“Your father is already fixing it; it’ll be done in a bit. Shenzi, sit still.” Cao Maizi came into the room.
Lin Meizhi looked at Wei Mingshen with a mournful expression.
Wei Mingshen lowered his head and said, "It's cold, I'll go fix it."
After saying that, he strode out of the house, and Lin Meizhi immediately followed him out, followed by Cao Maizi.
Su Xueli hesitated for a few seconds, put down what she was holding, and walked to the door. Sure enough, there was a stylish women's bicycle in the yard, and her father-in-law was squatting on the ground, holding a lantern, to fix the bicycle chain.
"Dad, come inside, I'll do it." Zhou Mingshen tried to take the pliers from his hand.
Wei Tiezhu said in a gruff voice, "It's all set up now. You can go inside."
Wei Mingyue then pulled Wei Mingshen aside and whispered in his ear, "Let Dad fix it. You take Sister Meizhi home later."
Wei Mingshen didn't say anything. He watched his father reconnect the chain to the wheel, then try pedaling it out, and said, "All done! Get on and ride away."
Lin Meizhi hurriedly thanked him in a sweet voice: "Thank you so much, sir. It's so cold, and you've gone to all this trouble. Please wash your hands and come inside to warm up."
Wei Tiezhu ignored her, grabbed a handful of dirt, rubbed his hands together, washed them in the washbasin, and went straight into the house.
The atmosphere was clearly awkward, but Lin Meizhi seemed oblivious, smiling as she bid farewell to the group of people: "Auntie, Brother Mingshen, Sister-in-law, Mingyue, it's getting late, I'll head back now. I'll come back to thank you another day."
After saying that, he gave Wei Mingshen a deep look, then pushed the car and walked out.
"Hey, Meizhi, you can't walk alone so late at night. Brother, you're a man, you should see Meizhi off." Wei Mingyue called to her brother.
When a female guest came to visit in the evening, it was only natural for the male host to see her off as she left.
However, everyone knew Sima Zhao's intentions. Cao Maizi was unwilling to let her son escort her, so she said, "It's inconvenient for your brother to escort her, Yue'er, ask your cousin to escort her."
Wei Mingyue pouted and said, "Mom, how can you be so confused? My cousin doesn't even know Sister Meizhi. It would be so embarrassing to have him deliver things so late at night. Brother, you know Sister Meizhi well. You can't just have someone else deliver things for you at home, can you?"
At this moment, Lin Meizhi said understandingly, "Mingyue, since it's inconvenient for Brother Mingshen, I'll walk by myself. It's okay, it's only five or six miles to my house, I can get home in no time by bike."
Cao Maizi said, "That won't do. A young woman shouldn't walk alone at night. Now that you've come to my house, I have to be responsible for your safety. Wait a moment, I'll go and get two people to take you home. Yue'er, you can come with them. That way, it won't be inconvenient."
That would make it impeccable.
Seeing Wei Mingshen's noncommittal expression, Lin Meizhi felt angry, but on the surface she remained a well-behaved girl. "That's too much trouble for you, Auntie. I really can walk by myself. I'm so sorry to have troubled you. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he pushed Wei Mingyue away, picked up the car, and left.
"Meizhi, my little sister!" Su Xueli called out to her.
The whole family turned their attention to her.
Su Xueli said to Wei Mingshen, "Look at you, a grown man. A young girl is leaving our house late at night. Why don't you hurry up and offer to take her home? Are you afraid that a tiger will eat you on the way?"
Wei Mingyue was overjoyed and said, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law is so knowledgeable and reasonable. Brother, let's go quickly."
"Wait, I haven't finished speaking. It's inconvenient for a man and woman to be alone together. I'll go with your brother to see Meizhi off." Su Xueli said, taking out a hat and putting it on, wrapping it around her neck, and also taking out Wei Mingshen's cotton gloves.
Cao Maizi suddenly understood and said with concern, "Look how cold it is, and she still has to go out to see guests off so late at night. It must be so hard on my wife."
It means they blame Lin Meizhi for causing trouble.
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