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Chapter 404 This kid is very smart and loves to clean cars

Outside the window, the night was dark and the rain was drizzling.

A yellow light bulb was on in the room. Xu Laonian poured the remaining wine in the bottle of Wuliangye into his own cup. His eyes were clear and he didn't seem drunk at all.

Although everyone drank two bottles of Wuliangye and successfully spent eight yuan, these two bottles of wine were not enough for them to fill their stomachs, so they could only sip it and taste the saltiness.

After they drank all the wine in their glasses, they stepped back holding the stools. Liu Lizhen, Wu Qiuxia and others began to clear the table to the outer room. Xu Feng and Li Jinyu had grown up a lot now and were very efficient at work. Just as Xu Laonian praised his daughter, he was slapped in the face by Xu Feng.

After the two tables were cleared, Xu Feng took Sun Lianfang's hand and went to the west room, where they played skipping rope. However, this time with Guan Lei in charge, none of them made any loud noises, but just jumped around quietly. When they were excited, they covered their mouths to hold back their laughter, which made their faces red and their cheeks stiff from laughing.

Wang Shujuan brewed two pots of tea. Xu Laonian, Sun Liansheng and others sat on the edge of the kang and chatted about family matters. Xu Ning sat next to the floor cabinet, lowering his head to cut his fingernails, but his ears were not idle. He listened to everyone's chat and occasionally interjected.

It was almost eight o'clock. After Liu Lizhen and others finished their work in the outer room, they went into the house, sat on the kang, and drank some tea to moisten their throats.

"It looks like the rain won't stop." Liu Daming muttered.

Liu Lizhen said: "It won't rain too much, so let it rain. It's just right to turn the soil over in two days, and then it's time to sow the seeds."

Her eldest son bought all the seeds, and farming became her hope. She felt very happy when she saw all kinds of vegetables ripen and her family eat them happily.

Han Fengjiao said, "Hey, sister-in-law, Lei Zi is here, shall we go look for a house tomorrow?"

Wang Erli was stunned and asked, "Have you finished shopping?"

"Well, the money I gave you last night..."

Xu Ning scratched his head and was a little puzzled, because he had not heard whose house was bought, so he asked: "Second Aunt, whose house is it?"

"The house of the old Ma family is on the same side as your uncle Meng's house, with three houses in between."

Liu Lizhen said: "That house is really nice! The two lower rooms were newly built a few years ago, and the two main rooms look very neat and clean!"

"Hey, such a big thing, and you two are the ones who make the decision? You are so bold..."

Laonian Xu grinned and said in a sarcastic tone.

Liu Lizhen turned her head and stared at him, "Didn't I ask you two last time? Didn't you two tell us to research it ourselves? Now that it's done, you're jumping into it. You can actually do such a thing after the fact!"

Xu Laonian was stunned for a moment and said, "Look, I didn't say anything, why are you coming at me? Now that you're done, bring Lei Zi over to have a look tomorrow."

Wang Erli nodded: "Let's go and take a look. Where is Lei Zi in the west room?"

Wang Biao grinned and said, "Yeah! He's skipping rubber rope with my sister-in-law Fang and Feng! Second brother, go and have a look, my brother Lei can really jump, his little legs are wiggling..."

"Hahaha……"

The two rooms were not far from each other. While people in the east room were chatting, Guan Lei in the west room was just stretching a rubber band at the door. Hearing that Wang Erli was looking for him, he dropped the rubber band and walked over, which made Sun Lianfang and Xu Feng, who were skipping rubber band, stunned. However, they did not dare to say anything, but just pouted to express their dissatisfaction. Sun Lianfang hugged Xu Feng like a punching bag, and sat on the edge of the kang and played skipping rope with Li Jinyu.

Guan Lei lifted the door curtain and entered the room, raising his hands to hug Wang Biao who was laughing at him from behind. Wang Biao's whole body froze, and he turned his head with a grin: "Brother Lei, I didn't say anything."

