Lin Lan sent the children to wash up and get on the kang. She took a hot bath, wrapped in a cotton-padded coat and rushed back to the main room. While she was tidying up, Han Qingsong came back from outside. It was pitch black outside at this time.

She tilted her head to look at him, wondering, "Why are you unhappy?"

She had finally gotten the hang of it. She used to think Han Qingsong only had one expression, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not. But now she had figured it out. She could tell whether he was happy or not just by looking at him. There was no standard for judging, it was just her intuition.

Han Qingsong saw her wearing a shirt and a cotton jacket, and her white and slender ankles were red from the cold. He walked over and picked her up, "Aren't you cold?"

"Oh my." Lin Lan exclaimed and quickly turned her head to look at the east room. The children who had originally poked their heads out to talk to their father immediately turned their heads back and pretended to listen to the radio.

Sanwang laughed deliberately, picked up Xiaowang and whispered, "Aren't you cold?"

Xiao Wang said seriously: "It's warm, not cold."

Sanwang laughed out loud.

Lin Lan's face was red as fire. She wanted to get down but Han Qingsong carried her directly into the house and put her on the kang. She couldn't help but complain, "The children haven't slept yet."

Han Qingsong kicked the door shut and climbed onto the kang. He held her in his arms without saying a word.

Lin Lan took the initiative to touch his face. His metabolism was too fast, which was not good for him. His beard grew quickly. He shaved in the morning but it was already sticky in the evening. She took the initiative to move closer and kissed him gently, "Are you unhappy at work?"

She seldom asked him about work at his workplace, or how he felt. After all, he didn't have any emotions, and either she couldn't tell or she didn't care at first.

Now that she has become sensitive to him, she feels that his emotions still change a lot, but the changes in his expression are too subtle for ordinary people to see.

He shook his head. “It’s okay.”

He never worries about work and never brings home any unhappiness from outside.

Lin Lan smiled slightly exaggeratedly and pinched his cheeks with her fingers, "Oh, your face is going to fall to the ground." She smiled with her eyes crooked.

She actually teased him like a child.

Han Qingsong looked at her, very seriously. She looked younger than her peers. Many people's eyes turned yellow, but hers were still clear and bright, full of warm smiles. Just like a child, clear and pure, without any mixed thoughts. No matter what she did, the thing in front of her was what she focused on the most.

His heart suddenly softened, as if something had knocked a hole in his hard shell, and then a warm current gushed out.

He stroked her cheek. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Lin Lan: “What?”

Han Qingsong lowered his head and stared at her with a serious expression, "Old Four wants to hurt you."

So he knew? No wonder he looked so serious.

In fact, she had originally wanted to tell Han Qingsong, but it was not convenient to say it in front of the children, so she thought of waiting for him to come back and tell him on the kang.

When Han Qinghua grabbed her hand at that time, she thought about chasing him out first, and after keeping a safe distance, she would go find the brigade cadres to arrest him, accuse him of trying to be a hooligan, and make him stay in the labor camp for a few more years.

Who knew that Han Qinghua's behavior was beyond her expectations. He did not dare to attack her in substance, but admitted his fault and even knelt down and slapped himself. As a result, Brother Han came again, and Han Qinghua knelt down to apologize sincerely, but she was cold and ruthless and refused to give in.

"How... did you know that?" Oh, Han Qinghua actually went to Han Qingsong to complain first? How ridiculous.

"You must tell me about this as soon as possible." He folded his arms and held her in his arms, "Did he hurt you?"

Lin Lan shook her head and recounted the situation at that time. "You know, I don't trust him... You weren't home, and I got nervous when he suddenly came in. So when he approached me from behind, regardless of whether he had bad intentions or not, my first reaction was to defend myself. Don't worry, he just pinched my wrist and didn't dare to do anything. He let go as soon as I wanted to shout at him."

Later, Han Qinghua suddenly knelt down and begged for mercy and was slapped. She did not hide it. Then, Brother Han came over.

In that situation, most people would believe Han Qinghua like Han Da Ge, even if it was inappropriate for him to enter her room, but according to the customs at that time, it was not wrong for a brother-in-law to enter his sister-in-law's room without doing anything. So she was too lazy to argue and wanted to wait for Han Qingsong to come back.

Han Qingsong stroked her back and said, "It's all my negligence. From now on, don't let him come to your house or get close to you again."

Lin Lan hooked her arm around his neck and looked him in the eye. "Third brother, thank you for trusting me."

For such a thing without evidence, Han Qinghua would say that he was just sending something as a gift, but she was too nervous or deliberately stabbed him. So Han Qingsong believed her unconditionally, and she was very happy.

