in2ebook Chapter 292 Father-in-law Arrives
Chapter 292 Father-in-law Arrives
The atmosphere was ruined, and Ye Lan didn't do anything else. She got up, took out two pink band-aids from the drawer, and put them on Lin Xueyao's forehead.
He then threatened menacingly, "If you dare do this again, I'll sneak onto the sofa and sleep there tonight."
"No way," Lin Xueyao pouted.
"Then be a good boy and listen to me."
"Okay, I understand."
After that, Lin Xueyao stopped making any more surprises and, following the theory taught by Ye Lan, quickly hung all the clothes on the wire.
"Mom, I'm hungry. What should we eat for lunch today?"
Ye Lan opened the door, only to find Aunt Liu from across the hall also at the door.
She held a round, chubby little one firmly in her arms. The little one was so cute that you couldn't help but want to reach out and pinch it.
Aunt Liu gently shook the object while making soft "oh oh oh" sounds, which made the little guy giggle and drool.
Ye Lan noticed that her mother's eyes were practically drooling with envy, pure and devoid of any other emotion.
"Ye Lan, didn't you bring your girlfriend back? When are you planning to have a big, healthy son?"
Aunt Liu looked at Ye Lan with a smug smile.
Ye Lan was speechless, thinking that it seemed these two were at odds. Before, her mother was showing off her daughter-in-law, and now Aunt Liu was showing off her grandson.
They all wanted to get their revenge.
"No rush. When I get married, I'll definitely let you know first so you can come to the wedding banquet." Ye Lan said with a forced smile.
"Let me tell you, you should get married as early as possible, while your parents are still young. Having a child early will allow them to help take care of it."
“But I feel that my parents have already worked very hard to raise us, and I want to earn more money to buy a bigger house so that I can bring them to live with me.”
"..."
Aunt Liu was speechless, because all the tenants in the building knew that when her son got married, he not only asked for a dowry of 300,000 yuan, but also took on a 30-year mortgage.
As a result, even though Aunt Liu is in her fifties or sixties, she still has to pick up trash in the neighborhood every day to supplement her family's income. As for her husband, he works on a construction site and didn't even plan to come back for the Chinese New Year in order to earn triple wages.
"Tch, I know you young people. How much money can you save after working away from home for a year? Most of it goes to rent, utilities, food, and entertainment."
Aunt Liu looked disdainful. Her son, a security guard, earned as much as 5,000 yuan a month, but he was a true spendthrift. He would start asking his family for money as soon as he received his salary at the beginning of the month and couldn't save a single penny.
"It wasn't much. Last year, I worked hard all year and only managed to buy an Audi A6 outright."
Aunt Liu's eyes widened. She didn't know how much an Audi A6 cost, but she had heard her son say that Audi was a luxury car brand.
"That's great! You know my son has a 30-year mortgage. Why don't you lend him some money to pay it off early?" Aunt Liu's eyes lit up, and the words just slipped out of her mouth.
Ms. Zhang Fengxia listened in bewilderment, wondering to herself why these words sounded so strange.
What, you have a mortgage to pay off, but you can borrow money from my son and not pay it back?
"I'm sorry, Aunt Liu, all the money has been used to buy a car. I really don't have the means. Why don't you wait a little longer? Thirty years will pass quickly anyway."
Aunt Liu was deeply hurt by Ye Lan's words and left after a short while, leaving Ye Lan with a smug look on her face.
Ha! You want to borrow money from me? You think you're worthy?
"Son, look at Aunt Liu's grandson, he's so fair and tender, like a porcelain doll. When are you going to have one so I can play with him?"
Ms. Zhang Fengxia stood still, looking in the direction Aunt Liu had left, her eyes almost straining with longing.
"Mom, isn't your phone enough for you to play with? Why do you have to play with a child?" Ye Lan really didn't expect that her mother's desire to have a grandson had reached this point.
Ye Hao coughed twice. "You don't know, lately your mom's Douyin feed is full of those little babies. No wonder she talks about having a grandson every day."
Ye Lan's lips began to twitch uncontrollably.
It turns out that the culprit behind everything is still big data and short videos.
Young people who don't want to get married are being pressured by older people to do so. To be honest, this tactic is really ingenious!
"Mom, let's talk about the grandson later. Let's discuss what to have for lunch first."
Go eat your fart.
Ms. Zhang Fengxia was extremely displeased when she did not receive a positive response, and glared at him fiercely.
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xueyao with an innocent expression.
The latter immediately understood and said in a sweet voice, "Grandma, I'm hungry."
Ms. Zhang Fengxia's mood changed faster than turning the pages of a book; in an instant, she smiled and said, "Wait a little longer, we'll make dumplings for lunch today."
According to local custom, it is considered unlucky to use knives on the last day before the Lunar New Year, so dumplings, which can be eaten as both a side dish and a staple food, become the only food to eat.
Ye Lan herself quite liked the dumplings her mother made, so she didn't have much of an objection to this.
Lin Xueyao followed behind Ms. Zhang Fengxia with a happy expression, skipping and hopping towards the kitchen. "Grandma, let me help you. I want to learn how to make dumplings too."
"Good boy, unlike some ungrateful wretch who does nothing but eat."
Ye Lan shrugged, thinking to herself, "You guys can chat all you want, but can you please stop being so sarcastic?"
Zhang Fengxia and Ye Wanying are both experts at making dumplings. One of them kneads the dough and the other mixes the filling. Not only is their division of labor clear, but their speed is also incredibly fast.
Lin Xueyao's learning ability is also ridiculously fast. After the two of them demonstrated it once, she was able to imitate it seven or eight parts similarly, and the dumplings she made were at least in the shape of dumplings.
Ye Lan, feeling ashamed of herself, twitched the corners of her mouth, thinking back to the first time she tried making dumplings when she was a child. They turned out like steamed buns, and you couldn't even taste the filling when you took a bite.
Perhaps his culinary talent is negative.
Ye Lan shook her head, sat on the sofa, and smoked with her father.
I used to only dare to smoke secretly, afraid of being discovered by my parents, but now that I've even brought my girlfriend home, I can naturally start smoking without any restraint.
With the three of them working together, a pot of steaming dumplings was soon ready.
The plump dumplings were bubbling in the pot, emitting an enticing aroma. Ye Lan, who hadn't eaten breakfast, was already starving and couldn't stop swallowing her saliva.
But just then, the doorbell rang.
"Ye Lan, go open the door." Zhang Fengxia said without hesitation.
Ye Lan, holding her bowl and chopsticks, looked like she was starving. "Mom, I want to eat. Can't you ask someone else to go?"
"You haven't done a single thing since we started, who else should we call if not you!"
"Dad too..."
Just as Ye Lan was about to use her father as a shield, she saw him pick up a bottle of vinegar and place it on the dining table. "What are you looking at? You have to dip your dumplings in vinegar!"
"You're ruthless!" Ye Lan sighed, put down her bowl and chopsticks, and turned to open the door.
Outside the door stood a robust man, who looked to be in his early thirties. He was dressed in black from head to toe, exuding a cold and aloof aura.
Ye Lan frowned, already seething with resentment from not having eaten. "Old Deng, who are you looking for?"
Just then, Lin Xueyao walked past him with dumplings in her hand, and suddenly stood there with her eyes wide open.
"Dad? What brings you here!"