With Han Qingsong making medicine for her, Lin Lan no longer has to worry.

He was careful and meticulous. He would soak the medicine for half a day each time and then simmer it over low heat. After it was ready the first time, he would pour it out and simmer it again, so that the full efficacy of the medicine could be exerted.

Because the drug residues were habitually dumped on the roadside, people thought she was sick. Many people came to show concern, while others took pleasure in her misfortune behind her back.

Lin Lan had to spend some time explaining.

In winter, everyone is idle, but Han Qingsong and his friends are very busy. He was also seconded to Shanshui Farm to help out, and often comes home very late.

Being so comfortable and busy, the Leon comes in a blink of an eye.

It was freezing cold, and water froze into ice. Apart from going to school regularly to light a stove and watch the propaganda team's performances, the members basically didn't go anywhere else.

Han Qingsong's anti-gambling operation has entered a busy period. He and his subordinates shuttle between the commune and the county town and have reaped rich rewards.

The commune brigade was simple, but the county town was a little tricky. He asked Liu Jianyun for help and told him the several gathering places that Dawang had indicated.

Liu Jianyun led his men to carry out several surprise attacks, busting several gambling dens of the gangsters, and then followed the clues to find their secret training ground.

Generally, they train with a few people in some inconspicuous places, and they also arrange some field actions on a daily basis, such as going to supply and marketing cooperatives, vegetable markets, trade markets, etc. to steal money and tickets.

They usually practice on ordinary people, especially those country folk who come to the city and have no connections or whereabouts, and would be in trouble if they get lost.

Another way is to steal from factories, units, etc.

They have captured several members, all of whom are idle hooligans. These hooligans have formed their own organization, and some of them have connections.

These people didn't study seriously when they were young, and they didn't work properly when they grew up. A few years ago, they joined the revolutionary team and became Red Guards. Later, the educated youth went to the countryside, the army took over everything, and the workers' propaganda team and the farmers' propaganda team were in charge, so they had no place to use their talents. They didn't have a proper job, and they were afraid of hardship and fatigue and refused to go to the countryside to join the production team, so they wandered around in the city.

Da Wang also met these people by accident when he was following Han Qingsong and Zhao Jianshe.

He particularly liked to learn all sorts of random things, such as gambling, playing cards and other odd jobs. With more experience, he actually learned a lot.

The key is that he has a talent for this and can learn it right away. They all praise him for his talent and say that he will definitely achieve great things when the control is not so strict.

Later, Lin Lan sent him to school, and he didn't have many opportunities to go to the city. Those people missed him very much and kept asking him why he didn't come and asked him to come more often in the future.

If Sanwang hadn't followed him and exposed his true identity to Lin Lan and Han Qingsong, he would have been in trouble when he grew up.

With the investigation of Liu Jianyun and Luo Haicheng, and the information provided by Da Wang, Han Qingsong finally visited the old director. He then took Liu Jianyun, Luo Haicheng and others with him, and without Deputy Directors Li and Gao knowing, he directly arrested all the members in the county town.

But the third leader was not caught.

After interrogation, it was found that the third leader had not appeared for a long time. Although he spoke the local dialect, some people proved that he could also speak foreign dialects.

This kind of person is good at hiding, and once he disappears, there will be no trace of him.

Han Qingsong didn't care. The thugs who instigated Da Wang had been arrested, so his goal was achieved.

But he searched the entire county, which really made Deputy Director Li so angry that he went to the old director and slammed the table to complain.

The old director smiled and comforted him, "Why are you so angry? If someone seduced your son and made him a bad boy, wouldn't you shoot them?"

Deputy Director Li yanked his hair fiercely and said, "I have to shoot myself!"

"That's it. There's nothing to be angry about. Han Qingsong acted in the name of the commune public security bureau. He didn't take any credit from you. Isn't he still called Liu Jianyun?"

Deputy Director Li then reflected on his mistake and said that he was too impulsive. He apologized to the old director.

The old director waved his hands and said, "Okay, the credit belongs to our county bureau, and the reward... you know what I mean."

Deputy Director Li looks at the old director and asks, "What do I know?"

The old director nodded at him and said, "Gao Weidong knows this."

Deputy Director Li probed, "What if Han Qingsong doesn't want a promotion but wants benefits?"

"Can that be called a benefit? That's a legitimate reward." The confiscated loot would be reasonably distributed several times, which was also their custom, this and that, and then the rest would be handed over.

Deputy Director Li, who understood him, was a little skeptical. "If Han Qingsong wanted supplies, then..."

He suddenly realized that he was wrong. What Han Qingsong wanted were legitimate and clean supplies, but he thought it was very strange. How could there be such a fool?

