Chapter 106: What a Sin!

Xu Qian looked up and saw that Xu Nian had cut her hair short, looked much darker, and was wearing a military uniform, giving off a lady vibe.

Xu Qian was full of disbelief, “Sister! How come you’ve changed so much! God, Mom wouldn’t recognize you.”

Xu Nian scratched her neat short hair and shook her head playfully, “Do you think my sister is cool and pretty? I’m not worse than those boys, right?”

Xu Qian laughed out loud, “Yes, yes, my sister is so pretty! So charming! If the girls in the yard saw her, they would probably blush.”

“Hahaha!” Xu Nian laughed.

Suddenly, Xu Nian thought of something. “By the way, how are you and Jiang Hao getting along? When we came back today, we saw him in the family compound. He was moving things for the military sister.”

Xu Qian smiled shyly, “We get along well. He comes to see me whenever he has leave. Maybe he had something to do today, so he didn’t come.”

Xu Weilan listened and felt a pang of sympathy for Xu Qian. What a considerate and kind girl she was!

Some people look decent, but you can never judge a person by their appearance. A good girl like Xu Qian often ends up suffering.

Xu Nian asked in a low voice, “When do you plan to get the marriage certificate?”

“I’ll go back to his hometown at the end of the year and file a marriage report.” Xu Qian looked at Xu Weilan, who seemed lost in thought. “Sister Lan, you’re getting hot; come in quickly.”

Xu Weilan shook her head, “I’ll go see Grandma.”

“I’ll go too!” Xu Nian replied, as she primarily wanted to see their grandmother.

Xu Qian put down the sweater she was knitting. “Let’s go together.”

On the way, the two sisters chatted about various important matters at home. Xu Nian listened with great interest.

Regarding Xu Tianming’s return, she said, “A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Humph, but we can’t forgive him easily. Sister Lan, we must teach him a lesson. He once let Li Aihua bully you.”

Xu Weilan tapped Xu Nian’s forehead lightly, “Well said, we can eat anything, but we can’t suffer any loss!”

Xu Nian nodded in agreement, “Especially you, Sister Qian! You’re a good person, do you hear me? Don’t let yourself suffer any loss!”

Xu Qian nodded in agreement.

Among the three sisters of the Xu family, Xu Qian was the most beautiful and kind-hearted. She always helped the elderly cross the street, returned lost items, and lent a hand to anyone in need.

Xu Nian often said that her silly sister was too kind-hearted and was the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.

When they arrived at the door of their house, they heard the angry cursing of Old Lady Xu from afar, “Xu Tianming, you useless thing!

I’ve told you several times that this mop needs to be washed with water. Smell it yourself! If you don’t wash it, it smells like urine!”

“Mom, I washed it, I really did.”

“It’s not clean; wash it again!”

Xu Tianming looked aggrieved. “Mom, my leg hurts so much, I want to rest for a while, okay?”

Old Lady Xu pouted and went into the house.

When Xu Tianming saw his mother leave, he breathed a sigh of relief, sat under the big tree in the yard, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was tired, so tired! Hot! Hot!

As soon as he sat down, he spotted Xu Weilan and Xu Qian. When he saw Xu Nian, he frowned, “Lan girl, Qian girl, who is this wild boy?”

Xu Nian clenched her fist and pretended to hit Xu Tianming.

Xu Tianming had been working all morning and was already very tired. In addition, his legs were not in good condition, making it difficult for him to stand steadily.

When Xu Nian scared him like this, he thought her fist was going to hit him in the face, so he sat down on the ground in fright.

When Xu Nian saw Xu Tianming sitting down, she exclaimed, “Uncle, I’m girl Nian! I was just teasing you. Why are you so timid? How could I hit you? Get up, get up.”

When Xu Tianming realized it was Xu Nian, he was furious. “Xu Nian, you wild girl! How dare you treat your elders like this! You… you… you’ve become a wild person. Who would dare to marry a girl like you in the future!”

Xu Weilan was unhappy. “How did my sister Nian become a wild person? She is a female soldier now, a glorious female soldier. Old Xu, when you speak, you should pay attention to the measure.”

Xu Tianming felt very aggrieved. His own daughter yelled at him, “I… I’m her elder! She treats me like this! Am I not allowed to say something to her?”

“Do you think you, as an elder, have the right to say anything about sister Nian?” Xu Weilan said coldly, not caring that he was still on the ground, and directly pulled her sisters into the house.

Xu Tianming’s eyes suddenly turned red. What a sin! What a sin he had committed! Old age is desolate and dreary.

He felt sorry for himself for a while, wiped the corners of his eyes, and seemed to have thought of something. He climbed up with the help of a crutch and rushed into the house.

It was just as he expected. Xu Weilan brought back a lot of good stuff, and he almost couldn’t get his hands on them!

When Xu Tianming stretched out his hand to take something, Old Lady Xu shouted, “Your daughter is back! Why don’t you go and cook?”

“I’m hungry too! I’ll have a piece of egg cake to fill my stomach first.”

Old Lady Xu felt disgusted with him for being so shameless.

During lunch, Yi Ci arrived again, carrying large and small bags. “Grandma, I packed some cold pork head and sweet and sour pork ribs for you.”

As she said that, she noticed the three sisters of the Xu family were all in the main room. Her eyes lit up. “Oh, little sister is back, and sister Nian is back too.”

Yi Ci had just put the things down when Xu Nian raised her fist.

Yi Ci dodged, “Wow! Good skills!”

Xu Nian raised her chin proudly, “Second brother Yi, just tell me if I’m handsome or not.”

“Haha, handsome!”

Yi Ci had completely integrated himself into the Xu family, feeling no sense of incongruity when interacting with them.

When Xu Tianming heard that Yi Ci had packed so many dishes, he was so happy that his teeth were grinning. He greeted him, “Xiao Ci, sit down. Dad will cook them soon.”

Xu Nian squeezed her eyes and said, “You call him Dad?”

Yi Ci coughed twice and replied, “Old Xu, you’ve worked hard!”

“Hahaha!”

Xu Nian understood instantly.

Xu Weilan watched them laugh and make noise, a slight smile on her lips.

But when she turned around, she saw Old Lady Xu looking at her.

Xu Weilan smiled, “Grandma, what are you looking at me for?”

Old Lady Xu held Xu Weilan’s hand, “My girl Lan has suffered…”

Xu Weilan shook her head, “Grandma, it’s not bitter. Your granddaughter is doing well.”

Grandma’s eyes seemed to see through everything. She had been through a lot and had long lost the youthfulness and liveliness that she should have at her age.

She sat there watching them laughing and playing, like an outsider.

Old Lady Xu saw it all and felt pain in her heart.

Old Lady Xu stroked her hands repeatedly, and everything was said without words.

During the past half month, Xu Tianming had been cooking every day, so his cooking skills had improved.

With the food packed by Yi Ci, lunch was quite satisfying.

After lunch, Yi Ci found an opportunity to tell Xu Weilan about Xiong Qi’s affairs.

Xiong Qi’s legs were broken. Although he could walk normally, he was no longer as flexible as before. In addition, two of his ribs were broken.

Broken bones are the most difficult to heal. Even if healed, it would still hurt if pulled slightly.

So Xiong Qi is now completely useless.