"Your safety is the most important thing." He said seriously.

"Okay, I'll remember it clearly." Lin Lan smiled, curved her eyes, and leaned over to kiss him.

He leaned back slightly to avoid it, "Let's talk business."

Lin Lan: “…”

She smiled and poked his chest, asking him to let go of her, saying that they were in business and there was no point in hugging each other.

He grabbed the back of her head and kissed her deeply, with full concentration and devotion.

Lin Lan was a little embarrassed at first. After all, the children were still awake. What if they came in? But then she was so dizzy from the kiss that she no longer had the energy to think about that.

When her clothes were taken off, she felt like she was lying on a pile of soft snow, which was illuminated by the scorching sun. Every kiss planted a spark. The more he kissed her, the more she wanted, wanting the burning spark to dispel all the coldness and melt the ice and snow under her.

He had unprecedented patience, and his kiss was like a torrential rain and a spring breeze in March, sometimes full of passion, sometimes full of pity, and even with a feeling of worship.

When he thought of kissing her all over, she immediately arched her body. She could no longer find her rationality and felt that this was simply too torturous.

This is not his style!

"... Third brother..." She called him while panting, her arms weakly climbing around his neck.

He responded and kissed her lips, using practical actions to tell her that he was there.

…

Although he was particularly patient and gentle tonight, she was still extremely tired and felt that she would definitely have a weak kidney.

How about buying some kidneys tomorrow to replenish your body?

…

When Lin Lan woke up the next day, the whole house was filled with the aroma of Laba porridge.

She even heard the children of Zhang Caihong, Dong Huaihua, Han Dasao and others talking in the main room. They were there to deliver Laba porridge.

Last year, because her family had a rich variety of Laba porridge, the other children went home to make a fuss after hearing what Sanwang and his friends said. This year, of course, they had to argue with their parents to make Laba porridge with more varieties.

After all, we are farmers, we are self-sufficient, and we can still make porridge with seven or eight ingredients. So everyone has their own unique ideas, some people add wheat grains, sorghum rice, and soybeans, and they can all be counted in. Anyway, no matter what, we can make it into eight ingredients. The daily meals are too simple, but this is enough to make the children happy.

The ones who entertained the children were Erwang and Maisui. They were responsible for exchanging Laba porridge with the children, so that each family could exchange half a bowl and they could always taste a variety of dishes.

Erwang served the porridge, and Maisui also scooped a small spoonful of brown sugar or white sugar. Although these things were expensive, they felt happy to eat a little at home and have fun with their good friends.

Soon Gao Liang came over with Xiao Fu. They were holding a bowl of sweet potato porridge in their hands. They entered the house and shouted, "My Lady, we've brought you some Laba porridge."

Mai Sui immediately lowered his face.

Sanwang even jumped over and shouted, "What is this? It's so sticky and disgusting, like a big snot, we don't want it!"

He still remembers that Gao Liang came and said that he picked it up. Humph, I will remember you for the rest of my life! Now that he has come to his senses, San Wang is unhappy when he sees Gao Liang and Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu sniffed his big snot and staggered, refusing to walk away. "I want to drink sugar porridge, sugar porridge."

Xiao Wang said seriously: "We are exchanging Laba porridge, you have to exchange it with sugar porridge, you can't accept it, you are not a beggar."

Gao Liang felt very wronged after being humiliated by Mai Sui several times. She looked into the house and didn't see Lin Lan and Han Qingsong, so she started crying, "Bullying people."

Mai Sui picked up a fire stick and said, "Why are you crying in my house during the holidays? Are you sick? Get out of here right now. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

You are also responsible for causing Sanwang to run away from home!

Gao Liang was so angry that he took Xiao Fu and ran away.

Sanwang laughed: "Sister, be careful they scold you for being a shrew."

Mai Sui snorted, "I'm not afraid. My mother is a shrew, and I am a little shrew. Let's see who dares to bully us!"

Xiao Wang: "Huff, huff, sister, take a deep breath, imagine yourself as light as a feather, don't get angry."

Mai Sui happily leaned over and kissed him on the cheek, "You are so cute."

Sanwang: "And me, I'm cute too."

Mai Sui smiled and poked him with a finger, "You are a poor, bald guy who is loved by no one. Haha." She touched his almost bald head happily. My brother is grown up and we can't kiss anyone randomly. That's what my mother said.

Sanwang also touched his bald head and looked at it in the wash basin. "I should be white again, right? I'm not black, it's just that Mr. Sun is particularly warm to me."

He began to look left and right to admire his bald head, "It's really handsome, mom didn't lie to me."

Xiaowang laughed when he saw a few of them.