"It's not the time for you and Jiang Qiu'er to jump rubber rope. That leg is higher than mine."

"Haha... How did Biao have the nerve to say that about your brother Lei?"

"..."

After the joke, Guan Lei asked, "Second Aunt, how much did it cost to buy the house?"

Han Fengjiao smiled and said, "You don't have to pay any money, just stay here and feel at ease."

"Leizi, go look at some houses tomorrow. Those houses are better than ours..."

"That's impossible. The price is what it should be, Second Aunt. I can't let you pay for it."

Xu Ning raised his hand and said, "Alright, stop wasting time, just live here after you buy it, and when Hu Zi and Hua get married, you can give them more as a dowry!"

"That's right! Just keep me company and everything will come out."

Guan Lei thought about it and realized that it was the same thing. He said, "Okay, I won't nag about it anymore. Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."

Wang Erli laughed and said, "Why is this kid being so polite to his uncle and aunt?"

At this time, Liu Lizhen, who was sitting on the kang, raised her hand and poked Han Fengjiao. Han Fengjiao looked up and immediately understood what her sister-in-law meant.

She turned around and said, "Leizi, when the busy farming season is over, you can bring Xiaohua over to live with you for a while. I haven't seen her for such a long time, I really miss her."

"Okay, Second Aunt..." Guan Lei also missed his younger sister and older sister very much. Since he and Wang Erli came to Qing'an on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, he has never been back until now.

The sound of slippers slapping could be heard from the outer room. Sun Lianfang lifted the door curtain with a smile on her face, walked into the room and said with a grin, "Then let's go in a couple of days. It happens to be quite convenient that we have a car here. Besides, as a sister-in-law, I have to meet my sister-in-law."

Everyone in the room was stunned when they heard this. They never thought that Sun Lianfang and Guan Lei had already treated them as family before they even got married.

Sun Liansheng sat on the stool with his legs crossed, raised his head and frowned, "Lianfang, don't talk nonsense."

In fact, it was completely unnecessary for Sun Jishan to ask him to come and keep an eye on Sun Lianfang. How could he control Sun Lianfang? But at this moment, he was the only one in the house who was related to Sun Lianfang by blood. If he didn't start by pretending to scold and set the tone, how would the Xu family talk?

Sun Lianfang curled her lips and said, "How could I be talking nonsense? Originally, I was thinking of going to his house to take a look, and then asking him to go back to Sandaohe with me. The son-in-law must meet his mother-in-law."

Xu Laonian, who was sitting at the end of the kang, lowered his head and whispered, "This kid has a pretty good idea."

On the side, Wang Erli, Liu Daming and Li Fuqiang, who were sitting and smoking, all nodded silently.

They could not judge whether what Sun Lianfang did was right or not, they could only give her advice.

Guan Lei looked up at Xu Ning's face. Seeing him chuckle, he remembered Xu Ning's instructions. He rubbed his chin and said, "Fang, let's get along first. Don't worry about this. If you feel uncomfortable with us getting along later, you can have some room for maneuver..."

When Sun Lianfang heard this, she immediately glared at him and said anxiously, "What do you mean? Are you wronged by being with me?"

Guan Lei was no longer stubborn, because Sun Lianfang was really nice to him, "How could I bear such injustice?"

Inside the house, Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao, Xu Ning and the others remained silent, because it was not their turn to speak yet. They had to let the two of them make the matter clear to eliminate any worries.

In fact, the elders Xu Laonian, Liu Lizhen, Wang Erli and Han Fengjiao were a little nervous. After all, the Sun family was a wealthy family in Sandaohe. Regardless of the number of rules, the only thing they talked about was status!

There is a saying that goes, "A man who eats someone's food should be grateful to them, and a man who receives someone's money should be grateful to them."

The same is true for men and women getting married. Why do they all want to find someone of equal status? Because both families are similar, so there will be no inferiority.

