Old Mrs. Zhao choked. She held her luggage with a look of resentment on her face. "Who else could it be if not you? Why would I go to his house by myself? I was knocked unconscious by that bitch Niu Cuihua last night. It must be you who asked her to do that, right? How could you be so vicious? Woo woo woo, why is the life of an old woman like me so miserable?"

Old Mrs. Zhao felt so wronged. How could it turn out like this? She had just planned with Wang Xiang the night before how to teach Luo Xingci a lesson, but the next night she went to Wang Xiang's house and lay next to him in such a shameful posture. Woohoo! She might as well die.

"Mom, don't cry. This matter has nothing to do with my sister-in-law or Comrade Luo. Comrade Luo doesn't have the time to send you to Wang Xiang's house. I know you often make those depressing noises in your room at night. I know you are lonely.

"Mom, I don't care if you want to find a man, but you can't slander him. It's wrong to do so. I never knew you were such a person." Since she understood many truths, her feelings towards Mrs. Zhao were very complicated. How could she be a human being when she was her own mother? She didn't want to be like Mrs. Zhao.

Old Lady Zhao couldn't help but slapped her hard in the face, "I don't have a daughter like you. Did you learn bad things from Luo Xingci? If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have brought you here. I'm your mother, how can you say that to me."

Zhao Xiaoniu, who was slapped, felt very aggrieved. She covered her face with tears in her eyes and complained, "Am I wrong? You haven't taught me anything in all these years. You always let me do things that bully my sister-in-law and seduce Comrade Luo's men. Am I a fool? Don't you have any sense of shame?"

"For so many years, I have been just a tool for you to help your brother get promoted. Do you treat me as a human being? You don't let me work because my sister-in-law came to our house, and all the work was left to my sister-in-law. And you usually beat or scold my sister-in-law, I don't like it, do you know? After I came here, I learned a lot about how to be a human being. No matter whether it's people in the compound or the brigade, they don't want to associate with you. Haven't you ever thought about it?"

"Hurry up and leave with this man. I don't want to see you again. Go away." Seeing that she didn't leave, she turned her head and looked at Wang Xiang who was standing beside her. "Why don't you take her away quickly? Do you want me to report you to the Revolutionary Committee for having an affair?"

Wang Xiang and his father had no choice but to take the person away. In fact, in their hearts, it didn't matter who Wang Xiang married now, and the family would have an extra free labor force in the future, which they hated very much.

So Old Mrs. Zhao went to Wang's house. She thought about running away, but she didn't expect that she would actually get together with Wang's father in the end. Later, the two of them lived a shameless life, and Wang's mother was so angry that she died.

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Time is like sand passing through fingers. The chill of deep winter is about to dissipate, and the snow has been falling for days. The whole city is shrouded in spring chill. Perhaps it is because the New Year is approaching, and the air is filled with joy. Children are walking through the streets and alleys with homemade red lanterns, smiles on their faces, and many children have changed into brand new red clothes.

Luo Xingci took the camera that Lu Sinian had bought for her and recorded all these memories.

"Sister-in-law, go over there and I'll take a picture of you. I think the clothes you're wearing today are very suitable for this place." Lu Yingxue held the camera and asked Luo Xingci to go over and stand by the ancient city wall.

Luo Xingci walked over and posed in a few pictures. After the pictures were taken, she took pictures of Lu Yingxue.

"You all go over and stand together so I can take a picture of you." Lu Jinfeng asked them all to go over and stand together so he could take a family photo for them. "It's a pity that my eldest brother hasn't come back yet, otherwise we could take a family photo. When he comes back, I will definitely take him out to take a family photo."

The old man and several others were vying to stand next to Luo Xingci, "Old man, get out of my way, how are you worthy of standing next to Xingci? Only a beauty like me is worthy of standing next to Xingci." The old lady went over and pushed the old man aside with her butt.

The old man rolled his eyes. There was nothing he could do since she was his wife and he was doted on. He stood farthest away from Luo Xingci, while Lu Yingxue stood beside her with her arm around her. Everyone had a happy smile on their face, even Lu Zhengguo, who rarely smiled, had wrinkles on his face from laughing.

"Tool Dad, it's your turn to take pictures for us." Lu Jinfeng called out to Uncle Lu, but he didn't expect to be slapped on the back of the head by Uncle Lu and glared at him fiercely.

"Come on, come on, stand still, I'm going to press it." At this time, no one knew about Uncle Lu's photography skills. After the photos were developed, even Luo Xingci wanted to beat him up.

Either they take pictures of people scratching their necks or touching their hair, or they take pictures with only half of their faces shown. In any case, it's just a bunch of ugly pictures.

Just the day before the New Year, Lu Sinian came back without any injuries. He came back in the afternoon.

"Wife, I'm back!" Lu Sinian knew that Luo Xingci would definitely come back to the old house during the New Year, so he rushed to the old house as soon as he came back. Unexpectedly, the first person he saw was the wife he had been thinking about day and night.

Before Luo Xingci could walk over, Lu Sinian hugged him tightly, "Wife, I miss you so much. I see you in my dreams every night." He put Luo Xingci's photo in his pocket watch and took it with him every time he went on a mission. He would take it out and look at it when he missed her.

"I miss you, too. Come in quickly. Mom and Dad are making delicious food." She brought in the basket, which was full of lush green vegetables.

"Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, second uncle, second aunt."

Everyone smiled when they saw Lu Sinian. "Sinian is back. We can have dinner soon." This was also the first real reunion dinner in the past two months.

After everyone arrived, they sat around a round table to eat. "Okay, I hope we can sit together like this every year to eat. I'm happy today, so I'll drink a little wine. Whoever wants to drink can pour it for themselves." The old man wants to drink some wine when he is old, but he doesn't drink it normally. He will only take a sip or two when everyone is together.

Luo Xingci also drank some fruit wine, which tasted a bit sour and sweet.

After dinner, Lu Sinian took Luo Xingci out to set off firecrackers. Luo Xingci was a little scared, "I'd better watch you set off firecrackers. I'm a little scared."

"Sister-in-law, you'll feel it better when you set them off yourself, but the way my brother sets them off is the same as the way you set them off." Lu Yingxue took a firecracker and threw one anywhere, and then it exploded with a bang, heralding the arrival of the new year!