Chapter 106 Lunch
In the end, it was Wang Zongsheng who helped to resolve the situation: "My second son doesn't even have a kettle of water in his room right now. I'll invite everyone over for tea tomorrow!"
Although the neighbors liked to join in the fun, they could also understand the situation, and soon most people had left.
It's time to pack up properly, at least the luggage we brought back should be properly placed.
Lin Hui greeted the old couple Wang Zongsheng, and left a message to Lin Qiu: "Pack up first and come back tomorrow for dinner!" Then she rode away on Lao Peng's tractor.
The house soon became quiet.
"You all should clean up first. Your mother and I will go cook. You can come over to eat later!" Wang Zongsheng instructed his son, who seemed a little unfamiliar to him.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Dad and Mom!" Wang Xiuren habitually said polite words.
Wang Zongsheng looked at his son who was becoming more and more vigorous, and suddenly realized that he had grown into this appearance in the few years that he could not see.
Before, I always thought that the eldest was the smartest, the third was more stable, the fourth was the most active, and only the second was mediocre. In the past few years, the other three have indeed done well as he had expected.
But now they can't catch up with the second one, whether in appearance, momentum or assets. Although the second brother hid it from me, it could be seen from the property in Pengcheng.
Ever since the eldest brother learned that the second brother bought a house, he has been trying his best to buy a house outside, but it is still just a thought until now.
"Old man, what are you doing standing there?" Li Xiuying walked to the door and saw Wang Zongsheng standing there stupidly, so she reminded him.
Wang Zongsheng finally came to his senses and took a step forward, "Here it comes!"
When only three people were left in the family, Lin Qiu finally came to his senses. "Brother said that the quilts and other things are in the box, and they have been washed and dried!"
"Brother and sister-in-law are pretty good people!"
Not long after arriving in the town, my brother-in-law came to pick me up on a tractor. It was impossible to say that I was afraid to move. When I got home, I found the house had been cleaned up thoroughly. I guess it had something to do with my brother-in-law. Now that he even helps to wash and dry the quilts, Wang Xiuren decided to give more New Year gifts to his brother-in-law's family in the future.
Lin Qiu thought that these things were probably arranged by her father and mother, but she did not say anything. After all, her eldest brother was very nice to his parents and siblings.
After opening the box, Lin Qiu saw the sheets with very familiar patterns and couldn't help but touch them. "These are my dowry, and I've hardly used them!"
Wang Xiuren no longer had any recollection of these trivial matters. "You brought a lot of quilts back then!"
Speaking of this, Lin Qiu was very proud, "Eight beds and eight blankets! It's the first of its kind in your village!"
Wang Xiuren didn't think too much about it and took out the quilt. "It's a pity to leave such a good cotton quilt like this."
"Didn't you think you could use it every year when you go home?"
Who would have known that it would be almost four years before I came back.
Wang Xiuren also looked at the house with emotion, "After we built this house, it was not fully occupied for a month."
Lin Qiu also looked at the house that he had built with great effort, squatted down, and said to his daughter word by word: "This is our original home. Dad and I worked hard to build it."
Wang Shan seemed to understand what her mother said. There was no dissatisfaction in her eyes towards the simple house. She walked around the house slowly, as if trying to understand this place called "home" in her own way.
"Take Shanshan out for a walk, I'll clean up the bedroom and the living room first!" Wang Xiuren sent the mother and daughter out to rest.
How could Lin Qiu dare to let him work here alone? If someone saw this, within half a day, gossip would spread throughout the surrounding area: "Lin Ting's daughter is so lazy!"
"Let's go together!" She rolled up her sleeves. "Shanshan is very well behaved and won't run around."
Wang Xiuren thought that was right. Two people working together would always be much faster than one person, so he spread the quilt on top and said, "Make that end flat."
The couple started to work, and finally cleaned up the bedroom. When they were about to sweep and mop the main room, Wu Yu walked in holding a sturdy boy, followed by a thin girl.
"Brother, sister-in-law, parents are calling you to come over for dinner!"
Wang Xiuren immediately responded: "Okay, let's clean off the dust and go over!"
Seeing the two children, he added, "Are these the two from the third family?"
Wu Yu quickly replied: "Yes, the older one is Wang Zhen and the younger one is Wang Bin."
Wang Xiuren didn’t know how to deal with his sister-in-law, so he turned around and shouted towards the bedroom: “Qiuqiu, the third brother’s family is here with two children!”
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiu immediately took his daughter out of the bedroom, holding two red envelopes and a handful of candies in his hands.
Lin Qiu walked over, teased Wang Bin in Wu Yu's arms, stuffed the candy into Wang Zhen's pocket, and then stuffed two red envelopes into Wu Yu's pocket.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't know my niece and nephew were so big because we were so far apart! This is a gift from their second uncle and me!"
Wu Yu smiled even more happily, "How can I be so embarrassed? You are too polite."
Having said that, he had no intention of taking out the red envelope.
Then she saw Wang Shan beside Lin Qiu. She looked like a snowball and was obviously well-fed. She felt a little disdainful in her heart, but she still said:
"Is this Shanshan? She is really a beautiful girl who is well-fed in the city. Compared with her, my sister Zhen looks like she was picked up from the ashes!"
Faced with her compliment, Lin Qiu just smiled and did not answer.
Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, Wang Xiuren glanced at Lin Qiu and said loudly: "Let's go over there, don't keep our parents waiting!"
Wu Yu turned around and walked out, not caring that Wang Zhen was staggering behind her.
Lin Qiu supported her unnoticeably, then let go of her hand, led his daughter, and followed behind.
In December in Hunan Province, it is freezing cold even at noon.
Wang Xiuren suddenly put down his things, tugged at his cotton coat, and twisted his body uncomfortably.
