Chapter 54: Save the face for the daughter-in-law

This "Mom" undoubtedly revealed his identity to everyone. He was Guo Yumei's son-in-law and Xia Qingling's husband.

Guo Yumei was stunned for a second, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. She replied repeatedly:

"Yes, yes." Then she turned her back, wiped the tears from her eyes, and turned around with a smile on her face. She said to Lu Jingchen:

"Come in, come in."

Her husband died to save Xia Lu Lidong. Before returning to the city, Lu Baichuan arranged a marriage between his daughter and Lu Lidong. She did not feel that she was marrying up or taking advantage of the other party. On the contrary, if her husband could live, she would rather not have this marriage.

But later, her daughter climbed into Lu Jingzhen's bed. Although she was just a rural woman with little knowledge, she also understood that Lu Lidong should not repay Lu Jingzhen for his debt.

Lu Jingzhen not only married her daughter, but also acknowledged her as his mother in front of so many people. How could she not be surprised and moved!

Xia Qingli, who was standing at the door, was also surprised to hear the word "Mom". Although it was only a short word, it showed Lu Jingzhen's attitude towards the Xia family. He not only acknowledged their identities, but also gave them enough face.

After hearing the call of "Mom", the faces of the people standing around all changed. Some were surprised, some were suspicious, some were puzzled, and of course some were laughing at her...

Lu Jingxie and Guo Yumei were about to go into the house when a loud male voice suddenly came from outside the yard:

"Jingxie."

Xia Qingxie looked up and saw a man in dark blue clothes and pants standing at the entrance of the fence, eagerly looking into the yard with joy on his face.

Although the man's clothes and pants were patched with big patches and he looked gray, his facial features were still very handsome. This was the original body's brother Xia Qingshu.

Lu Jingchen saw his childhood playmate, and a rare smile appeared on his face. He was about to go forward, but the next second he saw him limping towards him.

Lu Jingchen didn't know that Xia Qingshu's leg was broken. When he left the village and returned to the city, Xia Qingshu came to see him off, and his leg was still intact at that time.

Confusion, surprise, sadness... a variety of emotions alternated on his face, but in just a blink of an eye, his face returned to normal, and he walked towards Xia Qingshu, without asking anything, but just patted his shoulder heavily.

The affection between men does not need too many words, a pat on the shoulder already contains everything.

Soon, several people entered the house. Xia Qingshu also saw Xia Qingliu at this time. He was stunned for a moment, as if he could not recognize her. Then he suddenly smiled and called her as before:

"Xiaoliu."

"Brother." Xia Qingliu called softly.

In the present life, she was an only child without brothers and sisters. Suddenly, she had a brother and a younger brother here, which made her a little uncomfortable.

"Don't stand, sit down quickly. You have come such a long way. You must be hungry. Eat something quickly." Guo Yumei greeted Xia Qingliu and Lu Jingchen, and then placed two sugar-water eggs in front of them respectively.

Xia Qingxiu lowered her head and looked into her own bowl and Lu Jingshu's bowl, and saw two eggs each. Then she looked at the clothes on Guo Yumei and Xia Qingshu, and the dilapidated home with no decent furniture, and realized that the two bowls of sugar-water eggs were too heavy.

Seeing that neither of them had started eating, Guo Yumei seemed to realize something and hurriedly explained:

"Don't bother us, we've all eaten, you guys eat quickly, eat quickly."

They had just come out of the kitchen together, how could she have eaten already? Xia Qingxiu went to the kitchen and took out a bowl, and separated her eggs. Guo Yumei hurried over to stop her, but Xia Qingxiu didn't expose her, she just said:

"You guys have eaten, Qingcao hasn't eaten yet, keep this for him."

Guo Yumei was about to speak, but Lu Jingchen next to her had already put the two eggs in his bowl into Xia Qingxiu's bowl, then picked up the bowl, drank the sugar water in it, and said to Xia Qingshu next to her:

"Can you borrow a car now?"

