Chapter 652: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 652: Wang Xiaohua's Clever Plan Resolves Worry

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai heard the knocking and snapped back to his senses from the quarrel.

He hurriedly took out his mobile phone to check and found Wang Xiaohua had called him several times, none of which he had answered.

It must have been that when Wang Xiaohua arrived at this residential complex, he called him, he didn't answer, and then he came up on his own.

Previously Wang Erhai had told Wang Xiaohua this address; he followed other owners through the access control and could come upstairs.

"My Third Brother is here; I'll deal with you later!"

Wang Erhai said this angrily, then turned around to open the entrance door.

Only to see Wang Xiaohua dragging a suitcase, standing right at the door.

"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, this house is really beautiful!"

Wang Xiaohua had a smile on his face.

"Third Brother, come in and sit; this house is just so-so; houses in the county town aren't worth much!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly helped Wang Xiaohua bring the suitcase inside, then urged Liu Mei Qi to brew tea:

"What are you sitting there for? Hurry up and brew a pot of tea! My Third Brother is here; surely you won't not even give him a sip of water?"

Liu Mei Qi had a cold face, her emotions written all over it.

But she still got up to brew tea.

She didn't want Wang Erhai to hit her in front of his brother.

Wang Erhai greeted Wang Xiaohua to sit down, then said:

"Not long ago, your Second Sister-in-law and I planned to buy a house in Guangzhou; after looking around, what do you think we discovered?"

"What?" Wang Xiaohua asked, following Wang Erhai's train of thought.

"Haha, we found a house we liked, but discovered neither your Second Sister-in-law nor I have home-buying qualifications; do you think this is funny or not?" Wang Erhai's face was full of self-mockery, then he sighed: "It's still better for you highly educated people; buying a house is convenient wherever you go. Some big cities even have talent household registration policies, and registering your household comes with a reward of hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan in home-buying bonuses!"

Wang Erhai also said: "I was immature before, only caring about playing and not putting my mind into studying; now I realize education is really important!"

Wang Erhai said again: "I didn't understand things before, only cared about playing, and didn't put much effort into studying. Only now do I discover how important education really is!"

"Second Brother, a degree is actually just a piece of paper; ability is what matters most. I see that you and Second Sister-in-law both have good ability; don't underestimate yourselves."

"What does 'underestimate yourselves' mean?" Wang Erhai asked.

"Um, it means don't look down on yourself; it's an idiom from 'Memorial on Sending Off the Troops,' which we all learned in high school."

"Hehe, I've forgotten all about it..." Wang Erhai looked at Wang Xiaohua; he envied, admired, and even revered this younger brother from the bottom of his heart.

He also felt proud to have such a highly educated younger brother.

At this moment, Liu Mei Qi brought the tea over.

Wang Xiaohua took the teacup and said to Liu Mei Qi, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law." Then he looked around the living room and praised:

"This house is really nice; the space is big enough, and the decoration is very stylish. Why don't we bring Mom and Dad down here for the Spring Festival this year? That way they can experience city life; I just don't know if Second Sister-in-law agrees..."

"This house is really good, the space is large enough, and the decoration is very stylish. Why don't we bring Mom and Dad down here for the Spring Festival this year, so they can experience city life? I just don't know if Second Sister-in-law agrees..."

Liu Mei Qi didn't immediately express her opinion.

But Wang Erhai was stunned, as if struck by enlightenment.

He and Liu Mei Qi had been quarreling nonstop about whose family to return to for the Spring Festival, neither willing to give in.

Actually, there was a method that could perfectly resolve this contradiction.

That was to directly bring their parents to this house in the county town for the Spring Festival!

That way Liu Mei Qi wouldn't have to return to that broken place in the mountain pass of Shanggou Village, Wang Erhai could give his parents an explanation, and they wouldn't blame him for not returning home for the New Year despite living so close; by actively inviting them down for the New Year, they would instead think he was filial.

Additionally, when the eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law return, it would be more convenient for them to stay here, avoiding unnecessary conflicts caused by the various inconveniences of that broken house in Shanggou Village.

Additionally, when Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law return, living here will be more convenient, avoiding unnecessary conflicts caused by the various inconveniences of that broken house in Shanggou Village.

