Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 111 - Next year we wont come back for the

Chapter 111 -111: Next year, we won’t come back for the New Year.

Chapter 111 -111: Next year, we won’t come back for the New Year.

Jiang Nan grimaced as he handed out red envelopes to the children one by one.

Mrs. Lu watched him, feeling very irritated. It was Chinese New Year, whose face was he pulling like that for?

If it wasn’t for the fact that cursing was frowned upon during the New Year, Mrs. Lu would have had a few choice words for this thoughtless daughter-in-law.

After decades of marriage, Father Lu patted his wife’s hand. The eldest daughter-in-law was just like a child, always had been, and only came back this once a year. She wasn’t worth getting angry over.

“Sanya, here’s your red envelope.” Susu directly handed a red envelope to her sister, who was cracking sunflower seeds.

Su Sanya’s eyes lit up, but then she shook her head and refused, “Sister, I don’t need it. I’m an adult now. Plus, didn’t the shop already give out red envelopes? Take it back.”

“Just keep it. You’re still young. When you get married and have kids, Sister won’t give you any more. Then, it’ll be for your children.”

“Sister~”

Seeing her little sister’s shy demeanor, Susu laughed and covered her mouth, “Alright, alright, Sister won’t say anymore.”

“Xiao Xue, here’s yours.”

“Thank you, Sister-in-law.”

Watching the two younger girls whisper to each other with their red envelopes, Susu couldn’t help but laugh. They were still just little girls. The sight of a red envelope made them beam.

The youngsters had long since succumbed to sleep, and the adults chatted while eating dried fruits and nuts, waiting until the fire had burned down before heading to bed.

Mrs. Lu tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Father Lu listened as his wife flopped around like a pancake, unable to settle.

“Still thinking about it? Just let it go.”

“I don’t know what sin my eldest son committed to end up with such a wife. She gets angry over the tiniest things. She’s pettier than the eye of a needle. She’ll probably end up making herself sick one day.

It’s the New Year, and she’s handing out red envelopes with such a sour face. If it weren’t for the New Year, I would’ve given her a piece of my mind right then and there.

Always causing drama, no idea what she wants.”

Father Lu silently listened to his wife rant about their eldest daughter-in-law without saying a word.

Susu, however, didn’t overthink it; her head hit the pillow, and she was off to dreamland.

Next door

Brother Lu sighed as he looked at his child-cuddling, back-turned, still upset wife.

“Nannan, can we not make a fuss during the New Year? If my parents really favored boys over girls, they wouldn’t have paid for Xiao Xue’s university.”

Jiang Nan sneered, your parents perceive their own children and grandchildren differently, don’t they?

…

New year, new atmosphere. Despite having stayed up late last night, the whole family still got up early the next day.

A big pot of round, plump dumplings was ready, Mrs. Lu cheerfully glanced over everyone, “Serve yourself, let’s see who can fish out the coin this year.”

Xiao Xue’s eyes sparkled as she added vinegar to her bowl, “The coin…here I come.”

“Coin, I’m coming too.”

The three siblings hunkered down with their big bowls, eating intently.

For a while, the room was silent except for the clinking of bowls and the sound of chewing.

Jiang Nan glanced at the Chongxi Sister-in-law on the kang bed and silently sped up her dumpling eating, determined to find the coin.

Susu, feeling somewhat bemused by being watched, carefully took each bite, wary of chomping on the coin.

“Uh?”

Brother Lu, “Ah? Second, did you find it?”

Lu Xiaoting grinned, “Nope.”

“Darn. You startled me; I thought you had found it.”

“No, just trying to scare you guys.”

“Um~”

The whole family kept the motion of picking up dumplings, staring uniformly at Susu as she silently took out a coin from her mouth.

“Ouch, Susu found it again this year, it seems she will have the best luck next year.” Mrs. Lu, smiling from ear to ear, took the coin and pasted it onto the painting of the God of Wealth.

“Uh, I’m so full. Since there are no more coins, I’ll stop eating after this bite.”

“I’m full.”

…

As the time neared, the Lu brothers went out with New Year gifts to pay a New Year visit.

The siblings couldn’t sit still either and had already run out early to find nearby friends to gather sweets and seeds.

The triplets had already woken up; Pingping the eldest and An’an the second both had already gulped down their milk, and were now energetically staggering along the wall.

Father Lu and Mrs. Lu intently watched their grandson who followed like a little duck.

Lele, the youngest, was still leisurely drinking from the milk bottle, his eyes constantly fixed on his brothers.

“Ah ah ah.”

Unable to stay still, Lele put down the bottle and, sticking out his little butt, called for his brothers.

The two brothers were startle by their sister’s sudden noise, staring at her with their big round eyes.

The adults just watched the three siblings, laughing helplessly.

Jiang Nan felt like an outsider as she watched the laughing family, feeling utterly alone.

She didn’t want to say anything; she simply went back to her room to lie down, as she couldn’t fit in the conversation anyway.

…

When Brother Lu returned and saw no one in the room, he frowned and went to check, finding his wife lying on the kang.

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He eased a bit, “Wife, why not sit in the east room? Did the kids go out to get New Year’s sweets?”

“Mhm.”

Jiang Nan responded dully.

“Wife, why are you upset again? During the New Year, can’t we just be happy?” Brother Lu felt a headache coming on.

Jiang Nan pouted, “You know I don’t get along with your parent’s home. Just now, watching your parents carefully protecting the triplets in the east room, I felt terrible.”

The more she talked, the more distressed she got, tears and snot coming down, “Our Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue see your parents less, watching your parents patiently caring for the triplets, I feel sorry for our daughter, my heart aches.”

Brother Lu sighed, “Haven’t I told you before? When Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue were little, the youngest and youngest girl were also young, Dad was busy working, earning money. Mom, taking care of the youngest, who had time and energy to always check on us back then.

Now it’s not like the past anymore, back then even having food and clothes was a luxury, everything at home depended on my mother’s meticulous management.

Back then, everything required a ticket, and even gathering a few dozen eggs to exchange for chicken and pork took favors.”

“You’re always lecturing, I’m just heartbroken for our daughter. It’s not that I don’t want to have a son for you, but with things so strict now, if I had a son, both our jobs would be gone.”

Brother Lu frowned, “Who’s talking about having a son? Our family has Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue, that’s enough, what era are you living in that you still insist on having a son?”

Knowing his wife was being stubborn, Brother Lu carefully broached his next point with a sigh.

“We won’t come back for the New Year next year.”

“Really?” Jiang Nan sniffled, her eyes lighting up as she fixed them on her husband.

“Mhm. If coming back only makes everyone uncomfortable, it’s better not to come at all.”

Keep distance, over time, too close might lead to bad smells; perhaps things would gradually improve.

“Grandpa and Grandma, we’re back.”

The siblings burst excitedly back into the house, followed by Da Hei, whose tail wagged like a propeller.