However, the more serious he was, the more shocked others were. These words were like thunder that shook everyone. Even a man like Chen Yuan staggered and almost fell head over heels.
"W-what did you say!?"
Chen Yuan almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. If there was nothing wrong with his ears, then what kind of bird language did he hear? Bai Fendou did not back down at all. He shouted, "If you are not interested in me, why are you staring at me? Tell me, are you in love with me?"
"Oh no!"
“Oh my god!”
"So embarrassing."
In this era, no one talks about "love" or "like" all the time. At most, they say "I like you". There is no such straightforward expression of love. Bai Fendou screamed, and Chen Yuan's face instantly turned red, and blood was dripping out.
He felt like he was going to smoke, and shouted loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
He was so embarrassed and nervous by what Bai Fendou said that he also shouted: "Don't talk nonsense casually. How can you say such things? What's the matter? Am I blind? How can I like you? Don't you see who you are? Bai Eunuch, who is famous in the city, you take yourself too seriously, don't you? If you keep talking like this, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Bai Fendou wanted to argue with him loudly, but when he opened his mouth, he saw Zhuang Zhixi raising an eyebrow at him not far away. Bai Fendou summoned up the wisdom he hadn't had for more than 30 years. He took a deep breath and continued his attack steadily. Zhuang Zhixi had taught him how to deal with it last night, so he couldn't let him down.
He held He Lan's hand tightly, giving himself more strength, and continued to output: "Don't deny it. This is not a question of whether you admit it or not. We should not only look at what people say, but also what they do. What you say and what you do are completely different. You scolded me, but why did you take the opportunity to kiss me when you fought with me last time?"
Chen Yuan's eyes widened and he gasped in anger. What the hell, didn't you kiss me last time? Are you confusing right and wrong? Before he could refute, Bai Fendou continued, "I admit that I bit you, but I had no choice. You two were a couple and I was alone. It was two against one. I couldn't just do whatever was convenient for me! But you were obviously in the upper hand, why did you kiss me? Why! Tell me, are you interested in me?"
Chen Yuan was really aggrieved. What two against one? Tao Yuye clearly didn't make a move at the beginning! However, Bai Fendou didn't give him a chance to explain and continued, "Also, if you don't like me, why do you keep targeting me? We are all adults. Everyone knows that little boys want to attract girls' attention, so they have to do things like this."
Chen Yuan was so angry that he almost fainted, but he found that he couldn't get a word in. Isn't Bai Fendou talking too fast today? And he was very calm, unlike the impotent and furious before. He continued: "The most important thing is that last time, Guan Guiling and I were about to get married, and you were secretly instigating us. Don't deny it. Why did Guan Guiling's ex-husband go to the food factory as a security guard? It's your family's fault. Otherwise, there are so many people without jobs in this city, and so many healthy and strong people don't have jobs. How could Guan Guiling's ex-husband find a job smoothly with such a poor health? Don't say it's not your family's fault. You deliberately instigated my marriage, and fought with me on my wedding day, which ruined my marriage. You still dare to say it. Are you innocent in doing these things? I think you are in me, Chen Yuan, tell me, do you have a crush on me, do you like me? Is it true!"
Bai Fendou looked at Zhuang Zhixi again. Zhuang Zhixi pouted at him. Bai Fendou took a deep breath and said loudly: "Give up. I will never like you! You are a man who turns hatred from love. You will never get me!"
He stepped forward and grabbed Chen Yuan's hand, "Come on! Come with me to the factory and explain everything! Last time it was you who destroyed my marriage. This time I'm getting married again. Are you going to find fault with my wife again and force me to divorce? You still dare to say you don't like me?"
Seeing Zhuang Zhixi's gaze again, he endured the nausea and scratched Chen Yuan's palm: "Let's go~"
Chen Yuan was already furious, and before he could refute, he felt Bai Fendou's little move. In an instant, he suddenly thought of what Bai Fendou had just said: You can't look at what a person says, you have to look at what a person does.
What did Bai Fendou do? Bai Fendou grabbed his hand and tickled his palm...palm? ? ? ! ! !
Chen Yuan was instantly frightened. He shook off Bai Fendou's hand with all his strength and yelled, "Let go of me, you pervert!"
He looked at Bai Fendou again and saw that Bai Fendou was not angry at all! He felt even more uneasy. Everyone in the machinery factory knew that Bai Fendou was impulsive and brainless.
If he is really angry, it is normal for him to smash the glass, jump up and down, and hit people out of rage.
But what is he doing now? He came here without any anger?
Even though he was looking for trouble, he didn't look angry at all.
Not at all!
He was not angry! Moreover, he secretly scratched his hand! All of a sudden, Chen Yuan felt as if he had entered the coldest days of winter, the coldest time of the year, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Gulp gulp!
Damn, this person is secretly scratching his palm...Aaaah!
Chen Yuan pushed Bai Fendou away with all his strength and said, "Bai Fendou, get away from me."
He took a few steps back and grabbed his clothes, acting defensively, like a young wife who met a bad guy. He stared at Bai Fendou and shouted, "Who is interested in you? I'm not that person. Don't tell me nonsense. Who you marry has nothing to do with me. I don't even know Guan Guiling. Don't accuse me."
