Chapter 46
"Haha, how could that be? This is my first time meeting my brother-in-law. I have to get close to Xingzhi. What do you think, brother-in-law?"
Meng Mingxia put his arm around Pei Xingzhi's shoulders, looking like a good brother, and explained to Meng Wanqiu happily.
Pei Xingzhi also raised his lips and echoed Meng Mingxia, "Of course, second brother."
Although he knew Meng Mingxia was faking it, Pei Xingzhi still played along. This was because he was Meng Wanqiu's brother and cared about her, so he willingly created a false sense of harmony with Meng Mingxia.
Pei Xingzhi had experienced this kind of difficulty from Meng Mingxia before with Dong Hanyun and Meng Fengdong, and had rich experience with it.
However, what sets Meng Mingxia apart from the other two is his willingness to fight. Two years ago, the frail Pei Xingzhi would have been no match for him.
Now, after living and eating at the Meng family for two years, with sufficient nutrition and long-term training from heavy farm work, Pei Xingzhi has grown several centimeters taller and stronger than two years ago.
As long as Meng Mingxia didn't fight him openly, Pei Xingzhi wouldn't suffer any loss if they sparred behind the scenes. He was even less afraid if they fought openly; Meng Wanqiu wouldn't just stand by and watch him get bullied, and Meng Mingxia didn't look like that kind of person.
It was already very late, and the few of them did not stay at the station. Meng Mingxia walked over and carried the snakeskin bag on his back.
Pei Xingzhi's eyes flashed and he picked up the suitcase next to him. If he had free labor, he would waste it if he didn't use it.
Thanks to the guidance of an acquaintance, the group successfully found a guesthouse and booked three rooms. After putting down their luggage, Meng Mingxia prepared to take the two of them out for dinner.
Meng Wanqiu was puzzled. "It's so late, where can we eat?"
Meng Mingxia rubbed her head and smiled mysteriously, "Just follow me, will Second Brother really let you starve?"
After hearing what Meng Mingxia said, Meng Wanqiu no longer cared. Meng Mingxia has always been full of clever ideas since he was a child. Since he said there was no problem, then there must be nothing wrong.
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows. Seeing Meng Mingxia's familiarity, he knew that the other party must be a local tyrant.
Pei Xingzhi asked: "Second brother, why are you in Province Y?"
Meng Wanqiu was walking between the two of them. Upon hearing Pei Xingzhi's words, she turned to look at Meng Mingxia. "Yeah, second brother, aren't you in Province C? How did you end up at the train station?"
Because she was so happy to see Meng Mingxia, Meng Wanqiu ignored why Meng Mingxia, who was supposed to be serving in the army in another province, appeared here.
Meng Mingxia: "Hey, didn't I write back to tell my family that I changed military districts? From my original unit to here."
Pei Xingzhi: "The letter must have been delayed on the way. We didn't receive it when we arrived."
"Then will Second Brother be able to meet us more often in the future?"
Meng Wanqiu clung to Meng Mingxia's arm, staring at him with her big eyes without blinking, her anticipation gushing out like a spring.
Meng Mingxia's heart softened. After so many years away from home, he never expected to meet his family in the new military region. When Uncle Song told him, Meng Mingxia couldn't describe his feelings at that time.
Even happier than when he got promoted to a higher rank.
"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, we two brothers and sisters will be able to meet often in the future."
Hearing this, Meng Wanqiu smiled. Meeting her family in a strange place, the anxiety in her heart instantly disappeared.
As they walked and talked, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi finally understood why Meng Mingxia happened to appear at the train station.
It turned out that the local police had discovered a cross-provincial human trafficking organization. Due to insufficient police force, they sought help from the local military district. The military and police cooperated to try to catch all the members of this human trafficking organization in one fell swoop.
Meng Mingxia learned from his old comrade Meng Aiguo that Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi would arrive today, so he took on the task.
The middle-aged woman that Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi discovered today is one of the leaders of this gang of human traffickers. Over the years, she has abducted countless children and destroyed countless families.
Meng Mingxia's comrades have helped the police arrest these human traffickers and have returned to the army. Because his sister came, he asked for a day off from the army and will return to the army tomorrow.
Following Meng Mingxia around, they entered an alley.
Meng Mingxia walked up and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door was opened and an aunt in her forties or fifties appeared. She had soft features and a kind expression, and looked very friendly.
"Oh, it's Mingxia, come in quickly, the food is getting cold."
"Aunt Wang, thank you for your help. These are my sister and brother-in-law. You can just call them Xiao Wan and Xiao Pei."
Meng Mingxia gave up her seat and introduced Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi to Aunt Wang.
