A family of five

  "What's going on with Lao Sanjia?" Even the old father who was most dependent on his eldest son, and most fond of his youngest son Lian Fei, but what he valued most was his third son Lian Qing, who had passed the imperial examination as a xiucai. This son could be said to be his lifeblood, especially after Lian Qing passed the xiucai exam two years ago, Old Father Lian was overjoyed and placed even greater importance on him.

  Why?

  This is the guarantee of his future life, he wants to live a good life, he wants to be the father of an official, and it all depends on this son. It can be said that now the whole family is looking forward to Lian Qing's spring exam next year, and if he passes the imperial examination, their family will become the family of the imperial examiner, and Lian's father will become the father of the imperial examiner!

  "Dad, it's not mom's fault, I was careless..."

  "Shut up, old three's wife, you speak."

  "Let her say something?" Fú Qiūlián muttered to herself, slowly getting up. Before she could speak, a gloating voice chimed in from the side, "Dad, look at Third Brother's head, it's bleeding!" Lián Fēi turned his eyes and added another sentence while facing Lian Lao Ye, who was already scowling, "I saw Third Sister-in-law push Third Brother to the ground when I went with Mom to see him." After saying this, seeing her own father's face darken even further, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow triumphantly and cast a provocative glance at Fú Qiūlián.

  Let you and I compete for food again!

  If Fuzi Lian knew that this little devil was blinded by a few pieces of pastry, she would probably be depressed to death.

  She is not the old Fú Qiūlián, can't bear to ignore others with a cold face and dark eyes, still doing her own thing. Most importantly, she doesn't want to live in an environment where everyone around her is hostile and complaining. Fú Qiūlián wiped away tears and bowed to Fú Lǎo Diē, "Father, Fourth Brother's words are really unfair to me, I wasn't the one who fell earlier, was I? My husband said he would come over to pay respects to Father and Mother, when I got out of bed and stood up, I didn't steady myself, almost fell, it was, it was my husband who held me up, didn't expect that I myself... Ah, if only I had known earlier, I would rather have fallen myself than let my husband fall."

  "Is this true?" Lian Lao Ye looked at Lian Qing with some doubt, but his expression eased a bit. If what the daughter-in-law said was true, then it couldn't be blamed on anyone. The third son's wife was pregnant after all, and the third son's temper wouldn't allow him to see her get hurt. Thinking this way, Lian Lao Ye's anger dissipated somewhat. "Third son, you tell me yourself, is what your wife said true?"

  "It's like this, Father, don't blame Qiulian."

  "Third brother, why are you still protecting this woman? Have you forgotten how the Fow family treated you before and how she scolded you? I clearly saw her push you - " Lian Xiao Si was really unhappy this time, relying on the favor of the two elderly members of the Lian family, he slammed his chopsticks down and started to get angry. His brother was his, it was okay for him to bully, but why did that woman and the Fow family also bully? And mother, every time she was made uncomfortable by this woman for half a day, the more he thought about it, the angrier Lian Xiao Si became, "Brother, think carefully about what she has done. Isn't it just because her family has two stinky rich people? We don't need her money, brother, divorce her!"

  This little rascal, how can he be so bad? Fú Qiūlián secretly glared at him with tears in her eyes, covering her face with her sleeve and sobbing softly. "Wuwu, husband, I know it was my fault before, but this is all because of the child in my belly acting up, really not intentionally done by me... wuwu, if Fourth Brother misunderstands me like this, I have no face to stay here anymore. Please write a divorce letter for me, and I'll ask my brother to come over and take me away soon. Also, please bring out my dowry..." As she spoke, she lifted her tear-stained eyes and looked pitifully at Lián Qīng. "Husband, I remember you helped me keep the list of my dowry, where did you put it? When my brother comes later, we can sign for the items according to the list, so nothing gets taken by mistake."

  "Hmph, who still wants your stuff? Our family..."

  "Shut up and eat," said Li, sternly glaring at Lian Fei before turning to Fu Qiu Lian with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "What nonsense are you talking about? We're family, after all. You married into the Lian family, so you're a daughter-in-law of the Lian family. And now you're carrying a child of the Lian family. How could we possibly divorce you? From now on, never mention such things again, got it?"

  Lian's father was glanced at by Li with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling gaze, and before he could even react, he immediately nodded his head, "It can't be dissolved." The marriage between the three sons and the Fow family had been arranged since they were young, and it couldn't be dissolved. Lian's father was thick-headed, only thinking about the friendship between the two families, but Li was cunning, clearly aware in her heart that dissolving the marriage with Fu Qiu-lian didn't matter to her, but if Fu Qiu-lian left, taking the dowry with her, that would be absolutely unacceptable.

  So now, at least for the time being, Fu Qiu Lian is unstoppable!

  "Hey, Old Three's wife, don't cry, you're still young. And Old Three, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and let your wife sit down!" Li turned his head and gave a nod to the second family's servant, his voice unusually calm, "What are you still standing there for? Don't hurry up and go help your sister-in-law carry dishes in the kitchen?"

  Zhou sighed, reluctantly got up and walked out with a twist of his body, muttering something inaudible. Fu Qiulian sat down beside Lian Qing, wiping away her tears with her sleeve, "Husband, you really won't take me back?"

  "Don't stop." Lian Qing's voice was slightly short of breath, how dare he stop her? As long as she didn't get herself into trouble, constantly stirring up trouble from dawn till dusk, he would just let it be!

  The dishes were placed on the table, and everyone involuntarily looked at Lian Laodie, who was sitting in the main seat. According to the rules of the Lian family, they had to wait for Lian Laodie to speak up and take the first bite before anyone else could start eating. Of course, the second bite would usually be taken by Li Shi. Feeling everyone's eyes on him, Lian Laodie felt a sense of pride, even though these people were his children and grandchildren.

  He lightly coughed and nodded along with Old Man, "Everyone, let's eat."

  Li looked at him picking up food with his chopsticks, and she also picked up her chopsticks to take a bite. She swept a glance around the table and was surprised to find that Fu Qiulian was still sitting there without moving. A hint of puzzlement floated in her eyes, and her gaze flickered. She saw her son go get some flatbread, but Fu Qiulian still didn't move. She couldn't help but furrow her brow - was this going to be another scene?

  "Dad, this is yours, mom's is hers, this is mine, and that one belongs to Third Brother——Haha, Third Sister-in-law, you can only drink rice porridge——”Watching that bowl of mixed noodles being snatched away by Lian Fei, Fu Qiulian also heard the sound of the little brat's proud and silly laughter. But looking at the so-called dishes on the table in front of her, she still felt a bit stunned——The pancake was pitch black, who knows what it was made with? Half a bowl of pickled vegetables had actually frozen solid, with ice crystals floating on top, did they really expect her to eat that?

  She's pregnant! Doesn't she need nutrition? Fú Qiūlián rolled her eyes at Lián Fēi's gloating gaze, "I won't eat this, Lián Qīng, give me that cornbread in your hand." She'd rather eat the cornbread made from corn than drink that colorless so-called rice porridge and black pancakes!

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