Lin Lan got up early in the morning on the third day of the Chinese New Year to pack. She didn't have to worry about the older children, but Sanwang's clothes couldn't be worn for more than two days on the first and second days of the Chinese New Year. She washed them last night and dried them over charcoal fire and wore them now. There were also gifts to bring, and all of them had to be prepared for each family. Lin Lan planned to stay at her mother's house for two days. It was impossible to leave all the children behind. Han Qingsong and Dawang and Erwang could go home, and she would live with Mai Sui and her two younger brothers.
With Erwang around, she doesn't have to worry about Han Qingsong and Dawang getting hungry or having to eat cold food in the middle of winter.
When they went out, Lin Lan put on a cotton hat herself and took out pink and red scarves for Sanwang and Xiaowang. The brothers' hair had grown stubble, so they couldn't wear hats because they were so itchy. The children couldn't bear it and simply didn't wear them.
At first Sanwang surrounded himself with the pink one, but it looked unpleasant to the eyes, so Lin Lan changed it.
Xiaowang looks even more delicate and pretty in a pink scarf, while Sanwang looks even better in a red scarf.
Mai Sui laughed and said, "You are kidding me, Grandma Hen. Hello, Grandma Hen Sanwang."
Sanwang raised his palm and said, "Amitabha, the female donor is making fun of me. Please give me two cents."
It was so weird that Lin Lan slapped him and said, "Behave yourself. Don't be naughty when you go to your grandma's house."
Sanwang chuckled, "Don't worry, mom. I'll keep him honest." Then he whispered to Xiaowang, "Hey, he'll only get more naughty! If Xiaoxin dares to bully you, I'll beat him up! I've learned how to wrestle."
He took advantage of Lin Lan's inattention, hugged Xiaowang, stretched out his right leg and knocked Xiaowang down. He restrained his strength so as not to let his brother fall.
Xiao Wang lay on the ground, unperturbed, "Little Third Brother, you made my clothes dirty."
Lin Lan, who was directing the girls to get something, heard this and immediately shouted, "Big Bubble, you made your brother's clothes dirty, you wash them!"
Sanwang quickly pulled his brother up and patted him, "It's not dirty at all, no need to wash."
Mai Sui packed a few books, her own hand towel, some underwear and socks to change into in her new schoolbag, and also took some snacks to share with her cousins. Er Wang helped pack up the things that San Wang and Xiao Wang would need for their stay, and also put them in his schoolbag and carried them on his back.
There was only one bicycle at home, so Han Qingsong asked Lin Lan to ride it with the two young sons, and the others went with him.
After riding for a while, Lin Lan let Mai Sui take Xiaowang while she and Sanwang got off the bike and walked.
Sanwang and Erwang raced after their sister's bicycle to see who was faster.
Da Wang followed them neither fast nor slow, and naturally, Han Qingsong and Lin Lan fell behind.
Lin Lan's steps were small, and she couldn't be as fast as him whether she hurried or not, so he slowed down to accommodate her. He held her hand, and after a while Lin Lan pulled it out because there were too many people on the road!
People coming and going on the road were all returning to their parents' homes. Few people rode bicycles, most of them walked. Occasionally, you would see an old lady with bound feet pushing a wheelbarrow, or borrowing a donkey cart from the brigade to pull a load of women and children. When they saw the group of children from Lin Lan's family, each of them was very pretty, they couldn't help but praise them.
Lin Lan was getting hot from walking, so she took off her cotton coat. Han Qingsong helped her hold it, and with the coat covering her, he naturally held her hand.
The children were chasing each other in the front, their laughter reaching the sky; the couple were holding hands and walking side by side in the back, one had a stern face but gentle eyes, the other was talking and laughing with a warm smile.
When Lin Lan and Han Qingsong walked into the Lin family's house side by side, the eldest and second sisters Lin were already there, but Lin Mei had not come yet. However, they did not expect that not only was the eldest sister-in-law Lin at home, but Tang Hehua was also there.
Several people met each other, exchanged greetings, and talked about the New Year. When Lin Lan turned to greet Tang Hehua, she pretended not to see her and turned away to talk to some children. Lin Lan ignored her and talked to her sisters and sisters-in-law.
After greeting each other, the men followed Old Lin to their east room, and the women followed the old lady to Han Dasao's west room.
Mrs. Lin asked, "Why hasn't the third sister arrived yet?" She asked Lai Xi to go and greet her. In the past, Lin Mei would have arrived by this time.
