Li Fengmei was sweeping the snow in front of the door with a bamboo broom. Today was the second day of the Chinese New Year, the day when married ladies returned to their parents' home.

"Feng Mei, Feng Mei~"

When Li Fengmei heard the call, she quickly raised her head.

A woman with a shawl on her head ran over excitedly, her eyes full of gossip, "Sister Feng, your sister-in-law is back, she's already at Uncle Erlian's door."

Li Fengmei laughed and said, "I thought it was nothing, doesn't my mother have to go back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year?

If my sister-in-law from my mother's family hadn't also been going back to Dong today, I would have gone back to my mother's family too.

What? Your sister-in-law isn’t coming back today? ”

The visitor winked and said, "No, I'm talking about your sister-in-law."

She emphasized the word "small".

"Ah Fang, your man's third sister, the one who hasn't come back for seven or eight years."

Li Fengmei's eyes widened, "What? You said Liu Afang is back?

Did you see it wrong? She has been out of touch with her parents' family for seven or eight years. ”

The woman nodded. "Yes, it's Liu Afang, your sister-in-law. I was not mistaken. It was definitely her. She is being stopped by Xiao Hainan to talk. I saw her from a distance and came over to inform you immediately."

"Oh my, this is terrible, I have to talk to my father-in-law right away so that he can have an idea of ​​what's going on.

My health is already weak, so don't let me get angry and get hurt, because then I will be the one who suffers and is tired. ”

Li Fengmei threw away the broom, wiped her hands on her apron twice and walked into the house.

At the kitchen door, Liu Guobing was squatting on the ground, rubbing a piece of blackened pig ear with a loofah. This pig ear was the main dish for lunch today.

Hearing the voices coming from outside, he stopped what he was doing.

Xiaofang is back?

What are you coming back for? Don't let your in-laws bully you just for coming back.

The Qiao family looked down on the Liu family, and the Liu family was unwilling to support the Qiao family.

Thinking of the Qiao family, Liu Guobing felt a surge of resentment in his heart.

His sister was marrying into the Qiao family, not being sold to them.

In order to have normal interactions with their daughter, the Qiao family always thought that the Liu family wanted to extort money from them.

A dog's eye looks down on people.

There was no joy in Liu Guobing's eyes. He frowned, put down the things in his hands, and subconsciously walked towards the door.

Inside the house, Liu Tielang walked out with his eldest daughter-in-law hunched over.

"Dad, look, he's really here." Li Fengmei murmured as she watched the figure walking towards her in the distance.

Liu Afang held her belly and limped over, tears starting to flow before she even opened her mouth.

Looking at his elderly father, he trembled and shouted timidly, "Dad... I, I'm back..."

Liu Tieluo didn't say anything, but glanced at the three members of the Qiao family.

His face was rosy and his cheeks were chubby. He was dressed well, with a new cotton-padded jacket. He was also leading a cow, and his shoes covered his feet.

She was completely different from the one she had been standing in front of him eight years ago, with only three toes exposed and her neck hunched and shivering from the cold.

"Dad, I'm well." Qiao Youcai greeted Liu Tieluo nervously, not daring to stand up straight.