"Jianjun, go and see who's knocking on the door, see who's here."
"Okay, honey, I'm going now."
"Coming, coming, stop knocking, who is it?"
"I am Jianjun, and I need to talk to you."
"Brother, come in quickly. Why are you so late? Did something happen? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Come inside and we'll talk. It's a long story, sigh."
"Brother, sister-in-law, you're here! Please sit down. Let me get you some water. What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Brother Guo took a sip of water and began to speak to them."
"It was indeed my elder brother's fault."
"Brother, stop talking about this. What is it? You're making me all confused."
"It's like this, Jianjun, I don't know if you guys know this, but recently Qin Yecai and your sister-in-law have been getting along quite well."
Jianjun and Tingting, who hadn't heard this name in a long time, were startled when they heard it mentioned, and they exchanged a glance.
Now they're getting nervous. This is no small matter. They've been living too comfortably all these years and seem to have forgotten about this person.
Suppressing his inner tension, he asked his elder brother calmly, "Brother, what's wrong? If we get along well, that's fine. What's the big deal? Why did you come all this way so late?"
Cheng Cai didn't want to show that he cared, because he was worried that his older brother and sister-in-law would notice and cause more trouble.
“That’s what I thought at first too. I didn’t pay much attention to it. I thought he was a good person, and it would be better for your sister-in-law to get along with him than to gossip in the village.”
"But during dinner today, your sister-in-law told me something that made me feel uneasy, so I thought I'd tell you."
"Jianjun, you and Tingting have always been very smart, so I wanted to ask you if there are any other problems."
"Brother, tell me, I'll listen. This isn't really a big deal, is it?"
"Here's the thing, today when Qin Yecai was chatting with your sister-in-law, she asked about Cheng Cai and the others' studies, saying she wanted to know who was teaching them."
"Your sister-in-law didn't notice either, and accidentally let it slip. She said it was taught by Grandpa Lin and the others, but she didn't say anything more after that. It was getting late, and everyone was going back to cook."
“Your sister-in-law mentioned this to me during dinner today. I didn’t think much of it at first, but then I felt more and more uneasy.”
"So I wanted to tell you about this, in case I'm afraid it will cause you any trouble. Our family is doing quite well now, but there are still quite a few people who have their own ideas."
“They can say all sorts of things in front of me, and I also realized that Qin Yecai has never suffered a loss and rarely chats with the villagers, so I felt even more that something was wrong.”
"Yes, brother, I understand. You did the right thing. This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one."
"Since we're on this topic, I'd also like to tell you something, which is why I say our family shouldn't be too high-profile."
“A while ago, someone asked about this indirectly. I thought there must be a lot of people curious about our family, but what you said today makes me feel that’s not the case.”
"So, brother, we need to be careful about this."
"Brother, sister-in-law, we are all family. No matter what happens, it's our own business. If one of us has a better life, we will help the other."
"Okay, I understand, brother."
When Sister-in-law Guo heard him say that, she knew he was referring to her, and she felt embarrassed. No one is stupid; they just don't say it.
"And eldest brother, you should also talk to our parents, second brother and sister-in-law, and Meili about this matter."
"This may be Qin Yecai today, someone else tomorrow, and another person the day after. We can't control others, we can only control ourselves."
"Okay, Jianjun, we've got it. We've caused you trouble."
"Brother, this is not to cause trouble. The fact that you were able to sense something was wrong so quickly has already helped us a lot. You've given us a heads-up, which is crucial."
"Let's keep a low profile from now on. Our family is too famous now; everyone in Xia City knows about it."
"Everyone in Xia City knows about it? Is it that impressive?"
Hearing Sister-in-law Guo's question, Tingting, who usually laughs, was in no mood to laugh at this moment, because they knew that big trouble was coming.
"Yes, so many people in our family are paying attention to us now. We're doing well because we're a family. When we're doing well, our parents are happy too."
Hearing Jianjun say this was yet another reminder to them.
Jianjun's older brother also felt very guilty. The things he said when he came over were essentially a way of exonerating his wife.
But there was nothing he could do; he was a selfish person and didn't want Jianjun to have any objections.
Jianjun understood that this matter couldn't be that simple, but he didn't say anything more, only offering a couple of reminders.
"Jianjun, I've already told your sister-in-law to stay away from Qin Yecai."
"Brother, no need for now."
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