"Dad, Mom, Third Sister, I'm back."
When Chen Xihua and Chen Xiaoliu entered the house, Chen Lao Er's eyes were full of smiles.
He stood up happily and looked at Chen Xihua, "Oh, Xiao Wu, you're finally back! I specially went to add some dishes today, Xiao Bao cooked them, all your favorite dishes."
Chen Xihua smiled slightly: "Thank you, Dad."
Li Yumei was preparing the meal in the kitchen. Her older sister worked in Yun City and hadn't started her holiday yet.
Just then, her third sister stepped out of the room, glanced at her, and immediately lowered her eyes, feeling guilty and avoiding direct eye contact.
Chen Xihua thought to herself: Hehe, Chen San San probably doesn't learn her lesson and has done something stupid again.
However, she decided to ignore it, pretend she didn't know, and let her third sister keep it to herself.
"Dad, do you have what I like to eat?" Chen Jinhua, who had just entered the room, raised her left eyebrow slightly and asked with her chin raised.
When Chen Xiuhua returned home last, she greeted everyone with a smile: "Dad, Third Sister." She even went to the kitchen door and called out, "Mom."
"Jinhua, Xiao Si, we have all the dishes you like." Chen Lao Er said with a smile, trying to cover up his embarrassment.
Actually, there were only six dishes in total for dinner, five of which were Xiao Wu's favorites.
There was only one that both the second and fourth daughters liked.
Anyway, neither of them are picky eaters, unlike Xiao Wu.
"If you don't like the food that Xiaobao worked so hard to make, then don't eat it!" Li Yumei came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of food, looking very unhappy and snapping at people.
She felt both heartache and sadness.
Xiao Bao spent the whole afternoon busy in the kitchen, just to cook Wu Ya Tou's favorite dishes. How could she not feel heartbroken?
But seeing Xiaobao working so hard, she felt sorry for him and couldn't bear to watch, so she could only help out and lighten Xiaobao's workload.
The dishes Xiaobao made were all elaborate and required a lot of effort.
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yumei took a good look at her three daughters who had returned home.
In particular, the second daughter and the fifth daughter, whom I hadn't seen for two years.
They haven't changed much in appearance; both are 1.7 meters tall.
However, there was a sense of oppression about the second daughter.
Fifth Sister remained calm and casual, but her eyes held an unfathomable look, as if she saw through everything.
Moreover, the expressions and auras on their faces were even more unpredictable, so she suddenly felt a little guilty.
However, Li Yumei quickly regained her composure.
She didn't do anything shameful, so why is she feeling guilty?
The decision to marry her eldest daughter was not made by her.
Moreover, the eldest son-in-law had been met by the fifth daughter, which meant that she tacitly agreed.
Although the bride price money is in her hands, isn't that what should be done? It was agreed upon back then.
During the meal, Chen Lao Er noticed that his daughters ate quietly without saying a word.
During this time, Xiao Bao would say a few words, such as, "Fifth Sister, this food is good, you should eat more... Fifth Sister, there's also this, it's very delicious... You should eat the green vegetables too..."
He sensed something was off about the atmosphere. Originally, Chen Lao Er had planned to mention that his eldest daughter had already registered her marriage, but given the current situation, he didn't know how to bring it up.
He thought about it and wisely decided to postpone it for another day.
Chen Lao Er also stopped him, somewhat smug, wanting to show off how well his eldest daughter had married and how happy his wife was.
Li Yumei was a little confused, but since Chen Lao Er told her not to say, she wouldn't say anything.
But she was indeed very happy. In the past six months, everyone in the family quarters knew that her Chunhua had married a good man who was a soldier.
Although her eldest son-in-law was busy with work, he gave her 20,000 yuan as a bride price, and he also bought her an 80-90 square meter apartment in Yun City.
Chunhua happens to work in the provincial capital, and said it would be convenient for her to stay there.
If word gets out, every single one of those gossipy women in the residential area will be green with envy!
