"Sister-in-law, it's so good that you didn't leave."
Wu Qian turned her head and saw that it was her sister-in-law. She quickly wiped away her tears and smiled.
Wu Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and his face was no longer dark.
"You thought I was gone?"
Wei Yuyan walked over and touched Wu Qian's head. Her hair was a little yellow, indicating malnutrition.
"Hmm, I didn't see my sister-in-law when I got up, so I thought..."
Wu Qian stammered out a few words.
"Wu Lei, Qianqian, your sister-in-law has a few words to say to you."
Wei Yuyan thought it would be better to talk to them openly, otherwise they would continue to live in such an insecure environment.
"Sister-in-law, you can speak now."
Wu Lei walked over and sat down, not even bothering to put on his shoes.
“My decision to go back to my parents’ home yesterday was impulsive. I’ve made up my mind now. Once I marry into this family, I’ll be a member of the Wu family.”
Even if I were to leave now that your brother isn't here, I'd wait until you've all grown up before I go, understand?
Wu Lei is only ten years old this year, and Qianqian is eight years old. They are still too young. "Sister-in-law won't leave."
Wei Yuyan made it very clear that she couldn't stay here forever.
When they grow up and are able to support the family, I will still leave.
"My brother will be alright, he will definitely come back."
Wu Lei said this to comfort Wei Yuyan, because all the other villagers who had joined the army had written back, but his eldest brother had not.
Therefore, everyone thought that Wu Chen was probably in trouble, but Wu Lei firmly believed that his older brother would definitely come back safely.
"Hmm, I hope so. Go boil some water, I'll give Qianqian a bath, and Wu Lei, you should also take a bath and wash your hair later, your sister-in-law will teach you how to style your hair into a bun."
Wei Yuyan couldn't stand seeing the two children's hair always being so messy.
Wu Lei and Wu Qian used to have their hair combed by Wu Chen, but since their older brother passed away suddenly, Wu Lei hasn't learned how to do it yet.
"good".
Wu Lei happily ran to the kitchen and then went back to the room to put on his shoes.
After boiling the first pot of water, Wei Yuyan carefully washed Wu Qian's entire body, and then went to the wardrobe to find clothes for her.
It was then discovered that Wu Qian's clothes were all altered from her mother's old clothes, probably by Wu Chen; they were crooked and looked terrible.
I found a set of clothes that fit Wu Qian a little better and had her sit in the yard to get some fresh air and dry her hair.
Wei Yuyan changed all the sheets and blankets in their room; she was going to do a thorough cleaning today.
The original owner would change and wash the bed sheets and duvet covers for the brother and sister every season, so their bed was relatively clean, not filthy.
After washing the sheets and duvet cover, Wu Qian's hair was dry, but Wu Lei's hair was still wet.
Wei Yuyan first combed Wu Qian's hair, carefully braiding it into two pigtails that hung down.
For little girls, simplicity is best; styling their hair in a bun is too much trouble.
"Qianqian, you've combed your hair, you look so pretty."
Looking at the clean and tidy Wu Qian in front of her, Wei Yuyan felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"Wu Lei, come here. Your sister-in-law will now teach you how to style your hair into a bun. You can do it yourself first thing every morning."
Then I'll teach you how to comb it again, and in less than a month, you'll be able to comb it very well."
Wei Yuyan called Wu Lei over, somewhat eager to try. She had learned how to comb hair on her phone before, but had never done it herself, and didn't know if she could do it well.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Wu Lei felt more nervous than ever before, as his sister-in-law was about to style his hair into a bun.
Wei Yu slowly combed her hair, explaining as she did so. Finally, she managed to comb it out neatly and energetically.
"Okay, feel it for yourself."
Wei Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she hadn't been proven wrong.
"Very good, thank you, sister-in-law."
Wu Lei touched his hair bun; it was very tight and perfect, making him reluctant to make any big movements, for fear of messing it up.
Wei Yuyan collected the two children's dirty clothes into a basin, intending to take them to the river to wash.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go wash up."
Wu Lei went to pick it up.
"These clothes are a bit thick, you won't be able to wash them properly. You can wash them yourselves in the summer."
Wei Yuyan refused, saying that they couldn't possibly clean the clothes properly.
The original owner never washed their clothes; Wu Lei always did it.
"Then we'll go with you."
When Wu Lei saw that Wei Yuyan was going to the river, he pulled his sister along so they could go out for some fresh air and keep each other company.
"good".
Wei Yuyan carried the clothes in front, with the brother and sister following behind.
The brother and sister were inexplicably happy today. They looked at each other and were amused by each other's expressions.
When we arrived at the river, we were surprised to find two women washing clothes there at that time.
One was dark-skinned and thin, the other tall and big, forming a stark contrast. They were positioned one in front of the other, leaving only the middle position.
"You two can just stand up there and play."
Wei Yuyan gave a brief instruction, then picked up the clothes and went to the middle position.
Even so, Wu Lei still came over to help. Wei Yuyan sprinkled wood ash on her clothes and pounded it hard with a stick.
Wu Lei helped wash the clothes.
"Oh my, the sun must have risen in the west today! Even Madam Wei is willing to come to the river to wash clothes."
The dark-skinned, thin woman turned her head and glanced at it before shouting loudly.
Wei Yuyan felt that the woman's words were somewhat sarcastic, so she didn't want to reply and pretended not to hear them.
"Hey, are you mute? You don't even respond when I talk to you. Honestly, I can't be bothered with you either."
The dark-skinned, thin woman felt embarrassed and annoyed when she realized that no one was paying attention to her.
"You're the one who's mute, your whole family is mute. I can talk to you if I want to, and I can ignore you if I don't. So what?"
Wei Yuyan was not afraid of her at all and replied with a strong voice.
"You... well, it's only been a few days and your temper has gotten worse. You must be having a hard time living like a widow."
After saying that, the dark-skinned, thin woman's lips curled up, as if she were somewhat smug.
For a moment, Wei Yuyan really didn't know how to respond, because she didn't understand her and didn't know her sore spots.
"Hey Wang Wu's wife, watch your mouth! What did they do to you? Why are you making such a fuss? If Wu Chen were here, would you dare to act like this?"
Before Wei Yuyan could react, the tall woman in front of her stood up to defend her.
"Pshaw, what's so great about it?"
The dark-skinned, thin woman, looking dejected after being reprimanded, packed her clothes and prepared to leave.
"Hey, you just said such awful things, and you haven't apologized yet. This isn't over until you apologize."
The tall woman had no intention of letting her off so easily; she wanted her to apologize to Wei Yuyan.
"She just cursed at me too."
The dark-skinned, thin woman was indignant; why should she apologize to that bitch?
“You insulted her first, and you insulted her twice. If you don’t apologize today, your family will be in big trouble when Wu Chen comes back.”
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