Chapter 412 Yunsong, my parents want to invite you to dinner at home!

Beijing.

Deng Yunsong and Pei Qinghua held hands and walked together in the sunset.

After Deng Yunsong successfully confessed his love, their relationship changed from colleagues to lovers, and holding hands was a natural thing.

This was the first time that Deng Yunsong held the hand of a person of the opposite sex other than his sister. He held hands with that soft and boneless little hand. The feeling was so good that he wanted to hold her hand like this forever.

Neither of them spoke, both enjoying the feeling of their heartbeats speeding up.

They walked aimlessly like this for an unknown amount of time. When they saw that it was getting dark, they both stopped at the same time.

Deng Yunsong looked at this beautiful girl, took a deep breath and said, "Qinghua, I feel like I'm dreaming. Are you really my girl now?"

Pei Qinghua asked with a smile: "Why? You can't believe it?"

Deng Yunsong nodded and said, "I can't believe it. You are such an outstanding girl, but you are willing to date me. I am really flattered!"

Pei Qinghua was so flattered that her eyes lit up. She said, "Don't be so modest. You are a top student who graduated from Tsinghua University, and we are in the same unit. Don't I know whether you have talent or not? And you have a good personality and are down-to-earth. You are still very likable."

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Deng Yunsong looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting dark soon, shall we go back?"

Pei Qinghua nodded and said, "Well, let's go back!"

Twenty minutes later, the two returned to the gate of the family compound. By this time, it had become completely dark.

Deng Yunsong looked around and saw that there was no one around. He said in a dry voice, "Qinghua, can I...can I hug you?"

Pei Qinghua's heart almost jumped out of her throat when she heard this. She tried her best to suppress the restlessness in her heart and nodded softly.

After getting permission, Deng Yunsong reached out and hugged the other person in his arms.

It was Deng Yunsong’s first close contact with the opposite sex, and the exciting feeling made him unable to stop. He hugged her for several seconds before he let her go with great willpower.

The first time Pei Qinghua was hugged by a member of the opposite sex after she grew up, the feeling was no less intense than that of Deng Yunsong.

After Deng Yunsong let her go, Pei Qinghua said in a panic: "I...I'll go upstairs first, see you tomorrow."

After saying that, without waiting for Deng Yunsong to answer, she quickly walked into the family compound as if she was escaping and disappeared into the darkness.

Deng Yunsong was a little amused when he saw this, but when he recalled the feeling of hugging each other just now, it was really wonderful. It was so wonderful after just a few seconds of hugging each other. If he hugged each other to sleep after getting married, wouldn’t it be so wonderful? The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He went back to work harder, to get the other person as soon as possible, and then realize his dream of hugging each other to sleep.

…

Sunday, morning.

In the staff quarters of a certain ministry, Pei's mother was processing spring bamboo shoots in the kitchen.

These fresh spring bamboo shoots are blanched, soaked in cold water, and then stir-fried with meat slices. The taste is absolutely amazing, and this is also one of my youngest daughter's favorite dishes.

Ever since my youngest daughter started working, she basically comes back on Sundays unless there is anything to do at the company, and this week should be no exception.

Therefore, Pei's mother prepared the dishes that her little daughter liked in advance.

When they were almost done, Pei's mother heard the door open. She knew without a second's hesitation that it must be her youngest daughter coming back.

Sure enough, when Pei's mother walked out of the kitchen, she saw her little daughter walking in carrying a lot of bags.

Seeing her mother, Pei Qinghua greeted her, "Mom, I'm back!"

When Pei's mother saw what her little daughter was holding, she was surprised and asked, "My daughter, what's going on? Why did you bring back so many cans of gray water and canned beef? Was it your colleague who gave them to you again?"

Pei Qinghua put the things on the table and nodded: "Yes, besides him, who else has this kind of thing?"

Mother Pei frowned and said, "My daughter, tell me the truth, is your colleague pursuing you?"

Pei Qinghua poured herself a glass of water and took two sips before answering, "Mom, why are you asking this?"

Mother Pei said: "This is your lifelong event, how can I not ask?"

Pei Qinghua said: "Didn't Dad tell me before that I should make my own decision on my own life-long affairs?"

Mother Pei said earnestly: "Qinghua, I didn't say I would interfere with your free love, but when choosing a partner, at least you have to choose someone from a good family. Don't you think there are so many people from good families, but none of them can catch your eye?"

Pei Qinghua put down the cup and said, "Mom, you don't know my colleague well, how do you know that he comes from a poor family?"

Mother Pei said: "Didn't you say all this yourself?"

Pei Qinghua asked in confusion: "What did I say?"

Mother Pei frowned and said, "You said he is from the countryside!"

