Chapter 17: Green Brick House Brown Sugar Eggs

Zhao Sheng pushed open the gate and walked in with Lin Yiyi. The Zhao family members had been waiting in the yard.

Zhao's mother Wang Caihong's face was full of joy. She asked loudly, "Second son's wife, you packed up and went out so early. Have you had breakfast? I'll make you some brown sugar eggs."

"I haven't eaten yet, thank you." Lin Yiyi didn't intend to be polite. She came to the Zhao family with the determination to live a good life. It was not her plan to become a young wife.

Zhao Sheng smiled, "Comrade Lin Yiyi, let me introduce you. This is dad, mom, and this is my third brother and his wife."

He pointed to two boys who were a few years old and said, "These are Donkey Egg and Dog Egg from my third brother's family."

Pointing to the youngest boy beside his father Zhao Tiezhu's legs, he said, "This is my son, Tiedan."

It was a very serious matter, but Lin Yiyi almost burst out laughing. What kind of names are these? Hahahaha, I really want to laugh. Three eggs.

The smallest one was wearing open-crotch pants with his little bird showing, and he was sucking his nose, looking a little silly.

After listening to Zhao Sheng's introduction, Lin Yiyi controlled her emotions and smiled, calling out to everyone generously, "Hello, Mom and Dad, Hello, Third Brother and His Wife, Hello, Donkey Egg, Gou Egg, and Tie Dan."

He shouted in one breath but didn't make a single move!

Ma Dongmei, the third sister-in-law: Is this how people in the city greet each other? This new second sister-in-law is really pretty. The educated youth are different from the country people. Her face is so white that it dazzles the eyes.

Old Man Zhao and Old Third Zhao were both farmers of few words. They smiled and said nothing.

"Okay, okay, second son's wife, please go into the house and put your luggage. I'll call you when the eggs are cooked." Wang Caihua liked the generous girl very much and was willing to give her the eggs.

"Grandma, grandma, I want to eat eggs too." When they heard there were eggs, Donkey Egg and Dog Egg started barking.

Even the youngest Tiedan opened his mouth and called out, "Egg, egg, eat."

"Okay, okay, I have everything. I have everything." There was a wedding at home, and Wang Caihong's face was full of smiles. She turned around and went into the kitchen.

The Zhao family's red brick and tile house is in the shape of a U.S. character, with four rooms in the front, two rooms on the left, and three rooms on the right. There is also a pressure well near the courtyard wall.

Zhao Sheng moved the things off the bicycle one by one and brought them into the house. Lin Yiyi looked around the yard, and little Tiedan was also secretly watching her.

He looked at her timidly without saying anything. Lin Yiyi walked over to tease him, "You must be Tiedan, what are you looking at?"

Tiedan leaned against the bench without saying a word, sniffing his nose, and staring at Lin Yiyi.

"Do you want some candy?" Lin Yiyi took out a piece of candy and shook it in front of Tiedan, but there was still no reaction. This made her a little doubtful. Does she look like a bad person?

The children were afraid to talk to her.

Forget it, take it slow. Lin Yiyi put the candy in her hand into his trouser pocket and followed Zhao Sheng into the house.

The house is quite large, about 20 square meters in size. The door is at the very edge. When you enter the room, you will see a small compartment with a large cabinet. On the right are two windows facing the courtyard, and against the wall is a large kang.

There is a chest of drawers at the innermost part of the kang, which probably contains a bed, and a small table. Apart from these, there is nothing else, it is empty.

Zhao Sheng put away the things and whispered, "You decide how to put them. Tell me if you need anything."

"Um... can I have a desk and a chair? This room is too empty." Lin Yiyi said bluntly, then remembered something and asked tactfully, "When was this house built?"

“It was rebuilt last year.”

That's good, it means no one else has slept on this kang, otherwise it would be weird to sleep on a bed that someone else's ex-wife has slept on.

