It was almost noon when Uncle Xu came back in his carriage. The brothers got off the carriage and greeted the family members one by one.
However, Qibao noticed that the atmosphere was a little different, because Lin got off the carriage with red eyes, obviously she had been crying.
When Xu Laosan saw his wife's red eyes, he immediately stepped forward and asked nervously, "Wife, why are you crying for no reason? Did someone bully you in town? If anyone dares to bully my wife, Xu Laosan, I will teach them a lesson even if it costs my life!"
When Wang heard this, she raised her hand and patted her son's shoulder, saying, "No, you only think about these trivial things. If your daughter-in-law is bullied, how can I, as a mother-in-law, do anything about it?"
Xu Laosan asked anxiously, "Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Lin sobbed a little and said, "Today I met an aunt from my mother's village in town. The aunt told me that my father had caught a cold and was lying in bed. He was seriously ill and kept coughing. My mother asked the aunt to help get some medicine. Woo woo... If the aunt hadn't told me, I wouldn't know about this. My parents definitely didn't want to trouble me, so they didn't come to tell me..." After she finished speaking, tears started to flow again.
Zhang and Li both sighed. At least they had a brother on their mother's side to take care of their parents, but she was the only daughter in their third sister-in-law's family. When she fell ill, there was no one around to take care of her. How could she not be heartbroken...
Lin added, "I want to go back and take care of my father. I'm really worried about him."
Xu Laosan pulled Lin up and said, "Come on, I'll go with you and take care of your parents-in-law. We'll spend the New Year together this year!"
Lin's eyes were red as she hesitated, not knowing whether her mother-in-law and father-in-law would agree...
Seeing her daughter-in-law hesitate, Wang immediately said, "Why are you still hesitating? Go with the third son and bring the in-laws over."
The old man also said: "Yes, this cold can be serious or minor. If you don't take good care of it, the condition will become more and more serious. Besides, the weather is so cold, and our house is warm, which is perfect for recuperation!"
Lin burst into tears of joy and said, "Thank you, Father and Mother. I will set off with my husband right away."
Wang said, "If we drive, we can arrive earlier."
Qibao said, "Dad and Mom, I'll go with you!"
Wang touched her daughter's face and said, "Be good, Qibao, mother will be back soon. It's cold outside, so don't go out!"
Qibao said, "Mom, if you ask grandpa and grandma to come directly, they probably won't agree. They even hid grandpa's illness from you because they obviously didn't want you to worry. Now we know that grandpa and grandma love me the most. I'll persuade them, and they will definitely come!"
Lin hesitated for a moment, but Wang said, "Just take Qibao with you. This girl is smart and can talk!"
Without saying a word, Xu Laosan carried his daughter into the carriage. Lin also got on the carriage, said goodbye to her family, and drove away.
Lin's natal village is called Houniu Village, which is as poor as the previous Xujia Village. However, the villagers of Xujia Village are now much better off than those of Houniu Village.
When driving a horse-drawn carriage past the village, some villagers saw a horse-drawn carriage coming into the village. They were curious about whose house the carriage was going to and were whispering to each other.
At this time, a man said: "This is Xu Laosan from Xujia Village. His family paid for the road construction in Xujia Village. I recognize him!"
An uncle spoke up, "That's right, he's Old Man Lin's son-in-law. I haven't seen him for a while and I almost don't recognize him!"
"I heard that the Xu family is very rich now and has opened a store in town."
"The villagers of Xujia Village all have work to do and earn money in the village. I heard the wages are not low. It's all because of the Xu family!"
"It seems that Old Man Lin has found a good son-in-law! How enviable!"
"But Old Man Lin is still sick in bed. I guess Third Xu is here to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"Yes, this son-in-law is really filial!"
Xu Laosan parked the carriage in front of his father-in-law's house. Lin and Qibao also got off the carriage. Looking at the low earthen house in front of them, Lin's eyes were sore again.
Xu Laosan said, "Come on, wife, let's go in and see how father-in-law is doing!"
He walked forward and knocked on the bolt.
"Who is it? Come right over!" A woman's voice came from inside.
When Sun opened the door and saw that it was her daughter and son-in-law with Qibao, she was immediately surprised and said, "Honglian, Yicheng, why are you here? Come in!"
Qibao stepped forward, took his grandmother's hand and said, "Grandma, I miss you so much!"
Sun smiled and said, "Grandma misses our Qibao too!"
Lin asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Sun said somewhat unnaturally: "Your father didn't sleep well last night, and he's catching up on his sleep in the room now! We won't disturb him, let him sleep a little longer!"
Lin didn't expect her mother to still be hiding this from her at this point. Tears immediately fell down her face and she said, "Mom, I know everything. How could you hide it from me? You two raised me up, and I'm your only daughter. Why didn't you tell me that Daddy was sick?"
Sun sighed inwardly, walked over to wipe your daughter's tears and said, "Mother doesn't want you to worry. I'll take care of your father. I've asked your aunt next door to get some medicine for me. You'll be fine after drinking it!"
Lin said, "Mom, I'm going to go see how Dad is doing now. I'm a little worried!"
Several people entered the old couple's room. The temperature inside was almost the same as outside. Lin looked at the cracks on the wall. They were a little bigger than before she got married. The cold wind was blowing in through the cracks.
Old man Lin was lying on the bed at this time, his face was red, his eyes were a little difficult to open, and he was coughing.
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