But just because they were too well-behaved, they were overlooked. Just like the third sibling, just because he earned money and sent it back home, even if he only comes back once a year, they would treat him a bit better. They recall him only once a month, but the situation is different for the eldest and second siblings, who are always around and dropping by for meals at home. Naturally, they have more familiarity and intimacy.
Just like the way fingers on a hand all have different lengths.
âIs Hanhan never going to bring Little Huzi back?â
Mr. Yun furrowed his brows, âDidnât Hanhan already tell us? She said sheâll bring Little Huzi back once heâs a bit older. Theyâve only just gone to town a few days ago.â
âOnly a few days? It feels much longer.â
Mr. Yun, feeling helpless, got up to cook.
His wife is just not used to them not being at home.
When Hanhan was at home, sheâd handle everything. Now that Hanhanâs gone, all the house chores and tasks like cooking, laundry, and feeding the pigs fell onto his wife. How could she not miss them?
Now that Yun Men arrived, Yun Shuang, this elder sister, wouldnât fall behind, of course.
After finishing her work, she hurried over.
âMom, I heard that my sister-in-law took my third brother and Little Huzi back to her motherâs house. What on earth is going on? Isnât her motherâs house very far away? Why would she be going back there?â
Yun Shuang had been working all this time and hadnât had the time to come over. She was planning to check on her third brother once she had finished this busy period but heard about this matter and had to rush over.
Mrs. Yun looked at her eldest daughter, Yun Shuang, âHanhan chose to regard someone as her own father and also to take care of him when he gets old. She even moved her household registration to the town. If thatâs not going back to her âparents,â then what is it? Your third brother went to be a matrilocal husband.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yun Shuang was confused, âMom, are you saying that Hanhan is treating a stranger like her father? Who is this man? Do we know him?â
âYes, you do. He was here when Little Huzi was one month old and even gave us ten dollars.â
Yun Shuang suddenly recalled this event.
âAnd I also heard rumors that Little Huzi is a star that brings disaster and caused his fatherâs accident. Not many people knew that Little Huzi was born on the day his father had his accident. How did this news leak out? Mom, could it be my two sisters-in-law who spread it? Is this why Hanhan was angry and took third brother and Little Huzi away?â
Mrs. Yun didnât say a word.
Seeing Mrs. Yunâs silence, Yun Shuang knew she guessed correctly.
âMom, you hurt Hanhanâs feelings. Initially, when the third brother was down, it was already very hard on her to take care of him and Little Huzi. Now that my elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law did this, and youâre acting this way too, youâre going to upset her. Mom, youâre confused! Youâve been living with my sister-in-law for so long now, donât you know what the kind of person she is? Look at my elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, not to sound harsh but, if youâre expecting them to support you in your old age, youâre dreaming!â
Mrs. Yun gave Yun Shuang a faint look.
âOh, I donât know what to say to you. My elder sister-in-law only ever thinks of her own family, and in all these years, have you ever seen my second sister-in-law being generous? Oh, forget about this. I wonât say anymore. Whoever gives more towards caring for us elderly people in the future, whether itâs my eldest son or my second son, thatâs how much my third daughter-in-law will give. And about living with the third siblingâs family, I guess you should give up on that idea. Even if the third brother wakes up one day, he wonât say anything against the decisions my third daughter-in-law made. Consider that heâs severed the brotherly relationship with our eldest and second sons.â