Wei Mingshen had already walked towards the door, leaving behind the words, "I'm leaving!"
Cao Maizi and Wei Tiezhu exchanged a smile. "See? We made the right decision to insist on marrying our son to this woman. Look how wonderful the young couple is."
They were unaware of what their son and daughter-in-law were secretly doing.
At Su Xueli's house, the food had just been served when Wei Mingshen stepped through the door.
He had run all the way from his home, so his face was glistening with a thin layer of sweat, and even in the dead of winter, his masculine presence was palpable.
Su Xueli's heart skipped a beat when she saw him.
"Oh, Ming Shen, what brings you here!" Liu Fengying exclaimed in surprise.
"You've come at the perfect time. Sit down and eat, I'll go cook another dish. Xue Li, quickly get Ming Shen a pair of chopsticks," Su Guojun said happily.
Su Xueli was speechless. "Why don't you eat before you come? I don't want to get you another pair of chopsticks."
She said to him, "Sit down, I'll get you some chopsticks."
Wei Mingshen listened to her and sat down in the seat next to her. He called out to his father-in-law, "Uncle, there's no need to cook any more dishes. This is enough."
Su Xueli also said, "Dad, Mingshen isn't an outsider. There are two stir-fried dishes, peanuts, steamed buns, and porridge. We can't possibly finish it all."
Su Guojun and Liu Fengying exchanged a glance and said, "Alright, we're not strangers, let's just make do with this. Mingshen, have a couple of drinks with me."
Wei Mingshen smiled and said, "Okay, sir."
The main point is to avoid spoiling the fun.
Su Xueli nudged him with her elbow and whispered, "Don't drink too much, eat quickly, and go home early, it'll be cold later."
Upon hearing this, Liu Fengying immediately added, "Don't drink too much, just have a couple of small cups to warm yourself up. After you finish eating, go home and rest early."
Su Guojun complained to his daughter and wife, "I hate you two chatterboxes. You're already nagging before we've even had a drink."
Okay, Su Xueli stopped talking and lowered her head to eat her steamed bun and vegetables.
After a couple of drinks, Su Guojun got down to business again, "Ming Shen, let's not talk about anything else right now, getting medical treatment is the most important thing. We talked about going to the provincial hospital for a checkup, but you've been too busy with national affairs to go..."
"Pfft!" Su Xueli spat out the food in her mouth.
Wei Mingshen glanced at her and asked in a low voice, "Are you alright? Did you choke?"
Liu Fengying asked with concern, "Why did you choke while eating?"
Su Xueli coughed twice, shook her hand, and said, "It's alright, it's alright, let's eat, let's eat."
Su Guojun continued, "Even if we finish our work now, we can't go. It's Chinese New Year, and the famous doctors don't work. We'll arrange to go after the New Year."
This time, we've made arrangements in advance. If anything comes up, it'll have to wait; medical care comes first.
Su Xueli interrupted her father, "Father, let's not talk about illness or disaster during the New Year. Let's talk about it after the New Year."
Su Guojun muttered in defense, "I asked Ming Shen to arrange the time beforehand. Now that it's all settled, let's not talk about it anymore, let's drink."
After dinner, Su Xueli urged Wei Mingshen to leave. The elderly couple felt sorry for the young couple and worried that they would get cold if they left too late, so they didn't try to keep them.
As soon as Wei Mingshen rode his bicycle out of the village with Su Xueli on the back, she instructed, "Don't go home yet, go to town."
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