Li Ping also smiled and said, "Even my aunt gave us a 10 yuan red envelope. We didn't want so much, but they insisted, so we had no choice but to accept it. The 30 yuan red envelope inside was from my grandparents. They also said they had to offer sacrifices to their ancestors in the evening."

It seems that Li Ping and the other two know the amount of money in the red envelope.

Even so, they still took it back, which proves that the money can be taken.

So Li Mei collected all the red envelopes.

Before dinner, Li Jiakang led everyone to worship their ancestors and the Kitchen God.

While eating, Li Jiakang kept saying that today was a happy day and insisted on drinking.

So Li Xu took out two bottles of wine left over from last year's Chinese New Year.

Everyone drank in moderation during this meal.

Except Li Jiakang.

He drank a whole bottle by himself, and no matter what Sun Xiu said, he refused to listen and kept drinking.

In the end, Sun Xiu was too lazy to care.

Li Jiakang didn't make any noise or trouble after drinking too much, but there was one thing that made everyone unbearable.

No matter who spoke, he would wave his hand and say, "Don't talk, just listen to me!"

Then he started talking about the disadvantages he had suffered in previous years because of illiteracy, and said that Li Mei had brought honor to him this time.

In the end, there was no other way, so everyone poured him a cup of tea to help him sober up.

At first he refused to drink it, saying that he would never drink tea after drinking alcohol.

It was Sun Xiu who said, "My in-laws are coming soon. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed by talking to them like this?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Jiakang's face changed, and he drank a cup of tea directly, and then asked for another cup...

Li Jiakang doesn't care in front of his family, but he won't allow himself to be embarrassed in front of others.

You know, he now calls himself a "family of scholars" and cannot let others laugh at him.

He drank several cups of tea in a row until he said the tea leaves had no flavor. Then everyone replaced the tea leaves and made him another cup.

Before they had even taken a few sips, Du Ming, Hu Yang and others arrived one after another.

Everyone was saying congratulations and was very happy for the Li family.

Then Yang Li and Hu took out red envelopes and handed them to Li Mei.

After Sun Xiu and the others nodded, Li Mei accepted it and then expressed her gratitude to them one by one.

Yang Li took her hand and asked, "Xiaomei, will you be able to come back after you go to college?"

"Come back, come back as soon as you graduate from college."

Yang Li and the others were stunned. "That's not right. I heard the government guarantees job placement, but you can't be sure where you'll get it. How can you come back?"

Li Xu explained, "Aunt Yang, you're talking about college students majoring in engineering. My sister planned to come back after graduation, so she didn't apply for that major."

After hearing this, Yang Li nodded repeatedly, as if she understood. "It's good for a girl to be with her parents and family. After all, she can make contributions wherever she goes."

But Mrs. Hu said, "If Xiaomei comes back in the future, won't she still have to find a partner at home? How many people in our county are worthy of Xiaomei?"

Sun Xiu smiled and said, "As long as she likes it, we have no objection."

In fact, what Hu said makes sense.

As a college student, most people think that only college students are worthy of Li Mei.

But how many are there in Tang County?

Sun Xiu's words were just perfunctory. In fact, the Li family had never thought about this issue at all...

But Yang Li and the others didn't know, and they all thought that Sun Xiu was telling the truth.

After looking at each other, Yang Li glanced at Du Feng beside her, then shook her head silently.

Never mind, he doesn't deserve it.

She was quite clear about it.

The Li family was already very well off, and now Li Mei was a college student.

How could anyone agree to this useless son of theirs who hasn't even graduated from elementary school and doesn't have a job?

To put it bluntly, if Li Mei fell in love with him, the Du family would be very happy.

So Yang Li gave up her idea without thinking about it.

Everyone sat for a while before saying goodbye and leaving, and Sun Xiu handed them the red eggs.

After everyone left, Sun Xiu looked thoughtful. "You know what, this is really a problem. Xiaomei, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"Huh? What's going on?"

"Looking for a partner."

"Didn't you just say that as long as I like it, that's enough. What else is there to consider?" Li Mei looked confused.

"I'm just saying that. Besides, do we really agree if you find someone who has no job and no skills?"

Li Jiakang quickly agreed, "Yeah, you have to think about this carefully. You're a college student after all, so don't settle for anything ugly."

"That's easy, isn't it? Just let Big Sister find someone in college who's willing to come back with her."

Li Jiakang touched his chin and said, "Yes, Xiaoxu's suggestion is a good idea."

Li Mei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Dad, what are you thinking about? I haven't even started college yet. Isn't it too early to be thinking about this?"

"It's not too early. When I was your age, your elder brother was already running around. If you hadn't been in school all the time, we would have married you off long ago." Sun Xiu said directly.

Li Ping thought for a moment and said, "Why not let her think about it? She still has a few years of university to go. It won't be too late to talk about this in two years."

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll think about it for two years." Li Mei said quickly.

"Okay, let me tell you, it's best to bring back a college student. If you find someone ugly, your mother and I won't agree."

"Oh, I see. You should go to bed now since you've drunk so much."

"You should be aware of what's going on. You guys can chat. I'm fine." After saying that, Li Jiakang sat on a stool and started drinking from the cup.

Sun Xiu shook his head. "Don't worry about him. He's fine. Let's talk about our own affairs."

Everyone talked for a while before going back to rest.

The next day, Li Jiakang and others were surrounded by their fellow workers when they arrived at work early in the morning.

The main question was about Li Mei's admission to university.

Li Jiakang and others also responded one by one.

During this period, some people also talked about Li Mei's whereabouts after graduation. Li Jiakang naturally did not hide it and told them that she planned to come back after graduation.

Unexpectedly, these words fell into the ears of someone with ulterior motives.

In the evening, many workers from the factory came to the Li family to congratulate them.

During this period, some people brought their young men with them. After congratulating them, they kept praising the young men they brought.

This made Li Jiakang and others look unhappy.

This isn't congratulations at all; it's just catching Li Mei's attention.

But I couldn't say anything excessive, so I could only bite the bullet and perfunctorily respond, then handed the person the red egg and sent him out.

After everyone left, Li Jiakang said to Li Mei, "Girl, do you know what a crooked melon or a cracked date is? Those young men just now were just like that. They didn't even take a piss to look in the mirror. They were all as skinny as sticks, and they still had the nerve to brag about this and that. I don't know where they got the confidence to say such things."