In Shenzhen, I'm used to wearing light clothes, so I'm still not used to the heavy cotton clothes.
"Can you get it?" Lin Qiu suddenly turned around and asked.
Wang Xiuren was carrying clothes and shoes he bought for his parents, as well as some local specialties of Pengcheng, in big and small bags, both hands were full.
"It's okay, we'll be there soon!"
The old house is very close, just behind and to the right of the new house.
Wang Xiuren walked into the main room and greeted them: "Dad, Mom!"
Li Xiuying and Wang Xiuren hurried out of the kitchen, and when they saw what Wang Xiuren was holding in his hands, they had satisfied smiles on their faces.
"Second brother, you are here!"
The father-in-law and mother-in-law ignored him and his daughter, but Lin Qiu didn't mind and greeted them: "Dad, Mom!"
Although Wang Shan was not familiar with the elderly people around her father, she still listened to her mother and called out, "Grandpa, Grandma!"
This address, which was the same as on TV, made the old couple feel confused. It was Wang Xiuren who reminded them, "Shanshan is calling you!"
The old couple then responded: "Hey, it's Shanshan! We'll have dinner soon!"
To be honest, Wang Zongsheng and Li Xiuying had no impression of this granddaughter who had always grown up outside, but it had to be said that Wang Shan's cleverness and graceful appearance indeed overshadowed the other grandchildren at home.
"Dad, I put these things in your room!"
Wang Xiuren didn't wait for his parents' answer and went straight to put the things in the box in their bedroom.
When he came out, a table full of dishes was already set on the Eight Immortals Table.
After the family sat down, Wang Zongsheng picked up a chicken leg and put it into Wang Shan's bowl, saying kindly: "Shanshan, eat the chicken leg! This is a free-range chicken raised by your grandmother. It's very nutritious."
At this time, brothers Wang Ming and Wang Lei were somewhat unhappy.
Wang Ming is older, almost ten years old, and knows not to make noise. Even if he is unhappy, he just keeps his head down. But Wang Lei was only one year older than Wang Shan. When he saw that the chicken legs that had always belonged to him and his brother were divided up, he immediately slid off the stool to the ground and started rolling around.
Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu looked at the ball rolling on the ground in some surprise. It was so big and still rolling on the ground? My daughter is still sensible!
Wang Shan's eyes widened, and she said with disdain: "This kid has no hygiene!"
Wang Shan's words immediately made Wang Zongsheng feel a little embarrassed. His beloved grandson was actually rolling around and acting like a spoiled child in front of so many people.
He held back Li Xiuying who was trying to coax Wang Lei, and looked at Yang Liu with a sullen face: "If Lei doesn't want to eat, take him out! He's so grown up, but he's still rolling around on the ground. How did you teach him?"
Yang Liu nonchalantly put some meat into Wang Ming's bowl, "What's so strange about a boy rolling around on the ground? He's not that sloppy and he won't get sick!"
After saying that, he took Wang Ling's bowl, filled it with meat dishes, and put it on the bench in front of her.
Today the octagonal table could not accommodate so many people, so Wang Ling and Wang Zhen used benches as a table and squatted on the ground to eat.
Wang Zongsheng felt a little embarrassed when he heard the answer from his eldest daughter-in-law, but he was too embarrassed to argue with her.
Li Xiuying, on the other hand, didn't spoil her. "Look at what you've done to my grandson. He has no teachings at all! Your father-in-law said something to you, but you still talked back. When the eldest son comes back, I'll ask him about it!"
Perhaps because she was afraid that the old couple would complain to Wang Xiu De, Yang Liu rolled her eyes, stood up, grabbed Wang Lei from the ground, and slapped him on the butt several times.
In an instant, Wang Lei's heart-wrenching howls echoed throughout the room.
Li Xiuying hurriedly picked up Wang Lei and scolded Yang Liu again: "I asked you to teach him, not to beat him! He is young and ignorant, you can just teach him, why did you beat him?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu picked up her rice bowl, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, turned around and left, not caring about the three children who were still in the main room.
"Old man, look at her!" Li Xiuying and Wang Zongsheng complained, "Wait until the boss comes back, and see if I..."
"Okay! Let's eat!" Wang Zongsheng replied with a straight face.
The second son finally got home to have a meal, but it turned out like this. Looking at the third daughter-in-law who was only busy eating meat and didn't notice Wang Zhen chewing rice, Wang Zongsheng completely lost his appetite and just asked the old woman to pour some chicken soup into Wang Zhen's bowl.
The incident at the dinner table was an eye-opener for Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu. After just four years of not seeing each other, the rules at home had completely disappeared.
The couple looked at each other, tacitly saying nothing, and just quickened their eating speed.
Wang Shan, on the other hand, had a good appetite. She ate a big chicken leg, two spoonfuls of steamed eggs, and drank half a bowl of chicken soup before leaving the table.
Then, Wang Xiuren went back directly, making the excuse that the three of them were tired from the car ride and needed to rest.
After arriving home, Wang Xiuren talked about the child's education issue, and said with lingering fear that the child must not be raised like this. He also instructed that he must strictly guard his daughter against any contact with Wang Lei, the naughty kid, in the next few days.
Lin Qiu rolled his eyes, "Isn't this because your parents favor boys over girls?"
Wang Xiuren didn't want to say anything bad about his parents, so he threw the question to his daughter: "Shanshan, are the chicken legs delicious?"
"It's delicious!" Wang Shan looked unsatisfied. "I can also see other people rolling around. But this boy is so unhygienic that his snot is running into his mouth!"
After saying that, he made a disgusted expression.
It seems like you are treating him like a monkey!
Wang Xiuren laughed and was once again glad that he brought his daughter to Pengcheng.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
