The morning we set off for Chang'an was slightly cooler than the previous two days.

Li Hongmei, Jiang He, and their daughter Jiang Meiqi arrived at Xia's maternal grandparents' house. "Mom and Dad, we're here."

Grandpa Xia was dressed very neatly. The clothes he was wearing were brought back from Shenzhen by Li Chunmei. They were bought from an outdoor sports store, and he looked more than ten years younger.

What brings you all here today?

Li Hongmei placed the pork belly she was carrying on the table. "Yesterday I met some villagers who said you were going to Chang'an today. Meiqi happened to be on vacation today, so I came to check on you. Where are the others?"

Grandpa Xia took three bottles of drinks from inside the house and placed them in front of the three of them.

"They're picking tomatoes and cucumbers in the backyard. Little Min's godfather likes to eat them, so we're going to pick the ripe ones to take on the train. You can take some of these vegetables home with you!"

Voices came from the backyard. Jiang Meiqi got up and went to the door. Li Zhonghua and Xia Jianguo were carrying bamboo baskets, but she didn't see Xia's grandmother.

"Xiao Qing!"

"Sister Qiqi, it's been so long!" The two sisters, who hadn't seen each other for half a year, hugged each other.

Jiang Meiqi greeted everyone, "Grandma, Uncle and Aunt, Aunt and Uncle, it's been a long time. Xiaomin has grown so much, I wouldn't recognize her if she walked out."

Seeing Jiang Meiqi looking at Wang Aimin awkwardly, Xia Minmin said, "Sister Qi, this is my godfather. You can just call him Uncle Wang."

Jiang Meiqi flashed her signature smile, "Hello, Uncle Wang."

"Hello!" Wang Aimin took a red envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Jiang Meiqi.

Jiang Meiqi waved her hand and declined, "Uncle Wang, no need, I'm an adult now, it's not appropriate for me to accept red envelopes."

Xia Minmin took the red envelope and stuffed it into Jiang Meiqi's hand, "Sister Qi, the amount in this red envelope isn't much. My godfather has already given out quite a few red envelopes these past few days."

Jiang Meiqi stuffed the red envelope into her pocket and said generously, "Thank you, Uncle Wang!"

Grandma Xia chatted with her neighbor for a few minutes and came back a little late. When she closed the courtyard gate and turned around, she found that her eldest granddaughter had arrived.

"grandmother!"

"Xiaoqi, aren't you working tomorrow? How come you have time to come over?"

"I'm on holiday today. My parents told me that everyone has come back, so I definitely had to come back to see them. It's been so long since I've seen my aunt, uncle, and Xiaomin."

Xia Minmin thought about the time; the last time she saw Jiang Meiqi was probably the year Jiang Meiqi went to Shenzhen for fun.

Xia Jianguo, Li Zhonghua, and Wang Aimin drew clean water from the well to wash the fruits and vegetables.

Li Chunmei said with a smile, "Who told you not to come and see us?"

Jiang Meiqi hugged Li Chunmei's arm and said, "Auntie, I have to go to work. I'm exhausted."

Seeing Xia Jianguo and the others washing fruits and vegetables, Grandma Xia said, "Aimin, you guys come in and sit down. I'll wash these."

"Auntie, please come in and sit down. We'll finish washing these before we go in."

Xia Jianguo chimed in, "Mom, you all go inside. We'll take it on the train after we've washed and dried it."

Xia Minmin ran behind her grandmother and pushed her waist to walk forward. Xia Minmin pushed her grandmother forward with her strength, making soft laughter.

In the main room, Li Hongmei's face was flushed, as if she was a little embarrassed. She started to speak but then stopped. Jiang He's face was sullen.

Jiang Meiqi said casually, "Auntie, Auntie, Mom wants to borrow money from you two to buy an apartment in the town center."

Li Hongmei glanced at Jiang Meiqi and said, "Recently, many government units have storefronts for sale in town. A two-story building with two rooms costs 80,000 yuan. I was thinking that Jiang Tian is not young anymore. After he is discharged from the army, the young couple can live together after they get married."

