"Very good!"
Hearing that Bai Mo was no longer angry with her, Bai Ying suddenly smiled happily.
Although she really wanted to throw herself into her second brother's arms and act coquettishly when she was happy like when she was a child, she changed her mind and thought that since she was not the biological daughter of the Bai family and was going to get married soon, she had to avoid suspicion with her second brother.
Bai Ying restrained her impulse.
Bai Mo tried his best to hide the disappointment in his eyes when he found that Bai Ying was not as close to him as before.
Bai Ying abruptly changed the subject, "By the way, second brother, where did you go so early this morning? I didn't see you when I got up."
Bai Mo said perfunctorily: "I didn't go anywhere."
Bai Ying glanced at Bai Mo in confusion, but when she saw that she couldn't get anything out of him, she gave up.
Bai Mo had his own plans in mind.
He actually didn't go to work today, but went to the county town to look for those people.
He had been hesitating whether to follow those people, but now his younger sister was about to be kidnapped, so what was there to hesitate about?
Even if it's dangerous, it's worth a try!
As long as he had money, he could support Bai Ying for the rest of her life and not let her get married.
Even if they had to live their whole lives as brother and sister, he would be happy with it.
Love itself is possession and exclusivity.
His love for Bai Ying was naturally not innocent.
Bai Ying didn't know what Bai Mo was thinking, but the way he looked at her made her feel a little scared...
It feels like my second brother has become the same as he was in his previous life?
In her previous life, she visited her second brother in prison, and the look in her second brother's eyes was as complicated as it is today. She said she was sorry to her second brother, and if it weren't for her, her second brother would not have ruined his originally bright life.
The second brother only said that he did not regret doing so and would make the same choice even if he had the chance to do it again.
Later, she was forced by Old Lady Bai and the Lin family to marry a fool from the neighboring village. When the news reached the prison, her second brother was so bold as to escape from prison and died on the way.
Her second brother died because of her. Bai Ying felt ashamed to face her parents again, so she could only give them the little money she had saved without the knowledge of the Lin family. However, seeing how hard her life was, her parents refused to accept any money.
Thinking about the things in her previous life, Bai Ying couldn't help feeling a little heavy.
When she and Bai Mo returned home, they saw Chu Xianglan wiping tears in the yard.
"Mom?" Bai Ying quickly ran forward and asked with concern, "Why are you crying? Did something happen?"
Chu Lanxiang quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile, "It's okay, your grandma just came to visit."
Old Lady Bai started to act so quickly? She's really impatient.
Bai Ying sneered in her heart, "Is Grandma blaming me for not telling her about my marriage in advance? This is my own decision. What does it have to do with you, Mother? I'll go explain it to Grandma!"
"No, no need," Chu Xianglan quickly pulled Bai Ying aside, "I've already explained it to your grandmother. This is your own business, don't worry about her. I've already checked the date. Five days from now, the 26th day of the first lunar month, is a good date for marriage. How about we get married on that day?"
Old Mrs. Bai came to their house this afternoon and refused to let Bai Ying get married. She was worried that things would get more complicated if things went on too long, so she wanted to arrange Bai Ying's marriage as soon as possible. By then, even if Old Mrs. Bai wanted to make trouble, it would be too late.
"Okay, then I'll listen to my mother." Bai Ying nodded. Her mother's idea coincided with hers.
Hearing this, Chu Xianglan finally smiled and said, "Yingzi, you've been busy all day. Hurry up and sit down and take a rest. Mom will go cook."
When Chu Xianglan walked into the kitchen and could no longer see what was going on here, Bai Mo looked at Bai Ying steadily, his expression complicated as he asked, "Even if I don't agree, are you determined to marry Chen Ao?"
"Second brother, I..."
Bai Ying bit her lip and nodded heavily.
"Okay, I understand."
Bai Mo said nothing more, glanced at Bai Ying, and went straight back to his room.
It doesn’t matter whether Bai Ying agrees or not. He will tie her up at home and will never give Bai Ying the chance to get married!
Except when he is angry, Bai Mo talks more. At other times, he speaks very little, and he inevitably looks a little gloomy. When he has a gloomy face and doesn't speak, no one dares to approach him and offend him.
Bai Ying hesitated for a moment, but still didn't follow.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that her second brother seemed to care too much about her marriage... As for why this was the case, Bai Ying didn't dare to think about it further.
By the time Chu Xianglan finished cooking, Bai Maozhong and Bai Hongbing had just returned from work.
The family sat down at the dinner table.
It is especially quiet tonight, as if someone is missing.
Bai Ying then remembered, "Hey, where is my sister-in-law?"
"I guess she hasn't returned from her parents' home yet." Bai Hongbing continued. Huang Xia only told him that she was going back to her parents' home this morning, but she didn't tell him what she was going to do there or when she would be back.
"Grandpa and grandma... I'm hungry." Without Huang Xia at the dinner table, Gou Nao became a little bolder.
Bai Maozhong made the final decision: "Then leave a bowl of food for the old lady. Let's eat first."
This was the first time since Huang Xia got married that the Bai family started eating without waiting for her.
Huang Xia came back exhausted only when they were almost done with dinner.
According to Huang Xia's temper, she should have been very angry when she saw the Bai family start eating without waiting for her. However, this time she was not angry. She obediently ate the meal that was reserved for her in advance, and she was abnormally quiet.
Bai Ying vaguely sensed something was wrong and looked at Huang Xia a few more times.
Huang Xia didn't know if she had something to hide, so she quickly avoided Bai Ying's sight and didn't look at her.
Early the next morning.
Bai Ying got up, washed, and had her meal, but before she could go out, she was stopped by Chu Xianglan.
"Yingzi, you're getting married soon, and you haven't made any new clothes yet. How about this? Take a leave this afternoon, and I'll take you to the commune to buy a few feet of cloth, and we'll make the clothes in the next few days."
Commune is a term unique to this era and will be replaced by township in 1980.
Now the commune has grain stations, food stations, banks, post offices, supply and marketing cooperatives, health centers and other units. The items in the brigade supply and marketing cooperatives are not as comprehensive as those in the commune, and the styles of clothing fabrics are not as new.
After Chu Xianglan's reminder, Bai Ying also thought that she should indeed go to the commune.
I can’t just wear new clothes myself, Shen Ao has nothing.
Considering that Shen Ao's current status is quite special, if he dresses well and eats well, he will easily be hated by others, so let's buy him a pair of shoes!
The figure of Shen Ao subconsciously appeared in Bai Ying's mind.
Every time she went to the farm, Chen Ao always wore that pair of black shoes made of unknown material, which were worn so hard that his toes were almost exposed.
This winter is so cold, I don't know how he survived...
Squeak——!
Suddenly, the courtyard door was pushed open from the outside, and the neighbor Aunt Zhang walked in. "Xianglan, Luo Sheng's family is busy today and can't come to help sew the quilt. Why don't you come and help? Otherwise, if I do it alone, I won't be able to finish it in the next few days."
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