Wang Erhai slapped his thigh immediately, turned to Liu Mei Qi and said:

"Liu Mei Qi, say a word—do you agree or not to bringing Mom and Dad down here for the Spring Festival?"

Liu Mei Qi simply wanted to spend the New Year at her own home; Wang Erhai's hometown did not belong to her own home in her heart.

Of course, her original family, which was always quarreling nonstop, did not belong to her own home either now.

So since she had a way out, she no longer insisted.

"Fine, no problem, but you have to make the New Year's Eve dinner; I don't have such good cooking skills, and I'm afraid you'll dislike it if it doesn't taste good!"

Wang Erhai swept away the gloom in his heart and laughed:

"Don't worry; I'll cook personally when the time comes; you just help me out!"

Then he also asked proactively:

"Should we bring your parents over to celebrate the New Year together too?"

Liu Mei Qi hurriedly said:

"No way! How could there be any reason for one's maternal family to come here for the New Year? That doesn't conform to custom. Let's wait until the second day of the first lunar month, or the fourth day, and then go back to visit relatives."

Wang Xiaohua saw that Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi had reached a consensus, and a smile also appeared on his face:

"Second Brother, then you and I will return to our hometown for a trip, stay one night there, tidy up, and bring Mom and Dad down tomorrow morning. What do you think?"

"Second Brother, then you and I will return to our hometown for a trip, stay one night in our hometown, clean up a bit, and bring Mom and Dad down tomorrow morning. What do you think?"

So if they want to celebrate the New Year on this side of the county town, they must bring their parents down tomorrow.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

【61】 So if they want to celebrate the New Year on this side of the county town, they must bring their parents down tomorrow.

"Fine, no problem!"

Wang Erhai readily agreed, and added:

"Later I'll call Big Brother and tell them to go straight back to County Town instead of returning to our hometown in Shanggou Village. On Junior High Year One morning, we'll go back together to set off Opening Door Firecrackers and worship the gods and Buddhas!"

The matter was thus settled.

Wang Xiaohua showed a knowing smile.

Actually, he had stood at the door for Hao Hui Er before knocking, and had heard Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi's quarrel all along.

But he did not immediately go to stop them, nor even say anything, or blame them.

He only silently gave Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi such a compromise suggestion, so they could spend a good year in harmony, with no need to quarrel endlessly over such a small matter.

Liu Mei Qi said:

"You two go back to Shanggou Village, I won't go. I've hired a cleaner to come clean up, she'll be here shortly, and I still need to watch those cleaning aunties, in case they slack off or steal things."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Fine, then Second Sister-in-law, you stay here."

Wang Xiaohua left his luggage in the room, then went downstairs with Wang Erhai to the Underground Garage. Wang Erhai sat in the driver's seat, Wang Xiaohua sat in the Passenger Seat, and they drove back to Shanggou Village.

On the road, Wang Erhai suddenly said to Wang Xiaohua:

"Third Brother, I really have to thank you this time."

Wang Xiaohua asked doubtfully: "Thank you for what?"

Wang Erhai said: "Thank you for helping me smooth over the conflict between me and your Second Sister-in-law. Those words we just argued about, you must have heard them outside the door, right? Otherwise you wouldn't have specially offered to pick up Mom and Dad to come down for Spring Festival."

Wang Erhai was not stupid; he naturally had long seen everything clearly. His younger brother had helped him resolve his troubles and even preserved his Face, so he naturally felt gratitude From Heart.

"Don't laugh at me, but actually since your Second Sister-in-law and I got married, we haven't had few arguments. To put it without exaggeration, a small quarrel every three days, a big quarrel every five days—it's really Tiring!"

Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but sympathize with his own second brother:

"Second Brother, your Second Sister-in-law is actually not a bad person. If you communicate well with her and show each other Tolerance, your days will surely go well."

Wang Erhai said instead:

"I do want to communicate well with her, but she's always acting crazy, even unreasonable. Sometimes I even suspect whether she has a mental illness..."

Wang Erhai thought of Liu Mei Qi's mother Deng Cuihua; Deng Cuihua did have a mental illness and had been taking medicine all along.

It was said that mental illness could be passed down through Generational Inheritance. Liu Mei Qi had such a Stiff personality and such unstable Emotions, quarreling at the drop of a hat—who knew if she had inherited her mother's genes?