Returning to the Xu Family

Old man Lin also coughed and said: "Yes, my illness will be cured soon. You can go back after dinner!"

Mrs. Lin knelt down at this moment, and Xu Laosan and Qibao also knelt down.

Mrs. Sun was startled and quickly stepped forward to pull the three of them up. Even old man Lin, who was lying on the bed struggled to get up, saying: "Get up, get up... Cough, cough."

Mrs. Lin wiped her tears and said: "Father and mother, this is also my mother-in-law's and father-in-law's intention, if father and mother don't agree, your daughter will kneel here and not get up!"

Xu Laosan also said: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please follow me to Xujiacun. I have already arrived with the carriage. If you don't go back with me, my father will break my legs and scold me for being incompetent. Please help me, father-in-law and mother-in-law!"

Qibao also said: "Grandpa and grandma, just come with us, so that I can see you every day. Don't you want to see Qibao?"

Mrs. Sun hurriedly hugged Qibao and exclaimed: "Silly child, how could Grandma not miss our Qibao! Grandma dreams of you and your twins!"

"Then why don't grandma and grandpa want to go to Xujiacun with us?"

Mrs. Sun sighed and spoke: "If we go, your mother will get criticized by others, what kind of person follows a married daughter to live with her in-laws? How can your mother go out and meet people in the future?"

Qibao said: "Grandma, don't worry. I will build a workshop after the New Year. Then I will let grandpa be in charge. You will have work to do, and outsiders won't say anything!"

Mrs. Sun said: "How can we manage a workshop? No! We can't mess up such an important thing."

Qibao replied quickly: "Grandpa doesn't know how, we can learn from it. It's very simple. When the time comes, grandpa will become a steward and manage a group of people, which will be very prestigious. Besides, this is the workshop that Qibao is going to open. Grandpa and grandma, aren't you willing to come and help me?"

Mrs. Sun replied: "Grandma didn't mean that..."

Qibao interrupted her grandmother's words and said happily: "Since Grandma doesn't mean that, she definitely promised Qibao, and Grandma, look at this room, it's already cracked, the cold wind is blowing in, if Grandpa is still recuperating in this environment, he won't get better even if he takes more medicines, and there's still risks in this house, if there's another heavy snowfall, this house will definitely collapse!"

Mrs. Sun looked around the whole house. This house was indeed quite old. It was left by her father-in-law for the old man. It was now decades old and it was indeed dangerous to live in it any longer.

Seeing that grandma was somewhat relenting, Qibao struck while the iron was hot and said: "Dad, what are you doing standing still? Hurry up and get grandpa on your back to the carriage. Grandma is still waiting at home!"

"Ai, father is going to carry him!"

Mrs. Lin also stood up, helped Old Lin onto her husband's back, and walked to the carriage outside.

Mrs. Sun was confused and hurriedly chased her out. Xu Laosan had already carried his father-in-law, whose face was red with anxiety, into the carriage. Knowing that there was no room for turning around, Mrs. Sun said: "Then I'll go pack some clothes!"

Mrs. Lin stopped her and said: "Mom, please stop packing. You have been wearing those clothes for many years and they are no longer warm. I've already made two pairs of cotton-padded clothes for you and dad."

Mrs. Sun replied: "I still kept the money you gave me last time in the house. I have to take the money with me and lock this door."

Mrs. Lin stopped stopping her. When everything was sorted out, she was about to set off. A confused voice sounded: "Honglian you came so fast? Where are you going?"

Mrs. Lin twisted her head to see that it was the aunt she ran into in town, so she went forward and said: "I'd also like to thank you for telling me about my father, otherwise I'd still be kept in the dark!"

The aunt said: "What's the matter? You are the only child of your parents. The old couple are usually quite lonely, so I can't bear it, so I'm telling you this."

Mrs. Lin's eyes were sore again and she said: "I came here just to pick up my parents so that they can be taken care of easily in the future."

The aunt asked in surprise: "Is it to the Xu family? Will your in-laws agree?"

Mrs. Lin said: "Don't worry, aunt, this is what my parents-in-law meant, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do this!"

The aunt said enviously: "Your in-laws are really nice, I've never met such kind and righteous in-laws, Honglian your life is too good! By the way, this is the Chinese medicine your mother asked me to get, take it, there are still a few pennies left!"

Mrs. Sun came over and said: "Thank you, sister, for coming all the way to bring us the medicine, but you can take the remaining few pennies back and use them as my errands for you!"

"This, how can it be good ..."

"Sister, just accept it. It's cold outside, so you should go back early!" said Mrs. Sun.

"Well, I'd like to thank you, sister. I won't delay your journey. Please be careful on the road!"

After saying goodbye to the aunt, Mrs. Lin helped Mrs. Sun get into the carriage. Everyone sat firmly, and Xu Laosan drove the carriage towards Xujiacun.

Soon the carriage arrived at the door of Xu's house, and the old man and his family stood at the door to greet them.

Xu Laosan stopped the carriage at the door and carried Old Lin out of the carriage again. Lin took Qibao and Mrs. Sun off the carriage together.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "My in-laws, you are finally here. The room has been tidied up and covered with warm new quilts. It is the best place for my in-laws to recuperate!"

Mrs. Sun said: "Thank you for your help to us, the old couple. The old man and I will trouble your Xu family this time!"

Mrs. Wang said: "Why are you saying such polite words? We are all one family. Come on, come in the house. The food is ready and waiting for you. The third child will carry the father-in-law back to the house."

Xu Laosan put Old Lin on the bed, and Mrs. Sun stepped forward to help him cover him with the quilt.

Old man Lin said in a weak tone: "I made my in-laws worried, and asked my son-in-law to drive a carriage all the way to Houniu Village to pick us up."

The old man replied: "In-laws, just stay at ease, and when it gets better we'll have a good drink between us brothers!"

Old Man Lin nodded and said: "You go and eat quickly, don't hang around me, don't spread the illness to the children!"

Xu Siyuan stepped forward and pulled Grandpa's hand: "Grandpa, don't worry about it, I know kung fu, how can I get sick so easily, Grandpa just stay here and get well."

Mrs. Sun stepped forward and said: "Okay, Siyuan, go have dinner with your grandpa and the others. I will take care of your grandpa here."

Old man Lin said: "Old woman, just go and eat first. Don't worry about me. I'll take a nap first."

Mrs. Wang stepped forward and pulled Sun's hand: "In-laws, allow him to sleep for a while, it's just right to eat something light when you're sick, there's white rice porridge simmering in the pot, so when in-laws wake up from the nap he'll be able to eat it!"

Seeing that Old Lin had closed his eyes, Mrs. Sun agreed.

The Xu family was very warm to Mrs. Sun at the dinner table. Both Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li called her auntie, and were polite and reasonable to her. The boys in the Xu family also called her Grandma Sun. Mrs. Sun's heart finally calmed down. She was afraid that it would be difficult for her daughter to be a daughter in law. If the mother-in-law and her daughter were at odds, she and the old man would be committing a heinous crime.

After eating, Mrs. Wang brought the cooked white rice porridge to the room where Old Man Lin was lying. Mrs. Sun quickly took the bowl and fed Old Man Lin one spoonful at a time.