Li Chunmei and Sun Erni both thought this was a good thing, and Grandpa and Grandma Xia also nodded with smiles.

Jiang He said with a sullen face, "We've only saved up a little money. How can we possibly pay back 60,000 yuan? Jiang Tian can get married on his own. Who doesn't work hard to make a living? It doesn't make sense for his parents to prepare a house for him."

Jiang He's words make sense. Among the people he's met, they all managed to buy their own houses, such as Xia Jianguo and Li Zhonghua.

Li Hongmei's eyes reddened, and she turned her head to the side, wiping away her tears with her hand.

The younger ones dared not speak, and Xia Minmin knew the ending. In her previous life, Jiang He still couldn't persuade Li Hongmei to buy the house.

Li Chunmei and Sun Erni didn't know what to say. Both sides had their own reasons, and the couple hadn't reached an agreement yet. They didn't dare to lend money rashly, in case it caused a conflict between them.

Grandpa Xia said with a stern face, "You two should discuss this first before giving a definite answer, otherwise who would dare to borrow money from you?"

Li Hongmei and Jiang He remained silent.

Li Chunmei came out to mediate, saying, "Sister, take your time to think it over with your husband. Once you've made up your mind, call us and we'll transfer the money to you."

Sun Erni also expressed her opinion.

Li Hongmei then smiled through her tears, "You guys are so kind. Now that I've bought this house, I don't have to worry about Jiang Tian anymore. Xiaoqi also has a boyfriend, so my mission will be complete after they get married."

Jiang Meiqi pouted. All she ever does is urge me to get married. Whenever she sees someone walking with a male colleague, she asks if they are boyfriend and girlfriend.

Xia Minmin never imagined that Jiang Meiqi would also be pressured to get married. She really wanted to watch closely this time.

Grandma Xia's eyes lit up. "Does Xiaoqi have a boyfriend? Where is he from? What does he do? How much does he earn? How many people are in his family? When are you planning to get married?"

Grandma Xia's barrage of words completely stunned Jiang Meiqi.

Jiang Meiqi clutched her head and wailed, "Grandma, I don't even have a boyfriend yet! Don't listen to my mom's nonsense."

Xia Minmin covered her mouth and chuckled. The same tactics she used to urge her to get married had been used over a decade apart.

Li Hongmei said anxiously, "How could I be lying? I saw you two holding hands secretly."

Li Qing said gloatingly, "Sister Qi, I didn't expect you to get caught red-handed. When are you going to introduce your husband to us?"

Xia Minmin added insult to injury, saying, "Sister Qi, it seems your secrecy wasn't very good? When can we attend the wedding?"

Jiang Meiqi never expected that her two cousins ​​would be the ones to finish her off.

Li Chunmei gently patted their heads, "Don't join in the commotion."

Although it didn't hurt anymore, Xia Minmin still instinctively shrank her head and covered the top of her head with her hands.

Jiang Meiqi stammered, "I met him at the hospital. He's a doctor, and we haven't known each other for long. I'll let everyone know if there's any good news."

Li Chunmei clapped her hands and laughed, "I'm treating everyone to lunch today to celebrate our Xiaoqi getting a boyfriend."

Jiang Meiqi blushed, both annoyed and embarrassed, "Auntie, why are you like this too?"

This was the first time Xia Minmin had seen Jiang Meiqi like this.

Laughter echoed throughout the main room; it seemed Jiang Meiqi had amused everyone.

Xia Jianguo and the others heard laughter coming from the main room from the backyard, but they couldn't go in because the fruit and vegetables were still being washed.

It has been completely washed and is now drying in the sun.

"What are you laughing at?" Xia Jianguo shook the water droplets off his hands.

Before Li Chunmei could even speak, Jiang Meiqi covered her mouth.

Xia Jianguo glanced at Li Chunmei, then at Jiang Meiqi, and smiled knowingly. "Xiaoqi, you have a boyfriend now, don't you?"

When Jiang Meiqi realized that her secret had been discovered by her whole family, she covered her face and glared at everyone shyly.