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It was almost three o'clock when Bai Xiao came back, and he had prepared a dinner for more than two hours. This year, it was late again, and when the dinner started to be served, it was already dark.

"The country has not allowed firecrackers to be set off these years, so there is no New Year's flavor at all." Bai Xiao just stepped into the door, and saw her mother Chen Xiu cracking sunflower seeds, the skin of the sunflower seeds stuck to her lips, and she kept shaking as she spoke.

"I love setting off firecrackers as much as you, can you cure the smog?"

"Bai Xiao! Are you going to quarrel with me as soon as you come back?" Mom's broken voice sounded, and the flesh on her face showed lines of anger.

"Isn't what I'm telling the truth? I didn't see you taking the initiative to set off firecrackers before." Although Bai Xiao's voice was soft, anyone could hear the strong provocation in it.

"Don't talk about Xiaoxiao, it's New Year's Eve," the sister-in-law hurriedly stood up to act as a peacemaker, she took Bai Xiao's arm, and smiled softly at Bai Xiao's mother, "Don't be angry, sister-in-law, it's not easy for Xiaoxiao Come back."

Bai Xiao sneered and sat next to his sister-in-law, looking around for a week: mother clenched her fist and smashed it on the cushion under her buttocks, father Bai Zhigang was playing with a mobile phone, couldn't see his expression clearly, aunt and aunt sat together on their laps He was knitting a sweater with a ball of cotton thread, and his uncle was whispering something in his aunt's ear. The second elder brother and the second sister-in-law were each holding an iPad, and uncle, Bai Xiao found his uncle in the corner after a lot of effort. Sitting numbly, the same as ever.

Her family.

At this time, my brother came in from the door. He was wearing a worn blue apron, and his forehead was full of sweat. "Let's serve the meal right away, Xiaoxiao can serve it for me."

"Okay." Bai Xiao glanced at his parents one last time and stood up, and the second brother followed suit.

When he got to the kitchen, Bai Xiao realized that his second brother Bai Zhou had followed him.Bai Zhou served a plate of aspic.Bai Xiao glanced sideways, and said with a half-smile: "Second brother, isn't he already a big boss? How dare you bother you to do this kind of job of serving tea and water?"

"Xiaoxiao, don't make fun of me, what kind of big boss is a small restaurant?"

"It's not that the big boss can marry such a beautiful daughter-in-law. You also said that she is the school girl, right?"

"Bai Xiao," the second brother took a breath and tried to calm down, "Did your second sister-in-law say something today? She has always had a bad temper. Don't take it to heart."

"Don't dare, after all, I'm calling Second Sister-in-law, I still want to give you face." Bai Xiao used chopsticks to transfer the steamed dumplings in the steamer to the bowl one by one.

The second elder brother counted the chopsticks out of the chopstick cage, glanced at the eldest brother and Bai Xiao who were holding fish and vegetables, and sighed heavily: "Xiaoxiao, you haven't come back for so many years, uncle, concubine and us are all very upset , you finally come back today, so don’t get angry with your uncle and concubine, and let them live a full year, will it be successful?"

The eldest brother Bai Qi also came over and put his hand on Bai Xiao's shoulder, "Xiaoxiao, uncle and sister-in-law really miss you, how can the family have been angry for so many years? Is it okay to just say no? Besides, you are working abroad now..."

Bai Xiao was stunned, and stared at Bai Qi with big eyes, "Brother, you are willing to be willing, but I am not willing to be willing!"

Bai Xiao broke free from his brother's hand, picked up the steamed dumplings and crossed the threshold before turning around and saying, "I beg you, don't force me anymore, or I'll take a ride back now."

When Bai Xiao stepped into the room again, the main room was already noisy.

"Sister, it's agreed to share it equally, why should my family take the extra share?" Uncle Bai Zhiwen yelled at his aunt with his neck stuck.

"Why? The house in the community does not belong to my family. Why should I pay the money?" The aunt took off her glasses and stared at the uncle.

"Sister, what you said is wrong. You sold your land because you insisted on going to Guangzhou to do business. Why do you blame your family for not giving you a house today?"

"Is this a matter of the land? Sister, our mother was deceived and deceived, shouldn't it be right to fill in the money for the children?" Dad put on a rare reasonable look.Bai Xiao became vigilant, and looked up at the elder brother and the second brother. They happened to look at each other, each with solemn expressions.

"Brother, what's going on?" Bai Xiao asked Bai Qi in a low voice.

"Xiaoxiao, don't get involved, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Bai Xiao was about to ask further questions, but the next conversation mobilized all her nerves.

"Auntie, don't blame the juniors for being rude. There is really no such reason in the world. If you earn more money, you will pay more out of it. Besides, the market is not good now. Just our small restaurant, excluding food and labor, has nothing to do all year round. Not much left." The second sister-in-law's soft and sweet voice filled Bai Xiao's ears.

The second brother Bai Zhou's face turned pale in an instant, he rubbed his palms together, and looked at his elder brother again.

"I also know that I am a junior, and the tone of my speech actually compares me to this old aunt. You can hide your face, and don't tell people that my Bai family has a daughter-in-law like you when you go out!"

Auntie's words already contained a strong insult.

"What do you call me a daughter-in-law? I'm not good enough for your Bai family. My father-in-law and mother-in-law haven't said anything yet. You're here to scold me for nothing."

The second sister-in-law is like a gray wolf that has stepped on a sore foot, baring its teeth and claws. The second elder brother hurried over to hug the second sister-in-law, blocking between her and the aunt, but the hurtful words still came out of the second sister-in-law's mouth: "If you are so noble, Don't fight me for these three walnuts and two dates!"

My aunt was originally angry, but now she laughed: "Yes, I am not noble, my daughter is a loser, and my son borrowed from me for the down payment. Life is tighter than anyone else's. The 6 is a big deal for our family. It’s really not three walnuts and two dates.”

"Mom, stop talking." The sister-in-law tried to pull the aunt's arm, but was pushed away by the aunt, and the elder brother had no choice but to go up to comfort the sister-in-law: "Quiet."

Dad Bai Zhigang also stood up with his aunt, and the already very dim light in the room became even more dim now.

"Sister, don't hurt your peace because of tens of thousands of dollars, so I will lend Bai Qi 3 yuan first, and then I will pay you back slowly."

"You lent our family 3 yuan?"

"Ah."

"Bai Zhigang, can you stop pretending to be a good old man here? If our mother didn't have eyesight back then, didn't give me money to go to high school, and let you join the army only through relationships, our family wouldn't be arguing about these tens of thousands of dollars! I married a coward for this family and sacrificed my whole life, and now I still look at your faces, am I unreasonable?"

Auntie's two or three sentences summed up the lives of several people in this way.

The room is quiet.

The author has something to say:

My aunt’s words made me a little bit sad. Many things belong to the times. Some people’s fate is really beyond their control. Dad and uncle are also very selfish. We all have human frailties, the only thing we all have in common.