However, Han Qingsong did not take any credit from him afterwards. It was Liu Jianyun who arrested and tried the people, and finally they were transferred to the county bureau to ask him and Deputy Director Gao to sign.

Liu Jianyun reported to him that he was only asked by Han Qingsong to investigate to see whether those people deliberately seduced Dawang or it was just a coincidence.

These matters are work secrets, so Han Qingsong naturally would not tell Lin Lan, so as to prevent her from worrying about Dawang again.

Lin Lan was enjoying a good time at the moment. Besides promoting earning work points, she also went to other brigades to promote earning money and food.

Now that they earn a lot of food, the family can not only have enough to eat every meal, but also improve their diet by mixing in fine flour. She asks Da Wang to send some of the remaining coarse grain to her grandmother's house, and also to provide a little support to the poor families in the village.

In addition to food, there are also fruits.

Some brigades had orchards, and instead of sending them grain, they received fruits such as apples, pears, persimmons, hawthorns, and persimmon cakes.

Usually she would send Da Wang and Er Wang to deliver food to her grandmother and aunt's house, so there was still a lot left at home.

When Lin Lan was cooking, she would stew a small pot of red dates with rock sugar or hawthorn and apple juice. The children would go home and have a bowl of it. It was hot, nutritious, sour and sweet, and they loved it very much.

Having many children also has its advantages. Some like to drink soup, some like to eat fruit pulp, and they complement each other so nothing is wasted.

There are fewer vegetables in winter, and without a lush vegetable garden, we basically just eat cabbage, radishes and potatoes. Fortunately, Lin Lan was prepared and dried a lot of vegetables. She also stockpiled a lot of pumpkins.

When she is not promoting, she is at home trying to make delicious food. In addition to proper meals, she also makes various snacks, such as pumpkin and red date cakes, red bean paste buns, mashed potatoes, potato cakes, sweet potato beans, etc., which make the children happy every day.

Sanwang's first words after school every day are "Guess what delicious food mom made?"

Xiaowang said that everything his mother cooks is delicious and he likes to eat everything.

Mai Sui and Er Wang said: Those who rank last in the exam are not qualified to eat, haha.

Da Wang would give him a cold glance and then walk home twice as fast as he went to school.

They rushed to the door of the house one after another, and Lin Lan was just seeing Lin Mei off, so they had to exchange a few words of greeting.

Lin Mei picked up Xiao Wang and said, "You are such a rare child. Let's go to Third Aunt's house."

Sanwang: "Aunt San, please take him away quickly. If he is gone, I will be my mother's son."

Xiaowang immediately looked at Lin Lan nervously, fearing that Lin Mei would really take him away, which made Lin Mei laugh.

Lin Lan looked at the sky and took Xiao Wang down, "Let Auntie go home early."

Xiao Wang heaved a sigh of relief. He no longer had to worry about being taken away by his Third Aunt. He waved to Lin Mei and said, "Third Aunt, come and play again."

Lin Mei chatted and laughed with the children, waved and left happily.

When they got home, the children saw a large piece of cloth on the table. It was made of scraps of cloth of various colors, which were cut into triangles one by one. It turned out to be such a beautiful curtain!

"Mom, you are such a great cook!" the children said in deliberate surprise.

Lin Lan rolled her eyes at them and said, "Stop teasing me. It's your Third Aunt who is so thoughtful. She knew I couldn't sew and still sewed it for us."

Erwang laughed and said, "Aunt San is really good at sewing."

Mai Sui was deeply fascinated by it. "Mom, if this is made into clothes, will it look good?"

Lin Lan took a look and said earnestly: "My dear, let's not wear the sheets. It's better to wear simple and elegant clothes." This piece of cloth would look nice as a door curtain or a school bag.

Mai Sui nodded, "Okay. Mom, let Er Wang and I hang in the middle."

The four of them slept on one kang, and she slept at the innermost part. Although there was a kang cabinet, it had a curtain for more privacy, and she liked the feeling this way.

Especially the little bastard Sanwang. Sometimes he would drink too much water and get up in the middle of the night to pee. He would stand on the kang and pee into the urinal on the ground.

She was so angry that she said it several times, but the brat kept saying, "I didn't pee outside!"

No way!

The next morning she forced him to wash the floor!

Since the lady wanted it, Lin Lan naturally agreed and let her hang it up and hang it on the door when the weather gets warmer.

After Han Qingsong came back and had dinner, the family sat around on the kang and talked and listened to the radio.

Lin Lan took out the accumulated ingredients and selected them carefully. Tomorrow is Laba Festival and she wants to make Laba porridge for the children.

