Meng Daqiang moved a stool for his mother and said with a playful smile, "Mom, sit down and drink."
Old Lady Meng sat down, took a sip of the fish soup, glanced at her son who was grinning beside her and Meng Qidi who was reading a book in front of the stove, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
This kid has been very smart since he was young. He always looks like this when something happens. She knows everything about him.
"Mom, I'm not being a nag, but my sister-in-law went too far today. She brought her stupid nephew home, not only did she charge for his food, drink, and toilet, but she also insisted on letting the idiot live in Xiaoqi's room. Isn't she trying to harm Xiaoqi?"
Meng Daqiang can beat and scold his child, but that doesn’t mean others can bully him.
Besides, Xiaoqi had just gotten engaged, wouldn't this harm her? He was still thinking about being able to rely on his two daughters for his old age.
Old Lady Meng glanced at Qu Yin and sneered, "Who can you blame? It's her fault that she can't get along with others. Why did you have to drive Yuzhen out to live there? Otherwise, your sister-in-law will keep an eye on her."
If she were to ask herself, Xiaoqi's behavior was purely due to being spoiled by the fourth brother.
"Mom, this really can't be blamed on Xiaoqi. It's Yuzhen who likes to play with those educated youth. But, it's also wrong of the eldest sister-in-law. She is obviously bullying our fourth room. Xiaoqi is already engaged. Isn't she coming here to harm Xiaoqi?"
"So what do you want to do?" Old Mrs. Meng didn't care. How much trouble could a fool make? The lady from the old family had done that with someone else, but she still stayed at home and refused to leave.
"Divide the eldest house! Or we all split up." Meng Daqiang snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Anyway, I don't want to live in the same room with my eldest sister-in-law. I'm afraid she will lead the child astray. It's not her first pregnancy. Every wife is busy working in the fields when she's about to give birth. She's so precious, how can she have the face to do that?"
He is even lazier than Meng Daqiang. He stays at home all day and is lazy and eats a lot. Although Meng Daqiang only goes to work occasionally, he helps cook for the family.
The old lady looked unhappy. She stood up and put the bowl in her hand on the table. She glanced coldly at Meng Qidi and turned to leave. "Don't even think about dividing the family. Unless your father and I die, don't even think about dividing the family!"
"Mom? Mom, I..." Meng Daqiang looked at his mother in a daze as she left. No, he meant to divide the main house.
He is the kind of person who doesn't like to work, and Zhao Hong's work is shameless, so it would definitely be better for him to live with the two elders, otherwise he is afraid that their family will starve to death if they separate.
Meng Qidi was still reading, as if what was happening in the kitchen had nothing to do with her.
Meng Daqiang was unhappy and glanced at Meng Qidi, "Just sit and watch the fire. I'll call your mother back to cook. I don't know where Yuzhen has gone to play again."
Lingjia Village.
Ling Xiao looked at the loach in the lotus leaf in his hand and was a little amused. He thought Meng Qidi was just being polite, but he didn't expect that she actually remembered it.
Yesterday's fish tasted good, but what should he do with this loach? His mother is the only one who can cook at home, but the problem is that she can't see...
When he was in the army, he actually didn't care much about his family. He always thought that his mother and niece were at home and had some food coupons or something. No matter how excessive his uncle was, he would not let them starve. As long as they had food and drink and didn't starve to death, it was enough.
Now it’s my turn to stay at home, and I really feel it’s difficult. His legs are inconvenient and he can’t stand for too long. It’s difficult to fetch water. My mother’s eyesight is not good, and the only intact little orange is small...
Resigned to their fate, they washed the fish by the well, or threw it directly into the casserole to make soup after washing it. They did the same thing last night, and the amazing thing was that the fish didn't have any fishy smell at all.
Fortunately, he was worried that the old and young in his family were not safe, so he dug a well at the doorstep and installed a water pump. As long as he shook the handle hard, water would come up.
"Uncle, it's bad! The bad guys are here again!"
Ling Cheng's panicked voice came from the east. Ling Xiao quickly put down the fish and rolled the wheelchair over.
"Uncle!" When Ling Cheng saw his uncle coming, he quickly ran over, hid behind Ling Xiao, and looked at the person vigilantly.
There was a hint of sharpness in Ling Xiao's eyes. It seemed that he had overthought before. His uncle did not take better care of his family, otherwise Xiao Chengzi would not be so scared.
"Ling Xiao is out." Uncle Ling came over with his hands behind his back, smiling.
"Uncle, are you here to return my family's passbook?" Ling Xiao said in a cold voice.
Uncle Ling paused, his face looking a little grim. "Ling Xiao, you are wrong. Your family's passbook was with me before because I was worried about your grandma and Xiao Chengzi. Although you are back now, your legs are not convenient, so the passbook should still be with me. Just tell me what you want."
Ling Xiao was unmoved. "If you don't give me the passbook, I'll go to the town to cancel it later. Also, let's see how much money my uncle has taken from my family over the years. The chief of the police station is my comrade-in-arms..."
Uncle Ling's face changed instantly. "Ling Xiao, this is not good. We are a family after all. If I hadn't taken care of them all these years, your mother and Xiao Chengzi would have starved to death. Now that you've returned, you're going to destroy the bridge. Isn't that too much?"
Ling Xiao looked at him coldly, "You know better than me how to take care of me. I'm going to get married. Give me the passbook. How much of my allowance did you take? Return half of it, or don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."
Although his mother and Xiao Chengzi didn't talk about what happened at home in the past few days, he basically guessed it. He couldn't take care of it before because they were not at home, but now he can't do that. He has to get the money back.
"You! Ling Xiao, you've gone too far!" Uncle Ling was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he didn't dare to touch him.
Ling Xiao had been a soldier for several years, so he must have some comrades-in-arms. They were things that a commoner like him could not contend with.
"Uncle, you took my money and scolded me, which is too much? Uncle, do you want to go to the brigade and seek justice?"
Uncle Ling's face darkened a little. He cursed the ungrateful man inwardly and turned away.
"Uncle, please deliver it before dark, otherwise tomorrow morning when you open the door you will see comrades from the police station. As for how much it costs, you know better than me, I will check it at the post office."
Uncle Ling's steps weakened and he left angrily.
Little Orange peeked out from behind and saw Uncle Ling leaving. He looked at his uncle with admiration, "Wow, Uncle, you are so great. The bad guy is gone!"
Ling Xiao raised his hand apologetically and gently pinched her little face, "Let's go back and wash the fish, your fairy sister is here to catch fish again."
Little Chengzi's eyes lit up. Apart from her grandma and uncle, her favorite person was the Fairy Sister!
Grandma Wang came out of the house, full of worry, "Ling Xiao, will it be bad to offend your uncle like this? What if he doesn't return the passbook?"
"Don't worry, Mom. He will send it. If he doesn't, I will go to the town to report the loss and get a new passbook. I will also take out all the stubs of the money he has withdrawn over the years. By then, he will have to spit out more than half of it."
Hearing her son's words, Wang Po breathed a sigh of relief. In her opinion, it would be better to just take the passbook back. It would not be good to damage the harmony between brothers. If anything happened to Ling Xiao in the future, she wouldn't know who to rely on.
However, my son has grown up and has his own ideas. Besides, marrying a wife requires money...
"Get the fish."
Grandma Wang was slightly stunned. "That girl Xiaoqi brought fish again? Why is this girl so polite?"
Maybe it was because she ate the food given to her by her future daughter-in-law, she felt more energetic now.
"Yes, she was working at the reservoir, and Jin Ming brought her here."
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