Yes, Xu Junhui knew he was tormenting Xu Hongxia. He couldn't help it; he was nervous. He barely slept at all last night.
Zhang Yumei suddenly realized that her son was quite silly, and said in an annoyed tone, "How would I know what Qinqin is wearing today!"
"I haven't seen Qinqin for the past two days. Think about it, you two are getting your marriage certificate today, shouldn't you take wedding photos first?! For wedding photos, of course it's better to wear white clothes or military uniforms."
"Since none of you are in military uniform, you can only wear white clothes."
Xu Junhui then went back to change his clothes, feeling rather dejected.
Xu Hongxia said exaggeratedly to Zhang Yumei, "I can't thank you enough, Mom, thank you for saving my life!"
Zhang Yumei rolled her eyes at Xu Hongxia and said, "You're no better than me, you're never serious."
"Dad, what's wrong with Mom? Why does she seem so irritable?" Xu Hongxia plopped down next to Xu Weiguo and asked in a low voice.
“You and your brother started making a ruckus early this morning, waking us up. Of course we were irritable because we hadn’t had enough sleep.”
"I'm telling you, you'd better behave today. Your school will be out for summer vacation soon, right?" Xu Weiguo said to his youngest daughter on a whim.
Xu Hongxia looked at her father in disbelief: "Dad! You really are my dad! I've been on vacation for so many days already!"
"Ahem! Really? You didn't come home for dinner the past two days, did you?"
Xu Weiguo shifted his position somewhat awkwardly, genuinely unaware that Xu Hongxia was already on holiday.
"I only missed one day of dinner at home; I went to a classmate's house that day. Dad! You don't care about me at all, I'm angry!"
Xu Hongxia pouted, crossed her arms, and said angrily.
"Don't be angry. Dad works every day and doesn't even know what month it is now."
Seeing that Xu Hongxia was still facing away from him and ignoring him, Xu Weiguo painfully pulled out his savings from the sole of his shoe. He counted it; it was only a little over five yuan. He took out fifty cents and handed it to Xu Hongxia.
He said ingratiatingly, "Honey, don't be angry. Dad will give you some pocket money, but you absolutely mustn't tell your mom, okay?"
Xu Hongxia looked at Xu Weiguo with some disgust: "Dad, why did you hide the money in the sole of your shoe? The money smells!"
"Do you want it?"
"want!"
Xu Weiguo gave him a look that said, "So what if it smells a little? No matter how strong the smell is, it's still money, and it can still be used. Besides, if I don't hide it here, your mother can find it anywhere else."
"Then if you put it in the sole of the shoe, Mom won't be able to find it?" Xu Hongxia found it hard to believe, after all, it was quite obvious that the money was in the shoe.
"Cough, it's not that your mother thinks my feet smell bad. She just doesn't want any money I put in the soles of my shoes," Xu Weiguo said, his face turning red.
Xu Hongxia suddenly felt incredibly pitiful, and so did her father. Even her own mother looked down on this smelly money, yet the two of them treated it like a precious treasure.
The two exchanged a glance and then both sighed and lowered their heads.
......
Xu Junhui got up too early; he had taken the day off and planned to go shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative with Huang Qinqin after getting their marriage certificate in the morning. He finally made it to 7 a.m. and could set off to pick up Huang Qinqin.
Arriving at Huang Qinqin's house, I nervously knocked on the door.
He didn't know why he was nervous. He knew everything was agreed upon—they would get their marriage certificate today, and both sets of parents were very satisfied with each other. But he was still nervous.
Huang Qinqin opened the door and saw Xu Junhui with a pale face. Startled, she quickly asked, "Brother Junhui, are you feeling unwell?! Why are you so pale?"
"Huh?" Upon hearing Huang Qinqin say that his face was pale, Xu Junhui reached out and patted his face hard without thinking, hoping to make his face look rosy.
"I'm not feeling unwell, just a little nervous. You see, I don't look as pale now, do I?"
Huang Qinqin nodded: "The skin isn't as white after removing the dampness, but if you feel uncomfortable, please let me know, and we can go get our marriage certificate another day."
"no!"
Upon hearing that they would get their marriage certificate another day, Xu Junhui felt his heart nearly stop and immediately protested loudly.
Seeing that Xu Junhui was really nervous, Huang Qinqin didn't say anything more and told him to come in and sit down first.
When Chen Zhaodi saw him come in, she asked, "Junhui, you're here to pick up Qinqin so early? Are you planning to go out for breakfast, or eat here before going out?"
"Yes! Qinqin came to pick me up! I plan to take Qinqin to the state-run restaurant for breakfast!"
Xu Junhui himself didn't even realize what he had said. All he knew was that after he finished speaking, the Huang family looked at him as if he were a fool...
Huang Jianjun felt he was about to burst out laughing. He was already pinching his thigh hard, but what Xu Junhui had just said was so incoherent and hilarious.
To avoid bursting out laughing, Huang Jianjun covered his face and said, "I suddenly remembered I have something to do, I'll go back to my room first!"
Xu Junhui felt a little worried after seeing Huang Jianjun leave. Could it be that Huang Jianjun didn't want to see him and deliberately hid in the room? Had he done something to make Huang Jianjun dislike him?
Xu Junhui looked at Huang Qinqin pleadingly, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Huang Qinqin finally forgot what Xu Junhui had just said and said to smooth things over, "Mom and Dad, Junhui and I are going out for breakfast. We're leaving now."
After saying that, he tugged at Xu Junhui's sleeve, signaling him to get on his bicycle and that they could set off.
Once they were outside the family compound, Xu Junhui couldn't help but ask, "Qinqin, why did Second Brother suddenly go back to his room? Did I accidentally do something wrong?"
"No, Second Brother went back to his room, probably to avoid laughing out loud."
"Didn't you realize what you just said in my house?"
Xu Junhui tried hard to recall: "No, it was just that the aunt asked me where I was having breakfast, and I said I was going to the state-run restaurant."
puff!
Huang Qinqin had completely forgotten about it, but now that Xu Junhui mentioned it, she remembered it again.
Unable to hide his amusement, he said, "You were just at my house, saying that I was coming to pick you up and that you were going to take me to the state-run restaurant for breakfast. Hahahaha!"
Huang Qinqin still finds it hilarious when she thinks about it now. Xu Junhui was probably too nervous, so he didn't realize that he had said it backwards at all.
Xu Junhui's face flushed instantly. No wonder they had looked at him like he was an idiot. Luckily, they hadn't laughed at the Huang family's house, or Xu Junhui might have faked his own death on the spot.
Xu Junhui felt too embarrassed to go to the Huang family's house again today; it was too shameful!
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