Xiaoxiao hurriedly entered the yard, but didn’t disturb anyone else.
Everyone was pretty tired after a busy day, and after dinner, each house went inside to rest. The reason Xiaoxiao was still wandering outside was purely because she had eaten too much in the evening and went out for a walk to digest, but didn’t expect to hear these rumors.
As soon as Xiaoxiao returned, she went to the Main House. Even if she didn’t ask about the matter, she still had to go pick up the child, because Xiaoxiao had given Little Liufu to her mother-in-law to take care of.
Upon entering the room, she saw two elders playing with Little Liufu.
"Third daughter-in-law, co quickly, co see, our Liufu can crawl now."
Upon hearing her mother-in-law’s words, Xiaoxiao hurried forward to look, and indeed saw Little Liufu was trying hard to crawl forward, but couldn’t lift his belly, only arching his whole body forward with his head pressing the ground, looking as cute as ever.
Her mother-in-law continued, "When they start, it’s always like this. In less than half a month, he’ll be able to lift his body, and then his crawling will look more proper. Later on, it’ll be harder to watch him, crawling everywhere. This child turns over and crawls early; I reckon he won’t be late in walking either."
"Son, you’re doing so well, are you tired? If you’re tired, take a break."
At this ti, Old Dad Yang spoke with a smile, "Let him crawl; when he’s tired, he’ll naturally rest."
Sure enough, Little Liufu got tired after crawling a few steps, stopped in place and didn’t move, and his mother-in-law let Little Liufu lay on the bed to rest.
Seeing Little Liufu settled, Xiaoxiao finally spoke, "Dad, Mom, I just went out and heard so rumors."
As soon as they heard this, Old Dad Yang and Yang Ming’s mom felt uneasy inside. What kind of rumors? The most intense rumors recently about their family were about the fourth son’s marriage.
Old Dad Yang asked, "Third daughter-in-law, what did you hear?"
Xiaoxiao said honestly, "Dad, I heard people outside say our family has made a fortune, but Uncle and the families of a few uncles are still poor, saying our family isn’t taking care of them. All in all, it’s so talk ant to stir up trouble between our families. Dad, Mom, do you know about these rumors? How long have they been spreading? I’m worried that such rumors might really affect everyone’s relationships."
As Xiaoxiao spoke, she observed the expressions of the two elders. They didn’t seem surprised, indicating they knew about it. Sure enough, her mother-in-law said, "Third daughter-in-law, about this matter, your Aunt Four told . It started spreading since we went to Lin County to see Xiaoxia last ti. All the relatives know."
This response amazed Xiaoxiao; who knew it had started spreading that long ago? But it’s been a month, hasn’t there been any reaction from the relatives?
Xiaoxiao knew that Aunt Four had a good relationship with her mother-in-law, so there wouldn’t be issues in Aunt Four’s family, but what about Uncle’s family or Third Aunt’s family?
"Dad, Mom, have they co to you about it? Like asking our family to help them make money?"
Old Dad Yang shook his head, saying, "No."
Actually, this matter had been on Old Dad Yang’s mind for a long ti. He had always wanted to ask if he could help other families prosper, because after all, they were his own brothers. He didn’t want his family to be thriving while his brothers’ families lived miserably.
But he also knew he couldn’t burden his sons and daughters-in-law with this matter, so he never ntioned it.
Luckily, these relatives hadn’t co to trouble his sons and daughters-in-law; otherwise, he wouldn’t know where to place his old face.
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