Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Aunt Li, who lived between Ye Fan's and Zhang's families, heard Wang Aihe's trouble through a wall and immediately went to Ye Fan's house and said, "Wang Aihe complained to Old Zhang about you making her suffer."

One of the aunties who went to the park to sell popsicles was Aunt Li’s sister-in-law. She was so active in helping Ye Fan get rid of Wang Aihe so that she could earn more money.

Ye Fan also found out that one of the aunties was Auntie Li's sister-in-law when he talked to his mother-in-law about the two aunties and the uncle last night. Therefore, Ye Fan did not suspect that Auntie Li was stirring up trouble. "I'll go and take a look."

Arriving at the door of Zhang's house, Ye Fan reached into his trouser pocket and asked, "What are you talking about? Let me listen."

Zhang Xiaodi could remain calm and composed in front of shameless people no matter what he did. But he felt ashamed in front of people who were self-respecting, strong and self-loving. He instinctively wanted to lie and say, "It's nothing." But when he said that he was dishonest, he was "helping the evil." "My second sister-in-law said that you asked people to sell popsicles in the park to steal her brother's business."

Ye Fan nodded: "I robbed it. Wang Aihe, I'm not afraid to tell you that I have been losing money in the park this summer. If you have the guts, fight me to the end!"

Ye Fan made four or five thousand last year. Even if she sold Wang Aihe and Zhang Xiaojun, they would not be worth that much money. Wang Aihe dared not argue with her, but it did not stop her from saying something harsh, "You said that? Don't regret it!"

Ye Fan nodded, "I said, I don't regret it!"

"I'll go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau tomorrow!"

Uncle Zhang hurriedly stopped him: "Xiaojun's wife can't--"

"Then don't let the boss help them pull popsicles." Wang Aihe blurted out.

The car didn't belong to Zhang Xiaoming alone, so he couldn't make the decision. It was Uncle Zhang who approached Ye Fan about the business partnership, so Uncle Zhang couldn't persuade Ye Fan.

Wang Aihe became excited when she saw this, "Ye Fan, just wait for me!"

Ye Fan nodded: "Tomorrow, you go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau first, and I will go to your workplace right after you. Whoever doesn't go will be a bastard!"

Wang Aihe's expression suddenly changed.

I can only sell popsicles for one summer vacation. Although I can make money, I will be left with nothing if I don't work after the summer vacation. Besides, there is no such thing as a stable job in business.

Ye Fan's words frightened Wang Aihe, and she became so angry that she started crying.

"Okay, go ahead and I'll die in front of you!" Wang Aihe pointed at Ye Fan with tears in her eyes.

Where did this scoundrel come from? Or is this the only trick that this shrew can use? Ye Fan couldn't help but complain in his heart: "Then you die, and I will pay for your life."

Wang Aihe was shocked. She didn't expect this trick wouldn't work. But she had to pretend to be cruel, otherwise where would she put her face? Wang Aihe looked around and banged her head against the wall next to her mother-in-law, "I'm going to die!"

Aunt Zhang stretched out her hand to stop them, younger brother Zhang rushed over to stop his mother, Zhang Xiaojun was frightened, Uncle Zhang was in poor health and his reaction was slow, and when Wang Aihe saw that no one was trying to stop her, she slowed down and fell towards the wall.

Aunt Zhang was blocked by her youngest son and couldn't see clearly. She shouted anxiously: "Aihe——"

"Not dead!" Zhang interrupted his mother, "Wang Aihe, I'll count to three. If you don't get up, I'll chop you with a knife to prevent you from causing chaos in this family."

Wang Aihe didn't move. Zhang Xiaodi immediately went to the kitchen to get a knife. Zhang Xiaojun came to his senses and hurriedly pulled her up. Wang Aihe struggled instinctively. Ye Fan saw this scene at the door: "Not dead? Fortunately, I was about to turn myself in to the police station. It seems that your wall is not very good, it didn't hit you to death. Dabao, Dabao, bring our rat poison."

Wang Aihe got up and pointed at Ye Fan: "If you dare to drink, you are my ancestor from now on!"

Dabao ran out: "Mom, what did you say?"

"Bring me the rat poison you use to feed rats, the kind that comes in a bottle."

Dabao blinked and said, "You are making a fuss."

Ye Fan glared, hurry up!
Dabao went back to the house speechlessly to find rat poison, then poured the poison down the sewer and filled a bottle with tap water.

Ye Fan took the medicine bottle and said to Wang Aihe, "Come out if you can!"

"I'm afraid of you?" Wang Aihe saw Zhang Xiaojun trying to catch up, "Stop! Don't come out, I'll see how she kills me."