Bai Fendou showed a subtle expression and said, "You are really trying to cover up the truth."
When saw Chen Yuan's overreaction, they all nodded, thinking that Chen Yuan's behavior was a bit unnatural. Moreover, what Bai Fendou said made sense. Even if they originally thought that what Bai Fendou said was unreasonable, seeing everyone Chen Yuan's overreaction and his nervous look, they all felt that Bai Fendou was right.
"Do you think Chen Yuan is really interested in Bai Fendou?"
"Who knows? But Chen Yuan confronted Bai Fendou as soon as he entered the yard. It always looked weird."
"No matter how old they are, they are always childish. When my son was in junior high school, he pulled a little girl's braids and was beaten by the girl's brother. He even came to our house. I was so angry. I asked him why. Guess what he said. He said he thought the girl was pretty and wanted to attract her attention. Look, isn't what Chen Yuan did similar to what my son did?"
“It’s true!”
"Hey, isn't it Chen Yuan? Why does he have such bad taste?"
"What do you mean not so? I think it's very possible. Have you forgotten what happened with Zhou Qun?"
This dream suddenly went back to last year. Last year, Zhou Qun also planned to fight in vain.
Maybe in their eyes, Bai Fendou is average looking and a bad man, but maybe the way men look at men and women look at men are completely different? Yes, men and women have different perspectives.
Someone thought about it and said, "Maybe among men, Bai Fendou is very manly? That's why he is popular?"
"It's possible, it's possible."
No one thinks of saying bad things about others behind their backs. They always say bad things about others to their faces.
Oh no, this isn't called speaking ill of others, but then again, isn't it okay for people to talk about it?
"You, you, you!" Chen Yuan was about to go crazy: "Am I stupid? I like him? Stop talking nonsense!"
"He is anxious, he is anxious. Something has hit his nail on the head, so he is anxious." Zhuang Zhixi is a person who likes to watch the fun and is not afraid of trouble, so he took the initiative to join the action. After all, one more or one less won't make much difference.
Chen Yuan: "Shut up!"
"Chen Yuan, it's not surprising if you like Bai Fendou. There are many people who like Bai Fendou."
Zhou Qun felt that this remark had a hidden meaning for him, and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not into Bai Fendou. Why don't you say that Bai Fendou is always there, maybe Bai Fendou is the one who always falls for men?"
Zhuang Zhixi was waiting for this sentence and said with a smile: "Who knows?"
Chen Yuan actually took his subtle words to heart and shouted, "Yes, yes, it's a waste of effort! If you work hard in vain, you will blame others!"
This was the first time he had encountered such a thing. Thinking about how Bai Fendou had just scratched his palm, he felt sick. He even suspected that Bai Fendou was not getting married at such an old age because he couldn't find a suitable partner.
Maybe he just likes men. But this guy, he still pretends to be the one he is targeting.
That's right, that must be the case.
Otherwise, why did he just scratch his palm? This man is clearly plotting something bad, obviously! His reasons for not getting married may all be excuses.
He looked at Bai Fendou's wife, with her bruised face, and he really couldn't believe that Bai Fendou would like this person. Maybe she was just a shield. She was just waiting for him to come and stir things up!
Then, he will be the victim.
He can choose not to get married and can set his sights on other men.
For example, him!
The more Chen Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that he had guessed the truth. He trembled and said, "Ahhh! Bai Fendou you bastard. Get out of here, get out of here!"
Bai Fendou looked innocent and said, "I came here to give you some candy for my wedding. Your reaction is really too big."
Chen Yuan: "Ahhh! Get out!"
Tao Yuye watched it all from beginning to end, looking at Chen Yuan suspiciously, mainly because Chen Yuan's reaction was really too big. She stepped forward and said, "What are you doing!"
Chen Yuan pushed Tao Yuye away and said, "Go cook your meal. A woman can't do anything!"
But he changed his mind again, and pulled Tao Yuye over, directly put his arm around her shoulders, and said, "I have a wife, and my wife is the most beautiful girl in the factory, so why should I like you? Bai Fendou, don't take yourself too seriously, in fact, you are nothing, you should get out of here. I have nothing to do with you, and as for what you said about trying to provoke your marriage, it is even more impossible. Aren't you married now? If I really tried to provoke you, would you get married? Now I wish you a long life together, but don't appear in front of me again, get out!"
He waved his hands like he was shooing away a fly, pulling Tao Yuye in front of him as a shield, vowing not to be caught by Bai Fendou again. Ah, thinking of his palm being tickled, he felt particularly sick. His appetite was churning.
"I wish you happiness! Wife, close the door!"
He walked backwards into the room and slammed the door shut. He closed it so quickly that the sound was loud.
Bai Fendou: "Look, why is this guy so anxious?"
"Who knows?"
"Maybe someone really hit the nail on the head?"
Bai Fendou was very proud. It was the first time he won a great victory without fighting. He was about to say something proudly when he saw Zhuang Zhixi frowning at him. Bai Fendou suddenly came to his senses and said immediately, "Don't misunderstand Chen Yuan. It's not like that."
Everyone: “Ah?”
"What do you mean?"
