Chapter 144: 140: Father-in-Law is Coming

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Chapter 144: Chapter 140: Father-in-Law is Coming “Big brother, are Qin Mei and Second Brother coming back? Can they make it today?” Qin Mei was counting the days, after all. Big Sister said they’d return on the eighth, about three days by train! So, will they arrive tomorrow? “Mm, I’ll go check at the train station tomorrow,” Qin Ye was particularly excited inside. He hadn’t been able to go to see them off last time, so this time, he definitely wanted to pick them up himself. Qin Mei’s eyes lit up, and her little face turned red with joy. “...Big brother, I want to go pick up Big Sister too.” Her words caught Qin Ye by surprise. After all, his little sister was not one to go out much, and since the incident last time, she had been even less so, not even stepping out of the courtyard on any day. He hadn’t expected her to take the initiative to mention going to town with him to pick people up. “Meizi, you better wait at home. The journey is a bit long, and it wouldn’t be easy for me to take you along, and there’ll be nowhere for you to sit when we return.” “But, if you bike there, you could only fit Big Sister, right? What about Second Brother? Then I can walk back with Second Brother.” Qin Ye had indeed planned to cycle there. If his little sister hadn’t reminded him, he would have nearly forgotten about Second Brother. He originally thought of just having Second Brother walk back, telling her not to come, but facing his little sister’s expectant gaze, he found it impossible to refuse. Forget it, it was rare she wanted to go out, so he might as well let her come along. “Then tomorrow I’ll borrow a cart.” At her big brother’s words, Qin Mei knew he agreed to her going. She beamed with happiness immediately. Seeing her so rarely happy, Qin Ye’s expression softened. “Okay, go to bed early, and get up early tomorrow.” He had asked around, and if they really came tomorrow, the train would arrive at noon, at ten o’clock. So, he planned to go early and wait. Qin Mei nodded at once. “Okay, big brother, I’m going to sleep now.” As she walked away, she wondered... would Big Sister be thinking of her too? After seeing his little sister off to bed, Qin Ye went out for a bit—he needed to secure the cart... He headed to Uncle Qin Gen’s place in the west of the village. He knocked on the door: “Uncle Qin Gen...” The person who had been warming himself by the fire heard someone calling from outside and came out to open the door. He was a bit surprised to see Qin Ye at the door. “Qin Ye, what brings you here?” Qin Ye said, “Uncle Qin Gen, I’d like to borrow your cart to go to town tomorrow.” He took out two yuan. Uncle Qin Gen looked at the two yuan. “No need for so much... If you’re going to use the cart, just give me 50 cents.” He took the 50 cents from Qin Ye’s palm. “The cart’s in the backyard, come with me to get it.” Qin Ye nodded his head, “Thank you, Uncle Qin Gen.” “What’s there to thank me for? Are you going to pick up your wife?” Uncle Qin Gen asked. These past few days, the idle people in the village had been gossiping about whether Qin Ye’s wife would return or not, most of them just watching with interest. Most said they doubted Qin Ye’s wife would come back. But there were a few who thought she would return. After all, Qin Yu went with her, and he couldn’t just not come back, could he? Qin Ye: “My wife said she’d be back in these next few days, but I’m not sure exactly which day. I happen to have something to do in town tomorrow.” If his wife didn’t return tomorrow, the villagers would have plenty to talk about. Did they think he didn’t know about the village gossip these past few days? Uncle Qin Gen knew he was definitely going to pick someone up; otherwise, why not just ride a bike? Didn’t Qin Ye’s family have a bicycle? Why else would he need to borrow his cart? However, it really was good news if she was coming back. Having borrowed the cart, Qin Ye went straight home, tied up the ox, then returned to the house to sleep. The siblings were both full of anticipation for the next day, and neither slept well. Especially Qin Ye, he had hardly slept all night. He got up early the next day. After preparing breakfast, he cleaned the courtyard and the several rooms once over. Not until Qin Mei got up did the siblings have their breakfast. As soon as she put down her chopsticks, Qin Mei became a bit impatient. “Big brother, are we leaving now?” “No rush, let me tidy up the kitchen first.” He couldn’t let Qin Ye’s Wife come back and see the kitchen in a mess. Upon hearing this, Qin Mei immediately said, “Big brother, let me help you.” “No need, I’ll be done soon.” During this period, Qin Ye, worried about Qin Mei’s health, had practically taken on all the household chores by himself. He didn’t let Qin Mei do any chores. Fortunately, the Qin Family’s Team hadn’t started work yet, so he was idle at home every day. Since there were only two bowls, the washing was done quickly. It wasn’t long before it was finished. “Meizi, let’s go.” Qin Mei had already been waiting in the courtyard. Qin Ye led the ox out from the back yard and then harnessed it to the ox cart. Seeing his little sister’s frail and thin body, he said, “Meizi, watch things here for a moment, I’m going to fetch a quilt from inside the house. It will come in handy for you and your elder sister-in-law on the way back.” As for Qin Yu... the kid was thick-skinned, what would a bit of cold wind and freezing do to him? He hurriedly went back inside and grabbed the two old cotton quilts they had before. Then he spread one quilt on the ox cart, and draped the other one over Qin Mei. As for himself, he simply drove the ox cart. At seven o’clock, there were still quite a few early risers in the village. Seeing the siblings, they didn’t react at first, and one of the quick talkers directly asked, “Qin Ye, is Qin Mei sick?” Otherwise, why would they be driving an ox cart to town so early in the morning? When Qin Ye heard this, his face instantly darkened. His sharp gaze swept over, “Meizi is in very good health.” No further explanation was given. He didn’t want to talk too much with these people. And Qin Mei, even more so, she was already timid and not to mention talking to the villagers, just shrank her neck and looked down. Villagers: ... If she’s not sick, then why go to the town? And why wrap Qin Mei up like that? However, based on Qin Ye’s grim face, they also sheepishly didn’t dare to say anything more. Once Qin Ye drove the ox cart away, Someone in the crowd finally commented, “Is he going to pick up his wife?” “No way, is she really coming back?” someone expressed disbelief. “Just wait and see!” came the voice of someone looking forward to the drama. Naturally, Qin Ye ignored these people, his heart burning hot. He wished he could see his wife immediately. Of course, he also felt a bit of trepidation in his heart, would she return today? On the train, Madam Rong, after sitting for several days, felt like her body was almost falling apart. The closer the train got to the station, the more discomfort she felt, because the places the train passed through seemed too desolate. It felt like these places were quite poor. Alas... “When will we arrive? How are we going to get to the village later?” With all their bags... She had heard that there was quite a distance from the town to the Qin Family’s Team. Before Rong Yan could speak, an excited Qin Yu spoke up first, “Auntie, we’re almost there, my big brother will definitely come to pick us up.”

Chapter 144: 140: Father-in-Law is Coming

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