Yu Qingqing's body almost froze. She took the candy out of her pocket and shook her head frantically, "I don't want it. I really don't want it."
Chen Xiangbei frowned. How could this man be so unreasonable? He wasn't going to kill anyone or do anything arson. Why did he reject him so completely? It was just some candy. It shouldn't be that serious. "It's okay. It's not something expensive. It's just a few candies. It makes my mouth sweet. It's Chinese New Year, so we have to eat sweet things."
Yu Qingqing was still shaking her head and whispered, "I really don't want it."
Chen Xiangbei's face darkened. "If you don't accept me, are you going to complain to my mom? How could you be like this? My family took you in out of kindness, and you actually want to sow discord between me and my mom. You have no conscience!"
"Who has no conscience?" Old Mrs. Xia's voice came from behind.
Chen Xiangbei turned his head suddenly and saw Old Lady Xia sticking to the window, staring at him fiercely.
What’s the difference between this and seeing a ghost? Chen Xiangbei screamed in fear.
Yu Qingqing was so frightened by the shout that she screamed and the candy fell all over the floor.
"Mom!" Chen Xiangbei swallowed his saliva and smiled humbly at Old Lady Xia, "I just wanted to give her some candy. She's so thin, she needs more candy."
Old Mrs. Xia: "Oh, is it Qingqing who wants to eat?"
Yu Qingqing was stunned. She didn't want to eat candy, so why did they frame her like this? "It's not me, I don't..."
Chen Xiangbei interrupted her and winked at her, begging her to take the blame for him, otherwise he would be beaten badly. Yu Qingqing was a guest, and his mother would definitely not beat a guest for a little candy. "It's you, it's you who wants candy."
Old Lady Xia: "Tell me first, how did you open the lock?"
Chen Xiangbei didn't dare to say it. He knew that if he told others about this skill, he would be scolded to death. This was not a serious skill and only a thief would learn it.
Seeing that his sister seemed to have upset Old Lady Xia, Yu Hongzhen panicked for a moment and then walked in, "Auntie, did Qingqing make a mistake?"
Old Lady Xia: "She did nothing wrong. How could she do anything wrong when she's so well behaved?"
Yu Zhenhong scratched his head, even more unconvinced. This made people feel that it was yin and yang. "Auntie, if she does anything to make you unhappy, you must tell me, I will... I will teach her a lesson."
It doesn’t matter if Old Lady Xia doesn’t like him. Anyway, he and Chen Xianghong have already settled their relationship. Even if she doesn’t like him anymore, they will still be a family in the future. But Yu Qingqing is mentally ill and sensitive, and she was brought into this family by him like a burden. He thinks it is normal for Old Lady Xia not to like her.
As God knows, Old Lady Xia doesn't often praise people. Putting aside other things, she really thinks Yu Qingqing is a very good child. It's a rare opportunity for her to praise someone sincerely, but she was misunderstood like this. Old Lady Xia felt sorry for herself.
"Get out." Old Mrs. Xia pointed at the door.
Yu Hongzhen was worried and rolled out obediently, but he was still leaning on the window to watch out of concern.
Old Lady Xia took out the remaining candy from Chen Xiangbei's pocket, stuffed it into Yu Qingqing's pocket, pointed to the door and said, "You get out too. I know this has nothing to do with you."
Yu Qingqing wanted to refuse the candy, but she really didn't dare to accept it.
Old Mrs. Xia impatiently pressed her hand into her own pocket and said, "I'm giving it to you now, so don't refuse. I need to talk to my son now. Go find your brother first."
Yu Qingqing nodded. She actually didn't feel any ill will from Old Lady Xia just now. Although her tone was bad and she spoke to her harshly, she would still give her candy.
Although Chen Xiangbei had given her candy before, this was different. Chen Xiangbei's candy was stolen, and she felt uneasy holding it, so she didn't dare to take it. But Old Lady Xia was the head of the family, so she could definitely take the candy she gave her.
Yu Qingqing held the candy in her pocket, and even before she ate it, she felt sweet in her heart.
"Mom, don't be impulsive." Chen Xiangbei felt sorry for the candy he had gotten with great difficulty, but facing the impending storm from Old Lady Xia, he should put aside such a small matter as the loss of candy.
Soon, Old Lady Xia came out refreshed and said to Chen Xiangnan, "Cook that whole piece of pork belly tonight. Braised pork tastes better when there are more people."
Chen Xiangbei squatted in the corner of the room, crying silently. He knew he couldn't escape.
Chen Xiangbei swore today that he would make his mother angry from the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year, and at other times he would be extremely alert and not make her angry.
Because the custom here is that children cannot be beaten or scolded from the first to the third day of the New Year.
What a pity. Today is New Year's Eve, and I can still fight. If I had known I would be found out, I might as well have gone to steal candy tomorrow.
Seeing Yu Hongzhen and Yu Qingqing working outside together, some curious people came over to chat.
"Old Chen, your son-in-law is here so soon?"
Old Chen: "Yes, he will celebrate the New Year with us this year."
"They didn't seem to be in good condition before."
Old Chen: "It's hard for anyone to be in a good mood after being on the train for several days."
Everyone nodded in agreement. No one looked closely when they entered the compound before. At that time, everyone was busy with family matters. After all, it was New Year's Eve.
Now, it didn’t seem strange that Yu Hongzhen borrowed Chen Xiangnan’s coat, so no one suspected anything.
"I said that a son-in-law who hasn't married yet is more useful than a donkey. Look at how hard he works. Even eight horses can't catch up with my son-in-law."
Yu Hongzhen was caught off guard by the compliment and almost fell off his stool.
Old Chen felt relieved after hearing this. "Look, you can't praise children. If you praise them, they won't be able to do anything."
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