Chapter 57

Xu's mother ate the meal absent-mindedly, always thinking about Xu Di.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?"

After Mrs. Xu came back, she found that her mother-in-law was not in a good state. It felt similar to the last time Xu Mei wrote back saying she wanted to get married.

Xu Mei just left, and I haven’t heard anything about what happened at my aunt’s house?

"Ah, nothing to do, eat, eat."

When Xu's mother came to her senses, she didn't know if it was because of her old age and her emotional instability.

"Dad, brother, sister-in-law, I'm going on a blind date the day after tomorrow."

"Blind date, who introduced you to this guy, what does he do, is he reliable?"

Mrs. Xu was very excited, for she was afraid that her sister-in-law would also find an unreliable partner.

"Why is your mother so distracted by this?"

Father Xu also noticed that something was wrong with the child's mother, and planned to go back to the room after dinner to ask her what was wrong.

"Well, I was just talking about this with my mom, but before I could say much, you guys came back."

"Eat, eat first, and then talk after you finish eating."

Xu's mother asked everyone to eat quickly as they were tired and hungry after a day's work.

"Eat, let's talk after dinner."

Mr. Xu had also spoken, so even if others were very curious, they could only wait until after dinner to find out.

Everyone had a tacit understanding and quietly quickened their eating pace.

After dinner, Brother Xu and Xu Jun were very active in cleaning the table and washing the dishes, without anyone telling them to do so. They worked very happily.

"Sister-in-law, what happened to my brother? Was he infected by Xu Jun?"

"No way, isn't this just caring about you? You, girl, are going on a blind date without saying anything."

"I haven't kept silent. I've written twice. I wanted to say it before the New Year, but things got crowded together and I didn't have time to say it."

Mrs. Xu understood what was going on as soon as she heard it. The atmosphere at home had been bad because of Xu Mei's incident a few years ago.

"Second sister, you're done packing. Please tell me quickly. I'm so anxious."

Xu Jun rushed out of the kitchen, yelling to hear what his sister was going on.

"Mom and Dad, you guys should come out too, so we can listen together."

Brother Xu shouted that his younger sisters at home were all going to get married, and he felt reluctant to let them go.

Xu's father and mother came out of the house, and the family sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Xu Di to explain clearly.

"Auntie Wang introduced him to me."

Xu Di first explained the origin of the blind date partner and said that he was not just going to see her randomly.

"The man is five years older than me."

When Brother Xu heard this, he lost his temper and asked a question.

"You are the same age as me, why aren't you married yet?"

Brother Xu took a look at his son who was playing with a tin frog and felt that the man was a little old.

"Da Li, listen to your sister."

"Got it, Dad, just keep talking."

I don’t know if it’s because of Xu Mei’s matter, but Brother Xu is a little excited.

"Zhang Chaoyang, that's the person Aunt Wang introduced. His name is Zhang Chaoyang, and he's a soldier."

"It's good to be a soldier. I envy soldiers the most. When I grow up, I want to be a soldier too."

“There’s a gun.”

Xu Jun and Xu Ping'an each spoke a sentence, interrupting Xu Di.

"All of you be quiet and listen to Xu Di. Don't interrupt."

Xu's mother slammed the table and the quarrel continued, causing her a headache.

Xu's mother got angry, and everyone fell silent. Xu Di continued to speak.

"Zhang Chaoyang's family is from Beijing. His parents both have jobs. His army is in another city, in the south, which is a bit far away."

Xu Di didn't have much to say. They had only exchanged a few letters in total. The back and forth was too slow. They just simply got to know each other's thoughts.

No one said much about what was going on at home, so Xu Di didn't know much either.

"What's his rank? Can he join the army?"

"Deputy Battalion Commander, you cannot accompany the troops. The conditions there are quite harsh and not suitable for family members to live in."

Xu Di told him everything he knew, and the rest would be discussed when they met the day after tomorrow.

