Chapter 66 Third Sister-in-law is hiding something

"You ran that far?"

Li Erge's brows furrowed instantly, and the worry in his eyes was clearly visible. "You're getting bolder and bolder."

Li Banxia, ​​"..."

Feeling both touched and amused, she said, “Second Brother, I’m forty-three, not four or thirteen. I’ve been through so many life-threatening situations, what’s there to be afraid of about going on a long trip?”

Li Erge glared at her, "Is it my fault? I prescribed you medicine but you wouldn't drink it. Wasn't it enough that you gave birth to twins for that Su woman? You insisted on having one after another, and your body almost collapsed from giving birth."

"What did I say back then? Get Su Youfu some 'abortion soup'..." Brother Li San started bringing up old grievances from the side.

Li Erge glared at Li Sange as well, "You just talk the talk but I haven't seen you do anything, you're just a know-it-all!"

"...I was just afraid my little sister would get angry. If she doesn't drink it, what can you do?"

The two brothers started arguing for no apparent reason.

Li Banxia looked at them helplessly.

Li's mother sighed, "Alright, you two are almost a hundred people combined, and you're still arguing like children."

Mr. Li shook his head, unable to bear the sight.

Li Banxia smiled and smoothed things over, "I suggest that Second Brother and Third Brother continue running whenever they have time. We can still enjoy this wave of benefits for a while. The country is giving us money to spend, so why not take advantage of it now?"

Li Erge nodded and looked at Li Sange.

Brother Li nodded, "Your sister-in-law said she'll wait and see for a couple more days. I'll talk to her about it later."

"OK."

Li Banxia didn't take it to heart, feeling that her third sister-in-law had initially supported it, and there was no reason for her to disagree after seeing the money.

As a result, during the meal, Li Sange casually mentioned, "Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, and Little Sister all think we can eat another round, so why don't we continue buying?"

"Is that so?"

Li Sansao paused in her chopsticks, her gaze clearly betraying her guilt as she looked away, avoiding eye contact with the group.

Li Banxia, ​​being perceptive, immediately noticed it.

She glanced at Li Sansou and sensed something was amiss.

"After you finish eating, go back and sort out the money. This afternoon, my second brother and I came up with a plan, and we'll head to Yingkou tomorrow..."

Brother Li San talked to Sister-in-law Li San while eating.

Li Sansao's smile was a little dry. "Let's...let's take another look. What if it falls and we get stuck with it?"

"You..."

Brother Li frowned and glanced at her. "You weren't afraid of being stuck with the money before, but now that you've seen it, you're saying this? You've got your priorities backwards. Stop dawdling and let me tell you, little sister. This time, the government is giving us money to pick up. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't you understand?"

Li Sansao twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled.

However, her smile looked dry and unnatural.

"...What's wrong with you?" Brother Li looked at his wife strangely.

Third Sister-in-law is clearly hiding something from everyone.

Li Banxia opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but remembering her status as her sister-in-law, she pursed her lips and swallowed her words.

In her past life, she talked too much, which caused a rift between her third brother and sister-in-law.

She had to always remember her status as a married woman, and what she should and shouldn't say.

Li Banxia glanced at her parents.

I happened to see my parents exchanging glances, and I knew that they had also noticed something was wrong.

After thinking about it, she didn't mention that she had already decided to divorce Su Youfu.

Li Banxia had lunch, took a nap, went for a walk in the medicinal herb field, picked a watermelon that her third brother had planted at the edge of the field, lingered at her parents' place for two hours, and then caught the 5 o'clock bus home.

When I got home, the yard smelled nice with soap. The wind was blowing on the clothes hanging on the line, making a rustling sound. Half the yard was covered with Su Xiaosi's clothes drying in the sun.

The aroma of food wafted from the kitchen. The eldest son and his wife were chatting and laughing as they cooked. Every now and then, Su Laosan would run out to pick a chili pepper, and the sound of chopping vegetables could be heard from inside the house. Then he would run out to press water to wash a couple of cucumbers, followed by the sound of slapping the cutting board.