Of course, Li Yumei knew that those people would definitely not have any nice things to say, but she was still happy.
Half an hour later, the Chen family had finished their dinner.
Chen Xihua remained seated in the dining room, leisurely watching television.
Chen San San repeatedly gestured to her with his eyes, wanting her to come into the room.
It seemed as if she had something to say, but Chen Xihua remained unmoved.
The other members of the Chen family also noticed, but they all pretended not to.
In the eyes of the second sister, Chen Jinhua, there was obvious disgust: the mistress has caused trouble again, she really needs to be taught a lesson!
If San San were a soldier in her team, she could just give her a good beating; if one beating wasn't enough, she could give her two.
Chen Meihua could also tell that Xiao Wu was ignoring her. The others also ignored her, and she, being habitually spoiled, wanted to stomp her feet in frustration.
But when she glanced to the side, she saw that the second son, that tomboy, gave her a casual look, and she shuddered.
So she immediately switched to tiptoeing and slowly walked into the room.
Chen Meihua dared not be angry or speak out; she was nervous, afraid, and guilty.
She was afraid Xiao Wu would find out, but she also needed to let Xiao Wu know, because only Xiao Wu could help her.
But by then, Xiao Wu will definitely be furious, and might not even want to care about her anymore. She'll regret it!
——
Time flew by and it was soon the 20th of the twelfth lunar month.
Chen Xihua has been home for over a week, and she still hasn't asked about her third sister.
At home, she deliberately kept herself busy. In the morning, she would take Xiao Liu to Old Man Qin's house to practice calligraphy; in the afternoon, she would sometimes go to Fanghua Garment Factory.
Now, Sister Xiaolan, the executive manager of Fanghua Company, is fully capable of managing all affairs of the clothing company.
There are not many things left for Chen Xihua to deal with.
During this period, Sister Huizhu no longer stayed in Gaoyang County to study traditional Chinese painting; she had basically finished learning the basic techniques she needed to learn.
From now on, it will be like this: the master enters the door, the cultivation depends on the individual, and then she integrates her own personal style.
A few months ago, Miao Huizhu went back to the provincial capital and worked temporarily with her older sister at the No. 2 Garment Factory.
In six months, all clerical staff will be moved to Yunhua Building.
The good news is that Old Man Qin finally agreed to return to Beijing during the summer vacation, six months later.
It was only after Chen Xihua said that she would take Xiao Liu to Beijing for summer vacation and bring him along that Old Man Qin pretended to be reluctant to agree.
In the past few days, when Chen Xihua was at home, she would change the subject whenever she was talking to her fourth sister.
They just wouldn't let San San find an opportunity to talk to her alone.
The day after my second sister returned, she was basically not at home during the day either, driving her SUV around to various places. For another day or two, she still hadn't come back.
Chen San San's spirits had been completely dampened by Chen Xi Hua's antics. She could also see that her third sister genuinely felt remorse and regret.
Actually, she herself couldn't help but be very curious about what earth-shattering thing her third sister had done.
Therefore, with a relaxed and detached attitude, Chen Xihua decided to ask her third sister tonight what exactly had happened.
Later that evening, my second sister was also there, and the four sisters went back to their room.
Chen Meihua chased the disgruntled Chen Xiaoliu out, then took a few deep breaths to prepare herself.
Although her momentum had weakened, she no longer ran away; she figured she might as well face the consequences.
"Fifth Sister, I have something to tell you, Second Sister... Fourth Sister, listen up. I don't plan to hide it anymore; sooner or later, you'll all find out."
Chen Jinhua raised an eyebrow: Go ahead and say it!
Chen Xiuhua listened attentively: Okay.
"Yes, Third Sister, go ahead," Chen Xihua said calmly.
"I...I'm pregnant! It was a one-night stand, and besides, I can't have an abortion!" Chen Meihua stammered at first.
But with her three sisters and six eyes all watching her, she finally mustered the courage to speak.
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