Sanwang shaved his head on the winter solstice. Lin Lan tricked him by saying that short hair would dry quickly after swimming, and that he had a nice head shape and would look more handsome with short hair.

After winter came, Han Qingsong said that if you feel you can't persist, you can quit the morning swim and just do other exercises. Erwang quit tactfully, but Dawang didn't. Sanwang didn't quit either. Not only did he not feel cold, but he felt like he was burning with anger and felt uncomfortable if he didn't go out and have fun.

Han Qingsong saw that he was not a big shot, so he let him continue winter swimming. It was nothing to do like this every day. It was just that he could dry his body quickly after swimming, but not his hair, so Lin Lan persuaded him to shave his head. She asked the team leader to shave his head for her. He had the best skills and many old people had their heads shaved by him.

Children's hair grows fast, so it needs to be shaved once a month. I just shaved it a few days ago, and now it has a short layer of hair that pierces my hand.

Xiaowang also wanted to touch it, so Sanwang put his head in his arms and nudged him, "You touch it, you touch it, I'll touch you as much as you want."

Xiaowang just giggled.

Sanwang tricked Erwang, "Second brother, do you want to go winter swimming with us?"

In fact, Han Qingsong stopped them from going swimming in the winter after a large area of ​​the river froze over at the end of the winter.

But Sanwang is so reckless!

Like a bighead carp, he couldn't hold it in for a day without going into the water, and his whole body was itchy. He couldn't go alone, so he tricked Da Wang into going with him, and they went to a place where people were digging sorghum stalks under the ice to play in the water.

Da Wang was not afraid of the cold, but since he was not as good at holding his breath as him, he refused to go into the water and just stared at him by the river.

Sanwang stripped naked and went down, then came out again after playing for ten minutes or half an hour, and he never got tired of it.

Lin Lan was initially worried that the child might have frozen joints. Later, she consulted a doctor and looked up some books. It was similar to when a child is growing up, a lot of calories are produced, and he needs to consume them in his favorite way. At this time, as long as he can bear it, winter swimming will not hurt his body.

She knew that if she tried to control Sanwang and not let him have fun, it would be more likely to cause trouble, so she simply let him go. Fortunately, Dawang was in charge of the time, so she just let him have fun.

She used this to trick Sanwang into shaving his head. He had a nice head shape, and the little bald head was still very attractive. Whenever she saw him, she wanted to touch his head, which felt good.

It wasn't just Lin Lan. Da Wang would take the opportunity to punish him and touch his head a few more times every day. At night, if he touched his head before going to bed, he would not kick him as hard as before, but would pat it gently.

Of course, when he shaved his head in the beginning, both adults and children in the village were curious and some people laughed at him, but Sanwang immediately found a good excuse.

"Not only does it swim faster, but it also keeps lice away!"

As a result of his trick, this winter, all the seven or eight-year-old children in Shanzui Village have become bald.

Except for being cold, there's nothing wrong!

…

The children went to school together in the morning. Since last month, Han Qingping changed the class time to 9 o'clock, and the school was over before 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

After hearing the children leave, Lin Lan quickly got up and quietly went downstairs. At this time, Han Qingsong pushed the door open and saw her cautious look.

"If you feel uncomfortable, just lie down for a while." Last night, she began to groan, feeling weak and powerless. "I'll serve you some porridge."

Lin Lan: "...I'll brush my teeth and wash my face first."

While drinking porridge, she thought, "His aunt is coming home today, aren't you going?"

Han Qingsong: “No.”

He set up the table, then took the porridge out of the pot and put it on the table. In addition to his own food, there were also gifts from others. He and Da Wang drank up the bad ones, leaving two good ones for her to change her taste. He also brought up various pickled vegetables, all made by Er Wang, including sesame oil mixed with chopped toona sinensis sprouts, mushroom and egg stew, salted eggs, cabbage stewed with eggs, mustard greens, and more than seven or eight kinds of dishes.

Lin Lan was eating happily, not caring who would come back to visit her parents or not. "Who knows how happy it would be if someone married our second brother in the future."

Han Qingsong has no appetite and his feelings are not strong. He is a traditional person who believes that children should leave home and live on their own when they grow up. Although he is responsible, he is not overly attached.

But when he heard Lin Lan say this, he thought that the children were indeed good.

Seeing that there was still a lot of porridge left, he drank it with her and even gave her some vegetables.

Lin Lan sighed again, "Sometimes I can understand those old people. They are reluctant to give away the children they have carefully raised. It would be so nice to have them at home, and everyone would have less to worry about. But if you think about it carefully, we as parents can't be too selfish. Children are individuals, and they are not anyone's private property. How can we want to keep them forever just because they are useful? If the children are good, we hope they will be better, and find a partner with similar interests in the future, and live a happy life like us. That would be the best."

