Chen Xiaoying's eldest son Li Hongwei felt strange when he heard the news, but he still came to find his father.
"My mom called and asked us to go to the county town tomorrow. She said she has something important to discuss. Dad, shall we go together tomorrow?"
The eldest son, Li Hongwei, is a filial son. Even though his parents divorced, he did not say that he no longer recognizes his biological father.
His father Li Pingwang was cooking for himself on the stove.
When I heard that it was Chen Xiaoying who called me for help, I snorted, "How capable is she? She's just an old woman. She divorced me, and now she wants me to do something. Maybe something happened and she asked me to cover for her."
"You go if you want to go. She's your mother, and I have no right to tell you whether to go or not. But I'm not going."
The eldest son, Li Hongwei, originally thought it was nothing, but after hearing what his father said, he became afraid that something really had happened.
"Then forget it if you don't want to go."
He felt uneasy, so he immediately went to the convenience store and called the hot pot restaurant.
Li Yutong answered the phone and said that during the summer vacation, she was basically busy in the store.
"Oh, it's not a big deal. My second aunt is back and has a boyfriend. Something went wrong. Our parents have to go over and discuss it. Otherwise, her boyfriend might refuse to pay."
Upon hearing what Li Yutong said.
Her father Li Hongwei's face suddenly fell: "She is getting married?"
Li Yutong said: "Yes, I can't afford to delay my stomach."
After hearing this, Li Hongwei had nothing to understand. He hung up the phone angrily and went back home.
Seeing him sulking at home after being irritated, Liu Lanxiang asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
The current situation of her family has been pretty good. Although her mother-in-law made it clear that half of the money given to her for opening the store was actually for Xiaoyu, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
She has only two daughters, and she has planned that the eldest daughter, Li Yutong, will find a son-in-law at home, so what is given to Xiaoyu is still given to the family, and she doesn't care.
Xiaoyu is very promising. She even opened a hotpot restaurant and her business is pretty good. She has been there to eat there herself and the food tastes great. She can make a lot of money.
Now she just has to take care of a few acres of land at home and has nothing to worry about.
Li Hongwei heard his wife's question and said angrily, "Hongli is such a loser. The second brother and his wife supported her to go to college, and she fell in love in college. She just graduated, and her family has never seen her spend a dime, and she wants to get married right away."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lanxiang felt relieved. Fortunately, her husband had told her that her second aunt Li Hongli had been selfish since she was a child and told her not to listen to her lies about giving her salary to her family after graduating from university. So he never paid a penny for her tuition.
Since her family didn't suffer any loss, she didn't think much of it and thought, "Get married. She's already 22 years old, so it's time for her to get married. It's like she fell in love in college, so the man's family must be well-off."
"Just get married. The man's family is well-off and he can help his family if there is anything in the future."
She said.
Li Hongwei looked at his wife and rolled his eyes: "She's already pregnant."
"What?" Liu Lanxiang was stunned for a moment, but when she thought about Li Hongli's character, it was not surprising that she would do such a thing: "Then, then we have to get married."
Seeing that his wife thought the matter was so simple, Li Hongwei sighed and couldn't help but take out a cigarette.
After smoking for a while, he remembered what his mother said and what his daughter Li Yutong said. From what she said, it seemed that she was pregnant and the man was not going to admit it.
It must be a troublesome matter, so both he and his father were asked to go.
"I'll go talk to Dad again."
He stood up. After all, this was his second sister Li Hongli's lifelong event. It would be unreasonable for his father Li Pingwang to ignore it.
Li Hongwei went to find Li Pingwang again. There was nothing to do. It was not long after dark and Li Pingwang was already lying on the kang watching TV.
"Hongli's marriage?" Li Pingwang asked the eldest brother Li Hongwei after hearing this: "Where is the girl from? What does she look like? Have you seen her? What is her family situation like?"
Who wouldn’t want to marry a daughter off to a good family and let her live a good life?
Li Hongwei didn't know how to tell Li Pingwang. Li Pingwang had a quick temper and he was afraid that if he told him now, Li Pingwang would be so angry that he wouldn't be able to sleep all night. What if he was so angry that he had to go to the hospital?
"I don't know either. My mother didn't tell me. You'll know when we get to the county town tomorrow."
Li Pingwang didn't care: "Okay, let's go there tomorrow and talk about it."
He thought to himself, that damn old woman knew that Hongli was not her daughter alone, and that her marriage had to be decided by him as her father.
His father agreed, and Li Hongwei breathed a sigh of relief. As a result, when he arrived in the county town the next day, he saw an unexpected person in the breakfast shop: his eldest sister Li Hongyan was standing at the door of the shop.
"Hongwei, have you eaten? If not, eat something quickly. You have to do your work later." Li Hongyan habitually gave orders.
Li Hongwei didn't know what to say. He took the bun and scooped half a bowl of porridge to eat.
Li Pingwang asked his eldest daughter Li Hongyan: "Have you eaten?"
Li Hongyan felt wronged and said stubbornly, "I ate it, I ate it."
In fact, she ate the food, but it was not for free. Her mother Chen Xiaoying actually took money from her, which made her very angry.
But there are so many people eating here, and it would be embarrassing if we make a fuss about this.
Chen Xiaoying glanced at Li Pingwang and Li Hongwei, father and son, without saying a word, and continued to work with the store staff until after ten o'clock.
Li Hongli just arrived. She habitually slept in. "Dad, you're here? Big sister."
After calling someone, he asked Chen Xiaoying, "Mom, is there anything else to eat? I'm hungry."
Chen Xiaoying said unhappily: "You can't see for yourself."
Li Hongli rolled her eyes: "It's early in the morning, and I haven't offended you, why are you scolding me?" She got up, took two eggs, a bowl of soy milk, and two fried dough sticks, and started eating.
The fried dough sticks made by Chen Xiaoying herself are fresh, crispy, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and are especially delicious.
After Li Hongli had eaten and drunk her fill, the whole family had some free time.
Li Pingwang couldn't help but ask Chen Xiaoying: "Aren't we talking about Hongli's marriage? Where is her boyfriend? Where are they meeting?"
Nowadays, when two families are discussing marriage, if it is inconvenient to do so at home, they will ask for a private room in a restaurant in the county town, and the important elders of both families will come forward to discuss the affairs of the future couple.
For example, the house, the betrothal gift, and how many banquet tables are needed for the wedding.
Li Pingwang didn't see Li Hongxia, so he asked his second daughter, Li Hongli: "Where is your little sister? Why can't I see her?"
Li Hongli felt guilty: "I'm at work. I can't leave without someone at my post. I can't just ask for leave."
The people in the construction team are working, and Li Hongxia cannot be absent from cooking.
Speaking of Li Hongxia, her mother Chen Xiaoying also sat over and said, "What's the phone number of the company over there? I'll make a call and ask your sister to come back." She would not believe the lies of her second daughter Li Hongli.
Li Hongli said hurriedly: "Mom, it's very busy over there, and I can't leave without someone."
"What do you mean? Isn't it just a job? Can't you quit?" She knew that her second daughter was cunning and there must be something wrong with the job she found for Li Hongxia. The main reason was that Li Hongxia herself was a weakling and didn't know how to resist.
"Now that you college students have graduated, the government has assigned you jobs. What kind of jobs can be better than the ones assigned by the government?"