He Cuixiang nodded her head desperately.

She patted her chest as a guarantee and told Tao Yin to rest assured.

After Tao Yin left, He Cuixiang first looked at the account book in black and white. Not long after, she lay down on the table again.

After ten to twenty minutes, Tao Yin came back. Before he entered, he saw several cadres of the production team standing at the office door and pointing. Seeing Tao Yin come back, Party Secretary Wang hurried over.

"Tao Yin,

Were you in your uncle's office just now? "Party Secretary Wang said anxiously.

Tao Yin vaguely guessed what was going on and nodded.

When Tao Yin nodded,

Party Secretary Wang could no longer maintain the politeness on his face.

He stomped his feet and shouted, "Why didn't you stay in the office? Why did you run out? You didn't even lock the door when you ran out.

The office was burglarized! "

As soon as Party Secretary Wang opened his mouth, the others also began to criticize Tao Yin.

Tao Yin glanced around the crowd and asked, "Where's Cuixiang?"

"What Cuixiang? When I came in, the office was like a battlefield. Everything was in a mess. I didn't even see a ghost!" Party Secretary Wang thought that Tao Yin was shirking the responsibility.

He was even angrier.

Tao Yin walked into the office first.

There was still an account book in front of the table where He Cuixiang was sitting.

The fountain pen was also placed there. It was a mess everywhere.

Only the place where she sat was neat and tidy.

It was as if someone had purposely cleaned it.

"Did you lose anything?" Tao Yin looked around and asked.

She didn't know much about the things in the office. She couldn't find anything that was missing.

"We didn't lose anything else. We just lost money. That's our production team's annual salary. How are we going to explain it to the country? How are we going to explain it to the people in the team!"

Not only Party Secretary Wang, but the other cadres around him were also frowning. No one could be happy about losing such a large sum of money.

Secretary Wang even reached out to open the drawers on both sides. "Look, the money was originally here. Now that the lock has been pried open, there's nothing inside!"

Tao Yin asked again to make sure that nothing was missing except for the money in the drawer.

Secretary Wang nodded his head dispiritedly. "What's the point of saying this now? We don't even have the money."

"It's not that I want to say this, but why is a little girl like you so worrisome? Can you afford to lose so much money? Why did Li Fang think of getting a little girl like you to settle the score?

I'll see how the mess is cleaned up. "

"What do you mean, how to clean up?"

Just as everyone was talking, Li Fang came in happily with two grass carps in his hands. As soon as he came in, he saw everyone standing in his office.

"What's going on?"

Seeing the mess on the ground and the heavy expressions on everyone's faces, Li Fang's heart skipped a beat.

"Could it be that our office was really burglarized?"

Party Secretary Wang was so tired that he couldn't even roll his eyes. He said coldly, "It's all your niece's fault. You let her settle the score in the room. Now all the money in our team has been stolen. I'll see how you're going to take responsibility as the team leader!"

All the money belonged to the government. Although it wasn't a lot, Li Fang and his niece's reputation would definitely be tarnished if word got out.

Li Fang didn't care what others said. He walked around the office and looked around. Finally, he let out a sigh of relief.

"We didn't lose anything. Why are you all so anxious?"

"Money! Captain, the money is gone! The money is gone!"

One of the team members screamed. Then his eyes opened wider and wider. He saw with his own eyes that Li Fang untied his coat and took out stacks of banknotes. His niece even tidied the banknotes one by one and placed them on the table.

After a few stacks of banknotes were finally finished, Tao Yin took out the account book and abacus from the side and looked at everyone.

"Since everyone is here, let's check the account book and see if there's any money missing."

In the next few minutes, a group of men surrounded the two of them and witnessed the whole process of checking the account book.

In the end, the money that Li Fang brought over was ten yuan more than the account book.

They saw with their own eyes Tao Yin calculating the account book. There was definitely no mistake in the account book. Then why was there an extra ten yuan?

The money wasn't stolen. Instead, there was more. This blow made the men, led by Party Secretary Wang, feel a toothache.

"This," Li Fang picked up the two five-yuan banknotes and explained with a smile, "This was given by the village's teacher, Lu Xing."

The others were puzzled.

Li Fang explained everything to them from the beginning to the end.

