The farce involving the Song family didn't end until after 8 PM.
The family sat in the main room eating.
Song Xinfu and Xu Guiying showed no signs of distress. They had already prepared to have their eldest son move out the day before yesterday, but the disappointment, sadness, and heartache of the delay had long since dissipated by today.
This was the first time Qin Zheng had ever genuinely felt that the place was bustling with excitement.
Song Jianmin and Song Rongrong had a brief argument during their meal, and Song Yangmin tried to reconcile them. Song Yingying ate quietly, while Song Xinfu and his wife chatted with Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng felt a warm feeling in his heart.
After they had almost finished eating, Xu Guiying said, "Fifth Brother, you can leave after you finish eating."
Song Jianmin quickly swallowed the food in his mouth. "Mom, what did you say?"
Xu Guiying gave him a look, "Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
No, he's not deaf, he can definitely understand, so why make him go back to the dorm?
Song Jianmin then looked at his father.
Song Xinfu smiled and drank, "What are you looking at me for? Do I have words on my face?!"
"Dad?" Song Jianmin muttered, "Can't you let me come home to live? Now that my eldest brother and the others have moved out, it's just my second brother Rongrong and Yingying at home. If I'm not home, it'll be so lonely."
Xu Guiying: "Stop! Song Jianmin, how can you be so shameless? The house can't function without you? What, are you the cement that holds the wall up? Will the house collapse without you?"
Song Jianmin felt that his mother's words were too harsh.
"Mom, isn't it nice to have a lively atmosphere at home? Look how thin I've become! The dorm room is cold and hard to sleep in, and my roommates have smelly feet. They're so noisy at night that I can't sleep at all!"
Xu Guiying sneered: "That's your business. Your older brother has his own problems. Do you think you're so upright?! Liu Aimei was right when she said, what good son would bring his daughter home?"
Song Jianmin's expression changed, and he whispered, "Mom, stop talking, Qin Zheng is still here."
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "It's okay, you can talk, I can pretend I didn't hear you."
Song Rongrong burst out laughing.
Song Yingying quietly picked at the rice in her bowl, her eyes darting around.
Song Yangmin gave Song Jianmin a look.
Song Jianmin fell silent.
At least now he can still sit at home and eat. More than half a month ago, his father kicked him out of the house, and he couldn't even get back in.
After calming himself down, Song Jianmin continued eating, finishing two more bowls and clearing out all the dishes on the table.
Xu Guiying cursed Song Jianmin, saying he was a refugee from famine.
Song Jianmin: "..."
Song Xinfu urged Song Jianmin to get out of there, "It's not even nine o'clock yet, it's the perfect time for you to go back to the factory, hurry up and leave!"
Qin Zheng was also about to leave. Song Xinfu saw Qin Zheng off, while Song Jianmin followed slowly behind.
Qin Baohua went to a nearby restaurant and ate a bowl of noodles. He is now waiting for Qin Zheng in his car.
"Uncle, I'm leaving now, you don't need to see me off."
Song Xinfu was a little unaccustomed to this title. Suddenly he had become Qin Zheng's uncle. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Song Xinfu had gotten involved with the Qin family.
Song Xinfu shook his head. They were just ordinary people, and they shouldn't think about such messy things.
Just as the car drove away, Song Jianmin reached the alley entrance.
Song Xinfu waved his hand, "Get out! Get out!"
Song Jianmin moved his lips and said, "Dad, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you tomorrow."
Song Xinfu: "No need, you've already been kicked out by us, you can fend for yourself."
Song Jianmin thought he had developed an impenetrable defense, but he was still hurt by his own father's words.
"dad!"
"roll!"
After watching Song Jianmin walk away, Song Xinfu decided to return to the Song family home. As he walked through the alley, Song Guomin and Liu Aimei were still arguing, making a racket in the hall. Song Xinfu frowned.
Back home, Song Yangmin and Song Rongrong were washing the dishes.
Xu Guiying was soaking her feet in the house.
Seeing Song Xinfu return, Xu Guiying glanced at him and asked, "Has the eldest brother calmed down yet?"
Song Xinfu shook his head.
I estimate I'll be going in a few more days.
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The story of the Song family kicking out the eldest son's family had been a hot topic in Heping Lane for several days.
Every night, you can be sure to hear Song Guomin and Liu Aimei arguing.
Poverty-stricken couples face endless sorrows. Song Guomin didn't want to do housework, and neither did Liu Aimei. She had to take her two children to work during the day, which was exhausting, and she still had to cook dinner when she got home from get off work in the evening.
It rained that night, and the roof of the dilapidated house was leaking.
Having no other choice, Song Guomin and Liu Aimei found a basin to catch the water.
Liu Aimei cried and cursed Song Guomin for being incompetent.
“Since we moved here, your parents haven’t come to see us even once, not even Yan Yan and Lele. How can your parents be so heartless!”
“Song Yingying, a mere niece, is more important than you, the eldest son. I think your parents are only reluctant to send Song Yingying away because she got together with Qin Zheng!”
Song Guomin glared at Liu Aimei, "Stop talking!"
“I’m going to say it anyway! Look at the second son, he just knows how to please your parents. He lives better than you and eats better than you. Everyone in Heping Lane likes the second son. Do you know how much people are talking about you, Song Guomin, behind your back?!”
"I'll call you an unfilial son, I'll call you heartless, I'll call you a coward!"
Liu Aimei was so caught up in her own rant that she poured out all the nasty things in her heart that she didn't notice Song Guomin's cold, dark face.
Suddenly, Song Guomin kicked the basin on the ground away.
Rainwater spilled all over the ground.
Liu Aimei exclaimed, "Song Guomin, what's wrong with you! You have the guts to bully me, but you don't have the guts to stand up to your parents!"
Yan Yan and Lele in the next room were woken up by the noise and started crying softly.
Song Guomin pushed open the door and went to sleep in his children's room, leaving Liu Aimei alone in the room.
Liu Aimei cried again as she watched Song Guomin's retreating figure.
"What sins have I committed to marry such an irresponsible man like you? I'm laughed at when I go back to my parents' home. What kind of wife gets kicked out of her husband's family after getting married?"
The rain blurred Liu Aimei's voice; she had lost her temper and couldn't hear Song Guomin's reply.
He then gave Song Guomin a few more harsh words before going to bed.
The next morning, Song Guomin went to work with a dark face. Since they moved here, the family of four had been eating breakfast out every day, and no one got up in the morning to make breakfast.
Liu Aimei took Yan Yan and Lele out the door.
Old Sun caught a glimpse of the departing figure and went to the Song family to tell Xu Guiying about the argument the previous night.
Xu Guiying listened in silence.
Song Guomin lacks responsibility and always blames others for everything. He is especially arrogant, which is a result of being spoiled by Song Xinfu and his wife. He is also easily swayed. A few words of instigation from Liu Aimei can make Song Guomin hate his parents, brothers, and sisters. Liu Aimei is also a troublemaker.
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