Chapter 15 I'm not hungry, I'll eat in the afternoon

Although he was honest, he took out his anger on the girl next to him, "You are the only one who knows how to eat, right? Everyone knows that cabbage hearts are delicious, you uneducated thing!" After saying that, he hit the girl's little hand with a chopstick.

The five-year-old Huahua was so scared that she wanted to cry but didn't dare to. Li Ling looked at her like this and seemed to remember something and got even angrier. She slapped Huahua's shoulders twice and said, "You silly girl, why are you so greedy? I just gave birth to your brother. Why don't you want to give me some delicious food?"

Aunt Qiao stepped forward and hugged Huahua into her arms, gritting her teeth and saying, "That's enough, there are so many people outside! Is it worth it just for a little food? Let others hear that it was the third brother who was missing!"

The eldest daughter-in-law Liu Fang suppressed the smile on her face and started eating her meal with big mouthfuls.

The mother-in-law is still the head of the family. She only dares to talk behind her back but never confronts her face to face. She is not like that fool Li Ling.

The second daughter-in-law Yuan Hong pulled Huahua over and said, "Huahua, don't cry. Second mother will give you something delicious to eat, okay?" Then she took out a candy from her pocket.

After comforting the child, Aunt Qiao glanced at Li Ling, picked up the corn tortilla and started eating.

After dinner, everyone walked out in groups of three or two, with Xia Wanyang followed by Li Xiang.

Zhang Heping and his three sons were standing at the gate to see off the guests. Xia Wanyang was seen following the crowd slowly, with her head lowered, seemingly indifferent to everything around her.

Zhang Shiye's eyes were always fixed on the distance, but his peripheral vision always fell on Xia Wanyang. When Xia Wanyang passed by Zhang Shiye, she didn't even look up, but just glanced at his figure with the corner of her eyes.

Zhang Shiye still maintained his original posture, as if nothing had happened.

On the way back, Zheng Yu and everyone were still talking about how delicious the food was, while Gu Xiuyuan kept thinking about Xia Wanyang's strange behavior.

Xia Wanyang was absent-minded. She knew that just like in her previous life, Zhang Shiye should know her identity.

In the previous life, the two of them were in a relationship at first, but when that incident happened, Zhang Shiye happened to be out of town, and when he came back, rumors were already flying everywhere.

She didn't know what Zhang Shiye was thinking, and he never came to see her afterwards. Xia Wanyang always thought that Zhang Shiye must have disliked her. It was not until she died that she realized that Zhang Shiye had been looking for her for so many years.

After all the guests left, Qiao Shuyun called everyone to the dining table.

He let out a long breath, "Your father and I invited you to dinner not because we want to be good people, nor because we want your father to secure his position as captain. We really feel sorry for these children who left home at a young age. The oldest one went to the army at the age of 25. Your father and I thought that if we were nicer to others, someone out there would be nicer to the second child."

Liu Fang and Li Ling were about to bury their heads under the table, knowing that this was going to cause trouble for them!

"Big brother, third brother, do you two think what your father and I did was right?"

The eldest brother Zhang Shifeng nodded quickly, "Of course, Mom and Dad are kind-hearted, and I also fully agree with this approach!"

The third brother Zhang Shijing also quickly agreed.

"Okay, since you think it's a big deal, it's fine. The eldest son's wife and the third son's wife, most of the family's public accounts are earned by the second son's allowance. The second son's wife didn't say anything. If I hear you two gossiping about your father-in-law behind his back again, you both will go back to your parents' home. I mean what I say!" Aunt Qiao said and went back to the house.

My two sons are honest and hardworking, but I don’t know what’s wrong with them. The wives they married are lazier than the other. I must observe carefully when my eldest son marries a wife in the future.

Zhang Shifeng and Zhang Shijing each dragged one back to the house. Just as Zhang Shiye was about to get up and leave, Zhang Heping stopped him, "Stop."

