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Chapter 10 is all about praising the son-in-law.

Having said all that, Tian Shichang couldn't very well refuse.

He was thinking of his two grandsons and decided that two would be enough.

But Qiao Nian didn't care and stuffed them all into Tian Shichang's hands.

Goodbye, Uncle Tian.

"Dad, let's go."

Qiao Nian helped Qiao Guowen, who waved to Tian Shichang and led his daughter home.

There were only the father and daughter on the road. Qiao Nian asked Qiao Guowen if the place they were living in was a cowshed.
"No."

"Captain Tian is a good person. He specially allocated some residential land for us to build houses."

Although the houses were simple, with mud walls and thatched roofs, they were already quite lucky compared to other people sent down to the countryside.

Not only did they have a place to live, but they could also go to work and earn work points just like other commune members.

“Your mother and I are not used to farm work, so we don’t earn many work points. The reason we’ve been able to have food to eat all these years is because our son-in-law has been subsidizing us every month.”

Moreover, because of Lu Xiao's military status, the villagers respected them.

I didn't deliberately bully them.

Qiao Nian had only met her father a short time before she heard many good things about Lu Xiao from him.

She snorted, "Dad, as long as I haven't divorced him, you and Mom are still his parents, so naturally he'll treat you well."

"You can't say that."

Qiao Guowen could tell his daughter was unhappy, and he guessed that she had misunderstood her son-in-law.

“In recent years, whistleblowing has become rampant. How many sons have reported their own fathers? And even siblings have reported each other without hesitation.”

“In such a harsh environment, knowing that your mother and I have a bad background, your son-in-law has taken care of us day after day for years. That shows he has good character.”

Qiao Guowen had long seen through the fact that no amount of kinship ties mattered.

Even the best of family relationships will betray each other for personal gain when it matters most.
The Li couple next door, and the Zhang couple further down the street, were both reported by their own children…

Qiao Nian pouted, unwilling to listen to Lu Xiao's kind words.

"Okay, Dad, stop praising him. Let's go home quickly, Mom is still waiting for us."

"Hey, okay."

Qiao Guowen was not in a hurry to convince his daughter.

Their daughter just got back, so they'll take their time.

Three days ago, when Nian Yunci received a call from her son-in-law, she had been looking forward to the arrival of her daughter.

Today, Old Joe went to pick up his daughter, and she tidied up their two small, simple rooms over and over again.

After finishing tidying up, I couldn't stay inside any longer and kept pacing back and forth in the yard.

He kept looking outwards.

Nian Yunci looked out again at the low earthen wall, but didn't see anyone.

Her heart began to pound; could something have happened on the way?

"Mother……"

A soft, sweet voice rang out, and Nian Yunci immediately turned around.

He walked quickly toward the courtyard gate.

"Nian Nian, Nian Nian."

"Waaaah... Mommy..."

Qiao Nian rushed forward and threw herself into Nian Yunci's arms, "Mommy, Nian Nian missed you so much!"

"Oh, Mom misses you too, Mom misses my baby too."

Nian Yunci hugged Qiao Nian, tears streaming down her face.

When Qiao Guowen saw his wife and daughter embracing each other at the door, his eyes also welled up with tears.

He wiped away his tears with the back of his rough hands and greeted his wife and daughter with a smile.

"Yun Ci, Niannian, it's cold outside. Come inside, let's talk inside."

"Yes, it's cold outside, Mom. Let's go inside and talk."

Qiao Nian released her grip on Nian Yunci's hand, then took her hand and slowly walked into the small house.

Qiao Guowen followed him inside.

They left the wooden door slightly ajar.

The house has two bedrooms, and the middle one has a hearth that serves as both a living room and a kitchen. The hearth is located in the right corner, next to a small table, a small iron pot, and a ceramic jar.

There was a water vat covered with a wooden board on the side, with a gourd ladle upside down on top.

In the right corner, there was a pile of firewood, which Qiao Guowen and Nian Yunci had collected by walking ten miles over the mountain before winter.

Although there are trees around, there aren't many, and there aren't enough fallen firewood for people to collect.

People like them, unable to compete with the children and not intending to fight with the villagers below, instead gathered a few neighboring families who had been sent down to the countryside and went together to collect firewood five kilometers away...

Because firewood is hard to come by, Nian Yunci usually burns it very sparingly.

But today, the fire in the hearth has been burning very brightly.

Because my daughter came.

Qiao Nian looked into the room, her eyes stinging with tears.

The tears I had just stopped were about to fall again.

She held Nian Yunci's hand, choking back tears as she asked where their room was.

“We live on the side near the hearth, and my son-in-law lives in the room opposite.”

“My son-in-law said that in the cold winter, it’s warmer to live here with a heated kang bed, and it also saves more firewood.”

Beside the hearth, there was a small opening.

That's for heating a heated earthen bed.

Knowing that Qiao Nian was worried about them, Nian Yunci took her hand and led her into their room.

The room is at most seven or eight square meters.

A heated earthen bed, a small table on the bed, a worn-out trunk, and two rolled-up old floral cotton quilts.

This is all the furnishings inside the house.

"Mom...you and Dad lived in this kind of environment for five years?"

"Silly girl, don't be sad for your father and mother. Our status is different now, and we are already very fortunate to have these conditions."

Nian Yunci wiped away Qiao Nian's tears.

Tell her not to cry.

“My son-in-law also wanted to get us something nicer, but your father and I both said that things here are not like in the city. Although the brigade leader is a good person, he may have other bad intentions.”

"We'd rather live simply, for safety reasons."

Despite being born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Nian Yunci is actually quite sharp-minded.

Qiao Nian is the same.

After seeing her parents' room, Nian Yunci took Qiao Nian to see her, specifically, to see the room where Lu Xiao lived.

The same as the layout here.

Simple, outdated.

Qiao Nian felt heartbroken and reluctant to let her parents live in such a place.

But Lu Xiao stopped her, and she just hummed twice, completely unconcerned.

Nian Yunci looked at her husband with a puzzled expression.

Qiao Guowen shook his head slightly.

Nian Yunci understood, and took her daughter outside to warm themselves by the fire.

“They don’t use hearths here. Luckily, Professor Li’s hometown is in the southwest. He said that they use hearths in winter back home, which is very convenient.”

“Your dad and I set up one like this. We use this hearth for hot water, cooking rice, and cooking vegetables. It’s very convenient.”

"Um……"

Qiao Nian sat down on the small stool; the fire in the hearth was indeed warming.

She took off her scarf and hat, revealing her fair and jade-like face.

Qiao Guowen picked up his daughter's hat and scarf, intending to put them in the room next door.

"Dad, stop what you're doing and sit down."

Qiao Nian beckoned to Qiao Guowen, pulled him over, and sat him down by the fire pit.

Then she opened her palm, and several large white rabbits appeared out of thin air inside.

Qiao Guowen and Nian Yunci were greatly surprised.

My first reaction was to stand up and bolt the door to the main room.

(End of this chapter)