"Qianqian!" Lu Yunzhi was filled with the joy of finding her again and hugged Qianqian tightly. He almost thought he would never find Qianqian again.
On the way back, Lu Yunzhi held Shen Qianqian's hand the whole time, unwilling to let go. Even after they got back into the house, he sat down close to Shen Qianqian.
"They even stick to you while eating, aren't they ashamed!"
Seeing the ridiculous state of the fifth husband and wife, Chen Qin felt both disgusted by their shamelessness, especially in front of everyone. Yet, she also thought how good the fifth husband was to Chen Qianqian, unlike her own husband who was completely incapable of pampering or being romantic.
Grandma Li glared at Chen Qin. Her fifth son's wife had been inexplicably taken away by a doctor at the hospital today. Her fifth son had searched all day but couldn't find her, and when he got home, he looked utterly dejected.
If Chen Qin were to drive away Lao Wu's wife now, Lu Yunzhi would probably tear the roof off the Lu family's house in the next second.
"I don't know where Shen Qianqian's charm comes from, that makes Lao Wu like her so much..." Old Mrs. Li muttered to herself, while outwardly pretending to be amicable: "Lao Wu's wife is back."
"Okay, let's eat!"
She had just picked up a spoon to serve the family when she heard the fifth son suddenly speak up.
sentence:
"Mom, you haven't apologized to Qianqian yet."
Grandma Li admitted that although her fifth son was her favorite among her five sons, sometimes she really wanted to put a patch on his mouth and stick it shut.
The fifth brother, when he does speak, is so scathing he can shut you up!
Grandma Li gave Grandpa Lu a look, and Grandpa Lu knew perfectly well that his wife had left him with another mess. He had no choice but to step up and deal with it himself. After all, she was his own wife, and he could only spoil her!
Old Man Lu slammed the bowl and chopsticks on the table and yelled at Lu Yunzhi, "What kind of talk is this! What kind of elder apologizes to a junior? Your mother was just too worried about your sister-in-law, and she did this in a moment of panic."
"Besides, your wife only got scolded, it's not like she lost a piece of flesh, why are you so insistent on making your mother apologize?"
He also felt that the fifth son had gone too far this time; it was just the mother-in-law scolding her daughter-in-law a few times. Who?
The daughter-in-law had never been scolded. Compared to them, Shen Qianqian was already living quite well in the Lu family. But that blockhead, Lao Wu, insisted that his mother apologize to his wife!
Lu Yunzhi's hands, which were under the table, were already clenched into fists. He knew that his mother had always treated his eldest sister-in-law and Qianqian better than the other three sisters-in-law.
But this kindness was only because they were the wives of her two beloved sons; it was simply a case of loving the house because of the people.
If her authority is challenged, she will turn against her two daughters-in-law without hesitation.
Lu Yunzhi married Shen Qianqian so that she could enjoy a comfortable life in her later years, not so that she could be mistreated in his family. How could any girl tolerate such indiscriminate and unreasonable insults?
He thought about how much Qianqian had suffered at home alone while he was in the army, and how he took Qiao Wan...
Qing's desire to move out of the Lu family's house grew stronger. He only wanted to live his own quiet life with Qianqian and didn't want to be bothered by this large family.
After all, he had treated the Lu family with all his heart before, but all he got in return was suspicion and distrust among his relatives. So he simply decided to ignore them and focus on living his own life.
"No, I must apologize," Lu Yunzhi said stubbornly.
Old Lu sighed deeply; it seemed there was no way to avoid this matter today. This family was mostly supported by his fifth son, but he still didn't want his wife to do things she didn't want to do. So he changed his approach:
"How about this, we still have some leftover pickled chicken from last year. Take one with you tomorrow as an apology."
Lu Yunzhi glanced at Shen Qianqian, and only after seeing her affirmative look did he nod.
head.
This was already the biggest concession his father had made. Although he didn't hear a verbal apology, a monetary compensation would have been enough.
Chen Qin, who was watching from the sidelines, was unhappy. Why should the fifth brother's wife get a pickled chicken just for being scolded? Besides, when they went hunting in the mountains last year, it was the eldest brother and his wife who went; the fifth family didn't contribute at all.
In the end, all the game they hunted was handed over to their own family, so why should they now have to share one with the fifth branch of the family?
This is absolutely unfair!
"Dad, you just said that every daughter-in-law gets scolded by her mother-in-law. If you get a chicken for every scolding, then I must be the one who gets scolded the most in the family. Shouldn't all the chickens be given to me?" Chen Qin said to Old Man Lu with a sense of righteous indignation.
The second son, Lu Yunfeng, also expressed his dissatisfaction: "It's completely inappropriate to give this chicken to the fifth son's family! Did the fifth son and his wife participate in the hunting and chicken preparation at all?"
There isn't any! So it's inappropriate to give them the chicken!
"Alright, all of you shut up! All you do is argue about these petty gains! What business is it of yours what the money Fifth Brother brings home? You still use it without a care in the world!"
Old Lu's face visibly darkened. They had already settled the matter, so why did the second son's family have to jump out again? Couldn't they just have a peaceful meal late at night?
Besides, if the chicken is given to the fifth son's family, when they eat it, they still have to share some with the rest of the family, right? Why be so calculating!
"Eat in peace!" Old Lu sneered.
Realizing that Old Man Lu was truly angry, the Lu family members all shut up and began to eat their rice. For a moment, the only sound echoing in the Lu family was the chopsticks hitting the bottom of the bowls.
Shen Qianqian ate only a little bit before pulling Lu Yunzhi back to their room. She figured Lu Yunzhi had been looking for her all day and probably hadn't eaten much lunch. She'd happened to pass by a restaurant on her way back from the county town and brought him a lot of food.
As usual, the two returned to their room, locked the door, and drew the curtains, securing them with a small clip to prevent any ill-intentioned people from peeking through the window while stacking stones.
Seeing the table full of food, Lu Yunzhi felt a warm glow in his heart. His wife was so good to him; he had to treat her even better! He decided to go to the county town again tomorrow to push things through.
The next day, Lu Yunzhi got up very early and went to the county town. The entire Lu family, except for Shen Qianqian, went to work in the fields.
Shen Qianqian slept until after nine o'clock, when she heard a knock on the door and got up to open it. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her biological mother—Zhang Wei.
"Mom, what brings you here?" Shen Qianqian instantly woke up, a slightly embarrassed smile on her lips. She hadn't expected her mother to come looking for her so early in the morning.
I was planning to call my mom today to explain things, but now she's come knocking on my door.
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