Aunt Zhang was so scared that she started crying and yelled, "Xiao Ye, she is ignorant, don't bother with her."

"Aunt Zhang, I have to confront her today. If she continues to cause trouble, your family will have a hard time, and neither will my family. It's better to kill her so that both families can have peace." Ye Fan waited for Wang Aihe to approach, then grabbed her chin and poured the wine into her.

The moment the rat poison flowed into her mouth, Wang Aihe's face turned pale. She hurriedly waved her hand to knock it out. The rat poison splashed all over her. The smell of the poison choked her nose. Wang Aihe was speechless, and the corners of her mouth trembled: "You...you want to kill me? Zhang Xiaojun, call the police!"

Aunt Li immediately said, "I just happened to be a witness for Ye Fan!"

Wang Aihe was so anxious that she yelled, "You old bastard! Get out of here!"

Aunt Li's son was filial, and he ran out and slapped her in the face. Wang Aihe screamed in pain and grabbed Aunt Li's son. Aunt Li's son didn't want to kick her, fearing that his heavy foot would cause trouble, but when he saw her scratching his face, he had to step back and kick her away.

Wang Aihe plopped down on the ground. Aunt Li's son pointed at her condescendingly and said, "Swear again!"

Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, Zhang Xiaojun, Zhang Xiaodi and Zhang Xiaozhi ran out. The latter two were not panicking. Aunt Zhang and Zhang Xiaojun were the most anxious. They held Wang Aihe up on each side. Wang Aihe was dying again. Aunt Li's son pointed at Aunt Zhang and Zhang Xiaojun and said, "Let go! Let her die. I will pay for her life!"

Aunt Li's son is two years older than Ye Fan. He attended a technical secondary school and had been working for several years before the Cultural Revolution began. More than ten years have passed, and he is now a middle-level leader in a state-owned enterprise. With a stern face, he looks as imposing as the leaders of Zhang Xiaojun and Wang Aihe. Wang Aihe was so scared that she dared not say a word and grabbed Zhang Xiaojun's arm tightly.

Uncle Zhang sighed and apologized to Aunt Li. Aunt Li said, "It's none of your business!"

Uncle Zhang immediately asked Wang Aihe to apologize. Wang Aihe felt very embarrassed and pushed her mother-in-law and Zhang Xiaojun away and ran into the house. Zhang Xiaojun looked at Ye Fan and Aunt Li and her son, hesitated for a moment and chased after his wife instead of apologizing to Aunt Li.

Zhang said helplessly, "Brother Li, Auntie, I'm sorry."

Aunt Li's son's anger dissipated: "It has nothing to do with you. Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, don't blame me for not giving you two face. If Wang Aihe scolds my mother again, don't blame me for being rude!"

Uncle Zhang quickly promised that there wouldn't be a next time.

The eldest son of the Li family grabbed his mother and said, "Go home!"

Ye Fan looked at Aunt Zhang with a half-smile: "Has anyone ever taught you that spoiling a child is like killing him?" He picked up the rat poison on the ground and went home.

Aunt Zhang smelled the medicine and asked in disbelief, "Is it really rat poison?"

Ye Fan paused and continued walking home.

Aunt Zhang looked at her youngest son. Really?
"Do you think they're trying to scare her?" In Zhang's experience, Ye Fan was just trying to scare his sister-in-law. Zhang didn't mind using this opportunity to do it again. "At worst, we can force her to drink and then wash her stomach. If she dies, we can say that the sister-in-law drank it herself. We didn't see it clearly in the yard, and Aunt Li didn't say anything. If she didn't admit it herself, the judge couldn't do anything either - given Sister Ye's family background, the investigators didn't dare to torture her to extract a confession!"

Aunt Zhang wants to ask, is there any law in this world?

Zhang seemed to know what his mother was thinking. "Sister Ye, you didn't bother with your daughter-in-law. Do you really think she's an ordinary citizen who's easy to bully? If you keep doing this, I guarantee she won't even know how she died!"

The voice was loud and Wang Aihe in the room heard it clearly. She finally remembered that Ye Fan's father was a general, the kind who came home with a gun.

These words also frightened Uncle Zhang, who grew up in the old society and had seen a lot of darkness, not to mention Aunt Zhang, who was already timid. She wished she could go back to her parents' home right now and stay away from Ye Fan.

Aunt Li and her son in the Li family courtyard smiled helplessly. This little brother is really good at scaring people.

Before, Zhang Xiaodi called the police to arrest Wang Aihe's family members - that time when her family members came to pull the "three turns and one ring", Aunt Li nagged her son and Zhang Xiaodi was in trouble.

