Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Pine Forest, Thank You
Yuan Qionghua and her group left very suddenly.
After Geng Yulan realized this, she felt that the house they lived in was indeed worth buying.
At the same time, there was concern that the landlord might have recently sold the property.
Yuan Qionghua took the initiative to bring it up immediately.
Since we still have time today, let's go take a look together.
Firstly, Geng Yulan invited them to rent a house there.
Secondly, she suddenly realized something.
This house seems to be more than just something you can buy to live in!
Bi Lizhu declined the invitations from her sisters-in-law without much hesitation.
She had planned to have a good talk with her family today.
I just found out in the kitchen that my husband and youngest daughter had taken the afternoon off.
Although I haven't had a chance to ask them why they took leave.
But thinking that his son and daughter-in-law would be coming over in the afternoon, he decided to stay.
At this very moment, An Songlin and his wife, who had already left the Xuan family, were indeed walking towards the An family.
After leaving my neighborhood.
Xuan Ying suddenly turned around and, before An Songlin could react, hugged his arm and leaned tightly against her husband.
"Songlin, thank you, and thank you to your family!"
"What? Why so suddenly?" An Songlin looked at his wife in surprise.
He sensed something was off about his wife's voice.
He was about to help his wife sit up and look at her face.
Then Xuan Ying continued, "Song Lin, did you see that?"
"This is what my parents looked like just now!"
"Yes, I saw it!" An Songlin's outstretched hand paused slightly, then immediately changed direction, gently stroking his wife's hair before saying:
"Ah Ying, I'm sorry, I've been putting you in a difficult position all this time!"
“Why should I be in a difficult position? Why should I apologize? I completely agreed with the decision not to buy a house first and to invest in Jiangcun!” Xuan Ying looked at her husband with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.
An Songlin laughed too: "Then why are you thanking me?"
"Isn't this something I promised, and something I should do?"
"Although it was indeed a promise you made, and your family made it as well." Xuan Ying shook her head slightly.
"But Mom and Dad were able to do it right away!"
"Really, really, just let me..."
"What did I do to you?" An Songlin teased his wife. "Don't you think you really married the right person?"
“That’s right!” Xuan Ying looked at her husband proudly. “My grandma used to say that you have to check the pen before buying a pig.”
"Indeed, the husband is important, but the environment in which one grows up is even more important."
An Songlin chuckled and ruffled his wife's hair.
Seeing that the tears in her eyes had faded, he said, "Just look at me and you'll know what my family is like."
"That's not necessarily true!" Xuan Ying proudly tiptoed forward a couple of steps, then turned back to her husband with a broad smile.
"Ha, what you mean is... that I've lowered the average level for our family?" An Songlin casually put his hands in his pockets and followed his wife's footsteps.
“Then I’ll have to take a closer look. After all, so far… you don’t seem to have any particular advantage!” Xuan Ying proudly raised her chin.
An Songlin couldn't help but laugh.
At the An family home, An Jianping checked the time and said to the two sisters:
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoxiang, you two go take a nap first."
"We'll go out together when it's time."
An Songxiang glanced at the time and instinctively shook her head.
An Songyu tugged at her younger sister's sleeve and whispered:
"Let's chat instead of sleeping!"
An Songxiang was slightly stunned, thinking back to the day she received the first demolition compensation, and then learned that her mother had only taken her brother and sister-in-law to buy a house.
Even now, I haven't been able to truly share my joy with others.
She quickly complied with An Jianping's arrangement, and the two sisters went back to their room first.
I just cleaned up the kitchen with my youngest daughter.
An Jianping didn't wait for Bi Lizhu to say anything more before pulling his wife back to their room.
Bi Lizhu looked at her husband with a slight frown.
She clearly said that the eldest son and his wife would be coming over later.
It was getting late.
She was also planning to go to the kitchen to make some refreshing sweet soup!
An Jianping ran a hand through his hair, somewhat troubled about how to begin.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Xiaoyu told me that you're planning to have a family meeting?"
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Bi Lizhu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Doesn't this remind you of when Xiaoyu heard the news about the demolition in the hotel? Didn't she also call her family for a family meeting that day?"
"That seems to be the first time our family has ever had a family meeting!"
Bi Lizhu was reminded of the scene from back then by her husband's words.
She couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, when Xiaoyu told me that news, I couldn't believe it at all!"
"And you, you're really bold to take out such a large loan and cause trouble in Jiangcun."
"Yes, we took out such a large loan. Because we owe Songlin, and he's getting married, we had to ask Xiaoyu and Xiaoxiang to sign the papers."
An Jianping also recalled what had happened back then and couldn't help but sigh.
“Back then, you really did do the right thing.” Bi Lizhu was silent for a moment before saying:
"However, I don't really support that kind of adventure."
“I know!” An Jianping nodded with a sigh. “Lizhu, thank you for supporting me back then.”
"What do you mean? I clearly never said I would support you." Bi Lizhu's eyes widened, unable to believe that her husband would interpret her behavior in this way.
“If you don’t support me, you’re not just watching me, you’re letting me continue.” An Jianping shook his head firmly.
"Even though Mingming doesn't approve of Xiaoyu not looking for a job after graduation and instead wasting her time in the village."
"Yet I still suppressed my guilt and acquiesced to her actions."
"And he's been incredibly good to Songlin and Xiaoxuan."
"I'm afraid they'll resent me because of my impulsive actions as a father."
"Didn't you take on all of Ah Xiang's problems, all the family's problems, and even your parents-in-law's and your brother-in-law's problems all by yourself?"
“It’s not as serious as you make it out to be,” Bi Lizhu said awkwardly, turning her head to the other side.
She glanced at the faded paper-cut window decorations, then at the light on the roof, but dared not look at An Jianping.
"Xiaoyu did it on her own initiative. Who can be more stubborn than her?"
"Didn't you say that she's the only one in the family who's like you the most? She's the kind of person who gets things done quietly and quietly, and you can't help but be angry at her, but you can't deny it either."
"As for Xiao Xuan, we didn't keep our word when she married into the family, so we can only treat her better."
Unfortunately, there's only so much I can do.
"Although Xiao Xiang is the youngest, she is the least troublesome."
"My family's affairs... My brother's request was unreasonable to begin with. It's not up to me to refuse, so why should you, his brother-in-law, step in?"
An Jianping listened to his wife's words of reassurance.
But for some reason, I couldn't help but chuckle.
Especially after hearing her say that Xiao Xiang has fewer troubles.
An Jianping wondered if his wife would still say such things after she found out what he had done today.
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