Seeing how serious he was, Lin Lan's first thought was: Should I make a scene or stay cool and ignore him?
What attitude should a couple have when they meet? What kind of scene should they have?
She has absolutely no experience.
It's so embarrassing.
Lin Lan decisively led Xiaowang into the house and left the crying and complaining Old Lady Han and Han Qingsong outside.
She endured the pain in her arms and shoulders and carried Xiaowang to the kang, hoping to find something to help him loosen the blood clots on his forehead so that it wouldn't turn into a black and blue patch in a while.
Outside, old lady Han was shaking with anger, "Come back and hand over the money!"
Lin Lan's cold voice came from inside the house, "Mom, I've told you that all the money has been used to pay for Xiao Wang's medical treatment. 260 is not enough, and I still owe several hundred."
Old Mrs. Han leaned on her son and said angrily, "Old Third, you, you see, you see it! When you are not at home, she is really lawless, doing this every day, making things difficult for us. I just heard that she hit your second sister-in-law with a sledgehammer, leaving a bloody hole in her head, and now she pushed me to the ground. Old Third, if it weren't for God's eyes and you coming back in time, I would have hit my head and died!"
Han Qingsong swept his eyes across the east room and then looked at the children. Several children looked at him curiously, but no one dared to meet his eyes. They all avoided him in fear.
There were even a few timid children hiding behind the older ones.
Han Qingsong nodded to Han Dasao, called her Dasao and looked away, "Mom, is your waist okay?"
He helped the old lady into the house to rest.
But the old lady refused and grabbed his big hand tightly. "Third brother, hurry up and send her back to Linjiatun. Our Han family can't afford her. She is lawless. She used to make trouble and look for death. She made the Han family lose face. I don't take her seriously for your sake. She is so arrogant. You know she is doing big things, right? She..."
When the old lady thought of the 260 yuan, which was 40 yuan more than before, she felt her heart, which had been broken into eight pieces, hurt eight times more.
She didn't believe it and had spent all her money, but she couldn't let anyone tie up Lin Lan and search her directly in front of her third son, so she had to let her son come forward.
The old lady said angrily, "I won't say any more. Send her back to me right now! She drank pesticides two days ago. It's really unnecessary to save her!"
Han Qingsong frowned, "Mom?"
When Mrs. Han saw that her son did not agree to her, she immediately started crying again, "My third son, our family can't make ends meet anymore. We can't even afford to eat. We're starving to death. Your little brothers and sisters are so pitiful. When they were born, there was nothing to eat at home. They were like little chicks. We raised them with great difficulty and they were able to go to the county middle school. Now they have no money and no food. How pitiful they are!"
Han's sister-in-law came over to persuade her, "Mom, Third Uncle is back, stop crying and go inside and talk slowly."
At this time, Old Han and Big Brother Han came back from work.
They were all very happy to see Han Qingsong coming back, and they exchanged a few words of greeting. Old Han told them to go into the house and rest, and asked his sister-in-law if the meal was ready.
The sun had already set by then, and although it was still light outside, it would be dark later and we would have to turn on a light to see clearly when eating.
Mrs. Han quickly said, "Okay, okay," and took the girls to the main room to prepare.
It's not good at all, it's only half done, hurry up and keep burning.
Han said, "When the third child comes back, quickly stir-fry two dishes and boil some salted eggs. Then let dad and the third child have a couple of drinks."
The old Korean added: "And your grandfathers, call them all over to chat with us."
Seeing this, Mrs. Han was so angry that she waved her hands and said, "What are you doing? Let's do the business first. There's a thief in the house, we must hold a meeting to fight her!"
Old Han and Big Brother Han didn't know what was going on yet. Big Sister Han glanced at Han Qingsong and tactfully told him about Lin Lan stealing the marriage certificate to get the money.
Old Han was stunned, his mouth was wide open. How could the third daughter-in-law be so capable? How dare she steal the marriage certificate to get the money?