"Why do you keep changing your words?"
Bai Fendou: "I think we should not let everyone misunderstand Chen Yuan. I said this on purpose because I was afraid that Chen Yuan would ruin my marriage. In fact, it's not true. Chen Yuan and I are both men. What's the point of liking or not? It's not that. I just said this on purpose to scare him. It can also be regarded as revenge for what he did last time. As for what I said just now, it's not true! Don't spread such things. It will ruin our reputation. Chen Yuan and I are not that kind of people."
"Oh no, Bai Fendou you are such a jerk."
"Yeah, I thought it was real?"
"You are really amazing."
"You are talking nonsense like this, aren't you afraid that Chen Yuan will slap you?"
"Is what you said true?"
Bai Fendou raised his hand: "More real than pearls."
"Tsk, I just watched the fun for nothing."
“You really are…”
"What's your wife's face like? It's a waste of effort. Just get married and live a good life in the future. Don't beat your wife. We can't tolerate such people in our courtyard."
Everyone curled their lips when they heard this, thinking that Chen Yuan was not beating his wife enough? Wasn't she living well?
"As a couple, no matter what happens, they can live a good life only if they can discuss it together. From now on, you are not alone, but a family of three. You have to take care of your wife and children."
"I know."
Zhao Guihua also said, "Fendou daughter-in-law, we are from the same courtyard. Bai Fendou has to go to work. If you have any questions, just ask me. I live in the front courtyard, just opposite yours. You just came here, so you know the door."
He Lan nodded quickly: "I understand."
“The people in our courtyard are actually very easy to get along with.”
"Come on, I don't think you're easy to get along with."
Zhao Guihua glared: "Say it again!"
The gentleman who had just opened his mouth immediately shrank back and dared not fart anymore.
Everyone laughed out loud, and the atmosphere became lively...
At this time, Chen Yuan and Tao Yuye were silent in the room. Tao Yuye heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this and said, "Don't think too much. Bai Fendou said he was talking nonsense."
Chen Yuan looked up and cursed, "Idiot!"
He said, "Do you think Bai Fendou is such a kind person? He even clarified things for me? Do you believe this?"
Tao Yuye: "Why not believe this?"
Chen Yuan cursed again: "How stupid."
He shook his head and went back to bed, covering his face. He didn't believe Bai Fendou's words, but it was Bai Fendou's words that made him feel that Bai Fendou was secretly in love with him. Bai Fendou said that he was secretly in love with him, which was nonsense.
But there are signs that Bai Fendou likes me.
If you think about it carefully, there are indeed clues! Chen Yuan was caught in a brainstorm. He was a very smart person and would not be fooled by appearances.
He felt that Bai Fendou must have fallen in love with him, didn’t he?
Ever since he moved to this yard, Bai Fendou has jumped in front of him several times. What he said just now is also suitable for Bai Fendou, right? Isn't he trying to attract his attention? It's very likely!
And when he was dating, his girlfriend, Guan Guiling, was a woman of that level, who would be interested in her? She was even getting married with a child in her belly. Most people would not be interested in her, but Bai Fendou was interested in her.
Maybe she wanted him to cause trouble on purpose so as to deepen the bond between the two of them. Yes, that must be the case.
Now he has repeated his old tricks and found another woman. He even deliberately got the marriage certificate and brought her to the house. Isn't it because he wants him to stir up trouble? He wants him to destroy his marriage, so that he can stick to him again.
Well, I stuck to him under the excuse that my marriage was ruined again.
That's it, it must be like this.
Haha, Chen Yuan will not be fooled. Maybe he fell into a trap last time, and he must not be fooled again this time. He must not be fooled again.
Bai Fendou couldn't help scratching his palm just now... The more Chen Yuan thought about it, the more disgusted he felt. He sat up and immediately rushed to the water station. He put his hand in and started washing his hands frantically.
Tao Yuye was so angry when she saw it, she said: "Chen Yuan, what are you crazy about? If you want to wash your hands, go to the faucet outside, why are you washing your hands at home! This whole tank of water is empty, do you know how much effort it takes for me to get a tank of water? Besides, aren't you disgusting? You..."
Chen Yuan turned around and slapped her, saying, "Shut up! I've spoiled you, haven't I? When Bai Fendou was harassing me, you were just standing by and watching! How dare you criticize me now? If he hadn't stopped me, would I have washed my hands?"
Tao Yuye bit her lip, feeling more and more resentful that she had made such a mistake. She just wanted to live a better life, why did she choose such a thing after all the choices? When he was pursuing her, he was not like this at all, but once they got married, his true colors were revealed.
Tao Yuye couldn't help it, so she picked up the frying pan and smashed it over, bang bang bang!
"You do nothing at home, and now you ruin the water and hit me! Why do you do that? Why do you do that? I am so unlucky to marry you. There were so many people pursuing me at that time, and you pretended to be so decent. Now your true colors are exposed, you bastard!!!"
Chen Yuan was beaten by Tao Yuye until he saw stars in his eyes. He was also annoyed: "You said I was pretending, but you are also pretending? You pretend to be gentle and virtuous, but you can't do anything well after getting married. You can only be stingy with money! A woman doesn't serve her man well, but she dares to hit him! What kind of good thing are you?"
