He Shaochuan saw that Ning He looked upset, and asked her nervously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Ning He shook his head, still unable to calm down the shock in his heart.
But she couldn't explain this to He Shaochuan.
At this moment, a man's voice sounded at the door: "Ningning? Are you back?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Ning He turned her head suddenly. When she saw Ning Chen, her eyes were slightly stunned, with a hint of disbelief on her face.
This is her brother! It was the brother who donated bone marrow to her without hesitation!
Ning He's eyes instantly turned red. He Shaochuan noticed that something was wrong with Ning He, so he stood in front of Ning He.
Said to Ning Chen at the door: "Just came back, mother took Qianlin out to buy groceries."
Ning He, who was hiding behind He Shaochuan, lowered her head and quickly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.
Ning Chen frowned and limped into the house, speaking to Ning He who was hiding behind He Shaochuan with a concerned tone.
"Ningning, what's wrong? Did he bully you?"
Ning He's heart ached as if it was being stabbed by needles. She shook her head, walked out from behind He Shaochuan, and looked at Ning Chen in front of her with a smile.
Ning Chen was wearing a white shirt and trousers. Unlike He Shaochuan's wheat-colored skin, Ning Chen's skin was fair, delicate and full of luster. His eyes were bright and deep, and his hairstyle was the most fashionable of this era.
They have picturesque eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and clear and three-dimensional features. They look very much like Ning He. They are famous for being outstanding in Shili Village. Everyone knows that the Ning family brother and sister have outstanding looks.
Ning He shook her head: "No, I'm just excited to see my brother."
Ning Chen frowned, and did not dispel his doubts because of Ning He's words. Instead, he looked at He Shaochuan and warned him, "He Shaochuan, I know you don't want to marry our Ning Ning, but no matter what, you and Ning Ning are already married, and you have Qian Lin. You must take on the responsibility of a husband, take good care of your wife and children, and don't let her be sad."
Ning He felt that this misunderstanding was a bit too big. Did her brother misunderstand something?
Ning He stepped forward, calmed Ning Chen down, and said with a smile, "Brother, Shao Chuan really didn't bully me, don't worry!"
Ning Chen looked at Ning He's hand holding his arm, and there was a slight surprise in his eyes.
When had his sister ever been so intimate with him?
Ning Chen looked at Ning He's smiling face. This was indeed his sister, that's right.
But why did his sister change so much?
Before Ning Chen could ask, a noise was heard outside the door.
The neighbors all gathered at the Ning family's gate, chattering.
Perhaps because they heard Ning Chen's warning, the villagers all began to gloat over his misfortune.
"See, see. I knew that Ning He would divorce her man when she came back. Her brother was pissed off."
"To make Ning Chen so angry, maybe Ning He's husband had beaten Ning He outside. Ning Chen, in order to vent his sister's anger, even dared to scold his brother-in-law directly."
"After all, my sister is my biological mother, and my brother-in-law is an outsider. Ning Chen was quite restrained. He just scolded her but didn't hit her."
Someone couldn't help but laugh and said, "Even if Ning Chen took action, how could he be a match for Ning He's husband? Not to mention that Ning He's husband is a soldier, Ning Chen has a lame leg. Maybe he would fall flat on his face before anyone else could take action."
As soon as these words fell, a burst of laughter was heard outside the door.
Even though Ning He had a very good temper, she couldn't help but leave the house when she heard outsiders belittling her brother.
She glanced at everyone, her smile not reaching her eyes: "I didn't expect that everyone would come to see us right after we got home. Are you going to treat us to a meal?"
When they saw Ning He coming out, everyone shut up and fell silent instantly.
Ning He saw the old lady at the entrance of the village and said in surprise, "Ah, Auntie, you are here so soon. It seems that your family has prepared the food. Then I will tell my mother not to go buy food, and we will all go to your house for dinner."
The woman surnamed Zhang became upset when she heard this. She quickly said, "Ning He, I didn't say I would treat you to a meal!"
Lao Ning is the village chief. If he wants to come to their house for dinner, he must be treated to good food and drinks, right? Just one meal would cost their family half a month’s worth of food expenses!
How could she bear to do that?
"Since you are not treating us to a meal, then why are you still hanging around our house? What? Are you waiting for me to treat you?" Ning He smiled, but her words were merciless.
The lady surnamed Zhang's face turned pale and blue as she spoke. She couldn't bear to lose face in front of him, so she turned around and left.
Some people in the crowd were dissatisfied with Ning He's attitude and thought she was very rude.
I couldn't help but scold Ning He, "Ning He, you are the younger generation, how can you talk to the elders like that? Besides, what's wrong with asking you to treat someone to a meal?"
Ning He shrugged: "It's really nothing, but I don't want to treat you guys to a meal, is that okay?"
Everyone around was speechless; they had witnessed Ning He's merciless words before.
But Ning He was merciless before, saying all kinds of abusive words.
She doesn't curse people now, but this is even more infuriating than when she cursed before.
There is no mercy at all and no intention of maintaining good neighborly relations.
Ning He said, "Respect is mutual. If you want me to respect you, you have to respect me too. I know you all came to see our family's jokes. Every family has its own troubles. Don't you all have your own troubles? Next time I will also take a loudspeaker and call everyone to come to your house to see our jokes. Are you willing?"
After Ning He said this, the people who were originally watching the excitement lowered their heads, with looks of shame on their faces.
Ning He didn't intend to give up, she continued to make harsh remarks: "Everyone should know what my man does, right? The next time I hear someone say bad things about my brother behind his back, don't blame me for being rude!"
As she spoke, Ning He turned around and saw Ning Chen and He Shaochuan following her. Her expression changed almost instantly and she smiled at them secretly.
She walked to Ning Chen's side and put her arm around him: "Come on, brother, let's go back to the house."
When Ning's father and mother brought Qianlin back from buying groceries, they saw a lot of people gathered at the door of their house.
Father Ning was a little surprised, but he also greeted them happily: "Why is it so lively today? It just so happens that my daughter and son-in-law are coming back today, why don't you all come to our house for dinner?"
In an instant, everyone waved their hands and declined, turned around and fled back to their homes.
Father Ning was a little confused: "What happened? In the past, when I invited everyone to dinner, they were all happy."
Qianlin also said, "I still want to make friends, why are you all running away?"
Mother Ning took Qianlin's hand and walked into the house with a smile: "Your uncle should be back, Xiaoqian wants to play with uncle?"
"Okay!" Qianlin ran happily to the main room, calling his uncle.
Qianlin really likes Ning Chen. As soon as he sees Ning Chen in the house, he pulls him to his room and says, "Uncle, uncle, I brought back a lot of story books. I'll tell you stories!"
Ning Chen touched his nephew's head and smiled. He asked in surprise, "You can tell stories too? Did your father teach you?"
Qianlin shook his head: "My mother taught me!"
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