With such a fuss, the sun has already reached the zenith.
Cheng Tianyuan continued to chop firewood, while Cheng's mother was busy cooking lunch in the kitchen.
Xue Ling was not idle. He helped collect firewood and went into the kitchen. He saw his mother-in-law Liu Ying rubbing her hands in a dilemma in the kitchen. When she saw him walking in, she quickly stepped aside to block her.
She secretly felt that something was wrong, and while she was putting on the firewood, she saw that the old man had cooked two pots of rice porridge. One pot had only rice water, and the other had half-dry porridge. The rice water was secretly taken into her room.
Xue Ling couldn't help but feel sad secretly.
The old man planned to drink the rice water secretly and save the porridge for her and Cheng Tianyuan to eat.
While picking yellow leafy vegetables, Liu Ying smiled lovingly and said: "Wait for me to stir-fry some side dishes and you'll be able to eat them soon."
Xue Ling nodded, walked to his room, opened the dowry box, and took out a bag of bacon.
"Mom, this is the bacon that my father dried himself. Let me bring some for you and your father-in-law to try."
The Cheng family has always lived a tight life, and can only smell a little meat flavor during the holidays. Liu Ying secretly swallowed her saliva and refused, saying that so much bacon was too expensive.
Xue Ling said deliberately: "There are few people in my family, and there is a lot of sunshine. Sometimes I can't finish the food and waste it. My father told me that he will send it to us every year and festival in the future, so that we can help eat it."
After Liu Ying heard this, she finally accepted it with confidence.
"Then...then I'll cook one. Ayuan is also at home today, so let him eat some meat."
After a while, the tempting smell of meat wafted from the kitchen.
Cheng Tianyuan had been chopping firewood in the yard, and Xue Ling walked in and out. Although he did not raise his head or speak, he knew everything clearly.
What is she doing? Being so attentive to her family members one after another?
The scene of her yelling and quarreling yesterday is still vivid in her mind. Could it be that he took the initiative to divorce her last night, and she felt happy? Guilty?
Thinking of this, he felt blocked deep in his heart.
Xue Ling saw that the back room was a little dirty, so he took a broom and went in to clean it.
Halfway through the sweep, an angry female voice came from the kitchen: "Mom! We only have one piece of bacon at home, and it was given to me by Sister Mei! How could you cook it all?!"
Xue Ling raised an eyebrow - Cheng Tianfang?!
Cheng Tianyuan has a sister named Cheng Tianfang, who is six years younger than her and is fourteen years old this year.
When the two families moved away from the entrance of Dahutong, Cheng's mother had a pregnant belly and did not give birth to her little daughter until she returned to Chengjia Village.
Cheng Tianfang didn't like studying, so she spent all day with some aunts and uncles in the village. She had a poor family and dropped out of school at a young age. Every day she wanted to marry and go to a big city to become a rich wife.
Cheng Tianyuan always wrote letters to persuade her to save money and send her to study, but she often ran away from school and wandered around the village.
In her previous life, Cheng Tianfang disliked Xue Ling very much. She spoke harshly and harshly. She also loved to snitch on her elder brother and say bad things about Xue Ling.
Not only that, she also told the villagers that Xue Ling had a lot of problems with being a pretty girl, causing Xue Ling to be secretly scolded by many people.
Xue Ling had a hot temper and could not stand his anger. He would argue with Cheng Tianfang three times a day, which made the family no longer peaceful. His honest and honest parents-in-law were so angry that they cried several times.
Cheng Tianfang was still shouting loudly in the kitchen: "Mom! That bacon is mine! You and I are going too far! You want to cook my bacon without saying a word, I don't agree!"
Liu Yingwen explained: "Girl, this is not your piece of bacon. These are brought by your sister-in-law from the city. Your sister-in-law is eating with us for the first time. She must have a good meal at noon."
Cheng Tianfang was furious when he heard this, and said in a sour tone: "As for it? She is not the only one who has bacon, so what are you proud of? What did you do to be so nice to her? You are the mother-in-law, and she should be nice to you!"
Liu Ying quickly made a booing gesture.
"Girl, don't talk nonsense."
Cheng Tianfang hummed and turned around without speaking.