Han Qingsong helped her deal with it, and the children also came to help, but Han Qingsong forbade them to touch Sanwang.

When he picked up the pebbles, he forgot to throw them back! But when he picked up the peanuts, he knew to put them in his mouth, and he would not put the pebbles in his mouth.

So Han Qingsong didn't allow him to touch it.

Sanwang: "Let me tell you a joke." He learned a lot of jokes from Liu Chuncai.

Lin Lan teased him: "Sister reads an article to us, and then the second brother reads a recipe to us to satisfy our cravings, and the children play music for us, you, please keep your mouth shut!"

Sanwang pouted and said, "Brother, I feel like I was adopted, and Brother Xiaowang is the biological child."

Xiao Wang, who was helping Lin Lan pick up stones diligently, said: "I am originally her biological child."

Da Wang sat aside like a bell, not saying a word.

Lin Lan prepared many kinds of food. Some were distributed by the production team, some were given to her by others from vegetables grown in her own vegetable garden, some were exchanged with others when she went out to perform, and some were given by her grandmother. In short, she spent a long time preparing the ingredients for Laba Congee.

There are about ten kinds of food, including kidney beans, red beans, rhubarb, peanuts, walnut kernels, pine nuts, sesame seeds, red dates, pumpkin seeds, white fungus, chestnuts, etc.

Now you need to pick out the small stones inside, pick out the bad ones, and wash them clean in water. Then soak them overnight and boil them before dawn the next day. It takes at least two hours of low heat to make them soft, sticky, and fragrant.

Many women are too lazy to do anything, so they just make do with some red beans, mung beans, and peanuts.

But Lin Lan can't do that.

Her attitude towards life has always been serious and not perfunctory. In her previous life, she lived a colorful life alone and never compromised. Now that she has a family of seven, she is even more careful.

So even though supplies are scarce now, she still tries to make it as abundant as possible.

After all, festivals are not only a chance for children to eat delicious food, but also a ritual. Showing the sense of ritual is the meaning of festivals.

This is also Lin Lan's own understanding of the meaning of family. After all, she did not receive much love from her family in her previous life, and she could only cross the river by feeling the stones based on her own understanding.

The next day, she wanted to get up early, but when she woke up, she found that Han Qingsong was gone. The quilt was wrapped tightly around her and the kang was warm.

She propped herself up and listened to the soft sound of bellows coming from the main room.

Han Qingsong had already gotten up early to make porridge for her.

Lin Lan got up quickly. Han Qingsong heard her voice and said, "It's still early. You should sleep a little longer."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "All day long, I just eat and sleep. Once I wake up, I can't fall asleep again."

The main thing is that he didn't bother her last night, so she could go to bed earlier and wake up earlier.

She wrapped herself in a cotton coat and put on the cotton shoes made by Xiuyun's mother, and felt warm all over.

Han Qingsong had already poured hot water for her to wash her hands and face, and after drying them, she applied some face cream to prevent chapped face.

"Wow, it's snowing!" Lin Lan looked up and saw snowflakes floating in the yard. Although they had just fallen, the snowflakes were very large.

It seems like he's going to end up in big trouble.

Although it got cold early this year and it snowed in October, there were only two small snowfalls after that and there was no heavy snow for a long time.

Han Yongfang, the team leader and others are still worried. Auspicious snow means a good harvest. If there is no auspicious snow, the pests in the ground will not be frozen to death, and the wheat flour will not have enough snow water to moisten it. The wheat will suffer next year, and the output will be greatly reduced, and there will be many pests.

Da Wang and Er Wang in the east room were also awakened by their biological clocks. When it was time for them to do morning exercises, they heard Lin Lan say that it was snowing, and they both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Lin Lan looked at Han Qingsong and asked, "Are we still going to exercise today?"

Han Qingsong: "Of course." He handed the fire stick to Lin Lan, took out a whistle from his left chest pocket, and started to blew it.

"Oh my god!" Erwang cried out secretly and had to get dressed quickly.

Da Wang quickly put on his own clothes and kicked San Wang awake at the same time.

The two of them were able to develop the habit of getting up early, but Sanwang couldn't get up even after training for a year.

I’m so sleepy!

Han Qingsong did not let him go. He could catch up on his sleep after morning exercises, but he had to exercise again.

Sanwang finally got up and waited to go out to gather everyone, but his elder and second brothers had already run out, and Han Qingsong was waiting for him in the yard.

"If you are late, you will be whipped."

Sanwang was still in a daze, but he was so frightened that he ran out quickly.

The wind was howling, the snow was falling...there wasn't even a dog on the street.

Only the three brothers went out for morning exercises in the snow, and had to endure the curious gazes of the village children. Some even came out specifically to watch the excitement!

