The breakfast downstairs was half-burnt. One person took a few bites of steamed buns, and another drank some porridge to fill his mouth.
The excitement lasted only about half an hour. The villagers were more considerate. When they saw people eating or when it was time to pick up hoes and go to the fields, they would just say a few simple words and ask about the relatives working under Bi Tielin. After listening to everyone's general situation, they would leave with a smile.
There were more than twenty teacups filled with tea, but only a few people picked up the cups and took a sip.
If you didn't look at the mess of footprints on the marble floor, you wouldn't be able to tell how many people were in the room just now.
Those who were going to Waitun went to Waitun. As soon as the trolley left and Liu Dapeng's black car also drove away, the bustle and excitement immediately disappeared.
For a while, everyone left, and Ge Yufeng and others who helped clean up the house went back to the kitchen. Only Third Grandpa, Zhao Shugen and Bi Tielin were left in the living room.
Zhao Shugen sat on the sofa and listened to how Bi Tielin was doing in other places. The third grandfather also asked about his nephew Chen Dapeng, whom he was worried about.
Bi Tielin answered every question. When Third Grandfather and Zhao Shugener told him to have a good sleep and were about to leave, he finally said:
"I have to go to my sister's this afternoon, and I have to visit my parents' graves tomorrow morning. Come to my house for lunch tomorrow, and we can discuss something."
…
In the bathroom of Bi Yue's house on the third floor, the two best friends were talking to each other intimately.
Liang Xiaoxiao chewed some chocolate and touched Bi Yue's belly. She sighed that it was growing quite fast and it was a little noticeable. As she took off her clothes to take a shower, she muttered worriedly:
"Since your mother has already said that you are a married woman, then hurry up and get married. Do you really plan to let your mother lie to you for the rest of your life? Yueyue, what are you so upset about?"
Bi Yue frowned. She didn't understand why she was the one making trouble.
She clearly knew what had happened, and now it was her fault. Her tone was not very good, and she suddenly became very irritated and shouted:
"Am I being stubborn? Xiaoxiao, if it were you, would you marry me? Yes, you are not me. You can forget about it in a few months, no, not even a few months. You can forget about it in ten days or so. But I can't. I just can't. Why are you all so annoying?"
After Bi Yue finished speaking, she threw her dress onto the stool. She wanted to turn around and leave the bathroom angrily, but then she remembered that she hadn't found a towel for Liang Xiaoxiao yet, so she stopped and squatted down to rummage through the cabinet.
Liang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, stood naked behind Bi Yue, peeked over, and said weakly, "What's wrong? Are you angry? I'm a stranger in your house, do you have the nerve to be upset with me?"
"You!" Bi Yue turned her head and glared at him.
Liang Xiaoxiao was amused. That was easy to say. Then he sighed again:
"I told you you were being stubborn, but I have my own opinion. There are some things I want you to hear, but please don't be offended.
Look at me, look at your mother's attitude towards me.
I can't forget what she said when we met. I'm not stupid.
She told me not to call her sister-in-law and not to go to the hospital to bring you food. She was almost pointing at my nose and saying that she looked down on me.
Secretly, I can't help but think that I'm shameless and that I'm a grown-up girl who doesn't care about my dignity, especially this time."
Liang Xiaoxiao's face flushed, and she felt a little embarrassed.
Especially this time, she had really followed him here. Bi Tielin had chased her back to Kyoto, fearing he wouldn't be able to explain to her father and that the situation would only get worse. But she didn't want to leave him, because who knew what would greet her when she returned home.
"Yueyue, everyone holds a grudge against not being accepted and the injustices they've suffered. But I had the audacity to call your mother sister-in-law just now. I knew how much she despised me, but I still moved forward. Do you know why?"
Bi Yue was still squatting, clutching the new towel in her hand, and replied calmly:
"We are different. My mother can't be the master of my uncle, and no one in our family can be the master of my uncle. You trust him. Besides, can a sister-in-law and a mother-in-law be the same? You know this in your heart."
Liang Xiaoxiao scratched his back and squatted beside Bi Yue with his arms folded.
"Face, no matter how high his family's status is, if your self-esteem is hurt, you must be thinking that with such a family, you are too lazy to marry into it, so you are reluctant to take a step forward.
But in my opinion, to put it bluntly, you are not firm enough. Compared with me, you are too cautious. You even doubt whether you can live well together.
We are not rushing you, we just think you shouldn't just muddle along like this. It's urgent, understand? Give me a towel, I'm going to take a shower."
Bi Yue came out of the bathroom with the sound of running water. Before she could digest Liang Xiaoxiao's words, Bi Tielin knocked on the door a few times.
"Uncle, she's taking a shower and said she's not hungry. I'll cook noodles for her later."
"I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you. Come out with me."
Bi Yue was unsure.
…
As soon as Bi Tielin and Bi Yue left home, Liang Xiaoxiao panicked and felt embarrassed to eat when she was hungry or sleep when she was tired. She stood behind Liu Yafang with two big dark circles under her eyes and wet hair.
At this time, the Bi family's small building was completely quiet. Those who went to work in the fields, those who went home to cook, and those who had important business had all gone out.
Liu Yafang was wiping things with a rag, and when she turned around and saw Liang Xiaoxiao, her heart sank. She had no other reason, she just didn't like the three-word summary. Now it was just the two of them, so there was no need to pretend:
"Follow me, huh? Can't you see how dirty the floor is? Take the mop and go wash it in the yard, and then mop it for me when you're done."
"Oh oh." Liang Xiaoxiao stood in the yard and almost called out "Auntie", but her mouth pursed and she quickly changed her words: "Sister-in-law? Where's the faucet?"
Liu Yafang stood by the windowsill and said disdainfully, "Can't you see the well? A pumped well? Look who would install a faucet in their farmyard!"
A water well? Liang Xiaoxiao scratched his head.
So one person would have to pump the water and the other would have to wash the mop. Who could do both? Puzzled and troubled, but not daring to ask Liu Yafang again, Benben tried to pump the well with a clumsy click and a clack, but no water came out, so Liu Yafang finally pushed him aside.
The floor was mopped, and the coffee table, windows, tables, and furniture were all wiped. Just as Liang Xiaoxiao yawned secretly, wondering why Bi Tielin and Bi Yue hadn't returned yet, Liu Yafang threw the rag in her hand onto the coffee table. She sat on the sofa and asked:
"What are you guys doing back here? What's going on? Don't talk about setting off firecrackers, talk about something useful."
Liang Xiaoxiao was exhausted. Yueyue even said that her sister-in-law was not as good as her mother-in-law. Look at her sister-in-law, she was even more arrogant than her mother-in-law. Only she was weak and easy to bully.
But, haha, this sister-in-law can only scold her in private, but would she dare to do it to her face? Bi Tielin will not let her.
Liang Xiaoxiao blinked as she lowered her head. She had to give it to him anyway, she said. She said gently, "Come back and give the money to Yueyue. He's almost got his coal money back, and he's already made connections. He should give Yueyue the three hundred thousand or so..."
"What? How many tens of thousands?!"
No one knew what Bi Tielin said to Bi Yue. Bi Yue went home with swollen eyes, and less than two hours later, her voice became hoarse.
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