Pei Qinghua pouted and said, "Mom, who told you that rural families must be poor?"

Mother Pei was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Pei Qinghua said: "It means exactly what it says. It's true that my colleague is from the countryside, but I've known him for ten months. His financial situation is much better than mine. Even if he is from the countryside, he is a rich countryman."

Pei's mother asked, "How do you know that his financial situation is better than yours?"

Pei Qinghua said: "He invites me to the restaurant for dinner every day, and has been doing so for several months. This is not something he can afford with his salary. Doesn't this indirectly prove that his family is well off financially?"

"How many months has he been treating you to a restaurant meal?"

Mother Pei sensed something was wrong and asked, "Qinghua, are you dating him?"

Pei Qinghua did not deny it this time, but nodded and said: "Yes, he confessed to me a few days ago, and I agreed."

Mother Pei clapped her legs excitedly and said, "Qinghua, why didn't you discuss this with us?"

Pei Qinghua helped her mother sit down and said, "Mom, don't get excited. We are just dating, not getting married."

Mother Pei said with a straight face, "You just won't listen to me. There are so many talented young men from wealthy families in Beijing. As long as you agree, I can find a way for you to meet them. Wouldn't any of them be better than your colleague who comes from the countryside?"

Pei Qinghua said helplessly: "Mom, please don't look down on my colleague, okay? He graduated from Tsinghua University and was admitted to Tsinghua University as the top scorer in the Guangxi college entrance examination. Do you think any young talent in Beijing has this ability?"

"this……"

Mother Pei was a little speechless after hearing this, and then she said, "I admit that your colleague has very good conditions and is indeed worthy of you, but in the end, it's still the same thing. A family like ours doesn't ask you to marry a rich man, nor does it ask you to find a partner of equal status, but at least the man's family background can't be too different from ours!

Mom is not a snob. The reason I made this request is mainly for your own good.

After all, if your family backgrounds are too different, problems will arise between you sooner or later. I have seen many such examples. "

Pei Qinghua also knew that her mother was doing this for her own good, so she let out a hint, "Mom, don't worry, we have the same ideals, and there will definitely not be such a problem as you mentioned, not to mention that his family is not as bad as you think.

According to him, he has a second brother who is even better than him. His second brother graduated from Peking University and is only four years older than him. His current rank is already a deputy director, and he has real power. Mom, you are also a person in the system, you should know what this concept is, right?"

Mother Pei was shocked when she heard this: "Qinghua, is what you said true?"

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "He told me this himself."

Pei's mother was shocked. If the other party did not deceive her daughter, then she would have to re-evaluate this young man from a rural family. It was extremely rare for two brothers, one graduated from Tsinghua University and the other from Peking University. It was incredible that his second brother was so young and was already a deputy director with real power.

"Qinghua, how did his second brother become a deputy director at such a young age? Does their family have other backgrounds?"

"I didn't ask much about this, so I'm not really sure. He just told me that his second brother was able to be promoted to deputy director so quickly, and it seemed to be a coincidence."

"For such a young and powerful deputy director, mere coincidence is not enough."

Mother Pei hesitated for a moment and said, "Qinghua, how about this, when your father comes back, I will tell him about this and ask him to investigate your colleague's family situation. If his second brother is really so outstanding and his family background is not as bad as I imagined, then I will not object to you dating him."

Pei Qinghua frowned and said, "Mom, I don't agree. If you want to know something, I'll bring him home next Sunday and you can ask him in person. Investigating someone behind their back makes it seem like you don't trust them. I don't think this is appropriate."

"My child, I am doing this for your own good. I have to do this investigation. This is not a question of belief or not, but a matter of principle. It's just like a blind date. Any responsible parent would send someone to find out the other person's reputation, right?"

At this point, Pei's mother slowed down her tone and said, "Of course, this investigation does not need to be as strict as a political review. It is enough to simply confirm that your colleague did not lie. There is no need to investigate in detail."

Pei Qinghua also thought it made sense and nodded, "Okay then, but this investigation should be like what you said, just simply confirm that he didn't lie. Don't do a detailed investigation. After all, we all work in the system, and it would have a bad impact if it got out."

"Don't worry, when your father comes back, you can talk to him yourself, he will know his limits. Also, remember to bring your boyfriend home for dinner next Sunday. I want to see what kind of young talent has fascinated my precious daughter!"

"Okay, but Mom, you have to promise me first not to make things difficult for him."

"You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already starting to become crooked."

"mom……"

"I know. I won't make it difficult for him."

…

Monday, noon.

Deng Yunsong and Pei Qinghua had dinner at the old place.

