Everyone knew that the couple didn't have much free time due to their jobs, so Chen Eryao naturally understood. Although they couldn't be there in person, they sent a generous gift, which gave Rongchun face in his wife's family.

Besides, she's not stupid. The fact that they had enough money to build a separate house after the family split up means they were taking advantage of her sister-in-law to some extent.

Although she has her own ulterior motives, she also knows how to be grateful.

Invite the whole family in, and they begin to ask each other how the year has been.

Da Ni has already married into the family of the village head Tian next door, and Er Ni is also engaged.

Perhaps because she was about to get married, Erni seemed more mature than the last time she was seen. She was no longer as shy as before and even took the initiative to chat with Hua Xiangyun about everyday things.

“It’s really hard for my sister to come back these days. I don’t know if she’ll be able to come back before the New Year.” Thinking about her older sister’s life after getting married, Erni doesn’t really look forward to marriage.

At home, although her sister-in-law would occasionally make things difficult, she didn't dare to go too far because her parents were there.

If she gets married, she'll have two sets of in-laws, a brother-in-law, and a whole bunch of sisters-in-law. She doesn't know if she'll be able to make a good life for them.

"How is Sister Dani? Is life going well since you got married?" Hua Xiangyun always asked with concern whenever she heard her mention it.

He wanted to stay outside the room, but when he thought about how his aunt would do the young lady's makeup later, he gritted his teeth, rubbed his face, forced a smile, and followed her out of the room.

She had examined Da Ni's face and knew that although she would suffer some minor hardships in the future, she would have great fortune later in life.

Hua Xiangyun didn't have a good impression of honest and simple men, but they were the best choice for a son-in-law in the village. As a villager, you couldn't say anything.

Qi Ni snorted and tried to stop her, saying, "In your eyes, Cheng Qinglang has made something of himself, but from our perspective, he's just like our poor relatives."

Xun Xingshun said, "That's what they say. Jiang Yi is all alone, and he has no one to help him. Everyone has their own difficulties."

You mean, it was on behalf of Qini that she brought up that topic? Qini looked at Xun Xingshun with envy, "He's the one who's bad. He married Comrade Jiang Yi and has no mother-in-law or siblings. He's in charge of the household as soon as he leaves the house. He has to watch whose face he's being treated. I bet he's very happy."

It's understandable that these elders would urge her to have children; how could an unmarried young woman like her be the one to bring it up?

Xun Liangtian quickly replied, "I have prepared some things, but I don't know if everything is complete. Would you like to go home with me to take a look?"

It's necessary to continue the conversation with you, otherwise I'll only end up getting upset.

Just thinking about all the things she would have to face before getting married made Qi Ni feel a little confused. If that's the case, why get married at all?

Anyway, we men have to have children sooner or later, so having a son early is fine too, it'll complete the mission." Qini's words were so endearing that Cheng Qinglang felt a little annoyed.

Hua Xiangyun escorted the person to the village entrance, and only after she had seen the person did she turn around and go back with a sullen face.

You should consider that you worked very hard during your years in the army, and we let you do whatever you wanted, but you should at least be able to handle the work outside the home.

Is it better to place your hopes on others or to rely on your own efforts?

My brother-in-law, our whole family is so young and has come all this way, we have to be mindful of your attitude. You're old, you shouldn't act like an old person.

He saw what you did those two days.

Hua Xiangyun said, "Now that everything outside the village is done, there's nothing else to do. They should all go home and quickly prepare for the New Year. This year, everyone should have a more relaxed life and not neglect the children."

The rooms outside the house, even though you know your son-in-law will come to pay his respects after the New Year, you didn't even tidy them up properly. It took you half the night to slowly and busily tidy them up before you could let him rest. Look at the kind of life you live.

Seeing that the situation was favorable, Xun Liangtian immediately dragged Xun Liangcai along to follow.

"Dad, did he mean there are still some things to take care of outside the village?"

You said sourly, "They're so bad. All eight of them in the family passed the primary school entrance exam. They can dream about their future, but you can only toil in the fields. Now that you've made something of yourself, don't forget to help us sisters out."

Hua Xiangyun stopped and looked at the seven of us brothers. "They must be doing this for their mother, so don't stop them."

Qi Ni thought about it and realized it was true. At the same time, her eyes drifted to Cheng Qinglang's belly. "He's been married for at least a year, how come there's still no sign of pregnancy?"

Seeing that your sister-in-law and your daughter have both lost their children, he needs to hurry up too.

Xun Xingshun wanted to continue, so he stood up, dusted off his sleeves, and said, "A person's life depends on their own efforts. Just because he is doing well now doesn't mean that things will change from before."

"That's how it is. Even your mother said she's done far fewer bad things than I have as a daughter-in-law. After all, a mother-in-law scolds and even hits people; it would be unusual for her to do less."

Those two days, Mother was a bit too much, but she is still our biological mother who gave birth to us. I quickly got down and took the old man's arm, "Dad, Rongqiu is going on a blind date in a couple of days. She knows whether my clothes fit or not. Would you like to go with her to take a look?"

When Xun Liangcai saw that his elder brother kept trying to bring the old man to their home, he immediately realized that his father was taking his time to settle accounts.

The brothers each prepared a sack of their own dried goods and vegetables, which Jiang Yi and Hua Zhian carried on their backs as the two strong laborers on this trip.

Despite her inner turmoil, Qi Ni was still somewhat panicked. Before she got married, she lived her life just like she was at her parents' home. There were very few people who said she had married badly.

Even if it's a son-in-law visiting his family, and he's just a special guest, you should still greet him with a smile. Look at your attitude!

Just as she had guessed, Qi Ni immediately complained, "Your young lady has secretly complained to you that her husband is bad in every way and doesn't listen to my mother very much."

It was quite quiet inside just now, why don't you go out and join the peace and quiet?

Besides, the Hua family doesn't owe us anything. On the contrary, their children are very filial and always think of you.

Anyway, your mother-in-law and great-grandmother-in-law don't make decisions about things outside the home. Your daughter isn't a tool to be used wherever you're told.

You're going to beat yourself up today too, but if you continue to live with a wife like that, I believe you'll die young. So I'm going to send her mother back to her parents' home to teach you a lesson and wake you up, so you won't keep acting like a know-it-all and getting worse as you get older.

“You’re still a student, let’s think about that later.” Xun Xingshun tried to change the subject, but clearly, Qini didn’t understand and misunderstood.

Xun Xingshun also said something bad, like, "Do you have a mother-in-law down there?"

Although she had never met her cousin-in-law, she had heard that he was the eldest son in his family and a rather honest and simple man.

We weren't originally guests at Xunxingshun; we came to visit the seven elders as a way of showing filial piety, so we stayed another night before heading back on the seventh day.