Chapter 13: The Little Trickster

Zhu Lan was startled and quickly sat up straight, imitating her original appearance and yelling angrily, "Why are you yelling? It's not like I can't hear you."

Li lowered her head quickly, thinking in her heart, the old couple had such a good relationship. They almost came face to face just now. Her face suddenly turned red. She couldn't help but complain about the old man in her heart, but she whispered, "Mom, I was wrong."

Zhulan, "......"

She really thought she didn't see the twinkling eyes! I wonder what she thought of her in her mind!

Zhou Shuren coughed, "Boss and the others are back?"

Li looked up in surprise. This was the first time her father-in-law had interrupted her. He never spoke to them before. She felt a little nervous. "My husband and his family just came back."

Zhou Shuren was not so alert when he was sick, so he asked casually. As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew he was wrong. His original self was silent most of the time, and he would never talk to his daughter-in-law. He closed his eyes and said, "Yeah."

Li was getting more and more anxious. Was she looking for something with her husband? Why did she lie down again without saying anything? She hurried to see her mother-in-law.

Zhulan had regained her senses and got off the ground. She tucked Zhou Shuren in the quilt and said to him, "You've taken the medicine and drank the porridge. You should sleep for a while. I'll come back after I eat."

Zhou Shuren understood and asked him to rest for a while. They could talk about everything in the evening. "Okay."

Zhulan held the bowl with a sullen face, "Why don't you go out and serve the meal? What are you doing standing there?"

Li smiled when she heard the familiar tone. It meant everything was fine. "Hey."

Zhulan didn't close the door, so the air in the room was well ventilated. When she arrived at the living room, her two sons who were studying in the neighboring village had just returned. Zhulan really couldn't imitate the original owner's enthusiasm, but she finally asked, "Is studying hard today?"

The fourth son, the smartest one in Changlian's family, asked anxiously, "Mom, what did the doctor say about Dad's illness? Nothing, right?"

Even if he was smart, he was still afraid of his father's illness. He hadn't become a scholar or married yet. If his father died, how could he study? His older brothers had started families. Would they be willing to support him? Even if the family was not divided, it would be difficult for his mother to be the head of the family. He was really anxious when he heard the news when he entered the village.

Zhulan was silent. She could see the anxiety of her two sons, which she could hear from their breathing. They ran back home as soon as they heard the news as soon as they entered the village. But after all, they had been in the workplace and knew how to judge people. Even if she didn't want to speculate maliciously, the fourth son's anxiety was only for himself. As for the fifth son, he was younger and didn't think as much as the fourth son. He was truly concerned about his father.

Old Zhou Changlian stared at her with his eyes wide open, his heart skipping a beat, "Mom, why don't you say anything!"

The fifth child, Zhou Changzhi, relaxed and looked around the house carefully. "Brother, Dad is fine."

Old Zhou Changlian was stunned, "How do you know? We came back together."

The fifth son, Zhou Changzhi, raised his chin with some pride, "If Dad really had something wrong, there would be no meat at home, and Mom would not be so calm."

He smelled the aroma of meat and couldn't help swallowing.

Zhu Lan looked at her youngest son twice. This child was smart. "Okay, your dad is fine. Take the medicine and go to sleep. You two should wash your hands and eat."

Zhou Changlian smiled. It was good that nothing happened. "It was good that nothing happened."

Zhou Changzhi, "Let me see Dad first."

Zhou Changlian was stunned for a moment, then his face changed, and he cursed Lao Wu secretly for being treacherous, "Mom, I won't feel at ease unless I see it with my own eyes. I'll wash my hands and eat after I see it."

Zhulan rolled her eyes in her heart. If only the original owner had really been fooled, but unfortunately that wasn't the case, this little trick was not good enough. She waved her hands casually and said, "Go ahead."

After the two children entered the house, Zhulan was silent. The forty-fourth child was old enough to start a family in ancient times. In addition, everyone has different fingers, so the fourth child and the second child are in a similar situation. If the fourth child had not been smart and planned for himself, he would have had little sense of presence in this family like the second child.