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Around midnight, Song Lan, Qin Yanzheng, and Li Jumei returned to the Qin family home in Old Master Chen's car.
As for Song Sanhe and Song Qinghui, the former, considering his relationship with the Chen family, chose to stay and spend two more days with Old Master Chen and Old Madam Chen, and also spent more time with the two brothers, Chen Changzheng and Chen Changqing.
After all, feelings are built over time. From a bloodline perspective, they are family, and they will inevitably have to visit each other in the future.
If people become brothers based solely on blood ties, it's bound to be a little awkward to get along with them.
But if they spend more time together during this Spring Festival and get to know each other better, the brothers will naturally develop some feelings for each other.
This way, there will be less awkwardness when we meet in the future.
Song Qinghui stayed at the Chen family's house because he had to return to his post with Chen Dongsheng early the next morning.
To avoid being late, he did not choose to leave with the others.
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Lunar New Year's Day.
After breakfast, Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin left home one after the other; one was going on a date with her boyfriend, and the other was going to visit a classmate.
Not long after the two left home, the two little ones started clamoring to go out and play too. With no other option, Qin Yanzheng had to take one of the two little ones in each hand and leave them out, leaving their father at home to rest.
"Mom, do you want to go out for a walk too?"
Song Lan glanced at her two sons, who were fast asleep on the bed, and then looked at Li Jumei. Hearing what she said, Li Jumei shook her head: "What's so interesting about going out in this freezing weather?!"
Besides, what if Yibao and the others suddenly wake up and we're not around?
The two babies woke up at six o'clock in the morning. They didn't cry or fuss. After drinking their milk, they either played by themselves or were amused by the elders in the family.
As a result, they all started yawning while playing, and fell asleep without Song Lan having to coax them.
“With my father-in-law here, I’ll say goodbye before I leave and make sure Da Bao and Er Bao are safe.”
Song Lan wanted to take Li Jumei to the largest department store in Beijing and visit some famous tourist attractions. Since they were already in Beijing, they should make the most of it.
"I'm not going."
Li Jumei shook her head and said, "I'd rather stay home and rest than go out for a stroll."
"Oh well!"
Song Lan was a little disappointed. She just wanted to do her filial duty and let her elderly mother enjoy herself in Beijing, but it was clear that her mother was unwilling... If she wasn't mistaken, this was actually saving her money!
Thinking of this, Song Lan's mood suddenly improved. There was plenty of time in the future; she could always take her parents to tour the entire capital city another day.
"Your third aunt probably has some kind of problem. Yesterday, your father and I were at the compound. Even if she has some issues with us, she shouldn't keep nagging in front of the elders."
If this happened in the village, with my temper, I would have slapped her twice across the face!
When Li Jumei suddenly brought up Zhang Hua and what happened at the Chen family, her expression turned sour, and her tone was full of disdain for Zhang Hua.
As the saying goes, "A large forest has all kinds of birds." Similarly, our world is vast, and naturally, it contains all sorts of people.
Unfortunately, we happened to run into someone as disliked as Third Aunt. It wouldn't be worth getting angry about it, or even making ourselves sick!
Song Lan comforted her elderly mother.
"I was just so angry that she said we were poor relatives from the countryside!"
Li Jumei said coldly, "The country folk didn't do anything to her, why are they so condescending?"
"Mom, those kinds of people are commonly known as snobs, or rather, they like to flatter the powerful and belittle the weak."
My third aunt seemed like a scheming person at first glance. Perhaps she felt that with my father being recognized and returned to the Chen family, there was now another person competing with her for the inheritance, which is why she never spoke kindly to us.
Song Lan's tone was mocking: "Actually, this kind of person is quite pathetic. She is short-sighted and thinks that everyone else is like her, always scheming and plotting."
"Your dad doesn't care what kind of wealth the Chen family has."
Li Jumei pouted: "If it weren't for not wanting to make things difficult for your grandma, your dad would never have considered acknowledging any biological parents."
This wasn't something Li Jumei said offhand; it was exactly what Song Sanhe initially thought.
He grew up in the Song family, never lacking love, and had harmonious relationships with his brothers, but he never thought of climbing the social ladder.
In other words, Song Sanhe was very satisfied with the Song family. Whether before or after recognizing his biological parents, he did not feel that there was anything wrong with the Song family.
I believe that.
Song Lan laughed and said, "My dad and you are both down-to-earth people. My older brothers, younger brother, and I are your children."
"We'll definitely keep in step with you all. We won't get complacent or try to cling to a powerful relative just because one suddenly appears."
"That's right, our family members aren't the type to take advantage of others."
Li Jumei nodded, agreeing with what Song Lan said.
Then she said, "I will try to avoid going to the compound in the future, so as not to see your third aunt's annoying face again."
"I have no objection, as long as you're happy, Mom."
Song Lan smiled and asked, "Your aunt is doing well, right?"
"Um."
Li Jumei nodded, and then said, "Your aunt is a sincere person. I can see that she doesn't look down on me, her sister-in-law from the countryside."
"That shows your character and also demonstrates that your aunt is a good person."
Song Lan had a very good impression of her aunt Yuan Ying; in fact, her aunt Zhang Hua was no match for her at all.
“I don’t understand anything about social dynamics. All I know is that I can get along with your aunt, but I’m really impatient with your other aunt.”
Li Jumei's dislike for Zhang Hua was practically written all over her face.
Song Lan laughed out loud: "If you don't like it, you don't like it. It's not illegal. We can just have less contact with each other."
Hearing this, Li Jumei felt comforted, her mood improved, and she changed the subject to Yuan Xiaoya and He Xiaomiao. She said:
"Although you rescued Yuan and He from being abducted, I wonder if they will be able to withstand the gossip about them after they are sent back to the village."
With a sigh, Li Jumei continued, "Ever since the rumors spread that Yuan Zhiqing and the others had fallen into the hands of traffickers, all sorts of things have been said in the village. Some even said that Yuan Zhiqing and the others would be sold to the mountains of other provinces to be shared as wives by a family of brothers."
They even said that even if Yuan Zhiqing and the others managed to escape back to the village, they couldn't marry a woman like that.
"I remember that Yuan Zhiqing had already married into our village. What was her husband's attitude after she went missing?"
Song Lan asked.
"I searched with the captain and the others for several days, and I also went out to search on my own. I didn't hear that kid say anything outrageous."
The "young man" that Li Jumei was referring to was Yuan Xiaoya's husband, Gousheng.
Upon learning that his wife might have fallen into the hands of kidnappers, to be honest, this man was only focused on finding her and didn't think about anything else.
As for what decision Yuan Xiaoya will make after returning to the village, Li Jumei neither knows nor can guess.
After all, people's hearts are complicated, and the wife is one's own. Besides, ever since Gousheng started living with Yuan Xiaoya, the villagers have seen it all clearly: Gousheng is quite satisfied with having an educated youth wife.
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