The eldest son of the Li family said that people who are not troublesome but are smart and follow the right path will have a bright future. Aunt Li thought about little brother Zhang's academic performance. It was said that he had never been out of the top ten in the class, so he had a chance to go to college. Aunt Li had to agree with her son.

Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Zhang Xiaodi said in his own yard.

Dabao asked tiredly: "Are you still laughing?"

Ye Fan whispered, "To scare her."

"You've already poured the medicine into my mouth and you're still threatening me?" Dabao was speechless.

Ye Fan whispered, "I bet she's afraid of death."

"You lost the bet? Do you want dad to find a stepmother for me and Erbao?" Seeing that his mother was so stubborn, Dabao glared at her with his hands on his hips.

Erbao came out of the room: "Brother, Mom has never lost."

Dabao glared at his sister: "Are you praising her? Geng Erbao, shut up."

Erbao muttered, "Mom is not stupid."

Ye Fan bent down and pulled down his son's hand: "Are you tired, put your hands on your hips? Wang Aihe wanted to go her separate ways with Zhang Xiaojun at noon on the day of her wedding, and then came back in the afternoon, which shows that she is a spineless person. If it was your aunt, I wouldn't dare to do the same thing today."

Geng Zhiqin was cooking in the kitchen. Hearing this, he came out and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to compete with her."

"Go cook!" Ye Fan glared at her and said, "Don't delay me from teaching the children."

Geng Zhiqin rolled back to the kitchen angrily.

Ye Fan said, "Dabao, Mom is brave but not reckless." She whispered, "Trust Mom."

"If I don't trust you, how dare I give you the medicine?" Dabao asked back, "But I believe you doesn't mean I support you doing that."

Ye Fan nodded: "Okay, this won't happen again!"

"Do you want there to be a next time?" Dabao swore that he would tell his father when he came back.

Ye Fan put away his smile and asked, "Not finished yet?"

"I'm worried about you, and you dare to be angry with me?" Dabao couldn't believe it.

Ye Fan was speechless but wanted to laugh: "Geng Dabao, do I have to tell you what's in the bottle?"

Geng Dabao blinked and couldn't help asking, "You know?"

"How come there's water outside the bottle if it's never been opened?" Ye Fan pointed at the wet label. "It's not like I haven't used this bottle of rat poison before. There was only half a bottle left. When I opened it just now, I found it was full and the smell of the medicine had faded. Is it all water?"

Dabao was speechless: "I-I-I was afraid that Wang Aihe would make you so angry that you would lose your mind and do something stupid!"

Ye Fan: "Thank you Geng Dabao for caring about me."

"Then promise me that you won't be so reckless next time? You scared me to death just now."

Ye Fan sighed, how come this kid is more troublesome than her mother? "If you don't believe me, it's useless for me to promise you every day. Look, Erbao doesn't worry about his mother. Dabao, as a brother, why are you not as calm as your sister?"

Erbao nodded and said, "Mom is right, my brother is not as good as me."

Dabao glared at his sister.

Erbao turned around and went back to the house.

Dabao chased his sister in and taught her a lesson. The gist of it was that in the future when he was busy with homework and got home late from school, she should keep an eye on their mother and not let her do anything stupid. If he knew that she did not stop her like she did just now and still thought that her mother did a good job, he would beat her.

Ye Fan couldn't stand it any longer: "Geng Dabao, don't scare your sister."

"Stop interfering in my affairs with my sister!" Dabao came out and replied, then went back to the room to continue scolding his sister.

Ye Fanqi laughed.

Geng Huihui couldn't laugh. She didn't expect such a small matter to cause such a big fuss. "Aunt, I'd better not sell popsicles anymore. Anyway, if my grandma finds out, she will scold me."

Last year, when Chu Fenghe asked her children to go to the Chu family, Ye Fan disagreed. However, Huihui and Benben were not her children after all, so Ye Fan pretended that she didn't hear it.

Ye Fan said, "Let me give you an idea. If your grandma calls you over again and asks you why you are selling popsicles in the park again, just say you don't have money to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstones. You want Xuan paper, Xuan brushes, Hui ink, and She inkstones. Your mom said you are picky, but you said you didn't want the best Xuan paper, and you didn't want Hu brushes. If you don't want to buy them, just say it directly, don't make excuses. At worst, you can earn money to buy them yourself."

Geng Huihui: "My grandma will definitely say that I am being unreasonable."

Ye Fan: "You won't say that I can afford it. I will give Dabao and Erbao whatever they want."

