As they were talking, Sun Lan had already led them to her mother's house.
The door to her mother's house was open, and there was no one in the yard. Only white smoke was coming out from the gap in the kitchen window.
Sun Lan called out, "Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law? Is this your family?"
"Home." As soon as the words fell, a plump middle-aged woman opened the kitchen door and rushed out.
She wore a dark blue short jacket that could withstand dirt, black cotton trousers, and a flour-stained apron around her round waist. Her skin was slightly dark, and her features were delicate. It was obvious that she was also a pretty girl when she was young.
"Xiaolan is here." She showed a simple smile on her face and warmly invited everyone to come in and sit down.
"These are all your friends, right? Come inside and have some hot water to warm yourself up."
Everyone thanked her for her kindness and, led by Sun Lan, went into the house.
Sun Lan's sister-in-law quickly brought a stack of bowls and a thermos. She spread out the bowls one by one, picked up the thermos and poured hot water into them. She said very embarrassedly, "We don't have enough cups at home, so I can only ask everyone to drink from bowls."
Feng Juan immediately waved her hands and said, "I'm not wronged, I'm not wronged. It's so cold, and having hot water to warm myself up is already very good. It doesn't matter whether you use a bowl or a cup. You are very polite."
Sun Lan took out the iron box of sugar from the cupboard with ease, opened the lid, took the sugar from inside, and scooped it into the bowl on the table.
Each bowl was used to scoop a scoop of sugar. There were many people in Yun Qiao's group, about ten in total. After they had scooped all the sugar, the sugar jar in Sister-in-law Sun Lan's house was almost half empty.
Although Sister-in-law Sun Lan didn't say anything, everyone was sensitive enough to notice that the atmosphere in the room had changed a little.
At this moment, there was another quarrel coming from the next yard, and the sound was getting louder and louder.
Sun Lan initially dismissed the situation as a serious matter, saying in a teasing tone, "The man who lives next door to my mother's family is the director of the sales department at a machinery factory. His wife is a notorious shrew in our neighborhood. She's petty and will argue over the smallest of things. They argue constantly, and I'm sure they'll be at it again right now. We don't need to worry about it."
Unexpectedly, as Sister-in-law Sun Lan listened, her expression suddenly changed. She suddenly rushed out of the house and went to the next door. After a while, everyone heard the sound of Sister-in-law Sun Lan joining in the quarrel.
The quarrel next door was so loud that Sun Lan couldn't hear clearly and didn't understand what was happening. She wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.
Not only Sun Lan felt embarrassed, but everyone who came with Sun Lan to her parents' home felt a little embarrassed.
They just wanted to save trouble and put something there, but who knew they would run into a quarrel between their neighbors.
"How about we just go?"
But I dare not interfere in other people's affairs.
This proposal was quickly agreed upon by everyone, and no one dared to put the things at Sun Lan's parents' home. They just focused on the important things to save trouble.
Sun Lan originally wanted to follow them, but unexpectedly the "shrew" next door pulled her aside to judge the matter. She was unable to do anything and could only watch as the military dependents who came with her walked further and further away.
Sun Lan was furious, her expression turning grim. "It was just a child setting off firecrackers and killing a chicken. I'll just compensate your family. Why are you making such a fuss? It's just such a trivial matter, why are you still making such a fuss about it?"
She ruined all the good things she had planned in advance.
The neighbor was furious when he heard this: "What do you mean, 'It's just a kid setting off firecrackers and killing a chicken?' Your nephew didn't just kill one chicken. He threw the lit firecrackers into a tin can and finally stuffed it into my chicken coop, blowing a huge hole in the roof. One of the two old hens had its head blown off, and the other had two pieces of meat missing from its wings. Your kid did something like this, and as the victim, I have nothing to say."
"I'll pay the money, it's okay for me to pay the money, right?" Sun Lan took a deep breath.
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