After returning to the Huo family home, Liu Guilan put Xiaoxing on the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and let him play with Xiaoshan, Xiaochuan, Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, and Xiaoqiu. Then, all the adults in the family went to Huo Jiang's room.
When Huo Jiang heard that Huo Xiao had been bullied and came to his door to seek revenge, he couldn't stay still. If Liu Guilan hadn't ordered him not to move around and to stay home to recover, he would have almost gone with her.
Now that his family has returned, Huo Jiang finally felt relieved.
"Third brother, are you alright?"
Huo Xiao shook his head, "Second brother, don't worry, it's nothing."
Liu Guilan glared at Huo Xiao, annoyed: "What could possibly be wrong? You've already come to our door!"
Huo Xiao looked at Liu Guilan helplessly, "That was because Lu Xiaolan came to my house and made a scene first. This person came to my door and bullied my wife. If I didn't fight back, would I still be a man!"
Liu Guilan snorted coldly. She wasn't really against Huo Xiao causing trouble at the Lu family's house. If it were her, she definitely wouldn't have swallowed her anger either.
Some people are like that; the more you tolerate them, the more they will take advantage of you. You have to be firm and teach them a lesson from the beginning, otherwise they will think you are a coward and will keep bullying you!
"Tell me, did you do what Lu Xiaolan did last night?"
Huo Xiao shook his head: "Really, no. Do you think I'm a liar? My wife and I stayed home quietly last night!"
Liu Guilan didn't delve any deeper into the matter. To be honest, even if it was the two of them who did it, so what?
Lu Xiaolan's foul mouth should have been taught a lesson long ago!
"How do you plan to handle Lu Mingcai's family matter? This time, our family has completely broken ties with him."
Lu Mingcai is, after all, the village's head. Although he might not dare to do anything openly, he will have plenty of opportunities to seek revenge and cause trouble for their family members in the future.
"If you don't kill the snake, you'll suffer the consequences!"
How could Huo Xiao not know this principle?
Actually, he already had a plan in mind when he dragged Lu Xiaolan to the Lu family to cause trouble.
“Lu Mingcai is not a competent brigade leader. Many people in the village have long disapproved of his behavior. Now our family has completely offended him, and we have no choice but to find a way to replace him!”
Liu Guilan: "You make it sound so simple! Don't you even think about it? Lu Mingcai and the village chief Lu Mingfa are brothers. Although the village chief is fairly fair, do you think he can just watch you remove Lu Mingcai from office and do nothing about it?"
Huo Xiao said, "He certainly couldn't just stand by and watch me deal with Lu Mingcai, so he simply chose not to show up today, didn't he?"
Liu Guilan then remembered that despite the magnitude of the incident, neither the village chief Lu Mingfa nor accountant Wu had shown up.
She remembered that when Wu Dayou came to deliver the news, he also said that he would inform the village chief and Accountant Wu.
Given the current situation...
Liu Guilan considered it carefully and thought that maybe this matter could really work out.
Remembering what Zhao Dabao had said at the door, Liu Guilan frowned: "You're planning to become the brigade leader?"
Huo Xiao shook his head: "Let my older brother take it."
Upon hearing this, Huo Hai immediately shook his head: "No, no, I can't read many words, I can't do this job."
Instead of dealing with so many people all day, he'd rather spend more time at home making furniture and earning a little extra money.
Su Xuemei glared at Huo Hai with a look of disappointment, but knowing her husband's temperament, she didn't say anything.
Huo Xiao then looked at his second brother, Huo Jiang, who immediately shook his head vigorously, "No, no, I can't do this."
The thought of being surrounded by a bunch of old women all day, listening to their incessant chatter, gave him a headache.
"You're the most suitable, third brother. Just stand there, put on a stern face, and I guarantee no one will dare to disagree with you!"
Huo Xiao was speechless.
He looked at his mother, Liu Guilan, who glared at her two good-for-nothing sons, "How could I have raised two such good-for-nothings! The two of you combined can't even keep up with the third son's heels!"
Huo Hai and Huo Jiang lowered their heads in shame, as if they had returned to the days when they were children and were dominated by their younger brother and mother.
Although they were incompetent, it was also because the third brother was too outstanding!
Liu Guilan waved her hand weakly and asked Huo Xiao, "What are your plans?"
"Then we can only find a family that doesn't get along with Lu Mingcai's family. This isn't something that can be done in a short time, so let's wait and see."
"Alright."
Liu Guilan knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, and knowing that Huo Xiao had a plan, she stopped caring.
Anyway, it's better to have anyone else than Lu Mingcai, at least they won't go after their family.
After finishing his business, Huo Xiao picked up Xiao Xingxing and led Ye Weiwei home.
The water in the pot has been boiling for a while now, and the temperature is just right without needing to be diluted with cold water.
He scooped two basins of water, one for Ye Weiwei and the other for himself and Xiaoxing.
Huo Xiao took off Xiao Xingxing's shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, put him in the basin, and helped him stand up while holding onto the stool. Huo Xiao then took off his own shoes and socks, sat on the stool, rolled up his trouser legs, put his feet in the basin, and started playing a game of splashing water and stomping on his toes with Xiao Xingxing.
While soaking her feet, Ye Weiwei watched the two children having a great time and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
She began to understand why Little Star liked to stick to this guy so much; it was because this guy could be just as childish as a three-year-old.
But because of this, Little Star has become more and more lively and cheerful.
Seeing that the two were getting increasingly out of line, splashing water all over the floor, Ye Weiwei had no choice but to sternly reprimand them and tell them to be more careful.
The two of them seemed to have been caught doing something wrong, becoming very cautious and huddled together, chuckling to themselves. After wiping the water off their feet, Huo Xiao carried Xiao Xingxing to the kang (a heated brick bed), and the two of them ended up rolling around on the kang several times, with Xiao Xingxing's giggles ringing out incessantly, sounding exceptionally cheerful.
As a result, Little Star probably got tired from making so much noise, and fell asleep shortly after finishing dinner.
Ye Weiwei tidied up the things she had bought from town, took out all the medicinal herbs she wanted to use for making medicinal wine, processed them one by one, put them into a clean jar that had been cleaned and dried, poured in the deer blood, and then sealed it.
Huo Xiao had been assisting Ye Weiwei all along. Except for a few crucial steps, Ye Weiwei directed Huo Xiao to do everything else.
After doing all that, Huo Xiao picked Ye Weiwei up in a princess carry and placed her on the kang (heated brick bed), then impatiently pressed down on her.
Ye Weiwei glared at him playfully, "Why are you always like a hungry wolf that can never be satisfied!"
She used to think that a man should be like Huo Xiao, strong, energetic, and good in bed, to ensure a happy and harmonious marriage. Otherwise, finding a man who is all show and no substance would be a huge disappointment!
But I never imagined that being too strong could be such a problem for men.
Don't ask, the answer is kidney pain!
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