Otoharu

Chapter 2 Listening to the Corner
"Mother, don't worry, take a sip of tea and talk slowly." Mrs. Jiang handed the incense slice to her mother, and said in a calm tone.

Mrs. Xu has been on fire for the past few days, with several blisters on her mouth. Now that she came to her daughter, she finally found someone to confide in, and continued with reddened eyes: "Your brother, that unfilial son, refuses to say anything about his son. The origin of the child, but I see that child looks as good-looking as your brother, it must be his illegitimate child born outside, the child is as old as Meier, how long have we been hiding it from us!"

Mrs. Jiang listened carefully, and her pretty eyebrows frowned slightly. She knew her brother very well, and she was not the kind of person who would mess around outside, so she calmly helped her mother analyze it.

"Mother, you said that the child is as old as Meier, so he should be three years old this year. Three years ago, the second brother was only seventeen. He was studying in the county school and preparing for the Juren examination. Where would he have time to mess around outside? You and I know what my brother is like, he is not that kind of person."

Mrs. Xu wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, then sighed and said, "Of course I don't believe that my son is such an absurd person, but now the facts are in front of me, the children have been brought back, if the child is not your brother's Flesh and blood, why should he bring people back, isn't that a big mistake."

Mrs. Jiang was a little troubled listening to it, and what her mother said was not completely unreasonable, but she didn't see anyone, so she couldn't draw a conclusion, so she gently patted Xu's hand and said in relief: "Mother, you also Don't be too anxious, I'll go back with you and ask my second brother face to face."

Mrs. Xu finally regained her composure when she heard what her daughter said, nodded and said: "That's fine, your younger brother listens to you the most since he was a child, so you can ask yourself, maybe he can tell the child's origin clearly."

Li Meier on the side had been listening quietly all the time. Now that she heard that her mother was going back to her grandmother's house, she immediately regained her spirits, raised her little hand and said, "Mother, I also want to go to my grandmother's house with you."

"You ghost girl, do you want to go crazy at grandma's house again?" Jiang looked at her daughter reproachfully, but her tone was full of indulgence.

Mrs. Xu loves this granddaughter the most, and has already hugged her into her arms, crying heartily, "I want to take our niece with me, and niece hasn't been to grandma's house for a long time."

"Mother, Mei'er has just recovered from her illness for a few days, I'm afraid she will catch the wind again if she goes out again."

Jiang Shi didn't really want to take her little daughter out. She still had lingering fears about her daughter's serious illness a few days ago.

"Isn't it all over now? Besides, the weather has already moved into the hot season, so it's not so easy to catch a cold. Your father and your younger brother miss your nannie very much. If you see her, you will be very happy. "Xu stroked Li Meier's thinning hair and said with a smile.

"Mom, I'm fine now. I'm in good health now." Li Meier patted her small chest, and also spoke to the side. She was really curious about the illegitimate son of the uncle that her grandmother said, and wanted to see it with her own eyes. Not so personal.

In fact, Jiang also wanted to take her daughter back together, but she was worried about her mother-in-law, so her face was a little embarrassed.

"Mother, if you bring Meier back together, you will definitely have to stay for a few days before coming back. My mother-in-law's place..."

"What? Your mother-in-law has given you a bad look recently?" Mrs. Xu asked worriedly knowing that her daughter and her mother-in-law did not get along so well.

"That's not true, mother, you know, it's because of that." Jiang's hand gently touched her lower abdomen, and sighed.

Xu's expression also became worried in an instant, and he sighed together: "It's strange for you to say, you and your son-in-law are both in good health, why is there no movement in the stomach, no wonder the mother-in-law is anxious, after all, their Li family is Three generations of single pass."

"How about this, this time you go back, I'll ask Fuzi to go to the county seat to invite a doctor for you, and then I'll show you carefully." Mrs. Xu came up with an idea and said comfortingly to her daughter.

Fuzi is the nickname of the youngest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Youzhi. He is currently taking the entrance examination for children in the county town, and he will not be able to return home until June.

"Forget it, the third brother is now at the critical moment of the exam, don't let him be distracted by such things, the child's matter still depends on fate."

Compared with the children, Mrs. Jiang was more concerned about her younger brother's future, she shook her head slightly and refused.

Xu sighed helplessly, and continued to comfort her daughter, "Your mother-in-law is not a bad person, but she has a sharp mouth and a tofu heart. If she says something nasty to you, don't take it to heart."

Mrs. Jiang smiled slightly, nodded and said: "I know, but my mother-in-law never mentioned letting my husband take care of my children. I am very grateful to her in my heart. No matter what she says on weekdays, I just forget it."

"That's right, your in-law's family are all decent people. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have agreed to let you marry me back then." Xu nodded with a slightly relieved expression.

The mother and daughter were chatting vigorously, when the sharp-eyed Li Meier suddenly saw a sneaky head reflected on the window paper not far away, and immediately pointed there and shouted: "Mom, someone is eavesdropping over there!"

Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Xu immediately looked at the window together, and saw the shadow flashed quickly as if frightened, and disappeared.

The two of them couldn't laugh or cry, Xu shook his head and said in a low voice, "You mother-in-law..."

Jiang was also a little speechless, but that was her mother-in-law, what could she say, she could only smile helplessly.

Li Mei'er was a little annoyed, thinking that grandma's behavior was too much, what's the matter with people listening to the corner, she just shouted loudly on purpose, let's see if she dares to let people come over to eavesdrop next time!
The one who eavesdropped was Chuan'er, the little maid in Mrs. Li's room. When she was discovered by Li Meier, she was so frightened that she lost her courage and trotted back to the front yard. When she was in front of Mrs. Lin, she held her chest and complained: "Lin Mom, don't let me do this again, I'm almost scared to death."

Seeing her appearance, Mrs. Lin hurriedly asked, "Why, did you find out?"

Chuan'er nodded dejectedly, "I was discovered by the little lady and even shouted out in public. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid I would have been caught and punished by the grandma."

"Didn't I tell you to be careful, did you hear anything?" Mrs. Lin was more concerned about whether Chuan'er had overheard something, and continued to ask.

"I heard it." Chuan'er whispered back, and told Granny Lin exactly what she heard.

Mrs. Lin got the first-hand news and hurried to report to Mrs. Li.

(End of this chapter)