"Xu Di, that doesn't mean we have to live apart. It will be very hard for you to take care of the family and the children by yourself in the future."

Mrs. Xu felt that this was too hard for her to be alone and being married was like not being married at all. It’s not like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who only see each other once a year.

“What your sister-in-law said makes sense. He can’t follow the army. He can only come back a few times a year.

From now on, you will have to take care of everything at home and outside by yourself, which will be very tiring.

I know you think that most men nowadays don't do housework, and even if they are at home, they don't help. But there are good things too.

Isn't Dalinzi in our family compound pretty good? He does laundry, cooking, and taking care of children, and he does a good job. ”

Xu's mother had heard Xu Di say before that even if men were at home, they would not help with housework.

"Mom, Uncle Lin has very few of them."

“Not much, but not nothing either.”

Xu's mother thinks that men should just earn money to support the family. Isn't housework done by women? This is the case in every family. What's unacceptable?

"Then who can guarantee that the person I'm looking for is like that? If we don't live together, who knows what the real face is like?

I don't want to live with my parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, and younger sister-in-law... a whole family, with all the quarrels and having to serve them meals every day. ”

Xu Di knew that his ideas were a bit out of the ordinary in this era.

She had had enough of that kind of life in her previous life. Although she didn't live with her in-laws, Li Kai alone was like a whole family, and there was a lot to do.

"It's like this now, we have a lot of family. Your sister-in-law doesn't feel like she can't survive like you do.

Even if you get together with that gay man, you can't join the army. Don't you have to live with his parents, brothers and sisters? ”

Xu's mother couldn't understand why her little daughter would rather live apart than tolerate her husband not doing housework.

"No, Zhang Chaoyang grew up with his grandmother.

If we get married, I will just live with his grandmother. ”

"He has a bad relationship with his parents?"

Xu's mother felt that the relationship within this family was a bit complicated, and she felt even more unwilling.

"Auntie Wang didn't say anything. I'm waiting to meet her the day after tomorrow to ask about the details."

For a moment, the room was quiet and everyone was silent.

"Xu Di, you have made up your mind, and you don't mind even if we live apart for a long time.

Will you regret raising a child alone and being both a father and a mother in the future? ”

Father Xu looked at Xu Di seriously. His second daughter had always been lively since she was a child. Although she was raised in the countryside by them for eight or nine years, she did not resent her parents and lived a happy life with her grandparents.

As parents, they just want their children to have a smooth life with no setbacks.

"Dad, Mom, I've thought about it carefully.

I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but I don’t want to be bullied.

From childhood to adulthood, I was spoiled and lived a free life.

I don’t want to grow up, get married, and then have to live my life according to the mood of my husband’s family and accommodate everyone in their family.

I would rather busy myself at home and outside the house than have a living father, who not only has to busy myself at home and outside the house, but also has to take care of his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, and listen to his constant complaints.

I also have a job and I earn a lot. Why should I serve a man like a master?

I don't want to gamble that the chances of meeting someone like Uncle Lin are too low.

I would rather live apart. At least, I don't have to be busy at home and outside while serving a man and listening to his nitpicking. ”

As soon as Xu Di finished speaking, the four men in the room, big and small, except the ignorant Ping An, felt that they were shot in the back and became the masters who needed to be served in Xu Di's mouth.

This time, the room was completely quiet.

Xu's mother and the eldest daughter-in-law looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Well, Xu Di, go check it out the day after tomorrow and find out everything, then we'll talk about it.

Well, it’s getting late, let’s all go to bed. ”

After Mr. Xu finished his summary, he stood up first and went back to the house.

"Second sister, do I need to learn how to cook and wash clothes from our mother? Do I need to learn how to knit sweaters? Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a wife in the future."

"Ha ha……"

Xu Di couldn't help but burst into laughter at Xu Jun's joke. Xu's mother and sister-in-law also laughed.

Whether this will work or not, we’ll talk about it after we meet the day after tomorrow.