At dinner time, the whole family came back, but Da Wang and Mai Sui were not home yet.

The public security is very good now, and there are no robbers or kidnappers on the road. Besides, there is only one road from Shanzui Village to the county seat, so they won’t get lost. There is nothing to worry about for an 11-year-old boy to lead his 9-year-old sister.

Lin Lan was a little worried, not for safety reasons, but because Da Wang and Mai Sui were also troublesome children. They would not learn anything good if they went to the county town to live with their uncle and aunt.

In the future, she has to find a way to keep her child away from her uncle and aunt.

Because the younger uncle and aunt were the elderly children of Mrs. Han, they were spoiled and treated like treasures. The whole family was reluctant to spend money on food and clothing, and saved money to buy them food and cloth coupons to go to high school.

My uncle behaves like a rich young man outside, drinking, eating meat and going to restaurants with his friends all day long.

My aunt is just like the daughter of a rich landlord. She never has to do any housework, is plump and fair, and has her clothes washed by her niece.

Even after not seeing them for ten days or half a month, the old lady still felt that she had wronged them.

The money they spent was all earned by Han Qingsong, but Han Qingsong's children didn't spend a penny. It's no wonder that the original owner was making a fuss.

Lin Lan tidied up and took Xiaowang's hand to go eat.

Han's wife was busy in the main room. When she saw her come out, she smiled and greeted her as if nothing had happened, "Mother Dawang, you must be hungry. Come and have dinner."

Han Ersao glanced at Lin Lan and said sarcastically, "Hey, you, the third wife, you are so lucky. You just lie there doing nothing all day, and when you get up, someone will serve you meals, just like a landlord's wife."

Lin Lan ignored her, said hello to her sister-in-law, and took Xiao Wang to the eaves to scoop water to wash his hands. "Why are your hands so black..." Before she finished speaking, she felt that her voice was too soft and did not fit the original owner's rough and savage image, so she raised her voice a little, "Wash your hands frequently to avoid diarrhea."

Xiaowang obediently squatted down and rinsed his dirty, bruised hands in the black tile basin. He took them out and rubbed them on his clothes while they were still wet.

Lin Lan frowned and quickly grabbed his hand. She had no choice but to squat down and wash it for him while teaching him how to wash his hands.

"Remember?"

Xiaowang nodded.

Lin Lan led him into the house to eat.

Han's second wife looked at her as if she were a stranger. When she said that to her, she should have jumped up and fought back, but why did she not react as if she was deaf?

Lin Lan was noisy all morning and lay in bed all afternoon, and did not go to work. However, Han Ersao was assigned to do more work. She was very unhappy and wanted to squeeze Lin Lan to make her jump up and down and make a scene. If she angered her mother-in-law, she would definitely send her back to her parents' home.

How could she know that Lin Lan ignored her!

It's so abnormal.

As soon as Lin Lan led Xiao Wang into the house, the others immediately stared at them. Xiao Wang was so scared that he shrank and hid behind Lin Lan.

Lin Lan also discovered that he was very resistant to leaving the room, being in front of others, and speaking in front of others. If he was not promptly counseled over time, he would develop severe autism, and by then even his own mother would be shut out of his heart.

Fortunately, he still looks forward to his mother's love and is not too ill.

She subconsciously softened her voice, "Don't be afraid, Xiaowang, let's eat." She swallowed the words "We are all family" and tried not to say anything too offensive.

Even so, everyone in the room looked at her as if she were an alien - the original owner hadn't spoken normally in many years, and whenever she opened her mouth she either cursed or sneered.

Mrs. Han couldn't help but asked in surprise, "What's wrong with Dawang's mother?"

How come it's just like the time when she was on a blind date, the girl still has some nerve and speaks in a friendly manner.

Lin Lan tried to be as rough as possible, dragged a small stool to sit down, took a cake, broke it open and stuffed a piece into Xiao Wang's mouth, then said: "It's nothing, I just went through the gates of hell and chatted with Prince Yan, and I let it go."

It is very easy to get along with ignorant people by pretending to be about ghosts and gods.

Moreover, it is not impossible that his temperament changed drastically after a near-death experience.

Anyway, she didn't explain, so they just let them fill in the blanks on their own.

Although Lao Han's family could eat their fill, the meals were not much better. They consisted of nothing more than cornmeal cakes, boiled sweet potatoes, pickled vegetables, soybean paste, green onions, garlic and the like. In summer and autumn, there were vegetables in the garden, and they could be cooked in salt water, but they did not have much fishy smell.

But compared to those families who don't have enough to eat and only have watery meals three times a day, this is pretty good.

After taking a bite, Lin Lan almost spit it out. It was bitter and rough. Would it hurt her throat?

It tastes so bad!

When she becomes head of the family, she must eat noodles and meat dishes!

Everyone at the table was watching her and Xiaowang eat, and she even forgot to eat.

Han Ersao couldn't help but continue to provoke: "Old San's pesticide, is it delicious? What does it taste like?"

Lin Lan snorted, "If you want to drink it so much, why don't you try it yourself and know for yourself?"

Han Ersao was immediately unhappy, "How can you talk like that, you from the third family?"