"Hello, Auntie!" The couple greeted Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang looked them up and down for a few times, then smiled and replied, "As expected, they are Mingxia's sister and brother-in-law. They are as handsome as him, both are very talented."
No one doesn't like good-looking people, and there were three of them at first. Aunt Wang liked Meng Mingxia, and she also liked Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi. Seeing that these young people were so good-looking, the originally simple house seemed brighter.
Aunt Wang smiled from ear to ear and quickly asked everyone to sit down. She went to the kitchen to bring out the food. Several people wanted to help, but Aunt Wang refused.
Sitting around the table, Meng Mingxia told the two that Aunt Wang was the mother of a soldier under his command. Her ancestors had been imperial chefs, and Aunt Wang's cooking skills were extraordinary.
When Meng Mingxia first came, Aunt Wang's son took him to his house for a meal, and Meng Mingxia was amazed by her beauty.
The county they are in now is called Lingnan County, which is a county under Y Province. Coal mines were discovered here in ancient times, and a railway was specially built during the Republic of China period, and trains were running here.
Aunt Wang's husband died in a mining accident, and she raised her son alone. He joined the local army. Aunt Wang is grateful and fond of Meng Mingxia for taking care of her son.
I often ask my son who is on vacation to bring Meng Mingxia home and cook delicious food for them.
Of course, Meng Mingxia didn't eat and drink for free. In addition to taking care of Aunt Wang's son, he would bring his own food and visit Aunt Wang whenever he came to the county.
The neighbors next to Aunt Wang's house all thought that Meng Mingxia was Aunt Wang's nephew.
Ever since he knew Meng Wanqiu was coming, Meng Mingxia started preparing. When he was not training, he would go to the mountains to look for food, waiting to make a big meal for his foodie sister to welcome them both.
At the same time, I also want to have a good reunion with my family whom I haven’t seen for a long time.
"The food is here. You must be hungry. Eat more. There's enough food today." Aunt Wang said with a smile.
Although it is called a big meal, there are actually only five dishes, but they are all big dishes, pheasant stewed with mushrooms, corn and pork ribs soup, stir-fried pork, mapo tofu, braised pork with preserved vegetables, and a plate of fried mountain crab.
"Auntie, sit down and eat with us." Meng Wanqiu dragged over a stool.
"Yes, auntie, please sit down quickly." Pei Xingzhi also said.
"No, no, I've already eaten. You two siblings haven't seen each other for so long, why don't you have a good chat? I have something to do in the kitchen, so I'm sorry to bother you."
Aunt Wang went out after she finished speaking, and refused to respond no matter how the others tried to stop her.
"Forget it. When you two come to the county, just come and visit Aunt Wang often. Aunt Wang is always alone at home and likes people to come and visit her."
After Meng Mingxia finished speaking, he put a few golden and fragrant mountain crabs into Meng Wanqiu's bowl and said, "Hurry up, Xiaowan, eat them. You loved eating wild crabs when you were a kid. I caught them especially for you. Eat more."
Second brother always remembered her taste. Meng Wanqiu felt soft in her heart and said happily, "Okay, thank you, second brother."
As soon as I picked up the chopsticks and put them in the bowl, they were blocked by another pair of chopsticks.
Meng Wanqiu and Meng Mingxia looked at Pei Xingzhi at the same time.
The former is confused, and the latter is unkind.
Pei Xingzhi held his forehead helplessly, "Wanwan, have you forgotten your current physical condition? Crabs are cold in nature, pregnant women can't eat them."
"Oh, I forgot!" Meng Wanqiu slapped his forehead and only realized what was happening after being reminded by Pei Xingzhi.
"Pregnant!!!"
Meng Mingxia's voice broke.
"What, Xiaowan is pregnant!"
Meng Aiguo sat up in shock, staring at Grandma Meng in the main seat in amazement.
"I'm pregnant. When did it happen? How did you know?"
Li Lanxiang grabbed Grandma Meng's arm, her face full of shock and confusion.
"Okay, you two, you're already grandparents, why are you still so shocked? It's just a pregnancy, right? Why are you so shocked? It's making my ears buzz."
Grandma Meng stood up and left in disgust, leaving behind a sentence, "Didn't Xiaowan lose her appetite for fish half a month ago? Didn't you two parents notice at all? The child should be a month old. Xiaowan and her family are going on a long trip, and we didn't want you to worry, so we kept it a secret from you."
"Don't worry, before they left, Xingzhi asked me a lot of precautions during pregnancy. That child is very careful, you and your wife don't have to worry."
