The next day, when Du Jiang was washing clothes on the riverbank, he happened to meet Tianniu there.
Seeing the joy on Tianniu's face, and considering that Li Hongjun had not returned since he went there, Du Jiang thought that perhaps good things were about to happen.
As expected, just as Du Jiang was squatting down with the basin in hand, Tianniu spoke cheerfully, "Du Jiang, Hongjun and I have already obtained our marriage certificate. We'll set up two tables in a few days and you can come over for dinner then."
"Congratulations, I wish you a happy marriage and a baby soon. I will definitely go there when you set a date." Looking at the sweet girl's happy face, Du Jiang was also very happy for her.
"I really have to thank you for this. If you hadn't asked about the Red Army for me, we might not have gotten together." When she recalled the past, shyness and guilt flashed across the girl's face. "At the beginning, it was me who was obsessed and insisted on saying that you looked like that wooden man. Actually, after looking back, I realized that you two are not that similar. Du Jiang, I was ignorant before, and the Red Army also criticized me later. Don't take it to heart."
"You're talking about that? I almost forgot about it." Du Jiang waved her hand dismissively when she mentioned the previous quarrel, and continued to rub the clothes in her hands with her head down. "So, are you going back to see your parents-in-law today?"
Really, Du Jiang was just asking politely, but this sentence seemed to open the floodgates, and the sweet girl suddenly poured out.
"Du Jiang, you don't know, Hongjun's parents are really biased. Just because the birth time was not what they expected, they blamed everything on one child."
"When they were young, they were not fed. If it weren't for the kindness of the Red Army's grandparents, I'm afraid the Red Army wouldn't have survived."
"Brothers, when it was your turn to go to the countryside, you pushed the Red Army out and even tried to embezzle the subsidies from the Youth Educated Office. If Li Hongjun hadn't been smart enough to drag my grandparents with him and take their household registration books with him, we would have been driven out to the countryside with nothing."
"Sending him to the countryside would have been fine, but they also sent letters every now and then asking me to send food back. Fortunately, Hongjun was clear-headed and didn't send any. His parents cursed him in their hearts. To be honest, those words really sounded like an enemy. If Hongjun hadn't inquired and confirmed that he was their biological child, I would have suspected that he had been swapped."
"Everyone says that everyone likes boys. Hongjun is also a boy, so why isn't his parents fond of him? Besides, Hongjun isn't bad looking either. Du Jiang, how can there be such strange parents?"
Tianniu talked incessantly, and Du Jiang heard it clearly. It turned out that Li Hongjun's inner self was not as glorious as he appeared on the surface. However, if it had nothing to do with his family, it meant that Tianniu would not have any problems with her parents-in-law and sisters-in-law in the future.
"Maybe it's because we don't like each other," Du Jiang sighed. "But it's good this way. From now on, you won't have any problems with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law or sisters-in-law. It's better for the two of you to work together to live a good life."
"That's what I said, but I just feel sorry for my Hongjun. You say this extremely filial person was disliked by his parents just because he was born. This...how can this be true? I thought it was only country people who would be like this, but who knew that city people are also like this?" The sweet girl sighed, and her hands tightened as she rubbed clothes. "Although Hongjun says it doesn't matter, I see a bit of admiration in the way he gets along with my parents."
"Isn't this a good thing? From now on, your family of four will be able to live a stable life."
"Yeah, Hongjun told my parents the same thing," the sweet girl smiled. "Speaking of my parents, it's more comfortable to call them dad and mom. I used to follow Yingying and learn to call them mom and dad like the city people did. At first, my parents weren't used to it, but now that Hongjun is here, they'll probably get used to it in the future."
"It doesn't matter if it's mom or dad, it's fine, whatever makes you feel comfortable."
"That makes sense, Du Jiang. I was thinking of looking for you, and I just happened to run into you. Come to my house for dinner tonight, as a way of thanking you for bringing me and the Red Army together." The sweet girl looked at Du Jiang with a smile, as if to say, "If you don't agree, I will keep watching you."
Du Jiang smiled and didn't refuse, but he still explained the matchmaking that Tianniu mentioned, "Tianniu, this matter is not really my matchmaking. I just asked the other party according to your mother's instructions. To be honest, it was you two who finally made it through. I was at most a messenger, so I can't really be considered a matchmaker."
"I knew you would say that, but it doesn't matter. I believe you are the matchmaker between me and the Red Army, that's all." Tianniu didn't take Du Jiang's rebuttal seriously. "Then it's settled. I'll invite you to dinner tonight."
After saying that, Tianniu wrung out the washed clothes and put them in the wooden basin, then stood up. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Du Jiang not to forget to have dinner in the evening.
"Okay, I got it. I'll wait for you to call me," Du Jiang agreed with a helpless smile. Only then did the sweet girl leave with satisfaction.
Looking at the sweet girl's back, Du Jiang shook his head and lowered his head to continue washing the sheets and quilt covers in his hands. The large pieces were not easy to wash, and they were even harder to rub apart in the house. Fortunately, the water in the riverbed was running water, but it was still cold enough. The water after the frost was even colder than before. Du Jiang picked up a stick and knocked it quickly. After the last piece was cleaned, he hurriedly stood up and stretched his legs and feet that were numb from squatting.
"What are you doing here?"
The sudden sound behind him startled Du Jiang. When he turned around and saw Huo Yang, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Huo."
Huo Yang looked at Du Jiang and then at the bedsheets and quilts on the riverbank, frowning, "Why are you washing here in such a cold day? The water in the river is cold."
"I know, but it's not convenient to pour water at home, and the sheets and quilt covers need to be changed, so I came here," Du Jiang explained, but Huo Yang's brows were still frowned, especially when he saw Du Jiang's red hands, his heroic eyebrows frowned even tighter.
"Are you done washing?"
"After washing, just wring out the water and go back to dry it." Huo Yang's gaze was too deep. Du Jiang felt a little uncomfortable. As soon as she heard the other party's voice, she hurriedly answered, hoping that the other party would leave quickly.
Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Huo Yang not only did not leave, but instead walked over Du Jiang, bent down and grabbed the bed sheet in the water. With a little force from his broad palm, he folded and wrung it out in a few seconds, threw it into the wooden basin, and then grabbed the quilt cover. The quilt cover soaked in water was very heavy, and Du Jiang could even see the blue veins on the back of Huo Yang's hand.
Du Jiang came to his senses and hurried forward to grab it, but Huo Yang dodged it, "Don't touch it, I'll do the heavy thing."
Du Jiang looked at the deserted river beach and breathed a sigh of relief. She just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life and really didn't want to endure the torture of rumors. Even though she didn't care, she didn't want to be a special person.
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