Chapter 433: Third Brother’s Marriage 1: With a family like this, what’s the point of staying here…
Just after the Chinese New Year, the air was filled with the scent of fireworks.
Even children who come to the park to play like to put a few firecrackers in their pockets, throw them while running, and never stop playing.
The whole park was bustling with activity. In addition, Yicheng was organizing a lantern festival for this year's Lantern Festival, so some staff were making preparations. So the brother and sister felt a little regretful after they came.
It's so noisy, and doesn't seem suitable for a blind date.
But now that I have made my choice, I can only wait.
The brother and sister found a stool to sit down. Yao Zhizhi untied her loose scarf and wrapped it around her neck again. She couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect it to be so cold this year. Are you used to it, brother?"
"What's there to be unaccustomed to? The Northeast is much colder than here." Yao Weihua smiled, observing the surroundings. He found that Yao Zhizhi was sitting right in the wind's path, so he asked her to get up. The two of them swapped seats. He glanced at Yao Zhizhi's red cheeks, feeling somewhat helpless. "It's so cold, and I still want you to come along."
"What's the big deal? We're siblings, it's too formal to say that." Yao Zhizhi smiled and took out a handful of fried peanuts from her pocket. "Want some?"
"No." Yao Weihua refused. He tugged at the collar of his windbreaker and asked worriedly, "Is there really nothing wrong with their family?"
He couldn't help but worry. After all, Zhu Mingmei was deliberately keeping people in suspense, making it seem as if there was some big flaw in the girl's family.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, I've already asked someone to verify it. Her father is a fitter and her mother is a housewife. They are a respectable family. The only problem is that she is not liked by her brother and sister-in-law at home, and they want to force her to get married as soon as possible."
"It's outrageous! How can a brother and sister who grew up together not tolerate the sister after getting married? I can't understand it." Yao Weihua was speaking the truth. Before he recognized Yao Zhizhi, even though the man in the family was annoying in every way, he and his eldest brother never thought of forcing Yao Jingjing to get married and put an end to it.
As the saying goes, it takes a hundred years to be able to ride in the same boat, and a thousand years to be able to sleep on the same pillow. So, as the products of their parents sleeping on the same pillow, they must have cultivated for at least a thousand or eight hundred years before they can be reborn into the same belly.
This kind of blood-related fate should be the most precious and most worthy of protection in the world, but in the eyes of some people, it is far less important than interests. Men will not tolerate younger sisters after they get married, mostly because they are afraid that their younger sisters will stay at home and affect the future distribution of their parents' assets. So, to put it simply, it is all for interests.
As for whether there was any instigation from the sister-in-law, it is not important. After all, no matter how much a woman instigates her husband's family, they still have to get their approval.
Therefore, when such problems arise, the main responsibility still lies with the brothers and parents. As for the sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, they are not the main responsible.
The person he was about to go on a blind date with actually came from such a family. To be honest, he felt a little uncomfortable - not because of the girl's background, but because he was about to marry into such a family.
But he still came because the woman in the photo made him want to fall in love with her.
It is no exaggeration to say that she is like a lotus emerging from the water. The charm of a classical lady cannot be embellished by any amount of cosmetics or jewelry.
The saying "A man of culture is naturally elegant" is exactly this truth.
The harder he worked in Hong Kong's world of fame and fortune, the more he longed to have a woman by his side who was not obsessed with money and who could truly resonate with his soul.
She can be the traditional type who takes care of her husband and children, or she can be the advanced type who is willing to go out and work hard and have a place in society. It doesn't matter. He will not interfere with the other party's wishes. He only cares about whether in the other party's eyes, family affection is more important than interests, or interests are more important than family affection.
Fortunately, children raised in such families tend to go to two extremes - those who are favored value benefits, while those who are neglected and exiled yearn for family affection.
He hoped that the woman he chose would be one who would be sincere to him and would be worth his journey back from afar.
His anger at this moment was actually to speak up for the woman and for the millions of women who suffered injustice.
Yao Zhizhi could naturally sense this resentment, and she comforted him, "It's okay. I've already made an agreement with them. If she's willing to be with you, she'll live directly in Hong Kong after marriage and won't have any ties to her family anymore. Of course, if her parents get old and can't move and need her to fulfill her filial duties, she can contribute some money."
