The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 120: Rare Family Visits in the New Year

On the second day of the New Year, when people traditionally visit their maternal home, it happened to be a Sunday. The prospective son-in-law, Yang Zhigang, came over early in the morning with gifts for the New Year.

By around ten o’clock, Zhu Zicheng also came with gifts to celebrate the New Year, but Wang Zhaodi didn’t come. Zhu Zicheng explained that her belly was big, and she couldn’t handle the bumpy car ride, so she didn’t come.

The Wang Family just smiled at his explanation, thinking Wang Zhaodi must be over four months pregnant by now, and no one believed this reason.

In fact, whether she came or not, and why she didn’t come, didn’t matter to the Wang Family. It would be best if she didn’t come, as she couldn’t see the situation clearly and spoke without thinking, making it difficult to get along with everyone.

Zhu Zicheng was quite good at talking, and both Wang Baoxing and Liu Yulan had a rather good impression of him.

Without Wang Zhaodi there to ruin the atmosphere, the lunch on the second day, hosted for the son-in-law, was enjoyed harmoniously.

In the afternoon, Yang Zhigang drove and Liu Yulan took the whole family to J City to celebrate the New Year with Liu Yufeng and Liu Yuxiang.

They hadn’t done this in the past few years, and this year was the first time. Originally, they only intended to visit Liu Yuxiang’s house, especially since the two families had grown closer over the past six months and got along well. Liu Yuxiang had specifically called to invite them for dinner on the second day.

Not to mention the past, Liu Yuxiang simply wanted to invite Liu Yulan back for a meal as her parents’ family.

As for Liu Yufeng’s family, besides Liu Yufeng, probably no one would welcome them.

However, since they came to J City for New Year visits, they couldn’t favor one over the other.

So, Liu Yulan still brought gifts to visit. As expected, at Liu Yufeng’s house, since there were other guests, Sun Xiuli didn’t explicitly ask them to leave, but her disdainful glances were infuriating.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while. Liu Yufeng was quite enthusiastic, but unfortunately, he wasn’t the decision-maker in his own home.

Liu Yulan sighed inwardly for her elder brother but said nothing more. After a few words, she took her leave.

"You’re leaving already? Stay for a meal." Liu Yufeng anxiously tried to keep them, looking at Sun Xiuli, hoping she’d say something to make them stay.

Unfortunately, Sun Xiuli turned her head away, not looking at them. She jokingly mentioned to the other guests, "Oh, it’s Yufeng’s sister, haven’t seen them for over ten years. Why’d they come today?" Her tone subtly suggested they came to freeload.

The Wang Family members’ faces turned sour. If it weren’t for the New Year and not wanting to cause a scene, they really wanted to confront her.

Liu Yulan no longer hesitated, took the lead, and walked out. Liu Yufeng, with a worried expression, followed her out, sighing. Just as they stepped out, they heard Sun Xiuli shouting from inside, "Yufeng, come back quickly, we still have guests at home..."

Liu Yufeng hurriedly pulled out a handful of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Liu Yulan’s hand, "For the kids’ New Year money. I didn’t know you were coming and didn’t prepare red envelopes. Yulan, help me wrap it up for the kids."

"Big Brother, no need." Liu Yulan naturally couldn’t accept it.

"Just take it." Liu Yufeng was a bit anxious, his eyes pleading. He knew his sister didn’t want to take it, but this was his heartfelt gesture, and it was all he could do. It was New Year, not the time for arguing, and he didn’t want to fight, so he could only put his sister in a difficult position.

Liu Yulan felt a little sad but eventually accepted the money.

Just as she put the money away, Sun Xiuli’s head appeared at the door, giving the Wang Family a disdainful look before saying to Liu Yufeng, "What are you standing there for? Get back inside..."

"Big Brother, we’re leaving." Liu Yulan wanted to say she’d come next year to wish him a happy New Year, but she swallowed those words. Next year...maybe she didn’t want to come back at all.

They walked silently out of Liu Yufeng’s apartment building. Liu Yulan consoled herself a bit, pulled out the money Liu Yufeng gave her, counted, and found it to be fifty-eight yuan and thirty-six cents. Trying to make light of it, she said, "Alright, don’t be down, here, one dime and two cents each, buy some candy. I’ll keep the bulk, children shouldn’t have too much money on hand."

Liu Yulan divided the money as she spoke, then said through gritted teeth, "When we get to Uncle Liu’s house, we’ll definitely have something to eat."

"Haha...of course, if Uncle Liu doesn’t give us a meal, we’ll just cook there ourselves," Wang Miaomiao chimed in with a laugh.

Then, everyone joked and chatted, and the atmosphere gradually lightened up, collectively choosing to forget what just happened.

They didn’t know that that very night, there was another big argument at Liu Yufeng’s home. It started with Sun Xiuli asking Liu Yufeng to go out and buy a bag of salt, and when Liu Yufeng asked her for money, it was like hitting a hornet’s nest. Sun Xiuli immediately erupted, "Where’s your money? Did you give it to your poor sister again? Fine, Liu Yufeng, I can’t go on living like this."

Liu Yufeng already felt guilty towards his sister, so he got angry too, "What’s wrong with giving New Year money to my nieces and nephews? Isn’t it right to give kids money when they visit during the New Year? It should have been your responsibility. But you didn’t welcome them or even offer them a meal. How do you call yourself an elder?"

"What kind of elder am I to them? I don’t acknowledge such freeloading relatives," Sun Xiuli relentlessly pursued. "Tell me, how much did you give? Did you give it all? Are you stupid..."

Liu Yufeng was in a hurry and really emptied his pockets. Sun Xiuli didn’t know how much he had, but it was a significant amount. Her heart ached so badly that it was hard for her to breathe.

"Go get the money back, or don’t come back home."

"Nonsense! This is my home, if anyone’s leaving, it’s you." Liu Yufeng, who usually didn’t bother with minor disputes, was adamant this time. He couldn’t possibly ask for the money back. So, he felt Sun Xiuli was being unreasonable and ridiculous. Anger boiled over.

"Fine, fine, Liu Yufeng, you’re heartless..."

Uncle Liu’s household was in turmoil, and in the end, Sun Xiuli left in a fit of rage.

Liu Yufeng stood firm, neither chasing after her nor contacting her. When his in-laws called to inquire, Liu Yufeng didn’t back down, frankly recounting everything Sun Xiuli did.

Finally, he stated, "Even if my poor relatives are poor, they’re still my relatives. If Sun Xiuli doesn’t want to admit it, that’s fine, but I, Liu Yufeng, won’t be a snob who looks down on the poor."

No one knows what Sun Xiuli’s family said to her, but within a couple of days, she returned. She had to go back to work, after all; she couldn’t take leave every day.

However, upon her return, Sun Xiuli controlled the family finances even more strictly, questioning every expense.

But Liu Yufeng wasn’t a fool. Over the years, he had secretly saved money to give to Liu Yulan. A man with a secret stash isn’t so easy to fully control by a woman.