Laoer frowned even more upon hearing this. "Then who are you doing this for?"

Zhang Guofu avoided his gaze and said, "I am the eldest son. Wherever my parents are, I will be there."

Zhang Laoer looked at him suspiciously and sneered twice, "Do you think I've been working in the bureau for nothing all these years? Don't use your parents as an excuse."

Zhang Guofu lowered his head and flicked the non-existent dust off his legs. "Whatever you think."

"Are we brothers?"

Zhang Guofu looked at him speechlessly when he heard this. "Could you please not use the same work tactics on your brother?"

"Then tell me the truth."

"The truth is, I don't like provincial capitals."

Zhang Laoer was immediately irritated and laughed, giving him a thumbs-up. "You're awesome! Then why do you let her hang around you? Don't tell me how much you cherish your wife."

Zhang Guofu laughed at himself and said, "She's just an insignificant person. Just ignore her."

Zhang Laoer pondered this, his eyes catching sight of the clothes on the kang. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he whispered, "Brother, you don't have a lover in the county town who's reluctant to leave, do you?"

Zhang Guofu's eyes widened immediately, and he slapped him in anger, "You damned brat, you say whatever you want. Is your brother like me this kind of person?"

Zhang Laoer naturally didn't believe that he was such a person. Moreover, even the smallest thing happening in the county town was right under his nose, and it was not certain that it could be hidden from his eyes.

He looked at Zhang Guofu teasingly, "Then why do you refuse to be transferred to the Provincial Grain Bureau? There must be a real reason. Don't you happen to have an old lover there?"

Zhang Laoer said it casually, but the result almost scared him to death - he saw his brother took out a cigarette and lit it without saying a word.

"Brother, brother, no way?"

Zhang Guofu: "Stop overthinking it. I rarely go to the provincial capital for meetings a few times a year. Don't you see how old I am? It's not my turn to have any romantic affairs."

But can you look at yourself when you say this? Can you stop frowning and smoking so early in the morning? It's like there's a ghost waiting for you in the provincial capital.

Zhang Laoer looked at him thoughtfully. "Does that person have a powerful background? Did he make you feel intimidated when you went there? Or is he someone we know? Do I know him? Let me think... Xiao Zhou? She's so ugly. Xiao Gu, she's so carefree like a man, and you look down on her. Xiao Zhu, they've only been married for two years, that's not right either. Secretary Dong, that's not right either. He always has a cold face and is so arrogant..."

Zhang Guofu rolled his eyes at him, his words becoming more and more outrageous. He was fifty years old, not twenty, and he still had such a constant flow of romantic luck!

Zhang Laoer's thoughts were wrong. He must have been overthinking it. There were only a few female comrades, and he had basically met them all. What could he possibly have hidden from his sharp eyes?

However, this sister-in-law really needs to be punished.

Before leaving, Zhang Laoer did not forget to suggest to Zhang Guofu: "Brother, your mother-in-law has been saying all day that she won't live past the New Year. Now that your niece-in-law is here, it would be a good idea to let your sister-in-law go back and accompany her mother to show her filial piety."

Zhang Guofu was well aware of his second brother's pettiness and burst into laughter. But Huang Cuilan? Sigh... she really needed to go back and clear her head.