Wang Qinghong pulled her aside again, asking her to speak less. Although her sister had good intentions, there was an old saying: outsiders should stay out of other people's affairs; they are family.
Wang Qingli looked at Xu Wumei's expression and said nothing more. It was not because she listened to her sister's advice, but because she was worried that she would hurt Xu Wumei's feelings.
She paused, and Xie Yun continued. She asked, "Did his sister ask him to do this, or did he just want to do this?"
Xu Wumei thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure. When I went to his house, he told me, 'Lan Ping wants to go shopping in the city, but my car can only take one person.' Then his mother said, 'Lan Ping is still young and isn't very familiar with this car. You'll be her sister-in-law in the future, so please be patient and let her go with you. We can also go shopping and visit the department store today. She's never walked to the county town before, so let her take the car.'"
Xie Yun: "So his mother knew about this, and she approved of it. He didn't say anything against it, didn't apologize to you, or said he would go with you today and go with Zheng Lanping another day. He didn't say anything?"
Xu Wumei thought about it and said, "He didn't say anything. His family seemed to think I wouldn't have any objections, or rather, I didn't dare to have any objections."
Xie Yun sighed and said, "This family is so ignorant, they're not even as good as my Mumu."
Xie Shen interrupted her on the spot: "No, sister, if you go out with someone in the future, I will follow you."
Xie Yun: “???”
Xie Shen added: "I didn't get in his car. I ran behind it. I was afraid he would bully you."
Xie Yun: “…”
Wang Qingli laughed heartily. "Your sister is amazing. When we were training, even the male soldiers couldn't beat her."
After being interrupted by Xie Shen, Xu Wumei's mood improved a little.
Xie Yun asked, "Is the Zheng family trying to intimidate you?"
Xu Wumei nodded. "That should be the case. But they made a wrong calculation. Just like Qingli said, I didn't mind her going shopping with us, but they rode away on their bikes and left me alone. I was really unhappy."
Wang Qingli said, "If it were me, I wouldn't go. Let them go shopping."
Xu Wumei raised the corner of her mouth and said, "I thought so too, but I still want to see what other tricks their family can come up with."
Xie Yun asked, "Has there been any other incidents before?"
Xu Wumei: "Both of his sisters-in-law were in confinement after childbirth. The second sister-in-law gave birth, and later the eldest sister-in-law also gave birth. Zheng Lanping came to me and invited me to her home. She said that we would soon be a family. Her mother and the eldest and second sisters-in-law also wanted to see me more and chat. She also asked me to go and see the newborn baby.
My mother thought it would be good to see more of them, so she let me go and asked me to bring back a few eggs. As soon as I arrived, her family was very welcoming and didn't treat me as an outsider. They let me take care of the children and wash diapers.
I worked at her house for a day. The next day, Zheng Lanping called me again, but I didn't go. She's taking me for a fool."
Wang Qingli said, "You're a little silly. The first day they asked you to wash diapers, you should have smeared them in their faces. Why are you so rude? They're ordering you around before you even get married. If you did, you'd be a slave to them. Have you mentioned this to Zheng Laosan?"
"I told him about this yesterday, and he said that his two sisters-in-law were both in confinement after childbirth, and his mother must be too busy to handle it."
"Then what?"
"Nothing more."
Xie Yun asked, "Not even an apology or a thank you?"
Xu Wumei shook her head: "No."
Wang Qingli curled her lips. "This is the best family in our brigade! This is the most promising young man in our brigade! Tsk tsk tsk! Everyone's eyes are not very good."
Xie Yun asked Xu Wumei: "What do you think?"
Xu Wumei said, "I'll try to contact him again today. If it doesn't work out, I'll cancel the engagement. Qingli is right. I haven't even gotten married yet, and their family treats me like this. If I marry them, I'll be a servant. They probably think I'm reluctant to give up this marriage. After all, it's true that the Zheng family has an easy life."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "They live well because everyone sees them doing well. No one knows what they are like behind closed doors. Maybe they are just donkey dung eggs with shiny surfaces."
Wang Qingli also said, "Exactly. Why are they living well? Isn't it because they're spending Zheng Laosan's money? If you marry him, all of Zheng Laosan's money will be spent on his parents, brother, sister-in-law, and sister. How much will he have left for you? Just because they're living well doesn't mean you'll be able to live well too. Besides, he's away from home all year round. If his parents, brother, sister-in-law, and sister gang up on you, can you stand up to them alone?"
Xu Wumei smiled and said, "I understand. So I'm going to go over today to see what more trouble these brother and sister can cause."
Wang Qinghong asked her, "If you want to cancel the engagement, will your mother agree?"
Xu Wumei's previous frustration had already been swept away: "It doesn't matter whether she agrees or not. At worst, I can go find Director Yan."
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