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Seeing that Cui Zhijian had made his two sisters-in-law turn green in the face, Cang Yi picked up the bowls and chopsticks on the table and evenly put the dumplings made by the three brothers into their bowls.
She said, "Alright, alright, Dalang, stop teasing them. If you don't eat them now, the dumplings will get cold. Sit down now."
Cang Yi offered a way out.
Cui Zhijian thought to himself, "I'm not teasing them, am I? Didn't they choose these dumplings of their own free will? He didn't force anyone." But this time, Cui Zhijian wasn't being tactless. Although his thick head couldn't figure it out, he still sat down obediently.
Seeing that they were saved, Tai Shi Zheng and Song Mingyue raised their buttocks and moved towards their loved ones.
Seeing Song Mingyue return, Cui Zhichou just turned slightly to the side and was about to place his dumplings towards her, imagining how to accept her apology. Unexpectedly, Song Mingyue picked up her bowl and chopsticks, glanced at Cui Zhichou, and then fiercely grabbed the plate of dumplings made by Cui Zhijun.
This caused Cui Zhichou to be dissatisfied. He shouted, "Song Laoliu, you are going too far."
Song Mingyue, however, was so engrossed in admiring the dumplings Cui Zhiyun had made that she lost herself in thought. She wondered how such a brilliant man could exist in this world.
Across the table, Taishi Zheng approached Cui Zhijun, smiled sheepishly at him, and then whispered in his ear, begging for mercy: "Erlang, I was wrong. In fact, you are number one in my heart. I chose Big Brother purely out of sympathy! Please don't take it to heart, I was really wrong..."
Zheng's soft whisper tickled Cui Zhiyun's ear.
But why would Cui Zhijun bother with her so much? It wasn't a big deal. He silently left Taishi Zheng's side, picked up a dumpling he had made, and placed it in the bowl in front of her. He said in a deep voice, "Can eating dumplings shut you up?"
Does this mean you forgive her?
Zheng nodded and replied with a smile: "Of course."
The farce just now finally stopped at this moment, and a group of people sat around the small table and by the fireplace, and the atmosphere became lively again.
The glasses are filled with wine, and there is joy when we clink glasses.
Zheng sat in this joyful atmosphere, narrowing her eyes and smiling. She loved such warm afternoons, chatting and joking with such a group of people, and then being drunk on the warm wine.
Until all the dumplings on the table were gone, the few people, having eaten and drunk their fill, began to fall silent.
Tai Shi Zheng sat beside Cui Zhijun, covered with a blanket, and watched as someone came to replace the unfinished game with plates of seasonal winter tangerines. He then reached out to take one and placed it on the stove to roast until it was fragrant.
The sound of the matches exploding soothed everyone's chaotic thoughts.
A group of people sat quietly in the quiet of the year, kneeling down and gazing at the ginkgo trees in the courtyard that were about to fall. What should they do next? Or just stare blankly?
No one said anything, no one wanted to break the peace.
Cui Zhijian and Cang Yi sat in the middle. He first turned his gaze to his wife beside him. His voice was still deep, but his words were filled with tender concern. "If you feel sleepy, just lean on me."
He has really changed a lot.
But in fact, Cui Zhijian was not a bad person. He had always loved Cang Yi. Perhaps what he lacked over the years was just the advice from Tai Shi Zheng that day.
Unexpectedly, before Cui Zhijian could finish his words, and before Cang Yi could react.
Tai Shi Zheng and Song Mingyue, the onlookers, made eye contact across the table and couldn't help but hum.
What's going on?
Cui Zhijun looked at Taishi Zheng, while Cui Zhichou glanced at Song Mingyue. Both brothers were staring at their wives in confusion. But Cui Zhijian, who was in the middle, looked at Cang Yi with increasing shame, and was even more confused and stunned.
The atmosphere was awkward. Song Mingyue suddenly remembered something and punched Cui Zhichou's arm. "By the way, Third Brother, didn't you prepare a lottery box yesterday? Go get it—"
"Oh, yes. I'll get it right away."
