The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly fell silent. Wang Junhui continued, "Can we talk inside? If passersby overhear us here, it might lead to gossip."
Hearing this, the two women invited the three of us into the yard and then led us into a room.
Once inside, the younger child continued to cry. The woman, likely frustrated, grabbed a small broom and was about to start hitting the child when Lin Sen swiftly intervened.
I wondered if I should bring the rabbit *chī* from the car to calm the child.
After the woman coaxed the child for a while, he finally stopped crying, allowing us to discuss matters properly.
After brief introductions, we learned that He Chang'an's wife was also surnamed He, called He Erni. Her mother-in-law had a different surname, Cao.
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