On the way home, Han Qingsong walked faster and faster unconsciously, thinking about the depressing old house, the happy and sweet Lin Lan, and the naughty and lovely children in his own family.

Han Qingyun caught up with him after he entered the door, panting and begging, "Third brother, why are you walking so fast? I called you several times but you didn't respond. I hurried and I thought you were deliberately trying to get away from me."

Han Qingsong glanced at him and said, "The wind was strong, I didn't hear it." Because of the entanglement about philosophical propositions last night, he now looked a little colder than before.

Han Qingyun just thought that he was upset because of the fight in their family on New Year's Eve, so it was normal for the third brother to be in a bad mood and have a sullen face.

He asked Han Qingyun to wait in the yard while he went home to take a look first.

Han Qingyun: ...It won’t fail to wake up, will it?

No wonder many women in the village gossip that Lin Lan often sleeps until nine or ten o'clock. Turns out it's true?

After a while, Han Qingsong invited Han Qingyun to the east room.

The west door is closed.

Han Qingyun entered the east room and found Mai Sui already up and combing her hair. When she saw him coming, she asked him how he was doing.

Some of the boys were still staggering.

He used to wear clothes when he slept, but later on Sanwang somehow found himself sleeping with his butt naked, without a pillow and in the wrong posture, and he is even snoring now.

Han Qingyun used his cold hands to freeze his buttocks.

Sanwang suddenly woke up from the cold, "Oh my god, I fell into an ice hole in my dream."

Han Qingyun smiled and said, "The sun is shining on our buttocks, hurry up and say happy new year."

After hearing this, the children all woke up, got up one after another, greeted each other, and then went downstairs to wash their faces.

Mai Sui wanted to light a fire and cook, so Han Qingsong asked her to take a rest.

According to local customs, on New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the New Year, men are responsible for cooking and washing dishes, and women are not allowed to do it.

It can also be considered as a break for women who have worked hard for a year, allowing them to temporarily leave the stove.

There are few families like the old Han family where the men do not do any housework during the New Year. It is just that the old lady deliberately orders her daughter-in-law around, thinking that she has finally married her and it is useless to order her around.

Han Qingsong makes a fire and cooks.

Han Qingyun said enviously: "Third brother, if I were a lady, I would definitely marry you!"

Han Qingsong glanced at him with disdain and sat in front of the stove to continue lighting the fire.

Mai Sui immediately patted his chest and said, "Uncle, if I could get married, it wouldn't be your turn. I'd still be there! I'm still a woman."

Sanwang also came over to join in the fun, "And me, I want to be Daddy's boyfriend." He stretched out his hand, "Dad, I love you, let you eat my hand."

Han Qingsong: “…………”

Han Qingyun laughed, "Boyfriend?"

Mai Sui slapped San Wang and said, "Stop gesticulating. Are you dirty? Look at your little black hands."

Sanwang has already dragged Han Qingyun to discuss the boyfriend issue to see if he can make money from his uncle.

After a while, Lin Lan got up, dressed neatly and washed her face.

Seeing Han Qingyun there, she couldn't help but blush. She got up later than the children, and now she was caught. She didn't know how she was laughing at herself in her heart.

She calmly exchanged a few words of greeting with Han Qingyun, wishing him a happy new year, and went to wash her face.

Han Qingyun looked at Lin Lan and blushed. He thought to himself, why is my third sister-in-law looking at me blushing? Have I become more handsome recently? He subconsciously touched his face and found that Han Qingsong was looking at him.

Han Qingyun was startled. Why did the third brother look at him in a strange way? So cold... It was Chinese New Year, why was he looking at him as if he was a bad guy? It was strange.

Han Qingsong: "You should go home for dinner."

Han Qingyun smiled and said, "I'm not hungry yet."

Lin Lan was polite for a moment, "Qingyun, please stay for dinner. His grandmother's family gave him a big silver carp. Erwang cooks fish very well."

Han Qingyun was very excited, as if a tail was wagging towards Lin Lan.

Han Qingsong: "He went home to eat."

Han Qingyun immediately said, "Sister-in-law, I ate late last night and didn't sleep all night, so I'm not hungry now."

Hearing that he hadn't slept all night, Lin Lan was very impressed, "Qingyun, you are really good. You can even stay up all night."

Han Qingyun waved his arms and gestured, "Sister-in-law, I'm young and my body is strong."

Sanwang was still shouting: "Do you want to be my mother's boyfriend?"

Han Qingsong's face turned dark, and he looked at Han Qingyun, "You, go back and have dinner!"

