Brother An Si quickly put down the work in his hands, with a satisfied smile on his face, and walked out with An Hongdou. Then he asked her, "Little sister, what did you ask me to do?"
Even when the family was not divided, his three sisters-in-law and his mother rarely had such warm moments together, but his wife could, which made him very happy.
An Hongdou looked at Fourth Brother An. The clothes he was wearing were certainly not new, but they were not too shabby either.
She suddenly reached out to touch his clothes, and they felt hard, just like the cotton that had been worn for too long and had clumps of cotton.
"Fourth brother, didn't I buy cloth and wool for the family last year? I suddenly remembered, why haven't I seen you wear your new clothes?" An Hongdou thought carefully. She did ask this question last year, but at that time Fourth brother An said that he wanted to save the new clothes for the Chinese New Year, so she didn't think much about it.
By the time of the Chinese New Year, her belly had swelled up like a balloon, and she had never noticed whether Fourth Brother An had worn new clothes.
Fourth Brother An smiled and said, "I have put away the new clothes. Fourth Brother is busy all day long. There is no point in wasting new clothes. It is better to wear old ones for comfort. Otherwise, I will be heartbroken if they get torn by accident."
"Did you really put it away?" An Hongdou frowned and stared at Fourth Brother An.
This is a truly honest man, and it is impossible not to see when he is lying.
But he said it so naturally, it didn't seem like he was lying.
But think about it, there seems to be no need for Fourth Sister-in-law to lie!
What the hell is this couple doing?
"Of course I put them away. Good clothes should be kept for when I need to go out. It's not a festival now, so it's a waste to wear new clothes." Fourth Brother An said, turning his head, "Little sister, if you are fine, I will go back. I still have to pull out the bean seedlings. While it's not too cold now, I can also plant some small vegetables."
An Hongdou stepped forward and grabbed his arm, "Brother, if you really put it away, why are you hiding from me?"
After being away from home for a while, An Xiaosi's lying skills improved a lot. If he hadn't turned his head away guiltily at the end, she almost didn't notice it.
"Brother is not hiding from you, little sister, you are talking nonsense again." The smile on Brother An Si's face was obviously gone, and his expression became a little nervous.
An Hongdou didn't believe his lies and said, "Since you said you didn't lie to me, then why don't you take out the clothes and show them to me?"
"Little sister..." Seeing that he couldn't deceive her, Fourth Brother An could only soften his voice and sighed helplessly.
"Tell me, who did it?" An Hongdou stared at him and asked, "Was it the eldest sister-in-law who tricked him? Or the second sister-in-law? Or the third sister-in-law?"
"No, don't get me wrong, no one is trying to cheat me." Fourth Brother An was afraid that An Hongdou would make a big deal out of it, so he said quickly.
"Then think about it yourself. Should you tell the truth yourself, or should I ask them one by one?" An Hongdou was not afraid of making things worse. Even if it was too big, she could handle it.
Fourth Brother An: "My second sister-in-law said that Jianguo and Jianye had grown taller and they didn't have enough wool, so she wanted to borrow some from me to make me a vest. I thought it would be a good idea to make a vest, and my arms wouldn't be cold anyway, so I agreed."
An Hongdou just felt puzzled, "What about the vest?"
Even if he had an alias, Zhou Qingcao probably wouldn't deliberately say these things in front of her today.
That’s right, Zhou Qingcao is not stupid. He deliberately asked her to go to the town to buy things, and casually said that Fourth Brother An had no clothes. In fact, all of this was intentional.
An Hongdou thought that she might have known that she bought wool, cloth and cotton for everyone in the family last year, but didn't see any clothes for Fourth Brother An. And because she had just gotten married, it was not convenient for her to directly question her sisters-in-law, so she deliberately revealed it to her.
Regardless of whether she cares about this matter or not, once she finds out, she will definitely tell Old Lady An. In this way, she can seek justice for Fourth Brother An without offending anyone.
It’s true, with these four sisters-in-law getting together, there will be no shortage of fun when they settle down at home in the future.
"Since I didn't have a vest, my second sister-in-law knitted me two socks. The clothes made by my eldest sister-in-law were still wearable, but the cotton inside was old. My new cotton was put into Changzheng and Changyuan's old cotton-padded jackets." Fourth Brother An was not stupid. He understood everything once he put on the clothes.
Later, he touched the old cotton-padded jackets of his two nephews from the eldest house. His clothes were a new cotton-padded jacket filled with old cotton, while the two nephews, in addition to their own new cotton-padded jackets, also had new cotton inside their two old cotton-padded jackets.
Needless to say, the new cotton in this old cotton-padded jacket undoubtedly belongs to him.
At that time, Fourth Brother An's marriage with Zhao Yun was cancelled, and the division of the family was also out of the question. His sisters-in-law were weird all day long, and he felt guilty, so he just thought he should just endure it.
Anyway, I managed to get through previous years by wearing old clothes.
But he didn't expect that this matter would still come to light.
Yesterday Qingcao learned from Old Lady An that the whole family had new clothes, and she was sure that she knew how many clothes Fourth Brother An had. Once she asked, everything was revealed.
According to him, since the matter has passed, just forget it. After all, the new clothes are worn by his nephew and no one else gets a bargain.
But Qingcao insisted that it was unfair to him. Why should others take his cotton and wool and be complacent while leaving him to suffer the cold?
Qingcao said that she had no control over whether others were cold or not, but she couldn't bear to see her man suffer such a great loss.
Fourth Brother An couldn't blame Zhou Qingcao because he knew she was doing it for his own good.
Fourth Brother An also advised An Hongdou, "Little sister, this matter happened so long ago. If you tell it to them, it will only make Big Brother and Second Brother angry. Forget it. I'm in good health and I'm not cold."
"Young man, just keep acting stupid. It was okay when you were alone before, but have you ever thought that you are married now and will have children in the future. Are your elder sister-in-law and the younger sister-in-law contented people? They will only take advantage of you. The softer you are, the more you will be treated badly. Do you want to be bullied with your wife and children for the rest of your life?" An Hongdou said angrily.
To be honest, if you are a friend or someone who wants to take advantage, you will definitely like to get along with someone like Brother An Si.
But as a relative, as his sister, and as someone who wants him to get better and better, I really can't bear to see him being so selfless.
Fourth Brother An was obviously in a depressed mood, but his voice was firm, "No, I won't do this again in the future. And I promised your fourth sister-in-law that I will listen to her in the future and she will have the final say on the things in the house. If she doesn't agree, I won't give anything to anyone."
"What if I want it? Will Fourth Brother give it to me?" An Hongdou looked at him unhappily.
"Ah?" Fourth Brother An scratched his head awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
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