Chapter 29 Returning Home

Xia Juanjuan was naturally not prepared.

But she had things in her space, so just taking some out would be enough, so she said vaguely, "Well, everything is ready."

In fact, she was a little hesitant about whether to return this time.

It is a tradition for a new bride to return to her parents' home with her husband on the third day after her marriage.

However, Li Zhan is not at home now, and the way the Xia family treated the original owner made her really not want to go back.

But when she thought back to the day of her wedding, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru had protected her. If she didn't even go back to visit them, she was afraid that their lives in the Xia family would become even more difficult. So she decided to go back.

Thinking of this, she said to Zhou Qiuhe: "Third sister-in-law, wait for me."

Then he walked into the inner room, took out a pound of meat, half a pound of flour and ten eggs from the space, then returned to the outer room and handed them all to Zhou Qiuhe, saying, "Third sister-in-law, I am going to visit my parents today, and it is not convenient to bring the three little kids back to my parents' home. Let them have a meal in your room at noon today. These meat, eggs and flour are their food, so don't save them."

Zhou Qiuhe stared at the meat and egg white noodles with wide eyes, thinking she was dreaming!

No... even if I dream, I can't dream of a pound of meat!

It’s such a big piece, and it has so much fat, you can make a big bowl of lard just from it!

"Fourth...Fourth sister-in-law, this...this is not okay! How much can three little brats eat? Besides, we are their uncles and aunts, and we should provide them with a meal. These are too expensive, please take them all back! We can't take any more!"

Xia Juanjuan pushed the things over firmly and said, "Third sister-in-law, I have adopted the three little guys. They belong to my house from now on. How can I ask you to take care of the meals? Besides, Lizhan is not at home. I will have many troubles with Third Brother and you in the future. Don't give these things back and forth! From now on, you can just call me Juanjuan. Don't be so polite."

After hearing what Xia Juanjuan said, Zhou Qiuhe replied with embarrassment, "Okay. Juanjuan, I'll accept it shamelessly."

After seeing Zhou Qiuhe off, Xia Juanjuan squeezed some fresh milk from the living room, took out two baskets of twelve steaming hot fresh meat dumplings, cooked a pot of shrimp porridge, and woke up the three kids to have breakfast.

After breakfast, he sent them to Zhou Qiuhe's place, and then walked back to his mother's home carrying a bamboo basket.

Xiajia Village and Qingshui Village are only about one kilometer apart, and we arrived at Xiajia Village in a short while.

On the way, she took advantage of the fact that no one was around and took out two pounds of pork, an old hen weighing about two pounds, and thirty eggs from the space. In addition, there were ten steamed buns with wild vegetables and mixed noodles that Zhou Qiuhe had given her in the morning, as a gift for her return visit.

At this time, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru were waiting anxiously at home, standing at the door and looking outside the village from time to time.

"Her father, why hasn't Juan'er come back yet? Could she have been delayed on the road?" Lin Yuru had asked for the fourth time.

"Oh! It's not even noon yet, why are you in such a hurry? Oh, didn't you steam a few steamed buns with the half a pound of flour you bought from the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday? Hurry up and heat up the buns so they can be eaten when Juan'er gets home."

Lin Yuru rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you need to tell me? I've already heated it up... I'll take another look."

Lin Yuru said this and walked towards the kitchen worriedly.

It didn't matter that I went there, I just happened to see Xia Dazhuang and Xia Sanxi's sons Xia Chunhuo and Xia Chuncai. They were each holding a steamed bun in each hand and putting it into their mouths non-stop!

When they saw Lin Yuru, the two boys didn't even say hello, but quickly ran back to their respective rooms with the steamed buns!

When Lin Yuru saw it, her heart sank immediately. She rushed into the kitchen and saw that the hot steamed buns in the pot were nowhere to be found.

This blow made her speechless for a moment. After being stunned for a while, she suddenly sat down on the ground and cried bitterly: "This...what should I do! My daughter is coming back home, and there is no homecoming banquet, which is fine. I steamed some white flour buns for my daughter, but these two brats stole them and ate them! Are you trying to drive me to death! You can't bully people like this! Ahhh!"

