The movie was neither too long nor too short, lasting two hours. Da Bao and Xiao Bao watched it with great interest, while Xu Yan also kept her eyes glued to the screen. Xie Zhuo had seen the movie in his previous life, so he wasn't very interested, but he still watched it to the end.

When they went out, it was just lunchtime.

The state-run restaurant was still quite crowded at noon. When the four of us went in, we almost couldn't find a seat. After finally ordering our food and waiting for it to be served, another argument broke out near the window.

Although the waiter quickly interrupted them, Xu Yan still managed to see clearly that the woman arguing earlier was Granny Tian from their Qingshan brigade.

Xu Yan glanced in that direction a few more times.

Ever since Xie Zhuo and the others came in, Tian Fang had noticed him. Because of the contrast, she felt even more disgusted with the older, bald man in front of her.

"The bride price is 100 yuan, not a penny less," Granny Tian said, her eyes wide. "Our Fangfang is still a virgin."

“But look at her age,” the bald man said, looking Tian Fang up and down with a hint of disdain in his eyes. “She’s not particularly good-looking either.”

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Granny Tian didn't like it and immediately retorted, "When choosing a wife, you should choose someone virtuous. You have to pick someone who can manage a household and have children. What good is being pretty?"

As she spoke, she patted Tian Fang's bottom, "With my Fangfang's figure, she's definitely easy to give birth to. She has a big bottom, so her first child will definitely be a son!"

The bald man sitting opposite her leaned forward to look at Tian Fang when he heard her words.

Although she knew he couldn't see her buttocks, Tian Fang still felt a wave of humiliation, and she couldn't help but want to cry.

"A dowry of one hundred yuan," Granny Tian continued, "is all you need to pay on the same day—"

Snap!

Granny Tian was interrupted when Tian Fang, who was sitting next to her, suddenly slapped her hand on the table.

Granny Tian paused for a moment, then came to her senses and slapped Tian Fang's arm. "You brat, do you want to die?!"

“I don’t agree,” Tian Fang stood up, tears still streaming down her face. “I won’t agree to any dowry.”

"I think you've gone too far!" Granny Tian was furious that Tian Fang, who usually never fought back or talked back, would suddenly do something like this. She almost jumped up in anger. "You dare to say anything now!"

Granny Tian chased after Tian Fang, pinching and twisting her as she hit her. Tian Fang didn't dare to really fight back and was forced to run around everywhere.

Xu Yan chuckled and raised an eyebrow as he watched her run towards their table, seemingly casually but with a clear purpose.

Oh.

Are you hoping someone will come to your rescue?

She initially felt a little sorry for Tian Fang, and she was also angry at what Granny Tian had done earlier, but if you resist, then resist; it's not a good thing to keep thinking about other people's husbands.

Xie Zhuo also noticed that Tian Fang and Granny Tian were moving closer to them, but he didn't think as much as Xu Yan did.

He had only one thought in his mind: what if these two people scared Xu Yan, Da Bao, and Xiao Bao?

Thinking it over, he acted quickly, leading the three of them to squeeze past the front desk where people were watching the commotion.

When Tian Fang ran over, she roughly calculated the location. She could just fall on the table where Xie Zhuo and the others were. Then she would beg Xie Zhuo to save her. Just because they had cut their heads together in the same group before, he wouldn't abandon her.

As for the rest, we'll talk about them later.

She had planned it all out, but she didn't expect Xie Zhuo to dodge ahead of time.

Tian Fang didn't fall onto the table; she tripped over the stool and fell face-first to the ground. Granny Tian pounced on her and grabbed her hair.

What a "spectacle".

Xu Yan stood by and watched coldly, while Xie Zhuo paid little attention, focusing instead on comforting the two little ones.

"What happened to them?" Da Bao asked. "Why were they fighting?"

"They're probably just playing around after they've eaten their fill," Xie Zhuo said.

Xu Yan couldn't help but chuckle after hearing it.

Da Bao looked at Xie Zhuo and opened his mouth.

“Da Bao and Xiao Bao can’t learn this bad habit,” Xu Yan said. “Fighting is so unsightly.”

“Yes,” Xiao Bao nodded, “it’s very dirty lying on the ground.”

It was half an hour later when the farce finally ended. Granny Tian, ​​Tian Fang, and the bald man were called inside by the staff of the state-run restaurant and dealt with.

At first, Granny Tian was so adamant about not going that she wanted to die, but when a waiter said they were going to the police station to report the case, she obediently went with him.

Xie Zhuo and Xu Yan moved to a different table. After finishing their meal, they went for a stroll around the city. In the afternoon, the family of four finally bought a cake and went home.

Little did they know that the story of Granny Tian taking Tian Fang to the city for a blind date and the two women getting into a fight had already spread throughout the village.

Li Aihua was the first to rush over to gossip with Xu Yan.

Xu Yan didn't really want to talk about these things, so he said that he didn't really know how the fight started, and he didn't pay much attention to how it was handled afterwards.

Li Aihua wouldn't believe it if someone else said it, but she believed it because Xu Yan said she didn't really like watching the excitement.

Xu Yan originally wanted to invite Li Aihua's family to celebrate Da Bao and Xiao Bao's birthday, but unexpectedly, Li Aihua's family arrived while they were talking, so she had to give up.

However, it was still quite lively celebrating a birthday with just the four of them.

Da Bao and Xiao Bao played wildly all day. After eating cake, they fell asleep before it got dark. Xie Zhu tidied up the table, closed the gate, and then sat down with Xu Yan to discuss the next steps.

"I'll go to the brigade leader tomorrow to get a letter of introduction, and I'll leave the day after tomorrow morning," Xie Zhuo said.

"Yes," Xu Yan nodded, "It must take several days by train, right?"

“Four days,” Xie Zhuo said, seeing Xu Yan’s hand on the table, he grabbed it and squeezed it.

"So long?" Xu Yan frowned.

"Yeah, it's quite far," Xie Zhuo said, leaning down to kiss Xu Yan's hand again.

Xu Yan originally had a lot more to say, but after being interrupted by his actions, she couldn't quite remember what she wanted to say.

"If you can't remember, then don't think about it," Xie Zhuo said, bending down and picking her up from the chair.

He seems to have grown a few centimeters taller recently because he's been eating well, and his muscles have become more toned. When he picks up Xu Yan, it's as easy as if he were holding his two children.

Xu Yan was a little scared when she was suddenly lifted so high, so she clung tightly to Xie Zhuo's neck and didn't dare to let go.

After the two of them finished bathing and lay back on the kang (a heated brick bed), Xie Zhuo leaned over and gently bit Xu Yan's collarbone.

Xu Yan tilted her head back and placed her hand on his lean waist.

Even though he had done some things many times, Xu Yan still felt a little nervous.

Each time Xie Zhuo entered, she needed to be held and coaxed for a long time before she could completely relax.

"Good girl," Xie Zhuo smiled and leaned down to kiss her.