She took a big bite of the cabbage stewed with eggs, which was fragrant, sweet and just the right amount of salty.

She looked at Han Qingsong and smiled, "Don't just eat, you should also praise our child."

Han Qingsong: “…” No.

Lin Lan: "Learn it, imagine it..."

"Very good!" Han Qingsong nodded, "Not bad."

Lin Lan: Who is your Chinese teacher? Ask him to come over and talk.

She looked at him and thought, this child is so pitiful. He must have never been praised by his parents when he was young, and he is still subject to many rules and regulations when he joins the army.

Her heart softened, and she went over, smiling, "Han Qingsong, you are great, and..." She wanted to list the details, capable, gentle, considerate, able to make money, and able to do housework...

Before she could say anything, Han Qingsong nodded without changing his expression, "Yes, I think so too."

Lin Lan: “!!!” Why are you so unhumble?

Han Qingsong turned his head and looked at her seriously. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes clearly said, "You know what's so good about what I said."

Lin Lan hated herself for understanding his hint so quickly. She pretended not to understand and lowered her head to drink her porridge.

After finishing her porridge, she wanted to walk downstairs to digest the food, but she couldn't find her shoes. The room was dark, and the light under the kang was even dimmer. "Hey, where are my shoes? Where did they go?"

Han Qingsong was cleaning up the dishes, so he came to help her find her shoes. After finding them, he squatted down and helped her put them on.

Lin Lan was a little embarrassed, "How can I ask the director to help me put on my shoes?"

Han Qingsong helped her put on her shoes, stood up, supported himself on the edge of the kang with his hands, and leaned over to kiss her.

Lin Lanhun's body went limp, and she fell onto the kang all of a sudden. She pushed him away with her hands powerlessly, and scolded him, "... Third brother, it's daytime."

He let go of her and pulled her up, "Go take a walk in the yard while I wash the dishes."

When Lin Lan was strolling in the yard, Brother Han came over and asked at the door: "Is the third brother home?"

Lin Lan: "Brother, I'm here."

Han entered the house and found Han Qingsong washing dishes. Although he knew his younger brother was doing housework, he was still a little stunned. "Third brother, my younger sister and her husband are coming back. You can go over and have dinner."

Han Qingsong: "No." He glanced at Brother Han and said, "Just let Brother treat me."

Han Da Ge immediately laughed and said, "You are angry with the fourth child. He is just a child. Don't bother with him."

Han Qinghua was sad in front of his eldest brother. Lin Lan hated him, and his third brother was instigated to not believe him. He was also very sad that he could not go home for the New Year, and he regretted that his third brother did not forgive him. Such crying naturally made the eldest brother Han feel sad. He felt that the brothers should not be so awkward, so he took the initiative to be a peacemaker.

Han Qingsong: "I don't argue with him."

"Why haven't you come yet?" Han was puzzled. "Why didn't you come back for your parents' visit? The fourth brother said that if you didn't come because of him, he would go back to the farm. I wanted him to come and apologize to you, but he was afraid of upsetting his third sister-in-law and didn't dare to come. He said he would apologize to you when you came."

Han Qingsong: "Compensation is not useless. Let him go back and reform himself."

This was probably the most serious thing he had ever said. He always focused on practical work and didn't like to talk nonsense, but once he spoke, he would be very serious about doing what he said.

Brother Han naturally understood, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't even give him face. He was a little dazed and didn't know how to persuade him.

He looked at Lin Lan anxiously, "Sister-in-law, please persuade my third brother. Why is there still a grudge between you and your own brother?"

Lin Lan said, "Brother, you should ask the fourth brother, don't listen to him."

Han Da Ge was shocked, "What the hell did Lao Si do?" Yesterday he came over and saw Lao Si kneeling on the ground. To be honest, he couldn't explain what happened. But after all, they were brothers. Seeing the child who had always been a treasure to his parents kneeling in front of Lin Lan and slapping him, but Lin Lan refused to give in, he felt a little sad.

Lin Lan didn't want to say more. It was obvious that the eldest brother trusted the fourth brother more. After all, they were brothers. She said, "Brother, let the fourth brother tell the truth."

Han was helpless, "Okay, I'll go back and ask him. If he did something wrong, I'll have to give him a good scolding and make him pay for it."

Lin Lan said calmly: "Forget about the compensation, but don't come to my house again." She couldn't control what happened outside, but he was not welcome to her house.

