Zhao Dabao has been riding high lately.
Because his father became the brigade leader, matchmakers have been practically wearing down his doorstep lately.
Zhao Dabao couldn't stay at home, so he went to Ye Weiwei's house to complain to Huo Xiao.
"Third brother, your house is still the quietest. When I have money, I will build two houses next to your house and we can be neighbors."
Wu Dayou couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You should save your breath. You're the only son in your family. There's no way your parents would let you separate from the family and live on your own!"
Zhao Dabao sighed.
Seeing that he was secretly overjoyed but pretended to be distressed and looked like he deserved a beating, Wu Dayou wanted nothing more than to kick him a couple of times!
"Your father was able to become the brigade leader this time thanks to Ye Zhiqing. Don't forget Ye Zhiqing's kindness."
Zhao Dabao immediately patted his chest and assured them, "Don't worry, I'll never forget! From now on, I, Zhao Dabao, will only listen to Brother Huo and Sister-in-law Huo. I'll do whatever they tell me to do, and I'll never chase a chicken if they tell me to beat a dog!"
Wu Dayou rolled his eyes at Zhao Dabao, then looked at Ye Weiwei with a puzzled expression and followed Zhao Dabao's lead in changing his form of address: "Third Sister-in-law, how did you know about Lu Mingcai and Widow Liu's affair?"
They were from the same village, and the two of them had been having an affair for so many years without anyone knowing.
Can Ye Weiwei say that I learned it from a book?
She only remembered that when she decided to bring Lu Mingcai down, she recalled that the book had mentioned Ye Wanwan and Zhao Mingzhe exposing Lu Mingcai's coercion of female educated youths when they dealt with him. At that time, they also mentioned Widow Liu.
“Once, I came down from the mountain to take a shortcut and happened to see him going to Widow Liu’s house…”
She only said three-tenths of what she wanted to say, leaving the rest to Wu Dayou and Zhao Dabao to fill in the blanks in their minds.
"That beast!"
Zhao Dabao said bitterly.
He no longer hates Zhao Mingzhe at all; on the contrary, he is very grateful to him. If it weren't for Zhao Mingzhe, he would be the one marrying Lu Xiaolan now!
The thought that Lu Mingcai, that old rogue, almost became his father-in-law made Zhao Dabao feel utterly disgusted!
However, he is now increasingly convinced that Ye Weiwei is a lucky star.
Leaving aside distant events, just looking at recent things, those bastards from various committees who wanted to cause trouble for Ye Weiwei got shot.
Lu Mingcai's family provoked Ye Weiwei, and now they can't swagger anymore.
As for those who were on good terms with her, Huo Sange's lame leg was cured, Wu Dayou's wife and children were almost killed and they were saved, Huo Jiang was almost crushed to death and they were saved as well, not to mention him, who has become the brigade leader's son.
The village has distributed wild boar meat several times in the past few months, and each time it has been related to Ye Weiwei.
Calling her a lucky charm is no exaggeration.
He made up his mind that from now on, even if he didn't listen to his father, he would listen to Ye Weiwei and Brother Huo. From now on, they would be his own brother and sister-in-law!
Ye Weiwei was unaware that she had gained a male admirer.
No sooner had Wu Dayou and Zhao Dabao left than Liu Guilan, the mother-in-law, arrived.
Since Ye Weiwei became pregnant, Liu Guilan has been coming over every few days, either bringing delicious food or checking on the house to see if there's any chores she can help with.
He just wanted to keep Ye Weiwei under his watchful eye every single day.
He seemed even more nervous than Ye Weiwei, who was pregnant.
However, Liu Guilan was clearly preoccupied today.
"Mom, just tell me what's on your mind. I'm tight-lipped and I promise I won't say anything."
Seeing Liu Guilan sighing behind her back, Ye Weiwei took her hand and sat her down on the heated kang, asking her a question.
Liu Guilan's expression darkened further. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Weiwei, what do you think of Lingdang?"
Ye Weiwei didn't understand why she suddenly asked about Zhao Lingdang. After thinking for a moment, she said truthfully, "She's down-to-earth, hardworking, and has a good personality. She's worth getting to know."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan's expression became even more conflicted.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Liu Guilan sighed, "What do you think about making Zhao Lingdang your second sister-in-law?"
Ye Weiwei was stunned. This Zhao Lingdang and Brother Huo the Second...
"Did someone bring up what happened in the square that day? Mom, don't listen to what others are saying. That day was just an accident."
Seeing that Ye Weiwei had misunderstood, Liu Guilan quickly said, "It's not like that, it's just... Zhao Lingdang has been sending things to our house these days..."
At first, the items were placed at the door, so she couldn't see anyone and didn't know who sent them.
But after several days, she finally found out who it was.
Thinking of the several fish she kept in the tank at home, and Zhao Lingdang's wet clothes and her hands red from the cold, Liu Guilan felt quite uncomfortable.
That child is also foolish. It wasn't her responsibility to bump into the second child, especially since the second child was perfectly fine.
Despite her own family's situation, she still thought of sending fish to their family. She did a good deed without even showing her face. If it weren't for her keeping a close eye on things these past few days, who would have known it was her!
But it's precisely this naiveté that makes her all the more pitiful.
Ye Weiwei: "Mom, maybe you're overthinking it. Zhao Lingdang might just be feeling guilty and want to make amends, it's not what you think."
Liu Guilan said irritably, "I really think I'm overthinking it! Weiwei, you haven't been in the village long enough to know, but don't look down on your second brother, he was one of the best young men in the village back in the day. There were plenty of girls in the village who were smitten with him."
Liu Guilan is quite proud of this.
Although the second son wasn't as good-looking as the third, he inherited his looks and was more handsome than the other young men in the village.
It's a pity that her personality is nothing like hers; she inherited it all from that old geezer!
Ye Weiwei understood. Zhao Lingdang might have had feelings for her second brother back then, but fate played a trick on them, and they never had a chance to be together.
Now that the second brother is divorced, and Zhao Lingdang is still unmarried and has become an old maid with a family, the two of them are actually quite well-matched.
She knew her mother-in-law's personality; she wouldn't spread such baseless rumors.
Since she said that, it means Zhao Lingdang really does have feelings for Second Brother.
"What does Second Brother mean?"
Liu Guilan was furious when Ye Weiwei mentioned Huo Jiang. "What could that simpleton possibly know!"
Ye Weiwei couldn't help but laugh: "So, our family is going to have a happy event soon?"
Given my second brother's personality, if he didn't refuse, then he probably agreed.
Liu Guilan glared at Ye Weiwei, feigning anger: "I'm so worried, and you're still laughing!"
Ye Weiwei understood Liu Guilan's concerns.
The second brother already has three daughters to support, and Zhao Lingdang's family situation is what it is. The mother-in-law is afraid that if they really get together, they won't be able to make it work.
"If these two really get together, they'll have to have their own children. How will they feed so many little mouths if another baby is added to the family?"
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