"Next time you meet him, just treat whatever he says as nonsense. It's all nonsense," said Zhao Chunhua.
Su Man was skeptical and asked, "Then who is Xiaowen?"
Zhao Chunhua's face changed when she heard Xiaowen's name. She said vaguely, "She's not an important person. I heard she was Li Caizhe's girlfriend. Oh, that's her. She dumped Li Caizhe, and then he went crazy."
"I see."
Su Man was thoughtful. If it was really Xiaowen who dumped Li Caizhe, then why did he just say that he was sorry to Xiaowen and that he failed to protect her?
However, seeing how Zhao Chunhua was trying to cover up the truth, he knew she wouldn't tell the truth. It was pointless to ask, so it would be better for her to find out for herself later. So he didn't mention it anymore.
Li Xiang's house is at the west end of the village. Although it is also a mud house with mud walls, it looks sturdier than other houses.
Moreover, the front door of the house is very new, and it is obvious that it was newly installed. The heavy lock shines with a metallic luster.
Haha, it seems that I have already prepared to welcome her.
There are a few free-range chickens in the yard, pecking at the corn on the ground. There is an external faucet in the corner, and a simple brick pool next to it. The family gets their water from here.
Zhao Chunhua warmly invited Su Man into the house, "My daughter, I have prepared dinner, come and eat."
There are two rooms in the Li family. The one on the left is where Li Xiang and Li Zhuang live, and the one on the right is where the Li couple lives.
At this moment, Zhao Chunhua let her into the room where Li Zhuang lived. On the low table outside, there was a pot of corn rice, a plate of vegetables and a small bowl of bacon.
Su Man stood in the outer room and looked inside through the open door. There was a quilt on the kang, and that side was still red.
Zhao Chunhua saw that Su Man had noticed it, and she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Auntie knows that you are a city dweller and you are particular about it, so I specially changed your bedding for you so that you can sleep better at night."
"Thank you, Auntie, but why is the color red?"
"This red...oh, I chose this color because it looked new. Come, let's eat."
Zhao Chunhua pressed Su Man onto a low stool and filled a porcelain bowl for her.
Su Man declined, "Let's wait for Li Xiang."
"That's right, the same goes for these two kids. Why haven't they come back yet?" Zhao Chunhua had something on her mind and looked outside restlessly.
Su Man smiled, "Auntie, I want to go to the bathroom."
"Bathroom? Oh, you need to go, right? Go there."
Zhao Chunhua pointed to the dry toilet outside and said, "There's paper hanging there, just use it."
"Why."
As soon as Su Man entered, the bolt of the outer door rang, "Mom, open the door, we are back."
The voice doesn't sound like Li Xiang's. That's the rough sound of the door, it must be Li Zhuang.
The sound of hurried footsteps rang out, "Here they come."
Zhao Chunhua opened the door and said, "Oh, you're finally back. What took you so long?"
Li Xiang, who followed Li Zhuang in, explained, "He refused to go home no matter what. My brother and I put in a lot of effort."
"Tsk, it's because you're too weak to hold him down."
Li Zhuang wiped his sweat with a towel and said, "Mom, why did you lock the door in broad daylight? It made me knock all over."
Zhao Chunhua winked and pointed at the dry toilet, meaning that Su Man was inside and she was afraid that she would run away.
When Li Zhuang understood what she meant, she raised her voice and said, "Oh, it's just that your Aunt Wang said a few days ago that she keeps losing things lately, so I thought of locking the door."
While he was talking, Su Man came out of the toilet and said, "You're back."
"Yeah, let's go in and eat."
Li Xiang habitually supported Su Man's back as he walked inside, but was glared at several times by Li Zhuang who was following behind him.
In his heart, Su Man is already his wife, and Li Xiang really shouldn't do this.
Several people sat around the table, and Zhao Chunhua started to arrange drinking before they had taken a few bites of the meal.
"Xiao Man is here today. It's a huge happy event for our family. We must drink some wine to celebrate."
Su Man declined, "Auntie, I don't drink."
"There's nothing wrong with drinking. Just tilt your head back and drink it. It doesn't matter if you drink too much. Just cover your head with the quilt and go to sleep. Come on, be obedient."
Zhao Chunhua poured a full bowl for Su Man, poured another for herself, raised it and said, "Come, auntie toasts you."
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. It should be Li Xiang and I who are honoring you."
After Su Man said this, Li Xiang had no choice but to drink, so he also picked up the bowl and said, "Yes, Mom, let's toast to you."
"Okay, okay, everything is fine."
After being persuaded by several people, Su Man picked up the wine bowl and gulped down half of it.
In order to get Su Man drunk, Li Xiang drank most of the wine himself.
Zhao Chunhua quickly picked up some food for Li Xiang and said, "Second brother, you didn't eat much just now. Hurry up and eat some meat to wash down the alcohol."
"Thank you, Mom." Li Xiang said.
Li Zhuang was not happy when he saw this and put down his chopsticks with a "pop". "There are only a few pieces of meat, and you gave them all to the second brother."
"Oh, doesn't the second brother come back often?"
"Yeah, they're living a life of luxury in the city, so of course they don't want to come back."
Su Man's eyes moved between the two of them. It seemed that Li Zhuang had quite a few complaints about his younger brother Li Xiang.
Come to think of it, they are two brothers, one is dating little girls in the city, and the other is working hard at home. They are both in their forties and can't even get married. It is inevitable that there is an imbalance.
Seeing the two brothers about to argue, Zhao Chunhua quickly tried to smooth things over. "Come on, big brother, don't you see what day it is today? Today is the day your...brother is getting married. Why are you fighting with each other?"
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