In his impression, the third daughter-in-law would always make noise. For example, when dividing money during the New Year, the eldest sister-in-law got five yuan, the second sister-in-law got five yuan, and she was left with three yuan. She was unhappy and started to make noise, blaming others and saying that everyone bullied her and treated her like a dead person, that her husband was dead and she had no man outside, and then she started to beat and scold the children, and if things got worse, she would start to seek death.
For example, she drank pesticides two days ago. Old Han didn't know why, and it was the old woman who explained, "It's probably because she wanted some money to go back to her parents' home a few days ago, and I didn't agree, so she started to do it." Old Han was still a little puzzled. If she didn't get it the first time, she could have asked for less, or asked for it twice, and she wouldn't have cried and asked for pesticides.
How dare a person who tries to commit suicide when encountering problems, and who doesn't dare to confront her mother-in-law directly, steal money now?
Although Old Mrs. Han always complained that the third sister's family made her mad and were unfilial, and that she was no match for scolding, Old Han also saw it. Even if they quarreled, the third sister's family relied on their loud voices and their unruly behavior, and did not dare to scold their mother-in-law directly.
So the old Korean thought it was just his wives' business and had nothing to do with him.
But stealing 260 yuan is no ordinary matter.
Old Korean was puffing on his pipe, puffing out smoke with droopy eyelids, without saying a word.
Brother Han tried to smooth things over and told his sister-in-law to go and get the money back.
Han's wife said in embarrassment: "The third brother said that all the money was spent."
Old Han was shocked: "She spent all her money? What did she buy? She didn't even have any tickets, what could she buy?"
This is not just five or ten dollars!
The old lady was angry and said, "Who knows who she gave it to!"
She must have been secretly sent back to her parents' home. Tell her to let the third child send the bad guy back and get the money back!
Han Qingsong was not clear about what was going on at home. He heard that Lin Lan took the money but did not give it to the old lady, so the old lady was not happy.
But he was a little surprised. In the past, the mother of the child always made a fuss and the old lady took all the money, but she didn't get a penny. This had been going on for several years, and even if he added her name to the remittance list, she didn't dare to take a penny. Why was she so brave this time?
Old Mrs. Han cursed for a while because she couldn't get the money and was worried about the backpack, so she ordered the children from the first and second rooms to carry the backpack over. Because it was too heavy, it was a bit difficult for several children to carry it together.
Sanwang went up to it and said that it was his father's bag and they had no right to snatch it, but he was pushed away.
Sanwang got angry and shouted, "That's not my father's. No wonder everyone else has a father but I don't!"
After shouting, run out.
Erwang was originally standing in the main room eavesdropping, and at this moment he happened to meet Han Qingsong's gaze, and was so scared that he quickly ran to the east room.
Mai Sui stood at the door of the east wing, looking at the main house, feeling very conflicted, and finally returned to the east wing in anger.
Lin Lan was squeezing a towel with cold water to apply to Xiao Wang's forehead. Seeing how angry they were, she said with a smile, "What's the matter? Are you going to turn into an angry toad?"
Erwang leaned on the window, "Mom, aren't you angry? My dad ignored us when he came back, and only listened to my grandma and the others complaining. Look, a lot of things he brought back were taken away by my grandma."
Old Mrs. Han was rummaging through the backpack. Inside were clothes, quilts, shoes, some books, and of course some food, such as canned food, maltose, snacks, candies, etc.
She poured out everything. She had to take the food herself. As for the clothes, she thought her youngest son liked military uniforms the most, so she gave him one. The quilt looked thick and light, so it should be a new cotton quilt, which would be the best for sending her little daughter to school...
Han Qingsong saw her coming over and said, "Mom, take a rest. I'll do it."
My old mother is old, how can I let her take the trouble of packing my luggage?