Sanwang wanted to complain to his elder and second brothers, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was blasted with cold wind.

Sanwang: ...I must have picked it up.

The whole village was filled with the aroma of Laba Congee, but without a doubt, Lin Lan's home's was the most fragrant.

After turning off the heat, simmer for half an hour, then remove from the heat and serve in a bowl. Add half a pound of brown sugar and stir. The aroma will be slightly sweet and will make you salivate.

By the time the children sat in a circle and started to drink the porridge, it was still steaming hot and ready to eat in the bowls.

Sanwang couldn't wait to pick up the bowl and take a sip. It was a little hot, but soft, sweet and sticky. He sighed with satisfaction: "This is the best Laba porridge I have ever tasted in my life!"

"How old are you? You still have this life!" Mai Sui laughed at him.

"That's right, you've only had Laba Porridge this once." In the past, Old Lady Han would never let anyone make it. At most, she would just make some with red beans and peas.

"I haven't had Laba Congee, but I have had porridge." Sanwang said confidently, "It's so sweet! So fragrant! Brother Xiaowang, when will you run with me?"

Xiao Wang, who was concentrating on drinking porridge, raised his head and looked at him blankly, "Huh?"

"Hey, how many more years can you be my biological son?" Sanwang shook his head and sighed, "I don't have a chance..."

Feeling Han Qingsong looking at him, he quickly lowered his head and drank.

The children did not have a holiday on Laba Festival and had classes as usual. However, they got up early and it was only 7:30 after dinner.

At this time, there was heavy snow outside, falling like cotton wool, covering the sky and the ground.

Da Wang took a broom to sweep the snow. He ignored other places for the time being, but had to sweep the path and the gate. Otherwise, the snow would get heavier and heavier, and it would freeze and become slippery when stepped on, affecting walking.

Erwang also ran to help.

Lin Lan: "No need to sweep. It looks like we'll have to wait until next day. We can sweep after school."

Han Qingsong said, "Let them sweep the snow. It's not safe for you to walk around the house because of the thick snow."

After hearing this, Lin Lan felt warm in her heart. Da Wang still cared about her.

Even though it was snowing, the children still went to school, Han Qingsong went to work, and Lin Lan rested at home.

Two days passed.

At noon, Lin Lan, Dong Huaihua and others went to a nearby brigade to promote a performance. When they came back, they happily carried several kilograms of fine noodles and walked home.

As soon as she entered the door, she found the children staring at each other in the yard. Mai Sui was hugging Xiao Wang, shivering like a quail from the cold.

Although the path was swept clean at this moment, there was snow piled up at the base of the wall and under the trees in the vegetable plots. When the cold wind blew, it turned into ice particles, so the surroundings were extremely cold.

Lin Lan: "Why don't you guys go inside... Mom, I remember now."

She was confused today and left her keys in the house!!

Look at this memory. He was only thinking about the performance at that time. In order to go back to the room to get a copy of the script, he accidentally put the key on the kang.

It is said that a pregnancy will make a woman stupid for three years. With her body, she has given birth to five children. I guess she will be stupid for the rest of her life.

None of their family members carry keys. After locking the door, they put the key in a broken jar next to them. Then they lock the front door, and the key is also placed in a hole next to the door frame.

Anyway, we should be on guard against gentlemen instead of villains, so no one dares to steal.

How could I know... Now I have to be on guard.

The children looked at her eagerly when they saw her come back.

Sanwang: "Mom, open the door quickly."

They thought she had taken the keys.

"I fell into the house..." Lin Lan smiled apologetically.

Da Wang leaned against the wall with his arms folded, looking at the sky and then the ground.

Sanwang: "Mom, then, then how do we get in?"

Dad doesn’t have a key either, he just came home to find this one.

Lin Lan glanced at the window and said, "How about you give it a try..."

Sanwang: "!! Mom, even a mouse can't get through this window lattice, why don't you let your own son Xiaowang try?"

If the front door key is lost, Da Wang can still climb over the wall to get in. But the room door key is inside the house, so only Hao Zi can help, not even Wang Wang.

Lin Lan sighed, rolled up his sleeves, and said boldly: "Then we can only break the lock. Go get me a sharp stone!"

Mai Sui and Xiao Wang quickly ran to the corner and started looking for some stones left over from building the house.

But the stones were frozen to the ground and they couldn't get them down at all. Xiaowang was so anxious that he kept gasping for breath. Finally, Mai Sui brought over a smaller piece.

Lin Lan took it over and said, "Move aside, I'll do it!"

She fiddled with the lock with one hand and raised a stone to smash it, but the stone was taken away by someone.

