Chapter 313 The Fourth Brother is Back 1
But Honghong married into the town and worked in a department store. Her husband was a teacher with a government job, and they had two big, healthy boys who were very much loved by her mother-in-law. What could possibly make her mother worry?
Since it's not Honghong, then it must be the fourth one!
Thinking this through his mind, Chen Jiandang, being the most straightforward person, blurted out, "Mom! Has something happened to the fourth brother?"
Before Zhou Zhaodi could stop him, he blurted out the question.
What an idiot!
Everyone in the family is perceptive; who wouldn't suspect it's because of the fourth son? Didn't they see that no one else said anything, but he just went straight for it?
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Ma Xiulian, who was in the main seat, waiting for her reply.
After all, they were his own brothers, so they couldn't help but be a little worried.
Ma Xiulian said calmly, "It's nothing, Fourth Brother will definitely come back safely."
Her precious child is a fairy descended from heaven, a person with great fortune. Since she has spoken, the fourth child will definitely be safe!
Zhou Zhaodi immediately chimed in, "That's right, the fourth brother looks like a lucky guy, what could possibly happen to him!"
The others thought they were just overthinking it, but in the days that followed, they found that their mother's temper had become much more irritable than before.
They're like they've been hit with a dynamite; if anyone in the family makes even the slightest mistake, they'll be subjected to a torrent of abuse.
Even their cooking skills have declined significantly; they either put in too much salt or too little.
During the meal, Chen Jianye casually made a remark, and was immediately berated so harshly that he couldn't even lift his head.
So the whole family became very well-behaved, trying their best not to upset their mother.
Even Chen Erbao, that little monkey, only dares to run wild outside. Once he gets home, he stays obediently and is very well-behaved!
Li Chunhua dared not do anything foolish at this time, fearing that her mother-in-law would seize the opportunity to criticize her harshly, or even use this as an excuse to send her back to her parents' home for a few days.
That night, she whispered to her husband, "Do you think something really happened to the fourth brother?"
Chen Jianye immediately frowned and scolded in a low voice, "Fourth brother, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat your mouth to a pulp!"
Li Chunhua said with a wronged expression, "I was just asking, I didn't expect anything to happen to Lao Si. I don't believe that the others didn't think of this."
Chen Jianye had the same guess in his heart, so his tone was not so harsh: "You can't ask! Your parents must be feeling bad right now, don't go looking for trouble!"
"Don't worry about that. I'm not stupid. I won't mess with Mom at this critical moment."
While saying this, he was becoming increasingly certain that something had happened to the fourth brother.
Then I couldn't help but feel fortunate.
The family is about to split up, and if the fourth son is gone, we'll get one less share.
Moreover, the fourth brother has never married or had children. He only has a dead girl who was adopted by them. When the time comes, Xiaobao and Jinbao will definitely receive a share of the compensation!
With these wonderful thoughts in mind, Li Chunhua drifted off to sleep contentedly.
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Knowing that their mother-in-law was in a bad mood, the daughters-in-law took the initiative to cook.
Li Chunhua also helped in the kitchen, thinking that she could sneak a few bites while her mother-in-law was away.
Unfortunately, all her other sisters-in-law were watching her, so she had no chance to sneak a bite!
At noon, I stir-fried a pot of fragrant cured pork; it was so delicious with just the sauce.
Helian Jiao still had a separate bowl of meat in front of her, while Zhao Mei and Liu Lanzhi, being pregnant, also received special treatment by having a lot of meat in their bowls, so they didn't have to fight over it.
(End of this chapter)
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