Lin Lan finally swallowed the biscuit stuck in her throat and ignored her. "I heard that you want to send me back to my parents' home?"

Han's wife immediately became alert, fearing that the third brother's family would overturn the dining table. "It's nothing, don't worry, Dawang mother."

The others also looked at Lin Lan nervously.

Lin Lan smiled and turned to look, "Where are Erwang and Sanwang, those two little guys?"

He was at home then, and disappeared again in the blink of an eye. He is such a naughty boy who can't stay at home.

The breath in the adults' throats almost turned into stone and choked them. If you have something to say, just say it. Why change the subject?

Han's second wife snorted and said, "Who knows? They don't even work to cut grass and earn work points all day long. They just play around. Dazhuang and Datian are..."

"Splitting up, huh?" Lin Lan nodded. "Splitting up is good!"

Second Sister-in-law Han: “…………”

Did this woman really go to Prince Yan to tell him the secret? How could she be so irritating! !

Old Mrs. Han knocked on the table with her chopsticks. "I'm going to say this beforehand. We are a big family, not one of those families without rules or standards. If we want to divide the family, there is nothing else to worry about except for each person's food. If the family is divided, you have to earn money and take care of the children's food. I..."

"Don't worry, they still have a father." Lin Lan looked nonchalant.

Han Qingsong will be back anyway.

Mrs. Han was interrupted and her breath was stagnant.

Although the original owner was noisy and could make a fuss, to be honest, whether it was asking for money, getting her husband back, or anything else, she just quarreled and shouted at the top of her voice, and acted in a self-mutilating way. She never scolded her mother-in-law directly.

Moreover, Lin Lan's gentle and soft voice gave the old lady the illusion that she was the eldest daughter-in-law, not the third daughter-in-law. She subconsciously frowned and acted like a mother-in-law, "When the mother-in-law is talking, how can the daughter-in-law interrupt?"

Lin Lan looked at her in surprise, "Oh, I see. You want me to slam the table and curse my mother, right?"

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves.

Compared to the original owner, she has a much better temper. She was afraid that they wouldn't be able to adapt to the routine all at once, so she approached them step by step. Since they weren't used to her normal conversation, then she would just slam the table and curse at them?

Lin Lan was a little unsure. Could it be that this family had been trained to have masochistic tendencies?

"Oh, Dawang's mother, please don't do that." Han's wife quickly held her arm and said, "If you have something to say, just talk to her nicely. Don't get angry."

Don't flip the table.

Lin Lan smiled. "That's right. Judge Cui also said that. He told me that quarreling and losing temper wouldn't solve the problem and that we had to sit down and talk it out. He also said that a secret was stolen from me when I was born. After he explained it to me, I understood the truth and I can't do that again."

Seeing the whole family was shocked by her, she smiled and continued to add fuel to the fire, imitating the opera and shaking her fist to Old Han and others, and apologized: "I was confused before, please forgive me if I am wrong, Dad, eldest brother, second brother, and eldest sister-in-law."

She was apologizing on behalf of the original owner, using courtesy before force.

"Plop" someone's chopsticks fell on the table.

Old Mrs. Han was so frightened that she forgot to get angry and curse. She just stared at her intently, wondering if she died from drinking pesticides or was possessed by something?

However, Han's second sister-in-law kept trying to persuade the man with her lips, wanting him to support her waist.

Lin Lan ignored them all and focused on eating for herself and Xiaowang first.

The coarse cake felt hard on her throat and she couldn't swallow it after a few bites, so she had to drink water quickly.

When she finished eating, she found that everyone was secretly glancing at her while eating, and they were obviously nervous.

Even though Mrs. Han was very enthusiastic in scolding her behind her back, when they really faced each other, Mrs. Han was no match for her and could not win the scolding. The original owner would not let her hit her either. Moreover, the original owner was a shameless person who was willing to give up everything, so Mrs. Han, who still had some shame, could not confront her head-on.

They could only hold a meeting to criticize afterwards with the help of many people, and the original owner was not present.

After all, the old lady doesn't have the reputation of a shrew, so she still has to save face.

Thinking that the old lady wanted to kick her and her children out without giving them a penny, Lin Lan didn't want to let her eat well.

She put down her chopsticks and said, "Dad, I have something to ask."

Without waiting for Old Han to respond, Old Lady Han slapped her chopsticks like a frightened rabbit and said nervously, "What the hell are you talking about? I'm warning you, drinking pesticides won't scare anyone. Next time you drink pesticides, don't rinse the bottle. I'll buy you a full bottle!"

Lin Lan touched Xiao Wang and told him to just eat his own food. She said to the old lady, "Look at what you said, pesticides are supplies, and members can't just buy them. I want a few dollars and take Xiao Wang to the county hospital to have his eyes checked."

"No money!" The old lady was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. "Don't you know what the situation is at home? Where can I get the money to see a doctor? Besides..."

What's the use of treating a fool? It's good enough if he can be kept alive and not starve to death.

Lin Lan sneered. In that case, I’m sorry, but I’ll take this quarter’s pay first as a token of my respect!