She turned around to see Da Wang taking her stone away. "What's going on?"

Erwang: "Mom, let my eldest brother come."

If you hit Jin Gui's hand again, won't we get beaten by our father later?

Lin Lan took a look and thought, the stone was not big enough. If she hit it herself, it would probably not have any effect, unless she borrowed an axe.

But she couldn't bear to break the door.

She thought that Da Wang was stronger and would definitely be better at smashing things than she was, so she reminded him, "Be careful with the door. Your father broke his hand when he installed the door. It was really hard work. Be gentle with it."

Da Wang tried hard not to roll his eyes. He threw the stone in his hand toward the wall. Under Lin Lan's surprised gaze, he took out a small roll of thin wire from his pocket.

Lin Lan: "...What are you doing?"

Da Wang said nothing, but squatted in front of the door and poked the thin wire into the keyhole.

Everyone: “!!!”

Lin Lan is even more outrageous. Oh my god, besides gambling, hasn’t her son done anything bad?

Looking at his flirtatious eyes, professional posture, skillful movements, and cold and calm expression, it's as if he has done countless jobs.

I’m afraid all the factories have been there?

Lin Lan felt a little cold. If Han Qingsong knew about this, she would be doomed.

The younger brothers and sisters all gathered behind Da Wang, leaning their heads out, clasping their hands, watching silently and cheering him on.

They held their breath, afraid of disturbing Da Wang.

At this moment, with a "click", the lock opened.

The children cheered, "Brother is so awesome!"

Da Wang stood up, unlocked the door, and pushed it open, and the children rushed in.

He turned around and saw Lin Lan standing there, looking shaky and pale. He almost thought he saw Liu Chunfang. "Come in?"

He said.

Lin Lan's lips trembled, "Da, Da, Da Wang brother..."

Da Wang frowned and snatched the things from her hand, "I have never stolen anything!!"

Lin Lan was instantly resurrected with full blood, pulled back his cloth bag, raised his head and glanced at him sideways, "Tch~~ You dare!"

Went into the house.

Dawang: “…………”

Sanwang looked back and saw Dawang walking out, and shouted, "Brother, where are you going?"

Da Wang took two steps silently and turned back, refusing to admit that he was so shocked by his mother's expression that he turned away.

To comfort the children who were frozen like dogs, Lin Lan said with a smile: "For lunch, we will make hand-rolled noodles with chives and egg filling."

"I love it the most!" Sanwang jumped up immediately and took the initiative to help get the basin and knead the dough.

Lin Lan learned how to make hand-rolled noodles from Han Qingsong. The dough is made hard and kneaded vigorously, then rolled into a large cake that is slightly thicker than a coin. Finally, it is rolled back and forth with a rolling pin and folded into a rectangular shape, and then cut from the beginning with a knife.

She was afraid that her cooking skills were not good enough, so she made the noodles wider so that they would not break easily.

Moreover, she and her children like to eat wide ones, which look generous, delicious and filling!

With the help of two ears of wheat, pick the leeks, wash them, and chop them. Then beat the eggs into the pot, add salt and stir. Then heat the pot, add a spoonful of oil, and pour the mixture of leeks and eggs directly into the pot. With a sizzling sound, the unique aroma of leeks and eggs spreads.

This way the quantity of scrambled eggs is large and everyone can eat some, and the taste is different compared to scrambled eggs and then leeks, so everyone loves it.

The children ate with relish. Xiaowang ate a full bowl, and Sanwang ate almost as much as Erwang.

After dinner, Erwang helped wash the dishes before going to school, because Han Qingsong said it was cold in winter and asked Lin Lan to avoid drinking cold water as much as possible.

Erwang discovered that the better they treated their mother, the easier it would be for his father to talk to him. Otherwise, the depression would get worse and worse, which would be fatal.

Han Qingsong did not go home at noon. The children went to school. Lin Lan was writing a new script at home. She wanted to organize some interesting things she had collected in time so as not to forget them.

A big house also has its disadvantages, that is it is cold and will freeze your hands.

Lin Lan sat on the kang in the west room, covered with a quilt, and wrote on the kang table.

In order to avoid being exposed, she has always written with her left hand. After a while, she can write quite well with her left hand.

While I was busy, I heard some noise coming from the front door.

She rolled up the little window in the window paper.

They pasted new windows in mid-October. The paper was the big white paper used for promotional purposes. They pasted three layers of it. It was windproof and strong, but the downside was that it didn't let in light.

So Lin Lan made a small window in the middle and rolled it up with sorghum stalks. If people wanted to see outside, they could just roll up the sorghum stalks and see outside.

She saw several people coming in from outside, and one of them was Han Jinyu!