Lin Lan looked at her watch and said, "Is he not coming?"
Tang Hehua curled her lips, rolled her eyes, and went back to her west room.
Lin Erjie happened to see this and wondered, "Oh, what's wrong with the second son's wife? Why is she rolling her eyes at us? We didn't see her in previous years, but we finally got to see her this year. Does she think we're annoying?"
Sister Lin didn't respond. "You guys chat, I'll go check on the food. Fourth sister brought some rare things, I'll see how to prepare them so they don't get wasted."
Old Mrs. Lin quickly said, "No, she just has that look in her eyes. It's not very good. It's an old problem."
Sister Lin smiled and said, "I don't know yet. Do I need to go to the hospital to check it out?"
Mrs. Lin: "Okay, don't bother with her. She is much younger than you. You are all going to be grandmothers."
The eldest sister-in-law went out, leaving only her mother and sisters in the room. Lin Lan asked Old Lady Lin, "Mom, what's going on with my second brother's mother-in-law reporting my third sister?"
Mrs. Lin immediately felt embarrassed and signaled Lin Lan to speak softly, "Don't say it, she may hear it."
Lin Lan was surprised: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you afraid that the bad guy will know that we know she did bad things?"
Elder and Second Sister Lin didn't know yet, so they asked what the report was.
Mrs. Lin had a bitter face and told them not to ask or say anything. "Let the past be the past. Don't make the same mistake again. Don't make a scene on New Year's Day and upset everyone."
Lin Lan saw the old lady's embarrassment and knew that Tang Hehua was putting pressure on the man. Her second brother had already negotiated with his parents and was not allowed to mention it again. She sneered, "Lin Leshui is so patient." He was no longer the little kid who ran after her with a big snotty nose and called her sister.
Before marriage, they were all family and everything was fine. But once they got married and had their own children, they were separated by mountains and rivers. Lin Lan didn't want to get too close, but there should be some basic etiquette, right?
If Han Jinyu, Han Jinbao, Han Da Ge and Han Er Ge were more serious, she would not mind Han Qingsong and their deep brotherly love. Similarly, because her eldest brother was close to Lin Dasao, and Lin Dasao responded by accepting her closeness, their relationship became closer and closer.
The original owner was the best to her younger brother, and was closer to his children than her own son. She liked Xiaoxin the most and hated her own son, and regarded Xiaowang as a burden. It was because of this that Dawang had a grudge against the original owner, and he could not let it go for a long time.
Lin Lan felt that it was not worth it. Not only the original owner, but also the children. After being ignored for so many years, what they got in return was the cold stare today?
If this wasn't her mother's family, with a bunch of sisters and sisters-in-law who were nice to her, Lin Lan would have turned around and left after seeing Tang Hehua like that.
The adults were talking in the house, while the children, not afraid of the cold, were chatting in the yard, exchanging firecrackers and candies, and showing off how much New Year's money they had received. Tang Hehua did not go back to her parents' home this year, but several nephews and nieces came to visit her.
Soon the children were divided into groups to play, the boys played with spinning tops, the girls played with shuttlecocks, and because Dawang and his friends were well dressed and good-looking, they attracted many children from the neighborhood to come and play. The group of children were noisy and naturally began to compete with each other.
It started as a casual remark, but it became more and more intense, and finally they started competing with each other for New Year's money.
Tang Hehua's son Xiaoxin angrily asked Xiaowang, "How much money did your mother give you?"
Xiao Wang was not good at lying, so he said casually, "One dollar. As much as my third brother."
Xiao Xin was immediately unhappy. In the past, Fourth Aunt always said that it would be great if Xiao Xin was my son, and that Fourth Aunt loved him the most. His mother and grandmother also always said that Fourth Aunt loved him so much, and her things were yours. In the past, Fourth Aunt would hug him first when she came home, give him candy, and give him New Year's money, but this has stopped since last year! In the past two years, Fourth Aunt has become increasingly cold to him. He didn't understand that much before, and at most felt that Fourth Aunt didn't give him candy, but this year he is eight years old, and after listening to his grandmother and mother more, he has come to understand that Fourth Aunt is really not good to him, and is only good to her own son.
Now she gives everything she has to her son, to Xiaowang, and never to herself again!
Look at her actually giving a dollar to that little idiot Xiao Wang! Why did he deserve a dollar? Fourth Aunt used to hate him the most, saying he was a fool and wanted to throw him away! That money should be hers!