"You will spoil Dabao and Erbao." Geng Huihui said, "My grandpa would say so."

Ye Fan smiled: "Who of your cousins ​​and sisters were not spoiled? Who was admitted to Beijing University?"

Geng Huihui's eyes lit up, "I think I know how to deal with them!"

Ye Fan: "It's unreasonable for them to not allow you to sell popsicles. Don't try to reason with them and make them understand you. This trick is useless!"

Geng Huihui nodded: "I have to be even more ridiculous than them."

Ye Fan was very pleased: "This kid is teachable!"

The Li family, who were enjoying the cool in the courtyard, heard everything clearly and immediately felt that Ye Fan was more unreasonable than Wang Aihe. Wang Aihe was not as wealthy and well-connected as him, and she was not as ruthless or smart as him, but she dared to go against him. She deserved to be scared to death just now.

However, Wang Aihe forgot the pain after his wound healed.

The next morning after breakfast, she went back to her parents' home and asked her brother to continue selling popsicles that day.

The aunt who sells popsicles opposite Wang Aihe's brother went home yesterday and counted the money. She made four dollars and fifty cents a day without doing anything, which is more than her son's salary at work. She continued to sell popsicles today as a thank you to the neighbors for their support last year. Today, the more people buy, the more gifts they will get.

Wang Aihe said she was Zhang Xiaoming's sister-in-law, and the people at the popsicle factory asked Zhang Xiaoming if she was. Zhang Xiaoming said she was a distant relative. A distant relative could also help bring a box. Thinking of this, the people at the popsicle factory realized that the relationship between the two families was not good. They didn't know Wang Aihe either, so they offered her a high price.

Her brother sold cheaper than the aunt yesterday, so when he went home to count the money, he made 1.7 yuan. He gave half of it to Wang Aihe. He might as well be working as a temporary worker in the factory.

The aunt continued to do this today, and in the evening Wang Aihe came to help her brother pull the boxes, but her brother couldn't stand it and quit. Wang Aihe asked him to hold on for another day.

The old lady was still "offering big rewards" and after working for three days in a row, Wang Aihe couldn't bear it anymore and went to the park near her home to sell popsicles.

The old men and women in the park near Ye Fan's home didn't know that Wang Aihe's brother had taken leave to sell popsicles. When Wang Aihe's neighbors from her mother's side saw that her brother didn't go to work, they guessed that he had taken leave from the factory.

These days, there are so many unemployed people in society that they are a disaster. Wang Aihe's brother had a job but asked for leave. This was intolerable! The next day, he reported it to his superiors, who found the park to prove the truth and fired him.

Wang Aihe's mother was very angry and blamed her for instigating her brother to sell popsicles, and asked her what she would do now that she had no job. Wang Aihe asked Zhang Xiaojun to lend the car to her brother so that he could sell popsicles exclusively.

The car was gone and she couldn't make any money in the future. Wang Aihe thought it was all Ye Fan's fault and she started cursing when she returned to her husband's house.

Zhang Xiaodi shouted to the next door: "Sister Ye Fan, come quickly, my sister-in-law scolded you and you will die a miserable death."

Aunt Zhang pointed at her youngest son in disbelief and said, "Aren't you harming your sister-in-law?"

Zhang Xiaodi: "You spoil your daughter-in-law, Sister Ye has no obligation to spoil her! If you don't want Sister Ye to kill her, tell her to shut up!"

Ye Fan walked over slowly, and Zhang Xiaojun was so scared that he hurriedly closed the door. Ye Fan was happy. Aunt Li heard the noise and came out. Seeing that the courtyard door was closed, she whispered, "Are you scared?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "I don't know." He whispered: "Tell your sister-in-law to go again at 10:30 tomorrow. If no one takes the seat, it means she is afraid, so she will sell it at the usual price."

Wang Aiping was scared.

At 10:30 the next day, Zhang Xiaoming put down his popsicle sticks. Only the old lady was at the park gate. An old man who came to the park to enjoy the cool air asked, "Why didn't the young comrade come today?"

The auntie lied: "I went back to work in the factory."

The old man was surprised: "He has a job too?"

Auntie: "If he didn't have a job and needed to make a living, and he was annoying me every day, Xiaoye wouldn't let me lose money here to make a living."

It was a pity that the uncles and aunts didn't fight over the cheap popsicles, but they hated people who stood at their workstations without working even more, so they started to criticize Wang Aihe's brother one after another.

Ye Fan did not let Wang Aihe go either. In the evening, he heard Wang Aihe's voice walking out of the house, "Granddaughter, call me ancestor."

