Yuan Xiang's face was hot, and she suppressed her shyness and said, "It's almost there."
She and Comrade Li are both quite old, and their families are quite anxious. After they have gotten to know each other for a while, they can move on to the next step.
Seeing the embarrassment on Yuan Xiang's face, Lin Zhao smiled kindly and asked again: "When?"
Aunt Song took a sip of water and said with a smile, "There is a good day at the beginning of next month. We plan to do it on that day."
Lin Zhao didn't feel that time was running out. In the current social environment, many people get married after just meeting once. After all, Sister Xiangxiang and Comrade Li knew each other, so it wasn't sudden.
"Congratulations, Sister Xiangxiang. I'll bring the twins over to join in the fun."
Forget about the twins, they are too young, so let's just leave them in the old house.
"Welcome, welcome." Aunt Song's no longer young face was full of smiles, and she looked at Lin Zhao with gentle eyes.
Seeing what he brought, he said, "Zhao Zhao, this chicken was given to you by Xiang Xiang's grandfather. You found such a good partner for Xiang Xiang, and her grandfather is very happy. He praises you to everyone he meets. You deserve this chicken, and it should have been given to you a long time ago. You can kill it and eat it or keep it for laying eggs. And this basket, the mushrooms picked at home, and the freshly picked vegetables, they are not good things, but they will add two dishes to the family."
How polite! Lin Zhao didn't refuse and said with a smile, "My family is just short of vegetables. Thank you, Auntie."
"What are you thanking me for? I'm your aunt. If you keep saying such polite words, I'll let your mother teach you a lesson." Aunt Song said deliberately.
Lin Zhao covered her mouth with her hands and said, "I won't say anymore."
Aunt Song and Yuan Xiang didn't stay long because the family still had to prepare for the engagement. Although it was not a big event, there were still many trivial matters that needed to be prepared in advance. So after drinking the sweet soup, the mother and daughter proposed to leave.
Lin Zhao escorted the person to the door.
Back home.
Hengbao, who loved to join in the fun, ran to Lin Zhao with an embroidered rhubarb pillow in his arms.
He tilted his head and asked, "Are you going to have a banquet next month?"
Yubao also looked at his mother eagerly.
Lin Zhao looked at the two similar little faces in front of her, raised her eyebrows slightly, and lightly touched the tips of the brothers' noses with her slender index finger.
With a smile in his voice, "You guys aren't hungry at home, why do you want to have a feast, huh?"
Every household was not rich, so there was nothing delicious on the table, after all, there was not much oil and water.
"Hehe." Hengbao scratched his head and smiled brightly, "I want to join in the fun."
He bent his waist slightly and put his head in front of Lin Zhao, "Mom, you will take me and my brother with you, right?"
Adults love to fool children, thinking that children are a lot of trouble and are unwilling to take care of them no matter what they do. He knows this.
Lin Zhao didn't notice Erzai's little thoughts, and just thought that the kids really wanted to join in the fun, so she smiled and said, "Yes, I'll take you with me."
After thinking for a while, he added, "The engagement is next month, and I'll take you all with me when we get married."
"Where are we going?" Yubao asked.
"In the county, your cousin married into the city, so the wedding should be held in the city." Based on my aunt's personality, she would probably prefer to hold the wedding in the city, but it's also possible to hold a simple one in the countryside.
Hengbao: "Mom, why didn't you marry someone in the city?"
This was a very rude remark. Fortunately, his father was not around. Lin Zhao was silent for a few breaths, then said, "I don't want to live in a pigeon coop."
Hengbao's eyes widened, "What is a pigeon cage?"
Yubao remembered the pigeon in the picture book of small animals and asked, "A flying pigeon?"
Children’s words are really fun.
Lin Zhao shook her head and explained in words that a child could understand: "No, it has nothing to do with pigeons. It just means that the place we live in is very small."
"Many people in the city live in buildings, the kind of house your great uncle lives in. Your great uncle's house is considered big. Other houses are even smaller. It's hard to do anything, and it's hard to turn over in bed. I've been there once. If I had to live there every day... I would definitely not be happy."
