Mo Xianghong's incident was just an episode, and it did not have much impact on Jiang Yiliu. After all, Jiang Yiliu and Mo Xianghong did not have much interaction, and he did not intend to be a savior. Although he felt a little sympathy for the poor little boy, he would not interfere in other people's lives at will. Mo Xianghong still had parents and brothers and sisters, and he, an outsider, had nothing to do with them. However, if he really met Rong Jing one day, he would still tell Uncle Dashuan, and the other party should also be very interested in beating up the Rong guy.
"Why did you come back just now? I've been waiting for you." Just as Old Mrs. Miao was about to go out to call people, Jiang Yiliu came back with a few others.
"Madam, Niu Niu is so hungry that her stomach is flat." Niu Niu patted the back of Ruan Congzhao's hand. Ruan Congzhao squatted down and put her down. The little girl ran to the old lady and sucked in her little stomach hard, trying to create the appearance of being hungry.
"The food my wife cooks is the best. Niu Niu wants to eat two bowls." This time she finally compared her fingers correctly and did not make a fool of herself.
"Okay, okay, eat as much as you want. No one is stopping you." Old Mrs. Miao leaned over and tapped the little forehead of this annoying girl. She didn't know who she learned this sweet talk from. No one in their family was like this. Even Xiaobao rarely acted like a spoiled child like her when he was a child.
Especially Jiang Dani and Xiang Qianjin, neither of them is good at talking. It can only be said that this little girl is gifted in this regard.
"Come in quickly, everyone is waiting." Old Mrs. Miao stood up and urged again, and Jiang Yilu and others responded and went in.
There were two big tables in the main room, filled with sumptuous meals. Niu Niu didn't need anyone to call her. She threw herself into Jiang Dani's arms with shining eyes, sat down obediently, and prepared to eat. Her little expression was as cute as it could be.
Jiang Yilu glanced into the house and it seemed that the village cadres had not arrived yet.
"Your uncle Dashuan and the others refused to come, saying that the food has been prepared at home. Xiaobao, you, Ruanruan, and this little brother should go and sit at that table." Old Mrs. Miao seemed to see her grandson's confusion and explained to him, pushing him to the main table.
Because today is the day to entertain guests from afar, there are no separate tables for men and women. Instead, there is one table for the elders and another table for the younger generations. As for Ruan Ruan and the others, since they are guests, they also sit at the main table.
Logically, Jiang Yilu should have sat at the same table with Dani and the others, but since he was the old lady's sweetheart, he was naturally arranged to sit at their table by the biased old lady.
"When we first got together for dinner, Xiaobao had just come to my place, and now, in the blink of an eye, he has grown into a big boy." Ruan Yuanjiang looked at Jiang Yilu who was sitting with his granddaughter, and said with emotion.
"That's right, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, Xiaobao and Ruanruan have grown up. In our time, they would have been parents." Old Mrs. Miao added, looking at Ruan Yuanjiang with a meaningful look.
"Ruan Ruan is sixteen this year, right? I wonder who is so lucky to marry a good wife like Ruan Ruan." Old Mrs. Miao seemed to be just sighing, "You said that raising a child for a hundred years is always worrying for ninety-nine. When the child was still young, I worried about whether he could grow up safely. When the child grew up, I had to worry about getting married in the future. Take Xiao Bao for example, if he hadn't been able to study and was admitted to university, he would have been a father by now."
Young people in rural areas usually get married early, and most of them are not old enough to get a marriage certificate. However, the villagers only care about the banquet. As long as there is a wedding banquet, in everyone's eyes, they are husband and wife. At most, they will wait until they reach the age to get a marriage certificate. Many couples in the village only think of registering their children when their children grow up and need to be registered.
Ruan Yuanjiang didn't understand what Old Lady Miao meant at first, and nodded repeatedly: "My sister-in-law is right. As elders, we have to worry about the younger generations all our lives. In our eyes, children are always children."
"That's right. You can see how bad people are now. For example, Xiang Hong from Dashuan's family found an educated youth from the city. At first, she pretended to be a decent person, but now that she can go back to the city, she abandoned the mother and daughter and disappeared without a trace. It's just hard for Dashuan and his wife. They are old and have to help their daughter raise their grandson. You can't judge a person by his appearance. When this child finds a partner in the future, how can we be sure that the one he finds will be a good one?"
Old Lady Miao looked at Ruan Yuanjiang's thoughtful expression and immediately felt that there was hope: "So in my opinion, whether you are marrying a wife or a daughter, it is best to find someone you know well. If you know the other person's appearance and character, you will basically not make a big mistake."
Ruan Yuanjiang thought about it and it seemed to be the case. Old Lady Miao's words were so clear, how could he not know what she wanted to say? Besides, he had thought so himself.
He watched Xiaobao grow up, and he and Brother Bai gave him his elementary education. In terms of appearance, the child is clean and handsome. In terms of character, Ruan Yuanjiang has looked at so many people, but he can't find many who respect women like Xiaobao.
That's right, respect.
