Li Mingqing was stopped just as he was about to turn around and go home.

"What? I didn't hear you. I won't comment on how much salt you've had."

"How can that be? Everyone in the village knows that you've seen a lot of the world."

"Everyone has their own ideas, and there's nothing wrong with that."

He didn't want to talk about this with the old bachelor Li.

It is not easy to change the cognition that has been formed for decades.

I'm sure that whatever he said would be refuted by Old Bachelor Li, but it would be useless and would only make him angry. Why bother making things difficult for himself?

"Brother, you should take care of your Mingqing. They are just chatting. Why are you in such a hurry to go home? Why are you treating your fellow villagers like enemies?"

Old man Li said, "Young people can't chat with us."

"Why can't we chat together? I just like chatting with young people."

Old bachelor Li has been wandering around the village these past two days.

After the busy farming season, he would go home alone, without any trace of human contact or the smell of everyday life.

When Old Lady Zhang was taken away by the police, she hated Li Mingqing to the core.

But now she wants to chat with him so calmly.

Li Mingqing ignored her and took Sun Jiaxue home.

When old bachelor Li saw him coming home, he muttered a few words and left.

He also wanted to chat with Li Mingqing and find out when Old Lady Zhang would be released again, as there was no one to cook at home.

Old Man Li and Old Lady Li looked at each other and said, "What does this Old Li mean?"

"I think he wants to find an old woman. I saw him and matchmaker Xu talking about something a few days ago."

"You're still not quiet at this age."

"It's because I'm older that I want to find a companion."

"I was not very smart when I was young. It's too late to regret it now."

The two of them walked home while talking.

Old Lady Xu just sat there and watched the show.

She wanted to go to the Li family's new house to see how much honeycomb coal they had bought.

I have lived for so many years and have never seen anyone be so generous.

Xu Dagou came over and saw his mother in a daze, so he asked, "Mom, let's go home. It's getting dark."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Go knock on the door and see if the Li family will let you in."

"Mom, let's go back."

It goes without saying that Li Mingqing would definitely not even pay any attention to him.

"Why go back? The Li family bought so much honeycomb coal. I have to go see how much there is. Son, when will you be as successful as Li Mingqing?"

Old Lady Xu looked at the timid Xu Dagou and had to go by herself.

“Bang, bang—”

Li Mingqing heard the voice and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, your Aunt Xu. I need to talk to you."

Hearing the steady, ingratiating voice, I knew it was nothing good and certainly not an emergency.

"Go back, it's not convenient to open the door."

Old Lady Xu's expression changed immediately, and she was turned away even though she spoke in a nice tone.

She cursed softly, "You're so arrogant you don't even know your own name. You're putting on such a big show. Wait till you're ruined and everyone calls you a traitor."

Xu Dagou didn't say anything.

In the courtyard.

Sun Jiaxue asked worriedly, "Brother Mingqing, is anything wrong?"

"It's okay. She was just sitting at the door watching the show. I guess she wanted to make some connections."

Speaking of this, Sun Jiaxue sighed and said, "Before, Wang Dahua came over with the child, but I closed the door directly."

"Well done, ignore them."

If their attitude was a little better, the Xu family would probably come over soon.

Instead of going home, Old Lady Xu went to the old house of the Li family, which was still open.

Old Mrs. Li and Old Man Li were eating apples and didn't expect that the mother and son would come.

She became even angrier when she saw the big apple in Old Lady Li's hand.

"Old sister, we've known each other for decades. I'm Ming Qing's elder, but he blocked me from the door. It's so sad."

The Li family and the Xu family have nothing in common.

Neither a brother-in-law nor a relative.

"Mingqing was very tired after a day's work, so he went to bed early. Jiaxue also needs a good rest with her big belly."

Old Lady Xu shed two crocodile tears and said, "I really like Mingqing. He's promising and upright. You also raised my son, Dagou, with your help. He's not as capable as Mingqing. I recognize him as my relative simply because I want my grandson, Yaozu, to learn from Mingqing and avoid being as poor as our Xu family."

"Don't even think about it. It's impossible."

"Is it your daughter-in-law who disagrees? She is about to become a mother, so why wouldn't she think about it for the sake of the child?"

"Okay, go ahead."

What does the Xu family’s child have to do with the Li family?

It has been like this for decades. It is not someone else who has made the Xu family like this.

"Please help me persuade Mingqing. I think Jiaxue is pregnant with a girl. You——"

Old Lady Li waved her hand impatiently and said, "Don't force me to chase you away with a broom."

Nothing he said was pleasant to hear. He came to my house just to cause trouble.

The old house and the new house were separated by a wall, and Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue heard a few words intermittently.

It's really a dog-skin plaster.

Li Mingqing said, "You're a clown with no self-awareness. You gave up after a few rejections. Wife, please don't be soft-hearted. The Xu family's hardship is their fault, not their fault for not recognizing us as their godparents."

If you don't work hard, you can't expect pie to fall from the sky.

Look at the old couple in the Wu family. They are hardworking and live a good life.

There must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

Old Lady Xu walked out of the Li family's gate and said, "Tsk, we in the Xu family don't even care about you. Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?"

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