Chapter 34 It’s hard to guard against domestic thieves
When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone on her face through the east window, Su Qing felt a burning sensation on her face and slowly woke up.
Because she didn't sleep well yesterday, she still had no intention of getting up even though the sun was already high in the sky.
"You said you were not lazy, but it's already so late and you're still sleeping like a dead pig." Bai Lanfang deliberately shouted loudly in the yard.
Just now, Li Jianhua opened the door but failed to wake Su Qing up. Instead, it was after hearing the roar that Su Qing realized where she was.
"Hey, Second Young Madam is up! Lunch is almost ready. Wash up and you'll be able to eat soon." Bai Lanfang was killing chickens in the yard. She seemed very hospitable and enthusiastic, but she was obviously speaking in a sarcastic way.
How could Su Qing, who is so smart, not hear it?
Su Qing walked over, picked up the basket of chicken feathers on the ground, and sprinkled them on Bai Lanfang's face. Chicken feathers flew all over the sky. When the morning breeze blew, Bai Lanfang's head, face, body, and the whole yard were covered with chicken feathers.
"You are rebelling!" A colorful feather just blocked Bai Lanfang's eyes. She had a wet chicken in her hands and she couldn't free her hands to remove the feather from her eyes.
The more anxious she became, the funnier her actions became, causing Li Jianguo, who was watching nearby, to burst out laughing.
"You little brat, you're still laughing. Come over and help me take it off." Li Jianhua smiled and went over to take off the feather.
"I'm asking you, did you take the brown sugar and malted milk from my luggage bag?" Su Qing wanted to pick up the basin of boiling hot water on the ground that was used to roll chicken feathers.
If Bai Lanfang dared to say no, Su Qing would really pour the steaming hot water on the woman's head.
In the house, Li Weimin heard the noise in the yard and hurried out. Seeing Su Qing's aggressive look, he was also shocked and snatched the plate of water from Su Qing.
"Sister-in-law, you can't do this. If you spill it, something bad will happen."
Who said this girl is weak and cowardly? With such a bold attitude, you would say she is timid!
Bai Lanfang was frightened by Su Qing's tricks. Knowing she was in the wrong, she thought she could take the things secretly without anyone noticing. She didn't expect Su Qing to investigate the matter as soon as she got up.
At this time, Lu Xingchen had just come back from outside. When he saw the situation in front of him, he didn't know what had happened.
At this time, a sound came from the old man's room in the family. Lu Xingchen had sharp ears and turned into his grandmother's room.
Probably because he heard the quarrel in the yard, the old man could no longer sit still and struggled to get up.
Lu Xingchen was afraid that she would fall, so he carefully protected her all the way.
With the help of Lu Xingchen, Liu Po came to the yard on crutches.
The old man knocked twice on the plate in front of Bai Lanxiang with his walking stick and said, "Lanfang, tell me, did you take the brown sugar and malted milk?" After that, he coughed violently.
"Grandma, yes, I helped to tidy up the room last night and I took it. But grandma, please be fair. Su Qing is a new daughter-in-law, and she came back without any souvenirs. She came back empty-handed. How can this be accepted? It is against etiquette!" Bai Lanfang was so cunning. She made up excuses and even turned the tables.
"Brown sugar and malted milk are the souvenirs we brought. It was too late yesterday and we were not able to take them out in time, but you can't just take them without asking! Your purpose is to rob me of my money. If I hadn't carried my valuables with me, they would have been stolen by you, a greedy villain. It's really hard to guard against a thief in your own home." Su Qing has never lost when it comes to arguing with people.
After hearing this, Bai Lanfang was speechless.
"I'm giving it back to you. What's so special about it?" Li Yuejiao, the younger sister, took the bag of brown sugar and malted milk from Bai Lanfang's room and threw it hard in front of Su Qing.
Li Yuejiao remained silent. At this moment, if she didn't take the initiative to stand up, Su Qing would not know that Lu Xingchen had a younger sister.
Su Qing couldn't guess her identity for a moment, and wanted to teach her a lesson, but was stopped by Lu Xingchen.
"Little sister, go back and don't add fuel to the fire. Don't you think the house is messy enough?" Liu Po smashed her cane to the ground with all her strength. With a "bang", dust flew everywhere.
In this family, Li Tiejun is not here and Li Weimin is weak, so the eldest sister-in-law Bai Lanfang is usually in control. Today, the authority of this mistress of the family was seriously challenged by Su Qing.
However, the old lady couldn't help herself and took action anyway, which made Bai Lanfang feel a little scared.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you standing in the yard?" At this time, a fashionable young woman came in through the gate, followed by a little boy of five or six years old.
The woman who came in could be heard outside the house.
Her hairstyle was very unique and obviously well-groomed. She had light makeup on her face and wore an elegant halter floral dress and a pair of transparent sandals. Her outfit was simple yet refined.
Her outfit didn't match the messy environment at all, and even looked a bit out of place.
"Who is this?" After a day, Lu Xingchen still had no chance to introduce his family members to Su Qing.
Su Qing still didn't know who this person was who suddenly appeared.
"She is the eldest sister," Lu Xingchen introduced her softly in Su Qing's ear.
After Li Yuemei came in, she walked straight over and greeted her grandmother and said hello.
She came back this time because she received a letter from her eldest brother, and her task was to help persuade her second brother to divorce.
I just found out today that my sister-in-law is so charming. She looks so stunning even without makeup. If she dressed up as carefully as I do, she would definitely be a popular figure.
It seems that my second brother has a good vision.
As soon as she entered the room, Li Yuemei noticed the outstanding-looking woman standing next to Lu Xingchen. Seeing that her expression was calm from beginning to end and she did not look away, she was secretly amazed.
The little boy who came with them was Li Yuemei’s son, named Wen Zhuangzhuang, who was five and a half years old. Although his cousin Li Jianhua was three years older than him, the two had already known each other for a long time and soon began playing together. The adults were not quite sure when Li Jianhua took him out.
In those days, children in rural areas were raised freely, and they were not as precious as they will be in the 21st century.
With the arrival of Li Yuemei, several curious women came to the village entrance. They also saw the commotion in the yard just now.
Everyone praised Li Yuemei for her promising future, saying that she was getting more and more beautiful as she grew older and her son was also handsome.
"Yuemei is still married to a good man. Her husband is Wenhu, the owner of a state-owned bookstore in Yangshi, the provincial capital. She is a housewife who doesn't have to go to work. She is really enviable!"
Instead, they talked about Su Qing's ruthlessness in breaking up the relationship and made irresponsible remarks.
Only then did Su Qing realize that Bai Lanfang had killed the chicken early in the morning specifically for Li Yuemei.
Li Yuemei was relaxed and soon integrated with everyone in the room. Even Grandma Liu was made to smile by her.
It was her arrival that turned the tense situation back to a harmonious atmosphere of peaceful coexistence.
The people outside were about to disperse when they saw that there was nothing more fun to watch, but were suddenly startled to death by a shrill cry.
"Aunt, Zhuangzhuang has drowned, please go and have a look!" The voice arrived before the person arrived. Li Jianjun ran in in a daze and panic.