Huo Xiao: ...
He shut his mouth in frustration and stopped talking.
He has completely fallen out of favor.
Huo Hai and Huo Jiang looked at Huo Xiao and felt a strange sense of familiarity about the scene. They exchanged a smile.
When Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao returned home, Liu Guilan packed her things and prepared to move in with them to make it easier to take care of Ye Weiwei.
Even Ye Weiwei thought these were too exaggerated.
For some reason, she always felt that her mother-in-law was overly anxious about the baby in her belly.
Although my mother-in-law is very good to her grandchildren, she has never acted like this before.
Huo Xiao sighed, "Mom, don't worry, I'll take good care of Weiwei. There's also my second brother at home who needs help taking care of him."
Huo Jiang, who was suddenly called out, realized what was happening and chuckled sheepishly, "I'm fine, but my sister-in-law is more important..."
Ye Weiwei: ……
She's perfectly fine!
With her body like that, there's no need to make such a fuss about her pregnancy.
"Mom, you should stay home. I'm fine and nothing's wrong. Besides, we live in the same village, it's just a short walk. If anything happens, I'll call you."
Liu Guilan now realized that she had gone too far. She was just too happy to hear that her third son was going to have an heir, and she hadn't thought about it that much.
"Okay, then if there's anything you don't understand, please tell me, don't hide it from me."
After Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao returned home, Ye Weiwei couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you think Mom is a little too worried about the baby in my belly?"
Huo Xiao laughed: "They probably feel indebted to me, after all, most people my age in the village are fathers of several children."
Ye Weiwei was puzzled, "Owe?"
Huo Xiao sighed, "Back when I joined the army, my family always thought I was forced to do so. Over the years, when I sent my salary home, they always felt it was a burden. But I was just doing what I should do and what I wanted to do."
Although part of the reason was that she didn't want to live under the same roof as Sun Hongying, the main reason was that the family was too poor, Liu Guilan was in poor health, her eldest brother married her, and although her sister-in-law was hardworking and capable, the family's situation did not improve much. After her second brother got married, the family's situation became even worse.
He didn't want to live a life like his older brothers, where he could see the end from the beginning. He was unwilling to be trapped like that for the rest of his life and wanted to go out and try to find a way out.
Just then, an army unit came down to lead troops, and he decisively signed up.
Ye Weiwei nodded, but she still felt that something was wrong, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Given the mother-in-law's doting affection for Huo Xiao, it seems plausible that she would extend that affection to Huo Xiao and now also like her and value the child in her womb.
Too lazy to think about it anymore, she yawned, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Tired?" Huo Xiao glanced at the time. "I'll cook now, then you can sleep. What do you want to eat?"
Ye Weiwei: "Anything will do. I just ate chestnuts and I'm not hungry yet."
When Little Star heard that Huo Xiao was going to cook, she poked her little head out of the study and blinked her big eyes at Huo Xiao.
Huo Xiao pretended not to see it and deliberately said loudly, "Then let's make some corn porridge and eat it with some pickled vegetables."
Little Star got anxious when she heard this, and grabbed the door frame of the study with both hands to protest, "Uncle, you said last night that you were going to make bone broth and hand-pulled noodles for lunch today."
Huo Xiao pretended not to remember, "Did I say it? No, I didn't."
Little Star quickly said, "You said it! You can't lie, or you'll become ugly and grow into a big fat person!"
Huo Xiao put on a stern face, "Have you finished writing the characters I taught you today?"
Little Star immediately raised her little paw, "I'll go write it right now! Don't forget the noodles you promised me!"
"Hurry up! If you don't finish writing, you'll be starving!"
"yes!"
Before Huo Xiao could finish making the bone broth, Xiao Xingxing had already finished his homework. Huo Xiao was kneading dough when he finished reading it. He tapped Xiao Xingxing's little nose and said, "Not bad. I'll give you an extra half bowl of noodles for lunch!"
"Yay!" Little Star happily ran to the study to put the notebook away, and then ran to the stove to watch the fire. "I'll help my uncle tend the fire."
After saying that, he took a fire poker and poked at the wood in the stove in a very professional manner.
At noon, Little Star got her wish and ate noodles with bone broth.
Huo Xiao didn't make any toppings, he just sprinkled some chopped green onions into the milky white noodle soup, but it tasted great just like that. Little Xingxing ate a whole big bowl, and a layer of sweat appeared on her little head as she ate.
Ye Weiwei wasn't hungry at first, but seeing how much the two of them were enjoying their food, she ate a big bowl of food as well.
Meanwhile, Lu Xiaolan was in an exceptionally good mood after hearing that her parents were planning to marry her off to Zhao Mingzhe. She greeted everyone she met in the village. If it weren't for her mother, Aunt Zhang, repeatedly instructing her not to reveal a single word about the matter before it was finalized, lest someone ruin the plan, she would have wanted to announce to the world immediately that she was about to marry an educated youth and become a city dweller.
In their view, Zhao Mingzhe's parents were so capable that transferring Zhao Mingzhe back to the city would be a piece of cake.
Seeing Lu Xiaolan acting so strangely, the villagers gossiped behind her back, all thinking that Lu Xiaolan was seriously ill and was acting strangely in broad daylight, which was very abnormal.
In particular, Lu Xiaolan took the initiative to greet Ye Weiwei with a smile, which greatly startled Liu Guilan, who was standing next to Ye Weiwei. She was on high alert, guarding against Lu Xiaolan's sudden outburst and fearing that she might hurt Ye Weiwei and the baby in her womb.
Fortunately, Lu Xiaolan didn't do anything excessive; she simply said hello and left.
This left Liu Guilan completely baffled.
"Weiwei, what is she up to now? She seems a bit crazy."
Ye Weiwei chuckled: "They must have encountered something good. People are in high spirits when good things happen?"
Liu Guilan curled her lip, "Her? She looks like she has no luck at all. What good things could she possibly encounter!"
Ye Weiwei thought to herself, "Mother-in-law, you really have a keen eye."
Ye Weiwei had a rough idea of the Lu family's plans.
It must be that Lu Xiaolan's recent behavior has really provoked the Lu family, making Lu Mingcai finally lose his temper and want to take action.
After all, he's not one to suffer a loss.
Zhao Mingzhe became a scorekeeper as soon as he went to the countryside because of Lu Xiaolan. Later, when tasks were assigned, he always did easier work than others and ate so much from Lu Xiaolan. It was time for him to pay back.
Ye Weiwei was very excited about the thought of Zhao Mingzhe and Lu Xiaolan getting together soon.
Staying home to rest and prepare for pregnancy during the winter is so boring, I can't miss this fun opportunity.
She needs to pay close attention to these two people these next few days, trying to get the latest gossip.
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