This is no way to play, she was already thinking dirty thoughts, Xiaoxiao quickly adjusted her emotions and got into bed.
"Xiaoxiao, Happy New Year."
"..." Hehehe, "Happy together, happy together!" This cheap husband of hers had a good-looking face, and damn, his voice was so pleasant to hear. Could she admit that more than a face lover, she was a voice lover!
If this kept up, as the eldest sister, she might very well lose control and fall for the young man! It had nothing to do with love. That would be a big mistake.
The first day of the new year was a day for families to visit each other and exchange New Year’s greetings. Early in the morning, people began visiting, and Xiaoxiao had prepared plenty of snacks to serve the guests.
There were also lots of kids, and the three little ones in her family, because they could sing the New Year song, became the children’s leaders, playing together with everyone. The house was constantly filled with the children’s singing, intriguing the visitors who came to offer New Year’s greetings.
Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming were also busy, first at the neighbors’ houses, then at the homes of uncles and aunts, staying at each place for a while. They were tired enough by the end of the day, barely having a moment to rest, Xiaoxiao even felt her face freezing in a smile.
The second day of the new year, the house was quiet because it was the day daughters and sons-in-law returned to their mother’s home. All the married young men in the village set out, taking their wives back to their maternal homes, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming included.
They took lots of big and small packages but had no ox cart available, so they had to walk since everyone wanted a vehicle that day. Xiaoxiao deeply regretted not buying a vehicle earlier, grumbling as she walked, "Why didn’t we buy a car first?"
"..." While walking, Yang Ming heard his wife mutter this. Was his wife tired from the walk? "Come on, I’ll carry you!" he said, squatting down and waiting for Xiaoxiao to climb on.
Xiaoxiao was lost in thought when she saw her cheap husband squatting in front of her. What was this, was he going to carry her?
"..." Huh! Really! Xiaoxiao quickly waved her hands, "No need, let’s keep going. It’s already tough enough carrying all these things."
She walked on ahead. The two of them might as well keep their distance! Besides, who was being foolish here, her or him? In this icy snowy weather, carrying someone could end in a clumsy tumble!
Thus, the two of them continued their way to Stone Village. As soon as they entered the house, they saw the old couple waiting for them.
"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year." Xiaoxiao immediately went forward and gave the old couple a big hug, after all, they looked just like her own parents, and silently in her heart, she wished her real parents a ’Happy New Year.’
"Son-in-law wishes father-in-law and mother-in-law a Happy New Year." Yang Ming stepped forward, still holding the big and small packages, and bowed, looking quite comical!
"Hmm!" Old Mr. Zhong still had a big issue with his son-in-law. Originally, when he heard his daughter was pregnant, he thought about letting bygones be bygones, but then she wasn’t pregnant after all, and his hopes for a granddaughter vanished.
Furthermore, hearing about the tough times his daughter endured in the Yang family village made him even less fond of this son-in-law, who seemed not to care enough about his daughter.
"Daughter, son-in-law, come warm up on the kang!" Xiaoxiao’s mom saw her husband giving the cold shoulder again and quickly stepped in as the peacemaker!
"Mom, just a moment!" Xiaoxiao turned to Yang Ming and said, "Yang Ming, put down the stuff quickly!"
Yang Ming, since entering the house, had been holding onto everything, not daring to put it down. His father-in-law was quite difficult to please, but fortunately, his wife was looking out for him!