"I heard you. What's the matter? Why don't you just come in?"
Qian Lu hesitated and said, "Can I go in? Isn't it said that men can't go in?"
Er Ya rolled her eyes at him: "Are you even a man? You're not even fully grown yet. Besides, didn't you just come in once? You haven't been drinking, so how come you blacked out?"
Jiang's mother patted her on the shoulder: "How can you talk like that, you little girl?"
Er Ya stuck out her tongue. Oh no, she'd forgotten her mother was still here. She quickly explained, "No, Mother, I was just using a metaphor. Brother Lu, come in and see my little brother."
She kept giving Qian Lu meaningful glances, hoping he would come over quickly so they could put an end to the matter.
Qian Lu slowly walked in after receiving permission, not daring to look around. This made Er Ya want to laugh. She really didn't expect that Brother Lu would have such a shy side. It was quite a rare thing.
Qian Lu looked at the soft little baby in Er Ya's arms and asked curiously, "Your little brother is so small! When will he grow up? When will he be able to play with the toy cars I bought for him? Maybe I should buy him some Milo next time. I heard that drinking it makes you grow faster."
"Alright, he's only a month old, stop bothering him. Why would a little kid drink Milo? As long as you have breast milk, that's enough."
Qian Lu looked at Xiao Bao carefully again. He was blowing bubbles and sucking his little hand, looking carefree. Qian Lu felt a little envious: "He's so cute. I want a little brother too. I'll go back and ask my mom to give me one to play with."
While working, Elder Qian, the town's elder, suddenly felt a pain in his lower back and sneezed loudly. He rubbed his nose, wondering if he had caught a cold. Why was his eyelid still twitching? He got up, closed the window, and sat back down to continue working diligently.
Er Ya reached out to take Xiao Bao: "Alright, stop hugging him. He might pull on you again, and then you won't have any clothes to wear."
Qian Lu felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about the warm, smelly feeling he had just experienced. He quickly and carefully handed Xiao Bao to Er Ya, saying, "He is indeed very cute, but if he could control himself and not poop all the time, he would be even more lovable."
As if he could understand Qian Lu's complaints, Xiao Bao started crying loudly. Er Ya tried to pat him, but it didn't work. She was so anxious that she was sweating.
"Er Ya, give it to me, maybe he's hungry, I'll feed him."
Qian Lu knew what breastfeeding meant, and upon hearing this, she quickly pulled Er Ya outside, saying, "Let's talk outside, I have something very important to say."
The courtyard was still filled with the sounds of eating and talking, so Er Ya pulled the two of them to her room.
Lin Xiao, who was accompanying Lin Jianguo to see guests off, saw Er Ya drag that brat into his room and immediately became anxious. He was about to step over when Lin Jianguo stopped him: "Where are you going? Your Uncle Jianqun has drunk too much. I can't leave here. Can you take him home for me?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao could only support the drunk man, who kept muttering, "Who said I'm drunk? I'm not drunk. Second brother, go get some more wine. I can drink another bottle. Hey, why do you have three heads? Stop spinning, it's making my eyes blurry."
It seemed he was truly drunk. Lin Xiao knew this man wasn't kind to Er Ya either, and with worry for Er Ya in his heart, he carried Lin Jianqun rather ungently, even deliberately tripping him every now and then. After taking him home, Niu Shi shouted and yelled:
"Honey, what happened to you? Where did you fall? Why are you covered in dirt? And why are there two scratches on your face? Did you do that Lin boy on purpose?"
Lin Xiao quickly shook his head and said, "It's not my fault. My uncle drank too much and insisted that I take him to the next village, to a place called Xiaohua. I didn't know where it was, so I walked towards your house. He insisted that he didn't want to come back and didn't want to see his wife. In the struggle, my uncle bumped into a tree. I'm not strong, and it took me a long time to pull him up."
Upon hearing this, Niu flew into a rage and slapped him across the face: "You heartless bastard! I was so worried about you, but it turns out you haven't completely broken things off with that widow yet! Go ahead and go find him, I'm not living with you anymore!"
Drunk and unaware of what had happened, Lin Jianqun, who just wanted to sleep, said impatiently, "Shut up, can't you let me clear my head? You're always nagging, it's so annoying. Go wherever you want."
Originally, Niu was just saying things out of anger. When she heard that Lin Jianguo had driven her away, she slammed her head against Lin Jianguo, knocking him to the ground. She then went back to her room to pack her things, wailing and howling.
Lin Xiao walked into the courtyard and could still hear Lin Jinbao and Lin Daya comforting Niu Shi: "Mother, Father drank too much. After he sobers up, let him apologize to you, okay? Don't leave. I just got home and you're leaving. What am I supposed to do?"
"Yes, Mother, please forgive Father this time for the sake of my brother and me."
The voices of her children extinguished Niu's anger. Just then, Lin Jianqun, as if out of nowhere, said, "Xiaohua, where have you been? Get me a glass of water, I'm dying of thirst."
These words reignited the fire. Niu grabbed a few pieces of clothing and stormed out, cursing as she went: "Listen to this! Even when he's drunk, he still can't forget that slut. I'll make room for her and let that widow who's cursed her husband serve him properly."
"Mother, Mother, don't go..."
The brother and sister called out for a long time, but they couldn't get the furious Niu Shi to come back.
Seeing that their mother had really left, the two siblings were at a loss. Their father was so drunk that they decided to wait until he sobered up before making any decisions. After agreeing on this, the brother and sister went about their own business.
After waiting at the door for a long time without anyone coming to take her back, she felt too embarrassed to go back, so she had no choice but to walk towards her parents' home.
Qian Lu was pulled into Er Ya's room. This was his first time entering a girl's room, and it didn't seem any different from the boys' rooms.
As he was looking around, Er Ya slapped him on the head: "What are you looking at? Don't you know the difference between men and women? Spit it out and stop wasting my time."
Qian Lu covered his head and wailed, "Wow, Er Ya, you have this side to you too! You always act like a little white rabbit in front of us, but now you've shown your true colors. You even swore! I'm going to go tell Auntie on you."
After saying that, he pretended to walk outside, but Er Ya quickly grabbed him. If her mother found out, she would be in big trouble.
To be continued!
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