When Lin Yuru cried, all the members of the Xia family gathered around.

Xia Shuangshan looked at his wife crying like a trumpet, while Xia Chunhuo and Xia Chuncai were still stuffing steamed buns into their mouths with smug looks on their faces. He was so angry that veins bulged on his face and he couldn't help but clench his fists!

He bought this half pound of white flour when he worked as a bricklayer in another commune. He received 50 cents as a wage, gave 40 cents to Li Cuihua, and kept 10 cents for himself! He bought it just so that his daughter could have a meal of white flour steamed bread on the day she came home.

But it was beaten to pieces by these two little bastards!

Seeing this, the eldest sister-in-law Liu Hongmei and the third sister-in-law Sun Yuxiu hurriedly protected their sons.

Liu Hongmei said, "My dear brother and sister-in-law, it's just a few steamed buns. Why are you making such a fuss? How old are those two little brats? How can you still be angry with them?"

Sun Yuxiu also said in a gloomy tone: "That's right! Besides, our family has not been divided. Second sister-in-law, you steamed white flour buns without permission, which means you are eating alone. Our mother is still here. Let us judge who is right and who is making trouble!"

Lin Yuru looked at the two sisters-in-law in shock. She never thought that they could say something white is black without any evidence!

Xia Sanxi frowned at this time and said, "Second sister-in-law! It's wrong to eat alone! Besides, these white flour steamed buns are not eaten for free, right? When you are old and have no son, won't you still have to rely on Chunhuo and Chuncai to support you in your old age? Giving these to them will be more useful than giving them to your lost money."

Before he could finish his words, Xia Shuangshan suddenly swung his fist and hit Xia Sanxi on the right cheek, knocking him to the ground. Two of his teeth were knocked out and his mouth was full of blood!

The Xia family members were stunned and looked at Xia Shuangshan in horror.

Xia Shuangshan, who was usually taciturn and gentle, now had red eyes and stared at Xia Sanxi like an angry mountain god.

"Second brother, why are you hitting me?"

Xia Shuangshan was furious: "Hit you? Hitting you is too light a punishment!"

"When I gave my mother 40 cents last night, did I tell you in front of you that I was leaving 10 cents for my daughter to make steamed buns for her when she came home? How did you guys agree? You said yes on the surface, but the next day you let these two little bastards come over to steal food? They're so young and they're stealing food, how can I expect them to support me when I'm old?"

"Also, eating alone? Which of your two families hasn't secretly eaten alone? Half a month ago, the eldest brother secretly cooked chicken soup in his room, and the day before yesterday, Sanxi fried meat in his room! How come no one said anything about you eating alone?"

These words left Xia Dazhuang's family and Xia Sanxi's family speechless.

It was also the first time that Li Cuihua saw her second son explode. She was stunned with her mouth open for a long time before she came to her senses and yelled, "Second brother! Why are you being so arrogant at home? What did your third brother say wrong? I ate your two white flour buns and I will support you in your old age. You still make money! So? If you don't want your nephews to support you in your old age, that's easy. You can divide it up among yourselves! No one will take care of you when you are old. It's all your fault!"

As soon as Li Cuihua opened her mouth, Xia Shuangshan had to loosen his clenched fists, lowered his head and stopped talking.

Not having a son to support him in his old age was his weakness. In this era, daughters were all from other families and could never be counted on! The second branch of the family had been making compromises in all these years, wasn't it just for their own consideration in the future when they were old?

This time, he exploded because he felt really guilty for marrying his daughter to a man who couldn't have children and for letting her adopt three kids right after she got married.

Li Cuihua saw that Xia Shuangshan was no longer angry, so she cleared her throat. Just as she was about to scold Lin Yuru again, a voice came from the door.

"Let my parents separate? I think that's a good idea. It's better for them to separate and live separately than to live with your whole family!"

Xia Juanjuan stood at the gate of the yard with a basket.