Brother Han didn't expect it to be so serious, and suddenly he was at a loss. He was the eldest brother, and Han Qingsong always gave him face. Usually, Han Qingsong would go whenever he asked him to. But today, Han Qingsong refused to go, and Brother Han felt a little embarrassed and felt bad.

When Brother Han returned home, Han Qinghua, Han Jinyu, and Liu Haozhe were talking on the kang.

Liu Haozhe still had a bandage on his left foot and came with crutches, which shows his sincerity.

Seeing that Han Qingsong didn't come, Han Jinyu's face suddenly sank. She felt that this was a greater humiliation than a slap in the face, especially since Liu Haozhe accompanied her back home with injuries. How could her third brother be so disrespectful to her!

Han Qinghua's expression also changed, and he smiled bitterly: "Hey, Third Brother is holding a grudge against me. I guess he will never forgive me again."

Liu Haozhe said: "Third brother, do you think I am not sincere? I will come to visit you in person."

Han Jinyu curled her lips and said, "Sit down. How can you show your sincerity when you are injured? I guess he is afraid that we will marry into his family." She was angry and spoke without thinking. She didn't care whether it was right or wrong. "It's really funny. His sister came back to invite him, but he still made a fuss. Liu Haozhe is the accountant of the textile factory, not the public security bureau. He can't get his connections. What is he afraid of?"

Han Qinghua smiled bitterly: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have joked with her. She's upset and will definitely tell my story to my third brother."

Liu Haozhe looked at Han Qinghua, "What kind of joke are you playing with Third Sister-in-law?"

Han Qinghua: "...What's the big deal? It's just the brother-in-law and sister-in-law joking with each other. Everyone is like this, so no one is bothered." The sisters-in-law are usually very happy about it.

Liu Haozhe said, "You are wrong. You had a conflict with the Third Sister-in-law before, and you haven't really gained her forgiveness. You are getting too close to her. The Third Sister-in-law must be nervous and think you have bad intentions, so she will be more cautious about you." He shook his head and sighed, "Your previous efforts are really in vain. You can't do things without thinking."

Han Qinghua sighed, "I originally wanted to come back to spend the New Year with my parents, but it seems I can't do that now. My third sister-in-law will definitely instigate my third brother not to let me go home for the New Year."

But old lady Han was not happy, saying that Lin Lan was a troublemaker who only felt comfortable when the whole family was unhappy.

She said angrily, "She stabbed the fourth child with a spike. See how cruel she is? If she had stabbed him, he would have been deadly. She is holding the third child in her hands now. I'm afraid she will even disown his parents. Why doesn't she let you come back for the New Year? The farm is not under the control of the Public Security Bureau."

Han Qinghua's face was gloomy. "Mom didn't know the situation. Now that third brother has said it, it will take effect." If Han Qingsong didn't allow him to come back for the New Year, then he would definitely not be able to come back.

Han Da Ge: "Fourth Brother, tell me the truth. How did you offend your third sister-in-law? No matter what happened before, she was a kind person after the third brother came back. It wouldn't be like this."

Han Qinghua just felt aggrieved.

Old Lady Han couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "What's wrong with you, eldest brother? You're still on the side of that slutty woman? Didn't you hear what the fourth brother said? She didn't hear me when I went in to deliver something and she was making clothes, so she took the opportunity to make a scene. What can you do about it? Isn't she just malicious?"

Brother Han thought about what he saw before. It was indeed his younger brother who knelt on the ground and slapped himself. He did not do anything improper to Lin Lan. If the fourth child entered the third sister-in-law's room and angered Lin Lan, Brother Han felt that he was a bit too harsh. Although he was very careful, he felt that the fourth child was still a child. What could a brother-in-law and sister-in-law have? It is said that the sister-in-law is more like a mother. He also tended to think that the fourth child did nothing when he entered the room, and Lin Lan was too nervous, so he did not say anything.

"Don't go to your third brother's house anymore."

Han Qinghua looked aggrieved. Old Lady Han couldn't stand it and scolded her, "She was just a shrew at first, but now she's a vicious woman. It really makes me angry to death."

Han Qingsong always keeps his word. If he says he won't come, he won't come.

But the eldest brother Han didn't want to make things awkward, because it would be bad if his sister couldn't see his third brother when she returned home because of the fourth brother, so he said, "Then I'll go over there with Jin Yu and my brother-in-law to sit and talk."

As a result, they went to Lin Lan's house, but the door was locked and no one was at home.

…

The two of them rode their bikes to the commune's supply and marketing cooperative. Lin Lan picked out a lot of tickets, picked out those that would expire in two months, and spent them all.

