The elderly couple were truly bewildered. Cao Maizi asked, "Then who was it that said they wanted to marry Lin Meizhi? They even had a huge fight with your parents."
Wei Mingshen turned his face to the side. "Back then was back then, and now is now. Back then, I was just a baby drinking milk."
Cao Maizi was amused by him, and after scolding him, she asked, "So what are you planning to do? We've used up all our savings to get you a wife. If you want to find another wife, you'll have to figure it out yourself. I don't have any money to get you a wife."
Wei Mingshen said, "Don't worry, I will get back the money you gave me to get married back then. Oh, I mean, I will earn it back."
Cao Maizi glanced at his wife and asked his son, "What did you say? Where did you get so much money? It's not just thirty or fifty yuan, it's several hundred yuan."
Wei Mingshen said, "Don't worry about it, I'll get it back for you soon."
Cao Maizi's face suddenly turned pale. She grabbed her son's hand and demanded, "Shenzi, tell me, you've been leaving before dawn and coming back late at night these past few days. What have you been doing? You haven't been doing anything criminal, have you...?"
Wei Tiezhu's eyes widened, and he snarled, "Tell the truth!"
Wei Mingshen was both amused and exasperated. "Father, Mother, I've been your son for over twenty years for nothing. Don't you know what kind of son you have? Would I do something criminal? I'm a retired soldier, a decent person. I'd rather starve than do anything bad."
The elderly couple breathed a sigh of relief. Their son was stubborn and disobedient, but not unreliable.
They asked, "So what exactly did you do?"
Wei Mingshen thought there was no need to hide it from them anymore, so he told them the truth: "Su Xueli and I are doing straw weaving together. She will give you all the money once we have earned enough."
"What!" The elderly couple were stunned.
Wei Mingshen told his parents about Su Xueli renting a house in town to do straw weaving.
Cao Maizi asked with a beaming smile, "Really...really? Then...can you two make up and live together again?"
“That’s right, that’s right,” Wei Tiezhu followed up.
The elderly couple looked on with anticipation.
Wei Mingshen shook his head: "I don't know, I can't figure out what that little girl is thinking."
Cao Maizi laughed heartily, "That little girl is thoughtful, but kind-hearted and grateful. You should treat her well, no, treat her really well, I don't believe she won't come back."
"Oh, right, take whatever good food Mom makes with you from now on. Doesn't she love Mom's pumpkin pancakes? Mom will make them for her... Oh right, we don't have any pumpkin. She also loves Mom's fried radish balls, I'll fry them for her. She also loves my steamed buns, I'll make them for her..." Cao Maizi started chattering on and on.
"Brother, what are you talking about? Where did you go today? Sister Meizhi came looking for you this morning and told you to go to her house as soon as you got back. She's been waiting for you all day. Why don't you go now?" Wei Mingyue ran over from her room after hearing the commotion.
Wei Mingshen glanced at her impatiently: "Go to sleep."
Then I said to my parents, "It's getting late, go to sleep, I'm going to sleep too."
Wei Mingyue panicked, "Brother, Sister Meizhi has brought you amazing news! Her father is going to arrange a job for you..."
"I know, you don't need to tell me. Get out of here, I'm annoyed." Wei Mingshen interrupted her, pointing to the door and yelling at her.
Wei Mingyue jumped up and down, demanding, "Brother, why didn't you take advantage of such a good thing? Sister Meizhi has been waiting for you all day. Hurry up and go put her mind at ease!"
"Go if you want, otherwise shut up!" Wei Mingshen shouted angrily.
Wei Mingyue angrily cursed, "You ungrateful wretch, you don't deserve Sister Meizhi!"
Su Xueli and Yan Yan returned to their lodgings and washed up. However, Su Xueli did not go to bed. Instead, she picked up a bundle of thatch and began to weave.
Yan Yan asked her, "Why are you working so late again?"
Su Xueli then told him about He Yujie's incident that afternoon.
Yan Yan also knew He Yujie. She said softly, "Actually, I knew a long time ago that Teacher He liked you. To be honest, he is a very good candidate. With a husband like him, you will never suffer. He is also educated and has a stable job. So many girls want to marry someone like him."
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