In the morning, my husband's older sister and her family arrived in a very presentable manner, and the whole family greeted them happily.
Liu Fengming, the eldest brother-in-law, was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit, buttoned up to his neck, and a pair of black leather shoes that were always polished to a shine.
This is also why Wei Mingshen polished his shoes in advance, so that his shoes wouldn't look inferior to his.
Cao Maizi hugged her granddaughter and gestured to her son-in-law and daughter, "Come in quickly, come in quickly, there's a fire going on inside."
As she spoke, she handed the New Year's money meant for her two grandsons to them.
Su Xueli also handed the food she had prepared the night before to her two nephews.
The boy refused his New Year's money when he saw his uncle, stuffed it into his sister's hand, and jumped into Wei Mingshen's arms, asking him to lift him up high. Wei Minglan grabbed Su Xueli's hand and greeted her as they walked into the house. Wei Mingyue fawned over her older sister, linking her arm with hers, and they were extremely affectionate.
Once inside, Wei Mingyue hugged her eldest sister and began sharing heartfelt words. Su Xueli, understanding the situation, got up, went back inside to retrieve the straw figurines she had given to the two children.
The two children jumped up and down with delight as they saw it and snatched it away. Wei Minglan and Liu Fengming also noticed and asked Su Xueli where she bought it.
Cao Maizi laughed heartily upon hearing this, "What do you mean, where did you buy it? Your sister-in-law made it herself."
Wei Tiezhu continued, "We used the pile of thatch in our yard to make it."
Wei Minglan and Liu Fengming were astonished. Wei Minglan looked at her sister-in-law and exclaimed, "Xueli, how do you have this skill? Where did you learn it?"
Liu Fengming exclaimed, "This is a work of art!"
Su Xueli smiled slightly, "It's a product, and that's what I do now."
Wei Mingshen told the couple about their straw weaving business before the New Year. Wei Tiezhu and Cao Maizi praised Xue Li for making money and buying delicious food and drinks for the whole family. They even gave the elderly couple 50 yuan for the New Year.
Wei Minglan and her husband were overjoyed, praising Su Xueli for her abilities and expressing their relief that their younger brother had married such a good wife.
Wei Mingyue couldn't stand it anymore and loudly changed the subject, saying, "My brother might go to work at the town government after the New Year, so he won't be making these kinds of gadgets."
The whole family looked at her. Su Xueli blinked, waiting for her to continue.
Su Xueli was very happy to have successfully shifted the attention to herself, and said smugly, "None of you know what happened. I can't say anything since the matter hasn't been finalized yet. The key is that my brother agreed."
Wei Mingshen's face darkened as he said in a low voice, "Mingyue, how do you know about my affairs when I don't even know anything about them?"
Wei Mingyue shook her head. "Sister Meizhi just told me."
When she mentioned Lin Meizhi, the whole family fell silent, because Wei Minglan and her husband also knew about her brother's affair with Lin Meizhi.
"Mingyue, hurry up and help your mother prepare the dishes in the kitchen. Stop talking nonsense here," Wei Tiezhu yelled at her with a dark face.
Wei Mingshen glanced at Su Xueli and said to her, "Don't get involved in my affairs anymore. You should focus on finding yourself a partner and start ruining someone else's life."
Wei Mingyue's face darkened instantly, but with her older sister and brother-in-law present, she couldn't afford to lose her temper. So she just snorted and pretended to be magnanimous: "I won't hold it against you."
She then instructed him, "I'm talking to my older sister, why don't you go help Mom cook?"
Su Xueli stood up and said, "I'll go cook."
Wei Minglan also stood up, "Let the men talk, we'll go cook. It's just the two of us, we don't need to make that many dishes."
Wei Mingshen stopped his older sister and said, "You talk to Mingyue, I'll go help with the cooking."
He didn't want Su Xueli and Wei Mingyue to live under the same roof, so that Su Xueli wouldn't feel uncomfortable.
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