A visitor

"When are you going back to your parents' home?"

Liu Yunxia touched her belly and smiled, "The road to my mother's house is not easy to walk to, so I thought I would go back after the snow melts completely."

Xu Runling continued, "This year is Yunxia's first year of marriage, and she should have gone back today. But she is pregnant, and your father and I are worried, so we asked her to wait until the weather is better before going back."

Seeing that his sister-in-law didn't look annoyed, Yang Xiu felt relieved and said, "Indeed, health is more important. The snow in the ditch is so thick today that Shu Shu can't get out if he stands in it..."

Qin Shu twisted his body unhappily and pulled Yang Xiu's sleeve to stop him from speaking. Qin Yu giggled again when he thought of that scene.

Qin Shu simply buried his face in his mother's arms. The whole family couldn't help laughing at seeing him like an ostrich.

Liu Yunxia looked at the two children and couldn't help but touch her belly, her heart full of anticipation.

*

Sure enough, before lunch time, Yang Xiu's grandmother Dang came back.

Xu Runling joked: "Oh, you didn't eat at Lao San's house again, I told you to listen to Xiu'er and you would definitely come back..."

The old lady smiled and said, "When can I not eat? My granddaughter is here and I can't ignore her..."

"Look, Xiu'er is afraid that her third aunt will say that you are partial, but you are partial..."

While they were talking, Dang had already taken Yang Xiu's hand, touching and looking at her affectionately. Xu Runling couldn't help but laugh:

"Oh my, look how your grandma loves you. She's afraid that you'll lose some piece of flesh..."

"No, you are not as carefree as a mother. You don't even know to make a meat meal for your daughter..." the old lady also laughed.

"Okay, okay, you two are so sweet, let me cook. I can't let your eldest granddaughter starve..." Xu Runling always spoke like this to her mother-in-law, and Liu Yunxia looked on enviously.

To be fair, Xu Runling is definitely a good mother-in-law. She is hardworking and doesn't talk much. Whenever the couple quarrel, she always helps the mother-in-law when she is wrong. But she just couldn't let go and couldn't be as comfortable as she was with her mother.

Yang Xiu was afraid of neglecting her sister-in-law, so she pulled Liu Yunxia and the old lady to the kitchen.

There is also a large kang connected to a stove in the Yang family’s kitchen. The kang is always warm because they cook every day. In winter, the whole family eats on this kang.

After placing the old lady and two children on the kang, Yang Xiu helped his mother pick vegetables while chatting with his family.

No matter what era it is, gossip is always an eternal topic for people.

Xu Runling was busy despite her injury, and she was also busy talking:

"I heard that Wang Hong divorced his wife a few years ago, and then his wife married the second son of your eldest father's family?"

"Yeah..." Yang Xiu nodded: "I also found out a few days later. My family didn't make any arrangements. I heard that they got the marriage certificate."

"I don't know what she was thinking. She was so comfortable at Wang Hong's house, but she had to go there and suffer..."

Yang Xiu raised her eyebrows: "She was not angry. Wen Qing scratched her several times on New Year's Eve, and my aunt didn't dare to say anything..."

"Good fellow..." Xu Runling was greatly shocked: "Your aunt-in-law and your mother-in-law can fight back and forth, why are you so cowardly in front of your daughter-in-law?"

"Who knows..."

Liu Yunxia was stunned when she heard this. The old lady was worried about her granddaughter:

"According to what you said, she is even more powerful than your mother-in-law. You should be careful and don't provoke her..."

"Don't worry, grandma. My mother-in-law has also told me about this. I can save myself from it."

"Well, your mother-in-law is from the old family after all, so you'd be right to listen to her..." The old lady was relieved and advised.

Xu Runling was a little curious: "Your mother-in-law is fearless, so why is she afraid of her niece-in-law?"

"It's not that I'm afraid..." Yang Xiu defended her mother-in-law: "She is now fully focused on making money, so she doesn't have time to care about Liu Rong. She reminded us because she thought it's better to have less trouble than more..."

Xu Runling couldn't help but look at her in-laws with admiration: "Your mother-in-law has really made great progress..."

The old lady also nodded: "That's right, why bother with them? The most important thing is to live a good life at home..."

*

Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren live happily together here. In the main room, Qin Wenli and his old father-in-law were also having a pleasant conversation.

To be honest, ever since he learned about his wife's childhood trauma, he has been quite dissatisfied with his father-in-law. At this moment, the topic turned to school, and Qin Wenli said:

"My mother and Xiuer went to school in August. Now they can read and do some calculations."

Yang Yonglu was unaware of his son-in-law's thoughts, and agreed with him: "It's always good to know some words, especially since your family has a stall. You can't just rely on you to do the accounting. Your mother has a good vision in this matter..."

Seeing that his father-in-law didn't pay attention to the point, Qin Wenli wanted to nod again, but when he looked up at the old man's gray hair and kind eyes, he couldn't help but slow down his voice:

"Yes, my mother and Xiu'er studied well and were praised by the township. We still have a certificate of honor..."

Yang Yonglu still had the demeanor of an old teacher and said, "Learning is a long-term process. I am still reading books and newspapers. You too, don't just read martial arts novels all the time, try other types of novels. As the old saying goes, 'there is a golden house in books'. If you want to do business for a long time, you have to study tirelessly..."