She is the youngest daughter in the family, her brother is eleven years older than her, and he gives her everything.
Later, Cheng Tianyuan went to work in the county town, and she was the only half-year-old child at home. Naturally, her parents felt very distressed. As a result, she developed arrogance and a lot of bad temper.
Xue Ling vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Cheng Tianfang was running around all day, and then she was deceived by a city gangster. In the end, he cruelly sold her to the northern mountains to be a wife, and her life was miserable.
Maybe she had to give her parents-in-law a warning first, hoping to save her.
Xue Ling took out the trash, washed his hands and walked into the kitchen.
"Mom, let me help you."
Liu Ying blushed when she saw her, turned around and ran out for a walk, and didn't come back until it was time to eat.
Xue Ling set out the bowls and chopsticks, and Cheng Tianyuan helped serve the rice.
Liu Ying said with a smile, your father is not in good health and he has to eat in the house. I will accompany him inside and you two can eat together.
Xue Ling heard it immediately, remembered the thin rice water, and quickly gave Cheng Tianyuan a wink.
"Let's go in and eat with our parents."
Cheng Tianyuan suddenly remembered the figure of his old mother quietly carrying the rice milk basin just now, and quickly guessed it.
"Okay, let's bring all the dishes in."
Seeing that they could no longer hide it, Liu Ying and Cheng's father hurriedly hid the rice water.
Cheng Tianfang ran and jumped in again, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the largest piece of bacon and put it to his mouth.
Cheng Tianyuan glared at her, "Don't you need to wash your hands before eating?"
"Oh..." Cheng Tianfang ran out to wash his hands and ate bacon all the time when he came back.
Xue Ling helped Cheng's father and Cheng's mother pick up the bacon and vegetables before he started to eat.
Cheng Tianyuan looked at her considerate actions and saw his sister eating alone, his cold and handsome face darkened.
After eating, Xue Ling helped her mother-in-law clear the table.
Cheng Tianfang picked her teeth, crossed her legs, and hummed: "Mom, you have a wife, so you have to enjoy the blessings! Just let your sister-in-law do all this!"
Liu Ying glared at her secretly and continued to concentrate on cleaning up.
Xue Ling saw that Cheng Tianyuan's expression was very bad, so he endured it and did not have an attack.
She doesn't need to ask, someone will help her take care of this powerful "sister-in-law".
When Cheng Tianfang saw her mother going to wash the dishes, she immediately cursed her.
"Brother! Why don't you talk about my sister-in-law! How come it's my mother who washes the dishes? Look at the lazy wife you married!"
"Shut up!" Cheng Tianyuan shouted coldly: "How can you talk like this!"
Cheng's father tightened his face and said solemnly: "Afang, it doesn't matter who does the work at home. Your sister-in-law is working hard and has been busy since early in the morning. Look at you, you slept until midnight and only had time to go home for lunch!
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Liu Ying smiled apologetically at Xue Ling and said warmly: "Ling Ling, Ah Fang is still young and not sensible. Don't blame her for talking nonsense."
Xue Ling smiled and shook her head, saying: "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I won't argue with her."
"That's good! That's good!"
"Who wants to argue with you?! I'm so angry! I'm ignoring you!" Cheng Tianfang stamped her feet and ran out the door.
Cheng Tianyuan frowned, secretly feeling that this girl had a big problem.
"Dad, Mom, Xiaofang hangs around all day after dropping out of school. This is not okay."
Parents love Yao'er, Liu Ying and Cheng Jianguo are no exception, and sigh that she is still young.
Seeing this, Xue Ling took advantage of the situation and said: "Thirteen or fourteen years old, that is, a half-grown child. There are many human traffickers nowadays, and they always like to go to the countryside to deceive some young girls. This age is the easiest to be deceived. We still have to watch more.
Sister-in-law."
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother were shocked, and both thought she was right.
"A few days ago, the daughter of a family in Ouyang Village was deceived and taken away! I have been looking for her for several months, but there is no news at all."
Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "I'll find her an easy job this afternoon. It doesn't matter how much the money is, as long as I can hold her captive."
In these years, Cheng's father fell ill, and Cheng Tianyuan became the mainstay of the family.
He made this arrangement, and his parents had no choice but to agree.