Li Xiangyun stopped him and instructed him, "You can't keep your mouth shut, so don't tell everyone. Just tell your older brother. Nobody else will want you to be happy! If you go out and tell everyone, it won't be good for Ningning either."
Huo Changgen immediately sobered up. He waved his hand, afraid of ruining his son's wedding. "Forget it, I won't go. Keep everything that happened today to yourself and don't say a word about it!"
Sister-in-law Huo thought disdainfully, wondering what Yun Ningyan had taken a fancy to in the third brother, that she was even going so far as to seek a man out of her possessions. She wished her brother could find someone like that.
Huo Junshan turned his head and gave her a cold look. Huo's sister-in-law froze. For a moment, she thought that the third brother had seen through her!
She straightened her back immediately. What did she have to be afraid of? Hadn't she behaved well enough lately? Staying home doing laundry and cooking, not daring to cause any trouble.
Huo Junshan was still thinking about how angry the little girl was when she left. He put down his things and headed towards the educated youth settlement.
The little girl's door wasn't locked, so he pushed it open and went inside. Yun Ningyan was organizing the things she had bought. When she saw him, she didn't say anything and just kept folding clothes.
Huo Junshan pulled her into his arms, kissed her pink lips, and whispered soothingly, "Are you angry? I don't know her."
Yun Ningyan wasn't really angry, but she felt a little uncomfortable. She felt depressed when she heard Meng Zhenzhen say that she had written love letters to Huo Junshan.
"She's already written you love letters, and you still say you don't know her? You're lying!"
Huo Junshan found it somewhat amusing. He had never seen any love letters before, and he would throw away anything written to him without even looking at it.
"Okay, don't be angry. Then you write me a love letter too, and I promise I'll keep it. Okay?"
Yun Ningyan pouted, amused by his words, and said angrily, "You wish."
Seeing that she finally smiled, Huo Junshan felt relieved. "Come to my house for dinner tonight. The brigade leader should be there too. I'll pick you up later."
Yun Ningyan nodded and handed him the steamed bun, having just forgotten to give it to him.
His father, that kind of person, definitely couldn't hold back; he's probably already bragging at the brigade leader's house right now.
Huo Changgen went out after Huo Junshan left. He was so excited that he went to his elder brother's house.
"Big brother, big brother, come here, I have something good to tell you!"
When the captain saw how excited he was, he knew that the third brother must have brought him something nice when he came back, and he was showing off again.
Zhang Guihua, the head of the brigade, was playing with some children in the yard. As she spoke, she took out a handful of candy from her pocket and said, "Sister-in-law, this candy was also brought back by the third brother."
Zhang Guihua smiled and said, "The third son is promising. When are you going to let your child get married? I think the two of them are a perfect match."
"I'd like to too, but it depends on what the girl wants. But the second son isn't married yet, so the third son can't get married first, right?" Huo Changgen didn't mention the wine; he was also troubled.
The brigade leader took a few puffs of his pipe and said, "Changgen, why don't you and Xiangyun hurry up and get Jiandang married? Didn't you already make arrangements with Old Zhang's family in the next village?"
Huo Changgen sighed, "I wish we could too, but Jiandang and Jianjun share a room, while the third son has his own. He's getting married soon, and we don't have enough room at home. We'll need to build a house for the wedding, which will cost several hundred yuan. And the two sons are living next to each other..."
He didn't say anything more, but Zhang Guihua and the brigade leader understood what he meant: if they built too few, there wouldn't be enough to go around; if they built too many, they wouldn't have any money.
"The third brother is a man of his own mind. You should discuss it with him. If all else fails, your sister-in-law has some savings that you can use for now."
The brigade leader tapped his pipe and glanced at his wife as he spoke. Zhang Guihua didn't say anything, but was holding her grandson and comforting him. She had actually heard what he said.
Huo Changgen nodded, deciding not to think about it anymore. He then smiled and said, "My third brother's girlfriend bought me a bottle of Moutai. You and your sister-in-law can go over and try it tonight, and Yun girl can come too."
The brigade leader felt a pang of sadness in his heart. Neither of his two sons had this kind of heart, let alone his daughter-in-law.
Huo Changgen returned home and pulled Li Xiangyun into the house.
Li Xiangyun was impatient with his behavior. "What's wrong with you? In broad daylight? You may not care about your reputation, but I do. The children are all at home!"
Huo Changgen knew she had misunderstood him, so he didn't argue. He said, "I have something to discuss with you. What do you think about the matter between Lao San and Yun Ya Tou?"
Li Xiangyun...
What can she think? As long as her son is satisfied, that's all that matters. She, as his mother, can't make decisions for her third son.
"Why don't we get on the project of founding the Party? How much money do we have? Our house isn't big enough, let's build a new one!"
Li Xiangyun thought for a moment and said, "We have more than 400 yuan at home, which is enough to build a house, but will the third son live in his dilapidated house when he gets married? You have to treat both of us fairly!"
Huo Changgen waved his hand. He loved all his sons equally, but he favored Li Xiangyun, fearing that his third son would suffer.
It's no wonder Li Xiangyun is biased; the third brother dotes on her the most. If she doesn't love the third brother, who will she love?
Huo Changgen calculated that a mud-brick house cost about 50 yuan, while a brick-and-tile house cost 80 yuan. How many houses could he build? And how should he divide the cost?
Li Xiangyun suggested, "Why don't we let Jianjun move out, build an extra room outside Jiandang's house for him to use when he gets married, and let Jianjun live with Lao Wu? As for Lao San, we'll have to decide for himself, and we'll also have to see what Ningning thinks. Ningning might not be satisfied with the decision you make."
When Huo Junshan went to pick up Yun Ningyan, the brigade leader and Aunt Guihua had not yet arrived.
Huo Junshan brought her a stool to sit on and rest. She wanted to go into the kitchen to help, but Huo Junshan stopped her, saying, "You're here as a guest, not to do chores. Sit down."
Li Xiangyun came out and greeted her, "Ningning, please sit down first. There's smoke in the kitchen. Third brother, could you pour Ningning a glass of brown sugar water?"
Huo Da Sao and Li Xiangyun were busy in the kitchen. Huo Da Sao was sweating profusely from tending the fire. Huo Junshan's girlfriend didn't even come in to check on them. She really was a pampered young lady.
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