"I don't want to either." Yu Bao laughed foolishly, explaining why he didn't want to live there. "If you live in the city, you can't pick wild vegetables or catch fish."
Heng Bao added loudly, "You can't swim yet."
Hearing this conversation, Song Yunjin laughed out loud, "There is a swimming pool in the city, you can go swimming there, next time I will take you there and I will teach you how to swim."
Hengbao looked at him and asked, "Do you want money?"
"want."
Heng Bao pouted, "There's no need to swim in the village. Dad taught me and my brother to swim, so we can do it."
Yun Jin was worried that they would go swimming by themselves, so she reminded them, "If children want to go swimming, there must be an adult with them, otherwise they must stay away from the water. Do you hear me?"
Yubao's face was serious, "Yeah, mom and dad have said it, Hengbao and I remembered it, and we told other kids!"
"Good boy." The youthful boy smiled with satisfaction, and the expression on his face could be described as loving.
The corners of Lin Zhao's mouth twitched.
Cover your face with the book and close your eyes to rest.
Just then, two girls appeared at the door. They didn't rush in, but stood outside and knocked on the door.
"Comrade Lin..."
Dahuang and Amber barked a few times symbolically to remind the owner of the yard.
Lin Zhao opened her eyes, took the book off her face, and looked outside the door. It was Su Zhiqing and Guan Zhiqing.
She sat up straighter, waved to Dahuang Amber, and the two guard dogs wagged their tails and went back to their den.
"Come in, my dogs Dahuang and Amber won't bite anyone." Lin Zhao waved at the two female educated youth.
Da Huang grew stronger and stronger, and looked very fierce. The villagers knew that it would not bite people randomly, so they were not afraid. Two female educated youth came to Gu's house and held Amber, but they were not afraid either.
They entered the yard.
When he caught a glimpse of the flowers blooming in the corner, his eyes lit up slightly, and his expression was full of unconcealable love.
"What kind of flower is this?" asked Guan Zhiqing.
"Bougainvillea." Lin Zhao smiled. She had drawn flower seeds and used a nutrient solution to promote growth. They grew very fast and the flowers were beautiful.
Watch it every day, it’s a pleasure.
It would be great if Yaobao didn’t think about Hoho all the time.
"It's really beautiful and makes people happy." Guan Zhiqing said with a smile.
Lin Zhao said generously, "I'd love to move a few of them to your yard."
Just flowers, given to those she loves, she is happy to share.
"Is it okay?" Guan Zhiqing was flattered, and Su Zhiqing also looked surprised.
"Sure." Lin Zhao smiled and told Song Yunjin, "Yunjin, go dig a few."
"Okay." Yun Jin responded, picked up the tools and started working. Sisters Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng went to help.
The two female educated youth felt a little embarrassed, but they could not deny that they were very happy.
"Thank you, Comrade Lin."
Such beautiful flowers make people happy just by looking at them.
"Nothing." Lin Zhao didn't care and asked casually, "What are you doing here?"
Su Zhiqing said, "Our yard has been dried and we plan to move in today. I heard from the aunt in the village that the new house needs a warm room. You came up with the idea for us. Logically, I should call you, but we know that you don't like noise, so I thought of sending the vegetables over."
Lin Zhao understood. No wonder he was holding an enamel basin.
She didn't refuse and said to Yubao, "Yubao, go to the kitchen and get a bowl."
Su Zhiqing reminded, "Get a big one."
Yu Bao nodded randomly, went to the kitchen, and took out the biggest bowl. This bowl belonged to Gu Chenghuai, and it was a circle larger than the ordinary bowl.
Guan Zhiqing opened the lid of the printed enamel basin and poured the vegetables into the bowl.
"We didn't have many meat coupons left, so we only bought one pound. Luckily, we had planted a lot of vegetables before, so we were lucky enough to buy a piece of tofu and asked the aunt in the village to make a stew."
