After being reborn, I have seven older sisters.

As soon as Miao Suzhen entered the gate, she spotted Old Man Chuanling walking out of the main room.

She was taken aback at first, then immediately smiled and said, "So Dad was at Second Brother's house. I was wondering why I didn't see you in the animal shed earlier!"

Old Man Chuanling frowned slightly and said irritably, "What, can't I even come to my own son's house?"

Miao Suzhen knew that her words had upset the old man again, so she quickly smiled and explained, "Dad, look at what you're saying, that's not what I meant at all. I was just wondering why you didn't go back to your own home since you've already gone back to the village!"

Liu Yan'e knew that the old man had just cried and was now angered by Miao Suzhen's words. She was really afraid that the old man, at his age, would get so angry over a few words that he would collapse to the ground and be unable to get up. That would be a real problem.

So she quickly explained, "Dad just went home, and no one was home. He didn't have his keys, so he came here!"

"You came in such a hurry, is something urgent?"

Miao Suzhen hesitated for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, it's nothing urgent. It's just that Chunfu's second uncle, my two brothers from my maternal family, whom you've met before, has been sickly since last year and hasn't gotten better!"

Miao Suzhen stopped abruptly at this point.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan'e quickly said, "Oh dear! It's been so long and it still hasn't gotten better. Why didn't you let your family take you to the clinic?"

Miao Suzhen bit her lip as if preoccupied, and replied in a low voice, "I went, and the doctor at the health center saw me. The doctor said it was a heart problem and I needed to rest. Then he prescribed some medicine and sent me home!"

"That……"

Liu Yan'e had only uttered one word when she looked at her husband, Song Mantun, and her two daughters with a puzzled expression.

But when she noticed that they all looked confused, she asked directly, "Suzhen, did you come here now because Chunfu's second uncle has encountered some other health problem?"

Miao Suzhen quickly waved her hand, "No, I came today to borrow something from you."

After saying that, she immediately added, "Actually, it should be said that we're borrowing something from our son, Chunsheng!"

Liu Yan'e immediately looked at Chunsheng with a surprised expression, and Old Master Chuanling and Song Mantun also looked at Chunsheng with some confusion.

Song Chunsheng was also curious. He had met Song Chunfu's second uncle, the fifth cousin of his third aunt, no more than three times in total. What did Song Chunfu's mental illness have to do with him? Why did his third aunt come to borrow something from him?

"Third Aunt, what do you need to borrow from me?"

As soon as Song Chunsheng finished speaking, his mother, Liu Yan'e, immediately asked, "Suzhen, do you mean Chunsheng has something that can help treat Chunfu's second uncle's illness?"

Seeing that the other person understood her meaning, Miao Suzhen immediately smiled and nodded, "Yes!"

"What exactly is that thing?"

"Exactly," Miao Suzhen swallowed hard, "It's any clothes, shoes, socks, or other items that our boy Chunsheng wore when the accident happened yesterday, or anything else he used!"

When Miao Suzhen revealed her true purpose for coming, everyone present except Chunsheng and Huang Quangang instantly turned pale.

Miao Suzhen thought that Liu Yan'e and her husband were reluctant to give it to her, after all, no family was wealthy and resources were scarce.

So she quickly explained, "I didn't want to trouble you two, but when I heard that the stuff our son Chunsheng used yesterday could cure all diseases, I rushed to the animal shed, only to find that almost everything in the shed had been looted. I couldn't even find a single straw!"

"How about this, I'll trade you the old for the new. You can give me any old clothes, pants, shoes, or socks that Chunsheng wore yesterday, and I'll make him a new outfit in a couple of days..."

"This is ridiculous!" Miao Suzhen was interrupted by a shout from Old Master Chuanling before she could finish speaking.

The old man's face turned red with anger. His finger trembled as he pointed at Miao Suzhen, and he reprimanded her sternly, "You... as a village cadre, not only do you fail to criticize and stop those in the village who engage in feudal superstition, but you also... join them in their nonsense!"

"Father! I was trying to save people! I had no other choice but to come up with this foolish idea. How did it become a ridiculous blunder!"

After being scolded by her father-in-law, Miao Suzhen was really embarrassed. Coupled with the pent-up resentment she had been holding in for years, tears suddenly streamed down her face.

"All these years I've been busy at home, and you know what Manjiao has done for this family... besides the work points he gets from the team, what has he done for us? Every day he's out there either chasing cats or playing with dogs, causing people to gossip and talk about me and the kids!"

"You, on the other hand, stay in the animal shed all day, out of sight and out of mind, while my daughter and I are left at home enduring it all. If anything happens, I have to run to my parents' house. And now, seeing my brother's health deteriorating day by day, I..."

As Miao Suzhen spoke, she started crying again.

Grandpa Chuanling sighed deeply and plopped down on a wooden stool next to the loom. "What sins did I commit in my past life to raise a bastard like Song Manjiao!"

Just then, Uncle Song Mancang and Aunt Hu Xinlian, who lived next door, heard the crying and immediately ran over.

Upon seeing their sister-in-law, Miao Suzhen, leaning against the wall and crying, and their elderly father, Song Chuanling, sitting there sighing, they immediately understood everything.

They've seen this kind of family conflict more than once or twice!

That's why the elderly father, Song Chuanling, didn't want to live at home, but instead moved to the animal shed, where he ate and lived year-round.

"Dad, I've already prepared the meal. Xinlian made your favorite jiaotuan (a type of porridge). Why don't you come over and have a big bowl with me!"

As soon as Song Mancang arrived in front of his father, he immediately seemed like a different person, with a smile on his face.

Seeing their elderly father sitting on the stool, sighing and making no move to get up, Song Mantun and Liu Yan'e exchanged a glance and quickly began to comfort him.

"Dad, my sister-in-law's jiaotuan (a type of porridge) is so chewy and smooth, it's the best in this alley. I bet you haven't had it in a while. Why don't you come over with my brother and have a bowl?"

"Grandpa, let me help you to Uncle's house!"

As Song Chunsheng spoke, he took his grandfather's arm and helped him up.

Huang Quangang also ran over, supporting the old man's other arm with his own, and said with all his might, "Grandpa, I'm here too! Chunsheng and I will help you across!"

The old man doted on his grandson Chunsheng the most, so Chunsheng almost never failed to grant him any request.

He was extremely satisfied with his grandson-in-law, Huang Quangang.

So, the old man originally didn't want to go to his eldest son's house for dinner, but now he was helped up by the two younger relatives.

He, who had just been looking worried, suddenly broke into a big smile.

"Oh my, look at my two darling grandsons, they're so strong!"

"Alright, I'm hungry too, let's go next door!"

When Song Mantun and his wife saw that the old man had finally agreed to go over for dinner, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, if we keep arguing with Miao Suzhen here, the old man might really get sick from anger. If that happens, he'll become the laughingstock of the whole village!