Chapter 1267

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

In the blink of an eye, it was around midnight.

Only then did Du Xiaojuan drive back to Shanggou Village.

Wang Dashan saw her return and went to greet her with a smile, saying:

"Give me the child, I'll hold him. You've had a hard trip."

Du Xiaojuan didn't even glance at him, carrying the child upstairs.

Wang Dashan's face fell immediately, about to say something.

But Kang Yi said:

"The child cried all the way, only stopped crying when Xiao Juan picked him up. Need to hurry and feed him milk. You can hold him later."

Kang Yi also had complaints about Wang Dashan, suddenly making Du Xiaojuan come back in the middle of the night, not arranging things in advance, making it all rushed and exhausting, really!

Making this live-in nanny have to come along and toss about too!

Wang Dashan couldn't say anything more.

He felt that Du Xiaojuan coming back was good enough.

Everything else, he endured.

At this time Wang Erhai walked over and said to Wang Dashan:

"Big Brother, my wife isn't coming back tonight."

Wang Dashan was displeased:

"No, Xiao Juan came running back from so far away, how can you let your wife not come back? She just lives in the County Town, coming back once isn't that far!"

But Wang Erhai said:

"I'm the one not letting her come back. She's already tired enough from classes every day, I don't want her staying up all night working."

Wang Dashan still wanted to say a couple more things, but Wang Erhai said:

"Letting my wife rest better increases the chance of successful pregnancy preparation. Getting my wife pregnant quickly is also part of Dad's dying wish, so I'm doing this according to Dad's dying wish."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan had nothing to say.

Actually Zhang Yueran had said she would rush back. She had already taken leave for tomorrow morning. Coming back tonight, leaving tomorrow morning, napping in the morning, going to school in the afternoon — that would work too.

But Wang Erhai felt that temporarily changing the funeral time, making Zhang Yueran come back in the middle of the night, was a bit inappropriate.

The main thing is, even if she came back she couldn't help with much.

Because carrying the coffin up the mountain for burial, according to custom and rules, daughters-in-law are not allowed to follow. Sometimes even the deceased's wife is not allowed to follow.

Right then, Lao Zan came out of the room and said to Wang Dashan:

"I see your wife is back. Later let her offer a stick of incense to your dad, then let her and your mom go kill a few chickens, sprinkle chicken blood on yellow paper, and cook a big pot of chicken congee in advance. When guests come, there'll be a late-night snack to receive them. As for the funeral procession up the mountain, she doesn't need to follow. At three in the morning, women walking night roads is bad, afraid of losing their souls, affecting family harmony."

Wang Dashan was stunned, wanted to say something, but didn't.

After all, Lao Zan is the master of ceremonies, he knows the rules, his word counts.

Wang Erhai asked:

"Does my mom need to go along too?"

Lao Zan said:

"Better not. Someone needs to stay home and prepare some food in advance. We didn't hire a flowing water banquet, but we still need to make something to eat. Otherwise when everyone comes back from the mountain there's nothing to eat, that's not the way to treat guests."

Wang Erhai nodded:

"Okay, then I'll go tell my mom."

Then turned to look at Wang Dashan:

"Big Brother, you go tell Eldest Sister-in-law."

Wang Dashan was somewhat reluctant.

He originally thought Du Xiaojuan would need to follow up the mountain, that's why he forced Du Xiaojuan to come back from Guangzhou.

Now it's fine, the person is back, but she doesn't need to go up the mountain. What kind of situation is this?

He somewhat blamed Lao Zan, why didn't he say clearly in advance?

But then he thought, actually he didn't go ask in detail either. This matter really can't be blamed on Lao Zan.

Wang Dashan went up to the second floor, to the room Du Xiaojuan was staying in:

"There's something I need to tell you?"

Du Xiaojuan was lying on her side on the bed, feeding the child milk. The child had fussed all the way, she wanted to milk him to sleep, to let the child hurry and fall asleep.

Actually she didn't agree with milking the child to sleep, just afraid of forming a bad habit.

