"What?!"
Chen Ermei never expected that she would run into Huang Qinqin and her boyfriend today, and now she would hear that their parents are going to meet tomorrow.
They say they're just having a meal together, but everyone knows that once both sets of parents meet, the marriage is basically settled.
Once the bride price is agreed upon, the wedding is not far off.
Chen Ermei originally thought that Huang Qinqin's boyfriend was Xu Jingui's cousin, which was bad enough. She absolutely could not let Huang Qinqin marry into the Xu family before her!
She secretly resolved to bring it up with Xu Jingui tomorrow; they should set a wedding date as soon as possible.
Seeing that Chen Ermei was still in a daze even after she called her name several times, Ma Xiulan finally couldn't help but pat her on the shoulder.
He shouted, "You brat, what are you thinking about? I've called you several times and you haven't responded!"
"I'm thinking that I should go and discuss the wedding date with Brother Xu tomorrow."
Seeing that Ma Xiulan's expression was not good, Chen Ermei spoke timidly.
Hearing Chen Ermei's words, Ma Xiulan's expression softened a little, and then she warned, "You better be! You've been lazy a lot lately. If it weren't for the fact that you're getting married soon, I wouldn't have let you off the hook!"
"Remember to get your father-in-law to arrange a job for Da Bao as soon as possible after you get married. Otherwise, who will stand up for you if you are bullied in the future? Don't you think so?"
Chen Ermei chimed in, "Of course, Dabao is my only brother. I'll have to rely on him to support me in the future, so I'll definitely help him out."
Chen Ermei thought to herself that the reason Huang Qinqin had such an easy life in her previous life was not only because she married into a good family, but also because her two older brothers had jobs and would send her things every now and then.
After a woman gets married, without the support of her own family, she will be mistreated by her husband's family. That's how she was in her past life, even though she harbored resentment towards her family when she first returned.
However, she thought about it later and realized that in her previous life, her family only had her father as a worker, and her family had always struggled to make ends meet, so how could they possibly have the means to help her?
In this lifetime, as long as she helps Da Bao find a job, Da Bao will definitely treat her well, and she will definitely live a better life than Huang Qinqin!
As for Xu Jingui's cousin, I've never heard of him in my past life. I guess he's just an ordinary worker with no great achievements.
She was very unhappy that Huang Qinqin had become her cousin-in-law for no reason.
......
5 a.m. the next day
When Huang Qinqin was woken up by Chen Zhaodi, she was completely dazed.
She was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open: "Mom~ why are you waking me so early? It's not even dawn yet outside~"
Seeing that Huang Qinqin was still lying in bed and unwilling to get up, Chen Zhaodi grabbed her and urged, "What's with the early start? Go buy meat early so you can pick the freshest ones. Get up now!"
Huang Qinqin felt as if her soul was still asleep, and her body was like a walking corpse. She didn't even know how she got home to buy groceries or how she got back.
Anyway, by the time she came to her senses, they had already bought the groceries and were sitting at the table eating breakfast.
Seeing that Huang Qinqin had finished eating, Chen Zhaodi said, "Daughter, you'll be cooking lunch today. Remember to cook carefully and leave a good impression, okay?"
Huang Qinqin woke up too early today and felt completely listless, saying weakly, "Okay~"
Chen Zhaodi found her appearance an eyesore and impatiently told her to go back to sleep: "Look at you, your face is almost buried in the bowl, you have no energy at all."
"If you've eaten, go back and get some sleep. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll burn the kitchen down if you cook later."
Huang Qinqin felt as if she had received a royal decree and ran back to her room in a flash.
......
Xu Junhui was initially quite nervous, but after watching Zhang Yumei fuss over Xu Weiguo all morning, he suddenly stopped being nervous.
"Why do your clothes look so old? Don't you have any other clothes?"
Zhang Yumei looked at Xu Weiguo's gray clothes and found them utterly displeasing.
Xu Weiguo: (ノдヽ) He was really about to cry. He usually wears a uniform to work, and his personal clothes are mostly black or gray.
Zhang Yumei thought the black clothes weren't festive enough, and the gray ones looked old-fashioned. He only had a few sets of clothes, and he had already changed them several times.
He doesn't even want to talk anymore.
Xu Junhui and Xu Hongxia were watching the commotion with great interest, even though it was a little bit unkind of them to be watching their father's antics.
But it's better to sacrifice a friend than oneself, right? If it wasn't Xu Weiguo who was tormented, then the two of them would definitely be the ones tormenting him.
Zhang Yumei knew she was being too nervous, so she tried to distract herself.
It was originally just a way to distract myself, but as I kept messing around with it, I got really angry.
She wanted to curse him now; how come she hadn't noticed before that Xu Weiguo was wearing so few clothes?
Seeing his father's utterly hopeless expression, Xu Junhui finally had a change of heart.
To help him out of the predicament, she said, "Mom, how about letting Dad wear his old military uniform? It looks dignified and makes a good impression."
"Moreover, when I was having dinner with Qinqin yesterday, I mentioned that my dad used to be a soldier, and Qinqin really admired him. It seems that her family has a lot of goodwill towards soldiers."
Zhang Yumei excitedly slapped her thigh. "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? Wearing a military uniform is so nice, it looks good and makes me look good!"
Excitedly, she said to Xu Weiguo, "Honey, hurry up and get your military uniform. Try it on, and you can wear it in a bit!"
Looking at the excited Zhang Yumei, Xu Weiguo really wanted to ask Xu Junhui: Are you helping me out of this predicament, or are you trying to harm me...?
Xu Weiguo hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth and saying, "Um, I..."
Seeing his stammering, Zhang Yumei's anger, which had just subsided, flared up again. She narrowed her eyes and asked in an unfriendly tone, "What? Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem, I'll go change it right away..."
Seeing her like this, Xu Weiguo didn't dare to continue. He swallowed hard and went back to change his clothes.
Zhang Yumei and the others waited outside for more than ten minutes, but Xu Weiguo still hadn't come out. They asked impatiently, "Aren't you ready yet? Did you not find your uniform or what?"
"Found it, but..."
"Find it and change it, then come out quickly!"
Xu Weiguo, inside the room, looked at himself in his military uniform and heard Zhang Yumei's urging voice once again.
He took a deep breath and walked out with a death-defying resolve.
Zhang Yumei urged him twice, and just as she was about to go into the room, Xu Weiguo finally came out.
only......
"Hahaha!"
"My God! Hahaha!"
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