Qin Wenli: ...

Well, I failed to awaken other people's forgotten memories, but ended up learning a lesson for myself.

Although he was secretly dissatisfied, he still agreed with a smile. There is no other reason, there are not many elders in this world who care about him, and his father-in-law is the most sincere one among them!

"Dad, Xiu'er and I are going to take the children to the plateau in a few days. Do you have anything to buy?" Qin Wenli asked.

"Go to the plateau? Have you told your mother?" Yang Yonglu asked back.

"Yes, she agreed."

"That's good. When people reach our age, we all hope that our children are safe and sound. You should move around more often." He sighed and said, "It sounds like you are planning to buy something?"

Qin Wenli smiled: "Yes, my elder brother and I are planning to buy a TV."

Yang Yonglu glanced at his son-in-law with appreciation: "The TV is great. With a TV, you are no longer blind. How much is the TV?"

Qin Wenli explained the general situation, and Yang Yonglu readily said that he also wanted one for his family.

Qin Wenli was happy. If he ordered three machines at a time, he could negotiate the price with them.

*

Yang Xiu was happy at her parents' home, but Hu Yufeng was unbearable at home.

Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sky cleared up and the magpies that had not been seen for a long time were chirping non-stop on the branches.

The old lady said happily: "The magpie is calling, and a distinguished guest has arrived. I'm afraid there will be guests coming today."

Hu Yufeng hastily heated up some leftovers to fill her stomach, and asked Qin Shengtian to clean the yard quickly. She would glance outside the door from time to time to see who the distinguished guest was.

This one look made me angry: among the group of people coming from the main road, the one in the front was none other than Mr. and Mrs. Fu.

What a blind magpie!

But she couldn't show her bad face to others during the first month of the year, especially since they were young people who should be the juniors of the family. Hu Yufeng had to force a smile.

"Yuxiang, brother-in-law, I didn't expect you to come today." Hu Yufeng greeted everyone when they came forward.

Old Fu laughed: "It's the first month of the year, and the kids are all here, so I thought of bringing them here to wish you all a happy new year..."

Several children called out for help, and Hu Yufeng responded with a smile, then invited everyone into the house.

Old Fu and Hu Yuxiang were the first to sit down on the stools, and their son Fu Hongjun also sat on the edge of the kang. However, his eldest daughter stood by the kang without moving.

Hu Yufeng said, "It's cold, you guys go sit on the kang..."

"It's okay, auntie, we're not cold..." Fu Hongying touched the bed sheet in a way she thought was concealed, then shook her hands off as if they were stained with dirt.

Hu Yufeng was somewhat unhappy: "Although my house is old, the bedding in the house has been washed and cleaned again and again. Who are you showing this to? If you think it's dirty, just stand there!"

"Where are Wenli and his wife? Why can't we see them?" Hu Yuxiang said as she looked around the room.

"I went to my father-in-law's house yesterday. There are only three old people at home..." Hu Yufeng said lightly.

There was silence in the room for a while. The children of Old Fu's family looked around carefully and couldn't help wondering: Didn't they say that my aunt's family made money? Why do they still look so poor?

Although they were puzzled, none of the three siblings really asked. Their old mother was different. She spoke directly:

"Sister, why are you still the same? You don't even buy some furniture after earning money?"

Hu Yufeng: ...

There are literally 108 swear words waiting to come out of my mouth.

After all, there was a child there, so Hu Yufeng suppressed her anger. Seeing that the situation was not right, Lao Fu quickly spoke up, thinking that he had something to ask for today:

"Big sister, did you go to see big brother before the New Year?"

"I went. What's the matter? You guys went too?"

"No, I just heard that you brought some meat to the eldest brother, and he gave it away after you left..."

Oh, that morning, she got angry and forgot to take the meat away. Hu Yufeng cursed herself in her heart, but said sternly: "Give it to him and it's his. He can give it to anyone he wants. He's not a child. Who can control him?"

Old Fu smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, it's a pity that you have been so heartless, sister..." The shop was filled with a strong smell of stale tea.

Hu Yufeng felt uncomfortable and said:

"What's the big deal? I took the trouble to raise Dayuxiang and the other two, and I didn't expect anything in return."

If we really have to talk about pity, the most regrettable thing is the food wasted on the second sister, feeding such a heartless thing who only cares about irritating her!

Hu Yuxiang pursed her lips, and Old Fu also shut up in embarrassment, and the room became quiet again.

"Aunt, I heard from my mother-in-law that you also won a certificate of honor?" Fu Honglan, the second daughter of the Fu family, asked curiously.

Hu Yufeng nodded and pointed to the wall and said, "It's right there. Your brother Wenqing insisted on buying a photo frame and hanging it up."

Several people looked in the direction of Hu Yufeng's hand and saw a bright red certificate in a rectangular photo frame. Unfortunately, none of them could read and could not understand what was written on it.

"Aunt, you are so awesome..." Fu Honglan praised sincerely.

Hu Yufeng laughed and said, "What's so great about this? You young people have quick minds and learn much faster than me..."

Fu Honglan was somewhat tempted, but Fu Hongying said, "What's the use of knowing how to read? We are not going to be officials..."

Hu Yufeng glanced at this stupid niece and was speechless.