Han Qingsong carried Lin Lan to the supply and marketing cooperative of the commune. This was the first time for the two of them to go to the supply and marketing cooperative together. In the past, Lin Lan went by herself, or Han Qingsong helped her bring things.

Dong Huaihua sometimes said to Lin Lan, "Your husband is the director. You should go to the commune whenever you have time. Take a walk and let others see you. Don't act like you have nothing to do with the fact that Director Han is away all day."

Lin Lan laughed: "What's the point of an old couple hanging out? Does that mean he's not my man anymore once we're out of the house?"

"That's what happened, but I won't say it that way. Look at her, her husband isn't even a cadre, but she's always on the lookout for someone to hook up with her husband, so she has to go out every now and then to let him know that she's the legal wife."

Lin Lan laughed even more fiercely, "Our chief is almost the same as the director of public security. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Dong Huaihua was worried about her, fearing that Han Qingsong was too capable and outstanding, and that he would be seduced by other young girls. After all, handsome, capable, and well-known men have always been popular since ancient times, and many shameless women would chase after him.

Anyway, whenever Dong Huaihua went to the commune for a meeting, she would go to see Han Qingsong. She would run into him twice out of ten times, and there would be young ladies and daughters-in-law flirting with Han Qingsong.

In her words, it's debauchery.

Thinking of this, Lin Lan felt funny and poked Han Qingsong's lower back, "Third brother~"

Han Qingsong: “Yeah.”

"When you are at work, have any women given you anything?" Lin Lan smiled, for example, some autumn spinach or something.

Han Qingsong: "No women."

In his office, besides Sun Zhuowen, there was Huang Weizhong, and the people who went out on field trips were Luo Haicheng and a few others. Where were the women? I had never seen any.

He can't even see women.

After hearing how unromantic he was, Lin Lan felt like she couldn't continue the conversation and simply let go.

Although Han Qingsong keeps a low profile, his status is high enough that employees in various departments of the commune and their families can recognize him.

As for Lin Lan, as she became famous through publicity, everyone naturally knew her identity as the director's wife. Especially during the winter solstice, Lin Lan cooperated with the Public Security Bureau to publicize everywhere, and Han Qingsong accompanied her throughout the whole process.

Furthermore, she didn't say it herself, but Dong Huaihua said it for her, and even added that Director Han and his wife had a very good relationship, and that the quilts and cotton-padded clothes in the house in winter were all sewed by Director Han for his wife.

Therefore, everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative knew that Han Qingsong's daughter-in-law was Lin Lan's, the woman from Shanzui Village who was once a laughing stock and was rumored to have committed suicide by jumping into the river or drinking pesticides.

But Lin Lan didn't mind. No matter what people said behind her back, they didn't dare to say it to her. Besides, her life and work circles didn't overlap much with theirs. They didn't understand her. They could gossip behind her back. Who doesn't gossip about others, and who doesn't get gossiped about?

But knowing is one thing, and seeing the two of them as a couple with your own eyes is another.

When Han Qingsong and Lin Lan walked into the supply and marketing cooperative, they still attracted a lot of strange looks. Several sales clerks on duty immediately winked at each other, signaling them to look quickly for Director Han and his lazy wife.

Although Lin Lan is well-known, some people can automatically separate her from others. Teacher Lin is very good, and Director Han’s wife is lazy and greedy and not worthy of him.

Lin Lan went to the cloth counter first. She took out some cloth coupons given by Han Qingsong as rewards, intending to use all of them to make jackets for Mai Sui and Qiaoqiao for the New Year.

Although the old cloth is strong, it is not wearable. It wraps the budding girl like an old lady.

Lin Lan said she couldn't stand it.

The person who received her was the married Qiu Dongmei, who had cut off her long braids and replaced them with short hair that reached her ears and had it permed. At that time, the bourgeoisie's hedonistic ideas were being cracked down on, and there were no places in the county that could perm hair, so people usually permed their own hair or asked someone who knew how to do it with a torch. Qiu Dongmei's perm was not very good, and it looked a bit funny with its messy appearance.

She glanced at Lin Lan with a lukewarm attitude, took the ticket and started to ask for the cloth.

Lin Lan had been collecting the tickets for a long time, so she had to pick and choose more. After this happened twice, Qiu Dongmei became very impatient, and when Lin Lan lowered her head to look at the cloth, she rolled her eyes fiercely.

The shrew who was once laughed at by everyone is now dressed decently. In the middle of winter, others have frozen hands and chapped faces, but her skin is moist and smooth, and she looks much younger than before.