Zhang Shiye turned around and said, "Dad, I have no objection. If you need meat at home, tell me and I'll get it for you!"

Zhang Heping snorted coldly, "You know this is not what I want to tell you. Didn't you eat much tonight?"

"I'm not hungry. I ate in the afternoon."

Zhang Heping couldn't help laughing. Zhang Shiye seemed to remember something and pursed his lips.

"Okay, I'll feel relieved now that you understand. You brothers have made us worry-free since you were young. If you're not full, ask your mother to make you a bowl of noodles. Go and have a rest!" After saying this, Zhang Heping hurried back to the house to persuade the old woman.

Zhang Shiye lay quietly on the kang with his eyes closed, but thoughts in his mind surged like a tide. Xia Wanyang's brilliant smile involuntarily appeared before his eyes. The scene was so clear, as if it happened just yesterday.

At the same time, the dreams that had lingered in his mind for many years began to emerge in his mind.

These dreams began when he was eighteen, when he was still young and ignorant.

However, in his dream, he saw Xia Wanyang, who was haggard and suffering from illness. Although she was weak, her face was always filled with a gentle smile. She looked at him affectionately, exactly the same as the look in her eyes during the day.

On the other side, Xia Wanyang was not having a good time either. Thinking of everything that happened in her past life, she couldn't help but sigh. She took out a pen and paper and began to write a letter to her family. She also wrote a separate letter to Xia's mother, describing the entire process of her meeting Zhang Shiye.

The next day, the work bell rang at six o'clock, and Xia Wanyang was forced to wake up. She quickly washed up. She had to go shopping and mail letters today, and buy some more things to cross the road. She had to go to work tomorrow, and she wouldn't be able to go out for a long time.

In the morning, she ate two boiled eggs and drank a cup of soy milk and felt full. Then she changed into a white Dacron shirt and a pink skirt, with a pair of white sneakers. She also found a sun hat in the space with a small pink flower on it, which matched her skirt very well.

Most of the villagers had gone to work at this time, and those who were not working were eating. Today, they, the new arrivals, were specially allowed to go to buy things by tractor. Each person had to pay 20 cents to go to the commune and 50 cents to go to the city.

It costs 50 cents per person, and a tractor can carry 10 to 15 people, which is more than 5 yuan. It seems like a lot, but the oil is also expensive. The tractors belong to the team and are used for farming and harvesting land. Sending them to the commune or the city is considered private use, so even though it is quite expensive, people have no complaints. After all, if you don’t want to sit, you can walk!

When Xia Wanyang arrived, most of the new educated youth had already arrived. When Xu Jiaojiao saw Xia Wanyang, she was like a fighting cock, "Hey, Miss Xia, have you finished dressing up? If someone knows you, you're going shopping, but if someone doesn't, they'd think you're going to see a date!"

"Hehe, this is my most ordinary clothes. I have no choice. My brother and sister-in-law spoil me too much. I have no choice but to buy clothes. Unlike you, who have only brothers and sisters in your family and you are not spoiled. You have to please their faces when you buy clothes. You don't understand my distress!" Xia Wanyang didn't even look at her. After she finished speaking, she sat down next to Duan Xiaoyu and Wang Yan.

Xu Jiaojiao's face turned pale. "What are you so proud of? You are favored, but you have to go to the countryside, right?"

Xia Wanyang took off his hat and fanned himself while saying, "What's wrong with me going to the countryside? I came here to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants. How could such a glorious event leave me behind? Unlike you, you can't come even if you don't want to, right?"

"Who doesn't want to come?" Xu Jiaojiao quickly retorted. If she was accused of being unwilling to go to the countryside, she would be in big trouble.

The car started after a while. The driver today was not Zhou Su, but Zhou Su's younger brother Zhou Yan.

In her previous life, when she was slandered by rumors in the village, this boy was one of the few people who stood up and spoke for her.