Lin Lan hurriedly jumped down and put on her cotton shoes. Just as she walked into the main room, those people came in.

Han Jinyu took the lead and complained, "The wind is so strong and cold." He went into the house and stomped his feet, chopping off all the snow on his feet inside the house.

Lin Lan frowned and looked at Han Jinyu and several other people. One was her elder sister-in-law Han Dagu, and the other was a young man in his teens. The last person to come in was actually an official.

The cadre had slicked-back hair, wore a pair of black round-framed glasses, and was dressed in a gray-blue four-pocket cadre Zhongshan suit. On his feet were a pair of black pigskin shoes that were a little chipped but still polished to a shine.

He was not wearing a coat, and his nose and cheeks were all red from the cold. It was obvious that he preferred elegance to temperature.

The cadre was carrying a gift, a bottle of wine, a net bag of apples, two packs of snacks, and a bag of candy. When he saw Lin Lan, he immediately stepped forward and said excitedly, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Lin Lan hurriedly stopped him, "Who are you? Don't shout nonsense."

The officer laughed and said, "I'm Sun Yaowu. I met him in Tianxiancheng. Director Han was with you, and you were sitting in the back so you didn't see me."

Lin Lan then realized that it was him. He was dressed like he was getting married today and was wearing a pair of glasses that she didn't know if they were for myopia. She really didn't recognize him.

Han Jinyu rolled his eyes at him and said, "God damn it, Sun."

Sun Yaowu immediately understood, smiled, and handed the gift to Lin Lan.

Lin Lan refused to take it. "Our family never accepts gifts from Director Han. Please don't let us make any mistakes."

In the past, some people came to Han Qingsong's house to give him gifts and wanted him to help. Han Qingsong told them directly that if anyone made him make a mistake, he would punish them because he relied on his salary to support his family.

Although the gift giver was not kicked out, he was silenced, so no one dared to give gifts to Director Han anymore.

Sun Yaowu, however, looked like he knew the situation well, and said with a smile, "I understand. This is not a gift for Director Han, but for my sister-in-law. Qingshan and I are not...haha, sister-in-law. This is our first visit, so this small gift is not a sign of respect."

Lin Lan raised her eyebrows. She didn't think that they came here out of courtesy. Looking at Sun Yaowu's attitude and Han Jinyu's expression, she didn't believe it.

Besides, Han Jinyu and Son Yaowu hadn't said they were going to be together yet, so why did they both come with gifts? It didn't make sense no matter how I looked at it.

"You guys can make your own decisions about your own affairs. We don't care." Lin Lan asked them to sit at the square table and did not invite them to get on the kang.

With so many people, who knows how many germs they bring? The kang is a private space, and no one will be allowed to go there unless they are close friends or relatives.

Lin Lan didn't consider them as close to her, so naturally she wouldn't invite them to sleep on her bed.

Seeing her being so distant and polite, Han Dagu and Han Jinyu both looked unhappy.

Aunt Han was the first to speak up, "Qingsong's wife, we are not outsiders, what are you doing?"

Lin Lan was about to pour them some hot water, but when she heard what she said, she stopped moving and put her hands in her sleeves. "Sister, do you have something to do? If not, I have something else to do."

Just kick him out, no courtesy at all.

Han Jinyu pulled her elder sister's sleeve and asked her to say less. Han Dagu was a little impatient, so she snorted and sat down on the stool.

Lin Lan said, "You are here to see Director Han, right? He hasn't gotten off work yet. Why don't you go to your parents' place and wait. I'll have him come look for you after get off work."

She could tell at a glance that Sun Yaowu was trying hard to get towards Han Qingsong. Han Dagu brought a little boy with her, so it was estimated that she was not here to say hello to her, but must be here for Han Qingsong.

She didn't fool herself into thinking that these people were here to see her.

She was a little confused. Since Han Qingsong was not at home, why did they come?

Han Jinyu said unhappily, "What are you doing? My elder sister and I have something to talk to you about. Sit down."

She acted like a host and asked Sun Yaowu to sit down.

Aunt Han complained to Lin Lan again: "Your nephew came to visit his uncle, but you were so rude. You didn't cook for him, didn't give him water, and didn't even say hello? I really don't know why you have such rules..."

"Hey, if you hadn't told me who it was, I would have thought it was your nephew?" Lin Lan sneered. Why wouldn't a nephew call his aunt when he sees her? If you didn't call me, how would I know who you were?

The boy didn't seem lively either. Although he was tall, he hunched his shoulders and looked evasive. He liked to look at people with his head half lowered and his eyes rolling.

This makes it look like you are always rolling your eyes at people.

Lin Lan doesn't like dealing with people who are not open and decent.

