"All right."
Song Lan nodded, beckoned Qin Boyan and the others to follow, and the group left the courtyard and headed straight for Director Zhang's house.
...
More than half an hour later.
"We'll invite Director Zhang and his family over for a meal another day."
After having dinner at Director Zhang's house, Song Lan and the others returned. Upon hearing what Song Lan said, Qin Boyan had no objections and nodded in support: "Okay."
I don't think it's necessary!
Qin Yaxin said, "Corn porridge, steamed buns, stir-fried shredded potatoes, cucumber salad, scrambled eggs, and stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with meat—this meal is just passable. Besides, they insisted on inviting us over to eat. It's not like we wanted to take advantage of them. Moreover, my sister-in-law gave them five yuan and several kilograms of grain coupons when she left. We don't owe them anything, so there's no need to reciprocate!"
"improvise?"
Qin Boyan glared at her: "Do you eat delicacies every day? They kindly invited us over for dinner, and the dishes on the table were clearly carefully prepared, but you call them 'just so-so'? Qin Yaxin, do you know how awful you are?"
"Aunt Chunying did not accept the money I offered."
Song Lan looked at Qin Yaxin with a serious expression: "You should be more open-minded. Don't always put on an arrogant attitude, and don't always think the worst of people. Do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Yaxin pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Then do you know what 'reciprocity' means?"
From the moment Song Lan accepted her new identity and learned that Qin Yaxin was her sister-in-law, she had no intention of indulging her. Her eyes were clear and bright, as if she could see through people's hearts. She stared at Qin Yaxin and said, "I suppose you know that you're going to be in the second year of junior high school. If you don't even understand the meaning of 'reciprocity,' then I'll have to doubt whether you studied hard in school all these years."
Or rather, you've learned everything but kept it all to yourself, to the point that you only see things from a self-interested perspective!
"How...how could you say that to me?"
Qin Yaxin retorted, "I didn't say anything wrong. It was clearly their family who invited us over for dinner, not us begging them to go. Besides, the food they treated us to was just so-so, why should we reciprocate?"
"Do you believe I'll beat you up?"
Qin Boyan gritted his teeth and raised his fist at Qin Yaxin.
"Come on! Try hitting me! If you dare touch a single hair on my head, I promise I'll never forgive you!"
Qin Yaxin's eyes were full of provocation.
"You asked me to beat you up. If I don't, it would seem like I'm afraid of you."
Qin Boyan spoke fiercely, but before he could make a move, Song Lan stopped him: "Sit down properly!"
"Sister-in-law, Qin Yaxin deserves a beating!"
Qin Boyan stood still.
You're the one who deserves a beating!
Qin Yaxin retorted.
"Your eldest brother is still lying unconscious in his room, can't you two siblings give your sister-in-law a break?!"
With a serious face, Song Lan looked at Qin Yaxin and said, "Second sister, you're not a child anymore. In our family, even the youngest sister is more sensible than you."
Qin Yaxin opened her mouth as if to refute, but hesitated and didn't know what to say.
“In ancient times, you would have been old enough to get married, which means you are an adult and should be sensible, knowing what you can and cannot say, and what you can and cannot do. But what about you? You speak and act entirely according to your own pleasure, without caring about the feelings of those around you. Do you think that is appropriate?”
"I don't care whether it's appropriate or not. The most important thing in life is to be happy."
Qin Yaxin muttered softly.
"I won't judge whether your idea of 'being happy as a person' is right or wrong, but don't you think it's too selfish? Especially when you have family, you only care about your own happiness, what about your family?"
"I've noticed that you've been acting strangely lately. You like to lecture me. Just because you're my sister-in-law doesn't mean I have to listen to everything you say, and you always criticize me for it."
In Song Lan's eyes, Qin Yaxin was undoubtedly a troublemaker. She clenched her fist and said sharply, "Then listen carefully. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. In this family, before your eldest brother wakes up, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, have the natural right to discipline you. Even if I hit you, I believe that Dad and your eldest brother will not say a bad word about me when they find out!"
Qin Yaxin stared at Song Lan without saying a word, but secretly thought: You're amazing! Don't think I'm afraid!
"Go to the kitchen and boil some water, boil a lot, everyone in the family needs to wash properly."
Song Lan changed the subject so quickly that Qin Yaxin was caught off guard.
Seeing Qin Yaxin standing still, Song Lan asked expressionlessly, "Didn't you hear me?"
"Aren't you going to burn it?"
Qin Yaxin talked back.
"To go or not to go?"
An invisible pressure swept over Qin Yaxin.
Qin Yaxin dared not say another word for a moment, feeling as if her blood was about to freeze. She moved towards the door, her only thought in her mind: to get as far away from Song Lan as possible.
That's terrifying!
Ever since this sister-in-law changed, she has become terrifying, like a little white rabbit turning into a tiger in an instant. If she doesn't show her power, it's fine, but once she does, she'll definitely suffer!
"Wash the pot clean."
Song Lan threw out a sentence at the living room doorway.
The large iron pot in the kitchen was provided by Factory Director Zhang. Knowing that resources were scarce in this era, even an iron pot was not easy to buy. Therefore, Song Lan did not intend to take advantage of the situation. She planned to settle the bill for the iron pot and the industrial ration coupon with Factory Director Zhang after she had sorted out everything at home, such as setting up bowls, chopsticks and other utensils on the stove.
The furniture in the room was provided by the factory's logistics department.
Although they are all old furniture, they are all usable. We can just pay the rent to the logistics department later.
"Second brother, go to the kitchen and lend a hand."
Song Lan looked at Qin Boyan. Upon hearing this, Qin Boyan didn't say anything. He nodded and left the living room.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry with Second Sister. She's wrong. When Dad gets home, I'll have him teach her a lesson!"
The adorable Qin Xiaowu walked up to Song Lan, tugged at her clothes, and tilted his head up, saying in a childish voice, "Getting angry will hurt yourself, and it's bad for your health. I don't want my sister-in-law to be upset by my second sister."
"Honey, your sister-in-law isn't angry with your second sister."
Patting the little one's head, Song Lan lowered her eyes and smiled gently, "Were you frightened by your sister-in-law?"
"No."
The adorable Qin Xiaowu shook her head: "I just didn't want my sister-in-law to be angry, I wasn't scared at all!"
Upon hearing this, Song Lan pinched the little guy's nose: "You're quite brave!" Shifting her gaze to the little girl, she asked, "Was Xiao Liu frightened?"
The little girl shook her head slightly.
"Come here to your sister-in-law."
Song Lan waved to the little girl.
“…Sister-in-law.”
The little girl went up and called out to her.
"Don't be afraid, your sister-in-law is just reasoning with your second sister so that she will make fewer mistakes in the future." The little girl was a bit timid, and Song Lan was really worried that she had been frightened just now, but she did not regret scolding her sister-in-law Qin Yaxin.
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