"Who are you talking to?" Wang Aihe asked.

Ye Fan: "You. You said that if I dare to get you drunk, I will be your ancestor. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

"You—don't go too far!"

Ye Fan smiled: "Yes, I just like to bully people! You dare to touch me? No matter who in my family is missing a finger, I will get a gun and shoot your whole family!" Wang Aihe suddenly remembered what his colleague said about "the children of high-ranking officials who are fearless", his heart skipped a beat, and he went back to the house in shame.

When Dabao heard his mother arguing with Wang Aihe, he hurriedly leaned over the door and watched, ready to stop his mother from doing something stupid. He was surprised to see this and looked at his mother to ask what happened to Wang Aihe.

Ye Fan was confused, so he went to his door and asked quietly, "Are you scared by me?"

Wang Aihe was frightened and had nightmares at night.

Ye Fan didn't think Wang Aihe was so timid. He heard her voice coming out of the house again the next evening, telling Wang Aihe to call him ancestor, not caring whether Uncle Zhang was happy or not. Zhang Xiaoming had already paid back the money for the car to Uncle Zhang. Now the car belonged to Zhang Xiaoming and Ye Fan. It was okay as long as Zhang Xiaoming didn't get angry.

But Wang Aihe didn't have a nightmare tonight. At lunch in the cafeteria, Wang Aihe asked her colleagues whether the children of high-ranking officials were particularly arrogant and domineering.

In the past two years, the reputation of high-ranking officials' children has been bad, mainly because they were spoiled by their elders. But Wang Aihe didn't say whether it was a man or a woman, nor did she say that Ye Fan was a Beijing University student. Her colleagues thought she was talking about those people, so they said that the man had a lot of girlfriends, and the woman smoked and drank like a gangster.

When I returned home in the evening, Wang Aihe made a fuss about dividing the family property.

There were many people in the factory but few houses, and no matter who got them, there would be a commotion. So Zhang Xiaojun, the factory leader, simply came up with an idea: it could be rented or bought. If rented, it was 20 cents per square meter, and if bought, it was by the set, with a small one or two thousand and a large one three or four thousand. Whoever paid for it would get it first.

Many workers thought that the factory would have to arrange housing for them even if they didn't have to pay. Zhang Xiaojun was one of them. But Wang Aihe wanted a house, and a big one, not counting the big balcony, with an indoor area of ​​80 square meters. So she wanted to sell the house that Grandpa Zhang had given to Zhang Xiaojun to Grandpa Zhang, for two rooms for 3,000 yuan.

Zhang Xiaodi pointed to the west and said, "Do you know how much Sister Ye's house is worth? It's less than ten thousand! The house that Big Brother wants to buy is nine thousand! Our house is seven thousand and no one wants it. You own a quarter of it and want three thousand. Dream on!"

Wang Aihe couldn't believe that the house was so cheap, so she looked at Zhang Xiaojun to see if it was true.

Zhang Xiaojun nodded.

Uncle Zhang said, "Come with me to the notarization. After your mother and I are gone, you are not allowed to ask for this house again. I will give you fifteen hundred yuan."

Wang Aihe thought it was too little. But compared to Ye Fan's family, Zhang's family had such a cramped environment, and 1500 yuan for two small rooms was a fair price. Wang Aihe hesitated for a night and went to the notary office to get the money. In the afternoon, she went to her mother's house to borrow some money and went to the unit with Zhang Xiaojun to pay the money and get the house.

They were used to eating ready-made food when they got home. After a busy day, the couple didn't want to cook. After a few days, they persuaded Aunt Zhang to live with them. Aunt Zhang was willing, saying that she had her younger son and second daughter to take care of her husband, and she had nothing to do at home, so she should go over to help the young couple.

In recent days, Ye Fan was busy selling popsicles in the afternoon and had no time to take care of Wang Aihe. Zhang Xiaoming came to Ye Fan's house after selling vegetables in the morning and said that he was not available to sell popsicles in the morning and asked Ye Fan to have a hard day because he had to move things for his mother. Only then did Ye Fan realize that Wang Aihe was so quick.

Ye Fan thought about the housing prices in the future. A large house of 80 square meters is valuable, but it is far less expensive than the school district housing here. The two plots of land that Wang Aihe sold alone could buy her two houses, so Ye Fan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Grandpa Zhang was in poor health and would definitely die before his wife. In case Aunt Zhang decided to give the house to Zhang Xiaojun, Ye Fan urged Zhang Xiaojun to change the name on the property certificate when he met Zhang Xiaojun in the evening.

