As Chen walked into the Chen family's door, Su Liu quickly took in the family's situation.
The Chen family is not rich, and is even poorer than the Su family. The three tile-roofed houses are quite old, and although they are not shabby, they are not new either. There are various agricultural items piled up in a mess in the yard.
The Chen family has three sons and two daughters. The Chen family is in the middle. There are two brothers at the top and a brother and a sister at the bottom. They are all married, so the Chen family is quite prosperous.
The eldest son, Chen Gui, was over thirty-eight years old. He married Chen Wang and gave birth to two sons and two daughters. The eldest son was seventeen. It was the time to talk about marriage. The two daughters, one fifteen, were already engaged, and the other twelve.
The youngest son is only seven years old.
The second child, Chen Liang, is thirty-five years old. He is married to Mrs. Chen Zhang and has three daughters and one son. The eldest daughter is already married, and Mrs. Chen Zhang still has another child in her belly.
The youngest daughter, Chen Siniang, married to Lijiacun.
The youngest son, Chen Hua, was twenty years old and had just been married for two years. His wife, Chen Xie, gave birth to a son and a daughter to him.
The Chen family is not rich, especially as children are born one after another, getting older one after another, and getting married and giving birth to daughters is imminent. Fortunately, the late Mr. Chen was quite courageous when he was young. He bought ten acres of fertile land and several brothers farmed it.
You won't miss three meals a day if you drink it.
Chen was caught in the middle. I heard that Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Xiao, was in pain all day and night before giving birth to her. She didn't like her very much. With the birth of her daughter and son, Chen Meiniang's temperament became weaker and weaker.
It made her unhappy.
My mother didn't like it, and so did my eldest brother and my younger siblings. If I hadn't been protected by my father, life would have been even more difficult.
Unfortunately, when Chen Meiniang was fifteen years old, her father arranged a marriage for her and left.
The death of old man Chen made the Chen family feel that Chen Meiniang was even more ominous. Until she gave birth to a six-fingered son, the Chen family was criticized for finding it difficult to marry a wife and a daughter, and they were even more disgusted. Even on New Year's Day, it didn't matter.
Good looking.
As for Chen Meiniang, she knew her family didn't like her, so she didn't touch her brow. It wasn't a major event, so she usually wouldn't bother her by going back to her parents' home. The last time she went back to her parents' home this distance was just during the Chinese New Year.
"Liu'er, call someone quickly." Mrs. Chen urged Su Liu with a hint of flattery.
Su Liu sighed, but still stepped forward and called people in turn: "Grandma, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, second aunt..."
She screamed, but they didn't even give her a look, they just snorted.
"Why are you here at this time?" Chen Xiao glanced at Su Liu and looked at Chen Meiniang and asked, with obvious impatience and boredom in her voice: "If you have this free time, you might as well serve your mother-in-law's house and please your mother-in-law."
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Looking at this tone, it seemed that she was not happy that Chen Meiniang was coming home at all. She thought of her little sister coming home, and Chen Xiao's words of "love and affection". The sharp contrast only made a trace of sadness flash in her eyes.
"It's been a long time since I've been home. I'm thinking about my mother and brothers." Ms. Chen forced a smile, then suddenly remembered something, opened the white gauze covering the basket next to her, and took out the still warm steamed buns.
and seven or eight eggs, and said: "Here are some steamed buns. Let some of my nephews try them. Mom, you can replenish your health with these eggs."
"Oh, thank you so much, Third Sister." When the eldest sister-in-law saw her, her eyes lit up, and she smiled with her yellow teeth exposed. She looked like a completely different person from the black-faced look just now.
Su Liu couldn't help but look down upon her. If she has something, she is the third sister. If there is nothing, she is nothing.
When Chen Xiao saw it, his expression became better, but he said, "You are living a good life over there, why bother bringing these here."
Mrs. Chen felt bitter in her heart, but she still had a smile on her lips and said, "Mom, I came here because I want to discuss something with you and my brothers."