Old Su lay half-reclined in the rocking chair, one foot touching the ground, creaking and swaying, staring blankly at the wisteria trellis.

Seeing Li Banxia return, she looked at her blankly for a moment, then focused her gaze, sat up and called out, "Mom."

Li Banxia nodded.

She glanced up at Su Xiaosi, who was sitting by the window, writing her test paper without looking up, and Su Hongmei, who looked up and called out "Mom" when she heard the noise.

He placed the watermelon in the basin in front of the hand pump, then went back to his room.

Su Hongmei pursed her lips and called to Su Xiaosi, "Fourth Brother, Mom is back."

Su Xiaosi tightened her grip on the ballpoint pen, and the pen tip drew a heavy line on the test paper.

He looked up at Su Hongmei, who quickly lowered her head to do her homework.

Su Xiaosi gripped the pen tighter and tighter until her fingertips turned white.

He washed the clothes for hours!

Like an idiot.

I hand-washed it over and over again until my back was about to break. Finally, I managed to hang it to dry.

When I went to collect it, I found it was covered in stains!

He didn't understand what went wrong, so he could only take it off and wash it again. He was almost finished when his older brother came out and told him that after washing clothes with laundry soap, they should be rinsed with clean water before drying them!

Also, the cuffs, collar, the row of buttons on the chest, and the armpits are the dirtiest places, so you should focus on rubbing them.

He's never washed clothes before, how would he know how to wash them properly?!

Since the older brother knew, why didn't he remind him in the first place?

He'd been busy for so long, and now he has to start all over again.

And there's my sister-in-law and younger sister!

They also do laundry, so why don't they wash his clothes?

As soon as they saw their mother scolding him, they all joined in to kick him while he was down!

They don't care about him, but he cares about them!

Su Xiaosi gritted her teeth.

Just wait, after this summer he'll be a prospective Tsinghua or Peking University student, then let's see who dares to look down on him!

"Mom's back?"

Su Laosan peeked out and saw Li Banxia carrying a basin to collect water. He called out "Mom" with a grin.

Li Banxia hummed in agreement, took the water back to her room, added hot water to the water, washed herself briefly, and changed into dry clothes.

As soon as she opened the door, she heard her eldest daughter-in-law carrying a bowl of minced garlic, smiling and calling out, "Mom, dinner's ready."

"Why."

Su Laoda carried a large bowl of cucumber shreds mixed with perilla, turned around and called out "Mom," then put the dish on the table.

"Second brother, go to the kitchen and get the food."

Su Lao Er remained seated for a while before standing up and going to the kitchen.

Su Laosan came out with a half-full bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, showing off to Li Banxia, ​​"Mom, I smashed the cucumber, and I picked and chopped the peppers in the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, right, brother and sister-in-law?"

The eldest brother, Su, nodded with a smile, "Yes, the third brother was very diligent today."

The eldest son's wife also smiled in agreement.

Su Lao Er brought out a bowl of noodles that had been soaked in cold water.

Su Hongmei glanced at Su Xiaosi a few times and, realizing he had no intention of leaving, hesitated. "Fourth Brother, aren't you going out?"

Su Xiaosi ignored her.

Su Hongmei bit her lip, glanced at Su Laosan who was so obsequious it was almost unbearable to look at, and then turned and left the house.

Su Xiaosi didn't come out, and no one called out to her.

The family was having dinner when Su Youfu arrived with He Taohua.

"Hey, Banxia, ​​you're eating right now. I've come at a bad time."

Li Banxia glanced up at them and hummed in response, "We can talk about it tomorrow. I'm too tired to talk to you guys today."

He Taohua was taken aback, bit her lip, and turned to look at Su Youfu.

Su Youfu's face instantly darkened. "Li Banxia, ​​what kind of attitude is this? Taohua came all the way here to see you as soon as she heard you were back. You treated her like that last time, but she was magnanimous and didn't stoop to your level..."