Lin Xiangyi's prediction was correct. Many people came to give them gifts one after another, such as cloth, shoes made by themselves, or vegetables grown by themselves...
These were not expensive items, so Lin Xiangyi accepted them and reciprocated by giving back some items of similar value.
Zhang Pengfei got married this year. It was thought that Zhang Pengfei and Shen Xiaolan would not return to Xie's house for New Year's Eve, but would go to Shen's house instead.
Unexpectedly, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the two returned with meat, vegetables and New Year gifts, which made Xie's father and mother very happy.
At their age, what they like most is the lively family reunion.
When Zhang Pengfei's biological mother, Zhang's mother, learned that they had returned to Xie's house for New Year's Eve dinner, she was very funny. She ran over and asked Zhang Pengfei and his wife to go to her house for dinner, as if nothing had happened.
After being rejected, he asked Xie's mother in a sarcastic tone why her eldest son, Brother Xie, and his family didn't come back to celebrate the New Year.
In the past few days, many people have asked Xie's father and mother whether Brother Xie had a holiday and why they haven't seen him.
Mr. and Mrs. Xie said bluntly that they had a conflict with Brother Xie and his wife, and they didn't know whether they would come back to celebrate the New Year.
When they said this, their expressions all looked indifferent, as if it didn't matter to Brother Xie whether he wanted to come back or not.
Despite being scolded by Zhang's mother, Xie's mother did not look sad at all. She scolded the rebellious son and asked him whether he could come back if he wanted to. She asked Zhang's mother whether she cared about Big Brother Xie and wanted to adopt Big Brother Xie as her godson, and sarcastically said that she thought too much.
Zhang's mother was so angry that she was trembling.
Lin Xiangyi was originally worried that Mr. and Mrs. Xie might be looking forward to Big Brother Xie coming back to celebrate the New Year, and she wanted to discuss with Xie Qingxiao whether to have the New Year's Eve dinner later, but seeing this, she didn't say much.
Brother Xie naturally has no plan to come back this year.
While the Xie family was having the New Year’s Eve dinner, their family of three had also prepared their New Year’s Eve dinner.
The meal was cooked by Brother Xie, but the vegetables were bought by Sun Lanjun.
Sun Lanjun was very happy that she was not going back to her hometown for the New Year, and she bought a lot of fish and meat.
She wanted her family of three to celebrate the New Year happily, but Brother Xie was not in good shape. He seemed silent the whole day. When he cooked, he either burned the food or put too much salt, and a good meal was ruined.
Some are edible though.
But when Brother Xie came to the table, he still had a serious face, as if he was worried about something. Sun Lanjun had been enduring this for a whole day, and now she could no longer bear it: "Why are you so serious? I would have thought you were attending a funeral instead of celebrating the New Year!"
Brother Xie didn't care when he heard this. It wasn't the first day he knew Sun Lanjun had a sharp tongue. He still said a little depressedly: "I was just thinking about my parents.
Although he is married and has children, this is the first time he has not spent the New Year with his parents.
Sun Lanjun's face changed, and she suppressed her anger and said, "You are thinking about them, but they may not be thinking about you! Let me guess what they are doing now? They should be happily having a New Year's Eve dinner with their beloved youngest son and his wife, right?
The two old people each hold a grandson in their arms, wearing brand new clothes that you and I can only afford with one salary. Next to them are their favorite relatives chatting with them. Oh, yes, there should also be their adopted son and his wife. The whole family sits by the stove in a lively atmosphere, eating a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, blessing each other and chatting about gossip and interesting things, with happy smiles on their faces. After dinner, they will go out for a stroll, or maybe go to the movies. The villagers are also very enthusiastic towards them..."
The more Brother Xie listened, the uglier his expression became. He could no longer endure it and shouted, "Enough!"
Sun Lanjun was not afraid, and added: "I'm just afraid I won't remember you!"
Peng!
Brother Xie slapped the dining table, and the table, which was not of very good quality, shook violently. The dishes on it shook and collided, and the soup splashed out, making the table a mess.
“Wow wow wow!”
Xiao Ni's mouth pursed and she started crying out of fear.
Sun Lanjun did not coax her daughter, but just looked at Brother Xie gloomily and sneered: "I was right, you are angry out of shame! You still refuse to admit the fact that your parents just like their youngest son and daughter-in-law, but don't like you!"
"Shut up!" Brother Xie gritted his teeth.
Sun Lanjun chuckled twice.
The atmosphere was tense.
After a while of confrontation, Sun Lanjun's face changed and she ran to the bathroom, covering her mouth.
Brother Xie was stunned for a moment, and after hesitating for a while, he followed him: "What's wrong with you?"
Sun Lanjun vomited for a long time before she stopped. She pushed Brother Xie away and said coldly, "I'm fine—"
She was halfway through her speech when she thought of something and a huge wave of violence surged towards her.
Her period didn't come this month!
Her menstruation was irregular, and she thought it was due to excessive stress. Could it be that -
Brother Xie saw Sun Lanjun's reaction and thought of something, which was a bit unbelievable: "You won't..."
"I think I'm pregnant!" Sun Lanjun looked up at Brother Xie with great joy in her eyes.
She has always wanted a son, could it really come?
Brother Xie was stunned for a moment, then remembered something and shook his head, saying: "No, no, Lanjun, we have family planning now..." If they have a second child, they will lose their jobs.
Sun Lanjun was stunned when she heard that. After a while, she tightly grasped Brother Xie's hand and said, "No, if I am really pregnant, I must give birth to the baby... We have to think of a way!" Think of a way that will not cause her to lose her job!
"No, no way!" Brother Xie refused with difficulty.
"Don't you want to have another child? Look at our family. We only have Xiao Ni. It's so lonely during the New Year. If we have another child, it will be much more lively!" Sun Lanjun seemed to be certain that she was pregnant and racked her brains to persuade Brother Xie.
Brother Xie still retained a bit of rationality and shook his head, wanting to say something.
Then I heard Sun Lanjun continue to say: "Besides, isn't it because I didn't give birth to a son that my parents looked down on us? If I can give them a grandson, maybe they won't have such a big opinion of me anymore. They are so partial to Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi, and they will look at you differently too?"
Brother Xie was startled...
Xiao Ni was crying heart-wrenchingly beside them, but the couple ignored her.
…
On New Year's Eve last year, the village did invite a film projectionist to show a movie. The Lu family made a big fuss because of the Xie family's seats. In order to explain to the Xie family, the village chief said that the movie was shown with the money donated by the Xie family.
At the end of this year, before the New Year even arrived, many villagers went to ask the village cadres whether the Xie family would donate money to watch movies this year.
Of course, the Xie family donated money to the village, but whether to watch the movie was decided by the village cadres.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, the village cadres waved their hands and directly invited a film projectionist to show the film for two consecutive days - New Year's Eve and the entire day of New Year's Day.
The villagers were so happy that they started praising the Xie family as soon as they saw them.
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