That night, all the guests left, leaving only the Zhong and Chu families behind.
Gao Ruoyun was cleaning up the kitchen waste when she saw Chu's mother helping out: "Wow, you can do these things too? That's amazing!"
Chu's mother: "???"
"I'm also from the countryside."
Gao Ruoyun laughed and teased, "You always act like a rich young lady, I thought you couldn't do anything, but I underestimated you."
"You're so annoying!" Chu's mother pouted. "I'm not helping you anymore."
"No, I can't finish dealing with all this garbage without you."
"Beg me."
I beg you.
"Hmm... ...it's too easy. Just call me sister and I'll help you."
"elder sister."
"No, I'm younger than you, it makes me look old."
"Call me 'little sister'."
"younger sister."
Chu's mother scratched her face and muttered softly, "Something just doesn't feel right..."
Zhong Tingyue's eyes curved into a smile. Would her future mother-in-law be bullied by her own mother?
Probably not...
... ...
After the guests left, the men from the Zhong and Chu families remained seated at the banquet: Chu Fang, Chu's father, Chu Fang's eldest uncle, Chu Yongquan, Zhong Ping, Zhong Tingyue's uncle, grandfather, and maternal grandfather.
I had already drunk a lot, so the current drink tasted rather bland.
Everyone was chatting idly and having a drink.
Chu Fang liked this way of drinking; it was simple and warm.
"Xiao Chu, what does your company do?" Uncle Zhong Tingyue asked.
"Investment."
Uncle Zhong Tingyue nodded: "Investing is good, money makes money, it's a game for smart people. Unlike us who run physical businesses, we work ourselves to the bone and don't earn much money."
Zhong Tingyue's uncle runs a small factory and has achieved some success.
“Hmm… …” Uncle Zhong Tingyue crossed his legs. “You young people are really something these days. I’m still lost right now.”
"Wrong!" Zhong Ping said, completely drunk. "It's not that the young man is better, it's that Xiao Chu is better."
Uncle Zhong Tingyue glared at his younger brother.
Why are you everywhere?
Your son-in-law is amazing, what's it to you?
Are you showing off here?
Zhong Ping's eyes were already blurry as he held Chu's father's hand, saying, "Little Chu, I'm entrusting my daughter to you today..."
Chu's father: "... ..."
It's really speechless.
Gao Ruoyun, unable to bear it any longer, pulled her husband inside.
What a disgrace!
The group drank and chatted until dawn, when they looked at each other.
Are you hungry?
"Hungry!"
I was so focused on drinking that I didn't eat much food, and I even ate a bowl of noodles in the early hours of the morning.
Zhong Tingyue's house is large enough, with three floors, to accommodate two families.
Chu Fang lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling: "Phew, it's finally over."
"Are you tired?" His older brother, Chu Yongquan, slept in the same bed with him.
"Tired," he answered honestly.
I got up before dawn today, packed my things, then paid respects to my ancestors, and then flew to the Central Plains. There I entertained guests and drank a lot of wine.
Humans aren't made of iron; how can they not get tired?
Chu Fang continued, "But I'm very happy."
He rarely had happy moments in his life, but after meeting Zhong Tingyue, he seemed to be happy every day.
Chu Yongquan nodded: "That's good."
"It was the same when I married your sister-in-law. Although her family wasn't very happy with me, I was still very happy, and I still remember it vividly to this day."
... ...
In the next room, two families of women were sharing a large dormitory-style room.
"Wuhu~"
"Aha~"
"I like the large dormitory-style sleeping area; it feels like the grasslands."
On the large communal bed, Chu's mother rolled around and around, turning several times before finally crashing into the wall.
"Ouch."
Gao Ruoyun said, "Serves you right!"
Gao Ruoyun never imagined that a middle-aged woman in her late forties or early fifties could be so naive.
They were actually quite happy because of the shared dormitory.
The lights were turned off, and Chu's mother, Chu Yi, Zhou Qiong, Gao Ruoyun, Ye Shan, Zhong Rou, and Zhong Tingyue slept together.
As time passed, Chu's mother's voice could be heard: "Oh dear, what should I do if I can't sleep?"
Gao Ruoyun said, "Count sheep."
"One sheep, two sheep, three sheep..."
Before long, everyone in the room was awake, their eyes wide open, all staring at Chu's mother.
"You're still asleep?!"
... ...
The next day, the sun rose, and a new day began.
Chu Fang got up early in the morning.
Despite drinking yesterday, it didn't disrupt his daily routine.
"Xiao Fang is up," Grandpa Zhong Tingyue asked as he fed the chickens and ducks.
"You're up." He smiled slightly. "You're up very early."
"I'm used to it." After feeding the poultry, Grandpa Zhong Tingyue took a banana out of the house. "Want some?"
"Thank you," Chu Fang accepted.
Grandpa Zhong Tingyue is a rather greedy old man. He doesn't smoke or gamble, but he loves to eat snacks and has bought all sorts of them.
Chu Fang squatted on the doorstep, eating snacks and staring blankly eastward.
Not long after, Zhong Ping came out shaking his head: "Ouch... It feels like someone hit my head with a stick."
Gao Ruoyun asked, "Do you remember what happened yesterday?"
"I don't remember," Zhong Ping shook his head.
Gao Ruoyun spoke slowly and deliberately: "Then I still want you to remember that yesterday you got drunk, and I carried you into the room and used your head to bang against the wall."
Zhong Ping glared at him angrily: "Why?"
"Why?" Gao Ruoyun said angrily, "Yesterday you mistook Chu Fang's father for Chu Fang, and you called Xiao Chu your brother. You even said you were an alien from outer space. If I don't bring you to your senses, the whole world will be yours."
The scene last night was so beautiful that Gao Ruoyun still blushes when she thinks about it now.
My husband is a real jerk!
Zhong Ping looked at his elderly father, who said calmly, "You said yesterday that you are the ancestor of the Zhong family and that we should kneel before you."
Zhong Ping smirked: "Alcohol is harmful!"
"My advice is to drink more," Grandpa Zhong Tingyue said seriously. "If you drink too much, then reality will change."
Zhong Ping: "Shall we have some more?"
Gao Ruoyun slapped her husband on the back.
A drunkard.
Still thinking about drinking?
Before long, both families got up. Neither of them were particular about food, so they ate the leftovers from yesterday.
After the meal, there was no need to rush to leave. Since they had come all this way, the Zhong family wanted to entertain the Chu family, let them stroll around the local scenery, and taste the local delicacies.
Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue did not go; they stayed at home.
After Zhong Tingyue finished washing the clothes, she saw her fiancé sitting in the yard, holding a stick and calling to the chickens, ducks and other poultry.
She entered the room, then changed into a clean set of clothes, tied her hair up high, and exuded a youthful aura.
"Shall we go out for a walk?"
"Walk."
Zhong Tingyue linked arms with Chu Fang as they walked along the village road.
The villagers all knew about their engagement and would greet them whenever they saw them.
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