But today's situation, no choice. Unfamiliar environment, the child fussed a lot, could only use the milk-to-sleep method to soothe him.

"What matter?"

Du Xiaojuan asked coldly.

She was still angry inside.

Wang Dashan hemmed and hawed:

"After you finish feeding the child, you and my mom go kill chickens. As for the funeral procession, you don't need to follow."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan was stunned and shocked:

"No, you made me drive back from Guangzhou in the middle of the night, and it turns out I don't need to follow the funeral procession? Are you playing me!"

Wang Dashan also knew he was in the wrong:

"I also didn't expect that you wouldn't have to go. Just now, the master told me that neither you nor my mother need to go. Just stay at home and prepare some food for the guests."

Du Xiaojuan was angered into laughter.

Speechless to the point of laughter.

"Wang Dashan, when will you ever fix your bad habit of acting on every whim?"

But Wang Dashan was hard-mouthed in his defense:

"Didn't this also get you to help cook? You didn't come back for nothing."

"Once I finish feeding the milk, I'll go help your mother kill the chicken! Now get out of here, I don't want to say a single word to you!"

Du Xiaojuan was so angry her chest hurt.

Is this a joke!

A few hours ago, he was pressing her aggressively to hurry back, as if this funeral couldn't proceed without her!

Now that she's back, Wang Dashan actually says she doesn't have to follow along for the funeral procession!

Simply laughable!

Wang Dashan saw Du Xiaojuan's face dark as iron, knew he was in the wrong, and couldn't say anything more.

He only said one sentence:

"Then after you finish feeding the milk, come downstairs."

After saying this, he turned around and left.

Just as she went downstairs, Wang Erhai came to Wang Dashan's side and said to him:

"Eldest Brother, you shouldn't have let Eldest Sister-in-law run back in the middle of the night. Driving back in the middle of the night, how dangerous."

Wang Dashan glared at him:

"I also didn't expect that she wouldn't have to follow for the funeral procession. Alright, alright, she's back now, let's not talk about this matter anymore. If we keep talking, she has work to do now that she's back, she still has to help kill the chicken later, it's not like we're leaving her out."

Wang Erhai dry laughed, for a moment not knowing what to say.

Du Xiaojuan finished feeding the milk, coaxed the child to sleep, then let Kang Yi take him to sleep.

Then she went downstairs to assist Li Xiulan, helping kill the chicken.

Wang Xiaohua was also helping, bleeding the chicken, scalding the feathers, plucking the feathers.

"Xiao Juan, why did you come down? Staying upstairs with the child is fine. Me and Xiao Hua are enough here."

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"Mother, I came down to help kill the chicken. Otherwise, that eldest son of yours would say this isn't right, that isn't right!"

Li Xiulan knew Du Xiaojuan had resentment in her heart, so she hurriedly said:

"Xiao Juan, Dashan didn't handle this considerately. To speak the honest truth, he shouldn't have let you drive back in the middle of the night. But you also know, his personality is comparatively straightforward. You're married and have a child now. You need to be more tolerant of each other."

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"If I didn't tolerate him, I would have divorced him long ago."

This is the honest truth. Recently, for a short term, Du Xiaojuan could be said to have retreated again and again toward Wang Dashan, making many compromises.

Du Xiaojuan still wants to continue this marriage. Although the thought of divorce had once popped into her funeral item.

But for the sake of the child, she still has to be cautious again and again.

She then said to Wang Xiaohua, who was squatting to the side plucking chicken feathers:

"Xiao Hua, help me persuade your eldest brother. In the future when doing things, don't act on every whim again."

Wang Xiaohua could only bitterly smile:

"Now he doesn't listen to me either."

It's not that Wang Xiaohua hasn't tried to persuade him before, but what he got in return was Wang Dashan's displeasure, even suspicion.

So he already doesn't plan to say anything anymore.

Wait until tomorrow, after the funeral affairs are handled, he will go back to Beijing.

But Wang Xiaohua probably wouldn't have thought no matter what.

Tonight in Shanggou Village, a big thing will still happen.

A big thing that will thoroughly change the Wang Family...