No matter if you are my nephew or nephew.

Aunt Han then said to her son, "Man Gang, are you calling me aunt?"

Mangang quickly glanced at Lin Lan and said in a buzzing voice, "Yes."

Aunt Han glanced at Lin Lan and said, "Your nephew called you, but you didn't hear him."

Lin Lan curled her lips. She wanted to avoid him, but there were so many things in the house that they would definitely mess up if she left.

Even if they didn't dare to steal, or if they did she dare to snatch it back, she would still feel uncomfortable if her things were rummaged through.

She had no choice but to stay here and waste time with them.

The awkward atmosphere was simply too much.

But Aunt Han, Han Jinyu and three others could actually leave her, the hostess, alone and sit on the stools in the main hall of her house and chat animatedly.

Lin Lan was stunned by their awkward way of chatting.

She said rudely: "I have to go out for something, you guys..."

"Then go ahead. We'll sit for a while. Come back early to cook for us." Aunt Han waved her hand to interrupt Lin Lan, acting as if the elder sister-in-law is the mother-in-law and can be the younger brother's family. She knew that Lin Lan just wanted to drive them away and it wasn't that there was something wrong. Besides, even if there was something wrong, she wouldn't care. What trivial matters in the countryside could be more important than serving the elder sister-in-law who came to the door?

She said as a matter of course, "We just distributed the meat a few days ago, so you haven't finished it yet. It's better to come at the right time than to come early. You can just cook a meal for us. I have something to tell you after we finish eating."

She went to get the kettle, and then got the teacup and bowls to pour water for them to drink, muttering that the three brothers were directors, so there should be tea in the house.

She wanted to show off her abilities in front of Sun Yaowu and let him see that she was the eldest sister and her younger brothers and sisters had to respect her.

Even though he is a city official, if he wants to marry Jin Yu and curry favor with Director Han in the future, he has to respect her as his elder sister.

This is because she has a son and her brother has become a director, which has given her the confidence she needs.

In the past, when she saw someone like Sun Yaowu, she would be careful to curry favor with him, not to mention the junior cadres, even the people in the city. But now she is different. Her brother is the director, so she puts herself on the level of the director's sister and feels that she is more glorious than the director.

If her mother-in-law hadn't been constantly dismantling her table and arguing with her, she would have long since forgotten how to show off.

At this moment, in front of Sun Yaowu, he naturally had to step on Lin Lan to show off his power.

How could she know that she had overlooked Lin Lan? Lin Lan was not a fool, so how could she let her step on him to get to the top?

Lin Lan rushed over and snatched the kettle and teacup away, saying rudely, "Okay, you guys hurry up and leave. I'm going to lock the door."

She found that some people could stay around shamelessly unless they said it directly.

When Sun Yaowu heard this, he immediately stood up, but was pulled back down by Han Jinyu.

Aunt Han was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected Lin Lan to be so disrespectful in front of outsiders, "Qingsong Wife, what are you talking about?"

Lin Lan sneered, "You're relying on me, right?" Are you acting like an elder sister-in-law to her? Even a proper mother-in-law can be driven away by her, who do you think you are?

She was so cold and indifferent that Aunt Han felt as if her tail had been stepped on. She looked like she wanted to have a serious talk with Lin Lan.

"Qingsong's wife, don't get excited. Come, sit down and chat. We are all family, don't be polite. You are a bully. You used to be desperate and we were always worried about you. If you hadn't risked your life to bring my brother home, he would have become a high-ranking official now. If my brother had become a high-ranking official, wouldn't it be a great honor for me as his sister? It would be easy for him to arrange a job for his nephew, wouldn't it? I say you should be content now. My brother makes so much money, and your life..."

She turned her head and looked. What else did she want to do with such a tall house and such magnificent decoration?

She said with jealous eyes: "Such a good day, don't bother anymore. Men are cadres, you should be a good wife. Take care of everything inside and outside, serve your parents-in-law, take good care of your sister-in-law, entertain relatives well..."

From her tone, it seems that Han Qingsong is her brother, she is the one in charge and has the final say, while Lin Lan is an outsider.

Lin Lan was so angry that she laughed. She was too lazy to listen to her boring lecture any longer. She turned her head and glared at Han Jinyu, "I've been very kind recently. Have you forgotten how powerful I am?"

As she spoke, her eyes turned and she looked at the axe and machete placed on the north tank at home, wondering which one would be suitable.

Han Jinyu was so frightened that he immediately shouted, "Don't do it, let's talk it over."

Aunt Han didn't know what was going on yet. She was chattering to Lin Lan about the principles of being an aunt, and urging Lin Lan to respect her parents-in-law and get along well with relatives. Then she saw Lin Lan holding a rolling pin in her hand and looking at her with a sneer.