Cui Zhichou finally reacted after she reminded him. However, when he hurriedly stood up, he punched Song Mingyue in revenge before leaving in a huff.
Then, seeing Cui Zhichou returning with the fortune stick holder and the brush and inkstone, Taishi Zheng asked curiously, "Sanlang, what is this fortune stick holder used for?"
Song Mingyue raised her eyes and took over the conversation, "Second sister-in-law, don't you know how to play? Let me tell you. Look at this stick holder. There are twenty-four bamboo sticks without sticks. Later, we will each take four sticks and draw our own unique symbols on them. After we are done, we will put the sticks back into the stick holder."
"Let's take turns drawing. Whoever draws the stick corresponding to a person must obey that person's orders or questions. If they don't obey or refuse to answer, they will drink three cups as punishment. If you draw yourself, you will draw again. Once all the sticks have been drawn, the game is over."
"Does Second Sister-in-law understand? Does everyone understand?"
Zheng nodded, not quite understanding.
Song Mingyue couldn't wait to distribute the bamboo sticks. Seeing that no one was disappointed, they all marked their own four bamboo sticks. Once all the sticks were in their places, Cui Zhichou immediately began to shake them.
He shuffled all the bamboo sticks and excitedly said to everyone, "Who goes first? Who goes first?"
But everyone started to dodge, and no one wanted to be the first to stand out.
Seeing that no one was willing, Cui Zhichou turned his eyes away and said to Song Mingyue with a pout, "Since my brothers and sisters-in-law are not willing to go first, Song Laoliu, you come and set an example——"
"Okay... I'll do it."
Song Mingyue frowned and turned back, refusing to admit defeat. She reached out and took the stick tube and shook out a stick.
The sticks fell, and Song Mingyue didn't need to worry at all. Everyone who had been dodging leaned forward. Zheng followed everyone else and stretched her neck to look for a long time, but she couldn't understand it. She pouted and asked, "Erlang, is this yours?"
Cui Zhiyun shook his head.
Zheng asked again: "Is the eldest brother yours? Or is it the eldest sister-in-law's?"
The eldest brother and his wife also shook their heads.
Zheng sat up puzzled and pinched her chin, "Then whose little turtle is this—" At this time, Cui Zhichou stretched out his hand outside the crowd, "Mine, mine! Can't you see? I drew Song Laoliu!"
Song Mingyue was furious when she heard this and immediately cursed, "Who? Me? Cui Laosan, you are the bastard! Your whole family are bastards!"
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Song Mingyue's words affected all the turtles in the pond.
Just look at this family of "turtles" who all cast their eyes over and hummed in doubt.
Song Mingyue was speechless. She wanted to kneel down in front of everyone immediately, "No, no. Brother and sister-in-law, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean that. How could you be turtles? If you are turtles, what am I?"
But seeing that Song Mingyue was making things worse, he had no choice but to shift the blame to Cui Zhichou, "Alas, every wrong has its perpetrator. It's all Cui Laosan's fault. He was the one who provoked me."
But Cui Zhichou was grinning, and had no time to pay attention to her. Song Mingyue pinched him hard, "Hurry up, Cui Laosan, didn't I hit you? Do what you need to do, don't laugh there. If you laugh again, I will settle the score with you tonight."
Song Mingyue's threat worked.
Cui Zhichou instantly closed his grinning mouth and cleared his throat seriously, "Ahem, Song Laoliu, you were the one who said the rules just now. So listen to me, I order you to increase my pocket money right now--"
How could this be possible? But when Cui Zhichou finished speaking, the pocket money did not appear as he wished, but only two punches from Song Mingyue.
After venting her anger, Song Mingyue picked up the wine glass and filled it up.
She said, "Cui Laosan, stop dreaming. Even if I die drinking here today, I won't give you a penny raise!"
"You!" Cui Zhichou was indignant.
In this way, three cups of wine were drunk.
The conflict between the two enemies escalated, and they glared at each other, neither willing to let the other go.
Seeing this, Taishi Zheng excitedly pulled a stick from the stick holder and asked, "Whose sapling is this? Is Erlang yours?"
