Yan Xiaonan was so frightened that she burst into tears. Her cries attracted Grandma Yan and Cuihua, as well as Yan Xiaoqiang, who was feeding the pigs. Yan Xiaoqiang had a fiery temper, and his heart ached when he saw his daughter crying.
Yan Xiaonan rushed over to her father as soon as she saw him: "Dad, Dad, this person is a bad guy. He wanted to eat our neutrons. Brother Ye caught him, and he's now framing me for liking Brother Ye. This person is so wicked!"
Yan Xiaoqiang glanced at Zhongzi, who barked loudly. Looking at Zhongzi's silly expression, Yan Xiaoqiang knew it must be a scheme conspired by his daughter and Zhongzi. He just didn't know why. Could it be because of this excessively handsome Ye Chenming? Yan Xiaoqiang's expression turned cold.
Before he could even put down the wooden spoon he was using to feed the pigs, he swung it at the two men, hitting Li Qiang more often, but Ye Chenming was also hit twice.
"Get out of here, all of you! If I ever see you again, I'll beat you every time I see you!" Yan Xiaoqiang said viciously.
Ye Chenming knew what Yan Xiaoqiang was thinking. He was just worried that his daughter would be taken advantage of by a bastard. Alas, what an unexpected disaster.
When the village chief saw Yan Xiaonan wailing, he knew something bad had happened. Sure enough, the Yan family all came out. When they saw Yan Xiaoqiang make a move, they didn't want to say anything anymore. They glanced at Li Qiang, who was being beaten and howling in pain, and turned to leave, thinking, "You'd better fend for yourself."
Yan Xiaonan was also stunned. Why did her father hit Ye Chenming? This didn't seem to be going according to plan. Grandma Yan watched this farce and tried to suppress her smile. "Little girl, you've really messed up this time."
Ye Chenming didn't linger. Seeing the village chief leave, he quickly took his leave. Although he had been hit a few times, he felt extremely satisfied. He had finally given that ingrate a good beating. He felt extremely relieved afterward. It was just that Nan Nan's father seemed a little unhappy. Oh well, he would just avoid him in the future.
"Nan Nan, you're not allowed to associate with the Ye siblings anymore, to avoid trouble." This was the first time Yan Xiaoqiang had given orders to his daughter after entering the main room.
Grandma Yan was displeased: "Qiangzi, what's wrong with you? Nannan is your daughter! What if you scare her? I know, you see we're not happy now, are you? Fine, how do we divide the family property? I'll live with Nannan, and you can live by yourself."
Seeing Grandma Yan take out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her eye, Yan Xiaoqiang's scalp began to tingle: "Mom, that's not what I meant. Those two Ye siblings are too troublesome. I'm worried that they'll implicate Nannan. Cuihua, don't you agree?"
Cuihua rolled her eyes at Yan Xiaoqiang: "You're right, my foot! I'm waiting to become your apprentice, and you're just ruining my plans. I'll live with my mother and daughter, and you can live alone."
Yan Xiaoqiang~
Yan Xiaonan couldn't help but laugh, so she buried her head in her arms and pretended to cry. Liu Jin ran back from the backyard and saw Yan Xiaonan crying. He rolled his eyes and realized that his grandfather had bullied Yan Xiaonan. He ran up and bit Yan Xiaoqiang's thigh.
Yan Xiaoqiang was suddenly bitten by the little guy and cried out, "Ouch!" It really hurt, though. He picked the little guy up and raised his hand to slap him. Yan Xiaonan heard the sound, looked up, and immediately shouted, "Bad dad, don't hit Liujin!"
When Liu Jin heard that his grandfather was going to hit him again, he started hitting Yan Xiaoqiang's head with both hands. Cuihua took the opportunity to pick up Liu Jin and hand him to Yan Xiaonan. The two of them quickly sat down together and stared at Yan Xiaoqiang.
This time, Yan Xiaoqiang had a headache. This attitude clearly showed that they were united against a common enemy. Who was the enemy? Of course, it was him. He sighed and could only compromise, saying, "Nannan, Dad is worried about you. You must be careful."
Grandma Yan knew immediately that her son had given in, and she quickly called to Cuihua, "Cuihua, Cuihua, hurry up and eat. Go to my room and get a bottle of wine. Qiangzi did a good job today."
Yan Xiaoqiang was frustrated. His mother was always like this. He didn't want Nannan to get married so early. She absolutely wouldn't marry before she was twenty. No, she should marry at thirty. Thirty was too late. Twenty-five would be the bottom line. No one could change that.
Dinner began in a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere. Watching Yan Xiaoqiang drink, Grandma Yan poured herself a glass, and Cuihua followed suit. The dinner ended in an atmosphere where drinking only made things worse.
Yan Xiaonan looked at the peony painting paper in her hand, then at her mother who was taking care of her father, and decided to give it to him tomorrow. Cuihua had already noticed this, and she knew that Ye Chenming had come for this matter. As for what happened afterward, it was resolved anyway, and she didn't need to get involved.
That night, Cuihua stayed in Nannan's room. She found a large piece of red cloth, which was a scrap of cloth that Yan Xiaonan had gotten when she made clothes before. She measured it and started to draw on the red cloth with Yan Xiaonan's pencil.
Yan Xiaonan had never known that her mother had this ability. Her eyes widened as she looked at the peony under the pencil, which was almost identical to the peony on the paper. Only after Cuihua put down the pencil did Yan Xiaonan realize that she had forgotten to breathe. It was terrifying; she almost suffocated herself.
Cuihua found pink, white, and yellow threads and began to thread the needle, embroidering according to the pattern she had drawn. Yan Xiaonan quickly turned up the kerosene lamp to make sure she didn't hurt her eyes.
As Yan Xiaonan looked at it, she fell asleep. When it was dawn the next day, a lifelike peony on the kang (a heated brick bed) dazzled her. Her mother must have embroidered it. How could it be so well embroidered? She had only ever seen her mother embroider small flowers and grasses on her clothes before, but she had never seen it embroidered like this.
Yan Xiaonan grabbed the embroidery cloth and ran to the cowshed. Her mother definitely had a talent for embroidery, and this talent couldn't be wasted. You know, in the decades to come, it will be very difficult to find high-end cheongsams. Those craftsmen either died or ran away, and those who remained either had poor eyesight or shaky hands. They could never rebuild the glory.
Fu Qingping took the peony embroidery. Without even looking at it, he could tell the quality of the embroidery just by touching it. He took out his reading glasses and examined it carefully: "Nannan, your mother is truly a born embroiderer. She embroiders better than Huixian, who has been learning from me since she was a child. I'll take her as my apprentice."
Yan Xiaonan was overjoyed. Ye Chen'er had once told her that her grandmother could split a single embroidery thread into eight strands for embroidery. What incredible skill that must be! And her double-sided embroidery was simply breathtaking.
If my mother could learn this skill, I wouldn't have to worry about making cheongsams anymore. Just thinking about cheongsams, oh my, they're every woman's favorite! The jewelry from the mountains paired with embroidered cheongsams are so feminine.
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