"You bastard!"
"You're the bastard!"
Crackling!
Bang!
There were sounds of shouting and fighting coming from the house.
Aunt Wang went out of the house silently. Seeing that the door was closed and there was noise in the house, she shook her head slightly.
This couple, this is not how they should live.
As she was watching, she saw Zhang Saner also came out, squatting under the window, listening to the noise silently.
Aunt Wang: “…”
Well, you still want to watch the fun here.
Zhang Saner felt that it was the right thing for him to come back today. His wife Pan Pan was pregnant, and he was afraid that he might be careless in the first few months, so he went to live with his mother-in-law so that she could take care of him. But today, when Zhang Saner heard at the factory that Bai Fendou had written a letter of introduction to get married, he came back to live without saying a word.
He had to persuade his wife again and again before she finally agreed, otherwise Pan Pan would have come back to watch the fun.
He was afraid that he might accidentally hurt his wife if he started fighting. After all, who knows what kind of accident might happen. He finally persuaded Pan Pan to stop. Sure enough, as soon as he came back this year, there was a commotion. The excitement was comparable to the Chinese New Year.
One game after another.
Although the previous excitement is over, we can’t miss the new excitement.
Zhang Saner squatted under the window of Chen Yuan's house with his hands behind his back. He thought that the more he watched the fun, the more he could tell his wife about it.
Hey, not bad!
There was a lot of noise in the backyard, but the front yard was full of joy.
Bai Fendou introduced his new wife to everyone and brought He Lan home. To be honest, He Lan had lived in the city and the countryside before. But this was her first time to encounter such a thing. She herself was one of the parties involved.
In fact, she didn't really understand. He Lan asked in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid of getting a bad reputation if you say that?"
Bai Fendou didn't care: "My reputation isn't that good to begin with. Besides, if I make such a scene today, everyone will focus on me and no one will pay attention to you. This is good for you."
He Lan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect this to be the case.
But then I thought, this is indeed the case. With Bai Fendou and Chen Yuan interacting with each other today, how could anyone pay attention to her as a new bride? I'm afraid they would not even ask about her background.
She bit her lip and looked at Bai Fendou with gratitude.
She knew clearly what her identity meant, and that was why he could still take care of her in such a critical moment. He Lan knew that Bai Fendou was a good person. No matter how others looked at him, He Lan knew that he was her benefactor.
He doesn't even care about his own body.
How can such a person be a bad person?
She couldn't be more serious: "I will be a good daughter-in-law in the future."
Bai Fendou: “Yeah.”
He said, "We have also obtained the marriage certificate. Starting from this month, I will give you my salary."
He Lan was stunned again. She waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no. I can't manage money. I don't know how to manage money..."
Over the years, she had not received any money. Although she had some dowry, she hid the little that was taken away by the Fan family. It was precisely because she hid this little money that no one would have paid for her medical expenses when she had a heavy hemorrhage. If she hadn't had this money, she would have died.
This was the only time she spent money in all these years. At other times, she didn't know how to spend the money.
She bit her lip: "I, I don't know how to do it anymore..."
Bai Fendou: "What's there to not know? If you don't understand, just ask Aunt Zhao. Although this old lady is mean, she knows how to live. His family lives a good life thanks to her. As for Uncle Zhuang... he's no good."
Bai Fendou would see it. He thought the Zhuang family lived well because of Aunt Zhao Guihua's good leadership. Otherwise, would it be because of Uncle Zhuang, nicknamed Zhuang Laonianer? Or because of Liang Meifen, the first wife's mindless subsidy to her mother's family? Or because of the third wife's focus on enjoyment, Zhuang Zhixi and his wife? Then it must be Aunt Zhao who could make the plan.
"She is the one who knows how to manage this courtyard. Aunt Wang is the one who manages the courtyard, but it is the chef Li who knows how to manage his family. He is really stingy with the public money all day long, carrying a small lunch box. It is not good for you, a new daughter-in-law, to ask an old uncle these questions. You can just ask Zhao Guihua."
He Lan: "But, you worked hard to earn this money. Aren't all men in charge of money..."
Several years of marriage made He Lan timid.
She was originally the middle child in the family, and middle children are usually ignored by their parents. She has a weak personality and she became even weaker when she met the wrong person. Although she doesn't like to work hard and is asked to be the head of the family, she doesn't dare to do so.
Bai Fendou didn't know what she was thinking, but he interrupted her and said, "What? Whose family isn't headed by a woman? Look, Zhuang Zhixi's family is headed by his wife Mingmei, the Zhou family next door is headed by Jiang Lu, and Li Fang and Yang Lixin, it's Li Fang who manages the money. How am I, Bai Fendou, inferior to them? They all give the money to their wives, but I have to manage the money myself. Doesn't that make me look incompetent?"
He Lan: “……?”
Is that so? Bai Fendou: "That's it."
Seeing He Lan's apprehensive look, he said, "Our children are young and have many places to spend money. It will be convenient for you to buy something with the money."
He Lan looked at his sincerity, her eyes reddened again, and she nodded vigorously: "Okay."
