Feifei found it amusing; she thought Dad must have noticed the difference in Mom, one didn't ask, the other didn't tell. Both suffered this way.
Looking at the chestnuts spilled in the yard, "Mom, when are we going up the mountain together? I love chestnut flour buns."
Jiang Xinyu understood her daughter's meaning, "Tomorrow, the two of us will go."
"Mom, I want to go too."
"You go with your dad."
"Then let's all go up the mountain together and act separately."
"No, you stay home tomorrow and watch Shi Xian, will you look after this rascal?"
Shi Xian knew Mom was talking about him, so he gave a flattering smile to Mom. The smile seemed particularly sycophantic.
Wei Kaiyun knew his wife wanted to avoid him; although worried, there was no way around it.
In the evening, Li Yunqiang came over, "Xiao Wei, tomorrow we can go collect the cotton money, there's a lot of it, come with me."
"Sure, I'll be home tomorrow, anytime you want to go is fine."
