Is there anything strange about that?
I also saw Liu Xinying's father looking at me with surprise.
"Of course! From now on, we'll be family. I'll take you to Langyu Island to study."
"Okay!" Xiao Han suddenly hugged my arm and sweetly called me "brother".
Liu Xinying's father wiped away his tears and said, "This child has always wanted to be with her mother, and now everything is fine."
Um... Liu Xinying went out to work, leaving her at home alone. It's like she has no mother at all.
It's really pitiful.
But what can be done? Adults have to go out to earn money, and those who don't have the means simply can't bring their children with them.
There are many such left-behind children in rural areas, who can only see their parents once a year during holidays.
Liu Xinying was also very excited. "These words carry more weight when I say them than when my dad says them."
"Xiao Han! How's your brother?"
"good!"
Xiao Han hugged him even tighter: "Brother is also handsome."
"ha……"
Everyone laughed.
"Well then! You guys sit down, I'll go help my mom cook."
Liu Xinying was about to leave when she said that.
"We'll help too!" Aunt Jun and the others all moved off the kang (a heated brick bed).
Liu Xinying quickly stopped them: "How can we let guests cook? Besides, you don't know how to use the earthen stove in the countryside. Please sit down."
"It's alright! We also want to see how this stove cooks."
After Xu Yiting finished speaking, she put on her shoes.
Even Selena went down.
I had no choice but to say, "Auntie! Please let them see!"
"How could I possibly accept this?"
Aunt Jun: "We're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. We brought a lot of food, let's all lend a hand."
Aunt Jun went out with a large group of women, and Xiao Han ran downstairs.
There were only the three of us men left in the room.
I took out a few packs of Da Zhong Jiu cigarettes: "I heard from Auntie that Grandpa smokes, you can have this."
"Oh my god! That won't do. These cigarettes seem quite expensive. I'll just stick to dry tobacco."
"Since I've already bought it, Grandpa, please don't be shy."
I opened it for him and handed him a cigarette. Liu Xinying's dad took it, smelled it under his nose first, and then lit it very carefully.
He took a puff and smacked his lips, saying, "It smells so good!"
My dad and I both smiled.
My dad then said, "Uncle! I want to be with Xinying. How much dowry do you want?"
"Oh! What do you need a bride price for? As long as you treat them well, we old folks don't want anything."
"That won't do! I know that's your rule. How about this: I'll give you 200,000 after I finish my research and sell it."
I can tell that my dad really likes Liu Xinying, so I have to make them happy.
“Dad! We’re not short of money. I’ll pay for it. I’ll give you a million and rebuild this house into a bigger one.”
"Zheng Yang! How can I use your money?"
“Dad! Why are you being so polite with me? One million is not much to me. I’ve already paid for your wedding banquet, the house in the city, and the jewelry for Auntie.”
Before my dad could speak, Liu Xinying's dad quickly waved his hand:
"No, no, no! This is too much money. Besides, how many more years can we two old folks live? We don't need to build a house."
“Zheng Yang! I should be doing these things. You were a child... How can I let you pay for them now?”
"Dad! This is what I should do, please wait!"
I put on my shoes, went downstairs, took out three bags of money from behind the car, and carried them into the house.
"Come on, Grandpa! Here's 1.5 million. That should cover the bride price, house renovation, appliances, and furniture. If it's not enough, we'll make up the difference."
"Oh? This won't do, there are too many."
Liu Xinying's father's voice was quite loud, which startled Liu Xinying.
"What's wrong, Dad?"
Liu Xinying came in and saw the money on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"President Zheng! What is this...?" Liu Xinying was so excited that she immediately called out to President Zheng.
"Auntie! These are for the elderly. Don't be shy with me. As long as you treat my dad well, this little bit of money is nothing."
"That won't do either. It's only right that I treat your dad well."
My dad shook his head and said, "Xinying! Just accept it! You know about Zheng Yang and me. I owe him, and he wants to be filial to me too."
"Well... okay! By the way! How much money do you have in the car? It's not safe to leave it outside. Why don't you drive it in?"
"Huh?" I didn't expect that.
"There are still some left in the car, so let's drive them in!"
I still have several bags of money in my car!
This time when I went out, there was a sleazy-looking man next to my car.
Just as I was about to get into the car, he asked me, "What's your relationship to Liu Xinying?"
"What's wrong?"
“I saw you take out quite a bit of money just now.”
I didn't understand what he meant: "So?"
Give me a bag.
Heh? This is the first time I've met Mingyao.
"Why should I?"
"Because I am Liu Xinying's brother-in-law, my brother worked himself to death to support him."
I heard she found another man, and he's quite wealthy. If he wants to marry her, shouldn't he give us compensation?
What did you say?
I didn't really know anything about Liu Xinying before, but my dad took a liking to her and I wanted her to marry him.
Now it seems there's still trouble?
"Second Holy Son! What are you doing?"
Liu Xinying also came out, and when she saw the man in front of me, she quickly came out and called out.
"Sister-in-law! It's good that you're out. I never thought you were an old cow eating young grass, finding such a young and rich man."
"Bullshit! What nonsense are you talking about? This is...this is..." Liu Xinying was so anxious that she couldn't speak properly.
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