"I'm afraid that once her family knows that I have money, they will change their attitude." Yao Weihua couldn't help but sigh.
Spending money is not scary, what is scary is giving it to people who are not worthy, which is worse than feeding it to dogs.
Yao Zhizhi also had such concerns, but Zhu Mingmei thought of a way. She lied to the girl's parents that the man from Yicheng was a university teacher and not a rich man.
If the two really fall in love with each other, they can just have a simple banquet and invite all the relatives and friends here.
After marriage, go directly to Hong Kong, away from trouble.
However, Yao Zhizhi felt that this was too fast, and she still needed to see how things went before making a decision. She told Yao Weihua about this, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Why is it like guerrilla warfare? This is a good thing. It's real but fake, fake but real. It keeps them from figuring out my background, so they won't be able to bother me. As for marriage, there's no rush. We'll talk about it after we get to Hong Kong."
"Yeah." Yao Zhizhi also meant this. Although the girl was not welcomed at home, she was very motivated. She was admitted to a technical secondary school with her own ability and became a serious pharmacist. It just so happened that the third brother was mainly engaged in the medicinal materials business in Hong Kong, so maybe he could be of help.
As he was speaking, someone arrived.
I was wearing a black wool coat that was not very new, and the leather shoes on my feet seemed a little uncomfortable. When I walked, I felt that the shoes were about to fall off, and I had to adjust them after taking a few steps.
Yao Zhizhi saw that this was probably borrowed for a blind date, so she quickly stood up and helped him up: "Are you Xia Jingyi?"
"It's me. Are you Editor-in-Chief Yao?" Xia Jingyi didn't call him by his name. Zhu Mingmei had reminded her to be polite when she came.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and said, "I haven't been the editor-in-chief for a long time. Just call me Xiao Yao." She pointed at Yao Weihua, who had already stood up, and introduced him, "That's my third brother, Yao Weihua."
Yao Weihua came over and took the suitcase from Xia Jingyi, smiling politely: "Thank you for your hard work. I should have come to visit you, but my sister said that your family situation is special, so it's better not to go. That's why you have to go so hard."
"It's okay, it's okay. Sister Mingmei told me that your family is better off. If my parents knew about it, they would definitely mess things up. It's safer for me to come to your place." Xia Jingyi obviously had a clear understanding of her situation, so she didn't care whether it was the woman who came to see the man or the man who went to see the woman.
She only has one request, to live her life peacefully.
She glanced at the man in front of her and couldn't help blushing.
When she came, Zhu Mingmei said that Editor-in-Chief Yao was good-looking, and her brother was naturally an outstanding man, so he would not be bad-looking.
Unexpectedly, he was so good-looking. However, it was inappropriate to stare at a man you met for the first time. Xia Jingyi quickly looked away and said with a smile, "It's quite cold here."
What that means is that her cheeks are red from the cold, but it doesn't mean that Yunying, an unmarried girl, is in love.
Yao Zhizhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly suggested, "Why don't we just go home and talk? It's too cold here, and we can warm ourselves by the fire. Then we can have lunch and chat slowly."
Yao Weihua also had the same idea. This girl was much prettier than in the photo. She was also a hard-working person who was struggling to move forward despite facing adversity. It really touched his heart.
So he also sent an invitation.
Xia Jingyi's head was buzzing. She felt embarrassed and cold at the same time. She could only grit her teeth and said, "Okay, but wait a moment. I'll go buy some gifts before I come back."
"No, no, we feel bad that you came all the way here. Let's go. We have everything at home. Don't be polite." Yao Zhizhi quickly put her arm around her shoulders, fearing that the girl would leave all her own clothes that fit her at home in order to borrow a decent set of clothes.
He was shaking so hard that he was almost like a sieve, and his face was red, so it was hard to tell whether he was cold or shy.
In short, go back quickly.
In order to create an opportunity for the third brother, Yao Zhizhi drove the car and let the two of them sit in the back seat. Unfortunately, neither of them knew what they were thinking and didn't say a word the whole time.
When they reached the alley, Yao Zhizhi carefully drove the car in and parked it by the Yu Lake so that she could turn around when she got out.
