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Deng Jing smiled and said, "It's true. He said he's already bought the tickets and will be home on the 28th."

Su Bingcheng couldn't stop smiling. He paced back and forth in the living room, nodding repeatedly, "Good, good, good! The second son is finally back! We should have a proper reunion this time!"

Seizing the opportunity, Fan Biyun smiled and chimed in, "Dad, since our second son is back too, why don't we have a proper family gathering this Chinese New Year? The four of us, our second son's family of four, plus Mom and Dad and my younger brother's family—it would be so lively and wonderful!"

Su Bingcheng was in a good mood, and upon hearing her say that, he didn't think much of it and waved his hand, "Of course! The New Year is for family reunions, everyone come back, everyone come back!"

Fan Biyun's smile deepened, and she turned to look at Su Ding.

Deng Jing listened from the side and vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

When Xu Yueyun returned from shopping, she was stunned to see her eldest son and his wife, as well as her second son's wife, all there when she entered the door.

"Why are you all here?"

Su Bingcheng greeted him with a smile: "Yueyun, the second son wrote, saying he's coming home for the New Year this year! He'll arrive on the 28th!"

Xu Yueyun's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Deng Jing repeated, "It's true, it's written very clearly in the letter."

Xu Yueyun smiled and said repeatedly, "Okay, okay, you've worked hard. The two children haven't seen their father in a long time."

"Mom," Fan Biyun stepped forward, "I just told Dad that this year we should have a good family reunion for the New Year. Our whole family will come back and have a lively New Year."

Xu Yueyun's smile faltered for a moment.

She glanced at Fan Biyun, then looked at Su Bingcheng.

Still immersed in joy, Su Bingcheng didn't notice the change in his wife's expression, and said to himself, "Yes, everyone come back, everyone come back! It's not easy for our second son to come back, the whole family must be reunited!"

Xu Yueyun remained silent for a while, then gave a faint "hmm" and said nothing more.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Aunt Yu tried to smooth things over, saying, "Comrade Xu, let's have someone bring the things in first."

"What is it?" Fan Biyun asked first.

Xu Yueyun ignored her, and Aunt Yu said, "These are New Year's gifts sent from Zhilan on the island."

Although Fan Biyun and Deng Jing both lived in the capital, they had more contact with Sister Yu.

Aunt Yu, however, preferred Lin Zhilan.

Every time Lin Zhilan sent something, she would prepare an extra one for her.

This was all so that she could take good care of Xu Yueyun.

Hearing that her son had polio and would suffer from sequelae, she even taught her a massage technique.

Others might not understand, but Aunt Yu knew perfectly well why Xu Yueyun preferred Lin Zhilan.

If someone cares about you, sweet words are useless; you have to see their actions.

The porters unloaded the goods and carried them all the way to the house.

Xu Yueyun hurriedly said, "Young comrades, come in and have some water."

Meanwhile, he secretly took some money and slipped it into their hands.

The people carrying the things hurriedly declined, saying, "No need, Auntie, Brother Lang has already given us benefits."

They left quickly after they finished speaking.

Xu Yueyun then looked around at the things in the room.

Two bags of rice, two bags of flour, a large bucket of peanut oil, a large bucket of pickled fish, and also a large bag full of dried bananas, coconut flakes, kelp, dried scallops, and dried abalone.

There was also a bunch of fresh bananas, a basket of pomelos, and a basket of old coconuts.

What's even more eye-catching are the two baskets of lush green vegetables.

Wrapped in straw, it thankfully didn't freeze and was still bright green when it got home.

In the capital, there are almost no fresh vegetables in winter; the main ones are radishes and cabbages.

These vibrant green lettuce and romaine lettuce are even harder to find than dried abalone and scallops.

Fan Biyun's eyes darted around, and she smiled and praised, "Third sister-in-law is really thoughtful. But there's so much food; Mom and Dad probably can't finish it."

Xu Yueyun didn't give her any face. "If we can't finish it, I'll chop it up, wrap it into buns, and freeze it outside for Su Lang and Zhi Lan to eat when they come back."

Deng Jing didn't care.

Her in-laws gave it to her, and she accepted it.

It's not a big deal if I don't give it to her.

Fan Biyun was rebuffed, looking embarrassed, "That's a good idea too."

While her in-laws and Deng Jing were packing, Fan Biyun took a peek at the room her in-laws had prepared for Su Lang's family.

Upon seeing this, my eyes turned red with jealousy, and my heart ached.

The furniture was all made of elm wood, the curtains were light blue, the bedding was brand new, and the clothes, shoes, socks, books, and toys were all provided. Almost everything imaginable was included.

Finding the snow-white walls too monotonous, Xu Yueyun specially put up wallpaper on them.

The room was well-lit, and she had good taste; the elegant wallpaper, bathed in sunlight, gave the room a hazy, warm glow.

"Biyun," Su Ding called to her from the other end, "we should go back."

Fan Biyun came out, about to say something sarcastic, but seeing that Su Ding and Deng Jing were both holding a bunch of bananas, she temporarily put an end to her tirade.

Anyway, we've achieved our goal; we can worry about the rest later.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took his leave from Su Ding.

Deng Jing also left with her child.

After everyone left, Xu Yueyun put down what she was holding and looked at Su Bingcheng: "Why did you agree to let the eldest son's family come back for the New Year?"

Su Bingcheng was taken aback: "What's wrong? Now that the second son is back, isn't it only natural for the eldest son's family to come and celebrate the New Year?"

Xu Yueyun sighed and sat down on the sofa: "Has the eldest brother's family only had a few days of peace?"

Su Bingcheng frowned: "But the second brother finally came back... what if only the eldest brother's family doesn't come? What would that mean?"

Xu Yueyun remained silent.

Su Bingcheng sat down next to her and softened his tone: "Yueyun, I know you're upset."

"This is Su Lang's first time back. If she finds out that we don't even let the eldest son's family into our house for the New Year, what will she think? Will she think we're not on good terms? Will she think you're a wicked mother-in-law?"

Xu Yueyun punched him playfully, "You're the wicked mother-in-law!"

Su Bingcheng laughed and said, "Just this once during the New Year, I'll listen to you from now on."

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice weary: "I know what you mean. Jiajia is gone, and you have three sons left. You hope they will help each other and stick together as one."

"But look at the eldest brother and his wife's personalities. When Xiao Lang comes back, forget about brotherly affection, I'm afraid he'll squander all the little bit of affection they had when they were kids."

Su Bingcheng held her hand: "Yueyun, I know you've been wronged. This is the only time we've had this opportunity. It's rare for the second and third brothers to meet, and I'm afraid this is the last time we'll see each other."

Xu Yueyun didn't speak, but just sighed softly.

She recalled Fan Biyun's beaming smile from earlier, and understood perfectly well what was going on.

This isn't about discussing the New Year; it's about taking advantage of others.

But what could she say?

Old Su is right. The second son is back, and Xiao Lang is back too. It's not easy for the whole family to get together.

Let's grant him his wish.