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Chapter 6 The Four Sisters
"Baimei?"

In a daze, Baimei heard Qin Yulan calling her.

"mom?"

Baimei rubbed her sleepy eyes, and looked sleepily at Qin Yulan in front of her.

"Mom, you got up so early?"

Baimei raised her eyelids and looked towards the window, it was foggy outside.

It was still dark.

Baimei yawned, ready to retract her head and go to sleep again.

"Baimei, don't sleep, get up quickly, and go shopping in town with me."

"Buy groceries?"

Baimei sat up slowly, scratching her forehead.

"What kind of food to buy?...Buy it for us to eat?...Or, today, is anyone in their family living?"

Baimei originally guessed that she was buying vegetables to entertain their mothers, but after thinking about it, it was impossible.

Then I wondered if someone had passed away.

None of Baimei and the others lived in these two days.

She reckoned that it might be Bai Gui or Liu Shibi who passed away.

"No, today, there are guests at home, those aunts and their families in Baizhong are coming."

Qin Yulan whispered.

"What are they doing here?..."

"Oh, forget it, I see."

Before Qin Yulan could answer, Baimei understood the reason for their coming.

After all, their only younger brother Bai Gui is married, so he must come to see him.

Baimei knew before that Bai Gui had four older sisters.

It was said that his four older sisters were tall and strong, and they looked nothing like Bai Gui.

It is estimated that Bai Gui looks like Liu Shibi, and those sisters look like their father.

Bai Gui is the only son in their family and has been passed down for several generations.

After Liu Shibi got married, she gave birth to eight daughters in a row, and survived four of them. Bai Gui was born when she was 50 years old.

Therefore, Baigui is called Baigui, and Jingui.

Originally, Liu Shibi wanted to name him Bai Jingui, but Bai Gui's father, who was a teacher, thought it was vulgar. Later, the two parties compromised and named him Bai Gui.

A few days after Bai Gui was born, his father fell into the river and drowned.The people in the village and most of the relatives think that he killed his father.

Although everyone didn't say anything in person, they always chewed a few words behind their backs.

This made Bai Gui blame himself very much.

Bai Gui has been thin and weak since he was a child. Standing in front of his four tall and burly sisters, he is as weak as a thin little hen standing in front of a majestic big rooster.

In addition, they lost their father since they were young. For this reason, the four sisters love and protect Bai Gui very much.

The eldest sister is Bai Yulan, who has the same name as Qin Yulan, but a different surname. She is 25 years older than Bai Gui. She has three daughters and a son, who lives with her son and is already a grandmother.

Bai Yulan has a very weird personality, she likes to get angry for no reason, often quarrels with her daughter-in-law, and sometimes fights.

The second sister is Bai Xianglan, who is 20 years older than Baigui. She has a son and a daughter. The daughter is married away. She comes back to visit her every few years. She also lives with her son. The daughter-in-law is already pregnant and will give birth at the end of the year.

Bai Xianglan has a slightly better personality than Magnolia, but she is rather boring and doesn't talk much. Although she and her daughter-in-law also like to bump into each other, she is much better than Magnolia.

The third sister is Bai Junlan, who is 15 years older than Bai Gui. The eldest son is working and lives in the city, while the youngest son is in the countryside and just married.

Bai Junlan has a gentle personality and is also very hardworking. Every time the sisters return to their natal home, she is the one who cooks in the kitchen.

Bai Junlan, the name sounds very elegant, Junlan, but her appearance doesn't match her name, she is the ugliest, with single eyelids, covering the sky, black and fat, and has a natural curly hair that is always messy.

The fourth sister is called Bai Xinlan, ten years older than Baigui, she has no son, only two daughters, she has just entered university, she has a stubborn personality, she acts vigorously and resolutely, like a boy.

Bai Xinlan is the most beautiful among the four sisters. At that time, Liu Shibi showed her a pretty good family, and all three sisters agreed, but she insisted on going against the wishes of the family and marrying a poor man on the mountain. people.

However, it was okay later on, the man was very competitive, went out to work, and earned a lot of money every year, Bai Xinlan proved her vision.

When Bai Gui was born, Bai Yulan was already married, and Bai Xianglan and Bai Junlan were also married within a few years.

Bai Gui was raised by Bai Xinlan with the help of Liu Shibi.

Bai Xinlan is naturally more worried about Bai Gui than the other three sisters.

At that time, Bai Xinlan insisted on marrying Qin Yulan.

She asked a relative who turned several corners to introduce her.

At the beginning, Bai Xinlan was also very concerned about Qin Yulan bringing three children.

But, thinking about it again, Bai Gui has always had the reputation of restraining his father and wife, so it is very difficult to find, besides, he still has some minor problems
Now, it is rare to have an agreed owner. After passing this village, it is very difficult to have this shop again.

After thinking about it, Bai Yulan asked Bai Gui for his opinion, and after obtaining Bai Gui's consent, regardless of Liu Shibi and Bai Yulan's objections, the marriage was settled.

Bai Xianglan and Bai Junlan were neutral, neither feeling good nor bad.

Bai Xinlan is now the one with the most weight among them.

Not only because she is the youngest sister, but also because she has the best family conditions. Although she has no son, the man earns a lot of money, the house is beautifully built, and her daughter has also been admitted to college.

Strength determines status.

Bai Xinlan now holds the right to speak of the Bai family.

"Why did they say that they have guests now? And let us go to the town to buy vegetables! It's really annoying!"

While putting on her clothes, Baimei muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Baimei, don't talk nonsense. Now, we are all one family. Don't always make the distinction between them and us so clear. Do you understand?"

Qin Yulan looked at Baimei and said seriously.

Baimei had never seen Qin Yulan so serious before.

Seeing Qin Yulan's concerned eyes, Baimei's heart instantly felt cold.

It's only been one night, and my mother has followed this family with all her heart?

Thinking that her mother might abandon the three of them, Baimei felt blocked and sad.

"Baimei, heart for heart, as long as we treat them well, one day they will treat us well."

Qin Yulan seemed to see through Baimei's mind, took Baimei's hand, and said gently.

After all, everyone has indeed passed to one place, so they can't spend their whole life in such an angry way.

What's more, the three children still point to Bai Gui's family to take money to support them.

Ugh!
Qin Yulan touched her calf, which was still faintly aching, and sighed silently in her heart.

Even in this family, no matter how much anger and torture she suffers from Bai Gui, she will endure it until the day when the children grow up.

"Mom, how's your leg?"

Baimei's eyes were sharp, seeing Qin Yulan rubbing her calf, she immediately asked with concern, the slight complaint just now has long since disappeared.

"Oh, it's okay, I just felt a cramp."

Qin Yulan smiled flusteredly.

(End of this chapter)