The clock pointed to half past eight in the morning, and Song Qi was no longer around.
There were bursts of firecracker sounds coming from outside the room. She tried to open the window, but the strong smell of firecrackers made her quickly close the window.
After washing and dressing, she went downstairs. Only Song Xin and Grandma Song were downstairs. When they saw her coming down, they said, "Second sister-in-law, you're up! I'll heat up breakfast for you, just wait."
Ling Ju chuckled, "Grandma, Happy New Year, Song Xin, Happy New Year!"
"Happy! Go have breakfast first. How did you sleep?"
Ling Ju stretched and said, "I slept well! Grandma, where did everyone at home go?"
Grandma Song took a sip of water and said, "They all went to pay New Year's greetings and will be back soon. Your parents and brother went out for a walk."
"Oh, then no one comes to our house to celebrate the New Year?"
"Yes, it's all over."
Ling Ju nodded. She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't hear any sound at all.
The child in the dream was so cute. She played with him for a long time. She didn’t even know when Song Qi left. She only vaguely felt as if someone was kissing her forehead.
She went straight to the kitchen, where Song Xin was helping her take out breakfast, soy milk and fried dough sticks.
Song Xin saw Ling Ju coming over, put down his things and sat next to her, "Second sister-in-law! Thank you for the big red envelope!"
Ling Ju also smiled, "You're so polite! It's my duty as a sister-in-law! I see your hair is getting long, why don't you get a perm after the New Year? Your face shape will definitely look great after a perm."
"Really?" Song Xin curled her hair.
"Believe me."
After breakfast, Chen Chun, Song Zhiguo and Song Qi came back. Ling Ju greeted Song Zhiguo, and Song Qi came over and held her hand.
Following Song Zhiguo in were two people she didn't know, a couple about fifty years old.
Song Zhiguo and Shen Chunli ignored them and went in directly, looking unhappy.
The man looked Ling Ju up and down. His expression seemed polite, but his gaze was truly unflattering. Ling Ju felt unhappy. Who the hell was this? He was choosing a concubine here?
The man said, "Oh, this is the second son's wife."
Song Qi didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and then took Ling Ju behind him.
The woman next to him then looked at Ling Ju, "Ah, the second brother's wife is so pretty! No wonder she's so fascinated by the second brother even though she hasn't even been to college. I heard you're from the countryside? You've never been to a big city like Kyoto, right? Have you really opened your eyes?"
Okay, so you're here to cause trouble, right?
Ling Ju smiled broadly, "Song Qi, who are these two?"
"Our neighbors behind the house are Uncle Zhang and his wife, Aunt Zheng."
Very good, the woman surnamed Zheng. She just doesn't like people surnamed Zheng, and now someone comes to her house to make her unhappy.
I turned around and saw that everyone was there, which was great.
"Hey, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zheng, hello! Are you here to wish us a happy new year?"
"Well, what else is there to do if you don't come to pay New Year's greetings during the New Year?"
Ling Ju found that the Song family seemed to ignore the couple, and after they came in, they did not invite them to drink tea or eat fruit. Everyone was doing their own things.
"Look, I'm from the countryside and haven't seen the world. How would I know you're here to pay New Year's greetings? People come early to pay their New Year's greetings, but you're here almost at noon. If you hadn't said you were here to pay your New Year's greetings, I'd have thought you were here to get a free meal."
The woman surnamed Zheng looked unhappy. "Song Qi, how can your wife talk like that? She has no manners at all. Is this how you manage her?"
Then he grabbed the man and walked into the living room.
Song Zhiguo went straight upstairs, and before going up, he asked Song Xin to send his grandparents back to their room first.
I taught your mother a lesson, Ling Ju cursed in his heart.
"I didn't expect that after so many years since the founding of New China, there are still Qing Dynasty cultural relics unearthed here?"
"I say, how can you talk like that? As a daughter-in-law, why are you talking so much? We came to the Song family to talk to Song Qi about something. What does it have to do with you?"
Song Qi's expression turned cold. "Uncle Zhang, please be careful with your attitude. My words don't count at home. I always listen to my wife."
"Song Qi, isn't it your uncle who said that as a grown man, how can you let your wife make the decision? This, this won't sound good if you tell others about it."
His voice was cold and hard, and it was obvious that he didn't want to pay attention to the couple. "If you have something to say, just say it. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Uncle Zhang then straightened his face and said, "Song Qi, your brother is 18 years old now. Can you arrange for him to join the army and become an officer or something?"
Ling Ju was confused as if he was listening to a book from heaven. This couple actually came to ask for help, and they wanted to become officers right away?
My god, not only did he come empty-handed, but he also scolded the daughter-in-law who was asking for help. Is this the attitude to ask someone for help?
She felt that the couple did not grow up eating, but seemed to have grown up eating shit.
"How can he join the army if he fails the physical examination? What if something happens after he joins the army? And even if he can join the army, he will start as a recruit. How can I give him the right to become an officer? You are not kidding."
The man surnamed Zheng was a little anxious. "Song Qi, it should be easy for you to arrange a position for Zhang Fan now. And with the strength of the Song family, isn't it easy to do this? You were raised by Aunt Zheng, and your family has always been..."
Before she could finish her words, Shen Chun came over quickly and interrupted her.
"Zheng, are you done yet? How dare you come to our house and ask for favors? Do you have the nerve to do that? I think your face is thicker than a city wall."
Shen Chun spoke quickly, looking unhappy, even angry. Ling Ju immediately stood up and stood with Shen Chun.
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