"Hey He Yan, what brings you in? The kitchen's fumes are strong, you should go out. Are you hungry? Your dad and I will be done cooking soon, you can go wait in the main room." Mao Dani grinned broadly at He Yan.
Last time her son-in-law came back, she only felt hatred towards him for making her daughter suffer so much. This time, however, she was extremely satisfied with him.
He Yan realized that coming to the kitchen to show off was a huge mistake. He saw something he shouldn't have, which completely ruined his appetite for lunch.
"Mom, are you sure you don't need any help?"
Mao Dani waved her hand: "There are only a few dishes, why would I need your help? Besides, what do you need to cook for a grown man like you? Just wait and eat!"
Kang An came in and asked Mao Dani, "Grandma, is the food ready yet? I'm starving."
"Almost there, almost there. You and your dad go outside and wait."
Mao Dani told He Yan to take Kang An out first.
Ye Xiaohua was making the bed. They had bought tickets for the train the day after tomorrow and would need to stay at home for two nights. This time, they were not going to the sea but to Beicheng, where the best military hospital was located.
The train from Tongguan City to Beicheng runs every other day. There was one this morning, but not tomorrow. The next train will run the morning after tomorrow.
When He Yan brought Kang An in, Ye Xiaohua was making a bed, or rather, a kang (a heated brick bed). Even in the 1990s, this area was still very underdeveloped, and very few households had beds. They still slept on kangs, even in the sweltering summer.
He Yan looked at the kang (a heated brick bed) and thought that he could sleep with the mother and daughter tonight. He was so excited that he held Kang An's hand tightly.
Kang An cried out in pain, "Ouch, Dad, you're hurting me!"
After He Yan repeatedly insisted, Kang An finally stopped adding the word "toy" before "Dad".
"Sorry, baby, Daddy got too excited."
Oops, I accidentally blurted out my innermost thoughts.
Xiaohua turned to look at him and saw that his face was flushed.
Why are you so agitated?
He Yan quickly said, "No... I'm not excited."
"If you're not excited, why are you blushing? And why are you stuttering?"
Seeing his expression, Xiaohua knew that he was definitely thinking about things he shouldn't be thinking.
"Go to the next room and sleep with my fourth brother tonight."
Xiao Hua's first words ruthlessly shattered all his illusions.
"Huh? You want me to sleep with your fourth brother? How can two grown men like us sleep together?"
He Yan looked reluctant.
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other. How can you, a grown man, want to sleep with two girls? Have some shame!"
Xiao Hua knew exactly what he was happy about, so she deliberately tried to make him unhappy.
“One is my wife, and the other is my daughter. The key point is that my daughter is only three years old. How can you use the phrase ‘not touching each other’? I don’t want to sleep with your brother. I want to sleep in this room.”
Xiaohua stopped making the bed, got off the kang (heated brick bed), and put on her shoes: "Alright, I'll have my fourth brother come over and sleep in this room. My child and I will sleep in my fourth brother's room, and I'll give you this room. You wanted to sleep in this room, right? I'll grant your wish."
He Yan was furious; Ye Xiaofa was deliberately playing word games with him.
"Is it because of this room? This is clearly a human relationship. I want to sleep with you and the child, not necessarily in this room."
He Yan said with a wronged expression.
Xiaohua asked Kang'an, "Kang'an, do you want to sleep with Daddy?"
"I don't want to, I want to sleep with Mommy." Kang An immediately shook off He Yan's hand and grabbed Xiao Hua's hand; she was just that pragmatic.
No matter how good her father is, he's nothing compared to her mother.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to sleep with you either, and the child doesn't want to sleep with you either. I'll have to ask my fourth brother later if he's willing to sleep with you. If he's not willing either, then you'll have to sleep with our Da Huang."
Xiaohua wants to say that if Dahuang also disagrees, you'll have to sleep outside, using the ground as your mat and the sky as your roof.
During lunch, He Yan deliberately asked Mao Dani at the table, "Mom, I want to rest and take a nap after lunch. I'm a little tired from the train ride."
Mao Dani quickly said, "Yes, yes, I need to take a nap. Anyway, I don't have anything to do this afternoon."
He Yan continued to ask, "Then which room will I sleep in, Mom? Can I sleep in the same room as Xiaohua and her daughter? Because I heard from my grandmother when she was alive that there are some rules in the countryside that must be followed. For example, when you go back to your wife's parents' house, you can't sleep in the same room as your wife, because it's not good for your wife's parents' house."
Ye Dazhuang explained, "There is such a rule, but it's an old one. Besides, Xiaohua's four older brothers have all moved out of the family. This isn't her four brothers' home anymore, so you don't need to worry about these things. My fourth brother and I snore too loudly, so you can't sleep with us. It will affect your rest."
Ye Shengbei, the fourth brother of Xiaohua, is considered one of the more successful among the four brothers. He served in the army and was assigned to the police station in the county town after his military service. Now he is an ordinary police officer and his family has settled in the county town.
“Since Mom and Dad have said so, that’s fine. Xiaohua just told me that it’s not good for the parents’ family if the husband and wife sleep in the same room at the parents’ house. I said I’ll ask Mom and Dad later. If they say it’s not good, I’m fine with sleeping anywhere.”
Mao Dani and Ye Dazhuang waved their hands and said that there was no need to follow such rules.
He Yan glanced at Xiao Hua with a smug look, his expression saying, "See? My in-laws are backing me up. Don't even think about kicking me out again."
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