Han Qingyun: "Third brother is so good to me and cares about me. Okay, sister-in-law, I'm going home now. You can come to play when you have time. My mother and sister-in-law miss you."

Lin Lan smiled and waved at him, "Go and chat with them after dinner."

In a blink of an eye, she met Han Qingsong's gaze, smiled, and then prepared to deal with Sanwang, the naughty boy.

Han Qingyun left, but Sanwang was still there, imitating his movements, swinging his arms and touching his upper arms, and pouted at Lin Lan, "Mom, look at me, am I strong? Can I be your boyfriend?"

While applying cold cream, Lin Lan walked over and touched Han Qingsong's ears. His ears were frozen red after going out, and the uneven temperature caused by the fire could easily cause frostbite. She applied some cold cream to moisturize his ears.

Han Qingsong's ears became even redder, and even his cheeks had a hint of redness, but it was not obvious in the firelight.

Lin Lan grabbed Sanwang's arm and grabbed his ear with one hand, "Compared to your father, you are far inferior! Boyfriend? Don't say the word boyfriend in the future."

This "du" pleased Han Qingsong, and his gloomy face gradually brightened up.

Sanwang begged for mercy: "Mother, spare my life... what is a boyfriend...?"

Lin Lan: “…” She looked at Han Qingsong with a guilty conscience, but met his eyes.

Lin Lan felt something was wrong. She had to answer this question carefully, otherwise there would be trouble.

She cleared her throat. "They say you are uneducated and you refuse to study. Haven't you heard your teacher say that it is a blessing to have friends coming from afar? Friends are people with whom you have a good relationship and can help each other, just like your father's comrades-in-arms. They are not just bad friends."

Mai Sui was very proud to hear that her mother said something similar to hers, "Mom, then a boyfriend is a male friend."

Lin Lan nodded, "That's about right. In daily life, we just say friends, there's no need to say boyfriend or girlfriend. For example, my mother is good friends with the director of the Women's Department, so there's no need to say girlfriend. She is also good friends with Teacher Han and Doctor Yang, so there's no need to say boyfriend."

The children nodded to show that they understood.

As expected, boyfriend means male friend.

Sanwang didn't think so, believing that a boyfriend meant a strong and protective male leader. Otherwise, why did my mother get drunk and tell my father that she wanted a boyfriend?

Lin Lan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were no longer entangled. However, she met Han Qingsong's thoughtful eyes and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Some people came to wish us a happy new year while we were having breakfast, and people came and went very quickly in the morning.

After dinner, the children will go to pay New Year's greetings, and then they can find their own friends to play with.

Lin Lan dressed Xiaowang in new clothes and put a rouge dot on his forehead. Everyone praised him for his handsomeness.

Mai Sui wanted to take him to pay New Year's greetings, but Sanwang immediately came out and said, "Sister, you are not needed. I'll do it." He had already made an agreement with Xiaowang, so he took the initiative to fulfill his responsibilities as a boyfriend and took Xiaowang to make money.

Watching Sanwang leading Xiaowang running out, Lin Lan smiled, patted the remaining rouge on her cheeks, put on the jujube-red cashmere scarf, and prepared to go out to pay New Year's greetings.

When I turned around, I ran into a strong embrace.

Han Qingsong lowered his head and looked at her, his eyes brightened. He then thought that the pink scarf he bought looked better, so why didn't she wear it?

Lin Lan felt a little nervous, afraid that he would ask her a question that she wouldn't know how to answer, so she smiled and wanted to walk out.

I will never admit that I drank and went crazy! Just pretend it never happened!

Unexpectedly, Han Qingsong grabbed her hand, gently pulled her into his arms, turned her around and let her lean against the closet.

He held the edge of the table with both hands and lowered his head to look into her eyes, but she lowered her head so much that even her earlobes turned red.

Lin Lan's heart was pounding.

Han Qingsong put his hands on her waist and easily picked her up and sat her on the table of the closet so that their eyes were level.

Lin Lan glanced at him quickly and said, "Well, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back."

Han Qingsong still held her waist with his big hand. He took a half step forward, rubbed her nose with his nose, and asked in a low voice: "...You want a boyfriend, huh?"

Lin Lan's face suddenly turned as red as a smoldering cloud. She felt a little dizzy from being stared at so intently by him. Moreover, he spoke in such a tone and at such a high volume that she felt a little dizzy as well.

I feel dizzy.

What does he mean by this? Is he suspicious of her? Or is he simply curious about her boyfriend?

How can we end this topic quickly?

