"These two will stay at home."
"Put it back in the basket and take it back to your own home so your son-in-law can get some nourishment. Your father and I don't need it."
Li Jumei refused to accept it.
Song Sanhe nodded in agreement: "Listen to your mother, take it back to your son-in-law to help him recover!"
"There are still two in the basket!"
Song Lan picked out the remaining two and showed them to Song Sanhe and his wife, her tone slightly playful: "Now you two have nothing to say, right?"
Unexpectedly, Li Jumei said, "Take it back. It's still alive. You can keep it at home and slaughter it when you want to eat it."
"Wild game doesn't taste good after a while, so I won't bring any home. I don't want your son-in-law to complain that I'm stingy for not buying ribs and pork to cook for him."
Song Lan put the herbs back into her basket, not looking at Li Jumei's expression, but instead turning her gaze to Song Qingbin: "Big brother doesn't seem too happy."
"Ignore your older brother. Let him keep his long face. We'll just pretend we don't see it."
Li Jumei glared at her eldest son and said something to Song Lan.
"Mom, why did I make such a long face?"
Song Qingbin said aggrievedly, "I talked to you and my dad last weekend about wanting to call off my engagement with Han Bailan, but you still haven't given me a straight answer. Can't I even feel bad about it?"
"Just because the girl had a little tantrum with you, you're thinking of breaking off the engagement? If you really break off the engagement, how will the girl face anyone? It could even lead to someone's death!"
Li Jumei's face was cold, and her eyes were filled with extreme dissatisfaction as she looked at her eldest son: "Without a proper reason, your marriage to that Han family boy absolutely cannot be called off!"
"dad……"
Song Qingbin turned his gaze to Song Sanhe, hoping his father would support him in announcing the engagement.
However, Song Sanhe shared the same opinion as Li Jumei. He said, "Just like your mother said, there's no proper reason. Breaking off the engagement would not only force the girl to her death, but it wouldn't do you any good for your own reputation either."
Upon hearing this, Song Qingbin glanced at Song Lan, his eyes conveying "I'm sorry." Song Lan, meeting his gaze, was somewhat bewildered. Then she heard Song Qingbin say to Song Sanhe and his wife:
"I held back what I told you before. Actually... actually, Han Bailan is not only dissatisfied with me, she looks down on me and our family. She said I came from a peasant background, and she was the one who first proposed to break off the engagement with me..."
Originally, I was going to swallow my anger out of respect for Uncle Han and Aunt Han, but I didn't expect that Han Bailan would ask me to take her to apologize to my younger sister. Instead, she used the same old tricks, not only humiliating my younger sister again, but also humiliating my brother-in-law. Dad, Mom, what do you think I should do to put up with this?
My younger sister and brother-in-law haven't provoked her, yet she acts like a madwoman, repeatedly humiliating my sister and dragging my brother-in-law into it. If we marry such a troublemaking woman, how can our family live in peace?
"That girl from the Han family humiliated your little sister? What did she say about your little sister? Why didn't you tell us before?"
Li Jumei's face darkened: "Speak up! Didn't you hear what I asked you?"
"It's just... it's just that last time my younger sister and I went to town together. We took my younger brother to the town's middle school, and before my sister and the Boyan brothers went back to the factory, they stood at the school gate and said goodbye to me."
Who knew that Han Bailan saw it? Without saying a word, she rushed over and started yelling at me, saying that I was seeing other girls behind her back and that my little sister was a vixen.
After the younger sister introduced herself, she not only did not apologize, but also accused the younger sister of not calling her sister-in-law. The younger sister calmly explained that she and I had not yet registered our marriage or held a wedding banquet, so it was not wrong to call her Comrade Han.
I tried to explain to Han Bailan, but she wouldn't listen. She said my younger sister and I bullied her, and when my younger sister tried to leave, she wouldn't let go. Later, when my younger sister and the Boyan brothers left, Han Bailan launched into another barrage of insults at me… Not only did she threaten to break off our engagement, she even threatened to make me lose my job.”
Li Jumei and Song Sanhe's faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.
Song Qinghui and Song Guoqing both looked grim, and even Qin Yaxin had a cold expression.
"That evening, Uncle Han came to my dormitory and apologized to me, saying that Han Bailan was just hot-tempered and inevitably spoke without thinking. He said that he and his aunt had already scolded Han Bailan and asked Han Bailan to apologize to her younger sister in person."
Unexpectedly, when I took Han Bailan to my younger sister's house on my bicycle, she kept muttering words like "blind man" and "cripple" when she saw her brother-in-law. I scolded her, but she showed no remorse and instead insulted my younger sister for marrying a blind and crippled man.
Li Jumei's eyes were filled with anger: "You still hold back when you speak to me and your father? Look at how arrogant you've become!"
Song Qingbin said in a low voice, "Didn't I already say that I was afraid you and Dad would get too angry and something bad might happen to you? If that really happened, wouldn't I become the sinner of our family!"
"That girl from the Han family has no manners. Since she doesn't like our eldest son, before they get their marriage certificate, why don't we listen to him and call off the engagement?"
Song Sanhe gave his opinion.
"Mom, I agree with what Dad said."
Song Qinghui echoed this.
I agree.
Song Guoqing echoed this sentiment.
"Alright, I'll go to the Han family tomorrow to propose annulment!"
Li Jumei made the decision.
She hasn't even entered the Song family's door yet, and she's already humiliating her daughter and son-in-law. The Song family can't afford a daughter-in-law like that!
"Sister-in-law, why haven't I heard you and brother mention this at home?"
Qin Yaxin suddenly spoke up.
Meeting her gaze, Song Lan said calmly, "What's there to say? Your brother and I just took it as a dog barking and didn't take it to heart."
Looking away, Song Lan said to Song Sanhe and his wife, as well as Song Qingbin, "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, you don't need to be angry with Qin Yanzheng and me. We really didn't take what that Comrade Han said to heart."
Besides, Qin Yanzheng has regained his sight and will be able to do rehabilitation soon. It won't be long before he can walk normally again. Why don't you just pretend you didn't hear what Comrade Han said, to avoid getting yourself sick from anger? In my opinion, it's not worth it!
"You're so carefree!"
Li Jumei scolded, her eyes full of heartache, "You've been repeatedly bullied and humiliated, yet you insist on enduring it all. I've never seen such a silly girl like you!"
"Mom...can you please not use that weird tone when you talk..."
Song Lan was doing it on purpose. She frowned, wrinkled her nose, and even fanned herself. Seeing this, Song Guoqing couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh: "Mom, your 'riding on someone's head to shit' is too vulgar. My sister can't stand it!"
Song Qinghui suppressed a laugh upon hearing this.
Song Qingbin showed no unusual behavior.
Song Sanhe coughed twice to cover up his discomfort. Well, he was uncomfortable because his wife was saying all sorts of things in front of their daughter. See, their daughter had a problem with it!
Qin Yaxin then asked Song Guoqing, "Is it funny?"
Don't you think so?
Song Guoqing countered with a question.
I don't think so.
She didn't even know what was funny.
Qin Yaxin shook her head.
"I was just using an analogy!" Li Jumei's face flushed, but she still replied to Song Lan, then continued, "Don't worry, Mom will get justice for you and your son-in-law!"
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