During the few days Xu Guiying stayed at home, Aunt Wang came over almost every day.
Aunt Wang was particularly distressed, feeling uneasy. As people get older, they can't take injuries or falls. If something bad happens, it will be difficult for them to recover.
Xu Guiying didn't think too much about it. She was already content. Recalling the miserable state she was in her previous life, she felt that things were alright now. People who get used to a smooth life always feel that something is going to happen in the dark, like the calm before the storm. God can't stand it. When you live a good life, something always has to be taken away from you.
Aunt Wang: "You're wrong to think that way."
Xu Guiying smiled and said, "It only required a few stitches, it's not a big problem."
In the kitchen, Qian Yu'an and Song Yangmin were cooking. Aunt Wang glanced over a few times and said to Xu Guiying, "Your second son's wife is really good. You're so lucky."
Qian Yu'an gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and is still a college student. During the time Xu Guiying was in trouble, he would come back to take care of Xu Guiying every day after class, and also helped deliver breakfast and lunch to Xu Songyuan.
Xu Guiying smiled and said, "It complements the second son perfectly."
Song Yangmin is quiet by nature. He used to be taciturn, but he's a little better now, though still not very talkative. Qian Yu'an, on the other hand, is much more talkative than the second son and gets along well with his neighbors.
Aunt Wang whispered to Xu Guiying, "By the way, I've found a house. It's right across from the one your third son bought. I got it for 2,800."
Xu Guiying: "The price is acceptable, and you can afford it."
"You're right. Whether it gets demolished or not in the end, it's at least an industry."
At six o'clock in the evening, Song Xinfu and Song Rongrong returned home from get off work, and Song Yangmin and his wife had prepared dinner.
Xu Guiying invited Aunt Wang to have dinner with her, saying, "It's all done, don't be shy, just eat here."
Aunt Wang lives alone most of the year, and her son and daughter-in-law only come back once a year during holidays.
"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony with you."
Tonight we had pig's trotter soup, braised pork ribs, spicy stir-fried cabbage, hot and sour shredded potatoes, shredded pork with green peppers, and corn pancakes that Grandma Song made yesterday.
Grandma Song couldn't help but laugh when she saw the cornbread, and then told Qian Yu'an about how her second son had gone to eat cornbread before.
Song Yangmin's dark, handsome face flushed slightly. "Grandma, stop talking."
Song Rongrong laughed so hard she leaned on the table. "Second brother, you're really something!"
Qian Yu'an was also laughing uncontrollably, holding the child and chuckling.
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Meanwhile, the third and fifth brothers and Xu Songyuan also started eating dinner.
Since being discharged from the hospital, Xu Songyuan has been fine except for avoiding strenuous exercise. His two little rascals don't let him do any housework and make him eat at the Song family's house during the day. If he doesn't go, his sister-in-law will bring him food.
After school, the fifth brother would go home and do housework whenever he had nothing to do, returning to the life of a male nanny, and his cooking skills improved greatly.
The five-course meal that Lao Wu made tonight—three dishes and a soup—was completely devoured.
If the fifth brother cooks, then the third brother should wash the dishes.
Xu Songyuan asked with a smile, "Fifth brother, now that you've bought the house, when are you going to invite your uncle to the wedding banquet?"
Song Jianmin coughed lightly, "Uncle, let's wait until after you graduate from university."
After this winter break, Song Jianmin and Chen Zhou will be in their junior year, second semester, while Qian Yu'an will be in their sophomore year, second semester.
Xu Songyuan smiled and said, "When you're dating a girl, don't be too stingy. Give her what you should give her."
Song Anmin laughed in the kitchen.
"Uncle, you even give people advice on dating!"
Xu Songyuan paused slightly, then took off his shoes, ready to hit someone.
"Song Anmin, you little brat, shut up and don't say a word!"
Song Jianmin coughed again, "Third Brother, I heard Mao Cheng say last time that you and Officer Wang are quite close."
Song Anmin hadn't even finished washing the dishes when he grabbed a dishcloth and came out, chasing after Lao Wu.
"Song Jianmin, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
The two brothers ran around the yard twice, while the two dogs barked loudly.
Inside the house, Xu Songyuan asked, "Third brother, is what fifth brother said true?"
Song Anmin touched his nose. "Not really. We've only had two meals together, and then met twice more while working on a case. We're just ordinary friends. Uncle, don't listen to Lao Wu's nonsense."
Song Jianmin: "Uncle, the more Third Brother denies it, the more suspicious he seems. You can't believe him!"
"Song Jianmin, I think you're asking for a beating!"
Xu Songyuan found the two brothers too noisy, so he sent them out to throw out the trash and buy some fruit on the way back.
The two brothers walked out of the alley and decided to go to the police station to inquire about the situation.
The two entered the police station. Song Anmin coughed lightly, pulled aside a police officer, and asked, "Comrade, is... Wang Ya here?"
"What do you want with Officer Wang?"
Song Anmin: "It's like this, we'd like to know about Tan Rongguo's case. Has the murderer been caught?"
Suddenly a voice rang out, "Song Anmin? What brings you here?"
The speaker was Officer Zhao, Wang Ya's mentor.
Officer Zhao said to the policeman who had just arrived, "It's nothing, he just came to inquire about the case. You can go back to your work."
Song Anmin smiled and said, "Officer Zhao, you're on duty tonight?"
“Wang Ya isn’t here; she’s off today.” Officer Zhao looked at the two of them and continued, “We can’t disclose specific information about the Tan Rongguo case to you. Our station only knows so much. You can come back and ask her again in a while.”
The Song brothers, Anmin and Jianmin, exchanged a glance.
Song Anmin nodded: "Okay, then I'll trouble Officer Zhao."
The two brothers left the police station.
The fifth brother couldn't help but say, "Third brother, it's been seven or eight days already, the speed is too slow."
Song Anmin: "It's only been seven or eight days. Many cases take months to be investigated. Let's go home and wait."
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