Aunt Han couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing?"

Although he was scolded by Lin Lan the last time he showed off his power with the old lady, he didn't resort to violence in the end.

And Han Dagu has a special characteristic, that is, she forgets things quickly. She forgets things that are good to her quickly, and forgets things that are bad to her quickly. She cries about things that happen to her, and then forgets about them and goes back to repeat the same old ways.

She has fallen into a pit ten or two hundred times.

Last time, she was scolded by Lin Lan and left in disgrace. After returning home, she still felt unconvinced and wanted to regroup and support me in the fight with Lin Lan.

As a result, Han Qingsong supported his wife and the fourth brother was caught.

Aunt Han wanted to come back, but her mother-in-law scolded her and said that if she meddled in other people's affairs again, she would be sent back to her parents' home.

Aunt Han used to be afraid of her mother-in-law, but now that she has a son, she is no longer afraid. She quarreled with her mother-in-law. As a result, the quarrel was so intense that her mother-in-law became sick. The man who had always been under her control suddenly exploded and beat her up.

Aunt Han was beaten badly, and after being raised for a while, she was too embarrassed to go back to her parents' home.

Her mother-in-law was ill recently and the family atmosphere had eased a little, so she said she wanted to take her son back to her parents' home to visit her grandmother, and it just so happened that her third uncle could find a decent job for her.

She had already forgotten Lin Lan's words about hitting her with a broom, and she didn't think Lin Lan really dared to hit her.

Lin Lan pointed with her rolling pin: "Go sit over there."

Aunt Han shivered a little. She felt a little weak because the other party was strong, so she sat down subconsciously.

Lin Lan said, "Okay, stop beating around the bush and tell us why you're here."

Aunt Han still wanted to fight, "I just brought my nephew to visit his third uncle."

Lin Lan said bluntly, "Let me get this out of the way. If you want to ask his third uncle to arrange a job, forget it. His third uncle, the director of the Public Security Bureau, is just like the director of public security. He only cares about getting people to do the work and recruiting people for vacancies in the Revolutionary Committee. He has no say."

"Why doesn't it count? Didn't Han Qingyun go there?" Han Jinyu thought he had exposed Lin Lan and was very proud of himself.

"Does your head look tall?" Lin Lan mocked her. "Han Qingyun was originally the village militia captain, and his father was the party secretary. He has more connections in the commune than your third brother. Even if your third brother is not the director, he would still go there. He is really just a beautiful appearance!"

"You!" Han Jinyu stood up suddenly in anger.

Sun Yaowu hurriedly advised her to calm down, not to conflict with her sister-in-law, and to respect her.

He found that Lin Lan was not at all like what Han Jinyu said, a superficial and vulgar woman who would curse in the streets, cry, make a fuss, and even commit suicide. She was clearly very smart.

He suddenly felt that this might not be possible.

He was optimistic about Han Qingsong and felt that he was a man who could accomplish great things. He might even have a chance to compete for the position of county police chief in the future.

It was just that he never had the chance to make friends with her. Later, he got to know Han Jinyu through someone, but his real target was of course Han Qingsong.

Originally, he was thinking of practicing diplomacy with his wife. Director Han loved his wife very much, and his wife was vulgar and greedy. As long as he could use her relationship well and she would persuade him, there would be no problem with Director Han.

It will be easier to get things done when we become in-laws in the future.

Now it seems that this is still debatable.

Seeing him staring at her thoughtfully, Lin Lan immediately said bluntly, "Secretary Sun, I have to make it clear to you that our Director Han really never accepts gifts and never accepts any commissions. If you are talking to Han Jinyu about your target, you can talk about your own. If you are talking to our old Han, then forget it. Our old Han hates this kind of thing the most. I'm afraid he will slap you in the face when the time comes."

Hearing her say this, Sun Yaowu stood up decisively and bowed: "Comrade Lin Lan, I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding. I really came here to ask for your help, not to give you a gift or ask for a favor."

He often hangs around in government offices and is very good at dealing with people. He is not the kind of honest person who is ignorant, introverted, inferior, timid and afraid to speak.

He immediately realized that what Lin Lan said was true.

The most important thing is that he realized that the relationship between Director Han and Han Qingshan was not as good as she said. Perhaps on the contrary, the relationship between the two was not good.

Just look at Lin Lan’s attitude.

If Han Qingsong treats his sister well, Lin Lan will definitely be jealous of her sister-in-law, and will chase her away out of anger and shame. She will definitely not be so confident.

There is no point in wasting time on this, and it would also offend Lin Lan and make her