Xiao Xin became more and more unbalanced and very angry. He looked at Xiao Wang with a fierce look and wanted to beat Xiao Wang up when no one was paying attention.
Xiaowang also felt uncomfortable, so he avoided him and talked to other children.
Mai Sui and Er Wang were playing shuttlecock and skipping rope with a group of girls, while Da Wang, Lai Xi and other cousins were playing slingshot and spinning top. San Wang had recently taken a liking to wrestling with others and was trying hard to win consecutive games, while Xiao Wang was standing by to cheer him on.
Erwang waved to Xiaowang, "Come and jump rope."
Xiao Wang ran over and said, "Brother, I don't know how to do it yet."
Mai Sui smiled and said, "Come, I'll hold your hand."
Erwang and his aunt's brother played the rope together to let the girls and boys dance together.
Mai Sui ran in holding Xiao Wang's hand. Xiao Wang didn't understand what was going on and his feet got tangled and blocked by the rope.
Xiao Wang was a little embarrassed, "Sister... I don't want to dance anymore."
Mai Sui smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's like this." Erwang and his cousin also said it was okay and to continue dancing, as they could keep dancing.
Then they continued to dance. Xiaowang was still young and had not learned it yet. After a while, he got tangled in the rope again.
Xiao Xin cursed, "Idiot." He originally wanted to beat Xiao Wang to snatch the New Year's money, but seeing that Xiao Wang had older brothers and sisters to protect him, he ran to complain to his older brothers and sisters at his grandmother's side.
One of the sisters led him and said, "Let's go and talk to our aunt."
They found Tang Hehua and told her about how Lin Lan gave so much New Year's money to her own child but didn't give a penny to Xiao Xin.
When Tang Hehua heard that Lin Lan actually gave Xiao Wang a one-yuan New Year's gift, she felt like she was cutting off her own flesh. To be honest, she has been unhappy in the past two years! Because Lin Lan's living conditions in her husband's family were not good before, she could only get seven or eight yuan a year, but Lin Lan gave it all back to her favorite nephew. In passing, she also said that she hated Xiao Xin the most and disliked Xiao Wang. As a result, starting from the past two years, Lin Lan suddenly changed her tone, being cold and indifferent to her nephew, but being especially nice to Xiao Wang. Taking him to see a doctor and get glasses, doesn't that cost money?
At that time, Tang Hehua was so angry that she wanted to find Lin Lan to argue with her, asking her not to waste her son's money on Xiaowang's medical treatment.
In the end, she let the man and Old Lady Lin stop her and told her not to make trouble. An aunt loves her nephew and takes the initiative to give it to him, so there is nothing to say. If the aunt doesn't give it to her and she goes to make trouble to ask for it, wouldn't that make people poke at the Tang family's spine and say that the daughter has no family education? Tang Hehua held back.
But after enduring it for two years, she was really fed up!
Lin Lan's family lived better and better, they had more and more things and more money, but they had less and less for their son.
Especially since her mother kept nagging her, she felt that Lin Lan had let her and Xiao Xin down. She also tried to find topics to tease Lin Lan, reminding Lin Lan that Xiao Xin hadn't had new clothes for a long time, and Xiao Xin was like this and that, but Lin Lan didn't say anything. She also tried to borrow money from Lin Lan, saying that Xiao Xin wanted to have some snacks, and so on, but Lin Lan pretended to be deaf and dumb and ignored her.
Tang Hehua felt more and more unbalanced, especially when she saw Xiaowang dressed better and better and became fairer and more beautiful. She always felt that he was stealing her son's life away.
So as soon as she got angry, she treated Lin Lan coldly and refused to see her, showing her dissatisfaction.
She originally thought that Lin Lan would come to her senses, apologize to her, and be nicer to Xiaoxin.
Who knew that Lin Lan would go further and further!
Not only did he not express his gratitude to me, but he also deliberately gave the New Year gift to my sister-in-law and took it back to her parents' home instead of giving it to me!!
This is simply shameless!
Why did you give it to me before and not give it to me now?
Tang Hehua rushed into the house to settle the score with Lin Lan.
Lin Lan was feeling a little depressed at the moment because Old Lady Lin had protected Tang Hehua and did not pursue the matter of reporting her, and also because she was thinking about how the original owner had been so kind to her nephew and neglected several children. When she looked up, she happened to see Tang Hehua staring at her fiercely at the door.
Lin Lan said coldly: "Why, are you going to eat me?"
