The villagers enthusiastically escorted Chen Yunyou to his doorstep.

When Mr. Chen hurried over, he heard the villagers saying things like he and his wife were mean and biased.

Master Chen's face immediately turned cold and he coughed heavily. The servants in the house were very considerate and said to the gossipers outside the door: "The master is here!"

When the villagers heard this, those who were talking to the couple immediately took two steps back.

The villagers who were still making complaints also shut up obediently.

Chen Yi came forward with a smile on his face and said in a complaining tone: "You are such a kid. You didn't even tell your family in advance when you came back so that I could send someone to pick you up!"

Chen Yunyou was slightly stunned. He didn't expect his father to come to the door to greet him.

You know, when they left, he and Xile said goodbye to him but didn't even want to see his face.

But as long as his father stopped picking on them, he wouldn't mind their harsh treatment of him.

So he stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

Master Chen nodded in satisfaction, patted his son on the shoulder, and said kindly: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. It's hard to travel, and someone has been cleaning up your yard. Go back and rest first."

After traveling for several days, Chen Yunyou was indeed tired. He nodded and responded obediently, "Yes, father. We will go to rest first and come to pay our respects to you later."

Master Chen nodded slightly, then turned to the servant behind him and instructed, "Go, tell the kitchen to prepare some dishes that Master Yunyou likes. He must be hungry after such a long journey."

The servants responded in unison and took action.

Seeing this, Chen Yunyou bowed to his father again and led Xile to his own courtyard.

When the couple returned to their own yard, the first thing they saw was a thriving vegetable garden. It was obvious that the garden had been well taken care of by their second sister-in-law during the time they were away.

The couple from the second room who lived next door naturally heard the noise next door. Wang ran back to the house excitedly and said to her husband, "The third brother and his family are back! Should we go over to take a look?"

Chen Yunye thought about it and shook his head. "They have been traveling for a long time and they are tired. Let them rest first!"

Wang really didn't want to miss the opportunity to get close to the third brother.

"There's hot water in the pot. I'll bring it to them right away!" Without waiting for Chen Yunye to stop her, Wang ran away.

Now Wang feels that in this family, the third brother and his family are more powerful, and his younger brother and sister-in-law are also easy to get along with.

Wang would never have been so biased towards the third brother and the other two in the past. Ever since Song Xile took the initiative to give her mint seeds before leaving, and then the third brother passed the examination to become a scholar, the balance in her heart had already been tilted.

Wang came to the next door with two buckets of hot water. "I heard you guys came back from next door. I just boiled some water. You must be tired after a day's journey. Wash up first and relax!"

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, and Wang has been helping them take care of the courtyard for some time.

"Then I would like to thank my second sister-in-law!"

Wang had made her presence felt here with Song Xile, so she tactfully said goodbye and left.

Chen Yunyou brought the hot water to the bathroom and asked his wife to wash up while he packed his bags in the outer room.

When Song Xile came out, covered in sweat, water was still dripping from her hair.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yunyou quickly took a dry towel, walked over quickly, wrapped her wet hair, and gently wiped the water droplets off her hair.

Song Xile let him wipe for a while, then pushed him and urged, "Okay, I can do the rest myself. You should go wash too, or the water will be cold soon!"

Chen Yunyou had no choice but to pick up his clothes and go to the bathroom.

When I came out again, the table was already filled with food.

Song Xile waved at him with her hair loose, "Why are you still standing there? Come and sit down!"

Chen Yunyou walked to his wife's side in a daze and sat down, looking at the table full of steaming food in silence for a long time.

Song Xile scooped a bowl of soup and handed it to her husband. Seeing that he seemed to be still in shock, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yunyou lowered his eyebrows and said, "I thought Dad wanted to send us food, but he was just saying it in front of the villagers."

"So, you are touched?"

Chen Yun shook his head, turned to look at his wife and said, "Dad's attitude changed too quickly. I'm just worried that he will continue to embarrass you."

Song Xile put down the bowl in her hand and shook her husband's hand, "Don't worry, we have you here!"

Song Xile actually wanted to have a frank talk with her husband.

Ever since she saw Yun You's strange behavior in front of Dr. Mo, she has always had a strong feeling in her heart.

She felt that Yun You was not Chen Yi's son.

But during that time they were busy treating Qian Feng, and later they were busy traveling.

They had just arrived home today and were exhausted, so it was not a good time to bring up this matter.

She could only suppress the words that were about to come out of her mouth for the time being.

Chen Yun turned around and held his wife's hand, nodding his head heavily, "I won't let them torture you like before. If it doesn't work out, we can move to the county town!"

In fact, Chen Yunyou has been feeling uneasy since he was about to return home.

His intuition told him that the first wife would definitely continue to target him and Xile, and his father would also try to control him without leaving any room for him.

Song Xile patted his hands and said, "Okay, let's eat first and then go to bed early. I'm afraid we'll have to meet a lot of people tomorrow."

It was just as Song Xile expected.

The next morning, the couple went to pay their respects to their elders.

What was rare was that Liu didn't cause any trouble throughout the whole process. After the two of them paid their respects, she just lowered her head and drank tea, as if she was an outsider.

However, Mr. Chen broke with his usual habit and started chatting with his son, asking him lovingly about his daily life in the capital.

This was the first time Song Xile had seen such a kind Mr. Chen, which made Song Xile look at him sideways frequently.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that this person has been possessed by someone else? Otherwise, why would she be so attentive to her husband and ask about his well-being, as if she had become a completely different person.

Or did Yun You pass the exam to become a scholar, and this meant he realized that he was blind and wanted to repair the relationship between father and son?

Song Xile had no idea what the other person was trying to say, so he just sat there obediently and watched the other person's performance.

After Master Chen had been talking nonsense for a quarter of an hour, he finally got to the point, "Yun You, Dad has accepted a banquet from the Zhou family in the city today. You can go with Dad then."

Although Song Xile was sitting at the lower table, he was always staring at the two people sitting at the upper table out of the corner of his eye.

From her perspective, after Mr. Chen said this, she clearly saw a mocking smile on Liu's lips.

Her heart tightened and she was about to signal Yun You to refuse.

A servant's report came from outside the door!

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