Qin Hong was sitting in the car and had no idea that her brother and sister-in-law had started their daily quarrel again, but even if she knew, she wouldn't be too surprised.
Otherwise, how can it be called routine?
Qin Hong's only focus now was on asking Lin Shuchao questions about his sister.
In the past two months, she had almost learned everything about the Lin family's preferences from Lin Shuchao, and she also heard him say how easy they were to get along with. However, she didn't know much about this little sister.
"Oh, you mean Lin Shumei?" Lin Shuchao smacked his lips as he drove. "She's both easy to get along with and difficult to get along with."
"Ah?" Qin Hong didn't understand.
"Anyway, if you feel like you're at a loss for words, or if you've pissed her off, just find something about her, like her clothes or shoes, or her hair or lipstick. Compliment her on how pretty she is, and that's it."
"But you have to be moderate and not overdo it. That girl is very shrewd. If you exaggerate too much, she'll think you're treating her like a fool, and then even my mother won't be able to save you."
"She's a talkative person and doesn't like people being alone. When you have time, just chat with her about everything."
"Occasionally buy her something nice. Don't worry about whether it's practical or not, as long as it looks good. It'll make her smile for a long time when she sees you."
Lin Shuchao searched through his mind for all the ways he had dealt with Lin Shumei in his life, and recited them all.
"By the way, Honghong, do you like manicures?"
"What?"
"Manicure." Speaking of this, Lin Shuchao was actually a little disgusted, but he still gestured with his free hand.
"It's about painting her fingernails. That girl loves it. Every time she comes back from school, she has a different color on her hands. If you like, you can ask her to do it with you."
"Lin Shumei is such a conceited girl. She likes clothes, bags, jewelry, and everything else that you girls like.
You don't have to think about how to please her. Just pick something you like, ask her if she likes it, and then do it together. You two are the same age, so you must have many similar interests and hobbies.
Qin Hong was happy to hear this, but...
"Is it that simple? My sister-in-law and I must have something we both like, but we just..."
They have been dating for two months, and Lin Shuchao knows more or less about Qin Hong's family situation. Qi Jinzhou also told his family some of it, and his parents also know about it.
According to Chen Chunhua, it cannot be said that Mrs. Qin is mean, it's just that the Qin family has too few resources, and if the two brothers and sisters have to share some of them, then shouldn't they take care of their own piece of land first?
Some people tend to think too much. They worry that if they are too enthusiastic, others will think they are easy to bully and try to snatch their resources. So they simply give the appearance of being difficult to bully from the beginning.
"You and your sister-in-law... I think your relationship might improve after you marry into my family."
Qin Hong lowered her head and touched the skirt on her body, with a smile on her lips, "This skirt was given to me by my sister-in-law today."
"Really? It looks good on you, but if it were on her..." Lin Shuchao pretended to think for three seconds before saying, "I don't think it would look as good on you."
Qin Hong burst out laughing, "You're just teasing me!"
"I'm not kidding you, really." Lin Shuchao also laughed, but still remained stubborn.
The two chattered all the way to Sihe Village.
Smoke was rising from the two-story courtyard of the Lin family. Today, even Lin Shumei was helping in the kitchen.
"Here you are!" Liang Shengdi came in carrying an empty dustpan. "Come in quickly. It will take a while for dinner. Or you can go in and have some fruit first."
Lin Shuchao was holding the things Qin Hong brought and had no hands free. Instead, Qin Hong stepped forward and took the dustpan from Liang Shengdi's hand, calling her "Grandma" openly.
Liang Shengdi was very pleased with it. She smiled with her eyes narrowed, and took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to Qin Hong.
"Here, buy some candy."
Qin Hong was shocked. Wasn't the red envelope given upon entering the house? Shouldn't they chat for a while after dinner, think she's a nice girl, and then give her one before leaving?
Lin Shuchao exclaimed, "Oh my!" "Grandma...you're a little too impatient."
Liang Shengdi looked at the young girl with a smile, "What's the rush? Honghong looks good. I'll give it to you if I like it. If you don't like it, that's your business."
Lin Shuchao: It's unfair! If he didn't like it, why would he bring it back?
"Come in, Chunhua~Guoqing~your daughter-in-law is here~"
Qin Hong's face instantly turned red, and she didn't know if it was because of the red envelope.
"No...but...but..."
Lin Shuchao giggled like an old hen and nudged Qin Hong, who was standing in front of him, with the back of his hand.
"Okay, come on in, grandma doesn't care about you, but still."
Qin Hong walked in with a red face. Before she had taken a few steps, she saw a fashionable little girl rushing out from the left. When she saw Qin Hong and Lin Shuchao, she stared at them with wide eyes. Then Liang Shengdi slapped her on the back.
"Are you stupid? Call someone?"
It's not that Lin Shumei doesn't want to call someone, but she just doesn't know what to call her. I heard that her third brother's girlfriend is the same age as her, so calling her sister would be weird. Doesn't that mean she should just call her sister-in-law now?
"Oh...sister-in-law? Okay?"
In the short walk from the door to the yard, Qin Hong felt like she had burned all the redness in her life. After her face reached its peak of heat, it seemed to be a little numb.
"Hmm...sister, hello."
Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing walked out of the kitchen together, both still wearing aprons.
"Honghong is here. Come in and sit for a while. Shumei, take her to watch some TV and eat some fruit. I'll call you when dinner is ready."
"Oh, okay!"
Qin Hong hurriedly called out "Uncle" and "Auntie", and was then dragged into the main room to watch TV. Her future sister-in-law was exactly like what his brother described, talkative and fond of beautiful things.
He sat next to her and chatted for a long time, sometimes asking about the process of their blind date; sometimes asking her where she worked, how long she had been here, and if she lived in Sihe Village in the future, would it be too far to go to work; sometimes asking her how she fell in love with her brother...
When Lin Shuchao couldn't help but start arguing with his sister again, Lin Shumei turned to Qin Hong and started talking about some embarrassing things about his brother, trying her best not to give him any face.
Qin Hong sat in the middle of the sofa. She felt a little embarrassed at first, fearing that they would start arguing and the situation would be out of control.
Liang Shengdi stuffed a piece of watermelon into her hand and said nonchalantly, "Eat something to moisten your throat, but don't eat too much. The dinner tonight is very good."
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