Chapter 760: How Can a Sister Act Like That?

Miao Yiqiu stood outside the study door several times, wanting to knock, but the raised hand never came down.

She glanced up at the clock hanging on the wall not far away, sighed softly in her heart, and still knocked on the study door: "Xiao Yude, it's getting late. We still have to go to Changping tomorrow. If you don't rest well, how will you have the energy to see the second son tomorrow?"

Xiao Laoyezi Xiao put away that photograph, stood up, and pulled open the study door: "You're right."

The two entered the bedroom, one after the other.

Miao Yiqiu said softly, "I've tidied up the few rooms upstairs. The second son's family can stay there when they return, but you should mention this to Changjiang and his wife in advance tomorrow."

"Let's wait until we've seen them before deciding. The second son is about to become a grandfather; he might not come back with us."

Changing her mind, she continued, "This is what I'm thinking: if they agree, staying here for a short while would be fine. But living here long-term would be inconvenient. I'm afraid they can't handle the people in the compound. It would be better to buy them a house in the city; they could live more comfortably there."

Miao Yiqiu knew this was his way of making up for the second son and naturally could not stop him: "That's only right. I have no objection. After all, he didn't grow up by your side and suffered so much. Your desire to compensate him is justified. However, it would be best to inform the eldest couple in advance, so you don't let this matter create a rift between you and your sons."

Xiao Laoyezi Xiao glanced at her sideways: "You should know the eldest's nature. He wouldn't be so petty as to quarrel with his younger brother over such things."

"Is that what I meant? Changjiang and the second are brothers, true, but Changjiang is already a grandfather with a wife, children, and grandchildren. Some things are best mentioned in advance. Think carefully; isn't that the logic?"

It took Xiao Laoyezi Xiao quite a while before he spoke: "Alright, we've strayed a bit far. Let's see the person first and discuss the rest later."

The next day, Chunxiao surprisingly got up very early.

She swept the courtyard and even cleared the path outside the main gate. This was truly the first time she had been so diligent.

Liu Chuxue helped Liu's mother finish breakfast, then went out to call Chunxiao and Liu's father, who was chopping wood behind the house: "Breakfast is ready."

At this breakfast, everyone ate with different moods.

After helping clear the kitchen, Liu Chuxue gathered the family's dirty clothes and the changed bed sheets and pillowcases from Liu's father and mother's room into a carrying basket, took a mat woven from corn husks, and said, "Mom, I'm going to wash clothes at the small river behind the house."

Liu's mother, fearing she couldn't handle the Xiao family's arrival, said, "Leave these for now; I'll wash them later."

Liu Chuxue patted her hand: "They'll take a while to come from the city. By the time they arrive, I'll have finished washing these clothes. You're pregnant now; it's inconvenient for you to wash clothes in the river."

Hearing this, Liu's mother looked down at her belly: "Let Chunxiao go with you; it will be faster."

Just then, Chunxiao entered from outside the main gate: "Clothes can be washed any day; why must it be today? If you're going, let my second sister go alone. I'm not going."

Liu Chuxue lost her temper too. She picked out Chunxiao's changed clothes from the basket and threw them directly at her feet: "Wash your own clothes yourself. Mom is pregnant now. In the future, I hope you'll be more conscientious and wash your own clothes."

Having said that, she hoisted the basket onto her back: "Mom, I'm leaving first."

Chunxiao didn't expect her second sister to have no patience for her at all now. What had she said? Her sister just threw them out at her: "Mom, look at my second sister. How can a sister act like that?"