Bai Fendou was embarrassed: "Why are you crying?"
He Lan: "No one has ever been so nice to me..."
Bai Fendou: "I'm here."
He Lan nodded heavily, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Then I'll keep accounts. I'll keep accounts for household expenses, and we'll also keep accounts for our family's spending."
Bai Fendou: "You can read."
He Lan was surprised for a moment, then nodded and said, "I graduated from high school."
At this moment, Bai Fendou was even happier. He said, "That's great. I didn't graduate from primary school. I only studied in the beginning of primary school. I envy those who are educated."
He felt like he had really found a treasure.
There aren't many girls graduating from high school in their compound, so isn't he just behind?
He used to always compare himself with Zhou Qun, but now he really feels that he is not inferior at all. Jiang Lu graduated from high school, and so did his wife He Lan. They are all educated people, hehe! Bai Fendou was in a better mood and said, "That's great."
He Lan was also a little happier.
Many people don't pay attention to these things nowadays, but Bai Fendou thinks it is a good thing. He Lan also thinks Bai Fendou is a man of insight.
"Wow..." A kitten-like humming sound suddenly sounded, and He Lan hurriedly picked up the child and fed him. He Lan felt that her life was actually very good. She had suffered so much abuse in Fan's family and had never had a full meal.
She suffered a lot when giving birth to the child, but she didn't expect to have a little milk, which was what she was most thankful for. If she didn't have milk, she would have been unable to feed the baby. He Lan fed the child, and the child stopped crying after eating.
The little girl has a small appetite, probably because there wasn't that much at the beginning and she has gotten used to it.
He nodded slightly.
She looked up and asked seriously, "So, what's the child's name?"
She said firmly: "I don't want to be called Xiaoya anymore. I don't want to be called Da Ya or Xiao Ya... This name was given by Fan Jianguo. I find it disgusting."
Her daughter was almost two months old and didn't even have a name. Fan Jianguo gave her a nickname, Xiaoya, but He Lan didn't want to call her that. Bai Fendou rubbed his hands: "This... I have no education!"
He pondered for a while, scratched his head and said, "This name is not easy to come up with."
He explained: "It's not that I don't know how to name something, it's mainly because of my family's surname..."
Nowadays, people like to call people "Jianguo", "Jianye", "Baoguo" and "Weiguo". For example, when his generation was born, it was still the old society, and the situation was not very obvious. For example, Zhuang Zhixi, Zhuang Zhixi, was born in 1949.
Among his classmates, eight out of ten male students have this name.
But the Bai family really can't use this kind of name. It's a good name, but if you add it to the surname, you see... isn't it a bit wrong? Just take his name, his name is Struggle, what a good name.
But the last name is Bai.
Struggle in vain.
It's all in vain, otherwise it's no wonder that he has been getting worse and worse over the years.
This name is a drag. It means you're just fighting in vain all the time. Any good luck you have is gone.
He was melancholy: "It's hard to name it!"
He Lan: "Then it's up to you."
If it weren't for Bai Fendou, there would be no stable life for mother and daughter.
Bai Fendou: "Wait for a moment, I'll go ask Xiaozhuang. This kid is very smart."
He saw that ordinary people really couldn't outsmart this brat. Just today, he forced himself to suppress his nausea and put on a big show. Didn't you see it? Usually, both sides would suffer losses, but today, before he even made a move, Chen Yuan ran away.
It can be seen that these intellectuals who scheme against others are even more deceptive.
I'm afraid that the gangsters are educated! Although the subsequent effects are still unknown, Bai Fendou thinks that it is disgusting enough, and it should be useful. He said: "I'll go to the dealer."
He Lan nodded.
She was not familiar with the Zhuang family, but she had met them in the hospital and knew that they were careful in their work. So she was not worried about anything. She said, "Then I will clean up the house and make it clean!"
Bai Fendou is a bachelor, and the house is dirty everywhere. The bedding has not been changed for a long time. He Lan wants to find some work for herself, so that she can feel at ease.
"Okay, take care of it. I'll go over there."
When he came to the Zhuang family again, he saw the Zhuang family members chatting after dinner.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Brother Fendou, why are you here?"
Bai Fendou chuckled: "I came here to thank you. Thank you for your advice."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "Generally speaking, thanking people is never done empty-handed..."
Bai Fendou: “…”
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said, "I just got married, and there are so many things I need to spend money on. Can't you just not be picky?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “Humph!”
Bai Fendou approached Zhuang Zhixi and asked, "You said... Chen Yuan really won't cause me trouble?"
He said puzzledly: "I explained later that I was just talking nonsense."
The Zhuang family members then realized that, damn, Bai Fendou had a military advisor behind this incident today, and he was one of their own family members.
However, Zhao Guihua and Mingmei, the two people who knew Zhuang Zhixi best, remained calm and had guessed it long ago.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Chen Yuan claims to be a smart man. The smarter a person is, the more he tends to overthink. The more you explain, the more he thinks you like him."
Bai Fendou: "Hey! I'm not blind."
Zhuang Zhixi: "In his heart, you may not be blind in choosing him, but you have a keen eye. But he definitely doesn't like you. I guess he will avoid you in the future. As for instigating you to divorce, that's even more impossible... He hopes that you can have a stable marriage for a long time and not bother him. Just wait and see, he will definitely avoid you in the future."