Zhang Xiaodi felt that his elder brother and second sister were no match for his second sister-in-law, so he coaxed his elder brother to give him his share, and then asked his father to transfer the house to him.

Mr. Zhang was an old-fashioned man and didn't want to give the house to his son while he was still alive. But because of the way his second daughter-in-law treated him, his youngest son said he would ask his daughter and son-in-law to move in later to prevent them from fighting and bleeding, so he transferred the house the next day.

No one knew about this except Ye Fan, Little Brother Zhang and Uncle Zhang.

It was only the end of July.

At this time last year, Geng Zhiye had been back for seven or eight days, but he still hadn't shown up. Ye Fan couldn't help but get anxious. On the August 1st Army Day, which was Sunday, the Children's Palace was much more formal this year. Students didn't have classes on Sundays. After breakfast, Ye Fan asked his son who was playing in the room, "Geng Dabao, was your dad really poached by a vixen?"

Dabao snorted: "Are you anxious now?"

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm just worried that you and Erbao will be without a father."

Dabao: "Just find us another one. What are you afraid of?"

Ye Fan was choked by his son's mouth and was unable to speak. After a while, he stood up and said, "Watch it at home. If Xiao Ming comes back, ask him to go get popsicles. I'll go in the afternoon."

"Where are you going now?"

Ye Fan: "Call your grandpa and ask him."

It was not yet nine o'clock, and it was still early for ten o'clock. Geng Huihui and Geng Zhiqin were both at home. Dabao asked his aunt and cousin to wait for Xiaoming at home. He ran after his mother. When he got to his mother, he held her hand, tilted his head and asked, "Are you anxious? Are you really anxious?"

Ye Fan: "I'm annoying you!"

"I don't bother you! Even though your name is Ye Fanfan."

Ye Fan stopped and asked: "Can I learn from Erbao?"

"Grandma said that one rice breeds a hundred kinds of people. If there is a second child in the family who is quiet and obedient, there will never be another second child." Dabao pulled her, "Where are you going to make the call?"

Ye Fan: "Public telephone booth!"

"Can you get through to the army?" Dabao asked worriedly.

Ye Fan nodded: "If you know your grandfather's office phone number, you can call him."

The call went through, but the person who answered the phone was not Ye's father. Ye Fan and his son went to a shady place and waited for half an hour before going to the phone booth to call again.

Geng Dabao whispered: "Mom, you are anxious, you are really anxious."

"shut up!"

Father Ye was startled: "Fanfan?"

"Dad? I'm not talking about you. Dabao is annoying." Ye Fan hurriedly explained.

Dabao chuckled.

Father Ye heard his grandson's voice over the phone and felt helpless but wanted to laugh: "Why are you arguing with him? He's just a kid and doesn't understand anything. What happened?"

"I'm fine." Tao Chunlan was worried that Ye Fan wasn't paying attention while driving, and that Chen Xiaohui was looking around while riding, so she reminded them to be careful. Ye Fan was so annoyed by her mother that she couldn't help but pay attention, "Which vixen seduced Geng Zhiye?"

Father Ye was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Don't talk nonsense. Zhiye encountered some troubles, which is not a bad thing. I don't know the details, but if nothing goes wrong, he will be able to go back in a few days. You can ask him later."

Ye Fan thought Geng Zhiye had some special mission, but she felt uneasy when she thought that he would not be asked to go on a mission since he was studying in the military academy. If Geng Zhiye was in the army, no news would be good news.

Ye Fan: "When will you retire?"

"Retire when you are old enough." Ye's father's position has come to an end, and he has no motivation to fight for it. His son does not need him to make arrangements. He plans to retire when he receives a hint of retirement at the end of the year's general meeting. "Don't work too hard. Tell Dad if you don't have money."

Ye Fan: "I know. Do you want to chat with Dabao?"

Dabao reached out and snatched the phone away: "Grandpa, my mom was really fierce a few days ago. She almost scared me to death." He told his grandfather about feeding Wang Aiping rat poison, and then said: "Wang Aiping moved away recently. I guess my mom scared her. And Aunt Zhang cried that day and then left with her daughter-in-law. It must have been my mom who scared her. My mom is famous in this alley."

Father Ye wanted to laugh: "Your mother knows her limits."

"Why do you say that?" Dabao exclaimed.

Father Ye said quickly: "Grandpa will scold her when he gets back."

"Are you willing to do that?" Dabao asked.

Father Ye promised: "I am willing to give it up! It is a matter of life and death, I have to give it up even if I am reluctant!"

"So when are you going home? I'll take my mom over."