It is still the 1980s. Although the status of women has improved qualitatively due to the slogan "Women hold up half the sky", in the eyes of the vast majority of Chinese men, the status of women is still inferior to theirs. This stigma is not only borne by those living at the bottom of society, but also by men who have received higher education and studied abroad.
Especially in marriage, Ruan Yuanjiang had to admit it even if he didn't want to, that women were in a weak position. Look at Hong Kong City now, even if polygamy was abolished, those who had some money were still happy to find their so-called confidantes. Ruan Yuanjiang was really afraid that his granddaughter would marry such a man in the future.
Ruan Ruan is too naive and too fragile. If she had a temper like Er Ni, Ruan Yuanjiang would really dare to let her go out and try her luck. Unfortunately, she doesn't have that, and Ruan Yuanjiang is still reluctant to let her go. All he hopes is to find a husband for Ruan Ruan who truly loves her, respects her, protects her, and lets her live a happy life.
This is an ordinary grandfather with the most humble expectation. He does not ask for a brilliant future for his child. After all, excellence is achieved through sweat and tears.
But Xiaobao is different. He seems to be born to understand the sufferings of women and all the grievances of women. Sometimes Ruan Yuanjiang would think that this child might have been a girl who suffered a lot of grievances in her previous life, so she was reincarnated as a boy in this life to help those girls who are suffering the same way.
The most important thing is that this child's care and love for Ruan Ruan are real, and Ruan Ruan seems to have her own little thoughts. But Ruan Yuanjiang is not sure whether Xiaobao's feelings of caring for his sister will be as solid when it turns into love.
"Ruan Ruan is a pretty girl with a good family background. Even an old lady like me fell in love with her the first time I saw her, let alone those young men." The old lady wanted to add fuel to the fire. She kept praising the little girl sitting next to her grandson, and praised Ruan Ruan so much that she blushed with embarrassment. She lowered her head, twisted her fingers under the table, and glanced at Jiang Yilu from time to time.
Except for the blind man and Jiang Yilu, everyone could see her little thoughts. Even Jiang Dazhen, who just felt that her mother's words were too abrupt, now became interested and felt that this matchmaking might still be possible.
“In my opinion, Ruan Ruan should find someone who is good-looking, tall, can study, earn money, and has good character. Especially since Ruan Ruan is so well taken care of, and she probably can’t cook. So she must find a man who has a grandmother who can cook.” In order to let her grandson work ten years less, Old Lady Miao almost said clearly that your granddaughter is a good match for my grandson and brought the two together.
"Poof——" Ruan Congzhao was happily drinking the soup cooked by the old lady and he almost spit it out. This was trying to snatch his sister right in front of him. He was embarrassed to glare at Old Lady Miao, so he could only vent his anger on Jiang Yilu and stepped hard on Jiang Yilu under the table.
Coveting a sixteen-year-old child, what a beast.
"grandmother!"
The more Jiang Yilu listened, the more depressed he became. He didn't pay attention to Ruan Congzhao's little actions. He always treated Ruan Ruan as his sister. Why was his grandmother trying to match them up? It was so embarrassing for Ruan Ruan to hear this. Besides, Ruan Ruan was only a few years old now and it was uncertain what her future would be like.
"I wasn't wrong." Old Mrs. Miao muttered a few words. She only saw that the other person was Ruan Ruan. If it was someone like Gu Dongmei, she would not be so eager to get involved.
"The children are still young, and everything depends on fate." Ruan Yuanjiang tried to smooth things over and did not bring up the topic. If the two children could succeed, he would naturally be happy, but if not, it would be a blessing for Ruan Ruan to have a brother like Xiaobao to take care of her.
"It would be nice if Ruan Ruan could be my sister-in-law." Si Ni, who was sitting at another table, said to Ruan Ruan, who turned pale after Jiang Yiliu spoke. Ruan Ruan's behavior was so obvious that everyone except her stupid brother could see it. Didn't Ruan Congzhao guard against his brother like a wolf? He was not guarding against Xiao Bao, but against Ruan Ruan, the girl, and whether she would do something impulsive.
"Fourth sister, you are also causing trouble." Jiang Yilu was almost convinced by them. Why did they keep thinking about these unreliable things? Look how embarrassed Ruan Ruan was. She didn't say anything.
"Don't pay attention to what grandma and fourth sister said. You are still young. You can consider emotional matters when you grow up." Jiang Yilu felt that he could take this opportunity to educate Ruan Ruan. After all, premature love is not a good thing.
"I'm grown up now." Ruan Ruan lowered her head and said in a muffled voice. She refused to look up at him. She angrily put the fish belly meat that Jiang Yiliu had just put into her bowl into Ruan Congzhao's bowl.
Jiang Yilu thought Ruan Ruan was angry because of their jokes, and was thinking about how to coax this lovely little girl back.
He had taken care of the little girl when she was still a glutinous rice dumpling. She was like his junior and he was not a beast.
It is very rare that his ideas and Ruan Congzhao's ideas are, to some extent, in line with each other.
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