Su Zhiqing was a little embarrassed, "Guan Zhiqing and I don't cook very well, so we asked someone to cook for fear of wasting ingredients."
I have to say, the cooking skills of the village aunties are really good, and the taste is very simple.
"It's good." When Lin Zhao opened the lid, she smelled a familiar aroma. This was her favorite dish when she was a child. It had meat and vegetables, and a bowl of it was so filling.
No, not only her, everyone in the village likes it.
"It's delicious. I haven't had this for a long time. Thank you."
The two female educated youth saw that Lin Zhao was sincere and smiles appeared on their nervous faces.
"I'm glad you like it. We were afraid you might find it embarrassing."
This is not even presentable. How well are the greenhouse meals in the city prepared?
Lin Zhao was shocked.
As expected, he came from a big city.
The two educated youths took the flowers and left Gu's house. Hengbao came over to look at the dishes in the big bowl. Seeing the meat slices and tofu in it, he said with a smile, "Mom, I want to eat this meat slices and tofu."
"Go get the bowls and chopsticks and share them among you." Lin Zhao patted Erzai's head.
"Oh oh." Hengbao responded happily, gave the pillow to his brother, and rushed into the kitchen.
Lin Zhao glanced at the pillow, "Why did you take it out? How is it? Is it comfortable?"
The cushions at home were made by her. The sewing machine that Gu Chenghuai bought finally came in handy. It was really good to kill time by doing some handicrafts. The filling was of course not cotton, which was too expensive. Instead, it was clean straw and old clothes.
"It's comfortable." Yu Bao nodded repeatedly, "It's very comfortable. I can lean on it while writing. It doesn't feel tiring at all."
The short fingers poked the rhubarb on the pillow and said, "Hengbao and I both like the pattern on it."
His is Xiao Jin, his brother's is Da Huang, his uncle's is Amber, his two sisters' are themselves, and his mother's is their whole family's...
"I'm glad you like it. Put it back in the house. If it gets dirty, you need to take it apart and wash it."
Yubao nodded obediently, carried the pillow back to the house, placed it neatly on the back of the stool, and quickly jumped out.
While the Gu family was eating the educated youth's warm house meals in their new house, Gu Xing'er came back from a blind date.
Mother Gu looked at her little daughter's face, but could not tell anything, so she asked, "How is it? Is that young man okay?"
"What's the point of saying 'ok'? That's too stingy. I don't like it." Gu Xing'er pouted.
Mother Gu was speechless and choked.
Young people may not like you!
Hearing Xing Er say that the other party was stingy, she couldn't help but frown, "Did you ask for something from him?"
Gu Xing'er said with a matter-of-fact expression, "I didn't ask for anything expensive, just a piece of vanishing cream, and he couldn't bear to buy it for me. He's so stingy, why should I date him? I just said it wasn't suitable, and then I came back."
"..."
Looking at the dissatisfaction on her face, not only her father and mother, but even Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang were shocked and didn't know what to say.
No, you just met someone and you asked for something, a few dollars of face cream, how dare you do that?!
Mother Gu took a deep breath, "...How dare you open your mouth?"
Gu Xing'er disagreed, "When I meet him, I must know whether he is willing to spend money on me. If he is not willing to spend money on me, I will definitely not date him."
"Do you think everyone is a fool and you are the only smart one? Who would spend money on you after just meeting you once? You are not good-looking, but you have such wishful thinking." Gu's mother scolded her for her wild thoughts.
Gu Xing'er didn't like what she heard and rolled her eyes. "None of your business. There will always be someone willing to do it."
Not wanting to listen to her mother's nagging, she went back to her room angrily and slammed the door.
Mother Gu's face darkened. "It's over. I'm afraid she will never get married."
The idea of splitting up the family came up again.
Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang were also worried. Fortunately, since Gu Xing'er moved back, her mother-in-law told them not to bother with her anymore. This meant that they no longer had to help her wash clothes or clean the house, let alone cook for her... Life was much easier than before. Even if their sister-in-law was an eyesore and said things that deserved a beating, they could tolerate it.
