Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 282 Influences the Sister-in-Law's Performance
A commotion could be faintly heard outside.

Of course, this was the sound the three boys heard; they could only hear the sound, but they couldn't understand what was being said.

Wei Jingyuan could hear clearly the muffled groans and curses coming from someone being beaten.

Xiao Huai couldn't hear the voice clearly, but he could guess what was going on. His smile deepened; he was glad his older brother hadn't gone over, because if his brother had gone over at that moment, it would have only affected his sister-in-law's performance.

Grandma and my eldest uncle are my eldest brother's blood relatives, but they have no relation to my eldest sister-in-law.

Seeing the gloating smile on Xiao Huai's face, Wei Jingyuan knew what he was thinking.

Glancing at Xiao Huai but not exposing him, Wei Jingyuan's deep gaze scrutinized Qiu Si's face. Sure enough, he saw a handprint on one side of her face, roughly the size of a pear.

The only difference is that the pear-shaped face is whiter, so the handprint is more noticeable.

"Have you applied medicine to your face?" Wei Jingyuan asked Qiu Si.

Qiu Si blinked and replied, "Xiao Huai helped me and Li Zi apply the ointment."

Wei Jingyuan naturally knew they had applied ointment, and he also knew it was an ointment made by Qiuqiu. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been more than just handprints on Lizi and Qiusi's faces.

Instead, it was so red and swollen that it was unsightly.

Pear waved the small bamboo tube in her hand, "My sister-in-law just gave me this ointment again, saying it's very effective and that we should apply it."

Wei Jingyuan nodded, looking at Xiao Huai, his meaning clear: he wanted Xiao Huai to help apply the ointment to the pear.

Xiao Huai took the ointment from Li Zi and applied it to Li Zi first.

Ignoring Li Zi and Xiao Huai, Wei Jingyuan's gaze fell on Qiu Si. He said in a gentle tone, "Xiao Huai will apply the ointment to Li Zi first, and then you can apply it."

"Tell me now, what exactly happened today?"

Before things were cleared up, Qiuqiu started hitting someone. Her uncle was beaten and then cursed at Qiuqiu, but Qiuqiu didn't bother arguing with him and just silently beat him up.

Grandma and Aunt were so busy yelling and cursing that they didn't explain why Uncle hit Pear and Qiu Si.

As a result, he ended up getting beaten up himself.

Tao Qiusi hesitated, wondering whether she should tell Brother Wei. Pear was telling Brother Wei because she was his younger sister, while he was nothing to him.

Just because a pear can say something doesn't mean it can say the same thing.

Seeing Tao Qiusi's hesitation, Wei Jingyuan simply stated his position. "Qiusi, Qiuqiu and I bringing you home proves that we are willing to treat you as family."

His stance is to treat Qiu Si as family.

"Family" means that no matter what happens, you can talk to your family. Qiu Si instantly understood what Wei Jingyuan meant, and repeated what she had said to Tao Qiuyi.

After listening to Qiu Si's words, Wei Jingyuan remained very calm, one could say completely unfazed.

If it weren't for the bamboo cup he was holding, it would have shattered into pieces of bamboo.

Tao Qiusi thought he was indifferent to what had happened to him today. Watching the tea drip through Wei Jingyuan's fingers, he loosened his grip, and the bamboo pieces fell to the ground.

Qiu Si was stunned. Brother Wei and Sister Wei really were on the same page. After hearing about his experience today, they both crushed their bamboo water cups into pieces.

Xiao Huai and Li Zi both glanced at their older brother speechlessly. Their older brother and sister-in-law were becoming more and more alike in their behavior.

After exchanging a helpless glance, the two walked away in tacit agreement.

Xiao Huai went to apply ointment to Qiu Si's face, but since he wasn't as tall as Qiu Si, he whispered, "Brother Qiu Si, it's not easy for me to apply the ointment while you're standing. Why don't you sit on the bench?" "Okay, okay," Qiu Si awkwardly replied twice.

Pear went behind the door, took out a cloth, and handed it to her eldest brother.

"No need." Wei Jingyuan didn't take the towel, but casually shook the water off his hands. Then, as usual, he wiped his hands on his clothes.

Seeing her older brother's actions, Pear gave him a disgusted look, turned around and took the cloth back behind the door to hang it up.

Wei Jingyuan paused in wiping his hands. Was Pear's look just now... one of disdain?
Xiao Huai inadvertently noticed her older brother and sister-in-law shaking the water off their hands in perfect unison. She teased, "Brother, you and sister-in-law are really on the same wavelength."

"What do you mean?" Wei Jingyuan raised an eyebrow at Xiao Huai, sensing the hidden meaning in his words.

"Because you and your sister-in-law shake the water off your hands in the same way." Xiao Huai had already applied the ointment to Qiu Si and placed it on the table.

He turned and glanced at the ground, lost in thought.

Whether it was a coincidence or because the older brother and sister-in-law were truly in sync, they even sat on the same long bench.

Following Xiao Huai's gaze downwards, Wei Jingyuan noticed a lot of water and bamboo fragments on the ground. He instantly understood and asked with a smile, "Your sister-in-law also broke a water glass."

Xiao Huai nodded, "Sister-in-law also heard that Qiu Si was mistaken for a thief by Grandma and Uncle today and broke the bamboo water cup."

"It seems that your sister-in-law and I are truly on the same wavelength." Wei Jingyuan's smile widened.

Xiao Huai pursed his lips, thinking that his older brother's smile looked a bit silly.

Wei Jingyuan didn't plan to tell Xiao Huai that he had broken the bamboo water cup. It wasn't because Qiu Si was mistaken for a thief today, but because of the nasty things Grandma said to Qiu Qiu.

Grandma is getting more and more...

Because she was an elder, Wei Jingyuan couldn't say anything to her. Fortunately, the courtyard over at the bamboo forest was half-finished, and the other half would be completed in a few days.

Once the yard is built, we'll move out immediately.

Thinking of the courtyard in the bamboo grove, Wei Jingyuan couldn't help but recall what had happened there today. He could only sigh; life was tough.
Pear, who had just returned after hanging up the cloth, had the same feeling. Seeing her older brother's smile fade, she swallowed back what she wanted to say.

He squatted down to pick up the bamboo pieces on the ground, but a hand grabbed his arm and pulled him up.

"Don't pick it up, you'll cut your hand." Wei Jingyuan pulled the pear up and let go of her after she regained her balance. He looked at Xiao Huai, his meaning clear.

"Big brother, you won't let Pear pick up the pears because you're worried she'll cut her hand. But you make me pick them up without worrying about me cutting my hand. Isn't this favoritism inappropriate?" Xiao Huai protested.

"As your older brother, I advise you to think carefully before saying that," Wei Jingyuan said to Xiao Huai expressionlessly.

I was just teasing him, but now it's only right that he does some work.

Xiao Huai felt oppressed and threatened, but he had no evidence. The clever child knew how to assess the situation, and he resignedly squatted down to pick up the bamboo pieces on the ground.

They also picked up the bamboo pieces that Tao Qiuyi had crushed.

Footsteps sounded outside, and Wei Jingyuan got up and walked towards the door.

The three boys didn't understand why he suddenly got up and walked towards the door, until they saw the slender figure appear at the door, and they were all stunned.

"You're back." Tao Qiuyi was a little surprised to run into Wei Jingyuan as soon as she reached the door.

"Mmm." Wei Jingyuan responded softly, took her hand, and led her into the house.