After seeing Zhang Qinghua and his son off and tidying up the kitchen, Song Lili thought for a moment and then went to Song Yongren's room. She could tell that Song Yongren had something on his mind.
As soon as I entered, I saw Song Yongren sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), staring blankly, not knowing where he was looking.
“Big Brother…” Song Lili sat next to Song Yongren, and she could somewhat understand what Song Yongren was thinking.
But she didn't know how to comfort him. Should she tell him not to be sad? Or should she tell him not to get married in the future?
"Sigh... I'm fine, I just feel a little reluctant to part with you. You've grown up and are at the age where you should be thinking about marriage."
"But in Da Da's heart, you're still a little girl. How can you get married so soon? I'm just feeling a little uneasy. It's okay."
"I'll be fine in a couple of days," Song Yongren muttered to himself, unsure whether he was speaking to Song Lili or to himself.
Song Lili pursed her lips and gently rested her head on Song Yongren's shoulder. "I know that Daddy is reluctant to part with me."
"But, aren't you a bit too far away, Dad? I've already said I won't get married, at least not for the time being."
"I'll definitely get married after I turn eighteen, which is still two years away, a long time."
Actually, Song Lili's birthday is in the first month of the lunar calendar, so she is only a little over a year away from turning eighteen. However, in order to comfort Song Yongren, she deliberately said it was two years.
Sure enough, upon hearing that there were still two years left, Song Yongren felt much more relaxed and started laughing to himself.
"That's true. It's still a long way from Lili getting married, so why would I be reluctant to leave? You can stay with me for several more years."
"Alright, you've gotten yourself into a dead end. You've misunderstood. It's not that fast. It's not like you're getting married tomorrow."
"Haha, I don't want to think about it anymore. Men should marry when they're of age and women should marry when they're of age. It's all natural. I don't want to think about it anymore."
Song Lili smiled somewhat obsequiously, "That's right, besides, even if I get married, you'll still be my boss."
“I’m in the first brigade. If you miss me, come and see me. And I’ll come back to see you sometimes too.”
"So, it's no different from now, so you don't need to worry at all, just relax."
"Okay, put it in your belly. Put it in your belly." Song Yongren patted Song Lili's shoulder and said happily.
The father and daughter leaned against each other for a while. Then Song Lili was pushed away by Song Yongren, who had regained his senses.
"You're such a big kid, and you're still leaning on your grandpa like that. Aren't you ashamed? Get up right now, or people will laugh at you."
Song Lili pouted, "So does this count as using it and then throwing it away?"
However, she only dared to complain in her heart; of course, she didn't dare to say it aloud. Not only did she not dare to say it, she also had to say nice things.
"What's so funny? You're my boss, so what if I'm close to you? Who dares to talk nonsense? Besides, do I have to yell at you and glare at you?"
"If that were really the case, then we wouldn't be father and daughter, we'd be enemies, right? I think we're fine as we are." After saying that, she grinned at Song Yongren.
Song Yongren gave Song Lili a helpless nod from afar, shook his head, and went out in a good mood, muttering, "You..."
Seeing that Song Yongren's mood had improved, Song Lili breathed a sigh of relief and followed him out.
Although she felt a little reluctant, it wasn't much; much of her thought was still rooted in the thoughts of later generations.
However, she has no choice but to suppress it now, and simply pretend to be exactly the same as everyone else.
But in her heart, she still felt that her daughter was married off and wouldn't never see each other again; there would be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future.
If possible, she would like to take Song Yongren and her younger sister to see the outside world. As for Song Jianshe, we'll see when the time comes.
Therefore, she never thought they would separate in the future, so of course she didn't feel sad or reluctant.
But the others weren't like that; clearly, Song Fang wasn't happy either. It was because her sister might be getting married soon.
After comforting Song Yongren, Song Lili turned to comfort Song Fang, as she still cared about this younger sister.
"What's wrong, Fangfang? Are you unhappy? Doesn't Fangfang want her sister to get engaged?" Song Lili pretended to look pitiful.
"No, no... I... I just can't bear to part with my sister, I don't want her to leave." As she spoke, Song Fang pouted, her eyes reddening, and she said in a tearful voice.
Upon seeing this, Song Lili immediately returned to normal and hugged Song Fang affectionately, saying, "Oh... I understand, don't cry, don't cry anymore."
“Even though your sister is married, Fangfang can still go visit her. You know about the whole brigade, right? Besides, I can come see you too, right?”
“Oh right…” Song Fang nodded blankly, seemingly surprised that such a thing could be done, hence her stunned expression.
"Are you still sad?" Song Lili asked affectionately, playfully flicking Song Fang's nose.
"No," Song Fang shook her head like a rattle, afraid that her sister would get angry.
"Alright, since you're not angry anymore, let's go out and have some fun." Song Lili patted Song Fang's shoulder, smiling brightly.
Now that the work in the fields is finished, Song Yongren and Song Jianshe have brought back all the wild grass and hay for heating the kang (a traditional heated bed) at home.
There was nothing for Song Fang to do at home, so Song Lili encouraged her to go out and meet more people, as it would be good for her.
Song Fang happily nodded "Okay" and then went out joyfully, leaving behind laughter.
Song Lili looked around in a good mood, feeling that everything was so wonderful and that she believed things would only get better in the future.
Later, having nothing else to do, she leisurely went to visit some elderly people and told them that she was engaged.
Because in Song Lili's heart, these elderly people were already like her grandparents, all of them her relatives.
Therefore, good things should definitely be shared with family and friends.
"Lili is engaged? Which young man is he? What's he like?" Zhao Qian was the first to ask.
“You all know him, you’ve all met him, he’s our village accountant, Zhang Qinghua,” Song Lili said with a smile.
"Oh, which young man is it? He's quite good. He's calm and composed, and he does things systematically. Four good young men." Qian Xianming thought for a moment before speaking.
Li Zhiyuan's answer was much simpler: "Hmm, he seems to be in good health. He won't fall over with a gust of wind. He's quite good."
Wu Zhongge glared at Li Zhiyuan angrily before nodding and saying, "It's not bad, and it matches your girl well. It's quite good."
Song Lili was happy. Being supported by someone she cares about is truly a joyful thing.
She smiled and agreed, "I also think he's great."
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