Xia Qingshu didn't understand what he wanted the car for, but nodded and said:

"Yes, Uncle Li's ox cart next door is empty. Do

you want it now?" "Well, go and borrow it for me." Lu Jingchen said.

Xia Qingshu nodded and said yes, then went out.

Xia Qingshu looked at the eggs in the bowl and ate only one, scooping out the others and said to Guo Yumei:

"We had dinner in town just now when we came back, and now I really can't eat anymore, mom, please help me eat it."

Guo Yumei heard her say this and didn't want to force her anymore, so she took the plate beside her and wanted to cover it:

"Then save it for you to eat in the evening."

"It won't taste good the next time, you should eat it quickly."

The mother and daughter pushed and pushed for a while, and finally Guo Yumei couldn't persuade her daughter, so she ate one and kept the other two.

After a while, Xia Qingshu borrowed the ox cart and went out with Lu Jingchen.

At this time, Aunt Jinhua, who had just helped to call people, shouted outside the door:

"Aunt Yumei, I went to call her. Your Qingcao is in the field cutting rabbit grass. No matter how I called her , she didn't come back."

Guo Yumei hurried out, looked at Aunt Jinhua who was panting, and asked in confusion: "Didn't you tell him that his sister is back?" "I told him, and I told him that his sister bought a lot of candy, but he still refused to come back." Aunt Jinhua said. "This child." Guo Yumei said in a low voice, then looked at Aunt Jinhua: "Excuse me, I'll go call her." After saying that, she greeted Xia Qingqing and walked out quickly. Not long after Guo Yumei left, several women in their forties came towards the Xia family. The woman in the front was obviously dressed better than the others. She walked with a breeze and said, "I heard that Guo Yumei is back and she looks like a different person. I want to go and see what she looks like." The woman's name was Niu Xianhua. She grew up in the same courtyard with Guo Yumei and always liked to compare herself with Guo Yumei. When she was a girl, she compared her looks with her. After she got married, she compared her husbands with her. Later, she compared her children with her. But she couldn't compare with Guo Yumei in any way. Later, Guo Yumei's husband died in an accident and her eldest son became lame. Niu Xianhua suddenly felt superior and was very proud in front of Guo Yumei. She had laughed at Guo Yumei openly and secretly over the years.

"I just took a look at her from a distance. She has indeed changed. She dresses well and is prettier. Otherwise, all the girls in the village would want to marry in the city," said an old lady nearby.

"What's the benefit of marrying in the city? Let me tell you, it's better for a daughter to marry well. You see, our Zhaodi and Laidi are close to each other. They can help their mother's family. The family contributes to building a house. Her brother gives money for marriage and is always on call. This is not much better than the one from Guo Yumei's family who only comes back every few years."

Several people . After saying that, he arrived outside the Xia family's yard, stretched his neck, and looked into the yard. He saw Xia Qingning, who was wearing a light blue shirt, talking to Aunt Jinhua. The girl in the yard was beautiful and generous, with a face as white as a peeled egg, and every part of the exposed skin was delicate and fair.

"This girl from the Xia family has really changed. No wonder they all want to marry into the city. Look how pretty she is."

"That's right. I heard that they give handfuls of candy to outsiders. They are so generous."

"I think Yumei will have endless happiness in the future. Maybe she can be taken to the city."

Hearing everyone praising Guo Yumei, whose life has always been worse than hers, Niu Xianhua felt unbalanced. She pouted and replied:

"Enjoying happiness and being taken to the city? What a dream! I heard that she came back with a small bag and nothing else. What's the point of marrying into the city? I think the potatoes and sweet potatoes my daughter gave her are more practical."

As she was talking, a man in his sixties suddenly came up behind her. He stood outside the yard and shouted inside:

"Auntie Yumei, come out quickly. Your son-in-law has bought you a large truckload of food and daily necessities. He bought dozens of kilograms of flour alone. The truck can't get in. Come out quickly and move it."