Zhao Ling nodded quickly in agreement: "Yes, yes, you are right."
"Well, tomorrow I will find someone to choose a date and finalize the wedding." Li Ping was happy and wished that the wedding would take place as soon as possible, so that those girls who did not like Chen Lei back then could see that their Chen Lei missed them but found someone better.
"By the way, Xiaofang, have you made all the arrangements at home?" Liu Ying's casual question made Xiaofang's smiling face stiffen a little. Then, she calmed down and said to Liu Ying, "Auntie, I don't have any family!"
When Xiaofang said this, the whole family was stunned and everyone in the room looked at each other in surprise.
After a while, Li Ping slowly spoke: "How can you have no family?"
"My parents died when I was very young, and I'm an orphan!"
This was like a bolt from the blue. Who would want their son to find an orphan? Li Ping's face fell instantly. She sat there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
"Leilei, you too! Why didn't you tell your mother earlier that Xiaofang was an orphan?" Zhao Ling scolded. It was said that a girl from the city wouldn't have such low standards. How could she choose Chen Lei from their family? He turned out to be an orphan!
Nowadays, I’m afraid that the identity of this city dweller is not real, right?
"What's wrong with being an orphan? Can it affect our marriage?" Chen Lei said somewhat unconvinced.
"But, Xiaofang..." Li Ping was a little speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. In front of these people, it was not good to say anything too unpleasant.
He was thinking, Chen Lei finally found a wife, if she told him she ran away, wouldn't Chen Lei be single again? However, it was not a good feeling to finally find a wife, but she was an orphan.
"Auntie, it's not shameful to be an orphan." Xiaofang saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she quickly said, "I have hands and feet, and I can work and earn money. I'm working in the city now, and I only make fifteen yuan a month! Besides, I don't have any parents, so you and uncle will be my biological parents in the future. I will cherish this family relationship even more and be filial to you."
This little girl is really good at talking, and her words make people feel warm.
Fifteen yuan a month, this girl is pretty good at getting by. You know, even those who work seriously in their village can't earn fifteen yuan a month.
Those working in the big factories in the city only earned about thirty yuan a month, working very hard. For a young girl, earning that much money was already considered good.
Li Ping looked at Xiaofang with mixed feelings.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaofang is right. It's a different era now, who still cares about that? Look at her, she's a sensible girl, able to work and make money, and she's not missing any limbs. She's a good girl."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Liu Ying quickly spoke to comfort them.
Li Ping couldn't calm down for a while, so she forced a smile, trying to suppress her outburst.
Seeing that Li Ping didn't say anything, Chen Lei spoke.
"Mom, I'm telling you! I'm determined to marry Xiaofang. Even if you don't agree, I'll get married. At worst, Xiaofang and I can get married in the city."
"How can this be!" Hearing what Chen Lei said, Li Ping became anxious and stood up from her chair. What Chen Lei meant was that if he didn't get married, he wouldn't recognize this family anymore!
She only had this one son, and she didn't want things to get out of hand. Besides, Xiaofang, apart from being an orphan, was quite satisfactory in every way.
"I came back this time to discuss the wedding first. I have to rush back tomorrow. You choose a date. Xiaofang and I will be back before the wedding."
Chen Lei seemed to be giving orders.
After hanging out for a while, he seemed like a grown-up kid. In the past, Chen Lei listened to Li Ping very much. If he said something wrong, Li Ping would grab his ears and beat him. But now that he has found a wife, he seems like a real man.
To outsiders, this is also a kind of maturity!
However, Li Ping felt very unhappy. They say that a man forgets his mother after marrying his wife. She was afraid that she would not be able to control her son in the future.
"I think it's a good idea. I don't know what you are hesitating about! If you don't go, I will go and see the date tomorrow." Chen Jianhua, who had been huddled aside, suddenly spoke.
Men don't think as much as women do. They are always hesitant and end up ruining good things.
Li Ping finally responded and said, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow."
The mood is obviously not very high.
Chen Lei looked at Li Ping and said, "Okay, it's settled then."
He stood up, took Xiaofang's hand, and with a smile on his face, he said to Chen Jianhua, "Dad, I'm going to visit grandpa's house."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Chen Lei took the things he had bought in advance, took Xiaofang's hand and went out.
This was the first time he held her hand. Xiaofang felt a strange feeling in her heart.
When Chen Lei had just said, "I'm determined to marry Xiaofang," Xiaofang felt a surge of warmth in her heart. What did a woman want in life? A man devoted to her, wasn't he? With Chen Lei, Xiaofang felt safe, a sense of security she had never felt before.
After enduring so much hardship, she finally met the right person in her life.
She is not educated, but she understands that this love should be cherished.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at Chen Wanglong's home. Chen Wanglong was sitting in a rocking chair in the yard smoking his pipe, and Tian Ni was tidying up the cabbages she had just planted in a corner of the yard.
"Eh? Leilei is back?" Chen Wanglong saw Chen Lei coming in and quickly got up from the rocking chair. Tian Ni heard the sound and also hurried out from the vegetable garden.
"Grandpa, this is Xiaofang," Chen Lei introduced. He obviously knew that Chen Lei had found a wife, having heard from Chen Jianhua before. This was good news, and Chen Wanglong was happy.
"Grandpa!" Xiaofang greeted him gracefully. Chen Wanglong happily responded, "Hey! Good, good!"
"Grandma." Xiaofang cleverly turned her head and greeted Tian Ni. Tian Ni was also happy and hurried into the house to wash some fruits and bring them out.
"Come, sit down." Tian Ni asked them to sit down at the stone table in the yard and handed some fruit to Xiaofang.
"Thank you, grandma."
"You're welcome! You're welcome!" Tian Ni was delighted to see Xiaofang being so polite. Her eldest grandson had gotten married, but he had gone to live with his wife's mother-in-law. He hadn't been seen for days. She was naturally delighted that Chen Lei had brought his wife with him.
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