As soon as Xie Yan entered the room, he saw an old man smoking by the window. His hair was gray, and he had a sparse, half-grown beard. He was enjoying his cigarette. His clothes were patched and had light stains on them.
In stark contrast to him was the old lady next to him. Although she was lying down, her clothes were clearly very clean. Her short black hair did not make her look energetic, and her wrinkled face showed the marks of time.
When Xie Yan came in, he simply opened his eyes and looked at him.
Xie Yan quickly greeted them with a smile: "Grandpa, Grandma, the food over there is ready. My older brother and I will help you over to eat!"
The old man, still smoking, finally deigned to glance at Xie Yan, slowly putting down his pipe. "Oh! This must be Xie Yan! He's a bit too thin, but he'll have to treat my Yuehui well after you get married!"
Xie Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa! I will definitely take good care of Yuehui. You can rest assured!"
Yu Yuehua: "Yes! Grandpa, if this brat ever dares to treat our Yuehui badly in the future, I'll break his legs! With his skinny arms and legs, I could take on ten of them with one punch!"
The old man laughed and pretended to hit Yu Yuehua, "You brat, you just love to talk nonsense!"
After dodging, Yu Yuehua laughed and said, "Grandpa, you're still hitting me? You're a man with a son, give me some face!"
Grandma Yu chimed in from the side, "You deserve to be hit! Look at how old you are, still so immature!"
Yu Yuehua smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Grandma, you're right! Come down quickly, we'll take you and Grandpa to eat something good!"
Looking at the scene before him, Xie Yan lowered his eyes. Wasn't it said that his grandparents and the brigade leader's family had a bit of a disagreement?
Judging from Yu Yuehua's behavior, she clearly seems to be very close to the elderly man!
Although he had doubts, Xie Yan did not show them on his face. He cooperated with Yu Yuehua to help the two elderly people slowly walk in that direction.
After walking a few steps, Xie Yan sensed something was wrong. Not only was Grandma Yu walking very slowly, but she was also very unsteady. She was using a cane on one side and holding onto the other, but she was still like this. Was it because she had difficulty walking?
Xie Yan carefully observed and noticed something from the toes peeking out from under Grandma Yu's loose pants. It turned out that Grandma Yu had bound feet! No wonder she was unsteady on her feet; they must be in a lot of pain.
For a moment, Xie Yan wanted to carry her on his back, even though he knew that she and Yu Yue had a fierce conflict at home. But at that moment, he only felt sorry for this old lady with bound feet. The pain left on her by the times was heartbreaking to see.
However, Yu Yue had mentioned that her grandmother was very concerned about her image, and carrying her on her back would definitely damage her dignity. So she could only try to let her lean on her as much as possible, but this made walking even slower, almost like inching along.
When the group arrived at the brigade leader's house, all the dishes were already on the table, but no one touched them. They mostly ate sunflower seeds while waiting for the two elderly people.
Xie Yan could smell the domineering aroma of meat from afar, which overpowered the strong smell of smoke on the old man!
After the two elderly people took their seats, the others slowly began to sit down.
Although Xie Yan was physically seated at the elders' table, his heart was with the younger generation! While they were already eating, the old man slowly untied his pipe and began to smoke.
Taking a quick glance at himself amidst the puffs of smoke, Xie Yan immediately sat up straight, awaiting the patriarch's speech.
Sigh! Based on his limited understanding of the old man, it would take at least two minutes for him to finish swallowing, and that would be without being disturbed!
Xie Yan wasn't the only one who knew the old man well; the others at the table also quietly put down their chopsticks, exchanged compliments, and waited for the old man to finish his cigarette before speaking.
Xie Yan glanced at the table and saw his favorite braised pork and chopped chili fish head, making him drool with envy!
Ugh! What era are we living in? Why are there still such old-fashioned things like this?! Doesn't he feel tempted by all this delicious food?!
Perhaps he's just inexperienced! Seeing that everyone else seemed oblivious, Xie Yan could only pretend not to care and wait for the patriarch to speak, all for the sake of saving face!
This is agonizing! The feeling of only being able to taste something but not being able to eat it is just too miserable!
Finally, after the patriarch finished speaking, everyone else started eating, but Xie Yan couldn't start eating yet. He could only eat after the elders next to him had started eating!
Ugh! Why are there so many rules?! These ridiculous rules!
Xie Yan was once again envious of Yu Yuehui, who didn't have to sit at that table! How comfortable! He glanced at the other table and saw that one dish was already completely empty!
Finally, it was time for him to eat. Xie Yan couldn't eat as fast as the others, so he couldn't compete with them at all. Often, he would only take one or two bites before a dish was gone, especially the braised pork, which he actually managed to eat two pieces of! Xie Yan almost cried!
He's so miserable; there's really no one more miserable than him!
After finishing the meal, they kept chatting. Finally, after everyone had left, Xie Yan let out a long sigh of relief. So tiring! Getting married is really exhausting!
This is without even having a wedding ceremony. If we had a wedding ceremony, we would be exhausted!
Back in his own room, Xie Yan lay straight down on the kang (a heated brick bed), phew! Finally, he could rest for a while!
From now on, even if the sky falls, he will lose all motivation!
When Yu Yue returned to the room, she saw Xie Yan lying straight on the kang (a heated brick bed), his eyes lifeless and his whole body filled with exhaustion. His eyes were staring straight ahead without blinking, which looked quite frightening!
She walked over to Xie Yan, waved her hand, and asked softly, "What's wrong? What's wrong with you?"
Xie Yan didn't even blink, and said lazily, "Tired! Extremely tired! Exhausted, both physically and mentally!"
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