Because Liang Liang promised to invite her to spend the Spring Festival at Liang's house next year, Xu Mei was in a very good mood. As soon as she arrived at the small shop, she started to arrange a game of mahjong, and soon a group of people gathered at a mahjong table and began to play.
Xu Mei plays mahjong in a rather flamboyant manner. If someone were to take a picture of her and post it online, her public image would probably collapse.
Liang Liang felt a toothache watching Xu Mei play mahjong, so he fled after watching for about ten minutes. He suspected that if he watched any longer, his blood pressure would rise.
There is a certain correlation between mood and gambling luck; a good mood can naturally bring good luck.
When the game ended at nightfall, Xu Mei, who had started the game with a 10-yuan bet, actually won more than 5,000 yuan.
This woman then went to Liang Liang's house and showed off to him.
"We don't have any gamblers in our family. If you want to come into our house, you'd better stay away from gambling."
"Let's talk about that after I'm married into your family! What if I stop gambling and you still don't want me? I'd be so disappointed."
Liang Liang was speechless. You really dare to blurt out anything.
"Hey! How about you come for a walk with me tonight?"
"Going out for a walk in this freezing weather? Are you out of your mind?"
"It's only fun to walk around outside in this cold weather. We all have a fire burning in our hearts, so of course we're not afraid of the cold wind."
Is he planning to become a poet?
"Wait for me in the grove at the north end of the village at seven o'clock tonight."
"Huh? This looks more like a date."
"It's a date, after all! You've never been on a date before."
"Date my ass! We had no relationship before, is it crazy for you to go on a date with me tonight?!"
"Well, now that's it, isn't it? Anyway, if you're not going to wait for me there, I'll stand there until tomorrow morning and freeze to death!"
Without giving Liang Liang a chance to object, he turned and ran away.
Liang Liang was troubled. Should he keep this kind of wife?
In order to prevent Xu Mei from freezing to death, Liang Liang had no choice but to keep the appointment, which meant he had to be prepared to freeze to death himself.
I can't freeze to death myself.
He dug out his thickest down coat, which he had bought two years ago.
This coat cost him over two thousand yuan. It's ankle-length, and when he wears it, he looks like a polar bear.
Liang Liang wore it twice and never wore it again.
With this down coat and a pair of thick cotton boots, even minus thirty degrees Celsius won't bother you much.
With about ten minutes to go before seven o'clock, Liang Liang walked out of her house.
Liang Qiuqiu looked at her older brother dressed like a panda and was very puzzled: Is it that cold outside?
Liang Liang never dreamed that his first date with Xu Mei would be in the freezing cold outdoors.
Fortunately, Xu Mei didn't keep him waiting long; she arrived at the grove a few minutes later.
"You came wearing just this little padded jacket? Aren't you cold?"
Xu Mei was wearing a very thin cotton-padded jacket.
"Aren't you wearing a big cotton-padded coat?"
She didn't act like a stranger at all and immediately crawled into Liang Liang's down jacket.
"Hold me!"
Liang Liang felt like she was a puppet.
"We grew up together, I'm really too embarrassed to hug you!"
Xu Mei chuckled and rested her head against Liang Liang's chest.
"I've been dreaming of marrying you since I was five years old!"
"Get lost! Do you think I'm an idiot? You probably didn't even know your own name when you were five, how could you think this far ahead?"
"Hehe! So, ten years old should be okay, right?"
"Bullshit! You wouldn't have thought about this kind of thing when you were 15."
"Nonsense! I really thought about this when I was 15, right when you took me through the tunnel to see Bi Sheng's dance troupe perform."
"Hehe! I don't believe it! Back then you were just a silly girl who only knew how to eat when you were full. Your brain was all linear; you wouldn't have thought about such complicated things."
Xu Mei punched Liang Liang in the chest: "Don't call me a silly girl!"
"Aren't you stupid? Coming here for a date in the dead of winter, anyone with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't come up with this idea."
"Isn't he eager to experience dating you? Next year will be better. Next year during Chinese New Year, we can sleep in the same bed."
"Pah! Have you no shame? How dare you say such a thing!"
"It's like you don't want to sleep in the same bed with me, what a hypocrite!"
"Alright, alright! The more I talk, the more excited you get. You're a big star. If you keep talking like this in public, you'll embarrass your elders."
"I'm only saying this to you; I'm very careful with my words when I'm out in public."
That seems to be the truth. Xu Mei has been in the industry for several years, and she has never said anything outrageous in public.
With such a passionate woman in his arms, Liang Liang believed that even if Liu Xiaotuo were alive again, he would still be tempted.
Moreover, his own level of understanding was probably a hundred thousand miles behind Liu Xia Tuo's.
Although there are some things you can't do in the wild during winter, it seems like you can still satisfy your urge to use your hands.
Xu Mei was very docile; only at this moment did she seem like a woman.
"Next year, Yang Xiaoli and I will both spend the Spring Festival at your house, is that alright?" Xu Mei asked worriedly as they walked back around ten o'clock.
Liang Feng definitely can't get married next year. Yang Xiaoli is a bit too young. If both wives go to celebrate the New Year, won't it be a bit crowded?
Why do you keep thinking about such strange things? Is my house too big for you all?
"I've settled in, but I'm worried about whether it looks good!"
"You're just wasting your time."
"Let's not talk about the house. What gifts will you give me when I visit your home for Chinese New Year next year? I heard that when Yang Xiaoli visited your home for Chinese New Year this year, your mother gave her a set of gold jewelry worth more than 100,000 yuan."
"Who told you a set of jewelry is worth 100,000? It only cost a little over 30,000 yuan in total, how did it become 100,000?"
This woman is not stupid at all. She kept exaggerating, saying that if Liang Liang didn't give her something worth more than 100,000 next year, would he have the nerve to offer it?
Xu Mei giggled.
"Besides, next year is still a long way off. Why don't you think about the things in front of you? Why think so far ahead? Don't strain your brain. Let me make it clear first, I'm not marrying an idiot."
"You're the idiot! I'm home, I'm going back now, give me a kiss!"
"Hurry up and leave, you're making a lot of trouble. If your mom sees this, she'll beat you to death."
Liang Liang pushed Xu Mei into the Xu family's courtyard and watched her go inside before heading to his own home.
The sixth day of the Lunar New Year in 2001 was the most lively day in the history of Pingshan Village.
On this day, hundreds of businesses, large and small, opened for business simultaneously in Pingshan Village. Drums and firecrackers went off one after another, and the entire village was covered with the smoke of firecrackers. The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.
More than a dozen Yangko and stilt walking teams competed with each other and showed off their skills in Pingshan Village.
The fact that businesses in his hometown have started operating means that Liang Liang won't be able to stay at home for many more days.
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