Chapter 121: Mom will apologize to you on her behalf, okay?

In this era, large families rarely split up. Huo Jianguo and his two brothers, plus a younger sister, a family of more than ten people lived in one yard.

The eldest brother, Huo Jianjun, looks honest and simple, and the eldest sister-in-law, Li Shufen, is humble and pleasing. Both of them are loyal and honest people. They have only one daughter, Huo Qiu.

The second son, Huo Jiandang, has always been shrewd, and the second sister-in-law, Cheng Erxi, always holds her head high and is arrogant. It seems that this couple is very calculating.

They have three children, all of whom are fat grandchildren loved by the older generation. This is also the reason why Cheng Erxi can stand tall and straight.

The third child is the family of Huo Jianguo and Su Mei.

The youngest is the youngest sister Huo Xiaoju.

In addition to the younger generation, there are three elders in the family: Huo Jianguo's father Huo Fugui, his mother Liu Cuiyun, and his grandmother Wang Jinxiang.

A family of fourteen people sat crowded together in a circle in an earthen house of about ten square meters.

There were indeed a lot of people, so when Huo Jianguo came back, he filled two big bags with gifts for his family.

After bringing Su Mei into the house, Huo Jianguo began to take out gifts. The whole family looked at Huo Jianguo expectantly. It was obvious that they had long been accustomed to Huo Jianguo bringing back a lot of things every year.

Huo Jianguo first took out three sets of thick clothes and handed them to Su Mei. He said to the people sitting in the room:

"Grandma, Mom and Dad, brothers and sisters-in-law, all the things that Su Mei bought for you during this New Year's holiday are personally bought by her. She has changed a lot in the past year since she went to the military district. Please accept the things and feel her kindness.

In the past, Su Mei did a lot of things wrong. I hope that my parents and brothers and sisters-in-law will bear with me. She has changed a lot now. I hope you can see her changes and forgive her past actions. "

As he spoke, Huo Jianguo said to Su Mei:

"Hurry up and give these three sets of clothes to grandma and mom and dad. Didn't you say that clothes from the north are warmer? You bought these for them yourself, but you still don't give them to try!"

"Oh, OK!" Su Mei blushed with shame. She was not prepared at all. She did not expect Huo Jianguo to push all the favors on her. She held the clothes and handed them to several elders one by one, saying:

"Grandma, Dad, Mom, Happy New Year!"

"Eat dumplings?" Grandma Huo held her clothes and shook her head repeatedly: "Hey, Su girl, we didn't make dumplings at home today. If you want to eat dumplings, I'll make them for you tomorrow."

"Mom!" Huo Fugui looked at the deaf old lady at home and smiled: "My grandson's wife is saying Happy New Year to you, not eating dumplings!"

Everyone in the room burst into laughter because the old lady misheard what was said because of her hearing loss.

Su Mei was a little nervous at first, but she couldn't help but smile slightly because of the atmosphere in the room.

"Mr. San, you are so thoughtful. These clothes are enough for us to wear. You don't need to buy these things in the future after coming back from such a long distance. It's so tiring to carry them all the way." Liu Cuiyun was also very happy, holding the clothes in her hands.

It wasn't that she was happy about the clothes; she just hadn't thought that the third son's wife would one day be able to speak to the elders in the family in such a friendly manner.

I thought it was a good idea to let the third son's wife follow him to the military region. The third son was capable and he managed to discipline his wife into obedience within a year.

The Huo family's father and grandmother were also very satisfied with Su Mei's performance. After the hard-of-hearing old lady realized that she had heard wrongly, she opened her mouth with only a few teeth left and said:

"Happy New Year to the third daughter-in-law too. The little girl has grown up and become sensible. I always say that the granddaughter trained by Doctor Su can't be wrong!"

"Tsk, Su Mei is lazy and likes to eat, and she doesn't make any money." Huo Xiaoju sneered when she saw Su Mei being praised by the elders:

"My third brother paid for all these things. He also brought them back along the way. She is really good at currying favor. As soon as she entered the house, everything became her credit. I don't think she has changed much. She is still as shameless as she was three years ago."

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!" Huo Jianguo's face darkened again when he saw that the harmonious atmosphere he had finally built was interrupted by Huo Xiaoju.

He knew that marriage was not a matter between two people, but a matter between two families. Since he planned to live with Su Mei, he had to handle the relationship between Su Mei and her family well.

In order for his marriage to develop smoothly, Huo Jianguo tried every possible way. Naturally, he couldn't bear to see any obstacles that would destroy his marriage, and he looked at Huo Xiaoju with an unfriendly look.

Huo Xiaoju felt so wronged: "Because of Su Mei, you have been mean to me twice since you came in. I am your biological sister, born of the same mother, but I am not as good as Su Mei, an outsider, right? How can you be a brother to others?"

"A younger sister should act like a younger sister. You were the one who called her Su Mei. What good manners do you have? Can't you call her sister-in-law? Be careful or I will go out and find a stick to fulfill my duty as a brother." Huo Jianguo was furious when he saw Huo Xiaoju calling her Su Mei all the time.

Not only was he speaking up for Su Mei, he was also disappointed with Huo Xiaoju. Her family had long since stopped allowing Huo Xiaoju to study, saying that it was useless for a girl to read so many books.

Huo Jianguo had been paying for his youngest sister's schooling. Huo Xiaoju was the only girl of her age in the village who was still in middle school.

There was a girl in the village who had attended junior high school, Su Mei, who was spoiled excessively by her family.

Huo Jianguo did not expect Huo Xiaoju to achieve much, he just thought that studying could make one wise. However, he did not expect that Huo Xiaoju had read so much that she became a fool and spoke in an uncultured manner, which made him particularly angry.

But Huo Xiaoju didn't know she had done anything wrong. She looked at Huo Jianguo angrily and said:

"You've never treated me like this before. What's so good about Su Mei? Everyone in the family dislikes her. If it weren't for her, how could Huo Qiu have so many problems at such a young age?

How could her mother be so angry that her heart disease worsened, and how could her grandfather die in the first year after she got married? She was just an unlucky person.

No one in the family likes her. I just said what was in my heart without beating around the bush. If you want to hit me, fine, go find a stick and beat me to death!"

"Okay, I'm going to give you a beating today so you'll remember this lesson!" Huo Jianguo said, and without taking any more gifts, he got up angrily and was about to leave.

At this time, Huo Fugui slapped the table fiercely and said angrily:

"It's New Year's Day, what are you doing? Why are you arguing? It's disgraceful. Huo Xiaoju, if you really can't stay here, then get out!"

"Just get out." Huo Xiaoju was also very angry and stood up to leave.

Liu Cuiyun grabbed her youngest daughter, sighed, looked at Su Mei and said:

"Old Third, I'm so sorry. Xiaoju always speaks so bluntly. She never thinks before she speaks. You are well-behaved and sensible. Don't bother with her. Let's have a family reunion meal. Don't bother with her. Mom will apologize to you on her behalf, okay?"