"Originally, I brought some money to the educated youths to give them subsidies. Then, Yinyion said that last time, a few of the educated youths mentioned that they only had spare change. The educated youths were originally from the city. You know, they want to save face and want to look good, so they wanted to use spare change to exchange for money. Yinyion and I thought that we could use our team's money to exchange with them. After we exchanged the spare change, we could distribute it from house to house or buy things in the team. Didn't the older generation of revolutionaries always teach us to help our comrades?

"But you can't bring so much money with you. Aren't you afraid of losing it?" A team member interrupted.

Li Fang was unhappy. "What's wrong with me bringing all the money with me? Otherwise, would I stay here and be targeted by thieves?"

Originally, he didn't want to bring all the money with him, but Tao Yin said that she was afraid. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to keep an eye on the money. What if something happened to it? Li Fang was also a little scared. He simply took a plastic bag and put it all inside. Fortunately, his winter coat was thick and people couldn't see it from the outside.

"Then what's with the ten yuan?"

Speaking of this, Li Fang's face was smiling like a chrysanthemum. "There are some sensible comrades among the educated youths. Lu Xing said that it would be troublesome to exchange it with money. The ten yuan and the two grass carps will be the handling fee. He told me to keep it," Li Fang said as he stuffed the ten yuan into Tao Yin's hands.

"But how can I take a comrade's money? This is what we should do to serve people. We can't be greedy. I thought about it. Later, Yinyion, you can go back for me and return the ten yuan to Teacher Lu. I'll take the two grass carps. Later, we'll open fire. Everyone can drink the fish soup together."

Tao Yin took the two bills. Perhaps Lu Xing already knew about Li Fang's contingency plan when he went over. The two five yuan bills were purposely used to annoy this group of people.

Indeed, everyone was stupefied by this miraculous turn of events.

In the end, it was Party Secretary Wang who spoke. He still had a lecturing tone.

"The money wasn't stolen, but your niece was too irresponsible. She just left the office with the door open. What if something happened?!" Party Secretary Wang was so angry that his beard was blowing and his eyes were glaring.

Tao Yin calmly apologized to everyone. "This matter is indeed my fault. Please forgive me, uncles. However, I really didn't leave the office without permission. At that time, I was in the room doing the accounting. Cuixiang ran in and said that she wanted to help. I thought that since we were all on the same team, I would be more assured of her, so I agreed. After I finished the accounting, I wanted to go to the toilet, so I asked Cuixiang to help look after the office. Who knew that it would become like this when I came back?"

"But when we came, we didn't see He Cuixiang?" a big man asked doubtfully.

"I found it strange too, so I asked everyone where Cuixiang was when I came over." Tao Yin frowned in confusion.

Li Fang patted the shoulder of a man next to him. "Go and find He Cuixiang. We have to clarify this matter. It's not good to wrongly accuse anyone."

Of course, Li Fang believed his own niece in his heart. He only said this to shut everyone's mouth.

Tao Yin didn't have any objections.

After a long while, the man came back, followed by a reluctant He Cuixiang.

He Cuixiang walked over. When she saw Tao Yin, she subconsciously stepped back and didn't dare to look at her.

Li Fang cleared his throat and asked her sternly, "He Cuixiang, did you go to my office this morning?"

He Cuixiang didn't speak. She shook her head fiercely.

Tao Yin walked over step by step. "Cuixiang, you came to the office this morning to help me do the accounting. Did you forget?

I even asked you to help me look after the office. I went to the toilet, and you promised. Why didn't I see you when I came back? "

He Cuixiang was forced to take a few steps back. She directly bumped into the tall and strong man behind her. She was so scared that she immediately jumped up.

"I didn't. I didn't enter this house at all!"

Before Tao Yin got anxious about He Cuixiang's denial, Li Fang began to worry. Usually, he spoke in a friendly manner. Now, his face was stern, and his voice was like a steel knife stabbing into He Cuixiang's body.

"Then tell me, where were you all morning? What were you doing? Who can testify for you?"

Although He Cuixiang had already thought of an excuse on the way here, after being yelled at by Li Fang, the guilt and fear were magnified several times. She suppressed her voice and explained that she was working in the fields the whole morning. The fields were far away, and there was no one around.

"What are you doing in the fields in the middle of winter? The farm work was finished long ago!" Li Fang didn't believe her at all.

