In order to facilitate management, the previously scattered farmers were gathered in a nearby town and their houses were rebuilt.
The smell of gasoline from the tractor mingled with the fresh scent of wheat fields in the mountains, and Sun Baoyang was waving to someone ahead.
Because of the relocation, she didn't see any familiar faces along the way. For Sun Lifang now, it had been too long since she had seen such a rural scene.
"Come over for dinner sometime," the passerby greeted with a smile, then glanced meaningfully at Sun Lifang and asked in a low voice, "Does she know?"
"Hey, don't ask anymore." Sun Baoyang waved his hand, looking unwilling to say more, and the tractor continued to head towards home.
The tractor drove into the courtyard. Hearing the noise, a woman wearing an apron, her hands still speckled with flour, came out and screamed—
"Big sister's here! Come down and rest a bit... Xiaoqiang and Xiaoyu, come back quickly! See what nice things your aunt bought for you!"
"Hurry up, come and help your aunt with her things."
Upon hearing this, Sun Lifang's heart skipped a beat.
After leaving the police station, everyone is in a hurry to get home; who would remember to buy anything?
Just then, the man next to him spoke up, handing two cigarettes to the neighbors who had gathered around, saying, "Don't tire the child out if there's nothing there."
He then looked at the two boys and said loudly, "What do you want? Your uncle will take you to buy it tomorrow morning."
Zhou Yunshi was very good at dealing with people. He could talk to anyone, regardless of their social status or taste.
Sun Lifang never needed to worry about anything.
The room was filled with a lively atmosphere, a cacophony of voices, and everyone greeted each other with smiles.
But in this atmosphere, Sun Lifang felt something was wrong.
It's already dark in the fields, right at dinnertime. How come there are already so many people in the yard before we even got back?
In the countryside, which farmer has nothing to do? This group is gathered at the Sun family's courtyard, with five or six long wooden benches set up in the yard, looking like they're having a big meeting.
What happened before you came back?
Sun Baoyang's wife, Dajuan, surprisingly started making dumplings, something that would never happen to someone as stingy as her.
And where is the mother, Tian Daying? It's inappropriate for her to be out in this situation.
Sun Lifang hurriedly went into the house and started searching around. Because of the subsidies, the Sun family was one of the few families in the town that could afford to build a two-story house.
Hearing the noise, she looked up.
Tian Daying sat at the top of the stairs on the second floor, barefoot, arguing with Old Sun. She threw her shoes far away, which was her signature move when she was angry and arguing.
Father Old Sun was not one to be trifled with either, and the two were about to start fighting again.
She quickly went up to Tian Daying, pulled him back, and separated the two.
Then he spoke up, "How old are you to still resort to violence? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? Think about what people will say?"
Hearing her say that, Tian Daying covered her face and cried.
"I don't care about shame anymore. Everyone knows about the Sun family's mess anyway, so why should I care about face?"
At this point, the mother woke up, wiped her snot on her apron, kicked the door, and cursed, "Aren't you protecting her? Fine, if she won't leave, I will. You two can live happily together, I'm going back to my parents' house!"
"You dare!"
Old Sun glared and raised his pipe as if to strike.
Tian Daying burst into tears, feeling wronged.
The couple usually had a good relationship. Tian Daying was very proud, and even when they argued, she was always the one to apologize first.
In Sun Lifang's memory, even when her parents argued, Tian Daying would always fill a bowl with rice, add a layer of vegetables, and then take it to coax her father.
She said, "Arguing is arguing. Our arguing proves that we have a good relationship. What couple doesn't bicker?"
Tian Daying gave him a way out, and Old Sun wasn't ungrateful. Most of the time, the argument resulted in him doing things according to Tian Daying's wishes, which was also her way of managing her husband.
What's going on now?
"I don't even want to talk about it, I can't live like this anymore! Lifang, you be the judge!"
Tian Daying plopped down on the ground, rolled up her trousers to her knees, wiped away her tears and said, "Your grandma picked up a little girl and took her in. She's a complete stranger and insists on raising her, which is none of my business. But she wants to register her under my son's name, so she has to pay money. Who will pay the fine for having an extra child?"
"I've never seen an old woman act like this before. Her favoritism is outrageous. It's not like we don't have girls in our own family," Tian Daying said indignantly. "I've never seen her spend any money on Xiang'er. She's so nice to outsiders. Doesn't that make people suspicious?"
As his wife's words became increasingly absurd, Old Sun slapped her across the face, saying, "Who are you calling a freeloader? She's my mother, do you even have the right to speak like that?"
"Ouch—someone's been hit—"
Tian Daying let out a pig-like scream, jumped up and howled, "I'm going to fight you to the death!"
Hearing the commotion, the people outside rushed inside. Sun Baoyang hurriedly ran up and grabbed Old Sun, then said to Tian Daying, "Mom, can you say less? Isn't this what we called a large group of people here for? What's the point of saying this?"
Tian Daying was held up and couldn't move, but she still wanted to kick Old Sun, so she kept kicking her legs forward.
"Why should I say nothing? Just because she did such a shameless thing, I can't say anything? Good heavens, there are so many abandoned children out there, but she has to pick up this old lover's child. Let whoever wants to be cuckolded wear the green hat! My son will not raise a bastard!"
This sentence alludes to the mother-in-law's indiscretion, which in turn makes Old Sun and his son cuckolded.
"Let's see you talk back! You've been taught nothing!"
Old Sun, his face flushed, rushed over and kicked Tian Daying in the chest. Tian Daying was being held up and couldn't move, so the kick landed squarely on his face.
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