"Dad! Mom! I'm home!"
Huang Qinqin hadn't even gotten off the bike yet when she was already sitting on the back, waving her hand and shouting loudly.
Hearing Huang Qinqin's strong voice, Chen Zhaodi laughed and said, "You're married now and still so irresponsible. Couldn't you at least say hello after you get out of the car?"
"How am I being irresponsible? It's just saying hello~" Huang Qinqin felt that her mother didn't care about her anymore.
"Huh? Mom, aren't my eldest and second eldest brothers home?"
Huang Qinqin looked around the house and only saw Huang Eryuan and Chen Zhaodi.
“They’re at work. They wanted to take leave, but I didn’t allow it. Your dad and I are fine at home. They’ll be back by noon. Why would they need to take leave?”
Chen Zhaodi knew they also missed Huang Qinqin, but they would see her at noon, and since they lived so close, they could go see her anytime they missed her.
Chen Zhaodi looked at Huang Qinqin, grabbed her shoulder, and looked her up and down. She found that Huang Qinqin seemed to have been doing well these past few days, as her complexion was rosy and her expression was normal.
Xu Junhui took down the gifts for the bride's return visit and asked, "Mom, where are these things?"
When Chen Zhaodi looked, she was shocked to find there was a chicken!
"Why did you bring so much stuff? Chicken and brown sugar, Qinqin, why didn't you try to stop Junhui?"
Chen Zhaodi originally thought one chicken was already excessive, but she didn't expect there to be a pound of brown sugar and eggs as well. Although Chen Zhaodi said it was too much, she was still very happy inside.
After all, the more generous the return gift, the more satisfied the Xu family is with their daughter. At worst, she can just give them more things to take back later.
With give and take, the bond remains strong.
Chen Zhaodi had originally bought meat, but since they had also brought a chicken, she wanted to kill the chicken and cook it together.
"Then let's kill the chicken at noon today, and we can add another dish to our meal."
When Huang Eryuan heard that she was going to kill a chicken, he automatically and consciously prepared to go to the kitchen to get the tools.
Then Chen Zhaodi tentatively asked Xu Junhui, "Um, Junhui, do you know how to kill a chicken?"
Huang Eryuan then realized, oh right, he now has a son-in-law too. He'd heard from others that new sons-in-law are the most diligent.
Because I was quite afraid of my father-in-law during the first year of our marriage, I couldn't stand it anymore starting from the second year.
The leg that had already taken two steps back silently retracted.
"Yes, usually it's just my dad and me at home, killing chickens and fish. I'll boil water now, it'll be ready in no time."
Fortunately, he knew how to do it; otherwise, Xu Junhui couldn't even imagine how unbearable it would have been for him to sit here today.
No wonder his father specifically told him before leaving home to do more work and make a good impression on his future in-laws, so that if the two of them quarreled in the future, his future in-laws might speak up for him.
"Hey, honey, you and Junhui do it together. Qinqin and I have something to talk about. Come in and sit for a while."
Chen Zhaodi and Huang Qinqin returned to their room. As soon as they closed the door, Huang Qinqin was so startled by Chen Zhaodi's question that she almost fell over.
Her face flushed red, and she looked at her incredulously: "Mom, why are you asking this!"
Chen Zhaodi didn't take it seriously. "What's the big deal? Surely my son-in-law isn't really incompetent? He seems quite capable."
"No! He... he can do it..."
Oh my god! Why is she talking about this with her mom? She really wants to crawl into a hole and disappear!
"You young people are just too shy. Wait two years and you'll realize how important the question I asked today was."
"This concerns your 'happiness' for the rest of your life."
Seeing that Huang Qinqin's face was almost bleeding red, Chen Zhaodi changed the subject, saying, "How is your mother-in-law to you? Do you get along with Junhui's sister?"
“My mother-in-law is very good to me. These past few days I’ve been sleeping in until I naturally wake up. She doesn’t make me do any chores, nor does she stop me from doing any chores.”
"I feel very comfortable, like I'm still at home. As for my sister-in-law, I don't know what to say. There was something going on at home a couple of days ago, and Junhui said he wanted to teach her a lesson. Actually, I haven't spoken to her much these past two days..."
Huang Qinqin felt that she was doing quite well. Her father-in-law didn't interfere much, her mother-in-law was understanding, and Xu Junhui treated her very well.
Hearing her say that, Chen Zhaodi finally felt relieved and proudly said, "How about that? Isn't Mom's taste good?"
"I picked a good one for you right away. When you have a baby, I won't have to worry about you suffering during your postpartum period."
Huang Qinqin raised an eyebrow and said, "Mom, you're so shameless. Have you forgotten? You picked Xu Jingui for me."
“Junhui just came to me of his own accord.”
Chen Zhaodi rolled her eyes at her, annoyed: "Tch, what do you know? The reason Junhui invited his in-laws over is all thanks to your father and me."
“If your dad and I hadn’t gone to see him together, I don’t think you two would have gotten together. To be honest, if he had come to our door a little later to say he wanted to meet you, I probably would have already asked someone else to introduce you to someone else.”
"Really?"
"certainly..."
"Second-hand wife! Second-hand wife! Are you home?"
Just as Chen Zhaodi was about to say something to Huang Qinqin, she heard someone calling her from outside. When she went out, she saw it was Granny Wang from the family compound.
Huang Qinqin guessed that Aunt Wang must have come to gossip; she was the most gossipy person in the entire residential compound.
Sure enough, the first thing Aunt Wang said was, "Second daughter-in-law, what did Qin'er bring back from her homecoming today?"
"I didn't bring much. Look, I just brought a chicken, which I'll slaughter now for lunch."
Aunt Wang saw that there really was a whole chicken, and it looked like it had just been killed.
He said with a mysterious look, "Oh my! I've always said that your Qin girl is the most capable! I have the highest hopes for her! And the man she married is so good!"
"That second daughter of Chen Dazhu's family, didn't she also get married on the same day as your Qin'er? Guess what she brought back for her homecoming today?"
Huang Qinqin: What does it mean to have the highest hopes for her? She remembers when she took the job recruitment exam, Aunt Wang said to her in a sarcastic tone that only a few people would be hired, and she definitely wouldn't pass...
Chen Zhaodi didn't really want to chat with Aunt Wang today, since her daughter was returning to her parents' home for the first time. But when Aunt Wang mentioned Chen Ermei, she got all excited!
"What did you bring? You didn't go back to your parents' home empty-handed, did you?"
"She didn't come back empty-handed, but she brought back a big basket. We all thought it was full of good stuff, but the basket was covered with a cloth, so I couldn't see it."
"We only found out when Dazhu's wife started cursing herself. Guess what? That huge basket only contained a pound of cornmeal and two eggs!"
"Whose wedding procession is so shabby! Even the worst family would only have five cents for an egg, ten eggs would only cost fifty cents! And they only have two! You don't know, they're still arguing about it over there!"
Aunt Wang's gloating expression couldn't be more obvious.
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