When Zhong Tingyue woke up, she pulled the blanket up and felt a slight chill.
It drizzled last night, and it was chilly.
She also mustered great willpower to get up, put on her down jacket, but she was still a little cold.
The cold in Chengdu is not the same as the cold in the Central Plains.
The cold in the Central Plains is the kind of cold that is a few degrees below zero, ten degrees, or even twenty or thirty degrees below zero, while the temperature in Chengdu remains above zero all year round in winter, but with the added humidity, it has a damp cold feeling.
She couldn't say which was colder, but she was more used to the cold of the Central Plains.
Zhong Tingyue felt a slight warmth around her swan-like neck after wrapping a scarf around her neck. After getting dressed, she went out of the house and saw Grandma Chu Fang watching TV.
Grandma Chu smiled and said, "My daughter is up."
"Grandma gets up very early."
"I'm used to it." Grandma Chu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Young lady, could you please be more considerate of Chu Fang's mother?"
Zhong Tingyue: "... ..., okay."
How did I bully Chu's mother?
I gave her another 10,000 yuan.
She was speechless.
Do you spoil Chu's mother like this?
Zhong Tingyue then went downstairs. The cement floor was damp. Chu's father was sweeping the floor. He nodded slightly when he saw her, while Chu's mother was chatting with the neighbors. They seemed to be secretly talking about something that made her angry, and she was pouting.
Upon seeing her, Chu's mother immediately covered her mouth.
Needless to say, Zhong Tingyue knew that her future mother-in-law was definitely talking about her. Based on her understanding of Chu Ma, she shouldn't be saying anything bad about her.
"Good morning, Auntie." She walked over.
"Okay, sure." Chu's mother straightened her back and nodded.
"Good morning, Aunt Li," Zhong Tingyue greeted her neighbor.
"Good, good, good, what a good girl." Aunt Li smiled broadly. "This place is not like your Central Plains. Are you getting used to it?"
"I'm quite used to it."
"Hypocrite! Yesterday you clearly said that the weather in Chengdu was not as good as in the Central Plains," Chu's mother thought to herself.
Zhong Tingyue continued, "There's a reason why people say 'Don't go to Sichuan when you're young, and don't leave Sichuan when you're old.' The conditions here are excellent in every way. There are mountains, rivers, and beautiful scenery. People who live here will look many years younger. Aunt Li, you must be in your thirties."
"Hoo hoo hoo..." Upon hearing this, Aunt Li covered her mouth and narrowed her eyes into slits. "I'm the same age as your future mother-in-law. I'm over forty."
Zhong Tingyue carefully examined the other person, her face serious: "To be honest, I can't tell."
Aunt Li nudged Chu's mother: "Xiao Zhong is much better at talking than you."
Hypocritical, pretentious, insincere... Countless words came to mind as Chu's mother hummed softly, then headed towards the kitchen.
Zhong Tingyue followed along.
Today's breakfast is glutinous rice balls, made by Chu's mother herself. They are quite large; three would be enough to fill up an average person.
The filling is black sesame filling, made by grinding high-quality black sesame seeds into powder, adding white sugar and lard and stirring. When you bite into it, the filling flows out like quicksand, with a delicate and sweet taste.
But Chu Fang's maternal grandmother found it strange that she didn't like the filling in the glutinous rice balls, but she ate them with relish, even though she didn't like them with any filling.
According to Chu Fang's maternal grandmother, in those days of material scarcity, people didn't have any fillings; they were happy eating just flour and salt, and this habit has been passed down to this day.
After they had just finished eating, Chu Fang still hadn't gotten up. Zhong Tingyue was about to wake her fiancé when Chu's mother stopped her, saying, "My dear, you're working so hard outside, let him sleep."
Zhong Tingyue: "... ..."
Is there any connection between Chu Fang and the word 'tired'?
That guy is always slacking off, he's so bored.
Since her future mother-in-law said so, Zhong Tingyue did not wake Chu Fang up.
Just then, Chu Yi arrived, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Sister-in-law, I'm here."
Then Chu Yi ran into the courtyard like lightning, radiating youthful energy.
“Sister-in-law, there’s a market day in town today, let’s go together.”
In Chengdu, the so-called "ganchang" means going to a market. Residents from the surrounding area gather together to sell and buy things, which is very lively.
In Chu Fang town, the market days are on the 1st, 4th, and 7th of each month.
Although Zhong Tingyue had visited once before, she had been busy with the passing of Chu Fang's maternal grandfather and hadn't had a chance to fully explore the town. Upon hearing this, she readily agreed.
She asked Chu's mother for permission, and the latter agreed. The two women then headed to the town.
"Tsk, what an obedient child," Aunt Li next door remarked with genuine admiration. "Unlike my husband!"
Upon hearing this, Chu's mother hummed softly.
That's because you don't know how despicable Zhong Tingyue is!
After walking a few steps, we arrived at the town. The whole town was exceptionally lively, with more than twice as many people as last time. It was the Spring Festival, and the young people who had gone out to work had all returned, making it naturally incredibly lively. Stalls of all sizes were set up along the streets.
"Yiyi..."
"Long time no see, you're finally home."
“... ..."
As soon as she stepped onto the street, she ran into Chu Yi's old friends, who all greeted her.
"Hey, long time no see. What are you guys doing now?" Chu Yi asked.
“I’m screwing screws in a factory, she’s learning to cut hair, she’s learning to do nail art…” The girls chatted among themselves, then sighed, “Yiyi, you’re still the best. You’re a college student now, you don’t have to work, and you can get a good job right after you graduate.”
"If I could turn back time, I would never skip class and I would definitely study hard."
Several of the sisters regretted it.
I had three years of fun in high school, but I only realized the benefits of learning after entering the workforce.
"Hey, college graduates aren't worth much these days. I might not even be able to find a job." Chu Yi waved his hand.
“Even if you can’t find a job, your brother will arrange one for you, unlike us,” one of the sisters said. “My brother doesn’t have a job right now either; he’s still just loafing around at home.”
"That's right, you're a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man."
As they chatted, their gazes involuntarily fell on Zhong Tingyue. Her snow-white down jacket was exceptionally clean, as if it were free of any dust. She wore dark blue jeans and a scarf, and her beautiful hair was draped over her shoulders.
What's even more captivating is that Zhong Tingyue exudes an extraordinary aura that makes anyone standing next to her feel inferior.
Wow... what a beautiful girl.
Chu Yi then remembered, slapped his forehead, and introduced, "Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is my sister-in-law."
The group of sisters immediately realized that this beautiful woman was Chu Fang's fiancée.
Looking at Zhong Tingyue's face with a faint smile, as if a flower had bloomed, the group couldn't help but sigh, "Perhaps only a girl like her is worthy of Brother Chu Yi. The two are a match made in heaven."
The sisters exchanged a few pleasantries and then left. They felt extremely inferior if they didn't leave, as if they were worthless.
"Are you very familiar with them?" Zhong Tingyue asked softly as the two women walked slowly.
“We used to be very close, but after we came to Shanghai, our relationship cooled down,” Chu Yi replied, frowning slightly. “Sister-in-law, sometimes I really want to hang out with them, but I always feel like they’re rejecting me. Why is that?”
Zhong Tingyue patted Chu Yi's head: "People always change."
Chu Yi and her group of girlfriends were destined not to get along, not because of money or anything like that, but because their values and perceptions of the world were different.
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