Li Yuzhu left work early in the evening, drove to the Municipal Experimental Primary School, checked her watch, and saw that it wasn't time for school to end yet, so she sat in her car and waited.
About 20 minutes later, I saw my son come out of the school with my two daughters.
My son, Dongyusheng, is ten years old this year and looks a lot like Dongqing.
The eldest daughter, Dong Yurou, and the second daughter, Dong Yumeng, are eight years old this year and are already in the second grade. The two daughters are just as beautiful as their mother.
Li Yuzhu saw her children come out of the car and get out. Her second daughter, Dong Yumeng, said, "Mom, my brother hit me at noon today."
When the ten-year-olds were still quite young and didn't understand things, the three siblings often fought. Li Yuzhu said, "Yusheng, how can you, as the older brother, be so immature?"
Dong Yusheng said, "It's because she broke my pen."
Li Yuzhu carried the three children into the car and said, "If you break the pen, you hit her mother. If you still don't behave, Mom will tell your father and he'll deal with you."
Dong Yusheng was still afraid of his father. After hearing his mother's words, he said, "Mom, don't tell my father. I won't do it again."
After listening to her son's words, Li Yuzhu didn't say anything more, got into the car, started the engine, and drove towards her parents' home.
I drove back to my parents' home, and my younger sister Li Yuqiu and her husband came over, as did Dongqing after get off work.
The engagement banquet was held at the Suwei Hotel that evening. The family got into several cars, started the cars, and drove to the hotel.
The family arrived at the hotel, where Dongqing's three older sisters and Fang Lin also arrived.
As everyone entered the hotel's private room, Su Wei walked in and said with a smile, "Today is my brother's engagement day, so you don't need to pay the bill tonight. This meal is on me."
Li Yuzhu didn't stand on ceremony and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
The guests arrived quickly, with Li Yuqiu and her husband being the last to arrive.
Before dinner, Li Yuzhu said, "Today is my younger brother's engagement day. He has finally found his marital home, and as his eldest sister, I wish them all the best."
Li Yuzhu's family did not look down on Zhu Xiaofei's birth; on the contrary, they sympathized with and liked her, and it cannot be ruled out that the reason was to pay off debts.
Of course, without the cause of what happened back then, there would be no effect today. No matter how beautiful Zhu Xiaofei is, Li Yufei would not look at her given her current education and family status.
Now, college students are lining up to pursue him, and any one of them is much better off than Zhu Xiaofei.
Of course, Zhu Xiaofei could see this too, but she had truly fallen in love with Li Yufei.
Whether it's repaying a debt or repaying a debt of affection, a boy who is willing to give up everything for her deserves her love, and she doesn't want to refuse him against her will.
Dongqing said, "Let's exchange engagement rings next."
Li Yufei and Zhu Xiaofei exchanged engagement rings and put them on each other's fingers. From then on, Zhu Xiaofei was Li Yufei's fiancée.
Li Yuzhu took out 20,000 yuan from her bag as a gift and handed it to Zhu Xiaofei, who readily accepted it.
She wasn't greedy; tonight was their official engagement, and she couldn't refuse whatever Li Yufei's family offered.
Next, her parents and second sister gave her gifts, which she accepted one by one. In an instant, both her hands were full of money.
She handed the money to her mother and said, "Mother, this money is for you as a token of my filial piety; you must accept it."
Once you receive the money, it becomes yours. But returning the money to the elderly is a different matter altogether; that's called filial piety.
Li Yuzhu's mother happily accepted the money; it would all be theirs in the future, and she was just passing it through her hands.
This is what is meant by doing a favor when things are going smoothly, and the water will eventually flow back to the sea.
Of course, Zhu Xiaofei wasn't scheming; she was full of genuine feelings, and no matter the outcome, her intentions were pure and innocent.
After finishing their meal and leaving the hotel, Li Yufei said, "Sister, Xiaofei will be living at home from now on. When you come to work tomorrow, bring her clothes over."
"Okay, I'll go back tonight and pack her things into the car. I'll take her home to work tomorrow."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she opened the car door, let the three children get in first, and then closed the car door behind her.
She got into the car and sat in the passenger seat. Dongqing said goodbye to her brother-in-law outside the car, started the car, and drove home.
After the older sister and brother-in-law took the child away, the second sister also said goodbye and went back. Dongqing's three older sisters and Fang Lin also drove away.
Li Yufei turned to look at Su Wei and said, "Sister Su Wei, let's go back."
Li Yufei has never changed his way of addressing Su Wei, always calling her "Sister Su Wei," and Su Wei has long regarded him as her younger brother.
Su Wei smiled and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest."
Li Yufei nodded after hearing this, and took Zhu Xiaofei's hand as they walked home.
They returned home, where their parents were waiting on the living room sofa. Their mother said, "You two come and sit down; I have something to say."
Li Yufei and Zhu Xiaofei sat down on the sofa. Their mother said, "Fei'er is twenty-six this year, and Xiaofei is twenty-three. You're both getting on in years; you're well past the age for marriage. I'll have a fortune teller choose an auspicious date tomorrow, and we can get married soon, okay?"
Li Yufei said she had no objection, and then looked at Zhu Xiaofei.
Zhu Xiaofei said, "I will follow my parents' arrangements completely."
The mother was overjoyed and said with a smile, "It's settled then. I'll find a fortune teller tomorrow to set your wedding date. It's getting late, you should go upstairs and rest."
After listening to her mother's words, Li Yufei stood up, took Zhu Xiaofei's hand, and walked upstairs.
He and Zhu Xiaofei walked to the bedroom door, he kissed her on the forehead, and said, "Go back to your room and sleep, goodnight."
Zhu Xiaofei nodded and said goodnight after hearing this, then reached out and pushed open the door to go into the bedroom.
She returned to her bedroom, closed the door behind her, changed into her pajamas, and went to bed.
She lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep, tossing and turning.
Perhaps happiness came too suddenly. If meeting Li Yufei at the cemetery last year was the turning point in my fate, then regaining my sight was the starting point of my life.
My fate began with Li Yufei's family. If I hadn't met him at my ancestral grave last year, I don't know what my life would have been like, let alone whether I could have made it this far.
Her fate over the past year felt like a dream.
She suddenly became conflicted about this question: Was it really a dream?
Lacking confidence, she reached out and grabbed her hair, pulling hard. The pain reminded her that it wasn't a dream, but real reality; she had truly found her home, the cradle of marriage.
The more she thought about it, the less she could sleep. She got up, put on her shoes, and walked out of the bedroom toward the rooftop.
She walked onto the rooftop and suddenly saw a tiny flame on the edge of the rooftop, so clearly visible in the darkness, like a beam of starlight in the darkness.
It turned out that a person was standing on the dark rooftop smoking.
At that moment, the shadowy figure noticed her, turned around abruptly, and asked, "Who?"
Zhu Xiaofei recognized the voice immediately; it was Li Yufei. Was he also suffering from insomnia? She said, "It's me. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
The villa's rooftop wasn't very big to begin with, and as they were talking, Zhu Xiaofei walked up to Li Yufei.
Only when I got closer did I realize that he was only wearing shorts.
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