Lin Lan simply hooked her arms around his neck and leaned forward to kiss him, but he did not cooperate. Instead, he held her face and looked at her.

"Who do you want as a boyfriend?"

Lin Lan: “…” Going crazy.

"You don't want to be the host?" She decided to take charge.

Han Qingsong moved his arms down and lifted her up.

Lin Lan was so frightened by the sudden drop in the air that she quickly hooked her arm around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist, saying coquettishly, "Hey, watch your back."

What if someone comes?

Han Qingsong held her back a step, leaving her completely suspended in the air. She could only cling to him with both legs and arms, and asked, "What is a boyfriend?"

Lin Lan: "..." It turns out he didn't know! He was fooled.

"……that is"

Han Qingsong: "Don't fool me."

"It's just... young men and women who love each other and express their feelings, but are not officially married."

"Does an engagement count?"

"The one I'm engaged to is my fiancé, which is more advanced than my boyfriend."

Han Qingsong frowned, "Young, unmarried, and in love with each other?" Several faces flashed through his mind, and he felt unhappy!

Lin Lan felt something was not right and couldn't help but smile.

"So you want a divorce?" His voice suddenly became gloomy.

Lin Lan's heart thumped, and she quickly comforted him, "...No, no, don't misunderstand."

Why did she have the guts to tell him that?

"What does a boyfriend want to do?" he asked.

Lin Lan closed her eyes and confessed resignedly, "It was just dating, shopping, watching movies, walking on the street, eating, chatting, traveling..."

"Not sleeping?" He sensitively caught something.

Lin Lan: “!!!” Did you miss the point? Why is it about whether to sleep or not?

But if she said she would sleep with him without being engaged, would he charge her with hooliganism?

At this moment, her desire to survive was very strong, and she said decisively: "Of course not."

Han Qingsong's complexion seemed to be better.

"Did you have a boyfriend before?" he asked.

Lin Lan's heart skipped a beat. What did he mean? What was the special meaning of "before"? Of course she had a boyfriend before her rebirth.

She smiled and covered it up, "Don't put the blame on me. I married you when I was 16. I didn't know anything. Where did you get a boyfriend?"

"Hmm..." Han Qingsong thought about it for a moment and did not continue asking. After all, he was not a suspicious person.

But it was fun to tease her.

"Okay, approved." Han Qingsong put her back on the table, without asking her where she learned these messy things.

Lin Lan sighed, "I'm going to pay New Year's greetings." Just as she was about to jump down, Han Qingsong suddenly kissed her.

After a while, he let her go, his voice a little hoarse, "From now on, I'm your man on the bed, and I'm your boyfriend when we go out."

Lin Lan: “…”

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At this time, the sound of voices and footsteps came from the door, and Lin Lan quickly signaled him to let her go.

Han Qingsong put her down, tidied her clothes and hair, and gently pressed her lips which were a little swollen from being kissed with his thumb.

Lin Lan: “…” Just say it’s eaten with chili peppers.

The people who came were Dong Huaihua, Liu Xiuyun, Zhang Caihong and others, there were actually more than a dozen women in total.

When they saw that they were the only ones in the house, someone started laughing, "Hey, why didn't the director go out to pay New Year's greetings? What delicious food is he secretly eating at home?"

Han Qingsong looked calm and composed, not embarrassed by their jokes. He nodded and said, "Happy New Year."

After a few words, Dong Huaihua and the others pulled Lin Lan aside and said, "Let's go and pay New Year's greetings first, and then we can talk together later."

Han Qingsong just let her go.

Lin Lan thought that she had to go to the old house anyway, as there were several aunts and wives there who also had to pay New Year's greetings, so she followed them.

When they went to Mrs. Han's house, Lin Lan hesitated for a moment. Dong Huaihua immediately understood and took Lin Lan's hand, "Let's go. I'll go with you. It's just right to wish Auntie a happy new year."

After she said this, several women gathered together and surrounded Lin Lan and went in.

After entering, the room felt cold and depressing, which made Dong Huaihua feel a little suspicious. She should have known better and not come in.

She was also a lively person, so she quickly livened up the atmosphere and greeted old lady Han.

Old Mrs. Han was still hiding on the kang with a big quilt wrapped around her, pretending to be sick. When she saw them coming, she couldn't help but pretend to cough twice. Then when someone asked her how many bowls of dumplings she would like to eat for the New Year, she began to wipe away her tears.

"Oh..." She sighed.

Lin Lan knew that she was about to start crying.

As expected, Mrs. Han wiped her tears and asked, "What to eat..."