The two sisters-in-law couldn't help but think of the third brother's wife, and once again felt that it was good to separate the family and move out.
The news of Gu Xing'er's failed blind date was passed to Lin Zhao's ears by Li Bao's little mouth.
Yu Bao's eyebrows twisted into knots, "My aunt always likes to ask others for things! We kids never ask others for things. Didn't my aunt's teacher teach her that you can't get something for nothing?"
"Of course I taught him. There's nothing the teacher can do if the students don't listen." Song Yunjin said casually but ate seriously. The meat and vegetables stewed together tasted really good.
Yubao said seriously and solemnly: "Students should listen to their teachers."
Heng Bao: "My aunt is not a good daughter to my grandparents, and she is definitely not a good student to my teacher. My aunt loves to take advantage of others. She even stole our sweet potatoes before. She is the worst person. I hate her. I hate her the most."
At this time, Li Bao said with some grievance, "My sister-in-law snatched my egg cake, and I couldn't bear to eat it."
Lin Zhao and others: "..."
"Have you told your grandparents and parents?" Lin Zhao asked.
The twins stared at their good brother.
Li Bao lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, "I don't dare. My aunt said she would beat me if I told my family."
How outrageous.
Lin Zhao felt that this person had no bottom line.
Heng Bao was not afraid of Gu Xing'er and said angrily, "I'll help you tell grandpa and grandma and uncle and aunt that she doesn't dare to touch you. If she hits you, I'll help you beat her up. I'll ask my uncle to beat her up. My second uncle is so tall that he can make her cry with one punch."
Libao looked at Hengbao with admiration and smiled innocently, "Okay."
He listens to his good brothers.
Yu Bao immediately thought of a solution, "Li Bao, next time you bring food back, I'll let Da Huang take it to you. Xiao Gu is afraid of Da Huang. With Da Huang around, she won't dare to snatch your things or hit you. If she bullies you, just ask Da Huang to scare her."
"Okay." Libao said softly.
Song Yunjin had heard about Gu Xing'er's strange deeds a long time ago, but she still felt shocked at this moment.
"Sister, it's a good thing you split up the family." He said thankfully.
Having someone like that at home can really mess up your mentality. You can't beat her to death, but she can disgust you to death.
"Yes." Lin Zhao said in her heart.
"Sister, your sister-in-law wants to marry into the city?" Song Yunjin asked again.
"Yes, she is very ambitious. She wants to find a regular worker with good looks and someone who is willing to spend money on her..."
A huge expression of speechlessness was written on Song Yunjin's face.
The corners of his mouth twitched.
"That's a bold idea."
"City people are not stupid. Unless they have unspeakable secrets, few people would marry country girls. I'm afraid your sister-in-law is daydreaming."
"Even if she could marry into the city, she wouldn't be able to find a good partner. Either they are second marriages and too old, or they have physical defects, or they just have the name of city people but are actually empty-handed. How can she get any good thing? She is average looking, has no skills, and I heard she doesn't know how to behave. It's better for her to go to bed early. Dreams can have anything."
Song Yunjin's words were blunt and sarcastic.
He admitted that he was prejudiced against Gu Xing'er because she had hurt his sister.
Lin Zhao said, "Young people always dare to think. When they hit a wall, they will understand everything. It's none of our business. Don't worry about her."
Song Yunjin looked at his sister, "Where is my brother-in-law? He doesn't care? After all, he is his biological sister."
"Whatever." Lin Zhao looked confident.
"Your brother-in-law said that while your parents are still alive, he won't interfere in other people's affairs."
Song Yunjin breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good, my brother-in-law is very clear-headed. I am most afraid of those who want to interfere in everything at home.
Lin Zhao touched Li Bao's head and said, "Don't be alone with your aunt in the future. If there's no one at home, you can come here, okay?"
This little kid is easy to be bullied, so she needs to give him some more advice.
"Yeah." Xiao Libao nodded heavily.
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