After chatting for a while, the topic suddenly shifted to the Su family, brought up by Su Yu mysteriously leaning close to Qin Xiaoxiao.
"I heard there's been a big fight at Su Lu's house, are you aware of that?"
Qin Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback and looked at Su Yu with a puzzled expression, "How did you know they were arguing?"
Qin Xiaoxiao was genuinely puzzled. It seemed that Su Yu had special channels, and she seemed to know about all the big and small things in the village. No outsiders saw the Su family quarrel that day, but she still knew about it, which showed how well-informed and capable she was.
Su Yu didn't hide it, "I heard it too."
After saying that, Su Yu blushed with embarrassment, which surprised Qin Xiaoxiao.
"Who told you that?"
Su Yu's eyes flickered. After thinking for a moment, she said softly, "I heard it from the second daughter-in-law of the eldest son's family in the Su family."
Qin Xiaoxiao was even more puzzled, "How do you know the second daughter-in-law of the Su family's eldest branch? How come we don't know her?"
Su Yu twisted her body in embarrassment and annoyance, and glared at Qin Xiaoxiao. "What, do I have to report to you who I know? I know I'm not very smart, but I'm not stupid either. I won't let anyone fool me."
The fact that you can say that proves you're not cunning.
The four exchanged a glance and remained silent.
Seeing that the others were silent, Su Yu couldn't hold back any longer and said, "That day I went to the river and passed by the Su family's house. I heard people talking inside. At first, I didn't pay attention. People are allowed to talk in their own home. Let them say whatever they want. But when I was passing by the Su family's courtyard wall, I heard the people inside mention Xiao Xiao. So I kept an eye on things and didn't leave."
I only found out when I heard that the Su family had a fight a few days ago because they wanted to take over the house in the backyard. I heard that all the branches of the family wanted it, and the second daughter-in-law of the eldest branch of the family had a fight with the eldest daughter-in-law of the second branch of the family.
"Little one, is this true?"
Seeing that Su Yu had heard everything and even told her about it, Qin Xiaoxiao had no reason to hide anything anymore, so she nodded gently, "That's true."
Su Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really? I thought I misheard. But, Xiao Xiao, didn't the Su family split up? Doesn't the house for the third branch belong to them? If others want to live there, they can just pay. What's there to argue about?"
Qin Xiaoxiao gave Su Yu a cool look and said, "Silly girl, you just don't want to spend money, so you want to take advantage of things for free, that's why you started arguing."
Su Yu looked puzzled. "But the third branch of the family has also separated. Does that mean Su Lu didn't pay for the house he built? Does he still have to live with his three older brothers after moving?"
Su Yu was puzzled and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao, hoping to find the answer from her.
Qin Xiaoxiao was taken aback after hearing Su Yu's mutterings. "Yeah, Su Lu doesn't still want to live with his three older brothers when he builds a house, does he? What's the point of dividing the family property then!"
Qin Xiaoxiao was also confused. She wanted to find Su Lu to ask him for clarification, but he was not in the village and she had nowhere to ask. She could only keep it to herself.
"Forget it, let's ask Su Lu when he gets back. I don't think we'll live together."
He spent his own money to build a house for his three older brothers to live in. What was he after? Was he just rich with nowhere to spend his money, or was he driven by a saintly conscience?
Qin Xiaoxiao took this matter to heart and planned to ask Wan Guihua about it when she met her. However, before she could even ask, the Su family started arguing again, and this time it was quite a big commotion that even alarmed Qin Feng.
Qin Xiaoxiao had just gone to the Qin family for dinner when Qin Gouzi ran into the yard with his short legs.
"Go and see, the Su family is fighting."
Qin Feng was taken aback. "Which Su family?"
Qin Gouzi pointed to the gate, "It's Su Lu's house, Uncle Qin, you'd better hurry, or they'll have to use knives."
Upon hearing that a knife was about to be used, Qin Feng dared not delay any longer. He didn't even bother to finish his meal and quickly got up and rushed out.
Qin Ye leaped forward, even faster than Qin Feng.
Seeing this, Qin Aiguo lost his appetite. Looking at Qin Xiaoxiao's bright eyes, he reluctantly got up, put his hands behind his back, and stepped out of the room. "Let's go, let's go and see what we can do to help, since it's your future in-laws."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled as she put down the bowl, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the kang (a heated brick bed) and put them in her pocket. She also found two small twisted dough sticks in the kang cabinet of Old Mrs. Qin. Before leaving, she grabbed a handful of peanuts, gave Old Mrs. Qin a kiss on the cheek with a smile, and then ran out.
Grandma Qin sighed, losing her appetite. She glanced at Ma Dahua, who was peering out the window, and said, "Alright, let's skip eating and go together."
Ma Dahua's eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled and helped Old Mrs. Qin up, "I just wanted to see if I could help in any way."
Grandma Qin gave her daughter-in-law a meaningful look, "Yes, that's what I think too."
Ma Dahua locked the gate, helped Old Madam Qin, and followed her to the Su family. At this time, Qin Xiaoxiao had already arrived outside the Su family's gate and was standing outside the courtyard with Qin Aiguo, looking into the house.
Aunt Song and Aunt Liu spotted Qin Xiaoxiao immediately and waved to her, signaling her to come to the front row and stand with them.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at Qin Aiguo, "Grandpa."
Qin Aiguo waved his hand, "Go on, but don't get too close, or you'll get splattered with blood, it's pretty dirty."
Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips, lowered her head, and silently walked between Aunt Song and Aunt Liu.
Qin Xiaoxiao very considerately handed out a handful of sunflower seeds to the two of them, asking, "What's going on? Why are you fighting again?"
Aunt Song took the melon seeds, then pulled a handful from her own pocket and stuffed them back into Qin Xiaoxiao's pocket. "Hey, it's all about the house. If there were no profit involved, who would fight in this cold weather?"
Aunt Liu took two pieces of dried sweet potato out of her pocket and stuffed them into Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, whispering, "Spring is just around the corner. I heard that Su Lu is going to build a house, and now the other three families are eyeing it. They all want to live there for free. Listen to this, they're arguing again."
Qin Xiaoxiao was taken aback when she heard this.
Good grief, we just talked about this in the morning and we're arguing about it again in the afternoon?
Is this the house that the other owners all want to buy a three-bedroom house for?
But they can't buy many rooms, at most three. Even if they were to sell, they would have to give priority to Su Lu's three older brothers, right?
Or is Su Luzhen planning to live with her three older brothers?
She wouldn't agree to that. She could live with the elderly, but she couldn't get along with the other sisters-in-law.
Just then, a roar came from the courtyard.
“Gao Lai Di, don’t go too far. Why should you have to occupy the house in the backyard? We are also members of the Su family, and we have a share in the house in the backyard as well.”
Gao Laidi sneered, "Why? It's because when the family divided the property, the backyard was given to our third branch, not you."
They have their own house but want to take over our three-bedroom house. They're dreaming.
"Pah! Dream on!"
The woman who had just been shouting angrily shrieked, "So what if we give it to you? You're all moving into the new house, and you still want to keep the backyard?"
"Heh, if you're so capable, move the house in the backyard too."
Gao Laidi seemed to be angry too, "Move my ass! I'm not moving. Even if you don't move, you can still live here. I'll tear everything down, I just won't let you take advantage of me."
"If you want to live here, just buy it!"
Qin Xiaoxiao, sitting alone in the front row, could see the scene in the Su family courtyard at a glance. She saw Gao Laidi, disheveled and in a sorry state, locked in a struggle with a woman. (End of Chapter)
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