Xiao Wei, with a stern face, jogged over to Wang Cuihua and asked, "Is there something you need?"
In front of Xiao Wei, Wang Cuihua wiped the soot off her nose and said pitifully, "My chimney is broken, and my mother and I would like to come to your house to cook a meal."
To put it simply, it means cooking and eating together.
They also brought their parents.
This was the first time Xiao Wei had encountered such a situation, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only run back to Bai Lu's side.
Explain the situation to Bailu and follow her; if she fails to do her job well, she will not follow her elder brother.
To avoid upsetting my older brother and getting him beaten up again.
Bai Lu wasn't sure if Wang Cuihua's chimney was really broken, but since she had brought vegetables and elders with her, she couldn't very well turn them away, so she could only ask Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng replied, "Whatever you say."
A meal was quickly prepared.
Wang Cuihua's mother was very considerate as a guest. She greeted everyone properly, avoided idle chatter, and offered help when needed. She did not force herself to help Bai Lu when she politely declined.
They left after finishing their meal.
Wang Cuihua saw her mother to the door and then rushed back to help Bailu wash the dishes.
Bai Lu refused to let her wash and issued a no-go order: "We only agreed today because your mother came all the way from the countryside and we couldn't bear to see her rush back without even having a meal. There won't be a next time."
Wang Cuihua said weakly, "Our chimney is really broken. You can go and see for yourself if you don't believe me."
Bai Lu wasn't interested: "If it's broken, just find someone to fix it."
Wang Cuihua dared not anger Bai Lu, and weakly nodded in agreement: "I won't do it again next time."
Then she changed the subject: "Bai Lu, my mother is urging me to remarry again."
Bai Lu seemed uninterested in gossip, leaving Wang Cuihua with no way to say what she had prepared beforehand. She could only say to herself, "My mother hopes I can find a good family to marry into, and I said I want to marry Brother Xiao Cheng."
Bai Lu almost spat out her water.
Wang Cuihua's mother was indeed more pragmatic than Wang Cuihua; she only glanced at Xiao Cheng at the door and that was it.
Throughout the entire meal, she didn't glance at Xiao Cheng once, nor did she look at him with the same eyes a mother-in-law would use to look at her son-in-law; clearly, she knew Xiao Cheng was someone she couldn't afford to offend.
Wang Cuihua remained deeply in love with him.
After saying that, he asked her, "Do you agree?"
Bai Lu thought her brain was filled with at least three pounds of water: "Go ask Xiao Cheng."
Wang Cuihua seemed not to understand human speech, and had her own way of understanding: "You agree, right? I'll go ask Brother Xiao Cheng right now."
Bai Lu swiftly blocked the doorway: "I didn't agree."
Wang Cuihua looked hurt: "You just agreed."
Bai Lu: "I didn't agree."
Wang Cuihua: "You agree."
"without."
"You agree!"
"without."
"Since you don't like Brother Xiao Cheng, why don't you give him to me..."
Before Wang Cuihua could finish speaking, she was startled into silence by Bai Lu's sudden cold expression. After a long pause, she forced herself to say, "Then I'll like it with you."
Bai Lu not only had a cold face, but her gaze was also cold.
Wang Cuihua was terrified and burst into tears: "What am I supposed to do... If I suddenly fall ill and die, maybe... my body will be eaten by rats and no one will even notice... Bailu, you're so kind, please help me, please let me live with you..."
The kitchen wasn't soundproof, and Wang Cuihua cried her heart out, tears streaming down her face like they were free.
But she didn't dare to be too loud, as if she knew that Xiao Cheng in the main house didn't like to hear people crying. As she cried, she choked up and sobbed, looking at Bai Lu with a pitiful expression.
Sometimes I really don't know whether Wang Cuihua is a white flower or a green tea flower.
The only certainty is that this flower, which cries at the drop of a hat, has a somewhat unbalanced attack power.
In later generations, it was common for Wang Cuihua to run to Xiao Cheng and complain, falsely accusing him of hitting her or pushing her to the ground, when she was crying her eyes out.
Gain Xiao Cheng's sympathy, and then rise to power.
But Wang Cuihua in front of him took a different approach, not trying to win over Xiao Cheng, but instead coming to win him over every day.
I have no idea which nerve is messed up.
Bai Lu glanced at her coldly: "You shouldn't be asking me about this kind of thing, you should be asking Xiao Cheng."
“I’ve said it many times, Xiao Cheng is not someone who can be given away. Xiao Cheng is a person with his own thoughts and the right to make his own choices. I cannot represent his opinions or make any decisions for him.”
Wang Cuihua listened with red eyes, nodded seriously, and then immediately said, "If you agree, then he agrees."
"Just tell me whether you agree or not."
Bai Lu gave her a look; she could figure it out herself.
Wang Cuihua couldn't understand and was about to ask further when Bai Lu suddenly spoke up: "I disagree."
"As long as I'm alive, I will never agree to this. Forget about it."
Wang Cuihua was stunned by Bai Lu's serious tone and remained dumbfounded for a long time before she came to her senses.
"I...I understand."
Wang Cuihua finally gave up and ran away.
Bai Lu's slightly surprised expression caught the eye of Xiao Cheng, who stepped in after her. "What's wrong?"
Bai Lu didn't know when Xiao Cheng arrived or how much he had overheard. She subconsciously shook her head: "Nothing. Is it almost time to board the ship?"
Xiao Cheng seemed not to have heard anything, his expression remaining unchanged: "Fifteen minutes left."
Bai Lu: "Then let's hurry up and set off. Maybe everyone has already arrived. It wouldn't be good if we were late."
Xiao Cheng: "Okay."
The two adults and one child went out happily.
As darkness fell, the road was illuminated by the lights from the neighbors' doors and the lights shining through their windows.
Unlike usual, the streets were deserted tonight, bustling with people heading to the riverbank in groups.
Everyone in the neighborhood knows that every year after the Dragon Boat Race during the Dragon Boat Festival, a thousand-meter-long dragon boat will take a night tour of Pingcheng.
This once-a-year opportunity shouldn't be missed. Even if you can't take a boat trip, it's still good to see the magnificent scenery of Longyou River.
The neighbors chatted and greeted Bailu, talking about everything under the sun.
Some neighbors wanted to chat about the champion, but the champion kept a cold face the whole way, as if blaming them for slowing down Bailu's pace and distracting her.
Those with a bit of tact will know to shut up after greeting you; those without will be met with cold, menacing daggers.
Finally, the knife cut open his eyes.
Only then did he realize the importance of returning the White Dew to the powerful figure.
We walked in silence to the riverbank.
"Big brother and sister-in-law!"
Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao waved to each other from afar, while Luo Shiliu, with a blade of grass in his mouth, inspected the dragon boats on the riverbank.
Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu nodded in response, and Xiao Wei followed Bai Lu, both looking curiously at the river.
From afar, the dazzling "golden dragon" comes into view. Accompanied by the starry night sky and shrouded in a light mist, it is like a dream, winding and coiling on the clear and bright river surface. It complements the river forest scenery under the moonlight, forming a magnificent and beautiful picture of a prosperous era.
Only upon closer inspection can one see that the kilometer-long "golden dragon" is composed of hundreds of large bamboo rafts, with the dragon head meticulously carved from ancient wood and woven from bamboo ribs, resembling a dragon head pavilion on the river.
The dazzling golden light emanating from the "dragon's" golden body comes from the three brown-yellow oilcloth umbrellas on each bamboo raft, with lanterns hanging from the umbrella ribs. The lights illuminate the Gui River at night, making it look like a golden dragon meeting the river.
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