âFine, fine!â Xiao Yuchuan waved his hand irritably, âDonât talk nonsense to me, Iâm not interested in listening.â
Xiao Ailiu was also annoyed by his attitude, stiffening her face and not knowing what to say. She ordered Su Qingyue in a commanding tone, âIâm thirsty, go get me a cup of water!â
Su Qingyue knew what kind of woman she was dealing with and ignored her completely.
âDid you hear me? Go get me a cup of water!â Xiao Ailiuâs face was livid with anger.
Xiao Yuchuan looked at her incredulously, âXiao Ailiu, what do you mean? Youâre ordering my wife around in my house?â
âWhat the hell do you mean, Xiao Yuchuan?â Xiao Ailiu was a forceful person herself, âIâm your elder sister! How dare you speak to me like this!â
âWhy wouldnât I? Youâre my sister?â Xiao Yuchuan sneered, âWhatâs your last name?â
âWhy would you ask that?â Xiao Ailiu said with a straight face, âOf course, my last name is Xiao.â
âYour last name is Chen, Chen Xiaoshi,â he reminded her coldly, âXiao Ailiu, donât forget, you got married and took your husbandâs last name. You left the Xiao family. Donât boss my wife around in my house.â
âYou!â Xiao Ailiu was so angry her heart ached. She looked at silent Xiao Qinghe and approached him with a friendly manner, âFourth Brother, youâre the good one. Your third brother is really unsightly.â
Xiao Qingheâs expression was indifferent, his gaze full of coldness, âBig sister, what third brother means is what I mean. Donât shout at my wife.â
ââ¦â Xiao Ailiu was annoyed as before, Fourth Brother obediently listened to her and never dared to talk loudly to her. It must be this vixen Su Qingyue who bewitched him. She couldnât help but glare at Su Qingyue.
Su Qingyue thought this woman was so ridiculous. What was the point of glaring at her when she was unhappy with her younger brother? They had met for the first time and had no previous grudges.
Not bothering with her, Qingyue asked, âWhereâs second brother?â
Qinghe looked at Su Qingyue, his gaze gentle, âSecond brother went to buy vegetables. We only have dried fish and a few salted pig bones at home. I boiled the pig bones and scraped off half a bowl of meat to fry. Second brother went to Aunt Zhangâs to buy vegetables.â
As his words fell, Xiao Yishan limped into the yard with one hand holding a crutch and the other carrying a bundle of vegetables tied up in grass. Seeing Su Qingyue, his deep eyes filled with joy, âYueâer, youâre back from town!â
âYeah, second brother.â She smiled slightly at him.
Xiao Yishan walked up to her, his gaze affectionate, his eyes full of longing. He saw a strand of her sweat-soaked hair falling by her temple and reached out to help her tuck it behind her ear. She stepped back uncomfortably, âSecond brother, hurry up and wash the vegetables. I want to eat them tonight.â
His hand froze in mid-air, but upon hearing her words, he nodded, âAlright.â
Xiao Yuchuan saw that as soon as second brother returned, he wanted to touch his wife. Jealousy welled up in his heart, but he didnât say anything.
Xiao Ailiu saw that everyone in the family was ignoring her, her face stiff. She walked to the firewood shed and ran her hand over the tall, mighty horse, âWhat a fine horse, second brother. How much did you buy it for?â
Xiao Yishan didnât pay any attention to her, went into the kitchen to fetch a basin of water, and started to wash the vegetables.
Xiao Ailiu didnât care about the lack of response as she carefully felt the horseâs hindquarters, âThis is a really good horseâ¦â
âSnort!â The horse seemed to dislike being touched by strangers and snorted a long breath from its nose.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om