Tao Yin nodded. He had a faint smile on his face. "You said that you went to the fields after talking to my uncle. You didn't go anywhere else. You were called over from the fields just now, right?"

Tao Yin's smile made He Cuixiang's heart tremble. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally nodded.

He Cuixiang thought that as long as she insisted that she was working in the fields, everything would be fine. They wouldn't be able to get anything out of her, and naturally, they would be able to wash away their dislike for her.

But before she could feel proud of herself, Tao Yin pointed at her right hand and asked, "Then what's that on your hand?"

Everyone followed the line of sight that Tao Yin was pointing at. He Cuixiang looked down and saw the black ink on her right hand's fingers. She was shocked and immediately clenched her fist.

Tao Yin understood and explained to everyone, "I remember that you accidentally got ink on your hand when you were recording the accounts." Actually, He Cuixiang's hand was unconsciously stained by the ink on the fountain pen when she was asleep.

The others didn't know what the black thing on He Cuixiang's hand was, but after Tao Yin said that, they suddenly realized.

It felt like He Cuixiang was lying.

"No, this isn't it!" He Cuixiang waved her hand and tried to explain to everyone. Her eyes were filled with fear.

Tao Yin's smile deepened, "Are you going to say that this ink didn't come from your uncle's office, and that you accidentally got it on your hand when you were working in the fields?"

After Tao Yin finished speaking, everyone's suspicious gazes fell on He Cuixiang one after another.

He Cuixiang only knew how to shake her head. Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration. She raised her head and looked at Tao Yin. She patted her chest and said, "I can explain this ink. It's … it's because I went to Miss Ning's house and his ink bottle accidentally spilled. When I went to clean it up, it got on my hand."

This time, not only was everyone suspicious, but their eyes were also filled with disdain.

They heard that He Cuixiang and Ning Lang weren't officially engaged yet, but the woman went to a man's house alone. How shameless!

"Didn't you just say that you didn't see anyone in the fields the whole morning? Why did you suddenly change your story?"

Li Fang felt that He Cuixiang was full of nonsense. He was about to call someone to call Ning Lang over, but Tao Yin stopped him.

"It's quite troublesome to go back and forth. Isn't everyone waiting to drink the fish soup? It's a good way to warm up in the middle of winter." Tao Yin didn't want to see Ning Lang come over to put on an act again. Besides, she had a more direct method.

"Cuixiang, I know how to recognize a person's handwriting. Did you forget that you left a lot of words in the account book in the office?"

After Tao Yin finished speaking, Li Fang laughed. He Cuixiang panicked.

He Cuixiang looked at Tao Yin in disbelief. She wanted to rush up and tear her mouth apart.

"It's you, it's all your fault, isn't it?

You did it on purpose. You deliberately made me do the accounting for you, wrote in the account book, and then went to the toilet on purpose, right?

You just want to harm me! "

He Cuixiang reached out to pull Tao Yin's sleeve, but she was stopped by a big man next to her. Li Fang was so anxious that he stomped his feet. "Stop her! Hurry up and stop her! Is this girl crazy?"

He Cuixiang was quickly stopped, but her eyes were still looking at Tao Yin unwillingly.

Tao Yin admitted that everything was under her control.

"You said that I did it on purpose. Weren't you the one who came in to help me settle the score without even knocking on the door? When I said that I wanted to go to the toilet, didn't you take the initiative to promise me that you would watch over me? In the end, this happened. I admit that I am responsible. I was wrong to trust you. What about you?"

Tao Yin's words were sharp and went straight to the point.

He Cuixiang covered her face with her hands and cried miserably. After a long time, she moved her hands away. She was still sobbing.

"I didn't do it on purpose."

She didn't expect that someone would steal her things. At that time, she was in a daze when she vaguely saw a black shadow climbing out of the window. She woke up immediately, but she was so scared that she didn't dare to call for help. She quickly tidied up her desk and then quickly fled the scene.

"I was so scared at that time. I didn't think of anything."

Tao Yin mocked, "You didn't think of anything. You just wanted to run away, right?"

He Cuixiang's face was covered in tears and snot. Li Fang frowned at the sight.

Eighteen or nineteen years old wasn't young anymore. Why didn't this child have any sense of responsibility? She only knew how to run away when she did something wrong.