Lin Lan immediately said, "Mom, my sister-in-law made so many dumplings, and I even gave her a big lid, why didn't you eat them?"

All the vegetables were smashed, but the dumplings were not.

Of course the dumplings were eaten. Old Mrs. Han wanted to discredit her sister-in-law, but was blocked by Lin Lan. She was a little unhappy and glared at Lin Lan.

Lin Lan was not used to her. She looked outside and saw that Second Brother Han and his family were nowhere to be seen. She guessed they had gone out to pay New Year's greetings?

Old Han was nowhere to be seen. I guess he went to have a cigarette with his friends.

She vaguely saw Brother Han in the west room, but he was one of the elder brothers and was always careful about the impact and didn't talk to women casually. At this moment, he was in a bad mood and there was an old lady to talk to, so naturally he was reluctant to come over.

Over there, old lady Han found a woman who was equally gossipy and wanted to take her to complain to her and let others help publicize how unfilial Han's sister-in-law was.

Just as she opened the door and was about to go deeper, Dong Huaihua guessed Lin Lan's intention and immediately stood up to say goodbye, "Auntie, there are still a few doors to go. I'll come back and talk to you later."

She quickly grabbed the woman who was about to start a fight with the old lady and said, "Why are you so annoying? You're just chatting with me right after a fight."

As a result, the old lady Han, who was ready to cry, was stuck there, unable to move up or down, with her neck stiff in pain.

After a circle, some of the women left and some joined in, and finally there were about ten of them shouting and going to Lin Lan's house.

In previous years, everyone went to Dong Huaihua's house to have fun, but this year they all wanted to go to Lin Lan's house to listen to the radio, chat and talk together.

Lin Lan naturally did not refuse and said that she had prepared some peanuts, melon seeds and tea, so they could just chat.

When they got home, Han Qingsong was talking to Han Qingyun and Han Qingping, and the children were not at home.

Dawang led Sanwang to play with Zhuzi and others, while Maisui led Xiaowang to play with the girls. Erwang thought Zhuzi and his friends were too rough and boring, so he also went to play with Maisui and others. The girls in the village especially liked Erwang because he was not only handsome, but also gentle and considerate, and he was very caring.

Seeing the women coming, Han Qingsong invited a few of them to go out and play.

A woman teased him, "Where are you going, Chief? Come sit down and chat."

Han Qingsong glanced at her, and Han Qingyun immediately signaled that this was a famous gossip in the village, so be careful!

Han Qingsong said calmly, "I'm afraid if I sit down, you won't be able to speak." He turned to look at Lin Lan, "I'll go find my eldest brother."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Go ahead." When Han Qingsong walked into the yard, she caught up with him and said, "Hey, put two dimes in your pocket and give two cents to any child who kowtows."

She gave him some change from her pocket.

The women in the house leaned on the windows to watch. Some of them were not just playing around. They took the opportunity to spy on Director Han and Lin Lan so that they could add something unknown to their bargaining chips.

Especially the commotion at Old Han's house last night, which spread like wildfire as word spread throughout the New Year's greetings.

But because of Han Qingsong and Lin Lan, everyone didn't dare to say anything on the surface and could only peek secretly.

Now that I came to Lin Lan's house, I naturally wanted to satisfy my desire to voyeurize.

When they first came in, they saw that Han Qingsong's attitude was indifferent and not very enthusiastic, and he was not very warm to Lin Lan either. They thought that the rumors that Han Qingsong loved his wife might be false.

When they found out that it was Lin Lan who took money out of her pocket to give to Han Qingsong, several women started to feel jealous. They looked around the village and found that in every family, it was either the mother-in-law or the man who took the money. How many women kept the money themselves?

Outside, Han Qingsong saw Lin Lan taking out money, so he took it too.

A gust of cold wind blew Lin Lan's hair. He naturally raised his hand to brush away the loose hair on her face and touched her cheek with his palm. "It's cold. Come in."

Wow! The women in the room looked at them and thought that the couple was really filthy and shameless.

When Lin Lan came in, some people looked at her with meaningful eyes, and tried to inquire about the affairs between Lin Lan and her husband in hidden ways.

Those who said sarcastic remarks were directly blocked by Dong Huaihua. As the director of the Women's Department, she was not used to them. They had to correct their bad habits or stop gossiping about others all day long.

Liu Xiuyun also came out, and inevitably there were women who tried to test him, asking him if he had a partner, when he was going to get married, and so on.

Lin Lan and Dong Huaihua basically blocked the conversation for her, only talking about program scheduling and interesting things.

