Everyone enjoyed the meal immensely, and the atmosphere was lively with clinking glasses. This was all thanks to Zhuang Zhimeng; without her visit, there wouldn't have been so much delicious food on the table.
Even Wu Pandi didn't say anything to cause trouble; she had to eat quickly, as she rarely ate such delicious food.
An Qingbai's elder brother, An Qinghua, and his sister-in-law, Qian Yunshuang, have only one child, Yangyang, who is 4 years old.
The second brother, An Qingsong, and his wife, Wu Pandi, have two daughters. The older one is called Laidi, who is 4 years old, and the younger one is called Dengdi, who is 3 years old.
You can tell from the name that she wanted a son. An Tanxiao and Shi Meiling both objected to giving the child this name, but Wu Pandi insisted, so that was the only option.
Both of her younger brothers, Lai Di and Deng Di, were thin and small. Wu Pan Di maintained the attitude that as long as they didn't starve to death, it was fine. She ate all the good food herself and never gave any to her two daughters.
The reason she approached Wu Pandi was because her family background was bad, and no one wanted to marry An Qingsong, so she got a good deal.
The matchmaker praised Wu Pandi to the skies, saying she was hardworking, capable, and frugal—basically, everything she said was good. But it turned out to be completely different.
She is indeed hardworking, capable, and frugal, but that applies to her own family. Whenever she has something at home, she thinks of sending it back to her parents' home. Not to mention her daughter, even An Qingsong has hardly ever received a kind word from her.
She was particularly good to her nephew from her maternal family, always thinking that if she didn't have a son, she would have her nephew break the pot.
When Zhuang Zhimeng saw that Lai Di and Deng Di didn't reach for the food, she put a piece of food on their plates, thinking that they were too shy to eat since they were there alone.
“You don’t need to worry about them, they won’t go hungry. We can eat by ourselves,” Wu Pandi said.
Zhuang Zhimeng was speechless, but since it wasn't her child, she couldn't say anything. Besides, she wasn't even the child's aunt yet; they were just in a relationship.
"Eat! Eat up!" Shi Meiling put a chicken wing on each of the two children's plates. Wu Pandi pouted but didn't say anything, only muttering under her breath, "Little brat, why are you eating meat?"
Everyone pretended not to hear, as no one in this family favored boys over girls; they were all children and loved equally. Only Wu Pandi thought that her family looked down on her because they didn't have a son.
Doesn't she realize that with her behavior, how can anyone like her? She takes all the good things back to her parents' home, neglecting her own children.
After dinner, send the children off to play.
Shi Meiling held Zhuang Zhimeng's hand and said, "Zhimeng, we are very satisfied with you. Please come often in the future. We all genuinely like you."
He then handed a red envelope to Zhuang Zhimeng, saying, "Please accept this red envelope, don't refuse!"
Zhuang Zhimeng glanced at An Qingbai, and seeing An Qingbai nod, Zhuang Zhimeng put the red envelope away.
Fearing that Zhuang Zhimeng might feel uncomfortable at home, he said to An Qingbai, "Third brother, why don't you take Zhimeng to the supply and marketing cooperative, or take her somewhere to have fun? You young people should go out and get some fresh air."
An Qingbai had the same idea, so he took Zhuang Zhimeng out. He took her to the back mountain, his secret base.
An Qingbai led Zhuang Zhimeng to a natural cave, a very spacious place. Once inside, it felt very comfortable, with one area that could even be used as a natural refrigerator to store meat.
"I discovered this cave by chance. Later, I found that the meat stored here could be preserved for a long time, so I used it as my base. The outside was camouflaged so that ordinary people could not find it."
Zhuang Zhimeng then looked around the cave and saw that there was indeed a place piled with all kinds of meat, including pheasants, rabbits, ducks, roe deer, and a black bear.
"I caught all of these, and they're stored here. Occasionally, I'll bring one or two small ones home."
"Zhizhi, this is my savings book. I'm giving it to you to keep safe now," An Qingbai said, handing it to Zhuang Zhimeng.
"I don't want it. How can I take your money?"
"Zhizhi, I want you to manage the money. We'll be a family from now on, and I feel at ease with you managing the money."
"Aren't you afraid I'll squander money? What if I'm a spendthrift wife? Then you'll be penniless!"
“I’ll just earn more money. You’ve acknowledged me as your wife now?” An Qingbai said excitedly.
"Who said you're my wife? You wish!"
"Of course it's you! Zhizhi, can I kiss you?" An Qingbai asked, unconsciously hugging Zhuang Zhimeng.
"You're asking me something like this?" Zhuang Zhimeng said, blushing with embarrassment.
"Hehe, Zhizhi! You're shy!"
Zhuang Zhimeng immediately became furious and slapped An Qingbai's chest: "Hmph! You dare to say that! Are you going to say it or not?"
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