In the end, Li Fang reprimanded He Cuixiang with a few words and then let her go. Tao Yin persuaded him that since nothing was stolen, the office could be tidied up later. Besides, it was almost the New Year. Everyone was lively. If there were any problems, they could talk about it after the New Year.

Tao Yin didn't think that he was that kind. He just didn't want to argue with He Cuixiang. With her temperament, who knew what the future would be like.

Let her slowly taste the fruit that he planted.

Tao Yin cleaned the two grass carps and boiled a thick fish soup. A pair of uncles from the production team gathered together. They didn't even taste the soup, but just smelling it made them feel comfortable.

"Li Fang, your niece is really good. I have never drunk such a fresh fish soup in my life. Has your niece talked about marriage?"

Party Secretary Wang asked as he drank the fish soup. If they hadn't talked about marriage, he would have wanted to matchmake Tao Yin and his nephew.

Li Fang twitched the corner of his mouth: "Forget about it. My niece is going to be a university student next year. How can your nephew be good enough for her?"

Party Secretary Wang didn't make a fuss. He cheerfully agreed: "He is not good enough. Just based on your niece's calmness in the face of change, even I can't catch up."

"Then you can't catch up with her even if you flatter a horse!"

Party Secretary Wang laughed heartily: "That's why I'm here to flatter you."

With the help of his uncle, Tao Yin openly went to the educated youth center to find Lu Xing.

She waved the two banknotes in her hand at him: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Lu Xing didn't say anything. A pair of starry peach blossom eyes stared at her without blinking. He didn't take the banknotes she handed over.

Tao Yin looked at him in confusion. Then she heard him speak steadily.

"This is your New Year's money."

This … Tao Yin didn't refuse and put the banknotes in his pocket. Then he reached out his hand and handed it to Lu Xing with his palm facing up.

"New Year's money is only ten yuan. I'll be nineteen by the New Year. I still need nine yuan."

"Mm," Lu Xing replied as he put the cold little hand in front of him into his palm to warm it up.

"I'm twenty-five this year. You don't have to give me the remaining sixteen yuan. I'll give it all to you."

Except for the eldest son of the Tao family who was serving in the army and the second son who was transporting goods outside, everyone in the Tao family was gathered. They finally had a lively New Year. Lu Xing's notice to return to the city was approved. On the day before the New Year, he specially came to Tao Yin's house to say goodbye.

"You've been in the countryside for so long. You've finally made it. Do you have any plans for the future?" Lu Xing respected himself as an elder. Li Lan also cared from the bottom of his heart.

"I don't have any relatives in the city. I might go to the south to take a look."

This was what he had discussed with Tao Yin. Before the reform policy was officially released at the end of the year, half a year was just enough for him to go out and see the situation.

After a few words, he left and went back to the educated youths' place to pack his things. The educated youths gathered in twos and threes. This time, there were only a few people on the list to return to the city. The educated youths who weren't approved were, of course, envious and jealous. Fortunately, they knew that they would be able to return to the city sooner or later. They weren't in a hurry, so they all went up to congratulate Lu Xing and the others.

"Lu Xing, I really don't know what kind of magic potion you gave Li Fang's niece. You just went back to the city and left. How could she be willing?" Ning Lang stood at the back of the crowd and casually kicked a stool.

Most of the educated youths didn't know about the matter between Lu Xing and Tao Yin. When they heard Ning Lang's words, they were very curious. They all gathered around Ning Lang to ask.

Ning Lang was surrounded by people and his mouth was dry. It wasn't easy for him to explain the matter of Lu Xing clearly. When he pushed the crowd aside to take a look, he found that Lu Xing had already left.

A few days after Lu Xing left, Tao Yin was listless. She knew that the two of them would only be separated for a short time. But because she knew, she was even more worried about him.

Moreover, they hadn't experienced this era. She was worried about Lu Xing going out alone.

But before the first lunar month, the educated youths' place was in a mess.

It was said that Ning Lang wanted to go back to the city. He also wanted to cancel his marriage with He Cuixiang.

In less than a week, Li Lan brought back news to Tao Yin.

He Cuixiang and Ning Lang were married.

It happened too suddenly. A week ago, they were still making a fuss about canceling their marriage. Suddenly, they arranged a banquet and lived together. Not only Tao Yin, but the villagers were also confused.