Knowing what she meant, Zhao Sheng took the initiative to say, "The wardrobe and bed in the room are all new. My family is inviting relatives to a banquet at noon. There won't be many people, just four tables. Do you have any friends coming? I'll save a seat for you."

This question stumped Lin Yiyi. She had only been here for a few days, so how could she have any friends?

"No, no, I don't have a good relationship with other educated youth." The only one is a fake best friend. Are you inviting her to mock her?

"Have you written to your parents?"

Lin Yiyi: "..."

After all, the original owner's parents were sent to a farm in the northwest.

I thought so in my heart, but I said gently: "My parents are very open-minded and support my free marriage. I will write home to tell them in two days."

Haha, of course I won’t tell it. If the original owner’s parents knew that their precious daughter married a divorced man, they would be furious. How could they support it?

Besides, she is not the real original owner.

Of course, it was impossible to tell Zhao Sheng that the original owner's parents were being reformed on the farm. In this era, people who encounter this kind of thing would like to draw a clear line to avoid being dragged down.

She didn't dare to blow herself up and cause trouble.

Zhao Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at her, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but in the end he didn't ask anything.

Lin Yiyi was thinking about something in her mind. She unpacked her luggage and put all her clothes into the closet. Feeling the man's gaze, she asked guiltily, "What? Anything else to say?"

Zhao Sheng: "Do you really want to live with me? It's not too late to regret now."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I must be serious."

It is realer than gold. She doesn't want to go to the fields to work, not even for a day.

Zhao Sheng approached her, took out a stack of banknotes and gave them to Lin Yiyi, and said in a serious tone, word by word: "That's good. Originally, the man should buy a new set of clothes for the woman, but time was too tight. You can take these banknotes and go to town to buy them. I have to rush back to the county to drive tomorrow. The next time I come back will definitely be before the New Year."

"I've also made arrangements for you not to leave work, just take care of Tiedan and yourself."

Hearing this, Lin Yiyi's almond-shaped eyes suddenly opened wide, and the joy in her eyes was about to overflow.

"You are amazing, Comrade Zhao Sheng."

Zhao Sheng pursed his lips and chuckled, but said nothing.

At this time, Zhao's mother had cooked the brown sugar eggs outside the door and was shouting into the house.

"Second son's wife, the eggs are ready, come out and eat." He brought the bowl to the table and picked up Tiedan to feed him.

“Oh, here it comes.”

I didn't eat breakfast this morning and I'm already hungry.

Lin Yiyi put the money into the iron box, agreed, and walked out of the house.

The dining table was set up in the yard. Lin Yiyi sat on the long bench and picked up the brown sugar egg in front of her and started eating. Zhao's mother held Tiedan and fed him the eggs herself. Donkey egg and dog egg were bigger, so they ate from their own bowls.

Little Tiedan, who was drinking brown sugar water, let Wang Caihong hold him obediently. But after he finished eating, he twisted his body and wanted to get down, refusing to let anyone hold him anymore.

Zhao's mother Wang Caihong had no way to deal with his temper, so she joked, "You are such a fickle little thing."

"Second son's wife, you don't know this kid. Even though he is only three years old, he has a stubborn temper. He lets people hug him when he has something delicious, but ignores people after he finishes eating."

Mother Zhao grabbed Tiedan by the collar, wiped his mouth, and then let him go.

“I don’t know who he resembles.”

I guess his personality is like his father's. Genes are very powerful.

It's just that he doesn't look like Zhao Sheng, just a little bit alike. They are both dark-skinned. Zhao Sheng has thick eyebrows and deep, narrow eyes, while Xiao Tiedan has lighter eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a fleshy nose and mouth.

If she and Zhao Sheng have a child in the future, won't it be this dark? If it's a boy, it's fine, but if it's a girl, she won't be a completely dark girl. Just thinking about that picture gives me a headache.

Bah, bah, bah, what is she imagining? It's impossible. They are saying goodbye after three years of fraudulent marriage.