"You silly kid! Why are your elbows pointing outward again?"
Li Jinhua rushed forward and twisted his ears, and the "three old sayings" echoed in his ears again.
"Who are your father and I doing this for? Isn't it for our family, for you and your brothers and sisters? You're such a grown-up, how come you still can't tell good from bad? You've studied for so many years, but you've only learned a few words! Huh?"
“It hurts, it hurts!”
Tang Long was pulled by Li Jinhua's ear and cried out in pain.
"Mom, be gentle, be gentle! Ear...you're going to pull my ear off! You don't want...ah...you don't want your son to go to school with one ear sticking up, do you?"
"So, tell me, are you going to keep saying that bullshit? Are you going to go against your mother? If I don't set you straight today, I won't be named Li!"
As she spoke, Li Jinhua increased the strength of her hands.
"No... Can't you just stop talking? Just... let go!"
Tang Long had been often pulled on the ears by Li Jinhua since he was a child, and he was quickly defeated.
"That's more like it!"
Li Jinhua let go of him, clapped her hands, with a hint of pride in her eyes.
"Remember this, kid! Don't think that just because you've gotten into college, you can go against your family. It won't take me a minute to deal with you! If you keep talking nonsense, watch out for your ears!"
Tang Long rubbed his red ears, feeling aggrieved and silent.
Tang Ming was even more annoyed by their noise! He stamped his feet and growled,
"Alright! As if that wasn't annoying enough!"
Li Jinhua was feeling proud of herself for having her son obeyed, but then she turned around and heard Tang Ming say that. She instantly became furious!
"I say you too, a grown man, dilly-dallying!
Isn't it just a small matter? Can't it be explained in a few words? Why are you still bothering me? If you had the time, you should have gone over and made things clear earlier!"
If she didn't feel that her words carried less weight than those of Tang Ming, the elder brother, and if she didn't have a big gap with Lan Guoer, she would have rushed to the front long ago.
Tang Ming lowered his eyes, feeling a little guilty after hearing her words.
Although he was unwilling in his heart, when the time came and he was asked to argue and beg his younger siblings, he really couldn't open his mouth.
But he couldn't admit his weakness in front of Li Jinhua, so he had to pretend to be calm and straightened his chest.
"Who's hesitating? I think it's ridiculous that she's just arrived home as a younger sister, and I, as the older brother, rush in right away. Besides, it won't take a moment, why are you in such a hurry?"
Li Jinhua thought about it and felt that this seemed to be the case!
After all, they are the eldest sons of the eldest branch of the Tang family!
As the eldest brother and sister-in-law, you have to act like an eldest brother and sister-in-law!
So she was no longer in a hurry, and stood in front of Tang Ming, helping him to tidy up his clothes, comb his hair and polish his shoes. Today she was counting on this man to support her!
Looking at their pretentious appearance, Tang Long felt speechless!
He may not have understood it before, but since Fourth Aunt came to join the army, the changes have been significant!
He doesn't even think it's an exaggeration to say that he has become a different person!
Moreover, ever since Li Jinhua asked him to drop out of school and Lan Guoer fought for a chance for him, he felt that his fourth aunt's vision and many of her ideas were very different from those of the farmers in the village!
When she helped her family make clothes and was admitted to Kyoto University with the highest score in Kyoto within two years, he finally understood everything!
His fourth aunt is definitely not an ordinary person!
Let’s not talk about the status of Fourth Aunt’s family! Just look at the huge yard they have!
This is Kyoto, the center of power and status!
Without some ability and enough money, how can people live in this yard?
Look at the way the people in this yard talk about Fourth Aunt. They are even more respectful and polite than when they talk about Fourth Uncle!
How could he be easily manipulated?
But such a simple truth can be understood even by a young boy like him who has little experience in the world. I really don’t know why his parents can’t understand it!
The worst thing is that the two of them refused to listen to any advice!
He was really worried that the relationship between their eldest family and their fourth uncle's family would be ruined by them!
When the family of three arrived at the front yard, the main room was already bustling with activity.
Everyone held a piece of beef jerky in their hands and was listening with great interest to Baru's stories about the grassland.
"From what you said, doesn't it mean that we didn't spend a penny and got the mutton for free?"
Tang's mother's eyes widened as she listened with an expression of disbelief.
"Right, right, right! Aunt Tang, you understand it so thoroughly!"
Baru's emotional value is full, with rich sound and color, just like a storytelling book.
"In short, on our grassland, sheep are all treasures!
Besides the mutton! The wool, sheepskin, sheep intestines, and sheep gallbladder are enough for you to buy another sheep!
"Wow! You're making me want to go to the grasslands! There I can eat free barbecue every day...tsk tsk!"
Zhao Wen opened his mouth wide, his eyes full of longing.
Liu Guiying smiled and nodded to her son.
"You kid! All you know is eating. Didn't you listen to what your brother Baru said? Shearing sheep and processing leather also requires skills! Those without skills will never be able to eat meat no matter where they go! You should put all your energy into studying and learn more about culture!"
"Mom, I got first place in the grade on the final exam! How come I only remembered to eat?"
Zhao Wen pouted and glared at his mother, looking aggrieved. His little expression made everyone burst into laughter again.
"Hey! What are they talking about? It's so lively?"
Li Jinhua walked in with a smile, followed by Tang Ming and Tang Long.
Tang Ming smiled forcibly and curled his lips at everyone, while Tang Long hung his head, not showing any spirit of having been admitted to university.
When they came in, the room suddenly became quiet as if the mute button was turned on.
Liu Guiying and Zhao Wen subconsciously leaned back.
"Um... the sheets I changed for Guo'er this morning haven't been washed yet, so I'll go take care of them first."
Having said that, he hurried out of the room with Zhao Wen.
Xiao Gao also hurriedly pulled Yamei out, "Yamei and I are going to check on Old Madam Lan. We agreed yesterday to go over there to take care of the yard!"
In just a moment, except for Baru who had just walked in and didn't know the situation, there were only six people from the old Tang family left in the main hall.
Feeling everyone's rejection and alienation towards their family, Tang Ming showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, but he still forced a smile to smooth things over.
"Is your sister-in-law back? Did you have a smooth journey?"
As he spoke, he sat down next to the old man and straightened his body deliberately.
"I just took my grandpa for a walk. It's not like it went smoothly or not!"
Lan Guoer smiled and poured them tea, saying,
"What a coincidence! I was out just as Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law arrived! I didn't have time to entertain you properly. Are you used to living at home? Please don't be offended if I'm not entertaining you well enough!"
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