If the woman is strong and the man is weak or the woman is weak and the man is strong, one person will be very strong and the other will be very aggrieved.

Is there a way to avoid this? Yes, it depends on the personality of the dominant party and whether the weak party is dominant in the relationship between men and women...

Now they have just started dating and have not yet gone through the adjustment period, so the current problem happens to be the most important and the most urgent to be solved!
Sun Lianfang looked serious and said, "Today, in front of Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and so many brothers and sisters-in-law, I am making it clear here. I know what you are afraid of, but as long as I, Sun Lianfang, am here, there is no way you will be wronged in my house! My family is in charge of me, and my parents agreed to this matter reluctantly, but I am sure I have a way to make them agree, and they have to treat you as their own son..."

Sun Lianfang stood in the middle of the east room and said, "Brother, I talked to my parents on the phone this morning. What did they say? Did they say that you can take him home when you have time?"

Sun Liansheng straightened up and nodded: "Yes, uncle and second uncle, my second uncle and second aunt did say so. My third uncle also asked Erning and brother Hu Ziqiang to go over and play for two days." Hearing this, the atmosphere in the room eased a little. Xu Laonian smiled and said, "Lianfang, sit down quickly."

Liu Lizhen said: "Lianfang, we all know that you and Leizi are in love, why are you saying this. Leizi, give me a response? Lianfang is listening here."

Guan Lei said: "Then you can go there when you have time. Why are you in such a hurry?"

After Sun Lianfang finished speaking, she also felt that she was a little impulsive just now. When she came to her senses, she realized that this was not her home. Her face turned red and she said, "I'm not angry, I'm just a little anxious. Who told you not to agree to go home with me?"

"Hahaha, Lianfang is showing her true feelings, Leizi, come and comfort her." Li Fuqiang said with a smile.

Guan Lei raised his hand and pulled her to sit next to him. He pinched her arm to comfort her twice, and only then did Sun Lianfang smile.

At this time, Xu Ning said, "Before you two go back, you must call home in advance and discuss with your parents. From now on, you can't just run out without even saying hello, understand?"

Sun Lianfang lowered her head and said nothing. Guan Lei frowned and said, "My brother is talking to you!"

"Yeah, got it, bro."

Sun Liansheng laughed and said, "Now there is someone who can control her. Before, she could do whatever she wanted at home, even if she pushed the roof off, my parents would applaud and praise her for being so energetic."

"Hey, big brother, why are you still digging up old secrets..."

"Hahaha!"

After everyone finished laughing, Sun Lianfang rubbed her head and said, "Uncle and Madam... I was a little impulsive just now and spoke a little loudly. Don't do the same as me. I will definitely be more careful in the future."

"Oh my god, what did you do wrong? No need to be polite."

"We are all family. Which child has never had a quarrel with the elders?"

They all waved their hands to show that they didn't care, because they didn't take the matter to heart in the first place. However, Sun Lianfang's initiative to admit her mistake changed the impression of her in the minds of Xu Laonian, Liu Lizhen and others.

Then a group of people in the room started chatting about family matters, and somehow they talked about Xu Ning.

Liu Lizhen crossed her legs and said, "When Lianfang came over the other day, I thought it was Erning who came up with the idea."

"Not really. I was thinking about it yesterday morning." Han Fengjiao said, clapping her thigh.

Sun Lianfang was stunned and asked, "Why?"

Xu Laonian curled his lips and smiled, "Because he also secretly went to his girlfriend's house to arrange a relationship. Fortunately, the other party's family has a strong relationship with our family, otherwise he would have acted like a gangster and would have been beaten out!"

"Hahaha! My brother has a very good idea." Sun Lianfang laughed.

Sun Liansheng took the opportunity to say, "Your idea is not bad."

Sun Lianfang tilted her head and pouted, "You only know how to blame me, Auntie. Then tell me how my brother got his partner?"

