Shen Lingling's face froze for a moment, and she bit her lip, not knowing how to tell Tian Tian.
After a while, Shen Lingling still hesitated and whispered to Tian Tian: "It just feels a bit strange. His parents are actually very nice to me. During the few days I was there, they treated me with delicious food and drinks, and they seemed very close to me. But I always feel something is wrong. It's like they like me, but they don't like me, and they don't have any special enthusiasm for me."
Tian Tian listened thoughtfully. It sounded as if Fang Siwen's parents were just being nice to Shen Lingling out of courtesy.
"Besides, Fang Siwen and I don't feel comfortable staying at home. You know, his house is a small two-story building with a TV and a refrigerator. I've never seen that before. They also eat meat for every meal."
Shen Lingling said with some disappointment, "Tiantian, after I went to his house, I understood what you said to me before. It is true that we have different perspectives. Some of the things in his house I have never heard of, but he can afford them and even buy those foreign gadgets. I don't even have a bicycle at home. How can I be with him?"
"In fact, it's normal even if Fang Siwen's parents don't like me. Look, Fang Siwen has only a high school degree, comes from a good family, is rich, and looks good. Why would they choose a girl from the countryside like me? What advantages do I have that would attract him?"
Shen Lingling became more and more depressed as she spoke, and she denied herself completely from head to toe.
"Don't think so. They have seen those things just because they are city people. Have you ever asked them what the endless wheat fields look like? Do they know the difference between corn and sorghum? They have never seen the stars in the summer, have they seen the turbulent rivers in the rainy season? Do they know how happy it is to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms? Although we were born and raised in different places, we are all human beings."
"Besides, you are still so young. You can earn a lot of money in the future and use TV and refrigerator as freely as they do. But they will no longer have the happiness we had in our childhood," Tian Tian comforted.
It’s true that although children nowadays live in poverty, they have a lot of ways to play games, such as swimming, climbing trees, collecting bird eggs, ice skating, catching dragonflies and fireflies.
They also find their own food, such as roasted bird eggs, roasted sparrows, and roasted lamb chops, all of which are extremely delicious.
Shen Lingling smiled but was not comforted. She was just a country girl and there was no way she could earn enough to buy a refrigerator and a TV.
"What about Fang Siwen? What is his attitude?" Tian Tian asked.
Speaking of Fang Siwen, Shen Lingling's expression became better. "Fang Siwen didn't say anything. He just said that since we are married, we will live here. It's not that his mother doesn't like me, she just keeps a distance from me."
But Shen Lingling was not a fool. She was very sensitive to other people's emotions. She was extremely nervous coming from a rural area to a big city like Beijing. After meeting his family, this nervousness not only did not ease, but became even worse.
"Let's not talk about it!" Shen Lingling shook her head and put all these worries behind her. "I went to many places in Beijing this time. I also went to Tiananmen Square to see the national flag. It was spectacular! I even rode a bicycle in it!"
"Really?" Tian Tian was also a little excited after hearing this. She had been to Beijing once in her previous life, during the holidays. There were too many people, so she didn't have much fun.
Now I listen to Shen Lingling and I am listening with great interest.
After Shen Lingling told Tian Tian about her experience in Beijing, she closed her mouth with a look of unsatisfied desire and took another dragon tongue cookie and stuffed it into her mouth.
“If only I could go to Beijing one more time!”
"This is easy. You and Fang Siwen are now engaged to get married. Are you still worried that you won't be able to go to Beijing in the future?" Tian Tian said with a smile.
Shen Lingling thought of the unpleasant experience at the Fang family again and suppressed the smile on her face, "I won't go there next time. Even if Beijing is good, it's not as good as my own doghouse."
It is true that Fang Siwen treated her very well during the time she stayed in Beijing, but she always spent Fang Siwen's money, which made her feel uncomfortable. When she asked for a bowl of hot water when staying in the guesthouse, she was worried that it would make Fang Siwen spend more money.
So she tries to pay for everything herself, and she won’t buy anything she can’t afford.
But she had no way to pay for things like train tickets, guest houses, and meals. She couldn't starve herself to death, and she couldn't live on the main street for more than half a month.
But she refused to take any of the other things Fang Siwen wanted to buy for her, except for the two bags of snacks for Tian Tian and Tian Yun.
It feels really bad to ask others for money. Next time I go to Beijing, I will take the money I earn myself and buy all kinds of things.
Forget it now. She would rather live on the kang in the same room with her parents and brother than go to Beijing to have to face other people's opinions.
In fact, Shen Lingling knew why Fang Siwen's mother had a bad impression of her, because all the gifts she brought when she came to her house were bought by Fang Siwen himself.
This was obviously not something a rural person like her could afford, and it was obvious at a glance.
The smile on Fang Siwen's mother's face faded when she saw those things for the first time.
Shen Lingling actually knew this. It was her first time meeting the parents. Even if she couldn't afford expensive cigarettes and alcohol, she could still give some of their family's specialties to the Fang family.
Even if the price is not very expensive, it is a token of thoughtfulness. She is not even willing to give this token of thoughtfulness. It is not Fang Siwen's fault. Her family has a bad impression of her.
On this point, Shen Lingling felt a little aggrieved. When she left, the vegetables were just harvested from the fields. By the time she got to the destination with the vegetables in her car, they were no longer fresh.
Besides, there is really nothing worth giving as gifts in the countryside. The dried vegetables that were dried last year have been eaten all winter, so there is really nothing left to give as gifts.
Tian Tian didn't say anything after hearing this. She changed the subject and asked Shen Lingling if she wanted to go to the mountains with her to pick mushrooms tomorrow.
"Going up the mountain to pick mushrooms at this time? Will there still be some on the mountain?" Shen Lingling asked.
The sun has been very strong at home these past two days. If it were cloudy, the mushrooms on the mountain would grow a little better. But with such a strong sun, how could mushrooms grow under the roots of any tree?
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