Those who had come to spy on them originally and were not really interested in them, after a while they realized that Lin Lan and Dong Huaihua were not that close to them, so they made excuses to leave.

After those with ulterior motives left, Lin Lan took out some melon seeds and candies and shared them with the women.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon and everyone dispersed.

Zhang Caihong asked, "There are people walking on stilts in Houtun. Do you want to go and see them?"

Dong Huaihua: "The stilt walkers will come to our village, so we don't have to go. I think we should organize them and have some fun together. Liu Chuncai even said that his mouth itched, so it's a good opportunity for him to help."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Then let him talk. I'll take a break for two days and you guys should work hard."

On the first and second days of the Lunar New Year, there are performances in the countryside, such as stilt walking, yangko dancing, Maoqiang singing, storytelling, and erhu playing.

Regardless of its artistic quality, the country people don’t have much entertainment anyway, and many villages rely on the New Year’s Eve.

…

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, people start visiting relatives and going back to their mother’s home.

Generally, everyone will choose to go back to their parents' home on the third day of the lunar month, so that the daughters can make an appointment together, and the mother-in-law can also entertain her and kiss her daughter, and everyone is happy.

Han Qingsong also took some time to accompany Lin Lan and take the children back to Linjiatun.

Wang Lianying, the eldest sister-in-law of the Lin family, did not return to her parents' home, but stayed to help the old lady entertain her sisters and sons-in-law. Tang Hehua, the second sister-in-law of the Lin family, did not want to help entertain people and found it troublesome, so she took her children back to her parents' home to stay quiet.

Soon, several sisters of the Lin family came over with their husbands and children.

On weekdays, sons-in-law have to go to work, and unless there are special circumstances, they rarely have the opportunity to visit. During the Chinese New Year, they don’t have to go to work, but out of courtesy, no matter how well they treat others on weekdays, they have to visit to pay New Year’s greetings.

This is also the etiquette among relatives.

Because Han Qingsong came this year, several sons-in-law came together, and all the children from each family were also present.

Mrs. Lin deliberately went back to her parents' home yesterday. She knew Han Qingsong was coming, so she naturally would not miss the time to entertain him.

Although entertaining guests is troublesome, the process of carefully entertaining them is also a process of intimacy. After a few more times, everyone will develop a close relationship.

Lin Lan also prepared gifts for the children. They didn't need to be special. Just a dime and a few pieces of candy would be enough to make them happy.

Da Wang has a good relationship with Lai Xi, his cousin from his uncle's family. When they met, he invited him to go fishing at the reservoir. In winter, the team would break holes in the ice to catch fish, which was also very interesting.

Mrs. Lin gave the money to her son and asked him to take his brothers and sisters to buy some big fish, and then each aunt's family could take one back.

When the boys came back for dinner, the men and women in the room were still chattering.

The men talked about work, work points, and harvest, and also asked about the case that Han Qingsong and his team were handling.

The women talked about their mothers-in-law, their men, their children, and anyway, they just talked about the same thing.

The families of the elder and second sisters Lin are ordinary people, with their daily necessities, joys and sorrows, anger and happiness, nothing special.

Lin Mei's family is a little different. Her husband, in modern terms, is a gigolo and a mama's boy.

In the past, Lin Lan's sense of superiority was that she was prettier than her third sister and her man was more capable than her brother-in-law.

When Zheng's mother-in-law arranged for her son to marry Lin Mei, it was because she was capable and tough, able to manage the household and was practical.

Zheng Yaozu was handsome, with a white complexion, tall and thin, and well-mannered. He had received some education, but his academic performance was just so-so, as the saying goes, a scholar is good for nothing. He can neither carry anything nor lift anything. Apart from writing some unremarkable poems and songs and talking about romance, he could do nothing when he got home. When his parents died, it would be a problem for him to support himself.

Zheng's mother-in-law also understood this, so she wanted to find a girl who was younger than him, smart and capable, and who liked his appearance to raise him.

When she went on a blind date, Lin Mei was happy about it because the Zheng family was well-off and the two elders were capable and seemed open-minded.

After the marriage, the two elders treated Lin Mei very well. They let her be the head of the family as soon as they arrived. The old lady was also good at helping to take care of the children and doing housework.

In this way, Lin Mei can concentrate on working in the fields with her man to earn work points.

But Lin Mei was not satisfied with this. She felt that there was nothing good to be done by just earning work points, so she came up with other ideas.

Their village has been planting a lot of cotton since ancient times, and most families have old-fashioned looms, so she started to weave cloth and sell it with her mother-in-law.