"What else could it be? Cuixiang is pregnant. Her mother is forcing Ning Lang to get married. If Ning Lang doesn't agree, how can he still stay in the team?"

Li Lan went to see He Cuixiang. Naturally, she knew about this matter clearly. But she only said a few words to Tao Yin. When others asked her, she didn't say anything.

In Li Lan's opinion, He Cuixiang didn't care about her reputation. As a barefoot doctor, she still had to at least protect the patient's privacy.

The two's marriage was vague. Many people didn't know about it until they saw the two living together a few days later.

On the night of the wedding, there were no guests outside. He Cuixiang lived in the educated youths' place where Ning Lang stayed. Knowing that he got married, several educated youths warmly separated a room for the newlyweds. When the curtains were drawn, they couldn't see outside, but they could still hear the sounds.

Even the quilt on the bed was not brand new. He Cuixiang sat on the bed unhappily and waited for Ning Lang to come back.

After about half an hour, He Cuixiang heard the voices of several educated youths. Her hands tightened. Then the curtains were opened. Ning Lang walked over. There was no smile on his face. He glanced at her and turned his head.

He Cuixiang forced a smile. She walked to Ning Lang and pulled his sleeve.

"What are we eating tonight? I'm hungry."

He Cuixiang's pretentious shyness made Ning Lang feel disgusted. Thinking that she was pregnant, he impatiently threw away He Cuixiang's hand.

"There seems to be a sweet potato in the cupboard. I'll bring it to you."

"I don't want to eat sweet potatoes. I want to eat eggs!" He Cuixiang sat on the bed and said unhappily.

Sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes. She ate sweet potatoes all day in her parents' home. Today, she finally got married, but she still wanted to eat sweet potatoes.

Ning Lang looked at her in surprise, as if he saw a monster.

She wanted to eat eggs?

But he heard that she didn't have a good life in her parents' home. What, did she think that she was a young mistress after marrying him?

There was an educated youth outside the curtains. Ning Lang didn't want to get angry. He suppressed the stuffiness in his chest and said in a low voice, "Don't make trouble. You know my situation. I don't have any eggs here."

He Cuixiang didn't say anything. She was just being willful. She thought that it was a big event in her life, so she should eat something good. But she ignored Ning Lang's actual situation.

He Cuixiang was softened by Ning Lang's words. He Cuixiang quickly shook her head.

"Ning Lang, it's my fault. I don't want to eat eggs. I'll eat anything."

Ning Lang went out to get her a sweet potato. He Cuixiang touched her belly in the room. She felt lost.

~

Tao Qingchang was plowing the fields. Aunt Li and her husband were next to him.

The spring plowing was not easy. They buried their heads in the work and only sat down to rest after an hour.

Taking advantage of the break, Aunt Li and Tao Qingchang talked about the newlywed couple at the educated youths' place.

"I heard that the two of them had a fight not long after they got married. They almost lost their child. I didn't expect Miss Ning to be so cruel. Sigh, I heard that Li Lan went to treat Cuixiang's illness?"

Tao Qingchang didn't want to talk about He Cuixiang and Ning Lang. He nodded vaguely. Looking at Aunt Li's excited expression, he asked, "Then why did they fight?" Tao Qingchang remembered that time in the forest. This young couple was so loving.

"What else could it be? It's just the list of people returning to the city. Cuixiang looks honest, but who knew that she was so scheming? She lied to Ning Lang and said that as long as he married her, she would find a way to get his application approved."

Tao Qingchang didn't say anything. He wondered if He Cuixiang had that kind of ability.

"How could she have that kind of ability?"

Aunt Li answered for him. "Look, Ning Lang urged her to get his application approved. He Cuixiang didn't dare to say anything. Once this matter was exposed, Ning Lang was furious. He said that He Cuixiang tricked him into marrying her and wanted to divorce her."

Tao Qingchang shook his head. "Then how could she lie to him about the child in her belly?" In his opinion, Ning Lang wasn't a man at all.

Just as they were talking, a man ran over in a panic from the other side of the field. When he saw Tao Qingchang sitting there, his eyes lit up and he quickly walked over, sweating profusely.

"Third Brother Tao, why aren't you going back? Your second brother is in trouble!" The man didn't care about wiping his sweat. He only reached out to grab Tao Qingchang.