When we got out of the car, the aroma of food was already wafting from the courtyard. Yao Zhizhi walked ahead with a smile and called out, "Dad, I'm back with my future sister-in-law."
Xia Jingyi, who was lagging behind, was so shy that she had to bite her lip and followed Yao Weihua out of the car.
Seeing that she was a little hesitant, Yao Weihua returned to the cab and pulled out a booklet from the glove box. "Here, this is the list of medicinal herbs that my company currently deals in. Can you help me see if my classification is appropriate?"
This time I asked the right person.
Xia Jingyi instantly relaxed a lot. She quickly flipped through the list and glanced at it. She exclaimed, "Did you write this? The handwriting is really beautiful."
"You're too kind. I don't like to cause trouble for others. It would be better for everyone if I could write more pleasingly." Yao Weihua smiled and led her to the yard.
Yao Jingzong was preparing lunch. Although his son and daughter didn't say they would bring the person back, what if?
I didn’t expect that I was well prepared.
Hearing the noise, the old man came out of the kitchen to take a look, and saw a pair of beautiful people coming to the gate of the courtyard. The man was naturally handsome and the woman was also as beautiful as a fairy.
Walking together, they look quite a good match.
The girl is just a little short, but that doesn’t matter. Just ask Wei Hua to bend down more.
Noticing his gaze, Xia Jingyi quickly called for help. Yao Jingzong smiled and nodded, "Go sit inside. The cake is steaming in the pot. It will be ready soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the stars and the moon came out. The brother and sister were helping in the kitchen. When they came out, they saw a beautiful aunt. They were both very happy and thought that their third uncle finally didn't have to be single anymore. That was great.
Soon, the brother and sister went to the front to invite their second aunt's family and grandmother over, and then went to the room to get a camera, clamoring to take pictures of their third uncle and future third aunt.
This made Xia Jingyi very helpless, and she had no choice but to stick with him to the end.
Just as they were making a fuss, the phone rang. Zhu Mingmei called to ask.
Yao Zhizhi went out and called Xia Jingyi over: "It's a phone call, looking for you."
Zhu Mingmei was relieved when she heard Xia Jingyi's voice. She couldn't help but remind her, "If you think it's appropriate, just get the marriage certificate and leave. Don't come back."
"What about your clothes?"
"Hey, I'm about to graduate, and I'll definitely buy new ones when I get a job. You can wear them, it's okay."
"Then my parents—"
"Don't mention your parents. Your mother and your sister-in-law knew I introduced you to someone, and they came to my house this morning and made a scene, asking me for the betrothal money. Why would you stay with a family like that? Just get the marriage certificate and leave."
"What if they find out and come here to cause trouble?"
"What are you making a fuss about? I've warned your mother. If you keep making a fuss, I'll spread the news that their son had a bastard! Your sister-in-law won't forgive her then!"
"Thank you, Sister Mingmei, but if you do this, they will take revenge on you."
"If they don't dare, I will fight to stay in school. By then, it will be too late for them to curry favor with me."
"Okay, then you must be careful and tell me if you have anything."
"Don't worry. By the way, did you bring your household registration booklet?"
"I brought it."
"How is Editor-in-Chief Yao's brother?"
"fine."
"Then why are you hesitating? After you get married, leave your household registration booklet with Editor-in-Chief Yao and ask her to bring it to me."
"good."
"Okay, let her answer the phone and I'll talk to her." After all, when it comes to matters of marriage, it's better for the man to take the initiative.
Yao Zhizhi had been classmates with Zhu Mingmei for three years, so she could understand what Zhu Mingmei meant. So before Zhu Mingmei finished speaking, Yao Zhizhi understood what she meant.
However, she felt that this was too hasty. What if it was not suitable? Wouldn't it waste the woman's life?
Yao Zhizhi suggested, "How about this? Let Xiaoxia go to Hong Kong with my brother under the guise of work. Then they can talk for a while and get the marriage certificate when they feel they are truly suitable."
"That's good, but what if the Xia family finds out their household registration book is missing?"
"It's okay. At worst, I can ask my brother to go to Hong Kong and get her a new identity. Don't touch the mainland for now."
"Okay, then you guys discuss it."
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