It was difficult at the beginning, and she had to do everything secretly. Slowly, she made a name for herself and became a small leader in speculation and profiteering, leading some brave women in the village to do the same.

She was caught several times. Her husband was useless, but her mother-in-law was very powerful and brought people to rescue her.

Later on, she became famous, and sometimes the people in the Public Security Bureau turned a blind eye to her. In addition, the policies were relaxed later, so she was like a fish in water.

At this moment, her "business" covered the entire Shanshui Commune, and with her relationship with Han Qingsong, the market managers didn't bother with her.

She also appreciated it and was grateful in her heart, so she often sent the boy to bring something to Lin Lan.

When they were chatting, she even joked and tested him.

Han Qingsong said: "We only arrest counter-revolutionaries and bad elements, and we have no business dealings with them."

Businesses are under the jurisdiction of market managers, not the Public Security Bureau. Although the Revolutionary Committee wanted them to help, Han Qingsong declined.

His reason was: speculation and profiteering are contradictions among the people, and I only care about contradictions between the enemy and ourselves.

Lin Mei was very happy to see Lin Lan wearing the scarf, and she felt very proud. "Look, this scarf I wove for Lan Huahua, isn't it pretty?"

Everyone says it looks good. Can you weave it for us anytime?

Lin Mei smiled and said, "I saved money to weave a line for mom. Although you are sisters, you didn't fight with me in the belly. Lan Huahua and I have been fighting since we were in mom's belly. We have revolutionary feelings."

Everyone laughed at her for being poor at talking and asked her to talk about the thrilling experiences she had when she was being chased for speculation.

Although Lin Mei is not as good at talking as Liu Chuncai, she is almost as good, and her stories are truly breathtaking.

It was clearly just a chase through the alleys and villages, but she made it sound more exciting than a tunnel warfare.

The children also listened with great interest.

On the way home, Sanwang couldn't help but reminisce about it and review the highlights for everyone.

Lin Mei and her family returned home. Zheng Yaozu couldn't help but murmur to her when they got on the kang at night, "Lin Mei, it's strange, how come my sister-in-law suddenly changed her personality? Look at her now, she's amazing, she looks several years younger than she did a few years ago, and as pretty as a flower."

Lin Lan is now calm and optimistic, smiling all day long. How come Zheng Yaozu looks almost the same as when they were on the blind date?

Still handsome, but more mature and stable, and more attractive.

Lin Mei glared at him and said, "Shut up. My sister is pretty only for my brother-in-law to see. What does it have to do with you?"

Zheng Yaozu: "That's what I'm saying. Han Qingsong looks quite impressive, so why aren't you jealous? If you had fought with your sister-in-law and refused to give in to her, you would have been the director's wife."

Lin Mei spat at him, "Shut up now. You only care about my sister's beauty now, but you never think about whether she can support you if she marries you. Who would dare to marry you if they don't have a strong body? If my sister marries you, she will be exhausted in two years, and she is still pretty."

Lin Mei knew how Lin Lan had tortured herself when Han Qingsong was not at home in the past few years. If she had married Zheng Yaozu, the couple would have starved to death.

At that time, the twin sisters went on a blind date together. One was Han Qingsong, a man from Shanzui Village who was away from home all year round due to military service; the other was Zheng Yaozu, a man from Zhengjia Village who was well-educated, handsome but could not do manual work.

At first, Lin Lan first fell in love with soldiers because she thought they would have allowances and cash, and she might even have the opportunity to become a military officer's wife.

Lin Mei also wanted to marry a soldier at first, and her idea was similar to Lin Lan's.

However, Han Qingsong was not at home at that time, so there was no chance for the blind date.

However, Zheng Yaozu came to Linjiatun with his mother. Lin Lan said that pretty boys were not worth eating and looked down on them, but Lin Mei liked them.

Although they are twins, Lin Lan is handsome while Lin Mei looks ordinary.

If you are short, you will inevitably want to find a tall partner. If you are average-looking, you will want to find a handsome one. This is also human nature.

Moreover, Lin Mei was a young girl at that time, and she was also in her prime. Zheng Yaozu did not work and dressed like a young master all day long. He was clean, handsome, and well-mannered, which really attracted many people.

The key is that his mother is also generous and open-minded. Although she loves her son, she is also good to her daughter-in-law.

How much she loved good looks when she was a little girl, and how much she wants to slap herself now, only she herself knows.

What's more, Zheng Yaozu would often make half-seriously jokes about Lin Mei not being as pretty as Lin Lan, and also say that Lin Mei was unromantic and couldn't even understand his love letters.

