An old man's voice reached Wu Chen's ears, and Wu Chen found it particularly jarring.
"That's right. Look, it was one thing that he wasn't home before, but now that he's back, he didn't even bother to come and see you."
The uncle also started criticizing Wu Chen.
Wu Chen stood at the door, his mind filled with conflicting thoughts. He wanted to leave immediately, but he also wanted to hear what other hurtful things they hadn't said yet.
"It's better if they don't come; if they do, I'll shorten my lifespan."
The old man may not say much, but his words can be the most hurtful.
Without further hesitation, Wu Chen turned and left, feeling not heavy-hearted, but rather relaxed.
"Huh? You didn't go?"
Wei Yuyan was watching the puppies play in the yard with Yueyue when she saw Wu Chen return with pastries, which surprised her.
Can things that have been taken to their house be returned to their original location? That's impossible.
"Yeah, I didn't go, and then I didn't want to go anymore. I came back when I got to the door. I think you're right."
Wu Chen smiled and put the pastries back in the kitchen.
Stop being so cheeky.
Wei Yuyan pouted. Wu Chen must have overheard something when he went out, otherwise why would he take the pastries out and then bring them back?
"Wu Chen, Happy New Year! How are you? Has your leg injury recovered?"
Before long, more people came to offer New Year's greetings.
I don't know if it's because my family built the most luxurious house in the whole village.
It's because Sister-in-law Xiuhua attributed the method of growing rice in two seasons to Wei Yuyan that there are so many people coming to pay New Year's visits today.
The candy and tea at home are also consumed very quickly.
Wu Chen was also completely confused, wondering when his family had become so popular.
It was only through chatting with the villagers that I learned that all of this was thanks to Wei Yuyan.
"Yu Yan, how did you learn to cook double-cropping rice?"
Wu Chen was also curious, as he had never heard of such a method of rice cultivation.
“The master gave me a book before, and it contained the information. I couldn’t read it before, so I didn’t read it.”
After seeing it, I didn't believe it and didn't dare to experiment rashly, since a single acre of land is related to whether the whole family can have enough to eat.
This year, I had some time to do some calculations and felt that there was a 50% chance of success, so I boldly planted it, and I didn't expect it to actually succeed.
Wei Yuyan started spouting nonsense again, with everyone having their own version of events, claiming that her initial account, along with that of her sister-in-law Xiuhua, was flawed.
It's exhausting that I've been telling one lie after another.
Fortunately, they usually don't investigate too deeply.
"Shall we go and wish our parents a Happy New Year tomorrow?"
Wu Chen nodded, never doubting Wei Yuyan's words.
"Father and Mother? Should we go to their graves?"
Wei Yuyan was completely confused. Did people here still have the custom of visiting graves to pay New Year's respects? She had never heard of it.
"No, I mean your parents."
Wu Chen had no idea what Wei Yuyan was thinking, but he was genuinely grateful to his parents-in-law.
He was willing to marry his daughter to him, but he hasn't gone back to visit her since the wedding.
I should buy some gifts and go back to visit them.
"I'm not going. If you want to go, go by yourself."
Wei Yuyan turned her head. What? She was supposed to go see those cheap parents who didn't care about their own daughter at all?
Dream on! The original owner of this body never forgave them even once while she was alive, so she certainly wouldn't go herself.
"Yu Yan... if you want to blame someone, blame me. It's my fault. I only thought about marrying you back then."
I didn't care about anything else. Your parents-in-law forced you to marry into this family. If you're unhappy, then hit me or yell at me if you're unhappy."
Wu Chen knew that Wei Yuyan harbored some resentment because her parents-in-law had forced her to marry into the family.
He didn't necessarily want Yu Yan to forgive her parents-in-law; he just felt that he should bear the responsibility for all of this, not her parents-in-law.
"Do you think I can beat you? Go if you want, I'm not going. My sister and brother-in-law probably want to go too."
After hearing Wu Chen's words, Wei Yuyan was somewhat impressed by Wu Chen's sense of responsibility.
He is willing to take responsibility and dares to speak the truth. Putting all that aside, his values are quite sound.
"Okay, if you agree I'll go, I'll go; if you don't agree I won't go, I won't go. Anyway, there's a carriage, and it'll be convenient to take my eldest sister's family with me."
Hearing Wei Yuyan's tone, Wu Chen realized she didn't object to him visiting his in-laws' house, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.
He felt that Yu Yan was becoming less and less guarded towards him, and they were becoming more and more like a family.
The next day, Wu Chen really did set off with his older sister's family, carrying large and small bags.
The carriage is quite fast; it should take less than half an hour to reach Wei Yuyan's parents' home, and they should be back in the afternoon.
Before leaving, the eldest sister, Wei Yuhan, looked at Wei Yuyan, opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing and got into the carriage.
Wei Yuyan knew perfectly well what she wanted to say, but her mind was made up and no one could change her mind.
Weijia Village~
Wei's mother stood at the gate for a moment, then went back inside.
"Mother, I already told you that it's inconvenient for my eldest sister and brother-in-law to come. Yueyue is still so young, it will be too cold for her to ride in the oxcart."
Wei Qiang, the youngest son of the Wei family, advised his mother.
"I also want to see if your second sister will come."
Wei's mother spoke softly, a hint of worry on her face as she spoke of her second daughter.
"Second sister... Mother, a carriage is coming."
Wei Qiang scratched his head, wondering how to persuade his mother, when he saw a carriage stop at the door.
"Who's here?"
Wei's mother also stood up excitedly.
"Mother-in-law, younger brother, it's us."
Wu Chen jumped off the carriage first, then lifted the curtain to let his sister and brother-in-law get off.
"It's my second brother-in-law, and my eldest brother-in-law too! Father and Mother, come quick! My eldest and second brother-in-laws are here!"
Wei Qiang was only fifteen years old. When he saw his sister and brother-in-law, whom his parents had been longing for, return, he shouted excitedly.
"Yu Yan and Yu Han are back?"
Mother Wei hurried to the yard to greet him, and Father Wei also ran out of the room with a look of surprise.
"Father, Mother, Little Brother, we've come with Brother-in-law. Little Sister... has guests at home, so she couldn't come."
Wei Yuhan carried Yueyue and went forward to comfort her parents.
"Wu Chen, Chen Yu, come in quickly, have some tea and warm yourself by the fire. This must be Yueyue, she's grown so much."
When Wei's mother heard that her second daughter hadn't come, she suppressed her heartache and invited everyone inside to sit down.
When my eldest daughter gave birth, I didn't go myself, but I sent my son to deliver eggs, brown sugar, and millet.
So this is the first time I've seen Yueyue.
"Come, come, sit inside. Wei Qiang, quickly go and get the pastries we bought before the New Year."
Mr. Wei was a man of few words and looked somewhat dignified, but he personally brewed the tea.
"You must have been cold on the way here. Come and warm yourself by the fire. I'll go make some chicken soup."
Mother Wei was so happy that she went to kill the chicken. Although her second daughter hadn't come, her second son-in-law had, which brought her some comfort.
"Big sister, big brother-in-law, second brother-in-law, have some snacks? By the way, your two families don't live on the same route, how come you came together?"
Wei Qiang took out the pastries and sweets that he was reluctant to eat at home and put them on the table.
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