Tang Hehua curled her lips and said, "Xiao Xin really misses his aunt in vain." He didn't even give her any money as a New Year's gift!
Lin Lan: "Why would he miss me? His aunt and uncle didn't even call me when I came in. Is he dreaming?"
Tang Hehua snorted coldly, turned and left.
Old Madam Lin was so anxious that she pulled Lin Lan and said, "Why did you mess with her?"
Lin Lan said: "It's all because you've gotten used to it."
The eldest and second sisters of Lin were also dissatisfied, "This sister-in-law is really getting more and more powerful." In fact, they are discerning people who can see the truth. The two sisters are quite close in age, and their in-laws live close to each other and visit each other frequently. They often grumble. What was the fourth sister like before and what is she like now? It is a big change. Regardless of how she changed, she is no longer special to Xiaoxin, but loves her own child wholeheartedly.
They think this is the proper thing to do and that being good to their own children is what they should do. Only sons are relied upon to support their parents in their old age, but no nephew has ever supported his aunt.
They had tried to persuade their fourth sister before, but at that time her sister was possessed and looked down on her own children. She only wanted to be nice to Xiaoxin, saying that it was a son's duty to support his parents, and that even if she was not nice to them, they should support her. So they stopped persuading her.
The kids outside were playing skipping rope. Xiao Wang failed twice, but then he figured out the trick and wanted to continue playing with his older brothers and sisters.
As a result, one of Tang Hehua's nieces accused her, "If you can't jump, don't jump. Why do you delay others from jumping? You affect us time and time again. How can you be so uneducated?" As she said that, she pushed Mai Sui and Xiao Wang aside and rushed in to jump the rope herself.
Erwang's face changed and he immediately grabbed the rope to stop shaking. The girl was unable to stop in time and was tripped and fell to the ground.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the girl asked angrily.
Erwang said coldly: "This rope belongs to me, I won't let you jump on it!"
"You!" The girl was furious and rushed to find her brothers and sisters crying.
Mai Sui immediately said to Er Wang, "She seems to be a relative of Second Aunt's family."
Erwang didn't care, "Who cares who she is from? She's so boring. I will never play with her again!"
She actually dared to push Mai Sui and Xiao Wang, and Er Wang couldn't tolerate it!
Among the children in the family, Erwang and Maisui have the best relationship. Usually at school, some girls are not used to the fact that Maisui is good at studying and beautiful, and her family has money to dress her up, so they make appointments to isolate her. But they like Erwang and like to talk and play with him. Erwang immediately feels that they isolate Maisui, and he immediately turns hostile and makes it clear that he doesn't want to play with them in the future. It was not until they realized their mistakes, took the initiative to apologize to Maisui, and played with Maisui in the future that he forgave them.
What kind of relatives are these second sister-in-law's relatives?
The girl ran back and complained to her brothers and sisters who came with her, saying that Erwang and Mai Sui bullied her.
They were sent by the Tang family's mother-in-law, who said that the young aunt would not come back to visit, so she asked them to come and see. A total of five people came. Grandma said that the old lady's grandchildren would go to eat, and there was also a share of food at home for the young aunt, so she asked them to come and eat as well.
They found that among these relatives, Lin Lan's family had the most children. Other families only brought one or two younger children, but her family actually brought all five to eat and drink. It was simply too disgusting!
In the past, my sister-in-law said that she never brought the children when she returned to her parents' home, and only brought things for Xiaoxin. But now, she doesn't bring anything for Xiaoxin, but just brings the children and the man to eat!
How shameless!
Their grandma had instilled this idea in them on a daily basis, so they were inevitably filled with indignation and began to attack Erwang and Mai Sui.
At the beginning, they used verbal attacks, but how come their verbal attacks were no match for Mai Sui and Er Wang!
Especially when Erwang and Mai Sui worked together, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, they defeated those little-educated children in a short while. They were all ashamed and were accused of running to their aunt's house to eat and drink for free, and of being shameless in an attempt to compete with other people's granddaughters and grandsons.
When boys talk, they can't help but swear and use foul language.
Mai Sui is not good at this, she has never cursed anyone. Er Wang is also gentle and handsome, and he has always disdained to curse.
But if they curse at others, they are their opponents?
Sanwang, who was busy wrestling over there, didn't take it seriously at first. After all, quarrels were common, and they seldom went out together because of this brother or sister.
Hearing those kids swearing, Sister Mai and the second brother couldn't talk back, so he got anxious.