Father Ye wanted to ask, is it annoying to watch him scold Ye? Thinking that his eldest grandson was anxious over there, Father Ye couldn't tease him anymore, "I will call Xiaohui before I go back and ask Xiaohui to notify your mother."

Chen Xiaohui can see Ye Fan every day when she sells ice cream. Dabao thinks that his grandfather is not fooling him, "Grandpa, you should rest more and don't be too tired."

Ye's father agreed readily before hanging up the phone.

Dabao glanced at his mother and said, "Just wait and see how your dad will deal with you."

"Let's go home!" Ye Fan pulled his arm to the door and stopped. Dabao was puzzled, "Why doesn't mom leave?"

Ye Fan raised his chin towards the house. Dabao looked over and saw two more old people. He looked at them with eyes wide open and closed, and asked in disbelief, "Those two old guys from the Chu family?"

"Be polite." Ye Fan pulled his son in.

Dabao went to the yard and opened his mother's eyes. He jumped in and shouted, "Grandpa Chu, Grandma Chu, when did you come?"

Father Chu forced a smile: "Yanyan?"

Dabao was stunned for a moment before realizing his full name was "Geng Yanyan". "Yes. Do you want some popsicles?" He opened the refrigerator and took out a few.

Geng Dabao was talking about something irrelevant. The smile on Chu's father's face disappeared. "I'm old and my stomach is not good. I won't eat anymore. Thank you Yanyan."

"You're welcome." Dabao gave one to each of his brothers and sisters, one to his aunt, grandmother, and mother, and took a bite of one himself. "Grandpa Chu, if your stomach is not feeling well, why don't you rest at home? If you have anything, call my second mother, or ask my cousin from the Chu family to tell me."

Geng Huihui deliberately said, "Yes. Just let my cousin come over and tell him."

Chu Fenghe's mother asked angrily: "Is it useful for him to come? What did I tell you last year? Did you forget or are you deliberately going against me?"

Geng Huihui suddenly felt that the popsicle in her hand was not sweet.

Ye Fanxin said, I have been quiet for too long, so you think I am easy to bully, right?

"What happened that made you so angry?" Ye Fan asked deliberately.

Mother Chu: "Aunt Huihui, you have two children to raise. We all understand that you want to make some money. We support you. But Huihui and Benben are still children. How can you encourage them to sell things? People are very harsh. If the reputation of loving money at a young age spreads, how will they find a partner in the future? How will Huihui be a teacher after graduation?"

Geng Huihui couldn't help but say: "Grandma, if you say something, I will say it -"

Ye Fan was furious and interrupted Geng Huihui: "You are right. Then which high-ranking official's son did your eldest grandson marry? Which young talent did your eldest granddaughter marry?"

"You - their circumstances are special." said Chu's mother.

Ye Fan: "Does this mean that you are not satisfied with your grandson's wife? No wonder."

The old couple didn't understand what this meant. Chu's mother asked, "What's so strange?"

Ye Fan said: "I didn't raise my grandchildren well, and I wanted to take Benben and Huihui to the Chu family because they are outstanding."

Father Chu frowned: "How can you talk like that? We are thinking about their future."

Ye Fan: "You talk as if we don't care about them. You two, I wanted to say last year that Benben and Huihui's surname is Geng!" The implication is that it has nothing to do with you, so don't get too involved!
Mother Chu was speechless: "You...you are young...you think too much! We didn't want Huihui and Benben to take our surname and become members of the Chu family."

Ye Fan suspected that she was trying to be mean, "Your grandchildren are not as good at studying as Huihui, and you two elders have time to worry about Huihui and Benben instead of watching them. Who knows this will find it abnormal. How do you think I should speculate about you two?"

Chu's father: "We can't just focus on grades. Grades can't represent everything."

Ye Fan said, "If students don't focus on grades, what else should they focus on? Can character make the company give Huihui a raise, or can it make her research mushroom eggs? I don't think character needs to be perfect, as long as she doesn't do anything illegal. Your requirements are too harsh, so I don't agree to let Huihui and Benben go back with you."

Chu's mother was anxious: "I have been a teacher all my life and I know how to educate them better than you do."

Ye Fan: "Which of your grandchildren was admitted to Beijing University?"

Father Chu opened his mouth and said, "——They are not so good at studying, but they have excellent moral character!"

Ye Fan: "Have they ever helped their classmates or colleagues, or donated money when the country encountered a major disaster?"

Chu's father was stumped.

Ye Fan: "Huihui made money. When the country encountered floods and earthquakes, she could spend 100 yuan to buy a bunch of clothes and send them to the disaster area. Your granddaughter and grandson have no money, and you only say that you sympathize with the people in the disaster area. In my opinion, it's just hypocrisy!"