While waiting for the food to be served, Pei Qinghua said, "Yunsong, I told my parents about our relationship when I got home yesterday. They want to invite you to have dinner at my house this Sunday. Is that convenient?"

Deng Yunsong was a little surprised when he heard this, but he was more happy. When a man and a woman are in a relationship, if the woman tells her parents, it means she values ​​them. He immediately responded, "It's convenient. Of course it's convenient. Anyway, you've met my dad, so it's only right for me to meet your parents."

Pei Qinghua glanced at him and said, "That's different. When I met your father, we were just colleagues, but now we are officially meeting each other's parents after we became lovers. There is still a big difference."

Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "Anyway, for me, meeting the parents is a good thing. Tell me, what gifts should I prepare for your parents?"

Pei Qinghua shook her head and said, "You don't need to prepare any special gifts. Just buy some fruits or candies or biscuits."

Deng Yunsong said, "That won't do. This is the first time I meet my parents. How can I be so careless?"

Pei Qinghua said angrily: "Hateful, who are your parents?"

Deng Yunsong chuckled and said, "It's only a matter of time. Tell me what our parents' hobbies are so I can prepare a gift for them."

Pei Qinghua glanced at him and didn't bother to correct him: "My dad likes to drink tea, and my mom likes to sing."

Deng Yunsong said, "Tea is easy to solve. I still have a lot of the specialty red tea I brought from my hometown. But my mother likes to sing, so this is a bit difficult. Whose songs does she like to listen to?"

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "My mother likes to listen to the songs of the BEYOND band. Do you know this BEYOND band?"

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Deng Yunsong nodded and said, "Of course I know. They are rock bands from Hong Kong. I also like to listen to their songs, especially the song "Glorious Years" written by the band's lead singer Huang Jiaju for a South African leader last year. It is one of my favorite songs."

Pei Qinghua was surprised and said, "I didn't expect that you and my mother have the same hobby? That song "Glorious Years" is also one of my mother's favorite songs."

Deng Yunsong said, "Originally, giving her a record would be the most appropriate, but I guess our mother doesn't need any records, right?"

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "She has no shortage of records. She has all the records of the BEYOND band."

Deng Yunsong spread his hands and said, "It seems that I can only give some conventional gifts."

Pei Qinghua comforted him, "Okay, don't think about the gift, it's not important."

Deng Yunsong asked: "What are the hobbies of your eldest brother and his wife, and your second brother and his wife?"

Pei Qinghua said with a smile: "My eldest brother and his wife and my second brother and his wife are not working in Beijing, so you don't have to worry about their hobbies. I brought you back this time just to meet my parents."

"Okay, I understand. I will definitely behave well and try to please our parents."

"Then I'll wait and see. I believe you can do it."

…

In later generations of Shuangwang Township, people attached less and less importance to the full-month banquet. Many people would simply offer sacrifices to their great-grandfather even if their first child was a son. At most, they would invite their relatives to have a meal, and that would be the end of it.

In the early 1990s, the entire Shuangwang Township still attached great importance to the full-month wine celebration.

Especially when the first child is a son, then if conditions permit, the wedding will be a grand celebration, with all relatives and friends invited to drink, and the scene is comparable to a wedding banquet.

In fact, there are many families that hold their grandson's full-month banquet more grandly than their son's wedding banquet.

Deng Shirong had another grandson, and it should have been a grand celebration, but when his second son got married, the scene was already grand enough, so he didn't plan to hold a big full-month banquet this time, but just invited relatives, friends and prominent people in the family to come and celebrate.

Although it is not a big event, there will be at least 20 to 30 tables, so such a banquet naturally needs to be prepared in advance.

So, when Ergou was about to be one month old, Deng Shirong went back first to make arrangements.

…

noon.

Naye Village.

Zhang Qi was having lunch with his children.

Due to the eating habits passed down from generation to generation, lunch in Naye Village is either white porridge or miscellaneous grains such as sweet potatoes, taro, cassava, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. Unless there are relatives visiting, this is basically the diet all year round.

What Zhang Qi's family is eating now is the most common sweet potato.

Looking at her six children sitting in front of her, Zhang Qi smiled with relief. She had finally made it.

Looking back ten years ago, she gave birth to five daughters in a row. Not only was she scolded by her mother-in-law, but when her fifth daughter was born, her mother-in-law was even unwilling to cook for her. It was really miserable at that time.

Fortunately, Jiugong couldn't bear it at the time, so he not only cooked a bowl of egg and longan syrup for her, but also scolded her mother-in-law severely, which woke her up. Only then did her life become a little better.

In addition, when she gave birth to her sixth child, her belly finally healed and she gave birth to a son. Her life became better and her mother-in-law's attitude towards her became much better. She no longer scolded her for giving birth to a waste of money.

