Hearing that she had arrived two hours early, Li Xue'e looked at her in surprise: "How did you get here? Wasn't there no more shuttle bus?"
She and Yuan Dasheng waited for a long time in town before the second bus arrived. How did Yuan Mengge, who was behind them, get to the county town ahead of them?
Moreover, they had met with Mr. and Mrs. Yuan Xiangyong before they arrived.
I also learned about Yuan Mengge winning the lottery.
She whispered to Yuan Mengge, "So you won your money from winning the lottery?"
Yuan Mengge nodded, but did not explain anything to her.
She pulled Li Xue'e aside and whispered, "I gave them 1,400. We'll give them the remaining 600 when we get back. You're mine now, so you have to listen to me, understand?"
Li Xue'e smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you from now on."
Hearing her agree so readily, Yuan Mengge glanced at her, somewhat puzzled.
What's going on? Why did she suddenly become so decisive?
Last night, I tried everything to persuade her, but she still hesitated all night.
Suddenly things have become straightforward?
Was it because I gave the money to Yao Dongqing?
But she took out the money last night too, and I didn't see her being this decisive.
Could it be that something happened to them in those two hours?
Yuan Mengge looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Did something happen before you came here?"
Li Xue'e's face darkened, then she replied softly, "I'll tell you later, but it's so great that you could come! Thank you, Aping!"
Yuan Mengge nodded: "It's nothing, no need to thank me. If you really want to thank me, then hurry up and become independent."
Li Xue'e didn't quite understand the meaning of the word 'self-reliance', but she could roughly guess what it meant.
Her eyes flashed, and she nodded: "Mm."
At this moment, Lin Zimei called out to them, "Come, come, don't stand, sit down quickly. Ayun, make a pot of tea for your brother and sister-in-law."
Then she added, "You've come at just the right time. Our dishes are freshly cooked and ready to be served."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiangbiao immediately waved his hand and said, "No need for tea, let's just sit down and eat. Come on, let's go eat."
Lin Zimei nodded upon hearing this; "Alright then, let's eat."
The kitchen is quite large, and the dining room is spacious, so even ten people can sit at a large table without feeling cramped.
Yuan Dasheng's face darkened as soon as he saw Yuan Mengge.
At this moment, Yuan Xiangbiao suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some minor injuries on his face, and asked in confusion, "Dasheng, what happened to your face? Did you get into a fight with someone?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dasheng looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Oh, I was drinking with someone the night before last, we got into an argument and then it escalated into a fight."
After saying that, he glared fiercely at Yuan Mengge.
Of course, he wouldn't tell outsiders that his injury was caused by Yuan Mengge. Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, and besides, it would be embarrassing for him to say it out loud.
Hearing them say that, the others also stared at his face and saw that there were indeed some dark circles under his eyes and mouth.
"Hey, why were you fighting? Did you get seriously injured?" Lin Zimei asked worriedly.
Yuan Dasheng shook his head: "It's nothing, nothing serious. These are just minor injuries, they'll be fine in a few days."
Everyone sat down at the dining table, where several dishes were already laid out.
Lin Zimei and Yuan Shuyun brought out the dishes that were still not cooked and set out the bowls and chopsticks. A little while later, they served rice to Yuan Dasheng and the other two.
The men all sat down directly, and neither of the two sons offered to help; it was all Lin Zimei and her daughter who did the work.
Li Xue'e and the other two were guests, and they were all asked to sit down.
After sitting down, Yuan Xiangbiao said to Yuan Dasheng, "Now that you two are married, the next thing to do is to have a child. Asheng, you need to find a job and work hard. You need to start supporting your wife and child, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dasheng smiled and nodded, saying, "I understand. I've already asked a friend to help me look, but we haven't found a suitable one yet. Once we find one, I'll get it done."
Yuan Mengge picked up her rice bowl and said to Li Xue'e, "Eat quickly, eat more."
Otherwise, we won't be able to eat soon.
Li Xue'e understood as well. When she saw Lin Zimei bring up two bottles of liquor and place wine glasses in front of her and Yuan Dasheng, she guessed what would happen next.
Lin Zimei then looked at Li Xue'e and said, "Eat more, Xue'e. This is your first time visiting Uncle Wu's house. Don't go hungry, or your in-laws will say we didn't treat you well when you get back."
Li Xue'e nodded politely: "Okay, I understand."
Yuan Mengge didn't care about anything else and just ate first.
After all, we've prepared so many delicious dishes; it would be a waste not to eat them.
Knowing they were coming, Lin Zimei and her husband prepared a lot of delicious dishes: braised pork trotters with radish and peanuts, pan-fried fish, boiled shrimp, stir-fried beef with garlic sprouts, stir-fried celery with meat, stir-fried greens, stir-fried green beans with meat, pan-fried tofu with scallions, stir-fried bean sprouts...
Yuan Xiangbiao opened the bottle cap directly, poured himself a glass first, and then poured glasses for Yuan Dasheng and Li Xue'e.
Li Xue'e was about to refuse when she said, "Fifth Uncle, I don't drink..."
Yuan Xiangbiao interrupted her, saying, "Just a little bit is fine, just a token gesture, right? Your fifth uncle has already poured you some wine, how can you refuse? Right?"
The implication was that if she refused, it would be disrespectful to him, an elder.
These words were meant to put pressure on Li Xue'e.
Li Xue'e said with a troubled expression, "But I really can't drink today... I'm not feeling well..."
When she said she wasn't feeling well, Yuan Xiangbiao and Lin Zimei exchanged a glance and looked at her suspiciously, asking, "Are you really not feeling well? You're not just trying to make up an excuse, are you?"
Yuan Mengge raised her hand: "I can testify that Sister Xue'e is indeed not feeling well today."
Yuan Dasheng looked at the two of them with disbelief and said, "How come I don't feel that you're uncomfortable today? You've been fine since you woke up this morning."
When Li Xue'e heard him say that, she said directly, "I'm not feeling well, and it's all your fault, okay?"
Yuan Mengge glanced at her, wondering if she was referring to what happened that night.
Yuan Dasheng said, "What did I do?"
Li Xue'e pursed her lips and said, "Go ahead and hit me!"
Yuan Dasheng was taken aback, then suddenly realized something, and said nonchalantly, "You're not talking about that night, are you? I slapped you in the face, but I didn't break your head. It's been two days, so why are you still uncomfortable?"
Yuan Mengge stopped eating, gave him a cold look, and said, "Say it again?"
Yuan Dasheng was immediately stunned by her gaze and shut his mouth.
Lin Zimei asked Li Xue'e, "What did you do wrong? How did you end up getting Dasheng to beat you up?"
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