Old Mrs. Han wanted to take those things and was naturally happy to pack them up. However, Han Qingsong was afraid that she would get tired, so he just used his big hands to move most of the things in.
Finally, he put maltose and a bag of candy on the table, gave the maltose to the old lady and let the children take the candy. "Mom, I'm going to put the luggage in the house."
Old Mrs. Han was speechless and almost choked to death. She watched Han Qingsong take all those things away.
As soon as Han Qingsong spoke, the children all rushed over to ask for candy.
Old Mrs. Han shouted angrily, "Get out of here!"
She quickly put away the maltose and sugar, gave one piece to the older child, one piece to the two younger children, and kept the rest for herself.
"Old man, I've got you. You must send that bad guy back to me. He's a nuisance to keep at home."
When you send it back, ask for the money back, 260 yuan, not a penny less!
The old Korean puffed on his cigarette pot, "The third child is a military officer, and his parents don't decide his marriage."
But Mrs. Han didn't care.
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In the east room, Lin Lan was about to ask Erwang to go and find Dawang and Sanwang, but she saw the two children rushing back as if their tails were stepped on, with their left and right bodyguards still standing beside her.
Then, the light at the door dimmed and someone came in from outside.
Han Qingsong was too tall and the door lintel was too low, so he could only walk in with his shoulders slumped and his head lowered.
He was carrying a huge backpack and was tall. When he stood in the dimly lit room, the whole room seemed even more cramped.
Lin Landon felt the pressure. The man standing there made her feel very oppressive, and the places where she was whipped were particularly painful.
She said to the children, "Your father is back, why don't you call him?"
Erwang called out "Dad".
Not only did Xiaowang not bark, he was also extremely nervous, and Mai Sui pouted angrily.
Seeing that he was a little stiff, Lin Lan suddenly felt more confident and said casually, "Grandpa and grandma asked you to divorce me? This is New China, not the old feudal society. You can't divorce me. At most, you can get a divorce. Since you want a divorce, you have to make it clear. Let the children choose who they want to be with..."
"Mom!" all three children cried.
Xiaowang got up and hugged Lin Lan's arm, "I want my mother." Although he didn't understand what divorce was, this would not change as he stayed with his mother.
Mai Sui and Er Wang hesitated for a moment and then said they wanted to follow their mother. Their grandma was not good to them. If their mother passed away and their father found a stepmother, what would happen to them?
Many of the young friends in the village have stepmothers, and they know exactly what kind of life they live.
When it’s my turn, I dare not even think about it.
Lin Lan patted them on the shoulder, signaling them to stay calm. She also signaled Xiaowang to lie down and covered his head with a cool towel.
She looked at Han Qingsong, who was standing at the door. His expression could not be seen clearly due to the backlight, but his eyes looked sharp and full of oppression.
She felt a little uncomfortable and moved her body to change her angle, no longer looking directly into his eyes, but at his chin.
His facial features were strong, and his chin looked particularly resolute.
"If we get divorced, you have to pay alimony, not only to the child, but also to me."
Han Qingsong in the dark didn't say anything, and after a moment he walked in.
He won't hit anyone.
Although Lin Lan was sure that he would not hit a woman as described in the book, when he approached, she always felt an invisible chill rushing in with him, forcing her to move further.
Han Qingsong walked closer and put the backpack on the kang.
Erwang and Maisui immediately stared at the backpack, there were delicious food in it!
The room is not big, and the kang is even more limited.
Xiaowang was lying in the middle, and she was standing in front of the kang taking care of him. Now he came over, and the originally narrow room made it almost suffocating.
Lin Lan was just about to make an excuse to go out for some fresh air when he suddenly leaned over, scaring her so much that she stepped back in a hurry.
The masculine and vigorous male hormones came over, but the impact was too great for Lin Lan.
Although they are husband and wife, he is a stranger to her.
Han Qingsong took away the towel and looked at Xiaowang's forehead. He asked in a low voice, "How did you hit it?"