Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

"You've only seen a few beauties, Xiaofang is so beautiful!" Uncle Li roared.

"Xiaofang is really pretty, Xiaoxu, please don't talk nonsense!" Uncle Liu glared.

This was the first time that the two of them worked together to face the outside world, and it was all for Xiaofang.

"Since you like Xiaofang so much, why didn't you marry her?" Sister Xu asked curiously.

The two old men were speechless instantly, and after hesitating for a long time, they couldn't come up with a reason.

"What other reason could there be? Xiaofang just looks down on them!"

A voice came over. It was from Grandpa Liu and Grandpa Li’s wife. They went shopping for groceries together.

Unlike the two old men who were incompatible, the two old ladies had a good relationship and often went shopping for groceries together. At this moment, the two old ladies were furious and murderous.

"I...I had an appointment with Lao Wang to play chess, and I almost forgot."

Uncle Liu moved quickly as he spoke.

"I also made an appointment to play chess with Lao Wang."

Uncle Li couldn't think of a reason for a moment, so he just copied his.

"Why don't you say anything? Xiaofang is as beautiful as a fairy, with long and thick braids, and she looks prettier than a fairy. We are not even worthy of being Xiaofang's fire-making maids, right?"

Uncle Liu's wife took a cabbage from the basket and threw it at Uncle Liu.

Uncle Li also had a cabbage hit on him. The two of them dodged, holding their heads in their hands, not daring to refute a word.

"You are an old man with half your body in the coffin, but you are still shamelessly thinking about Xiaofang. Does Xiaofang know that you are thinking about her? I have good news for you. Xiaofang is divorced. Do you want me to make room for you? I will go to your wedding banquet then!"

Uncle Li’s wife had a bad temper. She grabbed Uncle Li by the collar and scolded him.

"I'll make room for you too, Liu Shimei, leave now!"

"Li Shiren, let's go too!"

The two old ladies didn't even want the food and dragged their respective spouses to get a divorce.

"We are just talking. There is really nothing between us and Xiaofang. She looks down on us!" Uncle Li said humbly.

"She is a fairy who despises you, so you are only worthy of a fire-making girl like me. Li Shiren, I will not serve you anymore. Go find your Xiaofang!"

Uncle Li's wife became even angrier. It turned out that she was just a rag collector. She took home things that other women looked down upon. She had served this old man for her entire life but never warmed his heart. Now he was still thinking about Xiaofang.

Sister Xu and Xia Qingqing tried their best to persuade the two old ladies and they didn't insist on divorce.

But the two old ladies were still angry and stopped cooking, leaving the old man to cook by himself.

Uncle Li and Uncle Liu felt guilty, so they took the initiative to take on all the housework. The two old ladies played mahjong and chatted outside, living a very comfortable life. When the old man finished cooking, they would go back to eat, throw away their chopsticks after finishing their meal, and go out to have fun again.

Their cold war didn't last too long and they made up after a few days. However, the situation at home changed completely from then on. The housework was shared equally, and it was no longer the woman who did it all while the man was free and easy outside.

Later, Xia Qingqing learned from Sister Xu that Xiaofang was not that pretty. Uncle Liu also collected Xiaofang's photo, which Sister Xu saw.

She does have big eyes, an apple face, and a thick, long braid, but——

"She's definitely not as pretty as you, Qingqing. She's just average looking. Uncle Liu and Uncle Li don't have good eyesight."

Sister Xu curled her lips, thinking that there was something wrong with the two old men's eyes.

Xia Qingqing thought it was normal. Xiaofang was the two uncles' sweetheart when they were young. They loved her but couldn't have her. As time went by, she became the mole in their hearts, automatically adding a thick filter to them.

In their hearts, Xiaofang is a beauty so beautiful that she can make fishes sink to the bottom of their chests and geese fall to the ground, and the moon and flowers blush to shame. No one can compare to Xiaofang.

Although the two old couples reconciled, this incident planted a thorn in the hearts of the two old ladies and seriously affected their relationship. So, Xia Qingqing gave them an idea.

"Let Uncle Li and Uncle Liu go and see Xiaofang now. After seeing her, they won't think about her anymore."

"What if after seeing it, you can't forget it?"

Sister Xu felt that this method was a bit risky. After all, this was a woman that the two old men had been fighting over for their whole lives.

"If you still can't forget them, just leave them and stop serving them."

Xia Qingqing really looked down on this kind of man. He was always eyeing what was in the pot while eating from the bowl. Although nothing substantial happened, mental infidelity was still considered infidelity. If she were an old lady, she would definitely divorce him.

The two old ladies also made up their minds that the thorn must be removed, otherwise they would feel uncomfortable.

They found out Xiaofang's current residence. Xiaofang had married a cadre in the factory, but they were said to have divorced later. She also divorced when she remarried, and now lives alone.

A few days later, Uncle Li and Uncle Liu suddenly became dejected and looked listless. Sister Xu thought they were sick and asked them a few questions out of concern.

"Nothing, alas!"

Uncle Li sighed and walked away with a depressed look on his face.

Uncle Liu didn't even bother to say a word, as if he had suffered a weight of ten thousand tons.

Later, it was their spouses who told them the reason.

"After retiring, Xiaofang joined a team of senior models. She has performances every now and then. There is a row of old men chasing after her. She dresses up gorgeously every day, looking very seductive. She doesn't even remember the idiot in my family. She forgot about him a long time ago!"

"She doesn't even remember my idiot. She has never lacked men around her. How could she possibly look down on these two idiots? Humph, you are just being sentimental!"

The two old ladies were particularly happy. They had originally been very dissatisfied with Xiaofang, but now they were very grateful to Xiaofang for helping them vent their anger.

Xia Qingqing and Sister Xu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

So the two old men have been fighting for their entire lives, all because of their own wishful thinking?

How funny!

This farce spread in the alley until December. Both parties were too embarrassed to go out. Even Grandpa Li, who loved the hustle and bustle, stayed at home obediently for fear of being laughed at if he went out.

Not to mention Uncle Liu, who is almost never seen from morning to night. With nothing to do, he takes on all the housework. Perhaps to vent his anger, he cleans the house so clean that you can even see your reflection on the floor.

Shanghai welcomed its first snow in December. The snow was not heavy, and a thin layer accumulated on the eaves. Langyue took Xiaoyu to the park to sketch and paint the winter snow.

Jiang Han didn't go. He went to his hometown. He used to go back to his hometown often and would bring back a lot of local specialties.

His hometown is a small county in Jiangxi Province. The women there are very clever and can make many snacks, such as dried loofah, dried eggplant, and dried grapefruit. Xia Qingqing has never seen many of these delicacies before. They look a bit strange, but they are very delicious.

There is no one left in Jiang Han's hometown. His father passed away unexpectedly when he was five years old, and his mother remarried and moved to the next village. He has lived alone since he was six years old, living one meal a day and going hungry, like a dog.

One Spring Festival, there was no food at home. He was cold and hungry, so he ran to the next village to find his mother, wondering if he could have a New Year's Eve dinner at his mother's house.

On the night of New Year's Eve, firecrackers rang out and every household was having a reunion dinner. On the table were meat, fish, and chicken, which they usually didn't want to eat. Adults and children were all smiling. Jiang Han felt like an outsider in this world, spying on the happiness of these people while hungry and cold.