Tian Guihua glared fiercely at the back of Hua Guangzong's head, "When have they ever taken the child out?"
Hua Guangzong said, "Since you're not at ease, why did you let her take the person away?"
"Alright, at least my daughter-in-law has traveled all over the country over the years. Aside from not being the most responsible towards the family, she's otherwise impeccable."
"So you knew all along, all these years..."
“I told you that’s enough,” Hua Guangzong turned around. “Children need to be disciplined, but we can’t always focus on their mistakes.”
Besides, I see you've been enjoying life quite a bit these past few years. Look how affectionately your grandchildren are towards you; you should be content."
"You old man," Tian Guihua felt a surge of anger, "Don't Xiao Guai and the others feel close to you?"
“I know all of this. Of course I’m happy that the children are close to us.”
Besides, aren't we in good health? We should help each other out as much as we can.
"We've been through so many years, and you're always bringing up old grievances. How can this family maintain harmony?"
After all, she was his own wife, and Hua Guangzong knew what she was struggling with. He reached out and patted her back, saying, "It's good to be a little confused sometimes."
Tian Guihua's puffed-up air deflated instantly, and she said somewhat dejectedly, "The way you're saying that makes me sound petty."
We only have one son, Baoguo. If we don't help him, what else can we do?
"Go to sleep," he said. He was so sleepy all day that he could barely keep his eyes open, and he still had to comfort his wife. It was too hard.
Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, Tian Guihua screamed, startling him awake.
"What's wrong now?"
Tian Guihua said, "I almost forgot something."
"Why are you so easily startled? Can't we talk about it tomorrow?" No matter how important the matter is, you can't stay up all night.
Tian Guihua: "Zhou Xiaojun beat He Ping'an again today."
"So what if they fought? There's always a little conflict in this neighborhood." I thought it was some big news, but they made such a fuss over something so trivial.
"I heard that He Ping'an changed his tune today, saying that it wasn't Zhou Xiaolan who instigated it, but that he was afraid of trouble and so he pushed the matter away." Tian Guihua also wavered.
Xiao Guai doesn't have many friends, so if she really misunderstands Zhou Xiaolan...
Hua Guangzong said in a muffled voice, "So what? It's a fact that they didn't help our little darling."
Alright, don't waste your energy on these pointless people. The second son's room needs cleaning tomorrow; there's a lot to do."
Tian Guihua was still lost in thought when she heard snoring beside her. "..."
When she woke up again, there was already noise coming from the courtyard.
As I went outside wearing my coat, I saw Hua Baoguo already clearing the snow from the previous night in the yard.
"Why are you up so early on such a cold day?"
Hua Baoguo cleared the snow to a corner and planned to remove it when it was fully light.
"To avoid the roads becoming icy and slippery," he said, adding that a pregnant woman also lived in the house, and since he was rarely home, he naturally took extra care of her.
His parents' words had already made him feel very guilty, so since he was at home, he should do as much as he could.
Yesterday, he inquired and found out that coal could still be collected before the Lunar New Year, so today he found all the coal coupons and prepared to haul all the coal back by himself.
Anyway, there's room at home, so we can just pile them up in the yard, saving the two elderly people the trouble of dealing with them.
Tian Guihua deftly washed the pot and put in the rice, preparing to cook some millet porridge and make a few pancakes today.
Hua Baoguo lit the firewood. "Should we still go buy more firewood for the house?"
“The villagers nearby will exchange firewood for some receipts,” Tian Guihua glared at him, “Now is not the time to talk about buying. We happen to have some extra receipts, so we’ll exchange them.”
That's the official story, but the real story is just a transaction.
Hua Baoguo, "..."
“Once your wife picks up Zhi’an, you should accompany her back to her parents’ home.” Tian Guihua didn’t mention her grandchildren, making Hua Baoguo feel a little uncomfortable.
"Mother, isn't it inappropriate for just the two of us to go back?"
Tian Guihua snorted, "How is that not good?"
Lijuan is pregnant. Do you really want the young couple to accompany you on such a long journey?
Zhi'an finally got back from the countryside, and now he's rushing off to the countryside with you all. What's the point?
"And what about Xiangyun..."
Tian Guihua slammed the shovel down heavily. "What is Xiangyun going to do? Go see Guyu's expression?"
Your mother-in-law has no idea how her head is shaped. She's my granddaughter, how dare she look down on her?
Every time she went, she was treated unfairly. If it weren't for Xiao Guai's good nature, who knows how much trouble she would have gotten into with her two older brothers.
Hua Baoguo muttered under his breath, "Except for my mother-in-law, everyone else is very nice..."
Tian Guihua sneered, "But she can control the entire Xun family by herself. She'll be staying for several days. Can you guarantee that Xiao Guai won't be mistreated?"
Hua Baoguo couldn't guarantee it, "..." It's just that everyone visits relatives as a family. If the children don't visit their maternal relatives all year round, people will always gossip about it.
Tian Guihua knew her son's nature perfectly well. She knew what he was going to say without him even having to say a word. "Xiao Guai was injured before and can't travel back and forth. These reasons are all valid. It's settled then. You and Liang Fen can go this year."
If your mother-in-law causes trouble, just say it was our idea. We'll visit them again when the child is feeling better.
It's not that she wants to be domineering, but she can't let her own child feel wronged just to save face.
What else could Hua Baoguo do but agree?
But in his heart he was thinking that if it was just the two of them going, they would make an excuse that they had something to do at home and would come back after one night.
My father-in-law and two brothers-in-law are all good, but my mother-in-law is a bit gossipy and always tries to find ways to make unreasonable demands.
If it weren't for his father-in-law keeping things in check, who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused.
Blue City
When Hua Xiangyun woke up, there was another person in her house.
“Little sister,” Hua Zhian said, his smile never fading since he got off the train early in the morning.
As soon as he got off the train, he saw his mother waiting there, and to his surprise, his younger sister also came to pick him up.
Hua Xiangyun was momentarily stunned. Was the tall, muscular, square-faced, dark-skinned young man with a buzz cut and a silly grin in front of her Hua Zhian?
Is this still the male lead from the original story? Hua Xiangyun blinked several times, feeling like something was wrong.
"You've already forgotten your second brother?" Hua Zhian felt a little sad when Hua Xiangyun ignored him, and looked aggrieved.
This obvious change in facial expression left Hua Xiangyun speechless. Why does he look a bit silly? Is there some mistake?
A series of self-doubts overwhelmed her, and Hua Xiangyun called out listlessly, "Second Brother."
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see your second brother?" Xun Liangfen came in carrying breakfast and said with a smile when she heard her daughter's weak voice.
Hua Xiangyun glanced at Hua Zhian again and said with a willful look, "Second Brother has gotten fat and dark, he doesn't look good at all."
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