Chapter 536: Chapter 363: Two in One_3

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“This wife of mine…” Luo Gangshun shook his head helplessly as he slipped off his shoes and got on the kang, “Just right, I haven’t had my fill either. Jianxin, come up too, let’s us brothers drink a couple of small glasses.”

“I’ll go back and fetch the liquor, we have two bottles of good stuff at home, gifts from my son-in-law, I’ve been reluctant to drink them. Today, with Baohe’s return, I’m happy, let’s drink them up.”

“Enough already,” Luo Gangshun grabbed him, “No matter how good your son-in-law’s gifts are, can they be better than the ones Chuxia’s son-in-law brought? Xia, Uncle Gangshun wants to drink your wedding liquor, you didn’t forget to bring some for Uncle Gangshun, did you?”

Luo Xiaoqiong rolled her eyes at her dad: “Dad, wasn’t the liquor you drank at the wedding party the wedding liquor?”

“That’s different. I was supposed to drink the wedding liquor and then the ‘return three days after’ liquor, but I didn’t get to drink that, so I need to make up for it now,” Luo Gangshun insisted confidently.

“I’ve had it ready for you for a long time.” Chuxia took out a light blue porcelain bottle from the small cabinet under the edge of the kang, “This is what my father-in-law asked me to bring back for you, he said that you like this one.” She then handed a red porcelain bottle to Chen Jianxin, “Uncle Jianxin, this is the one my dad picked for you, why don’t you try and see if my dad chose right?”

“Basking in the glow of my grandniece, I get to taste such fine liquor,” Chen Jianxin couldn’t help but lick his lips, “No need to sniff, looking at the bottle alone tells me, the liquor my son-in-law bought gets left a hundred miles behind.”

“Chuxia’s father-in-law is…” Luo Gangshun pointed upwards, “such a high-ranking official. Tell me, who around here can compare to that? Let’s drop the pointless talk. In the end, our grandniece is blessed, and we all bask in her glory.”

Lin Baohe listened to this, his face breaking into a smile that he couldn’t suppress. In the past, aside from he and his wife boasting about their daughter, nobody else thought highly of her. So, any word of praise for his daughter was music to his ears.

Chuxia, on the other hand, felt her face heat up as she listened, but catching a glimpse of her parents’ expressions, she felt a sweet sense of pleasure.

During the meal, no one mentioned the old Lin couple’s and Zhang couple’s situation, only talking to Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan about some things that had happened in the village that they didn’t know about.

Whose family had taken in a daughter-in-law, whose daughter had gotten married, who had a new baby, who had a fight…

Not only Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan, but even Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong listened with great interest — mainly because Fat Auntie was so compelling when she spoke. Chuxia even thought it was a pity that Fat Auntie wasn’t a presenter.

After a meal with enough wine and food, when the table was cleared away, Fat Auntie took the initiative to broach the main topic, “Baohe, Yulan, if I had known you were still coming back to that house, I would have reached out to the Zhang couple more.”

“Actually, they’re pretty decent folks. I used to get along with them quite well, but then Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin kept visiting them, and I didn’t want to run into them, so I stopped going over. Unexpectedly, they went and turned the situation into such a mess.”

“How is my older brother doing?” Lin Baohe inquired, “Were they involved in this mess, too?”

“No, the old couple has been staying on their side, but apart from meals, they spend their time either at the Zhang family’s or Baohai’s, so the relationship has gotten pretty tense.”

Chen Jianxin couldn’t resist adding in: “My dad was saying the other day, he doesn’t know what Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were thinking, of the four kids, it’s like only the youngest is their own. What’s all this about?”

“I don’t know either, but from a young age, I was the one they least favored. If it weren’t for the villagers saying I was their own child, I’d really suspect I was someone else’s throwaway.”

Luo Gangshun looked incredulous: “Baohe, with that old couple’s temperament, if you were really someone else’s throwaway, would they even give you a second glance, let alone raise you to adulthood?”

“That’s true,” Lin Baohe said with an embarrassed smile, “Just wild thoughts, of course, I know it’s not possible, but still, I really don’t understand them. If it were because I don’t have a son, my older brother does, and they could be a bit nicer to him, not like with Xiao Hai. Now Xiao Hai has the twins, but even when he was unmarried, my parents were closest to him. I’ve seen my mother secretly set aside things for Xiao Hai to eat, and you know how protective she is over food, so even now at this age, I’m still puzzled over this.”

While the group discussed the issue at home, Jing Zhe had already arrived at the county committee office, indeed, Zhang Dongfang was still there.

“Why are you here?” Upon seeing Jing Zhe suddenly appear at the door, Zhang Dongfang was surprised; then, realizing why, a speck of shame crossed his face, “The house isn’t freed up yet, I’m really sorry. I went back the day before yesterday, my parents heard some rumors, and now they’re not willing to cooperate with me.”

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