Chapter 4

Pushing open the door, Bai Xiuxiu saw her two precious ones leaning against the window, looking out.

Seeing her enter, they both jumped off the kang and rushed towards her.

“Mom!”

“Mommy, Yueyue was super well-behaved today, she didn’t cause any trouble at all!” The little girl, with two buns on her head, looked up at her with anticipation. Her fair face was incredibly cute.

“Mommy, Mingming was super well-behaved too!”

The child beside her, not to be outdone, followed suit with a whine.

Bai Xiuxiu looked at her two treasures, and felt her heart, which had been a ghost for decades, instantly filled.

She hugged both children into her arms, carried them to sit on the kang, kissed each of them, and then went to the locked box on the kang and took out a box of candy.

This was something she had asked her sister to mail to her.

They couldn’t buy Big White Rabbit milk candy here, but her sister could find a way to buy some.

She had obtained these with great difficulty, just to keep the two children obedient when no one was watching them during the autumn harvest.

The two children were just two years old now. Although they could speak, they still didn’t understand much.

She was always worried about the people in the house.

She could only bribe them with candy.

“One for each of you. You have to be obedient tomorrow too.” Bai Xiuxiu finished, unable to resist kissing the two children again.

She had been away from her children for too long.

Her dog of a husband, after her death, didn’t care much for the two children. It was as if he was afraid that seeing them would remind him that she was dead.

She could only float beside him.

God knew how much she wanted to strangle her unlucky husband at that time!

The three of them were enjoying themselves in the room.

However, things were not so good at the dinner table in the main room.

Zhao Guifen blocked her eldest son with a black face, “What? You really dare to take it? I tell you, if you dare to take the food back to your room, I’ll die in front of you.”

“Big brother, no matter how uncomfortable sister-in-law is, you can’t all not sit at the table to eat. What would people think? Are you really going to split the family?” Wang Qingfu, the second son, said disapprovingly.

He was somewhat jealous of his silent brother, and felt that he was a level higher.

His elder brother’s appearance was such that no girl in the village didn’t like him. But he was a simpleton, not talking to anyone, until he saw his sister-in-law. He fell in love at first sight and insisted on marrying her.

Although his sister-in-law was beautiful, her family was not here, so she had no support.

Moreover, Mom was not kind to the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but she was kind to him.

“Mom didn’t let my older brother go to middle school, but he went anyway!”

“He’s able to be a warehouse manager in the village because he went to school!”

“Looks don’t put food on the table!”

Zhao Guifen felt much better after hearing her second son’s words. “Listen to your brother! That’s what I call a sensible person!”

“Big brother, why do you have to make Mom angry? It’s a good day, and we still have to work this afternoon. No matter how much your sister-in-law throws a tantrum, she wouldn’t refuse to come out to eat.” The fifth son, Wang Qingqi, chimed in.

He had just gotten married, but he knew that he had to curry favor with his mother in this family!

They all spoke their minds, and after listening, Wang Qinghe simply looked at them calmly. “Mom, the four of us are eating in the room, you just divide it evenly. Otherwise, Xiuxiu will be unhappy…”

Zhao Guifen: …

So it was all in vain, right?

He didn’t listen to a single word?

“Big brother, although I just got married, I have to say something. Sister-in-law is like this, if people hear about it, they’ll laugh at our family to death! They’ll think she’s giving Mom a hard time. Whose wife is like your sister-in-law?” Zhou Jiaojiao also spoke up, not very happy.

She had just gotten married, and her sister-in-law was already causing trouble. Who was she trying to impress?

Besides, if her sister-in-law didn’t come out, how could Mom mention changing rooms for them?

She and her husband had just gotten married, and they were separated from their in-laws by a wall. It wasn’t convenient to do things.

Besides, she had seen the western room, and it was nice.

She had always lived in a good house, and when she got married, her husband had promised her that he would never let her suffer.

“Jiaojiao is right! What? Do you really want your old mother to die in front of you?” Zhao Guifen, hearing everyone else backing her up, felt even more confident in her words.

Wang Qinghe didn’t change his expression at all. “Mom, even if I took all the food on this table, you wouldn’t die in front of me. But if I don’t bring the food back, Xiuxiu will be angry, and if she’s angry, her illness will worsen.

She’s a patient, and if I don’t bring the food back, I won’t do any work at home this winter.”

He was strong, and he had learned hunting skills from an old hunter in his early years. During the winter, only he and a few other families could secretly go hunting in the mountains.

If he didn’t go to the mountains, their family wouldn’t have enough meat and vegetables for the winter.

Zhao Guifen was so angry that she felt dizzy. “You, you heartless thing!”

“Mom, serve the food.” Wang Qinghe didn’t do it himself, and he also ignored everyone else in the house.

He didn’t like talking to this family. They were all calculating, for food, for their own interests.

He just wanted to live a good life with Xiuxiu, he wanted to see her happy.

As for everything else, he didn’t care much.

“Old woman, your eldest daughter-in-law isn’t easy either. She’s sick, and our son is worried about her. Let them eat in the room, and when they’re ready, they can come back to eat.” Old Wang finally spoke.

He didn’t get involved in petty family matters.

But… if the eldest son didn’t go hunting in the winter, that would be a big deal for the family.

The second son had a job as a warehouse manager, but it was just in the village.

The commune was recruiting people this year, and the fifth son had gone to middle school, and he was also smart. Now he was married. The winter’s prey would have to be used to give gifts to the fifth son.

Then, if the fifth son and his wife went to work in the commune, wouldn’t their family’s life be even better?

For the sake of the long-term, they couldn’t make a fuss now.

Zhao Guifen’s face was sullen. Although she didn’t want to agree, even though she was known for being unreasonable, she still listened to her husband.

She quickly served the food for the four people in the western room. Zhao Guifen, with her nose and eyes full of disdain, pushed the basin towards him. “Get out, get out, get out!”

The task was complete, and Wang Qinghe turned and left.

The others in the house were immediately unhappy.

Who wouldn’t want to eat in their own room? Close the door, and their little life would be so good?

Bai Xiuxiu didn’t know about all the mess in the main house, and she wasn’t curious. Anyway, whatever she wanted, her husband would get it for her. That was how it was when she was alive, and he hadn’t found anyone else after she died.

Soon, Wang Qinghe entered the room.

As soon as he entered, he saw his wife holding their two children and telling them stories.

A warmth spread through his usually calm heart.

He placed the small table in the room on the kang. “Xiuxiu, the food is here, let’s eat.”