"Mom, have some tea." Qi Wanfeng placed the first cup of tea in front of his mom. Although his mom had never given him a good look since she entered the door, he didn't care.
After passing the tea one by one, he sat down at the side.
Zhao Xue looked at the house as soon as he entered the door. It was big and spacious. He felt comfortable as soon as he sat down. When he thought of the broken yard he was squeezed in now, it was simply a contrast between heaven and earth.
It would be great if they could live in this house. He thought about it.
"Where's Silang?" Chen Zhu didn't see Silang when he came in. It seemed that he had forgotten that if Silang was at home, he would be even more disgusted with him. When he looked around and didn't see anyone, he thought Qi Wanfeng had hidden him.
"Xiangnan went out early in the morning, and he may be busy outside now." Qi Wanfeng replied.
When he lived in the compound in the past, he had to live his life according to his mother's mood. His husband was not often at home, and he brought a little brother home, and his mother made things difficult for him. After he moved out and built his own house, he no longer had to look at his mother's face, so even if someone was sitting in front of him, he didn't feel much.
I don't know why these people came here. Seeing that his third brother was still in Caojia Village, it must be that his husband's family hadn't come to take him back yet. But think about it, they were divorced, so why would they come to Caojia Village to take someone back? I think his third brother came to find his husband to go back to his husband's family.
After not seeing his third brother for a while, he looked like a different person. He looked much older and completely different from the first time he saw him.
He didn't know why his mother and fifth uncle came. He also saw the greed in the eyes of the boy they brought. Qi Wanfeng laughed in his heart. Didn't he know what kind of people these people were? What's so strange about it?
What her husband said was right. People are like family. This fifth uncle was probably the same person as his fifth uncle's mother.
"I wonder why mother came here today?" Seeing everyone sitting here staring at each other was not a good thing. Xiaobao was still in the room. It would be troublesome if Xiaobao refused to stay in and came out to make a fuss. Therefore, Qi Wanfeng wanted to send his mother and the others away as soon as possible, so he took the initiative to ask.
There is no such thing as a visit without a reason. These people came for something. Qi Wanfeng couldn't think of any other reason for them to come except for money. He and his husband would definitely not give the money to the people in the compound. Based on his understanding of his husband, it was already good enough for his husband to send some food for the festival. It was impossible to say that his husband didn't blame those people in the compound in his heart, otherwise how could such a filial husband become like this? It was too heartbreaking.
"It's almost the 15th, then you can go back and have a meal together." Qi Wanfeng looked at Qi Wanfeng with a bad look. Thinking that he came here today for his fifth child, he endured it in his heart.
"The fifth son has brought his wife back. Let's sit down and have dinner together to meet each other and get to know each other. Other families don't recognize each other when they meet."
Qi Wanfeng just listened but didn't respond. He hadn't gone back with his husband for any festivals or holidays since they moved out of the compound. Besides, his family also raised two brothers, Xiangzi. The people in the compound didn't like the two children. Not to mention the two children, even his mother didn't like his little An'an.
So he wouldn't agree to this unless his husband came back and said they wanted to go together, but his husband wouldn't do that.
"The wife of the fifth son will be pregnant in two months. It's too late to hold the wedding now. When the baby is born, we can prepare two tables of food at home." Chen Zhu never mentioned the matter of arranging the wedding for his fifth son and Zhao Xue. Even if the baby was born, if the wedding was not held, it would mean that Zhao Xue had not officially entered the Cao family.
If his fifth son passed the examination and became a scholar, he could marry a boy from a rich family as his principal wife. Fortunately, Zhao Xue gave birth to a child for his fifth son, so he could be a concubine. It was considered to be the utmost kindness to him. She came home with a child before getting married. It was obvious that she was not a boy from a decent family!
Hearing what his mother said, Zhao Xue's heart itched with hatred. He winked at his husband, but seeing that his husband was indifferent, he felt angry and sad.
"Wanfeng, you also know the situation at home. There is not much money in this family. There are more than ten mouths to feed. The second child has a bad leg and doesn't want to go out to work. A Yan and your father go out to work and earn some money..." Then he started complaining that the family was so poor that they had no rice to cook.
After listening for a long time, Qi Wanfeng didn't want to interrupt his mother, and he was worried about the two little ones in his heart.
Sun Bailian covered her mouth with her hand and yawned loudly. She felt sleepy after listening to it. How long would this old thing talk? If you want to ask for money, just ask directly. Why are you talking so much and nagging?
"I'm just watching, Wanfeng, we are all family, and Mom won't talk to you about different things." Chen Zhu's expression became more and more friendly, and she said, "Go back and talk to Silang. You also know that your second uncle's legs are not good. Ask Silang to arrange a part-time job for your second uncle, so that he can have a job and earn some money every month to support a few children."
Now we are a family? We are one family, not two families! Sun Bailian would applaud this old man for his shamelessness. Why is Cao Laoer's legs not good? This old man must have forgotten!
"Then there's your fifth uncle, Lao Wu. He's an educated man after all. He knows a few words. Now Xiaoxue's baby is about to be born, and he has no money. How are you going to raise the baby? You should talk to Silang and ask him to arrange a decent job for your fifth uncle. After all, your fifth uncle is an educated man."
"Yes, Third Brother, look at my belly, the baby is about to be born, and everything in the family will cost money. We are all family, shouldn't we help each other when we have difficulties? Otherwise, people in the village will say bad things about Third Brother, that would be bad, right?" Zhao Xue said, "My husband is well educated and can read. I see that Third Brother's business is so big, and the income and expenditure have to be taken care of personally. I am not at ease to let outsiders do these things, it is better to let our family do it..."