Zheng asked Cui Zhijun the first question. She seemed so eager to draw the one that Cui Zhijun wanted to tell her the mark he had drawn in advance. But Cang Yi said, "What Zheng drew... is mine..."
"Then sister-in-law, tell me quickly, what do you want me to do?" Zheng suddenly laughed.
"Well...I..."
Cang Yi thought about it for a long time and felt really embarrassed. He turned his head and shifted his gaze to Cui Zhijun. Then he glanced at the couple and said, "Zheng, I won't make it difficult for you. Let's keep it simple. You and Erlang just hold your fingers together and look at each other for ten seconds."
Simple? It's not simple at all.
This lot was clearly drawn by Taishi Zheng, so why is he the one who suffers?
Cui Zhijun turned his head away in disbelief, but Taishi Zheng stepped forward confidently, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for showing mercy."
Zheng said this as she smoothly grasped Cui Zhijun's palm. Without giving him any chance to prepare, she moved in front of him, their eyes locked. A pair of watery autumn eyes suddenly entered Cui Zhijun's, and the throbbing that followed was unfamiliar...
The corridor was silent, and Cui Zhijun could only hear the pounding of his own nervous heart. He had never felt his heart so alive.
Zheng held Cui Zhijun's palm tightly, enjoying the peace and security brought to her by the person in front of her.
It was difficult for her to describe the emotion in her eyes at that moment.
The young couple just stared at each other as if nothing was happening, until their palms grew hot and they forgot to count the long ten seconds.
This was the first time Choi Jik-jun forgot to escape.
Song Mingyue folded her arms and complained, "Alas, it's only with a handsome man like Second Brother that I can be so affectionate. Sister-in-law, if I pick you later, please tell Cui Lao San to stay away from me. I'm afraid I'll vomit."
"Song Mingyue! How am I worse than my second brother? Am I ugly?" Cui Zhichou was not convinced.
Song Mingyue glanced back at him. The young man was bright and clear, like the blazing morning sun. Unfortunately, she didn't have the brains to respond, but she responded with an ugly word against her will. But Cui Zhichou suddenly reversed his grip and grasped Song Mingyue's palm, vowing to meet their gaze.
"vomit--"
Song Mingyue seemed allergic to romance. She felt shy, but turned her head away with a look of disgust on her face. "Sister-in-law, can you please take care of those two over there? Ten seconds is more than enough! Haven't they seen enough?"
Cang Yi looked at the couple who seemed to dislike each other but were not, and could not help but laugh: "Alright, alright, Zheng is done, let Erlang go. I see he's stiff. Since you and Mingyue have finished smoking, it's my turn next. Let me see..."
Cang Yi said as he drew out a new lot. "Why is there a dot on it? Whose is this?"
"Hahahaha, one point? Sister-in-law, you don't have to think about it. Among all the people here, who else can have hands as clumsy as feet? Of course it's eldest brother--" Cui Zhichou was still entangled in pushing hands with Song Mingyue, but he would never miss any opportunity to squeeze Cui Zhijian.
Cang Yi chuckled when he heard that.
She looked at it this way and it really looked like it was written by Cui Zhijian.
"Third brother, are you looking for a beating?"
Cui Zhijian, seeing himself being mocked, raised his fist rudely. Cang Yi stopped him with a raised hand, "Da Lang, since it's yours, let's follow the rules. Tell me, what do you want me to do? Or what do you want to ask me?"
Cui Zhijian heard Cang Yi's words and slowly lowered his fist. He turned to look at her, and perhaps under the influence of alcohol, Cui Zhijian suddenly asked, "Madam, let me ask you, in these five years, have you ever regretted marrying me?"
After these words were spoken, Cang Yi was stunned and motionless.
But on either side of the table, Song Mingyue suddenly pushed Cui Zhichou away, and Taishi Zheng also ruthlessly pushed Cui Zhijun away. But seeing that the two sisters-in-law were looking at each other again, she reached out and swiftly grabbed a handful of peanuts and scattered them on the table, then unabashedly offered her ear to them.
Zheng's curiosity was aroused, and she felt that today was a great day!
But at that time, Cui Zhijun's body was still frozen in place...
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