It's only a few days until September.

The military academy's advanced training class has started.

Zhao Xingyu began his daily routine of leaving home early and returning late.

I heard that the refresher class has to do drills in the morning, meetings in the evening, explain the learning process, do homework when they get home at night, and have exams every few days.

Seeing this, Qi Sisi was shocked.

It's harder than the college entrance examination candidates later.

At least the training intensity for our college entrance examination candidates is not that high.

In the meantime, she also met Zhao Xingyu's half brother.

Zhao Xingming is only sixteen years old this year and is in his second year of high school.

Still a young man.

He is lively and cheerful, with two little canine teeth when he smiles, and looks very simple.

Looks too similar to Jo Sung Woo.

Zhao Xingyu looks like his mother, with delicate features and sharp edges, like a fine work of art.

Zhao Xingming is more like Lao Zhao and Liu Qin, with a square forehead and a chubby face. His eyes are almond-shaped like Liu Qin's, with a clear look and a hint of innocence.

Perhaps because he is well protected, this younger brother looks like an ordinary boy, somewhat innocent and a little naughty.

My attitude towards them was more of curiosity, as if I had finally met the legendary brother and sister-in-law. I unconsciously approached them and became quite close to them.

놊Like Liu Qin's indifference and pickyness.

The two of them had no ill feelings towards their adopted brother. He had a good temper and they were willing to give him some face. As a result, the reconstituted family had been living in peace and tranquility recently.

Except Liu Qin sometimes can't help but find fault...

"Xiao Qi, I'm telling you, isn't it a bit too extravagant for you to take a shower every day?"

"We stay at home every day, and we sweat like men. It's a waste of energy for you to take a shower every day."

Liu Qin didn't notice it at first.

After all, she spends more time upstairs.

Yesterday, she saw that the firewood that had just been moved into the kitchen two days ago was gone so quickly, and she was still wondering. Now, when she saw Qi Sisi coming out of the shower covered in mist, she immediately knew the reason.

Qi Sisi's eyes were full of innocence.

"녦When I'm at home늀I take a bath every day!"

The southern region has a subtropical climate, which is warm and humid, unlike the cold and dry north.

Even if you do nothing at home all day, you will still stink if you take a shower.

She grew up in the south and developed the habit of taking a bath every day. Now she is asked to change this habit and she is really annoyed.

Liu Qin looked at her carefully and thought, no wonder her daughter-in-law has such fair and tender skin, like a baby's.

"You don't have to wash it every day. It wastes a lot of firewood. And this is over there in your house."

"Firewood also costs money. You know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. You are young and you are..."

Liu Qin was chattering, but was interrupted.

"Liu Qin, what do you mean?"

Zhao Si walked in from the yard with a cold face.

"ah?"

Liu Qin was confused. She glanced at the sky and asked in confusion, "Old Zhao, why are you back?"

It's not time for work yet.

"It's the weekend."

Old Zhao had a stern face and spoke in a hard tone.

He didn't have to go to work today, so he went to visit an old friend in his spare time. He talked about his daughter-in-law being pregnant, and the other party had a relative who would take care of the pregnant woman, so he thought about coming back to ask.

Fortunately, I am back, and I still know how my wife talked to my daughter-in-law in private!

"What did you mean by 'this is your home'?"

"I'm telling you, Liu Qin, Xingyu is my son, Sisi is my daughter-in-law, this is not their home, I let them live here! If you have any opinions, come to me, don't do these little things in private."

Liu Qin was scolded harshly.

Thinking of what I had just said, I suddenly felt aggrieved.

"Lao Zhao, you...you miss me so much?" Liu Qin looked like she was about to cry, with red eyes.

"Am I saying all this for you, for this family?"

"Look at her. She takes a bath every day, and she has to use firewood to heat the hot water. What kind of daughter-in-law would do this? What a waste!"

The firewood used to last a week, but now it's gone in two days...

Hearing the familiar words "For you, for this family", Lao Zhao felt irritated for some reason.

"There's no point in our family simmering down a quarrel. Why are you always staring at your daughter-in-law?"

"You used to be like this, why are you becoming more and more stingy?"

"Forget about it, my daughter-in-law is pregnant, what's wrong with her using some hot water?"

You're always at home, you can't even take a shower, right?

Liu Qin opened her mouth, but couldn't speak for a while.

"Old Zhao, in your eyes, am I like this?"

Qi Sisi beside her was embarrassed and stopped tickling her fingers.

"Dad, listen to me."

I think my mother-in-law didn't mean that just now, it was just a coincidence that my father came back, so she misunderstood.

Now that the quarrel has become like this, how embarrassing it is...

"You can say it!"

Liu Qin suddenly shouted loudly.

Qi Sisi was startled and shrank back.

"You scared her."

Old Zhao frowned, stared at her critically, and said, "Liu Qin, do you think you look like a shrew now?"

"If you have something to say, just talk it out. Why do you have to make such a fuss? You used to look down on people like that the most!"

Liu Qin was silent.

At this moment, she suddenly understood those who were making so much noise, and even felt a little jealous...

"dad!"

"Listen to me."

Qi Sisi raised the volume.

Their quarrel must be interrupted, but this matter is not over yet.

The key point is that she knew her stepmother-in-law didn't mean it that way, she was just talking in haste and it just so happened that her father-in-law heard it.

"It was just a misunderstanding. Don't be angry."

"I'm used to taking a shower every day. Aunt Liu means that the climate here is similar to my home..."

Old Zhao understood.

He said with a straight face and expressionless face: "I know!"

But the look in his eyes when he looked at Liu Qin was still full of sorrow.

"Your temper has been getting worse recently. You should go to the hospital for a checkup. I've seen other people say it's menopause or something, and your symptoms are very similar."

Recently, he has been finding fault with his daughter-in-law. She nags at mealtimes and when she does laundry. She controls everything, which annoys him.

"I didn’t......"

Liu Qin suddenly felt empty.

She knew clearly what menopause was and she did it on purpose.

Her older sisters all said that men are always thinking about carrying on the family line. If her step-son's wife gave birth to a boy, the old man would lean more and more towards the step-son, and life would be difficult for her and her son.

Now that her stepdaughter-in-law has come to live with her, she has to educate her well and change everything that she likes so that her stepdaughter-in-law can be on the same page with her.

Otherwise, when I go back and see the old man’s ex-wife, I will treat that woman as my own mother-in-law. How will I have any face left?