When Xiao Xue returned home after finishing her errands, it was already dinnertime. Her parents, Xiao Dingyu and Li Mei, were in the kitchen preparing dinner. Xiao Xue was already immune to her parents' submissive manner. "Mom and Dad, I'm home!"
"Xiaoxue, you're back! Go wash your hands and call Xiaoyu to your room. Dinner will be ready soon." Xiao's mother's voice came from the kitchen.
"Mother, I understand," Xiao Xue replied to her mother as she walked towards her younger brother Xiao Yu's room. Xiao Yu's door wasn't closed. Xiao Xue knocked and went in. "Xiao Yu, you can wash your hands and eat now."
Xiao Yu was reading when he heard his sister Xiao Xue call him. He closed the book and put it down. "Sister, you're back! Parents said you're getting married soon. Sister, can you not get married? I don't like that person."
Xiao Xue touched her younger brother's hair, who was seven years younger than her. "What's wrong? Why don't you like that person? Did he do something wrong? Or did he do something that made you uncomfortable?" Xiao Xue was very patient with her younger brother. He had been with her since he was little, spending more time with her, since their parents both had to work.
He didn't do anything to me, but I just felt he wasn't a good person. I can't quite put my finger on it, it's just a feeling. The way he looked at you and Dad made me dislike him. Xiao Yu is still young, after all, and can't express feelings like that.
Oh, I see. You're still young, don't meddle in adults' affairs. He's a good person. He saved your sister. If he wasn't a good person, why would he risk his life to save her at that time? For some reason, Xiao Xue felt a sense of oppression when she said this. It seemed like she shouldn't feel this way, but it also seemed like that was how it was.
At the dinner table, Xiao's father brought up Xiao Xue's marriage. "Xiao Xue, Wenxing will be coming to present the betrothal gifts in about a week. After that, the wedding will be in ten days. Your mother has almost finished preparing everything. Is there anything else you need to add?"
Xiao Xue thought for a moment. Her parents owned two houses in town. They lived in one house now, and the other house had been transferred to her by her parents as her marital home. She planned to live in town with Su Wenxing after their marriage, but she hadn't told him yet, intending to wait until the betrothal ceremony.
She and her parents had visited Su Wenxing's home. Although each child had their own room, she felt it was inconvenient for the whole family to live together. Her parents thought that since they had a house in town, they could give her one as her wedding home so she wouldn't have to go back to the village and squeeze into the large family. Therefore, they didn't care much about Su Wenxing's family's financial situation; as long as Su Wenxing treated her well, that was enough.
"Mom and Dad, you decide. I don't have anything to add. Other families are overjoyed, looking forward to the wedding and preparing their dowries." Xiao Xue didn't care at all. Everything was done according to what her mother said. In this upcoming wedding, she might only have one participation: attending as the bride.
Seeing their daughter's indifference to their wedding, Xiao's parents assumed she was tired from work or anxious about moving to a strange new place. Xiao Yu, overhearing his parents discussing his sister's wedding, pouted and looked unhappy; he felt his sister wasn't happy at all.
Mom and Dad, there's something I need to tell you. Today, I was riding my bicycle out when I reached a bend in the road. Just as I was about to turn right, a child ran out from around the bend. I panicked and forgot to brake. To avoid hitting the child, I had to swerve the bike to the left.
The car lost its balance, and I fell to the left along with it. I thought I was going to fall to the ground, but unexpectedly someone saved me.
"Oh? My child, are you hurt anywhere?" Xiao's mother was extremely worried. "Has Xiaoxue been in any accidents these past two years? She always seems to have accidents, this is the third time!" Xiao's father was also very worried. "Xiaoxue, you need to be more careful in the future. Did you bump into anything on the bicycle?"
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