"Lin Xiaoxiao!!!"
"How dare you call me a ghost?"
He Meng was hopping around at the entrance of the courtyard house, carrying a small bundle. She was very dissatisfied with Lin Xiaoxiao, but when she saw Lin Xiaoxiao's slightly protruding belly, she could only suppress her dissatisfaction.
"Why did you come to Beijing?" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't argue with her, but asked her directly.
“Yu Shen is my son, can’t I come to see him?” He Meng pushed open the door and walked straight in.
As they walked, they couldn't help but comment, "This courtyard is nice, it's big enough for a family of ten or twenty people. It's a waste for the two of you to live here."
"The backyard is so big, with two courtyards, and it's locked up anyway. It's just empty."
"After Xiao Yu and Mingmei get married, if they come to Beijing tomorrow, can you vacate the backyard for them to live in?"
Having not seen each other for a long time, He Meng had forgotten those days when Lin Xiaoxiao almost drove her crazy.
They also forgot about Lin Xiaoxiao's temper and personality.
She acted like a mother-in-law, speaking without any politeness.
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at her twice. "A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation," she thought. "People really do forget the pain once the wound heals."
"Just tell me if you're willing or not." Feeling a little uneasy under Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze, He Meng stubbornly met her eyes, determined to achieve her goal.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked away and said, "I don't want to."
He Meng's expression changed; only then did she realize that this daughter-in-law was not someone to be trifled with.
Her expression changed repeatedly, like a spilled palette, before she finally said, frustrated, "It's not up to you. I'll ask Yu Shen when he gets back."
"Whatever you want."
It would be a miracle if Qin Yushen agreed.
He Meng knew in her heart that her eldest son would not agree, but she had to try anyway, just in case she succeeded.
Light snow was falling from the sky. As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao entered the courtyard, she seemed to have an autopilot and turned to head towards the pavilion.
Nestled in a rocking chair in the pavilion, with snacks at hand, I felt incredibly comfortable.
He Meng sat opposite her, saw water on the table, poured herself a glass, and said, "I'm so thirsty."
She didn't drink a drop of water from the moment she got off the train until she found this place.
Having not traveled far alone for decades, she found it very difficult to adjust.
Lin Xiaoxiao ignored her, pondering what she had just said: Zhao Yu and Zhou Mingmei were getting married after the New Year and would be moving to Beijing after the wedding.
Did Commander Zhao finally get persuaded by He Meng to not send Zhao Yu to the battlefield and instead use his connections to transfer him to Beijing?
Based on her understanding of Commander Zhao, this shouldn't be the case.
"It's almost noon, why aren't you cooking yet?" The food on the train wasn't good, and He Meng had only eaten a few biscuits. She was starving by now.
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at her watch. "It's only ten o'clock, still early."
After sitting for a while, Lin Xiaoxiao went to the kitchen to prepare noodles.
We steamed some sausages, so the meal wasn't too bad.
But He Meng strolled into the kitchen and saw Lin Xiaoxiao take out noodles. Her face darkened. "Is this the first time I've come here and you're just going to cook me a bowl of noodles? Is this how a daughter-in-law should act?"
These words couldn't hurt Lin Xiaoxiao at all. She put down the noodles and said, "Why don't you do it?"
"I'll do it, I'll do it." He Meng rolled up her sleeves, pushed past her, opened the cupboard, and specifically took out the expensive ingredients, looking like she wanted to make her bleed a lot.
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled easily and said, "Take whatever you want, take your time, I'm going out."
This small amount of food wouldn't cause her to bleed heavily.
Besides, doesn't He Meng also eat the food she cooks?
How can you call it a waste when it's your own food?
Someone even cooks for you! How wonderful is that? It's absolutely fantastic!
Humming a nonsensical tune, he left the kitchen, his leisurely demeanor making He Meng frown.
I felt like I had been tricked.
In the end, He Meng actually cooked a huge feast, more than enough for seven or eight people.
She thought this retaliatory consumption would make Lin Xiaoxiao look miserable, but Lin Xiaoxiao ate even happier than her. After finishing, she held her belly and gave her a thumbs up, saying, "Mom, your cooking is really good."
"This scrambled eggs was a bit too salty. I'll try harder next time and strive to make it perfect."
He Meng: "......"
How could she not be angry?
Why?
Half of the food on the table was left untouched.
Lin Xiaoxiao happily carried the dishes back to the kitchen, thinking that she wouldn't have to cook when Qin Yushen came back tonight; she could just heat up the dishes and eat.
There weren't many dishes for the two of them, so she washed them as well.
He Meng sat in the hall questioning her life, and finally came to a conclusion.
The eldest son and his wife are both mentally unstable.
"Mom, your room is here. You can rest by yourself. I'm going out now." Lin Xiaoxiao led her to a room, left after saying that.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they went to play with their girlfriends.
It's better than staying at home and arguing with your mother-in-law.
After Lin Xiaoxiao left, He Meng didn't rest immediately. Instead, she wandered around the yard, looking at this place and that place, and even went to Lin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yushen's bedroom.
The more she walked around, the more surprised she became. When did Qin Yushen acquire such a large courtyard in Beijing? How come she had no idea?
It couldn't possibly have been given by the Qin family, could it?
Although Old Master Qin was a capitalist in the past, most of his assets were used to support the government, and he himself only lived in a three-courtyard house.
Such a large courtyard is not something that ordinary people can own.
When He Meng first realized that her eldest son was not simple, she felt a little flustered and inexplicably felt like he was slipping out of her control.
Although she hadn't cared about her eldest son before, and could even be said to have completely ignored him, she knew in her heart that her eldest son was not liked by Qin Jinye, and he could not get anything from the Qin family.
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