Tao Qingchang was stunned. He asked blankly, "What happened to my second brother? Wasn't he running goods outside?"

"Something happened!

He drove the car down the hill and broke his leg. You should go back and take a look! "

Tao Qingchang immediately threw the water bottle in his hand and ran back home.

Tao Qinggui was lying on the bed with one leg propped up. There was a crutch beside him. His wife, Zhu Xiuyun, was lying on the edge of the bed and crying. His younger brother was beside her, helping to boil water. Pan Di was standing by the side, looking at the people around her curiously. As for Tao Jie, he was off somewhere.

Chen Guihua sat next to him and wiped her tears. Tao Qinggui was her favorite son. Now that his leg was broken, how could she feel good?

As soon as Tao Qingchang came in, he glanced at his wife and daughter, who were standing at the outermost part of the room. Li Lan shook his head at him. "Second brother broke his leg. If it wasn't treated in time, he'll probably have to use crutches in the future."

Hearing Li Lan's words, Zhu Xiuyun threw herself on Tao Qinggui and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

"Why did you have to run away for no reason? How can my son and I live like this?"

Chen Guihua was also shocked by Li Lan's words. She asked hesitantly, "Third daughter-in-law, aren't you a doctor? Why can't you treat him? Why can't his leg be healed?

I heard that the educated youth in the team also broke his leg. Didn't you treat him? "

"Mom, I'm just a barefoot doctor. At most, I can treat people with colds. Second brother broke his leg. To be honest, he should have been sent to the hospital. I'm guessing that he hasn't been treated yet, right?

Lu Xing only had superficial injuries. Second brother's bones and tendons were broken. His situation is worlds apart. "

The light in Chen Guihua's eyes slowly dimmed, and her fingers drooped down.

"My son, why don't you go to the hospital to have it checked?"

His leg had been crippled for two months. Tao Qinggui went from grief and despair to numbness now. He closed his eyes and opened them again. He said dejectedly, "The doctor said that I had to undergo surgery, but it might not be cured. I didn't waste the money."

Tao Qinggui's mouth was already covered in stubble. Seeing his second brother like this, Tao Qingchang also felt sad.

Zhu Xiuyun was not only sad, but also angry.

She raised her eyebrows. She was angry that her husband was so useless.

"You broke your leg because you were running errands. Doesn't the boss want to take responsibility?

He must give us an explanation! "

In Zhu Xiuyun's opinion, her husband had been out for a long time and didn't earn much money. If he got into a car accident, the boss should be responsible. After all, he was running errands for the boss.

Chen Guihua listened to her second daughter-in-law's words and nodded. "Yes, I'll go and reason with them. How can I leave my son alone after he's hurt like this?"

Tao Qinggui could think of what they could think of, but this time, it was all his fault. He drove without paying attention. Moreover, he secretly ran out to do this business and didn't sign a contract with anyone. Since the boss insisted that he didn't take responsibility, there was nothing he could do.

He spent most of his money on medical fees alone. In the end, he had to rely on a fellow villager to raise some money for him. After two months, he finally returned to his hometown.

Zhu Xiuyun was shocked speechless. Her eyes were as lifeless as Pan Di's behind her.

"Third daughter-in-law, take a look over there and send all the medicinal herbs you can use to your second brother."

In this era, medicinal herbs were still very expensive. Even though Li Lan was a barefoot doctor, the medicine at home was bought with money. Most of the herbs she used were herbs she personally picked from the mountains.

"Okay, I'll go look in the house." Li Lan didn't say much at this juncture. She turned and walked back to her house.

Her husband's second brother's leg was broken. She would try her best to help him.

The whole family worked around Tao Qinggui for a whole day. They didn't rest until the evening. Li Lan and her husband lay side by side on the bed. Thinking about what happened today, she felt that life was unpredictable. Disaster might befall you at any time. There was no way to stop it.

"Sigh, I think Brother Lai is the one who has it the most difficult."

Tao Qingchang turned and was puzzled. "Isn't Brother Lai going to get married on the eighth of next month?"

Li Lan snorted. "Just wait and see. With the situation at home, one more person means one more labor force. Eldest Young Lady didn't give a lot of betrothal gifts. I think Second Sister-in-law will regret it."

The couple slept for a while and then went to sleep.