Chapter 51: Mo Haoyue asks Liu Baoguo and his wife to come to G County

That evening, the various branches of the Mo family were restless. In the eldest brother’s room, the eldest sister-in-law asked, “Head of the family, what do you think the fourth brother came back for today? Our mother even slapped our father.”

The eldest brother Mo had worked in the fields all day and was too tired to listen to her.

Eldest Brother Mo: “I’ve been working all day, let’s go to bed quickly. If there’s something good, our mother will think of us. Don’t worry about why he came back.”

The eldest sister-in-law thought so too, and went to bed with the eldest brother Mo.

In the third brother Mo’s room, they were also discussing this matter. The third sister-in-law curiously asked, “Head of the family, what do you think happened when the fourth brother came back? Our father even hit our mother. Father has never hit Mother before.”

The third brother Mo didn’t know about these things. After he and the eldest and second brothers helped their mother into the room, he asked the second brother, but the second brother was a silent type, and wouldn’t say anything no matter what he asked.

He had the same idea as the eldest brother. Anyway, their mother wouldn’t forget about him and the eldest brother if there was anything good, so why bother worrying about it?

“I don’t know what happened. Oh, don’t worry about it, let’s just do our own thing.” After saying this, the third brother Mo’s hands started to get restless.

Hearing the sounds from the next room, the eldest sister-in-law felt itchy and reached out to touch the eldest brother Mo, but was pushed away mercilessly by the eldest brother Mo.

“Are you annoying? You’re always thinking about these things. You’re not tired after working all day.” The eldest brother Mo said in a low voice.

The eldest sister-in-law cried aggrievedly. The eldest brother Mo hadn’t touched her for a long time. Every time she took the initiative, he said he was tired, or during the slack season he would scold her, saying she was so old and still thinking about these things all the time, and that she was shameless.

She couldn’t tell anyone about this, so she could only keep it to herself.

“Old man, I was wrong today. I got angry when I heard the name of the fourth brother’s wife, especially since the fourth brother said she didn’t want to come back. As long as she doesn’t divorce my son, she has to show filial piety for one day.”

Xu Cuihua said aggrievedly. There were many cases of husbands beating their wives in the village, and even if she went to the village head, the village head wouldn’t care, and might even send her back home, which would be a disgrace.

Now she hated Mi Xia the most. If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t have been beaten by the old man.

“You’re so right, when the fourth brother’s wife was here, don’t you know how partial you were? Even the second sister-in-law didn’t do as much work as her. Didn’t you push her to the limit, that’s why she separated the family?

The more the old man Mo spoke, the angrier he became. If it weren’t for the old woman being unkind to the fourth brother’s wife, the fourth brother’s wife wouldn’t have left. If she hadn’t left, the fourth brother’s allowance would still have been given to them.

But now, they only have a little money a month, and today this old woman even angered the fourth brother, and he didn’t even come back to stay tonight.

I don’t know when the fourth brother will come back next time. What if the fourth brother doesn’t care about them anymore? The old man Mo was so angry that he kicked Xu Cuihua.

With a thud, Xu Cuihua fell to the ground.

“Oh, my old waist!” Xu Cuihua lay on the ground and cried, clutching her waist.

The old man Mo didn’t even look at her and let Xu Cuihua lie on the ground howling.

“Mother, what’s wrong?” The second brother Mo rushed in anxiously.

“Are you blind? I fell off the bed, hurry up and help me up.” Xu Cuihua didn’t dare to lose her temper with the old man Mo, so she yelled at her second son, who was the most honest and filial.

After the second brother Mo helped Xu Cuihua to lie on the bed, the eldest and third brothers arrived slowly.

“Mother, what’s wrong with you?” The third brother Mo looked at Xu Cuihua with concern.

The eldest brother Mo was not to be outdone, “Yeah, Mother, what happened to you?”

Only Xu Cuihua couldn’t see that these two sons were just talking, and none of them wanted to help. They were tired after a day’s work, and massage was also strenuous, so they wouldn’t help.

Especially the third brother Mo, he was very unhappy now, his mother was disrupting things just as he was getting started.

“It’s okay, Mother’s okay. You’ve all worked hard all day, go back and rest. The second brother will take care of me.” Xu Cuihua smiled at her two favorite sons.

The eldest and third brothers Mo looked at each other. The eldest brother Mo said, “Then Mother, we two will go back and rest. We are really a bit tired after a day’s work.”

The third brother Mo: “Second brother, take good care of Mother, we’ll go back first.”

The second brother Mo felt very uncomfortable. He also did a day’s farm work, why didn’t Mother feel sorry for him? And his wife, since the fourth brother’s wife left, all the housework has been done by his wife.

It was okay for him, a grown man, but his wife was always tired and sore at night, often not able to fall asleep until two or three in the morning.

Although his wife never complained to him, he knew everything. Now, every day after work, he would help his wife with the housework.

But the eldest sister-in-law and the third brother didn’t. They could rest as soon as they came back. He was useless, he was sorry for his wife and children, letting them suffer with him.

On the other hand, Mi Qiu and his wife went home and started washing dishes and bowls.

The family had a happy dinner and then went back to rest.

The next day, after Mo Haoyue finished breakfast, he helped his eldest brother with his work. He planned to return to Kyoto in the afternoon.

This time, he wouldn’t take his parents to Kyoto. His mother scolded his wife, so he would take them to Kyoto after the busy farming season and meet Liu Baoguo and his wife.

It’s true that plans never survive contact with reality. Sure enough, Liu Baoguo and his wife, carrying a large pile of gifts, were standing at the door of the small western-style building.

“Who are you looking for?” Zhang Hongxia asked Liu Baoguo, who was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and Wang Fen, who was wearing a cheongsam.

“Is Mo Haoyue here?” Wang Fen asked with a smile.

“He is. Wait a moment, I’ll call my brother-in-law out.” Zhang Hongxia thought they were Mo Haoyue’s superiors, so she didn’t think much of it.

Zhang Hongxia: “Brother-in-law, someone is looking for you.”

When Mo Haoyue came out, he was stunned. He hadn’t told his eldest brother’s family about his biological parents, and he didn’t know how to tell them. He planned to let Mi Xia explain to them later.

He didn’t expect Liu Baoguo and Wang Fen to come.

Mo Haoyue greeted them, “Why did you come? Come in quickly.”

“Sister-in-law, do you have any tea?” Mo Haoyue asked Zhang Hongxia as he led them into the house.

“Yes, your eldest brother bought some before, but…” Zhang Hongxia stammered.

Mo Haoyue knew that Mi Qiu would definitely not be willing to buy good tea. Just as he was about to speak,

Wang Fen said, “I think you’re younger than me, so I’ll call you sister. No need for tea, just two cups of plain water, please, sister.”

Zhang Hongxia quickly waved her hand, “No trouble, no trouble. Brother-in-law, quickly take them inside to chat.”