Geng Huihui immediately wanted to applaud her aunt, but she held back for fear of making her grandparents faint from anger.

Chu's mother asked, "How much did you donate?"

Ye Fan said: "I didn't say I have excellent moral character? I said I stink of money!"

Chu's mother paused for a moment. She didn't expect that a Beijing University student would dare to defile himself.

Ye Fan dared to force rat poison into people's mouths, so what else could she not dare to do? "Your grandson has started working. Was he named a model worker last year?"

The old couple didn't notice it.

Seeing their faces full of frost but silent, Ye Fan guessed that Huihui's eldest cousin didn't get the award for model worker. "Besides, you two have worked at the grassroots level. People must be suffering, right? As teachers, you should know that studying is the only way out for rural children. After you returned to the city, did you send them books or write to them to ask about their studies? Did you throw away the clothes that your grandchildren couldn't wear or send them to rural children in need?"

Mr. Chu never thought about these things.

Ye Fan snorted: "I have never helped the country, I have never helped the farmers, and I have never been rated as an advanced individual. Did you rate yourself as having excellent moral character?"

Yu Wentao couldn't help but burst out laughing. At the same time, she couldn't help but feel lucky that she shut up or hid away when she saw Ye Fan's expression was not right, otherwise she would have wanted to die every day.

Chu's mother was so angry that she asked Geng Huihui, "Why don't you two come back with me?"

Geng Huihui shook her head.

Chu's father immediately said, "There is no regret medicine in the world! Don't blame us for not caring about you in the future."

Geng Huihui wanted to laugh. Her uncle was a high-ranking official, her younger uncle was an officer, and her younger aunt was studying at Peking University. Her teachers there were better than her grandparents. As the daughter of General Ye, her younger aunt had more connections than the Chu family. There was nothing she could not solve with her uncles, aunts, and uncles.

Geng Huihui stood up and said, "Grandma and grandpa, be careful. I won't see you off."

The old couple were so angry that they left immediately on their crutches.

Geng Leilei asked in a low voice: "Aunt, what you said just now was a bit harsh."

Huihui, Benben, Dabao and Erbao glared at him at the same time.

Geng Leilei hurriedly explained: "I'm not blaming my young aunt. Their personalities may make them so angry that they can't sleep or eat. They're old and won't eat or drink. Maybe they'll have to go to the hospital tomorrow. If my second aunt knew, she would definitely blame you."

Geng Huihui couldn't help but panic when she heard this: "Aunt, how about I just -"

"Or what? Just stay at home. Wait until your mom takes a vacation and they've passed the 57th day of their marriage. Will your mom argue with a living person like me over a dead person?"

Geng Huihui: "It's hard to say. After all, they are my mother's biological parents."

Ye Fan: "Doesn't your mom know that your grandparents are being unreasonable? They haven't come back yet so far this year, so maybe they don't want to make things difficult for you."

Yu Wentao nodded: "Usually they are idle in the summer, saying that the hot weather makes work less efficient. This year, the dog days are almost over and there is still no sign. I guess they are afraid of the nagging of the old lady of the Chu family."

Geng Huihui thought about the past years. Her grandma dared to go to Hengshan Island because her parents often came back in the summer. They came back last summer, and they were not busy the summer before last. Geng Huihui sat back and said, "Grandma, why didn't you tell me earlier? I was scared to death. These days, I'm worried about my parents in the car when I see it."

Geng Leilei asked in confusion: "Car? My second uncle's? But isn't my second uncle a fitter?"

The room suddenly became quiet.

Dabao, the clever one, jumped up and pulled Erbao to pick cucumbers and tomatoes. Geng Benben and Geng Huihui looked at each other and chased after them. Ye Fan wanted to go out to help but was stopped by Geng Leilei, "Even if Second Uncle is a senior fitter, he can't have a private car, right?"

"I've never been to the factory, so how would I know?" Ye Fan said as he left. When he got outside, he called out, "Xiao Qin, Aunt Yu, come out and take a look. Why do I smell a dead rat?"

Geng Leilei immediately stood up to block his aunt and grandmother. Yu Wentao avoided him: "It's useless to block me. I only know the script and lyrics, and I don't understand anything else."

Geng Zhiqin pointed to the book on the bed of the neighboring Luohan: "Your second uncle gave it to Dabao. Maybe you can find the answer from there."

Geng Leilei was very puzzled: "Aren't those books about watches? My uncle asked my second uncle to help Dabao find them."

(End of this chapter)