Outside Chu Fang's house, a long string of firecrackers, 48 meters long, was laid out neatly on the ground, even arranged in the shape of a heart.
Chu Yi held a lighter, lit it, blew the flame away, lit it again, and blew the flame away again, doing this pointless thing, and said, "Why haven't Chu Lao Er and his wife come back yet? We're getting impatient."
At this moment, Chu Fang's family members were standing outside the door: his parents, grandparents, maternal grandmother, and his aunt's family.
"It's best if she doesn't come back!" Chu's mother crossed her arms and huffed, "That woman is a liar! She deceived Guai Guai's feelings, deceived your kindness, and even cheated me out of my money! I'm calling the police!"
The group shook their heads helplessly.
This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are really something else. They haven't even officially become a couple yet, and they're already fighting.
What are we going to do now? There's so much to laugh about, we're going to die laughing.
The uncle's eyes lit up: "Is that car Xiao Chu's car?"
A Rolls-Royce was approaching. Such an extremely expensive car was rarely seen in this small town. When Chu Yi saw the familiar car, he quickly lit firecrackers, which were followed by a series of crackling sounds.
Chu Fang drove into the courtyard, and the two of them got out of the car together. A group of relatives surrounded them, and Zhong Tingyue greeted Chu Fang's family with a smile.
While greeting her, every family member treated her warmly, afraid of neglecting her. Chu Fang's grandparents, maternal grandmother, uncle and aunt, and father all gave her red envelopes.
Zhong Tingyue rubbed it; it was quite heavy.
Zhong Tingyue sensed the sincerity in the treatment.
From the firecrackers at her entrance to the warm welcome and the generous red envelopes, everything was part of the Chu family's way of welcoming her into their household.
She felt incredibly respected.
Chu's mother was at the back, arms crossed, watching Zhong Tingyue weave through the crowd with a resentful expression.
After exchanging greetings, Zhong Tingyue walked up to Chu's mother and bowed slightly: "Auntie, it's been a long time. I hope you are in good health."
"I'm not healthy..." Chu's mother wanted to speak her mind loudly and adopt the high-handed attitude of a future mother-in-law, but seeing Chu Fang's helpless expression, she could only swallow her anger and hand over her red envelope to her only enemy in this life.
"Thank you, Auntie." Zhong Tingyue's star-like eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile spread across her face.
"You're welcome..." Chu's mother practically squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.
He comforted himself, saying, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If your heart is clear, you won't be alarmed even if the sky falls. She hasn't even entered the door yet. I'll give her a taste of sweetness. Once she's inside, I'll show her what true suffering is!"
A group of family members escorted Chu Fang and his companion into the house, where the table was already laden with fine wine and delicacies.
Everyone sat around the table and began to eat. Family members piled food into Zhong Tingyue's bowl, creating a small mountain. It seemed that in the eyes of every elder, the younger generation was not eating enough and that being chubby was considered more attractive.
Faced with those enthusiastic gazes, Zhong Tingyue had already given up on her plans to lose weight; gaining a few pounds during the Lunar New Year didn't seem like a big deal.
... ...
In the Central Plains, snowflakes fluttered down, the cold was extreme, and the water was frozen solid.
Zhong Rou, wearing ice skates, glided and sped across the ice, accompanied by joyful laughter.
"Rou Rou, you're still as amazing as ever." Her companion stopped, propped herself up on her knees, and said breathlessly.
They had been skating for a long time and were exhausted, but Zhong Rou was still full of energy, gliding on the ice and sometimes doing a few difficult moves, which amazed everyone.
"No problem!" Zhong Rou stopped in her tracks, put her hands on her hips, and acted extremely arrogantly.
"Rou Rou, what's Shanghai like?" another sister asked.
Upon hearing this, the other women around turned to look at her with curiosity.
They were all born in the countryside and were young, having never left their village. Their impressions of the outside world came from television and mobile phones, while Zhong Rou was the only one among them who had been to Shanghai.
Zhong Rou skated a few times on the ice and said casually, "Lots of people, lots of cars, lots of skyscrapers, lots of idiots and fools."
The first three are self-explanatory, and the last conclusion comes from everyday observation.
