The news of the Su family receiving several groups of guests quickly spread throughout Qinjiagou. After all, it was unusual for any family to have so many guests at once, so it was quite a rare sight to see them all gathered together.
Since it was the off-season for farming and everyone had nothing to do, villagers appeared in twos and threes outside the Su family's gate.
Su Lu was fantasizing about how to deal with Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan when Qin Ergouzi came over.
"Brother, something terrible has happened! Something's happened to your family."
Qin Ergou was going crazy searching for Su Lu in the village, but he couldn't find her anywhere. Finally, he thought of Qin Xiaoxiao and that's how he found the educated youth compound.
When Su Lu heard that something had happened to the Su family, his eyes lit up and he rushed out of the house. "What happened? Tell me so I can have a laugh."
Qin Ergou's lips twitched, and he pointed in the direction of the Su family, saying, "Your relatives have arrived."
Upon hearing this, Su Lu instantly lost interest, turned around and walked back, waving to Qin Ergou as he did so, "Alright, go back, I understand."
They're just relatives, it's not like he hasn't met them before, what's the big deal?
Qin Ergou said anxiously, "No, brother, a lot of people came to your house today. I heard that the families of your sisters-in-law all came today and are sitting in your yard chatting right now."
Su Lu was taken aback and turned around to ask, "They're all here? All eight of my sisters-in-law's families have come?"
"More or less, it seems like your uncle's family also came."
Su Lu's lips twitched, and he looked up at the sky speechlessly.
It seems like he hasn't been in contact with his maternal grandparents' family for four or five years. Why did he decide to come today?
Moreover, all eight sisters-in-law's families came. Who invited them? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that they all came to the Su family on the same day?
Qin Xiaoxiao came out of the house and looked at Qin Ergou with a smile, "Who else came from Uncle Su Lu's side?"
When Qin Ergou saw that it was Qin Xiaoxiao who came out, his face turned red, and he awkwardly turned his head away, not daring to look at her.
"It's his uncle, and also his maternal grandmother."
Su Lu could tell from Qin Ergou's expression that he was still thinking about his wife, so he glared at him fiercely and said, "Get out of here, get out of here now."
Qin Ergou was shocked and couldn't believe that Su Lu actually wanted to kick him out.
You're good at using people and discarding them once you've used them.
Qin Xiaoxiao glared helplessly at Su Lu, then smiled and said to Qin Ergou, "Don't listen to him. Come on, tell me what really happened."
Qin Ergou scratched his head. "I don't know the specifics, but it felt like a coincidence. All of Su's relatives came to visit on this day. If you didn't know better, you'd think they had all planned to come and fight."
Su Lu was initially reluctant for Qin Ergou to stay, but after hearing Qin Ergou's words, he found them quite reasonable and couldn't help but exchange a glance with Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at Su Lu, "Why don't you go back and take a look?"
Su Lu's eyes suddenly lit up. "I do need to go back and take a look, but I won't be going back alone."
Ten minutes later, Qin Ergou stared speechlessly at the two people sitting on small stools eating sunflower seeds, feeling extremely tormented.
Should he invite Erzhu to watch the show together?
"Hey Er Gouzi, here's one. Go away and don't block my view."
Su Lu grabbed Qin Ergou's pants with a strong pull and yanked them aside, then openly sat down at the entrance of the Su family's gate to watch the show.
Beside her, Qin Xiaoxiao watched the lively scene in the Su family courtyard with great interest, cracking sunflower seeds with gusto, "Crunch, crunch..."
Su Lu glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao beside him, happily added another handful of melon seeds to Qin Xiaoxiao's hand, and opened the lid of the water bottle and handed it to Qin Xiaoxiao.
"Take a sip to warm yourself up."
Qin Xiaoxiao took a sip of water, and Su Lu handed her a piece of red date cake.
Qin Xiaoxiao took it again and put it in her mouth, her eyes narrowing with delight.
Seeing his wife squint like a cat, Su Lu's eyes lit up again.
His wife is so beautiful, even eating looks so good on her! I want to kiss her!
“Crack, crack…”
While eating sunflower seeds, Su Lu kept glancing at Qin Xiaoxiao, and his ears were also busy, taking in all the conversations in the courtyard.
“My dear in-laws, my daughter has been married into the family for several years now. Back then, before you separated your households, I didn’t say much and didn’t ask you to build a new house. But things are different now. You’re building a new house now, so shouldn’t my daughter get a share?”
Grandma Gao sat upright on a long bench, with her four sons standing behind her, each one more ruthless than the last.
Su Zhiyuan didn't even look up. "Yes, she got a share."
Grandma Gao's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands, saying, "That's right! I knew the Su family was kind and wouldn't mistreat my daughter."
After saying that, Old Mrs. Gao glanced triumphantly at Old Mrs. Zhao.
Grandma Zhao held her grandson and gave him a cup of sugar water. After hearing this, she looked up at Su Laoda.
“Son-in-law, what do you say? Don’t tell me you won’t get a share of the new house the Su family is building.”
Old Master Su's face immediately darkened. "It's not mine. We've already separated the family. This was built with money from the third branch of the family. It has nothing to do with me."
Old Mrs. Zhao immediately objected, "Where would the third branch of the family get the money to build a house? They didn't get any money when the family divided the property."
After finishing her sentence, Old Mrs. Zhao looked at Old Mrs. Su and said, "My dear in-law, could it be that you've been secretly using money to support the third wife? I have to say something about this. Even if you're biased, there has to be a limit. They're all your children. If you're too biased, you won't win people's hearts. Be careful that no one will take care of you when you're old."
Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua objected, "What are you saying, Aunt Zhao? Are you accusing us of being unfilial to our parents?"
Grandpa Su and Grandma Su lived with them after the family separated. Grandma Zhao's words were tantamount to condemning them for being unfilial! How could they tolerate this!
Wan Guihua's blind mother also objected, "Aunt Zhao, after the Su family divided the property, the two elders lived with the third branch of the family. If that's what you're saying, then I have to ask, what did the eldest branch of the Su family do? Shouldn't the elders be living with the eldest son? Why did they end up living with the third branch?"
Taking advantage of the fact that Wan Guihua's mother couldn't see, Old Mrs. Zhao glared at her secretly. Just as she was about to speak, Wan Guiyuan, who was standing behind Old Mrs. Wan, rushed out.
"Who are you glaring at? My mother's eyesight may be bad, but I'm not blind."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wan angrily slapped Wan Guiyuan across the face, "How dare you speak to your Aunt Zhao like that?"
He was ostensibly disciplining his son, but the slap was actually light. It was early spring, still a bit chilly, and he was wearing thick clothes. The slap only brushed the dust off his cotton-padded coat, without hurting his son at all.
“Aunt Zhao, please don’t hold it against the child. He can’t speak properly. I’ll talk to him when I get home.”
She gently patted her son again, and Wan Guihua's blind mother smiled very kindly.
Grandma Zhao snorted angrily, turned around, and refused to pay them any more attention.
Widow Yao looked around, pursed her lips and remained silent, her gaze sweeping towards her son-in-law, Su Qi.
She stood by and watched the show like an outsider. What a ruthless son-in-law she is!
They're both surnamed Su, they share the same blood, and he can just stand by and watch the show. For her to expect him to take care of her in her old age is simply wishful thinking.
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