"Okay! Everyone in the room knows about his affairs anyway, so you won't make a difference..." Liu Lizhen said with a smile.

Isn't this just idle chatter? After a while, Xu Ning sat on the cabinet and felt very uncomfortable. He stood up and said, "I'm not going to stay here and listen to you guys talking nonsense about me. I'm leaving!"

"Hey, don't go. Let me hear your glorious deeds carefully!" Xu Laonian said nonsense.

Xu Ning ignored him and turned to go to the west room.

After a while, Wang Hu, Wang Biao, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei also came over, because Sun Lianfang, Liu Lizhen and others were chatting in the east room, and Xu Laonian and others were chatting with Sun Liansheng, and they could not get a word in.

Xu Feng sat obediently at the end of the kang and played checkers with Li Mantang, while Li Jinyu leaned against the windowsill and read a book.

Li Fuqiang handed Guan Lei a cigarette and said, "Brother, when are we going to go hiking?"

"Alas, I have to wait a few days to run in the mountains."

Xu Ning sighed. In fact, he was also itching to go hiking. After all, he hadn't gone hiking since he went to Dongshan.

When he got home this afternoon, the dogs were about to get angry when they saw him, and it took a long time to calm them down.

Look, even the dog is anxious, how can people not be anxious?

"We have to wait until the homestead is planned, and we have to take a day's walk before digging the foundation."

If Xu Ning took the dog to run in the mountains while digging the foundation, that would be too inappropriate.

Guan Lei asked, "Brother, should I go to the Lengchang to get something tomorrow?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Go to the house that Second Aunt bought for you tomorrow and clean it up. Once everything is in order, we can talk about it later..."

"..."

The next day, the sky cleared after the rain.

It was a bit chilly in the morning. Even sitting in the toilet with a sweater on was still a bit cold. It was obvious that the temperature had dropped.

Xu Laonian had been thinking about something in his mind, so he got up extra early this morning and opened his eyes at five o'clock. He wanted to go to the west room to wake up Xu Ning, but Liu Lizhen caught him and slapped him twice, telling him to stop showing off!

With no other choice, Xu Laonian put on his clothes and went out. He walked around the yard twice, finally opened the gate, got on the rear carriage of the Dongfeng tractor, lifted the tarpaulin to reveal the true appearance of the Dongfanghong 28 tractor.

He looked at the tractor happily. Even though it was rented, it was prestigious to park it in front of his house!

After struggling for a long time, Xu Laonian finally got a rag from the floor outside the room and started wiping the tractor with the help of rain water.

He kept wiping every half spot, even the tires, and made them look brand new and shiny!
Xu Ning was awakened by the urge to pee. When he got up and went to the toilet, he saw Xu Laonian with his butt sticking out, digging out mud spots from the bottom of the tractor.

"Oh my god! Mom! Look at what my dad is doing there? Haha..."

Picking up fun things early in the morning really made Xu Ning very happy.

Liu Lizhen had already noticed Xu Laonian's actions. She said with drooping eyelids, "He doesn't know how to show off!"

Xu Laonian heard the noise outside the door, turned around and saw Xu Ning woke up, and quickly jumped out of the car and ran to the yard, saying as he walked: "Old man, hurry up! Quickly remove these four wheels, I will drive around for a few circles."

"Can you stop showing off? We've just had a few days of good life, why are you being so pretentious?" Liu Lizhen said with a pout.

Xu Laonian said: "Then you were bragging to Old Wei's wife this morning..."

"Get out of here! I'll strangle you to death!" Liu Lizhen gritted her teeth, her face twisted, and she reached out to pinch the tender flesh of Xu Laonian's arm.

"Ouch, it hurts! Jane! It hurts! Don't do that to me..."

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Haha, I'm not going to argue with you two anymore. I have to go to the toilet first."

Xu Laonian grinned and said, "Go quickly, come back and unload the four wheels."

(End of this chapter)