Then, under the leadership of Jiugong, the village's life became better and better.

Although her family did not own many shares in the passenger transport company and the later food company, the family was no longer short of money, and their savings were even close to one hundred thousand yuan. This was not at all noticeable in Naye Village, but if it were in a village with another surname, her family would even be qualified to be the richest family in the village.

To be honest, ten years ago, Zhang Qi would never have dreamed that he could live the life he has now.

And all this is thanks to Jiugong.

If it weren't for Jiugong, even if she gave birth to a son, the family would definitely be extremely poor, and the daughters would probably not have the opportunity to go to school.

It can be said that Jiu Gong completely changed the fate of her family and was her family's great benefactor.

Zhang Qi peeled a sweet potato while looking at his eldest daughter, who was already 18 years old, and said, "Big sister, have you thought it through? Will you work as a ticket seller for the passenger transport company in the tribe, or work in the factory in the tribe?"

Deng Damei swallowed the sweet potato in her mouth and said, "Mom, I'd better go to the bus company and be a ticket seller!"

Zhang Qi said, "I heard that if you follow a car, you need to be brave and speak up. It's not like working in a factory where you just need to do your job well."

Deng Damei said: "I know, I can do it."

Zhang Qi nodded and said, "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I will tell the tribe later and let you be the ticket seller."

Deng Damei smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom."

Deng Ermei continued, "Mom, I'm not good at studying. After this semester, I don't plan to study anymore. I want to be a conductor like my sister. Is that okay?"

Zhang Qi looked at his second daughter and sighed, "Second sister, you have to think it over carefully. In the past, many girls in our Naye Village wanted to study but their parents didn't allow them to go. Now, you can study as much as you want and we will support you as long as you pass the exam. Are you sure you want to give up?"

Deng Ermei said, "Mom, I know this opportunity is rare, but studying is also about talent. Maybe only my third sister has a talent for studying in our family. The rest of us have no chance. We are just wasting our time in school."

Zhang Qi said, "Anyway, I've given you the chance. It's up to you whether you can seize it or not. Just don't blame mom in the future."

Deng Ermei said happily: "Mom, do you agree?"

Zhang Qi said, "Jiu Gong said that studying depends on self-awareness. Even if I force you to study, it won't be of much use. You decide for yourself. If you want to study, study hard. If you don't want to study, then don't study. But you are still a little young. If you want to be a ticket seller, you have to wait until next year or the year after next."

Deng Ermei said, "I know, Mom."

Soon, lunch was ready.

When Ah Zhang Qi took the pipe to the door and was about to light a few cigarettes, she saw Jiu Gong coming over. She hurriedly greeted him, "Jiu Gong, have you eaten?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I have eaten. Have you eaten yet?"

Zhang Qi smiled and said, "We just ate. Jiugong, come over and sit down. Let's light a cigarette first."

Deng Shirong walked over and sat down on a bench, saying, "I just came over to cook. You cook. I came here mainly because I have something to discuss with you."

Zhang Qi asked, "Jiu Gong, what's the matter? Tell me!"

"Nine ancestors!"

At this time, A Zhangqi's children also came out and greeted Deng Shirong one after another.

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Big sister, this matter concerns you, sit down and listen too."

Deng Damei was a little surprised when she heard this, and she responded obediently: "Okay, Nine Ancestors."

Deng Shirong did not keep the secret and said directly: "Ah Zhang Qi, it's like this, I just had a grandson, and my son Yunheng works in Fujian. When the baby is one month old, my second daughter-in-law will definitely take the child to Fujian. It must be very hard and inconvenient for her to take care of the child alone.

So, I plan to find someone in the village to go to Fujian to help me take care of my grandson and do some other things within my ability. The salary will be 300 yuan a month. If she does a good job, I will definitely not treat her unfairly.

After thinking about this candidate, I think your eldest sister is quite suitable. Would you like her to go to Fujian to help me take care of the child?"

He chose Zhang Qi, the eldest daughter, for a reason. Although this girl was only seventeen or eighteen years old and had not yet married, she had helped take care of her younger sister and brother since they were young. When it came to experience in raising children, many women could not compare to her.

Besides, he had watched the eldest sister of Zhang Qi's family grow up, so he knew what kind of person this girl was.

Therefore, Deng Shirong felt more at ease letting her go to Fujian to help take care of the children.

When Zhang Qi heard this, he said with a look of surprise, "Yes, of course. This is something I have been longing for. Sister, why don't you thank the Ninth Ancestor quickly?"

Deng Damei was also very surprised and couldn't help but said, "Thank you, Nine Ancestor. I do."

(End of this chapter)