People at that time were ignorant and would resort to superstition if something was unreasonable. She couldn't help but secretly wonder if Lin Lan was some kind of Wong Tai Sin, a snake spirit, a fox spirit, or something like that. She was sure that she had become so fair, tender, and rosy by sucking men's essence and blood.

Lin Lan picked out the cloth and looked at Qiu Dongmei's hair, and asked curiously, "Comrade, where did you get your hair permed?" Lin Lan thought it would be okay to get her hair permed during the New Year to show off a little.

Qiu Dongmei curled her lips. Even though the other party was the director's wife, everyone looked down on her before. Now, they couldn't show her the proper respect and awe.

She said, "My hair can't be permed anywhere. You have no place to perm it even if you spend money."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "You permed it yourself, right? I'll try it later."

Qiu Dongmei sneered and pulled the cloth with a rustling sound, looking a little impatient.

Over there, Han Qingsong was looking at some small farm tools, thinking about which ones at home needed to be repaired. One old shovel was broken and needed to be replaced with a new one.

At this time, he heard Lin Lan asking about the perm, so he strode over and naturally held the cloth that Lin Lan bought, "Don't perm it."

Lin Lan: “Why?” The short permed hair looks quite good, a bit of a change.

Han Qingsong: “Ugly.”

Lin Lan: "..." Third brother, what's wrong with you? You used to say it wasn't very pretty, why are you so sharp today? She looked back at Qiu Dongmei embarrassedly. Sure enough, the salesperson was so angry that her curly hair was flying.

Lin Lan quickly pulled Han Qingsong away and added, "It's actually quite pretty."

Han Qingsong: "You look good even without a perm."

Wang Huijuan and a few other girls who didn't get their hair permed were trying to hold back their laughter. Some people even went to look at Qiu Dongmei, who was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick.

Lin Lan quickly bought the things and asked Han Qingsong to take them, then pulled him out of the supply and marketing cooperative. If they stayed any longer, the salesperson with permed hair would cry.

Han Qingsong put the things in the basket tied to the right side of the back seat, and Lin Lan went up from the left side.

Han Qingsong: "Don't perm your hair, it won't look good. If you think it's boring, just grow it longer."

Lin Lan: "............You have the final say, let's go." She urged him to go to the slaughterhouse to buy some pork and offal.

When they returned home from the supply and marketing cooperative, Da Wang and Er Wang were rubbing corn in the yard, while San Wang and Xiao Wang were playing with Da Wang's slingshot.

Da Wang gave each of them a bowl and asked them to throw corn kernels into it from a distance. Whoever threw more kernels into the bowl would win.

Sanwang was too naughty. After all the trouble, he still lost. How embarrassing it would be to lose to his younger brother?

When Xiaowang shot, Sanwang started to act funny, flapping his arms, lowering his head, and jumping around, "Little frog, I am a little frog, quack quack quack~~"

Xiao Wang was just about to shoot when he saw his mouth opening and closing. It was particularly funny with his round hair and short bald head, "Hahaha."

As soon as he smiled, his aim went astray.

Sanwang immediately jumped up happily, "Yo, I succeeded in disrupting the opponent!"

Xiaowang stopped shooting slingshots and asked to play various games with his third brother, including little frogs, big white geese and little fish.

The two brothers were having a great time, and when they saw Lin Lan coming back, they both ran over like happy little birds.

Lin Lan leaned over and kissed Xiaowang's icy little face, then took out a handful of newly bought candies for them to share with their brothers and sisters.

"I, I, I," Sanwang turned his head over and let Lin Lan kiss his head.

Lin Lan flicked him and said, "You're happy just by teasing me a little."

Erwang also ran over to help take things down from the car.

Lin Lan didn't see the wheat ears.

Erwang said, "Yanyan is asking for help with her homework."

Although she doesn't go to school, Yanyan still likes to study very much. She still wants to learn at least the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Mai Sui is responsible for teaching her. Having learned Lin Lan's advanced learning methods, Mai Sui is now able to explain topics clearly and has the demeanor of a teacher.

Yanyan felt that she could speak better than Caihua, and she spoke well and accurately without any mistakes.

Mai Sui was taught by Lin Lan to never keep anything to herself when giving lectures. She would say whatever she knew and teach as much as she could. Therefore, Yanyan felt more and more that Mai Sui was generous and open-minded, and she liked to be close to her.

Hearing that Lin Lan and Han Qingsong had returned, Yanyan hurried out to greet them. She had matured a lot since her father's death and was no longer as shy and timid as she was last year.

Lin Lan gave her some candy and snacks, but Yanyan only took a piece of candy and put it in her pocket without eating it, and did not take the snack.

At that time, snacks were expensive things. Most people bought them when visiting relatives and for show, and they would not give them to their children.