Looking at Grandma Meng's back, Meng Aiguo couldn't help but grumble in a low voice, "Mom, really, Xiaowan is ignorant, how can you be ignorant too?"
Li Lanxiang slapped Meng Aiguo and said, "How dare you talk like that?" She sighed and said, "What Mom said does make sense. If I knew Xiaowan was pregnant, I would definitely be worried."
"Forget it, Xingzhi is very sensible, and Mingxia is also there now, so there will definitely be no problem."
Meng Aiguo put his arm around Li Lanxiang's shoulders, as if he was comforting his wife, but also as if he was comforting himself.
Now that things have come to this, and they can't follow the past, they can only trust that their children can take care of themselves.
Li Lanxiang frowned and nodded.
On the other side, the three of them finished their dinner, said goodbye to Aunt Wang and returned to the guesthouse.
During this time, Meng Mingxia kept glaring at Pei Xingzhi, and her eyes seemed to want to eat Pei Xingzhi up.
Although she knew that Meng Wanqiu had been married to Pei Xingzhi for two years, because Meng Mingxia had never gotten along with Pei Xingzhi, she still had the same initial feeling towards him that he had taken her sister away from her and she was very unhappy with him.
While observing, I found fault with him, thinking that if there was anything wrong with Pei Xingzhi, I would ask my sister to kick him out.
However, before Meng Mingxia could get used to his identity as his second brother-in-law, a bolt of thunder suddenly struck, telling him that he had been promoted to uncle.
a bolt from the blue.
Pei Xingzhi held Meng Wanqiu's hand and walked forward without changing his expression. He didn't care about Meng Mingxia's murderous look.
After arriving at the guesthouse, Meng Mingxia told his sister to have a good rest, and he would send them to the 715 Factory tomorrow.
Meng Wanqiu nodded and went into the room. Meng Mingxia waited outside for a while and saw Pei Xingzhi actually followed her in.
With a glare on his face, he quickly blocked the door and said through gritted teeth: "Are you shameless? You have a room but you still follow Xiaowan in?"
Pei Xingzhi was speechless and sighed.
"Second brother, Xiaowan and I are husband and wife."
It is natural for a couple to sleep in the same room.
Meng Mingxia didn't listen to Pei Xingzhi's subtext at all. He was caught up in the worldly thought that his sister was going to be taken advantage of by Pei Xingzhi. He wanted to protect her. "What's wrong with being a husband and wife? I'm still Xiaowan's brother."
It's completely unreasonable.
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyelids. Sure enough, his younger and second brothers-in-law and the protective sister-in-law were disgusting creatures.
"Second brother, Xiaowan is pregnant. If she feels uncomfortable at night, I will be by her side to take care of her."
Since he refused to listen to anything, Pei Xingzhi had no choice but to use his trump card.
Meng Mingxia gritted his teeth, anger welling up in his eyes, but the reason was reasonable and he couldn't stop Pei Xingzhi anymore.
The military boots clattered against the ground, stirring up a layer of dust. One could imagine how much strength Meng Mingxia had put in.
Pei Xingzhi raised the corners of his lips slightly, opened the door and walked in.
Meng Mingxia's eyes were about to burst into anger as he watched the door being closed. He saw his own cabbage being eaten by a pig, and he couldn't stop it. There was nothing more frustrating than this.
As expected, creatures like brother-in-law should not exist.
Just as Meng Mingxia was about to leave, the door opened from the inside, revealing Pei Xingzhi's handsome face, which had been praised several times by Aunt Wang tonight.
"By the way, second brother, I forgot to say good night to you. Have a good rest."
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of evil interest in his cold voice. When he saw Meng Mingxia's face, it suddenly turned cold.
Satisfied, he slammed the door in front of Meng Mingxia.
Inside the room, Meng Wanqiu made the bed and watched Pei Xingzhi close the door. She asked in confusion, "What did you say to my second brother?"
Pei Xingzhi walked over and hugged Meng Wanqiu from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder and his big hand on Meng Wanqiu's abdomen. He spoke gently, "It's nothing. Let me have a good rest tonight. How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ever since meeting Meng Mingxia, Meng Wanqiu's face has been filled with a smile. She placed her hand over Pei Xingzhi's and said softly, "It's okay, the child is very well behaved."
Separated by a wall, the couple in the room were whispering to each other in a warm atmosphere, while the atmosphere outside the door was completely the opposite.
"Oh!"
Meng Mingxia laughed in anger, pressed his tongue hard against his back teeth, and clenched his fists so hard that they made a clattering sound.
Meng Mingxia closed his eyes and opened them again, turned around and left, returning to his room.
What the army people said was right. Brother-in-law is someone who deserves to be punished.
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