The apocalypse arrived, but there were no zombies. Only unpredictable extreme weather and daily squabbles forced humans to survive on instinct alone to avoid being eliminated.
Yun Qi struggle...
Since Gao's uncle went back home, he's probably been busy with the autumn harvest, and there's been no news of him since. This has made Liu Fengya very anxious, wondering all sorts of things, afraid that Gao Jie hasn't taken a liking to him.
Liu's parents knew that everyone was busy with the autumn harvest during this time, and no one could alleviate their son's anxiety.
Fortunately, the autumn harvest is now complete, and the villages are gradually getting back together. However, Pinghe Village is still the most popular. Now, Pinghe Village is located by the mountains and the water, which is much better than some other villages. Many people want to marry their daughters to the village, and more and more people are bringing their daughters to visit relatives during this period.
On this day, Uncle Gao also brought his wife and children to visit his brother-in-law's house. Perhaps because they had been working hard for a while, everyone had lost a lot of weight.
"Sis, how is it? Have you found anyone you like?" As soon as they entered the house, Yunqi pulled Gao Jie into the room and asked her in private.
"The photos look alright, but I wanted to come over and learn more." When talking about her marriage, Gao Jie was a little shy, even in front of her younger sister.
"Ever since Brother Cheng mentioned this person, I've been observing him carefully, and he seems to be a pretty good guy, but it's up to you to like him." Yun Qi actually thinks highly of Liu Fengya.
The two sisters were whispering to each other, while the adults outside were discussing how to let the two children meet.
"Why go through all that trouble? Just have Xiaoqi invite Aunt Liu over, and she'll understand. That's how everyone in the village has been doing things lately." Yun's mother had been paying extra attention to what was going on in the village lately, especially how people were going on blind dates and discussing marriage.
After saying that, he called out to his daughter, "Xiao Qi, come out for a moment."
"Sis, I'm going out for a bit. I don't know what Mom wants to talk to me about at this hour." Yunqi said and started to walk out.
"Let me go out with you." Realizing her sister was already married, she felt it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay in her room any longer, so she followed her out.
Seeing her niece and daughter come out together, Yun's mother pulled her daughter into the yard and whispered to her, "Go to your Uncle Zhijian's house and call your Aunt Liu over. Just tell her I need to talk to her and she'll know."
Yunqi glanced around the room, immediately understood, gave an OK sign, and left.
As soon as Yunqi arrived at the Liu family home and spoke, Aunt Liu knew what he meant. She immediately put down her work, changed her clothes as quickly as possible, and followed Yunqi to the Yun family home.
"Auntie, should we call Uncle Liu and the others?" After asking the question, Yunqi felt that she had asked a stupid question, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
"Silly girl, let's go." Aunt Liu said with a smile as she walked out.
Afterwards, Yunqi asked her mother directly about the issue, and her mother told her that if the Liu family had no intention of arranging the marriage, they would have made up an excuse to refuse. The fact that Bai Liangfen changed her clothes already showed their attitude.
When Bai Liangfen arrived at the Yun family, the first thing she saw was Gao Jie, which made her even more satisfied. The older generation always said that one's face reflects one's heart, and this first impression was very good. She looked like a gentle and generous girl.
Knowing that she was there for a blind date, Gao Jie nodded and smiled at Bai Liangfen in a natural and generous manner.
"Sister-in-law, you've tidied up this place so well! I'd love to learn from you." Bai Liangfen genuinely liked the Yun family's arrangement. At first, it seemed strange, but after a while, she realized how good the house was. As long as the two front and back doors were closed with mosquito nets, mosquitoes and flies couldn't get in. Look at those two little kids, wearing short sleeves and playing happily on the kang (heated brick bed).
"Come and sit down quickly. As long as you don't laugh at us, that's fine. I didn't agree with their messing around at the time, but I didn't expect them to make a name for themselves." Speaking of this, Yun's mother was full of pride, but she also knew that this was not the time to praise her children. "Your Fengya is not bad. He has learned almost all of his father's skills during this period. He is becoming more and more mature."
"It's not as good as you say. He still needs to work harder. I'd be at ease if I could be like his father." Bai Liangfen sat generously at the table, nodding and smiling at Aunt Gao beside her. "Is this your sister-in-law's younger sister? She looks just like her."
As for Yun Zhiming, when Yun Qi went to the Liu family, he and Si Cheng took the Gao family father and son to the village for a walk, leaving the rest of the matter to the two sisters to discuss themselves.
"They look alike, don't they? Look at my granddaughter." As she spoke, she pulled Gao Jie in front of her. "Doesn't she also look a bit like our Xiao Qi?"
"You're right, she really does look a bit like her. Even twin sisters would look like this. This child is so beautiful." Then she turned to look at Yun's mother and the others: "Your family really knows how to raise a child. I'm tempted to take her home."
"She's the best talker, and I can't always win an argument with her. She's the easiest person to get along with in our village." Mother Yun turned to her younger sister and began to introduce her, "You'll know once you spend some time with her. After chatting with her, you can eat two extra bowls of rice."
"Look how you've insulted me, sister-in-law! Who doesn't know how precious food is these days? After you say that, who will dare to chat with me anymore?" She then bent over and laughed, and Aunt Gao and Gao Jie laughed along with her.
After this lighthearted banter, everyone relaxed, and the atmosphere for the conversation improved.
Since both families had inquired about each other beforehand and were quite satisfied, the rest depends on how the two children get along.
When Si Cheng and his group returned home carrying a large bucket of fish, the Liu father and son followed behind, chatting and laughing.
"I've gone to collect fish traps again. We're all having lunch here, so come and try my cooking." Seeing the bucket full of fish, Mama Yun quickly invited everyone to stay and have lunch together.
"Then we really have to stay and try your cooking, sister-in-law. Our son has come here to freeload several times, so we'll join him this time." Both families were interested and wanted to give the two young people a chance to get to know each other.
"You young people shouldn't stand here nagging us old folks. Go out for a walk." Mother Yun secretly winked at Yun Qi.
“Yes, I haven’t been around our village yet, have I? We’ll take you out for a walk. It’s changed so much.” Yunqi understood as soon as he received the signal from his mother.
Si Cheng also said to Liu Fengya, "Come out with me, I have something to talk to you about."
After Si Cheng finished speaking, he walked out first, and Liu Fengya, his ears red, followed him out. Gao Liang, seeing that they had all left, also wanted to hurry after them, but before he reached the door, he was stopped.