NOVPUBWhat an amazing feeling!
After his older siblings left, Xiaowang happily poured a basin of warm water and bathed the puppies by himself. While washing, he sang, “I love bathing, I love bathing; oh oh oh, so many bubbles~” Lin Lan had casually hummed this while giving him baths, but somehow, he had managed to pick it up after a while.
Then, Gumi came to her and said, “Third Aunt, my mother asked me to go along with you to Grandmother’s house.”
Lin Lan responded and said to Gumi, “Do you want to play with Xiaowang here?”
Gumi also liked puppies. She discussed with Eldest Sister-in-law Han that she also wanted to have one, so she made a reservation to take one of the puppies back after it was done with nursing. In the past, the old lady wouldn’t allow anyone to raise pets because she thought that it was a waste of food. Now that they have divided families and Gumi wanted one, Eldest Sister-in-law Han had also agreed.
Gumi said, “Third Aunt, I think it would be better for me to go with you.”
Lin Lan agreed with that, but Xiaowang didn’t want to go. So, he was left on guard duty to watch the house with the little puppies.
Lin Lan and Gumi then went to Old Lady Han’s place. Eldest Brother Han, Second Sister-in-law Han, Eldest Sister-in-law Han and Haotian were already seated in the yard. Old Man Han, Second Brother Han and Han Qinghua were at work.
Haotian had been rather silent since the relationship between him and his grandparents became strained. Apart from going to work every day, he merely kept thinking about the things he could do to help. If there wasn’t a need to, he wouldn’t come to his grandparents’ house either.
Han Jinyu was hiding in her room, lying on the window sill and listening in to the conversation.
Lin Lan looked at Haotian, “Haotian, why don’t you go to work? There doesn’t have to be so many people here since your mom is here.”
Haotian was a little worried. After all, he was worried that they would bully his mother.
Lin Lan smiled and said, “Go ahead.”
Eldest Sister-in-law Han also ushered him to leave, “I have your Third Aunt here with me.”
Old Lady Han snorted loudly when she heard this. One person had used an axe to destroy her wardrobe while the other had upturned the table full of dishes during the New Year’s reunion dinner. Both of these women were thorns in her eyes.
Haotian glanced at his father and Eldest Brother Han instructed him to leave, so the boy brough Gumi along with him to work. 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
Old Lady Han sat on the futon in the main seat, crossed her legs and waved her cattail leaf fan, “Today, let’s discuss Jin Yu’s marriage. The Liu family is generous enough to have offered a dowry of 10 Yuan. It includes a bicycle, a watch, a radio, and two hooks of cloth. We can’t be shabby and let the Liu family look down on us. Each brother here will provide a quilt, 10 Yuan each and group together to purchase a sewing machine…”
Lin Lan almost blurted out, “Wow, you really have no shame in asking us to provide so many things, do you?”
Second Sister-in-law Han couldn’t help it when the old lady said something about all brothers providing a quilt, but she didn’t want to take the lead, so she wanted her Eldest Sister-in-Law and Lin Lan to start the conversation. How could she have predicted for Eldest Sister-in-Law Han to be as silent as a log and for Lin Lan to keep swallowing her words?
