After lunch, the family was busy preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Lin Wanshun and Sun Xifeng were in charge of cooking, while the brothers Qin Yan and Qin Hua were in charge of pasting the couplets.

Xiao Miaomiao had nothing to do. She watched her father and uncle putting up spring couplets, and then she watched her grandmother plucking chicken feathers.

Lin Wanchun was frying tofu balls in the kitchen.

In the distance, the sound of children setting off firecrackers could be heard from time to time.

Xiao Miaomiao just went to set off firecrackers with her brothers and sisters.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers, she became restless again.

Seeing that she couldn't stay any longer, Lin Wanchun asked her to go out and play.

"Be careful, you can't use your hands to pick up firecrackers. If you see firecrackers, just hide away. Got it?"

She gave Milkman a few instructions before he left the house.

The little guy nodded randomly and ran out without looking back.

Children in rural areas are raised in the open air, so Sun Xifeng is not worried at all about her granddaughter going out to play with other children.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were each busy with their own things.

After a while, the two brothers who had put up the couplets came back.

The family of four got together, and around three o'clock in the afternoon, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready.

After eating at home, Qin Yan had to rush to the army to celebrate the New Year with the soldiers.

Therefore, they had their New Year's Eve dinner very early.

While eating, Qin Yan went to find Xiao Miaomiao again.

The whole family sat around the table and ate the New Year's Eve dinner.

Sun Xifeng hadn't seen her second son for two and a half years, so she was naturally very concerned.

But Qin Yan is a taciturn person and only answers one question at a time.

He speaks very briefly.

Chatting with him was so boring that after expressing concern for him for a few words, Sun Xifeng started chatting with his daughter-in-law.

The focus is on talking about hometown.

After all, a letter is too short to express deep feelings. How can a letter once a month tell you so much about what’s going on at home?

As the two of them talked, they somehow ended up talking about He Manxiang.

"I can tell at a glance that she is not keeping it to herself. She keeps asking our neighbors about something every now and then. She is always unhappy when she knows that you and Qin Yan are doing well. Ugh! What a black-hearted person!"

Sun Xifeng will never forget the first letter Lin Wanshun sent home after joining the army, and He Manxiang's strange reaction when she heard the letter.

Isn't she just hoping that something bad will happen to her son?

Seeing that she was extremely angry, Lin Wanshun quickly comforted her and said, "Mom, please don't get angry with this kind of villain. Let's just take care of our own lives."

But Sun Xifeng was still angry, so she stopped washing and thought of something. She whispered in Lin Wanxun's ear, "I heard people say that she and Wang Yongsheng did something dirty."

When talking about gossip, Sun Xifeng's eyes light up.

If she hadn't been concerned about her granddaughter, she would have been unable to hold back.

Lin Wanshun was somewhat surprised to hear that He Manxiang was related to Wang Yongsheng.

In her previous life, she investigated Zhao Mingyuan thoroughly.

Naturally, you know what’s going on between Wang Yongsheng and Zhao Mingyuan?

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Sun Xifeng came up to her and whispered something in a low voice.

"It's true. People in the village have seen this happen several times. Wang Yongsheng would stuff two eggs into He Manxiang's mouth whenever he wanted. Who would give eggs to someone else if it didn't matter?"

After all, eggs are valuable things that can be exchanged for money.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is hard currency.

Ordinary people would not even eat it themselves, so how could they possibly give it to others?

Hearing that He Manxiang was pregnant three months earlier than her, and thinking of Wang Yongsheng frequently sending her eggs, Lin Wanchun's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

Zhao Mingyuan was born incapable of sex and had no interest in women.

So where did He Manxiang's seed come from?

Thinking of how Zhao Mingyuan was so soberly a cuckold and was still cuckolded by his mistress, Lin Wanchun couldn't help but want to laugh.

I wonder if He Manxiang, who knows the truth, will regret her choice in this life?

Qin Yan was talking to Qin Hua while taking care of Xiao Miaomiao, and he also had to pay attention to listen to his mother telling Lin Wanshun about the village affairs.

When Qin Yan heard his mother's first name was He Manxiang and the second name was Zhao Mingyuan, his face suddenly became unhappy.

Although Zhao Mingyuan was a waste, he was Lin Wanchun's legitimate husband in his previous life after all.

If possible, Qin Yan hopes that this name will never appear in his wife's ears in this life!

When Lin Wanxun raised her head, she saw her man's dark eyes and was stunned for a moment.

Realizing that he might have heard her whispers with her mother-in-law, she felt helpless and amused.

Finally, when no one was paying attention, Lin Wanshun stretched out her hand and pulled his hand.

But Qin Yanxiao couldn't be coaxed.

She comforted him a little, and his mood improved visibly.

But he changed the topic without saying a word.

Here, the five of us are enjoying the New Year's Eve dinner in a lively and noisy atmosphere.

On the other side, Fang Qiuyan had just finished preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

After she put the dishes on the table and was about to look for tofu pudding, she saw Lu Jingsong walk in from the front door with a bag in his hand.

Seeing him, Fang Qiuyan hurriedly greeted him: "Are you back? The meal is ready, you can eat now."

Lu Jingsong said "hmm", and then he handed the bag in his pocket to Fang Qiuyan.

"What is it?"

Fang Qiuyan stretched out her hand to take the bag and asked casually.

After dealing with Du Fuling once, Fang Qiuyan no longer stutters when speaking.

Talking to people is a bit more confident.

Lu Jingsong raised his eyes to look at her, then lowered his eyes and said in a light voice, "It's beef jerky."

After hearing this, I almost dropped the bag in my hand!

Beef jerky?!

“Is this all in this bag?”

After swallowing, she asked with some difficulty.

Lu Jingsong: “All of them.”

Fang Qiuyan: ...

This looks like it must weigh two or three pounds? Or it's beef jerky! How expensive is that!

"You should leave it there. I'm afraid I might lose it by accident."

Fang Qiuyan held the bag in her hands and handed it back to Lu Jingsong.

Lu Jingsong's face suddenly darkened.

"Just take it if I tell you to."

Fang Qiuyan didn't know why she suddenly got angry again.

But she knew that he would often be moody when facing her, and she was used to it.

She didn't try to refute him again.

After taking the bag back, she thought for a moment and asked, "So...should I send something back to them?"

After all, other people gave them so much jerky as a gift, how could they justify not ordering something from the supermarket?

When Lu Jingsong heard this, he was stunned.

Looking at the black eyes that were fixedly staring at him, he suddenly discovered that she had such beautiful eyes.

Realizing what he was thinking, Lu Jingsong's face darkened again.

Then, he said in a rather bad tone: "No need for you, I will arrange it myself."

Fang Qiuyan: ...

Angry again?

baffling!

Fang Qiuyan thought about it and guessed that he felt that she was a nuisance, which was why he would get angry all the time.

Today is New Year's Day, and she doesn't want to endure this inexplicable anger.

Following his example, she said "oh" faintly, then took the bag and left.

Lu Jingsong: ...