"I already gave you a piece of snack, why do you want more!" Facing his son who came back to ask for snacks again, Uncle Chen frowned and said, "You can't eat too much at one time!"
"I'm not eating it myself!" Dongzi said, "I want to give it to Lady Tong."
Uncle Chen San was quite surprised when he heard this, and called to Aunt Chen: "Come and listen, your son has become successful now, and he knows that he has to thank others."
After hearing this, Aunt Chen curled her lips and said, "I think he just thinks Mrs. Tong is pretty!"
"No way, how old Dongzi is, what does he know!" Uncle Chen said in disbelief.
Aunt Chen San said: "When I was giving him acupuncture, he would scream like a fairy sister, which made the maids in the old lady's house laugh at him.
"Besides, I took him to see a doctor in the first half of the year. There was no acupuncture. I just drank a few bowls of medicine. When he saw Dr. Wang again, he was like a mouse seeing a cat."
Sanshu Chen helplessly patted his son on the head and said, "It's good that you have such a heart. Don't worry, when Mrs. Tong recovers from her illness, my parents will definitely buy something to express their gratitude."
When Dongzi heard this, wouldn't his wish to see Mrs. Tong today be fulfilled?
Just when he was about to fool around with his parents again, someone suddenly knocked on the door and said, "Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen, are you at home? Come out quickly!"
Uncle Chen quickly went out and opened the door and asked, "What happened?"
"The motorcade going to pick up Mr. Xue from Xue's house is about to arrive at Sanli City. The steward above asked us to quickly change our clothes and go out to meet them."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Chen quickly agreed, went back to the house to tidy up with Aunt Chen, and rushed to the mountain gate without any delay.
They arrived a little late, so they quickly found an open space and stood there.
From here, you can see Mrs. Chen in front of you, looking forward to it with Xue Shanya's support.
"The old lady misses her parents' family the most, but unfortunately she couldn't go back this year because of illness.
"This time Mr. Xue is here, he can finally relieve the old lady's pain of missing her relatives."
Listening to someone next to him saying this, Sanshu Chen thought to himself, I just wish that Mr. Xue would not be like his cousin.
Otherwise, not only would it not be able to relieve the old lady's pain of missing her relatives, but she might even make the old lady angry.
Before he could think more, he heard the sound of horse hooves and the rolling wheels.
Mrs. Chen couldn't hold back her excitement. She took two steps forward and stared at the mountain gate.
Soon, several carriages filed in and stopped in the yard at the mountain gate.
I saw Panxia jumping out of the car first, then setting up the footstool, turning around and helping an old man with white hair and beard get out of the car.
Mrs. Chen's eyes instantly turned red. She stepped forward, grabbed the other person's hand and said, "Brother, we're finally here. I've been counting the days these days, looking forward to your coming!"
Xue Shanya also hurriedly stepped forward and called out: "Grandpa, you are here. You have had a hard journey."
Mr. Xue had no expression and only nodded slightly at her.
Xue Shanya was anxious in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on the outside. The veil in her hand was almost broken by her.
"Brother, how was the trip? Was it hard? It's cold outside. Let's go back to the house and talk."
After Mrs. Chen said this, someone immediately brought the shoulder carriage over.
Mr. Xue waved his hand and said, "Just find a house nearby and let's chat. This mountain is quite high, so I won't go up there."
Mrs. Chen was stunned when she heard this. The yard she arranged for her brother was on the mountain. Where could she live if she didn't go up the mountain?
"Brother, let's go up on the shoulder cart instead of walking by ourselves." Old Madam Chen advised, "And Mrs. Tong lives up there too. The main thing I want her to do this time is to take your pulse and nurse you back to health! "
Mr. Xue was very stubborn, shook his head and said, "Find a place to sit down first."
When Mrs. Chen saw this, she thought he was too tired because of the car ride, so she nodded and said, "Then let's go to the side hall to sit and talk for a while."
As soon as Yingqiu heard this, he quickly ordered his servants to bring a few charcoal basins to the side hall.
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The top of the mountain was clearly arranged, but I don’t know what happened to the old man, but he just refused to go up.
After Mrs. Chen and Mr. Xue entered the side hall, not to mention the maids and mothers, even Xue Shanya was blocked outside.
Xue Shanya stood outside, feeling anxious, stamping her feet and whispering: "Tingxiu, what do you mean by grandfather?
"I just said hello to him, and he acted like he didn't hear me, and his expression didn't even change.
"If he does this in front of my great-aunt, doesn't that mean he's clearly telling my great-aunt that I'm not welcome by him?"
Tingxiu quickly advised: "Girl, you are thinking too much. Although the journey from our house is not long, the old man is old after all. How can he not be tired after sitting in the car for such a long time?
"Look, the old man doesn't even want to go up the mountain right now. He needs to find a place to rest first!"
"I hope so!"
Everyone didn't know what Mr. Xue and Mrs. Chen were talking about in the side hall, but they didn't chat for long before they opened the door and came out.
The expressions on the two people's faces seemed to have changed at this time.
Mr. Xue looked relaxed, but Mrs. Chen looked solemn.
Seeing them going out, Xue Shanya hurried up and asked, "Grandpa, let's go up the mountain. My aunt has already asked people to tidy up your residence..."
"No, I won't live here anymore."
Mr. Xue's words exploded in Xue Shanya's ears like thunder.
"Grandpa, what are you..."
"I booked a hotel room in a nearby county on the way here. I can just stay there."
Mrs. Chen frowned, obviously unwilling, but she did not object.
Pan Xia obviously knew all this. He helped Mr. Xue get into the carriage and quickly turned around and drove out of Sanli City.
"Auntie, what's going on with grandpa?" Xue Shanya asked anxiously, "Why do you have to live outside when you can't live well at home?"
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen suddenly said: "Your grandfather has been a respectable and decent man all his life.
"He is my brother from my mother's side, and I am my sister who is a widow at home.
"It's okay for me to go back to my parents' house, but when he comes to my house, I should take the initiative to avoid suspicion!"
There is indeed nothing wrong with saying this, but Mrs. Chen knows in her heart that this is just an excuse made by her eldest brother.
They are all in their 80s, not to mention there are so many people in so many courtyards in Sanli City, and the two of them don't live in the same place, so what can they do to avoid suspicion?
But the eldest brother was extra insistent this time, and she really had no choice.
We can only arrange for someone to book the inn directly and try to make the elder brother's stay as comfortable as possible.
Fortunately, Mr. Xue did not refuse this time and only asked Panxia to send a message to Mrs. Chen when she returned to Sanli City, asking her to visit him at the inn the next day.
Mrs. Chen had no choice but to find Shen Tianshu in person.
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