Sanwang heard his opponent being knocked down with a sudden lunge, so he rushed over and started firing his machine gun, getting stunned by the Tang family kids' scolding.
They swore, but they always used the same few words, such as dog shit, cow dung, bastard, x, etc. But Sanwang was different. He learned it from Liu Chuncai, and he was influenced by the daily life in the village. He had accumulated a lot of swear words that he himself could not understand, and they were all very offensive!
"Look at you, you three-headed people, with a piss pot on your head, which is filled with nothing but dog shit and cow feces. And you still curse people? Do you think you are the only ones who know how to curse people? Do you believe me if I curse you for three days and three nights without repeating myself? You curse my sister and brother as bastards, but aren't you cursing me? I'm a thousand-year-old bastard, why can't I remember when I gave birth to you turtle eggs? Oh, I get it, are all your ancestors the turtle eggs I threw back then? Hahahaha..."
He scolded those opponents so much that they were speechless and glared at him with red faces and thick necks. The children who were watching were all dumbfounded, and seeing that every word Sanwang said was full of offensive power, they all thought that they should never quarrel with this brat in their lifetime, and either fight him directly or shut up and leave.
Da Wang had a cold face throughout the whole process, just like he was immune to hearing. Anyway, he didn’t need to fight, oh, he didn’t need to fight in these few fights, it was not fair to win. He wouldn’t tell others that San Wang talked in his sleep for a while and didn’t eat big meals. He practiced cursing in his dreams every day!!! When he woke up and asked, it was said that in his dream, there was a black charcoal head who was darker than him and competed with him for big meals, and he cursed when he couldn’t beat him!
The girls cried loudly after being scolded by Sanwang, while the boys rushed up and started to attack them.
This is the trick of children. If they can’t convince by reasoning, they scold. If they can’t convince by scolding, they beat. If they can’t convince by beating, they complain.
The bigger one among them is bigger than Da Wang, and the smaller one is bigger than San Wang.
As a result, when they rushed over, Erwang kicked one down, and Sanwang rushed over and used the wrestling skills he had just learned to knock down both the man and the woman.
Although Erwang looks handsome and gentle, he also does morning exercises every day. Now he follows Han Qingsong to do strength training. Not fighting doesn't mean he doesn't know how to fight.
The brothers Lai Xi and Lai Fu, who were about to step forward to separate the two, were dumbfounded. The children of elder and second sister Lin were also dumbfounded.
Sanwang clapped his hands and laughed, "Don't talk nonsense in the future. Just do it if you have the ability!"
Recently he has grown up and learned wrestling, and tends to solve problems through strength.
Da Wang slapped him and said, "Don't fight casually."
Sanwang chuckled and said, "I'll let them make the first move."
He bowed to Erwang and said, "This great hero has quite good skills. May I ask who his master is and from which sect he belongs..."
Erwang: “…………”
A group of people: ... ... this kid.
“Wuwuwu…Ahhh…” Several children rushed back to Tang Hehua to complain.
Tang Hehua was angry with Lin Lan at the moment. When she heard that her nephews and nieces were bullied, she rushed out immediately. When she came out, she saw Sanwang with his hands on his waist, making fun of his nephews and nieces.
Tang Hehua was so angry that she started cursing immediately, "Where did this stupid kid come from? He was born by a mother but not taught by her. He's just a bunch of cow dung and dog shit. How dare he run into my house and act wild?" It's a bad thing for adults to interfere when children are fighting. She also had a grudge against Lin Lan, so she took the opportunity to vent her anger and cursed.
Although Lin Lan's children were angry, since everyone had unequal status, they naturally could not scold Tang Hehua or hit her. They could only go back and tell their parents and let the elders resolve the issue.
San Wang was just about to run home when he saw Lin Mei's family coming from the north. He was overjoyed, "Aunt San, you heard everything, right?"
Lin Mei had come here with anger held back to begin with, and now that she was caught red-handed, it was like adding fuel to the fire. She stuffed the thing in her hand into Zheng Yaozu's hand and strode over.
Zheng Yaozu knew what she was going to do, and quickly whispered: "Wife, take it easy..."
Before he finished his words, there was a crisp "pop" sound.
Lin Mei rushed over and slapped Tang Hehua hard, and said back to her, "You were born by your mother but not taught by her!"
Zheng Yaozu: ………I told you to take it easy, not to hit it louder. It's Chinese New Year, why bother watching a play when there's no show?