Chapter 149 United Front
Li Lele, who came out of Jiang Xinbai's house, stared at her husband and warned him, "Xiang Ming, I've already made an agreement with you. We can't give in on this matter. Why are you bullying us? You have to stand on my side later. If you have anything to say, you have to speak up. You are their biological son, and your parents won't take anything to heart. But it's different for me as their daughter-in-law."
Qu Xiangming scratched his head and assured, "Le Le, don't worry, I am definitely on the same page with you. However, don't argue with your sister-in-law when you go back later. It will make things difficult for my parents."
"Hmph, I don't care. I won't give up my room anyway." Li Lele said as he pushed open the gate of his own house and walked in with a wooden face.
Sister-in-law Feng Yue, who was sitting in the living room, saw Li Lele coming in and said with a smile: "Lele, you still have the temper of a child. You ran away before I could even say a few words. You ran to the house next door. You are really something. It is not good to tell outsiders about family matters..."
"Sister-in-law, how do you know I told others? You bully me like this and you don't even allow me to cry?" Li Lele didn't tolerate her. Anyway, she didn't hide in the corner and eavesdrop. She just refused to admit that she told Sister Xiaobai about the family matters.
Feng Yue was unhappy when she heard this. She glanced at her mother-in-law, Aunt Sun, and muttered, "Who bullied you? I just discussed it with you. Do you understand? You don't want to..."
"Okay, we don't want to, so don't mention it again in the future." Li Lele said bluntly. It was annoying to listen to so much nonsense.
"Ah?" Feng Yue was stunned. Why was this not playing according to common sense? She hadn't even made a move yet?
But she quickly reacted, looking at her parents-in-law and complaining, "Mom and Dad, we have no choice. Xiaosong is grown up, and it's not reasonable for him to sleep in the same bed with us."
Aunt Sun nodded. It was true that her eldest grandson would have to sleep in a separate room from his parents, but there was only so much space in the house, so it was difficult!
Qu Dabei was smoking welding fumes, squinting his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Qu Xiangguang received a hint from his wife Feng Yue, so he coughed a few times, patted his brother Qu Xiangming's shoulder, and sighed: "Xiangming, I won't let you suffer. If you build another room in the front yard, I will send you a hot water bottle. You just feel sorry for your nephew, there is really nothing I can do."
Qu Xiangming glanced at his eldest brother and asked directly, "Brother, why do you have to take our room? Since you can build a house in the front yard, why not build it for Xiaosong to live in."
"That won't work. There are so many people coming and going in the front yard..." Feng Yue immediately objected when she heard Qu Xiangming say that he wanted his son to live in the front yard. But she knew something was wrong the moment she said it. She looked at everyone awkwardly and explained, "No, that's not what I meant. The main reason is that Xiaosong is still young. I'm worried about him sleeping in the front yard alone. Yes, he's still young. I'm worried. What if he runs out alone at night?"
Feng Yue actually knew that there was a vegetable plot in the front yard and some sundries were piled up there, so there wasn't much space left to build a room. Plus, the vegetable plot needed fertilizer, there were a lot of mosquitoes and it smelled bad, so Xiao Song couldn't stand it.
"Tsk, sister-in-law, you are the one who said Xiaosong is grown up, and you are the one who said he is young. What you said is quite contradictory. However, I think Xiangming's suggestion is not bad. Xiaosong sleeps alone anyway, so it doesn't matter if he has a smaller blanket. It also saves money. Mom and Dad, don't you agree?"
After Li Lele finished speaking, she looked at her parents-in-law. That should give her nothing to say.
Qu Dabei nodded and agreed, "That's fine. Why don't we build a small room in the front yard that's big enough for a bed, and Xiaosong can sleep there."
"Dad, that's definitely not possible. How can Xiaosong sleep in the front yard? The wall here is not high. What if a thief comes in? It's not safe. Besides, Xiaosong has to do his homework every day. Everyone visits in the front yard, which will disturb Xiaosong's studies!" Feng Yue racked her brains and finally came up with a good excuse. Anyway, Xiaosong couldn't live in the front yard.
Before her father-in-law could reply, Li Lele came up with another idea. She smiled and looked at her sister-in-law Feng Yue and suggested, "Brother and sister-in-law, you can move to the front yard and let Xiaosong live in the backyard. This way, everything will be solved, and it will be good for both you and me."
Feng Yue was stunned when she heard this, "This, this," she turned to look at her husband, motioning him to say something.
Qu Xiangguang was about to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Li Lele, "Brother, you are not going to make another excuse, are you? Since our family of three can live in the front yard, then your family of three can definitely do it too."
"Ah, yes, yes." Qu Xiangguang touched his nose. These words made it difficult for him to find an excuse.
Feng Yue glared at her husband, then smiled and looked at Li Lele, explaining, "Lele, it's not that the eldest sister-in-law is nosy. Although Xiaosong is ten years old, he is still a child in our eyes. I just thought that our family would live in the backyard, so that it would be convenient for me to take care of him, don't you think?"
"What is it, sister-in-law? There is so little space in the house. What will happen if you take a few more steps? In the final analysis, you just want to drive our family of three out so that you can occupy the entire backyard." Li Lele saw that things had come to this point and did not hide anything anymore. He directly exposed Feng Yue and the others' little thoughts.
"Hey, sister-in-law, your sister-in-law and I don't think so." Qu Xiangguang quickly defended.
At this time, Qu Xiangguang on the side looked at him seriously and said, "Brother, this is what you mean, don't quibble."
"Oh, no..."
Aunt Sun was already this old, how could she not understand the eldest couple's thoughts? She had originally thought that if the second couple were willing, she would just try to smooth things over. But now it was clear that the second couple were unwilling, so she could no longer remain silent.
So, she reached out and knocked on the table, coughed twice, and said, "Okay, what's there to argue about? Just do as the second brother said and build a small house for Xiaosong in the front yard."
Upon hearing this, Li Lele's face relaxed. It seemed that her mother-in-law was not too partial.
But Feng Yue was not happy, "Mom, they said the front yard is not safe..."
"The front yard is not safe, so why did you let the second son and his wife move there with a baby? Besides, it would be unsafe at home. It's not like you have a mountain of gold and silver at home, so there's no need to worry about it." Aunt Sun choked.
Feng Yue stamped her feet, pulled her husband, and shouted, "Xiang Guang, say something!"
Before Qu Xiangguang could say anything, Qu Dabei spoke first, "His words are useless, so it's useless to say anything. Besides, our house is so small, if you really can't get used to it, just live in your mother's house. Don't you always say that your mother's house is big? Ask your parents to leave a room for you!"
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