Today, Deng Min brought Bai Shihai back to her parents' home. After Deng Min married into the Bai family, the Bai family suddenly suffered a misfortune, and Deng Min's father was never satisfied with Bai Shihai as his son-in-law. Later, Deng Min was afraid that Bai Shihai would be wronged, so she didn't go back to her parents' home for several years.
But this year, the Bai family's life improved, so the young couple bought some things and took their two children back to Deng Min's parents' home.
Deng Min, the elder sister-in-law, was truly remarkable. Knowing that Bai Shiqing was pregnant and couldn't move around easily, she got up early and prepared all the dishes before leaving.
Bai Jiaojiao arrived not too late; Bai Shiqing hadn't even started making a move yet.
The two sisters went into the kitchen, and Shen Heng reluctantly went into the house to stare at his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
"Do you know that someone came to our house to propose marriage on the 29th?"
As soon as Bai Jiaojiao closed the kitchen door, Bai Shiqing said impatiently.
"Arranging a marriage for Third Brother? Didn't Sister-in-law say she would take Third Brother out to meet potential partners?" Bai Jiaojiao asked, somewhat puzzled.
"No," Bai Shiqing's voice rose sharply with excitement, her face full of teasing, "I'm here to find a spouse for our father!"
"What?"
Bai Shihai is almost fifty years old and is paralyzed on the kang (a heated brick bed). Who is so foolish as to come and serve such a person?
"You know, my sister-in-law is really not being fair. Why didn't she tell us to come and have a look?"
The excitement on Bai Shiqing's face wasn't out of happiness for Bai Shiman, but rather out of a desire to watch the spectacle.
"Did you get it done?"
“It definitely didn’t work out! Don’t let Dad’s current appearance fool you, he’s got high aspirations. He wouldn’t look for anyone back then, and he certainly won’t now,” Bai Shiqing suddenly lowered her voice. “I heard Bozi say last time that he saw Dad secretly crying while looking at Mom’s photo in the room.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Jiaojiao realized that her father was actually a devoted lover.
"Guess who the matchmaker introduced to our father this time?"
Before Bai Jiaojiao could finish sighing, Bai Shiqing immediately became excited again.
"Who is it? I know her?" Bai Jiaojiao's mind raced. "Could it be Widow Zhou?" At that age, she was the only one Bai Jiaojiao knew.
"How could it be her? Didn't she go off with her uncles and aunts? She even hired a matchmaker to find her a place to live. How shameless!"
Bai Shiqing's words temporarily saved Bai Jiaojiao's precarious worldview.
Who is that?
"Hey, it seems you don't recognize me either. It was several years ago, before you even came to Shili Village."
"Sis, then let me guess." Bai Jiaojiao was both annoyed and amused.
"Don't rush me, let me tell you. Back then, our dad wasn't paralyzed yet. He could earn seven or eight yuan a day at the quarry, or at the very least, four or five. Our family was really something. Even though we didn't have a mother, we never had to worry about food or drink. Weren't there a few years of famine? You don't know how many people were after our dad, who was so sought after."
Bai Shiqing was only a few years old at the time, so it's quite impressive that she can remember it so clearly.
“Back then, my dad was even more eager to harvest than the young men. There was a beautiful young woman from the neighboring village of Changkou who wanted to marry into our family. She was really pretty, and after she came to our house, she took great care of us sisters.”
Bai Shiqing recalled that if Bai Jiaojiao was not mistaken, then this "young lady" was probably the protagonist of this blind date.
“Our dad wouldn’t budge back then, saying he wouldn’t find us a stepmother. That woman was quite dedicated, though, she came to our house several times. Goodness, Shifang almost started calling her Mom. But then, our dad’s leg broke, and we never saw her again.”
Bai Shiqing slapped her palm with the back of her hand: "You know, isn't this kind of person just after our family's money? And we'll have to drag our dad, such a big laborer, into this."
Bai Jiaojiao chimed in, "So she wants to come to our house again this time?"
"That's why I say my little sister is so clever. It was the matchmaker she found. The one she married before died a couple of years ago, and she raised three children on her own, the youngest of whom didn't even finish junior high. She sent the matchmaker to say that she's never forgotten our father all these years. Pshaw, she just sees that our family is doing well now. Dad is in a wheelchair now, and Bozi even brings his bicycle home. We're both doing pretty well now, and seeing that our family is doing well again, wouldn't she have some wicked ideas?"
After Bai Shiqing's analysis, Bai Jiaojiao suddenly realized that her father's conditions seemed to be much better than those of other old bachelors and widowers.
After all, these days, filling your stomach is the most important thing.
“Our father didn’t fall for her tricks back then, let alone now. All of us have our marriages settled, and our father isn’t afraid of offending those matchmakers. He even got Big Brother and Bozi to be driven away by that person.”
After sharing this gossip with Bai Jiaojiao, Bai Shiqing felt quite pleased: "We both married close by, why does Dad need outsiders to serve him? Some people are really inconsiderate. If Dad really wants someone to talk to, he might as well go play chess with the old men."
Bai Jiaojiao said, "If our dad keeps thinking about our mom, he definitely won't want to find someone else."
Excluding Bai Shibao, all three of their sisters who are already married are in good relationships, which might be due to genetics.
“That’s right.” Bai Shiqing said with a hint of pride. There were so many men in their village who remarried just a few months after their wives died. Back then, she was young, and her biggest worry every day was that her father would find her a stepmother.
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