Lin Mei yelled at him directly: "Look at you, you piece of wood, how about I starve you for three days?"

Zheng Yaozu could only whisper softly.

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After the Chinese New Year, time goes by very quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the first lunar month. Han Yongfang and the captain came to preside over the division of the Han family and arrange matters related to their retirement.

A group of people sat around the square table in the main room, discussing the matter of dividing the family property bit by bit.

Although old lady Han had recovered from her "illness", she still wrapped her head with a piece of white cloth and wore a black velvet hat, which was brought back by Han Qingsong.

She held her crutch in her hand and pounded it on the ground from time to time to vent her anger.

According to her, Haotian should get out of here as soon as possible, because it's better not to be bothered by it.

In fact, Han's sister-in-law had already moved into the brigade's house on the evening of the first day of the New Year. She brought grain back to her parents' home on the second day of the New Year and came back on the fifth day. She also borrowed some food and a few industrial coupons from her parents' home. Once she saved enough, she could buy a new iron pot.

Lin Lan first lent them her old pot and also distributed some food to them for their emergency.

When the family was divided, Han's sister-in-law was not seen, only Haotian came back.

Old Mrs. Han snorted, "Let's separate the three of them first. The second child's family has no place to stay, so they can stay at home first and talk about it later."

In the past few days since the New Year, Han's eldest sister-in-law has been absent from the housework and no one is doing the housework. Han's second sister-in-law and Han Jinyu have been complaining and making excuses. Old Mrs. Han feels something is wrong - the family cannot be without a daughter-in-law!

If Han's second sister-in-law moves out, there will only be her and her daughter left at home. There will be no one to serve them, and they will have to do all the housework.

How could she bear to do this?

The precious girl has never done any work since she was a child, and her hands have become rough now. So in the absence of any better job, Han Ersao, the lazy one, has to do some work as well.

Han's second sister-in-law is not one to swallow her anger. She always takes action when necessary. "Even if we live at home first, we still have to separate and divide the property clearly to avoid the opinions of the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law. We will not take advantage of them!"

She spoke in a very noble manner, as if she had never taken advantage of anyone.

Old Mrs. Han was so angry that her neck stiffened. When she still had money in the past, the second son and his wife wanted to stick their eyes to her, and even said that they would never separate from their parents and would serve them all their lives.

As the saying goes, having two elders in a family is like having two treasures, they are two money-making trees!

Now, seeing that I have no money, I want to disband.

How could old lady Han not be angry?

But she had said before that she would divide the second room and keep the first room, so there was no reason not to divide it now. So she was so angry that she just stared and couldn't say a word.

Brother Han couldn't bear it, so he said, "Mom, don't worry."

Old Mrs. Han said angrily, "Why am I in such a hurry? It's better to divide the family. I'll be at peace. If you want to divide it, divide it all. The house must be vacated for me, or you must give me the money to rent the house."

Anyway, the third son will build his own house when he splits up, so the second son doesn’t have to think about having a house either.

Han Erge and Han Ersao immediately became smart. Han Ersao poked her husband, and Han Erge said, "If that's the case, we need money to split the family. We gave one hundred yuan to the third child at that time. Secretary, right?"

Han Yongfang naturally knew about this.

Old Han said, "Give money to the third brother's family because most of our family's cash comes from the third brother's earnings, so it's only right for him to be given money."

"Why should I? At that time, the family had not been divided and all the money was considered family money. We took care of our parents at home and we worked hard, so we should have a share of the money."

Old Mrs. Han was so angry that she was shaking and picked up her walking stick to hit the second brother Han.

Han Yongfang: "Stop dancing and spinning."

It was such a small place that he couldn't even move his arms, and yet he was swinging his crutches and hitting him.

Old Mrs. Han could only snort and said, "I don't have any money."

Han Yongfang looked at Old Han and said, "We also got some money during the Chinese New Year. The money was divided into three parts..."

"Master, why are there only three portions? What about me?" Han Jinyu rushed in from the ear room. Although she didn't come over, she had been listening with her ears tilted up.

Han Ersao immediately retorted, "You haven't earned a penny. Your food is distributed by our work points. What money do you have? The money you owed to the third brother's family was repaid by our public school." She snorted and muttered, "You are a money-loser, and you still want money."

Han Jinyu stomped her feet and started crying.

Except for Old Man Han and Old Lady Han, no one present cared whether she cried or not. Instead, they all showed an impatient look.

Especially Han Qingsong. Although he didn't say anything, compared with Lin Lan and Mai Sui, in his eyes, Han Jinyu was really a useless and troublesome woman.

