The original book did not describe Xu Shu's appearance, but Xu Yan had some of the original owner's memories. Although Xu Shu's appearance had changed in the past three years, his general outline remained the same, and he was as tall and handsome as in the memory.
That's true. Chen Lihua and Xu Cangsong are both good-looking, and she considers herself to be beautiful as well. There's no reason why her brother would suddenly have a genetic mutation and become an ugly man.
While Xu Yan was staring at Xu Shu, Yan Dan was also sizing up Xie Zhuo and the three children with him.
Xie Zhuo noticed her gaze, withdrew his gaze from Xu Yan, and nodded slightly to her.
"This is your sister-in-law, Yan Dan," Xu Cangsong also wanted to go over and talk to Xu Yan, but he never had a chance to get a seat, so he could only move closer to his son-in-law. Seeing Xie Zhuo looking at Yan Dan, he introduced her to him.
"Sister-in-law," Xie Zhuo greeted politely, then patted the heads of the three children beside him, "call her aunt."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao had met Chen Lihua and Xu Cangsong before, so they weren't intimidated by the new relatives. When Xie Zhuo asked them to greet her, they obediently said, "Hello, Auntie."
Lin Dong seemed a little uncomfortable, so he squeezed closer to Xie Zhuo and opened his mouth a beat late, but didn't say anything.
Yan Dan didn't pay much attention to these details. Children are all like that; some are lively and active, while others are a little shy and reserved.
She first smiled and nodded at Xie Zhuo, then took out some candy from her pocket and handed it to the three children, saying, "Hello to you all, here, have some candy."
Xu Yan spoke a few more words with Chen Lihua, introduced Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng to his family, and then the whole family headed towards Chen Lihua's house.
Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng's original intention was not to go home, since they had brought a lot of things and it would be more convenient to take them directly to school.
Besides, it's not appropriate for the two outsiders to go along when the family is having a reunion.
Unexpectedly, Chen Lihua rejected the suggestion as soon as it was brought up, saying, "You child, Yan Yan and Xie Zhuo have been spending the New Year at your house for the past two years. They're not outsiders at all; they're all family."
“No, Auntie,” Liu Mancang tried to refuse again, “We already asked around on the train and found out that our school is the closest to the train station. We can walk there…”
"After you finish eating, I'll have Xu Shu take you there."
Before Liu Mancang could finish speaking, Xu Cangsong interrupted him, "He'll deliver it in his car, it'll be quick. Besides, you've come all this way, how can we not even let you have a meal?"
Liu Mancang wanted to say something, but Xie Zhu patted him on the shoulder and said, "After we finish eating, I'll go check on your school."
Liu Mancang then gave up.
Zhao Jisheng was also not used to dining with these well-mannered intellectuals from big cities. Several times he wanted to say, "Mancang, stay here, I'll go first."
But in the end, he was too embarrassed to say anything that would spoil the mood.
I'm afraid that if I overdo it, it will put my third brother in a difficult position.
After all, the reason they were so hospitable to him and Mancang was mainly because of their friendship with Third Brother.
On their way home, Chen Lihua and Xu Cangsong inquired about the situation of the educated youth in Qingshan Brigade from Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng. When they heard that Han Xiaoyu had gotten married and divorced and eventually passed the college entrance examination, their expressions became somewhat complicated.
“They couldn’t keep either child,” Liu Mancang said. “Later, they had a fight and got divorced.”
Chen Lihua was still angry that Han Xiaoyu had tricked her daughter out of her things. After hearing this, she curled her lip and muttered, "Serves him right."
Xu Cangsong wanted to curse when he heard her words.
After they returned that year, they went to Han Xiaoyu's house and explained the situation. Han Xiaoyu's parents didn't believe them and insisted that someone must have seduced their son because he was handsome and an intellectual.
He also assured Xu Cangsong and Chen Lihua that he would never allow uneducated and uncultured girls from the countryside to marry into their family.
The eldest daughter-in-law in their family can only be Xu Yan.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lihua immediately spat and cursed them for daydreaming.
As a result, the two families now pretend not to know each other when they meet.
On the other side, Xie Zhuo was walking and comparing his height with Xu Shu.
The main reason is that he is indeed too tall. Xu Shu is not short either, with a height of 1.83 meters, but standing next to Xie Zhuo, he looks half a head shorter than him.
"You never went hungry when you were a kid, did you?" Xu Shu stared at Xie Zhuo's broad shoulders, then freed one hand to pinch the arm he was carrying. "How did you build those muscles?"
"You've been doing farm work," Xie Zhuo chuckled, glancing at Xu Shu. "You don't look like someone who sits in an office."
“You don’t have that weak, scholarly feel, right?” Xu Shu also laughed. “I exercise regularly.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Dan, who was chatting with Xu Yan next to him, interrupted and said, "That's right. After all, if Dad had made me exercise with such a thick stick every day, I might have developed muscles too."
Xu Shu: "..."
Hearing her words, Xu Yan chuckled and glanced at Xu Shu, "Brother, you're such a grown man, are you still afraid of Dad's stick?"
“Hey,” Xu Shu said, a little unconvinced, “You’re telling me who’s not afraid? Xie Zhuo isn’t afraid? If he’s not afraid…”
"I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared," Xie Zhuo interrupted before he could finish speaking, launching into a string of words.
He will remember the image of Xu Cangsong smashing the table in front of him for the rest of his life.
Xu Shu had no idea what kind of psychological trauma his father had left on his brother-in-law. He thought Xie Zhu was simply cooperating with him. After putting his luggage in the car, he patted Xie Zhu on the shoulder.
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