There are plenty of bad people in Shanghai, and they all pretend to be refined and talk a lot. As for the many fools, they come from the three Lu brothers, who, despite being beaten up by her so many times, still want to get revenge.
Zhong Rou wanted to laugh.
Thinking of this, Zhong Rou looked at the edge of the ice, at the person who had sent her to study in Shanghai, the person who had tried to rob her of her money. The latter seemed to sense her gaze, his body trembled, he made a face, and then quickly left the place.
Zhong Rou nodded.
This is the normal reaction of a normal person after being taught a lesson by her.
Lu Rixing, on the other hand, seemed to have a serious illness; the more he was beaten, the more he provoked her.
Zhong Rou walked to an ice hole, took out a huge cannon, lit it, and threw it down. With a bang, the hole exploded a little wider, and she was very satisfied.
This hole is big enough for a person to fall into; I wish Lu Rixing were here.
"My daughter, my daughter~~~~"
From afar came the voice of her father, Zhong Ping. Zhong Rou turned her ice skates around, said goodbye to her friends, and explained that she would buy an even bigger cannon the next day to blast the ice surface into the sky so that they could all come and see.
After saying that, she stepped onto the ice and left gracefully, her ponytail flying in the air.
"Dad, you said you picked up a grenade that the Japanese soldier dropped. Where did you put it?" Zhong Rou and Zhong Ping walked side by side.
"What? You want to go into battle and kill the enemy?"
"No, I want to take it apart and see what's inside. See if I can make it."
Zhong Ping covered his daughter's mouth: "They've been handed over to the police station."
You can shut up now.
If we keep talking, we'll end up in the police station.
Zhong Ping had no doubt about his little daughter's execution ability and intelligence.
When the father and daughter returned home, Gao Ruoyun had already prepared dinner. The three of them sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and ate. Gao Ruoyun frowned slightly: "I wonder how my eldest daughter is doing in Chengdu. I heard that although the temperature in Chengdu is low, there is no heating, and it is very cold inside in winter. I hope she doesn't get cold."
"Don't worry so much, you'll naturally wear more clothes when it gets cold," Zhong Ping replied while eating.
“It’s not like I’m your own flesh and blood, of course you don’t care.” Gao Ruoyun rolled her eyes at her husband.
Zhong Ping: "Could you have had a child without my involvement?"
Gao Ruoyun shyly kicked her husband.
My daughter is here.
Zhong Rou then said, "Mom, if you miss your older sister, why don't you give her a call?"
Gao Ruoyun thought about it and was indeed worried about her eldest daughter's life in Chengdu. She wondered if she was cold, if she was eating well and dressed warmly, and most importantly, if she was being bullied by Chu Ma.
As if by telepathy, Zhong Tingyue called. Gao Ruoyun was overjoyed and answered the phone: "Oh dear, my dear daughter, you worried me to death! How are you doing in Chengdu?"
Zhong Tingyue replied softly, "I'm fine. Chu Fang's family treats me very well, so don't worry."
It's really good; it takes all aspects very well into consideration.
In preparation for her arrival, she even renovated the house, and the room she stayed in was beautifully and cozyly decorated and had air conditioning.
"That's good, that's good." Hearing this, Gao Ruoyun breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, did Chu Fang's mother bully you?"
Zhong Tingyue thought of the story of Chu Ma apologizing to her and transferring money to her today, and a smile appeared on her face.
Seeing Chu's mother's angry expression, she found it amusing.
"No."
"That's good. If she bullies you, tell your mother," Gao Ruoyun said. "Your mother will deal with her!"
Zhong Ping sighed, "You should save your breath. Don't get involved in the affairs between those two women. You'll only make trouble for yourself. Although Chu Fang's mother is fierce, she is simple-minded and won't do anything bad. Your eldest daughter seems harmless, but she's actually full of cunning. It's not certain who will bully whom."
Zhong Ping knows his daughter all too well.
If Zhong Rou is openly fierce and cruel, then the eldest daughter is wicked in secret.
Neither of them is one to suffer a loss.
Gao Ruoyun glared at her husband, chatted with Zhong Tingyue about everyday things, and then hung up the phone.
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