When he and Lin Lan are not at home, Mai Sui and Erwang can clean the house tidyly. But Han Jinyu can't even cook a meal.

He doesn't say it, but it doesn't mean he won't see it.

Han Jinyu sat next to old lady Han with a wronged look on her face.

Old Mrs. Han hugged her beloved baby and said, "Let's go to the kang. We don't want to stay here and freeze."

Finally, Old Han asked the old lady and she said there should be less than 200 yuan left in the house.

Han Erge asked for 100 yuan. "We don't want much, but the division of the family property must be fair. The third brother's 100 yuan, we should also take it."

Han Yongfang looked at him and said, "Do you want me to take out the account book and calculate how many work points you two earn in a year? After deducting the food for you and your children, how many points are left?"

If there is not enough food, you have to pay extra money. If there is extra, the money will be counted and distributed back.

What they did as a couple is not even enough for their children.

Gao Liang and Xiao Fu's food still depends on the work points from Brother Han and Old Han!

Although Han Yongfang is overbearing, he has never been able to get any fault with the way he does things. Since he is going to preside over the division of the family, he has naturally thought of all aspects and made preparations in advance.

The second brother and his wife were lazy and playful, and he knew their nature, so he naturally had a way to deal with them.

All of a sudden the second brother and his wife stopped talking.

Han Yongfang said, "It's hard to do anything without money after the family division, so I'll give them 40 yuan."

Although Han's second sister-in-law was not happy, she knew that she had already taken advantage, so she no longer talked about fairness.

Han Yongfang added: "Where there is good land, fifty pieces should be given to them."

"Why do you have more than us?" Han's second sister-in-law immediately became unhappy.

"Do you want to calculate the work points on the account book?" Han Yongfang glared at them. How could a big boss like you earn less work points than a 15 or 16-year-old child?

"Isn't the eldest brother still at home?" Han's second sister-in-law grumbled.

"Your eldest brother didn't get any share and stayed to take care of your parents. That's how he was filial. So he should get more," said Han Yongfang.

He took a look, scratched it with a pen, and smacked his abacus a few times, "The money will be divided like this, and the food will be divided according to the amount of food each person needs, including coarse and fine food. It will be divided the same way as the brigade divides it, no difference."

No one had any objection to the food and firewood, as they were distributed according to population and work points.

Basically, there is a general proportion, just follow it.

Haotian nodded: "Grandpa, I agree with this division."

Han Yongfang added: "Then let's talk about your retirement."

According to the village regulations, every member must participate in the labor, unless they are seriously ill and unable to move. Otherwise, even pregnant women have to go to work as long as they have not given birth.

Collective labor does not support idle people. Han Yongfang cannot stand it if people are idle and do not go to work as long as they can work.

When the time comes, they will threaten to withhold food rations, so there is really no one idle in the village.

Of course, Mrs. Han can forget about it.

According to their age, their work points are enough to support themselves, so they don’t need to be given too much food. The three sons only need to be given a symbolic subsidy. When they can’t work anymore, or the work points are not enough for themselves, the three sons will share the work points equally to make up for the food.

That's how everyone comes.

Although Brother Han lives with the old couple and helps take care of them, his work points are calculated separately because he has not divorced Sister-in-law Han, so he still has to support the family.

When Mrs. Han heard this, she became anxious. "Why should we give it to them? It's already been divided. Then there are two families, two accounts. The eldest son belongs to my family, so the work points are in my family, and they can't be counted in other people's accounts."

Haotian was so angry after hearing what she said that he wanted to say no, but Han Qingsong held his shoulders.

My mother said that if there is anything, I should listen to Sandada, so Haotian just kept silent and treated himself as a piece of wood.

He also knew that with the third father and the secretary watching over him, he would not suffer any loss from the division of the family property.

Han Yongfang said, "According to what you said, if the second and third sons go out, they will also be two accounts, so does that mean they don't have to support you when you're old?"

Old Mrs. Han was choked, and in her heart she hated Han Qingsong for inviting the branch secretary here, as if he was deliberately trying to jinx her.

Han Yongfang flipped through his notebook again, calculated his account, and used most of the eldest brother Han's work points to deduct his own food rations. Then, according to the ratio of the second and third brothers' retirement, he kept a small portion in old Han's account to subsidize the old lady's work points, and most of it was allocated to the good land account.

Old Mrs. Han couldn't stand it anymore. "This won't work! Isn't this the same as giving away the eldest son? No!"

Han Yongfang frowned, "So, do you want the boss or the old man?