Zhang Xuemei stayed at her parents' home for two days, and then took a bus back early on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. It's estimated that it will be a long time before they meet again.

After changing buses twice, Zhang Xuemei and her companion were about to start walking on the mountain road again, but this time they were going downhill, which was a little better. Little Panpan could walk on her own and was even faster than them!

"I didn't have a chance to ask you at home, but why didn't my second sister and the others come back this year?" Zhang Xuemei suddenly remembered this.

Xu Minghan had thought about this problem long ago. "I remember in my past life, I went to the train station in the middle of the night to queue up and buy train tickets for Chinese New Year. This time we didn't go, and my brother-in-law probably wouldn't think of this, so we probably won't be able to get tickets."

Zhang Xuemei nodded, thinking that must be the reason.

"I think my second brother-in-law and his family will be back by the end of the year. We'll see if there's anything we can do to help then!" Xu Minghan knew that his second brother-in-law and his family would probably lose everything again and come back with a mountain of debt.

"Yeah, we got back too late. They were all out. Otherwise, we might have been able to stop them."

"Come on, your brother-in-law is too ambitious. All he wants is to be a boss and make a lot of money. He won't give up until you let him go at least once."

Xu Minghan knew his brother-in-law's personality well. Seeing that others had made money by opening shops in other provinces, he borrowed money to open one himself, but he didn't think about whether he would lose money.

Of course, in their past lives, the couple were also encouraged, borrowed some money and went out with them, only to return dejectedly.

Now things are great. The debts are all paid off, we have a house, and we have a lot of savings. Life is wonderful.

"Yeah, I don't know what to say about my brother-in-law. It's just that my sister and her two nephews are suffering."

Zhang Xuemei truly felt sorry for her second sister. When she was young, she worked hard to pay off debts and support the family, while her brother-in-law just drifted around aimlessly, never earning money properly. He was the kind of person who looked down on small money but couldn't make big money.

She'll have to help raise her grandson when she gets old. There's no other way; her son and daughter-in-law have to go out and earn money. She'll be busy until she's old. She's had enough of a hard life.

...

When the family of four arrived home, lunch had already been served. When Granny Liu saw them return, she went to get some eggs and made noodles.

Xu Mingwan stepped forward and took the child from her third sister-in-law's arms. "Third sister-in-law, you eat first! I'll hold the child." With that, she carried the child to the yard to bask in the sun.

Granny Liu worked quickly, and a pot of noodles was ready in about ten minutes. "You can serve yourselves, I'll feed Panpan."

Zhang Xuemei was really hungry, and with her mother-in-law's excellent cooking skills, she ate two bowls of food before putting down her chopsticks.

Xu Minghan was very perceptive; after finishing his meal, he immediately cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them.

Grandma Liu patted her eldest granddaughter and told her to go play with her aunt.

Then he turned to look at Zhang Xuemei, "Yesterday, Yao Qingping, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family, came to introduce Xiaowan to a potential partner. She said he was her younger brother from her maternal family, 25 years old, the youngest of four siblings, and all his older brothers and sisters were married."

The young man can earn his own money; he's saved quite a bit over the years working, and with his parents adding some more, it'll be enough to build a two-story house.

"That sounds good! What did Xiao Wan say?"

"What else could she say? She just said she wasn't thinking about it right now and felt she was still too young."

Zhang Xuemei could only comfort her, saying, "Xiao Wan is still young, there's no need to rush. If she really doesn't want to, just refuse her for now! Maybe a better match is yet to come!"

"Alright, I'll go to the Chen family later and talk to them. I should at least give them an answer, whether it's okay or not."

In the afternoon, Granny Liu told Yao Qingping what she meant. Although they weren't meant to be, she still wanted to talk things out.

Yao Qingping's face was somewhat unpleasant. She had originally thought that she would succeed if she went to the Xu family to plead her case.

Not to brag, but her younger brother is also good-looking and a good match for Xu Mingwan.

In addition, she is hardworking and her family is well-off, so why would they disagree?

If her younger brother hadn't begged her to introduce him to someone, she wouldn't have agreed! In her opinion, her brother deserved better, and the Xu family's conditions were still a bit lacking, so they wouldn't be of much help to her brother in the future.

Chen Chunfeng's house happened to be right next to Yao Qingping's house. She had been watching Liu Pozi the whole time she went in, and when they came out one after the other, she saw Yao Qingping's expression and began to have some thoughts about it.

"Qingping, what are you doing? You look so pale."

Yao Qingping didn't want to tell anyone, knowing that Chen Chunfeng was a gossip and that if she told him, the whole village would know, but she just couldn't help it.

"Aunt Chen, it's nothing. I just wanted to introduce my younger brother to Xu Mingwan, but he didn't like him! We guess we weren't meant to be!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chunfeng snorted coldly, "What do you mean there's no fate? In my opinion, it's just that you're too proud."

She probably saw that Xu Xiaoxi found a rich man, so she wanted to do the same.

You said they both worked in the same factory, but he didn't fancy her. Isn't that because he's not as good as her?

Therefore, people should have self-awareness.

Yao Qingping glanced around and said softly, "Auntie, you're going a bit too far. Xiao Wan is a good person. Marriage is all about fate. It's normal if you don't click with someone."

"You act like a good person, but you're just unhappy inside. You talk a good game, but there's no point in talking to you." With that, she turned and left, determined to spread the word.

Yao Qingping thought carefully about what she had said and realized that she hadn't said anything out of line. Even if something bad happened in the village later, it wouldn't concern her.

Chen Chunfeng specifically sought out a few people he usually got along well with for casual conversation.

"Hey, you know, Xu Mingwan from the Xu family had someone introduce her to a potential partner, but she didn't even like him. Can you believe how picky that girl is!"

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