Bai Fendou rubbed his hands together: "This is good, this is good."
Liang Meifen glanced at her brother-in-law and silently hid beside her man. She thought about what happened today and felt that this brother-in-law was really someone she could not afford to offend.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't pay attention to Liang Meifen. He said, "You didn't come here for this matter, did you? What's wrong?"
Bai Fendou: "Oh, I want to name my child and register him, but you said I don't have much knowledge. What brighter name do you think I can give it? Can you help me think of it?"
Although Zhuang Zhixi helped Bai Fendou, he did not take charge of the matter. He said, "You can name your own child yourself. It's not right to ask someone else to name your child. Even if the name you gave is not good, it is your intention. It's always a level lower if someone else names your child."
Bai Fendou thought about it and it seemed to be true, so he nodded silently.
At this time, Zhao Guihua suddenly spoke up and asked, "Do you want to register the child?"
Bai Fendou nodded: "Yes, that's my daughter!"
He has a very loud voice.
Zhao Guihua: "I suggest that you don't register your child."
"What!" Bai Fendou was about to get angry when he heard Zhao Guihua say, "You have to be careful of He Lan's ex-husband's family."
Bai Fendou suddenly came to his senses, and quickly leaned forward and said, "Auntie, please explain it to me. I don't quite understand."
Zhao Guihua: "If you register the child now, it will be confirmed that this child was brought up by He Lan from her ex-husband. Now that family has no contact with you, and they don't even know where He Lan is, let alone that you are married, and they can't find you. But what if decades later? What if this family is not doing well decades later, and they think of their daughter and want her to take care of them in their old age?"
Bai Fendou: "Damn it, they dare!"
Zhao Guihua raised the corner of her mouth in mockery. It was not a matter of whether she dared or not, but that such a thing really happened.
She had seen a program on TV where a sanctimonious host was helping a father ask for child support, waving the banner of family affection but totally ignoring the fact that the man had never taken care of the child since birth and was a drug addict who would do anything for money.
Even with this, one can still hold high the banner of family affection and say that blood is thicker than water.
After all, it's just about watching my daughter become a female star and making money.
Old ladies of Zhao Guihua's generation have seen all kinds of people and experienced all kinds of things.
When I see this kind of show, I really want to spit in their faces. They are worse than pigs and dogs.
She said earnestly: "How can you be sure that they won't do such a thing in the future? By then you will be old and can't beat them anymore. Will you still be able to get involved with them?"
Bai Fendou: "Auntie, what do you think we should do?"
Zhuang Zhixi suddenly said: "Register her residence later and let her become your daughter."
Bai Fendou: "Ah?"
I still don’t understand.
Zhuang Zhixi rubbed his temples and chatted with Bai Fendou. He was really tired.
His brain is like a stone, it can't think at all.
He said, "My mother's idea is that you don't need to register your child now, but register at the end of the year, and then register your child as a newborn. By then, ten or twenty years later, even if the Fan family comes looking for him again, what evidence do they have to say that this is their child?"
Bai Fendou: "But everyone knows..."
Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "So what if I know? The child's birth date on the household registration is not like that. As long as a long time has passed, many things will be unclear. And the household registration is the most important evidence."
Zhao Guihua nodded, thinking that her youngest son was very quick-witted. While others were still confused, he understood what she meant in an instant. If this happened a dozen or twenty years later, it would seem incredible.
But it’s 1971 now.
It's no big deal if they register their household registration later, and many people don't even go to the hospital to give birth, they just give birth at home, so they don't need to provide birth certificates or anything like that.
Even if the Fan family really came, they could deny that the child was born to the man in their family.
At that time, a lot of trouble can be avoided by using the date of birth registered in the household registration.
Of course, this is not perfect, but it can avoid a lot of problems. Zhao Guihua broke it down and explained it to Bai Fendou, and Bai Fendou understood. He nodded: "You are right, I am taking precautions for the future, to prevent him from snatching the child from me in the future."
Zhao Guihua: "That's right, this kind of family is mean, and they won't need to raise the child when he grows up. It's not surprising that they really want to snatch the child. Take the daughter back and marry her off in exchange for a dowry. What do you think this family is? Can't they do it? Or let the little girl take care of her in her old age, which is not impossible! But if they can't prove that the child is theirs, then it's another matter. Of course, it may also be that I am overthinking and worrying about nothing. But you should always be on guard against others, you should understand this principle, right?"
Bai Fendou: "I understand!"
He scratched his head: "But I can't have children, everyone knows it... and He Lan can't have children either..."
Zhao Guihua: "He Lan can't have children, and no one else knows about it. You can also say that she was cured, and you are cured too. Can't have children? You can't say that. Medicine has also advanced. You may not have children at the moment you were kicked, but it doesn't mean that you can't be cured! You say you are cured, but people outside don't know whether it is true or not! What's the matter? Who can come to you to try to see if you are cured?"
The old woman's words were quite fierce.
Such lewd words! Bai Fendou clamped his legs together and lowered his head with a red face.
