Sometimes he would even chase his fourth brother out of the front room to the backyard with a broom, causing a lot of chaos in the house. No one was so serious about it.
And when Fifth Brother received that slap last night, everyone seemed to think that this matter was very, very big.
Why is this? Yang Huamei racked her brains to think, and then she figured out the answer.
"Mom, things are different now. Now we are no longer just your children. Take Fifth Brother as an example. He is your son, but he is also the husband of Fifth Sister-in-law, the father of Dabao and Mianmian, Gui Ling’s father-in-law, Xiao Niuniu’s grandfather.”
"Nowadays, you, my mother, can still beat and scold the fifth brother, but you can't beat and scold me for no reason. It must be that my fifth brother has really done something wrong and he is willing to admit his mistake and accept the punishment. Then you can give him two symbolic beatings. He didn't make any mistake, but you hit him and scolded him. He was serious not because of how painful your slap was, but because of your disrespect for him. What you hit was his dignity as the head of a five-bedroom family. It was him. The dignity in front of a group of relatives and friends, the dignity of an adult, how can he not be serious with you?"
Mr. Tan lowered his head, raised his hands to cover his face tightly, and shrugged his thin shoulders slightly.
"Mom, you...are you crying?"
Yang Huamei was really panicking now. The number of times she had seen Mr. Tan cry since she was a child could not be counted on her hands, no more than three times!
My mother cried when she got married.
My eldest brother died and my mother cried...
When Yongxian's eldest nephew disappeared after the scientific examination in Changhuaizhou, my mother didn't even cry.
Yongxian's son Xiu'er died in infancy, and his mother only had red circles in her eyes.
But this time, my mother cried, and the tears were very fierce, overflowing from the gaps between her fingers, and covering her hands...
"Mom, don't cry, don't cry, it's okay, it's okay..."
Yang Huamei was so frightened that she quickly put the bowl aside and reached out to hold Tan in her arms.
Tan shook her head and tried to push Yang Huamei away.
Yang Huamei hugged Tan tighter and cried too.
"Mom, don't be like this, don't scare me, mom, no matter what you become, you are still my mother, my old mother!"
Yang Huamei burst into tears and hugged Tan tightly, crying so hard that her whole body trembled.
Mrs. Tan raised her head, looked at Yang Huamei, and said with choked sobs: "Mei'er, my mother's heart and soul, my mother lives for you. If I hadn't been worried about you, my mother would have hit the wall or plunged into the river." !”
Yang Huamei covered Mrs. Tan's mouth, "Mom, don't say unlucky words. Even if I'm a hundred years old, I still hope that I still have my mother's name and my mother's family to return to. Mother, you must live a good life and cultivate your character. Young Master Relieve your anger with the juniors and take care of your health, mother, just listen to your daughter’s advice!”
When it came to the emotional part, Yang Huamei cried and knelt down in front of Tan.
"The ground is cold. My son, please don't kneel down. You'll break your kneecaps!"
Mrs. Tan became anxious and leaned over to pull Yang Huamei. After the two of them hugged each other and cried together, most of the suppressed negative emotions in their hearts were released with tears. When they wiped away each other's tears, their emotions became clear. They all gradually calmed down.
Just as she calmed down, Yang Huamei heard movement in the yard.
"It seems like someone is coming. Let me take a look." Yang Huamei said.
Tan said: "Why bother? It's just a matter of taking a look through the window."
Yang Huamei thought it made sense, so she opened the window and took a look outside.
"Hey, isn't that the fifth sister-in-law?" Yang Huamei was surprised.
"where?"
Mrs. Tan's heartbeat suddenly beat faster after she had just calmed down. She quickly turned around to look and saw Bao Suyun walking into the yard and standing at the door of the kitchen looking towards the main room.
Bao Suyun was still holding a food box in his hand. Looking at the hesitant look, he seemed to want to come in, but he was worried about something, so he hesitated.
"Maybe you're worried that I'm in there and you don't dare to meet me, huh!"
Mrs. Tan snorted softly, moved her body to the side, and hid behind the window, in a corner where even Bao Suyun's eyes could not see...
"Then I'll go greet the fifth sister-in-law first." Yang Huamei also knew that Tan probably hadn't adjusted her mentality to face the fifth sister-in-law yet, so she said this to Tan and quickly walked out of the west room.
Soon, Yang Huamei's warm greeting sounded in the yard, "Fifth sister-in-law, why are you here? I was just taking care of the children in the house..."
Mrs. Tan moved her body again, changed her posture, and put her ear against the gap in the window to eavesdrop on the conversation in the yard:
Bao Suyun said: "It's okay, I just arrived, so what, is my mother here with you?"
When Bao Suyun asked this question, she obviously lowered her voice, but I'm sorry, Tan is different from the deaf and blind old ladies in the village. When Tan was blind, the hearing function of her ears was developed. Listening is particularly good.
Especially when others are talking about her behind her back, no word within a certain range can escape her ears!
Yang Huamei turned her head and glanced at the west room. Mrs. Tan was so nervous that she held her breath and screamed in her heart: Mei'er, please don't confess me!
"Fifth sister-in-law, mother is in my room."
Mrs. Tan pinched her thigh secretly, "Mei'er, you are such a sincere and stupid girl, why can't you tell lies!"
"Ah? Is mom in the house? Then I'll go over and say hello to mom..."
When Mrs. Tan heard Bao Suyun's words, she became even more nervous, shouting in her heart: Stop, stop, I don't want to see the fifth old lady right now!
Yang Huamei seemed to have heard Tan's inner call this time, and she actually stopped Bao Suyun: "Fifth sister-in-law, mother is helping me take care of the child. The child is about to fall asleep. I will help you convey your feelings later."
Yang Huamei's voice was deliberately amplified to reassure Ms. Tan in the west room.
At the same time, because her back was to the west room, Mrs. Tan could not see Yang Huamei's expression at the moment. Yang Huamei was facing Bao Suyun again. She blinked at Bao Suyun and said a few words with lip language.
Bao Suyun was stunned for a moment, then understood.
"Ah? Since the baby is sleeping, I won't go in and disturb you. Mei'er, this food box is for you, don't dislike it."
Bao Suyun handed the food box to Yang Huamei, turned around and left. Before leaving, he took another look at the west room and vaguely saw a figure peeking out from behind the window.
Bao Suyun understood, smiled, and looked back.
Yang Huamei arrived at the courtyard door, watched Bao Suyun go away, then closed the courtyard door and turned back to the west room.
"Mom, fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law have brought us delicious food. It's still hot. It happens to be noon and we don't need to light a fire to cook."
Seeing Yang Huamei so excited and happy, Tan's face drooped, "Why don't you just eat a little bit of food, and why are you so happy? This is the leftovers from their banquet, and they are sending us away!"
Yang Huamei stopped what she was doing and looked up at Mrs. Tan: "Mom, you're here again..."
Mrs. Tan just opened her mouth to finish a few more sentences, but when she saw Yang Huamei like this, she had no choice but to close her mouth unwillingly.
