Zhang Lijuan, who was sitting next to her, relaxed a little when she saw this.
She lowered her head as if it had nothing to do with her and gently stroked her round belly.
This brother-in-law hadn't been back for ten years. When he came back, he was half-dead and covered in blood. He had to be pushed back on a cart, and he almost hit her child.
Fortunately, she threatened to commit suicide and did not let him in, instead driving him to the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, her child would have been unlucky.
Even though he has moved out now, he still wants to come back to divide the family property and ask for things. That’s not possible, because this house belongs to their second branch.
Fortunately, the difficult old woman was very dissatisfied with the new granddaughter-in-law, so there was nothing to worry about and she could just watch the show.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Henian was not upset at all after hearing what Old Lady He said. Instead, he clapped his hands in agreement and said quickly, "Of course we won't call each other in-laws!"
"You're right, they're so immoral! Jiang Chengmin is biased and unfair, Wang Chunfang abused me since I was a child, Jiang Yanqiu wants to harm me at every turn, and they even want to sell me to a fool or a cripple."
"I've completely broken up with them. From now on, we'll live our own lives and have nothing to do with each other! We don't need to bother with them."
Her voice was clear and neither humble nor arrogant, her face was genuine and she didn't look pathetic, but it made people believe and sigh at what she said.
Zhang Fengying looked distressed and sighed, "Oh, Jiang Chengmin is really something. Xiao Liu is gone. How could he do this to her child..."
This completely blocked Old Lady He's vent.
The old lady held the armrest of the chair, her wrinkled face showing shock and choking, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
He glanced at Zhang Fengying and the two rooms on both sides, then at He Jinshan, and finally followed his grandson's gaze back to the delicate little Jiang Henian beside him.
I can't scold him, I can't get angry, and I can't bring myself to show my love for him.
After a while, the old lady coughed heavily, raised her hand to straighten her embroidered jacket with a cross-lapel, leaned back, and said in a dignified tone:
"He's still someone who knows right from wrong."
Zhang Fengying saw this and knew her mother had softened, so she hurriedly said, "He Nian, hurry up and call someone."
Jiang Henian turned his head to glance at He Jinshan, and when he saw him nod, he said in a crisp voice, "Grandma!"
Old Mrs. He snorted and looked at Jiang Henian's appearance carefully and critically.
She has curved eyebrows, a pretty nose, big peach-shaped eyes, and a mole at the end of her eye that is extremely eye-catching. Two loosely tied pigtails hang in front of her body, and she is cute yet pure and clever.
It's just that her body is too petite, so white and tender, how can she look like she can do any work?
The immoral Jiang family would never be able to raise such a pretty and lovely girl. She probably takes after her mother.
Thinking of that gentle, sickly and poor woman, Old Mrs. He's expression eased a little and she sighed softly.
Forget it, the granddaughters-in-law that the eldest and second sons married were not very good-looking, at least someone good-looking came.
His temperament is not too annoying.
She waved her hands and consoled herself: "Never mind, it looks good anyway."
The He family, who had lived together day and night for many years, could naturally guess what Old Lady He meant. After all, their own old lady was so picky that she even had to choose whether the sweet potatoes were round or flat.
Zhang Lijuan, who was disliked by Old Lady He for having a square face and a flat nose when they first met, looked unhappy and kept looking back and forth at Jiang Henian.
What's so good about this white glutinous rice dumpling?!
With thin arms and legs and no butt, how could she be as capable and fertile as her, giving birth to several big fat boys? Humph!
Jiang Henian noticed the gazes and turned to see Zhang Lijuan. Noticing her watermelon-sized pregnant belly, he gave his sister-in-law a bright and friendly smile in line with the fine virtues of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
Zhang Lijuan's mouth stiffened slightly because of her smile. She nodded unnaturally and quickly turned her eyes away.
Chen Xiulan pulled out a stool and invited everyone to sit down. "Sister-in-law, Third Brother, please sit down first. You can eat soon."
He Jinshan waved his hand to refuse, "Let's not eat, we still have things to do."
When Mrs. He heard this, she became unhappy again.
At this time, the sharp cry of a little boy was heard outside.
Zhang Lijuan's face changed. She stood up, holding her belly, and scolded him: "He Niandi! How do you take care of your brother?"
After a while, a mud child lifted the curtain and ran in.
"Dad! Mom! Look! Baoyin is eating cow dung again!"
Then the shrill wailing sound was getting closer and closer.
A little potato that was as dirty as a freshly unearthed potato was crying at the top of its lungs. It was grabbed by the hands of a little girl half covered in mud and dragged into the house.
"Waaaaaaa! Ugh, wah wah wah wah! Ugh—"
The little potato rolled around, waving and kicking his feet, and the brother and sister rolled to the ground together, leaving behind a pool of smelly, dirty, wet mud.
If He Jinshan hadn't been quick enough to pull it apart, Jiang Henian's shoes and trouser legs would have been damaged.
Zhang Fengying ran forward in astonishment: "Oh my god! Where have you been to stir up trouble?"
"Dongdong, how did you get so dirty?" Chen Xiulan quickly grabbed her son and touched his muddy clothes. "It's all wet. Go wash it quickly."
He Zhensheng grabbed his ear and said, "You little brat, you've taken your brothers and sisters to that stinky puddle again, haven't you? I've told you not to go there several times!"
He Dongdong tilted his head and shouted quickly, "I didn't! It was Baoyin who insisted on playing with the cow dung. Niandi and I tried to pull him out, but he refused and accidentally rolled in."
"It stinks! Baoyin even ate a mouthful of cow shit!"
He Baoyin opened his mouth which was covered with dark blue cow dung, and cried and retched at the same time, his crying was so loud that it shook the earth.
The He family's main hall, which was not big to begin with, was in a mess.
Zhang Lijuan looked at her two dirty and smelly children and was so angry that her stomach was about to move.
She supported her lower back, her big belly bulging, unable to move her son, so she pointed at her daughter and scolded her, "Stand still! I told you to take good care of your little brother, but how did you do that? Your clothes are all stained! What are you going to wear tomorrow? Huh?!"
He Niandi wiped her tears after being scolded, and couldn't help sobbing: "Baoyin was disobedient! I pulled him and he hit me! Wuuwuwuwu..."
Old Mrs. He covered her mouth and nose with her cotton-padded jacket, her brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly. "Stop making noise! Take these three stinky brats out and wash them! The whole house is filled with the stink!"
"Oh, this bull is as strong as a loach! Shoucheng! Hurry up and pick up Baoyin."
Zhang Fengying picked up her granddaughter who was wiping her tears, and asked He Shoucheng to pick up He Baoyin who was throwing a tantrum and refusing to get up.
"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, go to the yard, let me wash you, you'll freeze..."
The wooden door of the yard was opened and quickly closed, covering up the noise inside.
Jiang Henian and He Jinshan took advantage of the chaos to say goodbye. After all, the new daughter-in-law had been paid their respects and the division of the family had been formally proposed. As for how many pots and bowls or stools they would get, neither of them cared.
The most important thing is that from now on, the two of them can live a peaceful life at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Henian looked back at the wooden door and rubbed his ears with lingering fear. It was even noisier than a children's amusement park during the summer vacation.
"My ears are buzzing, it's terrible..."
She raised her arm and sniffed it, then stretched it away in disgust, "Ugh...it stinks."
In just two minutes, the intoxicating and deadly smell mixed with the stench of mud and feces had already reached his body.
He took another step closer and naturally moved closer to He Jinshan, and sniffed.
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