On the other hand, Old Lady Han was practically immersed in the role of an elderly woman who wanted to yap and complain about every single thing. She wanted to insult her daughter-in-laws, especially the eldest one, and have the other women back her up by talking about the unfilial disgrace she endured.
She had just opened her mouth and raised her head, preparing herself for a long rant. Dong Huaihua figured out what Lin Lan meant with one look and immediately stood up to leave, “Aunt, there are still a few houses left we have to greet. I’ll talk to you later.”
She dragged the women who were about to start a show with the old lady and left quickly. Why was the old lady so annoying? There was practically a family that went through an argument thanks to her and here she was, trying to spill gossip about it.
As a result, Old Lady Han, who was ready to cry, remained on the kang. Unable to move up or down, her neck was stiff with discomfort.
After going around, some women left and others joined the party. Finally, a dozen or so women ended up wanting to go to Lin Lan’s house.
In the previous years, everyone went to Dong Huaihua’s house to have their talks, but this year they all wanted to go to Lin Lan’s house to listen to the radio and chat together.
Lin Lan naturally did not refuse, saying that she had prepared peanuts, melon seeds and tea.
When they arrived home, Han Qingsong was talking to Han Qingyun and Han Qingping, but the children were not present.
Dawang took Sanwang to play with Zhuzi and the others whereas Maisui took Xiaowang to play with the girls. Erwang felt that the boys gathered with his brothers were too rough and boring, so he also went to have some fun with Maisui. The girls in the village especially liked Erwang because not only was he handsome, but he was also gentle and considerate. In addition to that, he was very good at taking care of others.
Seeing the women coming, Han Qingsong invited them in and was going to head out.
A woman teased him, “Where are you going, Director? Sit down and have a chat.”
Han Qingsong glanced at her and Han Qingyun immediately gave him a look, this is one of the famous women in the village who has a sharp tongue— be careful.
Han Qingsong said lightly, “I’m afraid that if I sit down, you wouldn’t be able to talk at all,” He turned to look at Lin Lan, “I’m going to find my Eldest Brother.”
Lin Lan smiled and said, “Go ahead,” When Han Qingsong walked into the yard, she caught up with him and said, “Hey, I’ll leave 20 cents with you. When you see kids who give you greetings, toss 2 pennies for them.”
She took some change from her pocket and gave it to him.
The women inside the house were lying on the windows to watch the scene. Some weren’t here to fool around, they came to have an opportunity to spy on Director Han and Lin Lan. After all, there might be something that would happen before them that they didn’t already know.
Especially regarding the commotion at Old Man Han’s house last night. The rumour spread its way as if it grew wings through the New Year’s greetings.
The problem was because the subjects in question were Han Qingsong and Lin Lan, no one dared to specifically say anything obvious and settled for secretly spying on them.