Mai Sui broke it in half and shared half with her. "Eat it. My mother gave us all the snacks in our house."

After eating snacks and talking for a few more words, Yanyan said goodbye, "Teacher Lin, I have to go home to help my mother cook." She thanked Mai Sui again and said goodbye. Mai Sui saw her out.

Lin Lan watched Yanyan leave and remembered that when the city opened up for recruitment, Yanyan went to work as a female worker in a textile factory, accumulated several years of experience, and later made a fortune in textiles. Although it is not obvious now, she may have talent in this area. Why not introduce her to the third sister next year? Two strong women, one big and one small, may spark some business sparks.

After all, Yanyan is still young and does not have many opportunities to do publicity. If she wants to earn food and work points, she has to think of other ways.

At this time, Han Jinyu and Liu Haozhe also had to go back to the city. When passing the intersection, Han Jinyu was holding back a lot of anger. If she didn't see the third brother and didn't let him know that she had been waiting for him for a whole day, she would not be able to let go of that anger.

As a result, when she walked to the door and listened to the laughter and other people's children in the yard, Han Jinyu suddenly felt very sad, and felt a deep sense of anger.

My younger brother was right. I was a nobody, and Lin Lan was the third brother's treasure. What was I? Not only did he not see me when I went back home, he even went out to play with Lin Lan. Wasn't this a slap in my face?

She shed tears in a daze, vowing to live a good life in the city, to live well with Liu Haozhe, and to make her third brother and Lin Lan regret it! Regret for humiliating her today, and make them unable to reach her in the future!

She wiped her tears and left angrily.

Liu Haozhe, Han Qinghua, and Han Da Ge were waiting at the intersection. Han Qinghua asked: "Did she chase you out too?"

Han Jinyu said nothing.

Seeing her red eyes, Liu Haozhe smiled and said, "You are so childish, why are you crying?" He gently held her in his arms, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said softly, "You are cold, and your face is chapped."

Han Jinyu felt his tenderness and burst into laughter. She took the bicycle from Han Qinghua and said, "Let's go home. Be careful."

She originally had many complaints about Liu Haozhe, but now all her dissatisfaction has disappeared, because Liu Haozhe is her future and can make her far surpass Lin Lan, the country woman.

Brother Han warned them: "It's dark on the road, be sure to pay attention to safety." He repeatedly asked them to stay but Liu Haozhe refused, so they had to walk at night. Fortunately, the public security was good at this time, and there was nothing to worry about except falling into the ditch.

Liu Haozhe waved at them, "Don't worry, there are flashlights."

Han Jinyu led him to the southern road. She sniffed and said, "Brother Haozhe, from now on... from now on you have to be nicer to me. I..."

She could hardly continue speaking, but she still pedaled hard.

However, Liu Haozhe changed his previous gentle attitude and said coldly: "You siblings are really useless. How did you make Han Qingsong too lazy to even see you?" He did not think that Han Qingsong was arrogant, but rather believed that it was the siblings' problem.

Han Jinyu said aggrievedly: "Can you blame me? What did I do wrong? It was that woman who Jinbao offended. She was always whispering in his ear..."

"Don't be so unfair, you keep complaining about your wife all day long. I think Lin Lan is a good person. She is well-educated, compassionate, motivated, intelligent but not superficial, kind but not weak..."

"Bah, whose man are you? Why do you keep saying how good she is? Even if she is good, you can't get her!"

"I'm not just saying good things about her, your third brother is also very good. Originally your commune was full of smog, but you see, it was different from other communes as soon as he took office. Other communes followed his lead and became more decent. I admire him very much. If anyone gets his help, no matter what they do, they will get twice the result with half the effort."

"It's a pity that he doesn't like you!" Han Jinyu had just vowed to live a good life with Liu Haozhe and teach Lin Lan a lesson in the future, but now she couldn't stand it anymore and started to say harsh words.

Liu Haozhe was not angry, he smiled faintly, "It doesn't matter if he doesn't like me now, after all, our status and identity are not equal. One day, he will take a serious look at me."

Han Jinyu curled her lips and said, "Don't even think about it. My third brother doesn't like anyone except that bitch."

"That's even better. If Lin Lan likes me, your third brother will have to take a closer look at me."

"Liu Haozhe!" Han Jinyu stopped her bike in a hurry, but her skills were not good enough and she almost fell down. It was Liu Haozhe who straightened the bike by holding on to the ground, so she didn't fall to the ground.

"What do you mean?" Han Jinyu glared at him, "You just got married, and you're thinking about another woman?"

Liu Haozhe laughed: "Look how selfish you are