Old Mrs. Xu quickly stopped Old Man Xu from saying, "We will never forget my second son. Not only us and his wife and children, but even the eldest son's family has not forgotten him."
Xu Lanzhou and Xu Dashi quickly expressed their opinions.
The old man didn't say it explicitly, but Qin was very smart and guessed what he meant. She was so angry that tears came out. She covered her mouth and stood up to go to the side room.
Old Mrs. Xu glared at Old Man Xu and said loudly to comfort Qin, "The second son has been gone for so many years, his wife shouldn't be too sad." She scolded Old Man Xu again, "You old idiot, why are you talking about such sad things on New Year's Day..."
The old lady was very clever in saying that Qin's sadness was caused by missing Xu Qingyan.
Xu Lanyin stood up to persuade Qin, and Xu Lanzhou and Xu Lanting wanted to follow her, but she stopped them.
Qin wiped her tears and whispered, "I know what your grandfather means. How could he think of me like that? How can I face others? I was wondering why he was staring at my head so closely today? He must not like me wearing this hairpin." She took off the silver hairpin on her head and said, "From now on, mother will only wear wooden hairpins and cloth clothes..."
Xu Lanyin was also angry at the old man for making trouble for no reason, so she advised, "My grandfather is a little confused in his old age, mother, don't bother with him. When we make more money in the future, we can buy an apartment in the county town and live far away from him. We can live the way we want." She put the silver hairpin on her and said, "If you take it off now, someone will be suspicious. Besides, there's nothing wrong with what you're wearing..."
Qin was also afraid that Gu would find out and cause more trouble, so she let her daughter put the hairpin in for her.
The mother and daughter talked for a while. Qin knew that it was New Year's Day today and she couldn't be too willful, so she suppressed her anger and went to eat.
Everyone was eating happily when they heard crying and screams of "Someone's been beaten to death" outside.
Old Mrs. Xu put down her chopsticks and said, "It must be the Wang family again. Those two old bastards bully my honest daughter-in-law for no reason. Why doesn't God take them away?"
Li said, "Father Jincai didn't come back this New Year. Did Mrs. Wang take her anger out on Aunt Wang?"
Gu snorted coldly, "Why are you blaming your daughter-in-law when your son has someone else outside? It's probably because of that shameless old man."
The crying became louder and louder. Except for Qin and the three children, everyone stood up and went out to watch the fun.
The Wang family's gate was closed, and a group of people gathered in front of the gate, with some people watching from afar.
The crying sounds came from the Wang family's yard. There were the cries of Wang Jincai and his mother, as well as the screams of Wang Po. It was she who shouted "beat someone to death". It was probably Old Man Wang who was beating her.
Xu Li was knocking on the door and cursing, but not only did no one open the door, the crying didn't stop at all.
Everyone was talking about it, "That Wang Po is such a shameless scoundrel. How could she bully her daughter-in-law like this? Old Man Wang should have hit her harder."
"You can't blame it all on Mrs. Wang. How can a father-in-law tease his daughter-in-law? That old man Wang has no shame."
"If you want to blame someone, blame your own shameless husband. Why would he beat his daughter-in-law?"
"It's not that she doesn't dare to hit her own man, so she takes her anger out on her daughter-in-law."
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Zhao Wu squeezed into the crowd, banged on the door, and shouted, "If you dare to hit anyone again, I will lock you all up in the government office and give each of you twenty lashes first."
The noise in the yard immediately became quieter, and Old Man Wang's voice was heard, "Master Zhao, it's nothing serious. It's just that the old woman is disobedient. Loosen her muscles. Okay, okay, it's okay."
The noise in the yard gradually died down, and the onlookers gradually left.
Li Zheng Xu didn't expect that a young man who had just arrived in the village could speak more effectively than himself, the head of the village. He forced a smile and nodded to Zhao Wu, then went home angrily.
Old man Xu became even more proud, and held Zhao Wu's hand all the way home, as if he was holding his own grandson.
Xu Lanyin was in a bad mood. The crying just now made her extremely uncomfortable.
After the reunion dinner, the second family and Zhao Wu went home.
At Zhao Wu's request, Qin agreed to open the door of the west wing today, and the lonely Zhao Wu became a member of this family today.
Zhao Wumei smiled and said, "Aunt, it would be nice if this door was never locked."
Qin smiled and said, "Once Yin'er gets married, this door will remain open."
Zhao Wu thought helplessly, if his sister was no longer in this house, it wouldn't matter whether this door was open or not...
Xu Lanyin was busy in the kitchen silently.
Qin noticed her daughter was in a bad mood after watching the Wang family fight. She sighed, "In this world, some people are born to enjoy happiness, while others are born to suffer. This is fate. Old Man Wang and Mrs. Wang are despicable. Their evil deeds and Jin Cai Niang's suffering are visible to everyone. However, some people's evil deeds are invisible to others, and some people's suffering is known only to themselves..."
Xu Lanyin agreed with this statement. Even in the rule of law in her previous life, there were still people living in places without sunshine, suffering unbearably, and living a life worse than death. Hearing these words from Qin, Xu Lanyin thought back to her own mysterious past. Perhaps she had followed Xu Qingyan to escape her previous predicament?
At this point, Xu Lanyin wanted to try to get Qin to say something, but seeing that her mood had become even more depressed than hers, Xu Lanyin could only smile and say, "Today is Chinese New Year, why are we always saying things that will spoil the fun?"
After hearing this, Qin suppressed her thoughts and smiled.
As the sky gradually darkened, a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was placed on the table.
In addition to the bowls and chopsticks for her own family of four and Zhao Wu, Qin also put an extra set and put some of the braised chicken and braised pork ribs that Qingyan liked to eat when he was alive into the bowls.
Qin murmured softly, "Brother Yan, I've waited for you for so many years, but you still haven't come back. The children have grown up, become sensible, and have made great progress. Especially Yin'er, he's smarter than you can imagine..."
She didn't want to believe her husband was dead and refused to build a tomb for him, but deep down she had to admit that he was indeed dead. She thought that this year she should build a tomb for Yan Ge, so that his soul could return to his hometown...
Zhao Wu lit a string of firecrackers outside. After the crackling sound, everyone started to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.
Rural families are poor and reluctant to spend too much money on fireworks. In the past, Xu Lizheng's family made the most noise, but this year it was Xu's second wife. Not only did Xu Lanyin buy some, but Zhao Wu also bought quite a few.
After dinner at 11 pm, Qin and Xu Lanting went to sleep, while Xu Lanyin, Xu Lanzhou, and Zhao Wu stayed up in the main hall to celebrate the New Year. Xu Lanyin asked Zhao Wu to bring out the military chess pieces, and the two of them played chess. The loser would take over, and they had a lot of fun.
Hearing that this was his sister's new idea, Xu Lanzhou looked at Xu Lanyin with sparkling eyes. This time, he had no doubts. As they played, he said, "My sister is getting better and better. I'm sure even the top scholar couldn't come up with this kind of chess..."
Zhao Wuai listened to this and smiled. He said, "Not only is he the top scholar, even the Prime Minister can't think of one."
Xu Lanyin felt a little embarrassed by the flattery from the two.
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