Zhao Guihua: "Go out and spread the word that you have cured her. No matter if others believe it or not, just spread the rumor. Then you can confidently say that this is your daughter. As for the neighbors knowing that this is not your daughter, why do you care..."
She was very calm: "It's impossible for people to look at your household registration, so they don't know what date of birth you reported. As long as you keep it within this year and your age remains unchanged, the neighbors won't think too much. Just be firm and insist that this is your biological daughter. If you keep saying this for decades, many things will be confused. At least people can't be sure that their memories are correct. If someone really helps that family prove that this is He Lan's daughter, you don't have to admit it."
Bai Fendou nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "I understand. Thank you, Aunt Zhao."
Zhao Guihua: "I'm just suggesting that you go back and discuss it with your wife. If you don't care, you don't need to be on guard, just report it normally."
After all, she didn't dare to say whether He Lan had feelings for her ex-husband, and she wanted the child to recognize his ancestry. Or, would the child be untreatable when he grew up, and would recognize his biological father instead.
It’s hard to say.
But since Bai Fendou grew up under her watch and they have been neighbors for decades, Zhao Guihua must have said this from Bai Fendou's perspective and from the perspective of clearing obstacles for the child's future.
Their assumption was that the child was a good one and they had to be on guard against the Fan family.
After all, no one would assume that this child is an untreatable child who can't figure out which vicious father he is siding with.
No one would speculate about a baby like that.
This thing may not be perfect, but if many things are acceptable on the surface, it can save a lot of trouble. If it is said that it will be impossible to do this in another ten years, but nowadays, with all kinds of movements, no one cares about these small details, so it is okay.
Not to mention intentional ones, some people even accidentally write the wrong date of birth.
Bai Fendou received a lot of suggestions here and left happily.
Zhao Guihua glared at the people at home and said, "Don't tell anyone about these things."
She focused on Liang Meifen and said, "If you go out and talk nonsense, I will be rude to you."
Liang Meifen immediately shook her head like a rattle. How dare she do that! Her mother-in-law was plotting against her even after decades. She couldn't afford to offend such an old lady. Otherwise, what would she do if she plotted against her?
Priscilla Leung: "I pretended I didn't hear it."
Zhao Guihua nodded slightly.
She said, “As long as you understand.”
Zhuang Zhiyuan was puzzled: "Mom, and the third brother, don't you all dislike Bai Fendou? Why are you giving him all kinds of ideas this time and even planning for his future?"
Zhao Guihua: "I don't think highly of him now, but I just want to be honest in everything I do."
She thought for a moment and said, "I am doing this for the poor little girl, to give her an extra layer of protection."
Although it seems like a small change, it is very important to the little girl. As long as her date of birth changes, she can deny that she has any relationship with the Fan family. After all, she was "born" ten months after her parents got married.
As for the rumors that her father is incompetent and her mother can't have children, rumors are just rumors. Is there any evidence? No, right?
Given enough time, the now-flawed lies will be completely fine.
After all, this wasn't a case, it was just a family dispute.
Zhao Guihua: "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with us, but I still want to help out at the beginning. I don't do it for any gratitude, I just want to do something good."
If a little girl grows up and becomes confused and wants to recognize her biological father, then she can still be recognized even if there is a problem with her date of birth.
But if she doesn't want to acknowledge it, then this date of birth will be of great help to her.
So doing this can be considered as an extra layer of protection.
Zhao Guihua raised this question. Bai Fendou went home and told He Lan about it. He Lan was stunned, but still said firmly: "I think Aunt Zhao is very smart. We should do this."
She didn't want her daughter to be entangled with the Fan family in the future. If that family used the blood relationship to snatch her daughter away... He Lan shuddered.
It would not be surprising if the Fan family would take his daughter back.
After all, marrying off a girl can bring in a lot of gifts.
She also knew that Fan Jianguo's sister was married off to another place by her ex-mother-in-law, simply because that family offered the highest dowry.
He Lan: "We listen to Aunt Zhao, listen to her..."
She counted on her fingers, "It's the end of March now. Let's register the child in December, on December 31st. Do you think it's okay? Anyway, it's still this year. My child was born at the beginning of the year, so we register the child at the end of the year. There will be a year difference in time, so they can't say that this child is related to the Fan family."
Bai Fendou: "I think it's OK!"
He Lan was afraid that the shameless family would snatch his child away. In fact, he was afraid too, because he would never have a child in this life. He wanted to raise his child wholeheartedly and have him treat him as his real father in the future. He thought that anyone who wanted to snatch his wife and child from him should go to hell.
He held He Lan's hand and said, "I will take good care of you."
He Lan raised her head, her eyes firm: "I know."
She whispered, "I'm so glad to meet so many nice people like you."
Bai Fendou is a good person, and Bai Fendou's neighbor is also a good person. He has thought of everything for them that they could not have thought of.
"So, what should we name our daughter?"
Bai Fendou pondered for a long time and said, "Think about the full name again. Let's not call her Xiaoya, but Xiaobao, okay? Look, the Zhuang family's children are named Tuantuanyuanyuan, and the Li family's child is named Zhenzhen, which means "Zhen" in "Zhenzhu". They all have such nice names. If we call her Xiaoya, it will seem that we don't value our child! That won't do."
