Li Hongwei was so angry that all kinds of thoughts ran through his mind. When he went to bed at night, he dreamed of several brothers quarreling and fighting over the family property.

He didn't sleep well that night and didn't get up early the next morning.

This year, it was his and the second son's family's turn to spend New Year's Eve with their mother Chen Xiaoying. By ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Lanxiang had almost packed up her things.

"Get up, it's time to go to the county town."

Kaiyuan County has been abolished as a county and changed into a city, but many people are still accustomed to calling it the county seat.

Li Hongwei stayed up late and didn't sleep well, so he was not in good spirits.

The second son never came back. He took his wife, Wang Xiaoqin, and mother-in-law to the county town a few days ago.

The house that Chen Xiaoying bought was a three-story building. The original owner was a city dweller. He went to the big city to develop and did not return to his hometown, so he sold the three-story building.

In Kaiyuan City, bungalows, or even three-story buildings with two floors added to bungalows, are actually very common among the indigenous people. Li Hongli's ex-mother-in-law, Ma Xiufen, had a two-story house. Other people built three floors, but her family was poor, so they only built half of the second floor, which started to leak when no one was living in it, and the location was too bad.

The house that Chen Xiaoying bought faces the Jinshui River Garden. Just across the road, you can reach the park, where you can fish, enjoy the flowers, and practice Tai Chi with a group of old men and women. The external environment is comfortable.

Chen Xiaoying also spent a lot of money to renovate the house.

It was the first time that Li Hongwei and his wife came here after the renovation. They were surprised when they entered the big red iron gate.

The yard, which was a mess before, is now well planned. There is a glass shed on the roof, which does not affect the lighting and can block the dust. The yard is paved with tiles, and red bricks are used to separate two small flower beds against the wall of the small yard. Snow-white tiles are on the walls, and stainless steel escalators connect the houses on the second and third floors, with large transparent glass windows.

The entire yard, even the corners and cracks of the walls, are neat and tidy.

"Mom, this house is nice, just like a small villa." Liu Lanxiang said enviously.

When I was outside, it looked just like any other three-story building. But when I got inside, I realized how fashionable it was, just like those villas owned by rich people on TV.

That’s not all.

The couple entered the house. The floor tiles were snow-white with small light green patterns. They were so clean that there was no place to step, for fear of getting them dirty.

There was also a complete set of mahogany furniture and various porcelain vases. I guess the homes of wealthy landlords in the old society were not as clean and comfortable as the one their mother lived in.

Their second daughter, Li Yuhan, was curled up on a comfortable fabric sofa, eating melon seeds. She took off her shoes and curled up on the sofa, eating melon seeds and watching TV.

Li Hongwei was quiet for a moment. While he was working in the village, facing the earth and sweating profusely, exhausted, his two daughters were living like rich girls in the county town.

"Dad, Mom? Sister, our parents are here." Li Yuhan was eating melon seeds when she suddenly felt a chill on her back. She turned around and saw that it was her parents. She quickly got up and put on her slippers.

"Mom and Dad, put the things in the kitchen."

Li Yutong came in from outside. The kitchen was in the yard, at the west end of the corridor.

"You two will have a very comfortable life here." Liu Lanxiang came back after putting her things away, sat on the sofa and said to her two daughters.

Li Yutong said, "If you like this house, there are some for sale nearby, so let's buy it. But it's not as convenient as my grandma's. There's a park right outside the door, and the bedroom faces the Jinshui River. This building has a good view. If it's closer to the inside, it's not so good."

Among a row of buildings, this three-story building is the closest to the edge. It is convenient for going out, exercising, and it is lively and has everything.

At least for those who live in the alley, the lighting layout is not as convenient.

Li Hongwei and Liu Lanxiang shook their heads at the same time.

"Why buy this? Can't we live in such a big yard in the village?" said Li Hongwei.

According to his opinion, it is more comfortable to live in the village.

In this city, I don’t know where to go when I go out. Apart from my wife, there is no one to talk to. If something happens at home and I shout myself hoarse, I guess no one will even look at me.

People say that people in the city are unkind and cold.

We live next door to each other, and we don’t even know each other.

Li Yutong knew that she couldn't change her parents' minds, so she nodded and let it go.

"Where is your grandma?" asked her father Li Hongwei.

Li Yutong said, "I'm going to pick up my aunt. I should be back soon."

As they were talking, after a while, the person came back.

Chen Xiaoying lives in the city, so it is convenient for her to buy everything and she has already prepared all kinds of New Year's goods.

It is not fashionable to celebrate Chinese New Year in a restaurant yet. But in a few years, Li Yutong will coax her grandmother to book a table at a restaurant for the New Year's Eve dinner, so as to avoid cooking for the whole family, washing and cutting dishes, and cleaning. Celebrating the New Year almost makes people sick from exhaustion.

After setting off firecrackers, we started eating dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Li Hongwei and Liu Lanxiang had their New Year's Eve dinner here, but they did not stay overnight.

In Liu Lanxiang's words, she is very particular about places and cannot sleep unless she is at home.

The New Year's Eve dinner was set out at 5:30. The whole family, including Chen Xiaoying, her cousin Su Wanping, the four people from the eldest family, the four people from the second family, and the second daughter Li Hongli who came just in time for dinner with her child, a total of twelve people, had a lively New Year's Eve dinner.

Liu Lanxiang wanted to help clean up, but Su Wanping wouldn't let her: "You guys go sit down and talk, I'll go clean up."

Li Yuhan also came over: "I'll help my aunt."

"How can I let you do it? I'll help too." Wang Xiaoqin is an honest and timid person who only eats and does not work.

Her mother had already helped to clean up the dishes: "Let's do it together, it will be quicker."

The four of them cleaned up the leftovers on the table. Two of them washed them in the kitchen, and two of them moved them here. They soon finished most of the work.

Li Hongli is lazy, she just plays with her child on the sofa.

At this moment, Li Hongwei hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but look at his mother Chen Xiaoying.

Even the second brother Li Hongjian noticed something was wrong with him: "Brother, is there something wrong with you? Tell me."

Li Hongwei didn't know what to say.

Chen Xiaoying asked: "Is there something going on in the village?"

Li Hongwei nodded: "Yes."

Chen Xiaoying asked again: "Is it about your father, your eldest sister, or the eldest brother?"

Apart from these three, there is nothing else that can make the boss hesitate like this.

Li Hongwei couldn't bear it any longer, so he told his elder sister Li Hongyan what she said. He felt uncomfortable: "My dad said that if you and the third child and his mother didn't get along, it must be because I didn't do my best for the family property, and I wanted to occupy more of your family property, so I deliberately alienated the third child from you."

"Mom, I am really wronged. I have never thought about it this way."

Chen Xiaoying couldn't help but frown. The eldest brother was an honest man. He was much poorer in his previous life. He always pretended to be rich and tried every way to help other brothers. In this life, he was rich and would not have such thoughts.

This is what Li Pingwang and his daughter Li Hongyan said to the boss on purpose in order to force him to agree to this matter.