"Puchi..." Sun Bailian really couldn't help laughing when she heard it, and chuckled.
This sudden laughter made everyone look at him. Zhao Xue's face turned pale and blue. He said with a stern face, "We are a family sitting together chatting and talking. What are you, an outsider, doing sitting here?"
Zhao Xue had never seen the wife of the village chief since he came to Caojia Village. Naturally, he didn't know that Sun Bailian was the wife of the village chief of their Caojia Village. Little did he know that Sun Bailian's current identity was different from before.
"Xue'er!" Cao Gaozhi said in a low voice, then turned to Sun Bailian and said embarrassedly, "Don't be offended, Madam of the village head. Xue'er is straightforward and speaks her mind. She has no other ill intentions. Xue'er is ignorant. Don't bother with Xue'er."
He winked at Zhao Xue, who understood and felt aggrieved. He didn't know that this was the wife of the village head. She was talking to someone, so what were you laughing at? Although he felt aggrieved, he still lowered his head when he saw his husband's expression, and stammered, "Husband, Madam..."
"Don't, I'm not used to talking about madam or not. You should just talk about your own business and ignore me." Sun Bailian waved her hands. She got goosebumps when being called by this shy lady. No one had ever called him madam or not before.
Qi Wanfeng listened for a long time and understood what his mother meant.
Seeing that his fifth uncle's wife was quarreling with Sun Bailian, he naturally stood on Sun Bailian's side and hurried out to smooth things over, shifting the topic back to what they had just discussed.
"I have never been involved in Xiangnan's affairs, and I can't get involved in this employment matter. Why don't I wait for him to come back and talk to him about this, what do you think, mother?" Qi Wanfeng said with a bit of embarrassment.
"In that case, thank you, fourth brother." Cao Gaozhi saw that his mother was about to speak, and was afraid that his mother would ruin his good thing, so he quickly spoke.
Cao Chunqing came here today to look for his fourth brother. Seeing that his fourth brother was not there, he heard his mother and Zhao Xue singing the same tune, saying that they wanted to find a job for the second and fifth brothers. With his second brother's personality, is he a capable person? Didn't he go to his fourth brother's place to ask for a job before, but he ran away. Now he dares to come here to ask for a job!
And Zhao Xue wanted his fifth brother to manage the accounts for his fourth brother. Even though he and his fourth brother are not as close as before, he is definitely closer to his fourth brother than to his fifth brother. In his heart, Cao Chunqing absolutely does not agree with his fifth brother managing the accounts for his fourth brother. If he manages the accounts, all the money will go into his own pocket!
"Goodbye, mother, and goodbye, everyone."
Qi Wanfeng breathed a sigh of relief after finally sending the people away.
When he came back, he saw the door open. Little Bao had already crawled out of the door. When he saw him come in, he smiled and showed his four little milk teeth. He crawled towards him with his hands and feet. Qi Wanfeng hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the child.
"Ah, ah..."
"Yeah, Bao'er is so good." Qi Wanfeng responded. He didn't expect the child to stay in the room so well for such a while. He was afraid that little Bao would make a fuss and come out.
I don't know if little Bao still remembered his mother's big belly that day. Now when he saw Sun Bailian coming, he liked to go to Sun Bailian and reached out to touch Sun Bailian's belly. Now when he saw Sun Bailian sitting there, he wanted to go over. "Okay, okay, mommy, I'll carry you over now." He said.
"You like Bailian so much, don't you?" Qi Wanfeng was about to get jealous.
Lele followed behind him, pursing his lips and looking serious. He walked on his short legs without anyone's help. Liu Lan, the careful little brother, followed behind him, fearing that the child's feet were not stable and he would suddenly fall down, so he immediately helped the young master up.
"Lele, come." Qi Wanfeng did not miss his boy, and waited for the child to come up before taking the two children to Sun Bailian. As soon as he let go of Xiaobaoer, Xiaobaoer sat next to Sun Bailian and reached out to touch Sun Bailian's belly.
"Xiaobao, tell Bailian, is Bailian pregnant with a boy or a boy?" Sun Bailian really likes Xiaobao, and the most important thing is that Xiaobao is so handsome, just like a boy.
He already has two boys at home, and he hopes day and night that this baby in the belly is a boy, not another boy.
"Ah...ah..." Xiaobao's words were not heard by anyone.
Sun Bailian had no choice but to turn to ask Lele behind him, "Lele, do you think Bailian is pregnant with a boy or a boy?"
Cao Ruile looked at the person who asked him with a blank face. He was still young and didn't understand anything.
"Bai Lian, Le Le and Xiao Bao don't understand these things. I see you just think there's a little boy in your belly." Qi Wanfeng laughed when he saw the two children and joked.
"I do think so. You don't know that when I was pregnant with Jing Bao, I thought he was a little boy. I didn't expect to give birth to another boy!" The tone was so regretful. Sun Bai Lian wanted to raise his Jing Bao as a little boy, but unfortunately she was afraid that her husband would disagree.
The two were chatting, and the conversation turned back to the people who had just arrived. They didn't notice that Cao Ruile, who was sitting there, stopped playing with his hands and looked at Sun Bai Lian's belly thoughtfully.
Who said that children don't understand? They just understand but don't say it!