He Lan smiled softly and said, "Okay."
Bai Fendou: "Actually, you should have come up with this name. You've read more books than me and you're more educated. I'm not very educated, so I'd just name it Flowers and Grasses. But if we call it this, I won't feel comfortable. Why do other families have nicer names, but we have to call it Flowers and Grasses? That won't do!"
He just wanted to compete! He just wanted to! "Then, how about calling her Shengnan? How about Shengnan?" He Lan thought of one. She only had this one child, and she hoped that the child would be better than boys.
However, Bai Fendou shook his head and said, "I don't think it's good. Calling her Shengnan is fine! But you have to read it together, Shengnan Shengnan, Bai Shengnan! My last name is Bai! Even if it's Shengnan, it's still Bai Sheng. How can this be possible!"
He Lan: “…”
That's true.
"Then... Qingqing, what about our child's name Qingqing?"
He Lan thought for a moment and then said, "I hope that our little treasure will always meet sunny days in the future. Bai Qingqing, although her last name is Bai, it is not as obvious as Bai Shengnan when she is pronounced."
"Qingqing? From now on, it will always be sunny when we meet. This is a good omen."
Bai Fendou felt that it was not easy to name their family, but the name "Bai Qingqing" was a good one. It had a good meaning, and it didn't sound like a joke when it was called out.
He made the decision: "Let's call him this, but we're going to the hospital tomorrow. Don't call him this yet. Wait until he's registered before you can officially call him this."
He Lan nodded: "Okay."
Bai Fendou boasted: "Tomorrow I have to ask Zhuang Zhixi what his child's name is. Ah, theirs is definitely not as nice as ours."
"Isn't his child called Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan?"
"That's a nickname. Daming definitely can't be called Zhuang Yuanyuan. Ah, don't mention it, it's not easy to name him with his family name."
He happily shared gossip with He Lan: "Do you know what Uncle Zhuang's name is?"
He Lan shook her head: "I don't know."
"His name is Zhuang Haoren. Haha, listen to this name. Otherwise, why do people call him Zhuang Laonian? It's really hard to pronounce this name. Pretending to be a good person, listen to this name."
He Lan also laughed.
At this time, Zhuang Laonian, who was talking about, sneezed several times in succession and said, "Who is talking about me behind my back?"
Zhao Guihua: "Just don't catch a cold."
Zhuang Lao Ni: "That can't be done." He continued, "Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are almost two months old. Your good son, you haven't given them a name yet, and you don't even say anything about them."
The old couple did not get involved in the naming matter. They were not well educated and could not come up with any nice names. The names of the two children in the eldest family were given by Zhuang Zhiyuan. Hu Tou was named Zhuang Yang and Xiao Yanzi was named Zhuang Xue.
Now, of course, the two little ones were named by Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang Zhixi.
This hasn't come out yet.
"I don't know what to call the child."
Zhao Guihua: "I'll urge them tomorrow. Maybe Jiang Lu has given birth and they haven't named the baby yet..."
"Knock, knock, knock!" There was a rapid knock on the door, and Zhao Guihua immediately stood up: "What's wrong?"
She put on her clothes and went out. At the door was Zhou Qun.
Zhou Qun said anxiously: "Aunt Zhao, please take a look at Jiang Lu. She slipped a little while drinking water just now..."
Zhao Guihua's face changed and she hurried over. Jiang Lu was lying on the bed, sweating profusely: "It hurts, it hurts so much..."
In fact, she has always been very careful, but sometimes things really go wrong.
“Wuwuwu…”
Zhao Guihua: "No, you can't wait. I'll take you to the hospital."
Jiang Lu's due date was approaching, and Zhao Guihua was worried, so she told Zhou Qun, "Go call Aunt Wang, and then go borrow a cart."
"good!"
Zhou Qun was sweating profusely and quickly went out. After a while, Aunt Wang came over and asked, "How is it?"
Zhao Guihua: "We need to send him to the hospital."
Aunt Zhou was not at home, so everyone did not delay and rushed the person to the hospital.
Theoretically, Jiang Lu's due date is only one week away.
But in reality, it's one week short of one month.
Because Jiang Luxu only reported one month.
But it was useless to say all this now, Jiang Lu was indeed in labor, and she was quickly rushed to the hospital and pushed into the delivery room.
Zhao Guihua looked at the delivery room worriedly and said, "How do you take care of people?"
Zhou Qun also felt aggrieved. He hung his head and said nothing.
In fact, Jiang Lu didn't slip because of drinking water, she slipped because of listening to gossip…
Isn't this Bai Fendou getting married? The two families are next to each other. She curiously sticks to the wall and listens to the movements of Bai Fendou's house. Logically, Jiang Lu is not that gossipy, but the main thing is that the person is Bai Fendou. It's Bai Fendou, the most powerful person in their compound! Who wouldn't be a little curious?
In fact, they couldn't hear much, but they couldn't resist their curiosity. Jiang Lu and Zhou Qun both leaned against the wall to listen to the noise.
As a result, Jiang Lu accidentally slipped...
This is really unlucky! Zhou Qun: “Woo woo!”
(End of this chapter)
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