"Mom, I feel much more at ease with you here." Ye Weiwei snuggled against Liu Guilan's arm affectionately.
Liu Guilan finally realized what was going on and tapped Ye Weiwei's head in annoyance, "You're trying to coax me again. With your abilities, who could possibly bully you?"
Mother Ye smiled and said, "Weiwei is still young. Although she seems quite clever, it's only because we elders are willing to tolerate her and indulge her little temper that I feel at ease sending her to a big family like the Qin family for the New Year without an elder by her side to guide her. I'm relieved that you're willing to go with them, my dear in-law."
Liu Guilan laughed and said, "Don't flatter me. I'm just a country woman with little knowledge. It's good enough if I don't make a fool of myself and embarrass the children."
I've heard that the Qin family is a large family with a history of several hundred years. Such a family must have many rules and regulations.
Although with Old Master Qin around, the Qin family members wouldn't dare to do anything to Weiwei and Huo Xiao openly. However, many power struggles within large families are hidden in the shadows. She was also afraid that the two children, being straightforward, wouldn't engage in such cunning tactics and would suffer in silence.
After all, even someone as intelligent as Miss back then...
Thinking about it this way, she became even more worried and decided she had to go with him on this trip.
Even just helping to take care of three children would be helpful.
Mother Ye quickly said, "My dear in-law, please don't say that. If these two children dare to think that way, I'll be the first to object."
Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao both looked at Liu Guilan and Ye's mother with a wronged expression, which made the two of them laugh.
Since deciding to spend the Lunar New Year in Kyoto, Liu Guilan had been making preparations well in advance.
With Ye's mother present, Liu Guilan inquired about many customs and traditions in Kyoto, as well as the situation of many families there, especially the Qin family, so as not to arrive there completely clueless, lose her manners, or find herself in a passive position.
When the Huo family at the old house heard that Liu Guilan was going to Kyoto with Huo Xiao and Ye Weiwei for the New Year, they were quite busy making preparations.
When Ye's mother and third brother came here, they prepared gifts for the Huo family. Since the third brother and his wife were going to Beijing for the New Year, they also prepared return gifts, which were all local specialties.
Ye's mother and third brother happily accepted the gifts. Because there were too many items, they couldn't take them all on the train, so they mailed some dried goods back in advance.
Liu Guilan even went out of her way to get a piece of cloth and made a new outfit. The style was discussed with Ye's mother. It looked like a simple style, but she put a lot of effort into it. Wearing it, she looked particularly energetic and dignified.
Seeing that everyone praised it, Liu Guilan was also very satisfied.
Since it's the first time visiting the children, we absolutely can't be negligent.
As for Huo Xiao and Ye Weiwei's clothes, they were all bought by Ye Weiwei's aunt from Haicheng. Both the style and the material were top-notch, so they didn't need to worry about them at all.
The train ticket was for the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Because Ye Weiwei also had to attend Chen Jiali and Zhao Dabao's wedding, as Chen Jiali's family member, to send her off as a bride.
The day Chen Jiali married Zhao Dabao was a bright and sunny day.
Zhao Dabao's family took this marriage very seriously. They prepared the new house well in advance and even provided the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).
In order to buy a watch for Chen Jiali, Zhao Dabao even asked Huo Xiao to help him get the tickets.
Then on the wedding day, Zhao Dabao rode a brand-new bicycle, carrying a big red flower, to the educated youth settlement to pick up his bride. Then he took Chen Jiali around the whole village, giving candy to everyone they met along the way.
The whole village was bustling with activity, just like during the Chinese New Year. A group of children happily ran after the car.
Chen Jiali suddenly possessed everything she had never dared to dream of before, feeling as if it were a dream.
After a dazed and confused bow to heaven and earth with the chanting, she sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the new house, which was covered with a quilt with a bright red double happiness character. She nervously and excitedly held the hands of Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun, her eyes misty with tears.
"Weiwei, Meijun, I, I have family again."
Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun knew about her situation and understood her feelings, so they comforted her.
Ye Weiwei: "Don't worry, your future will only get better and better."
Xu Meijun: "Those who have let you down and looked down on you will regret it sooner or later!"
Chen Jiali didn't know what to say, she just couldn't stop crying.
After dealing with his friends outside for a while, Zhao Dabao couldn't wait to go back to the room to see his wife. When he saw Chen Jiali crying, he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. He quickly asked Chen Jiali what was wrong.
"Honey, don't cry! Is there something I did wrong? Tell me, and I'll definitely change!"
Seeing Zhao Dabao's nervous and anxious silly look, Chen Jiali couldn't help but laugh again, wiping away tears as she laughed.
Zhao Dabao was even more at a loss, clumsily wiping Chen Jiali's tears with his sleeve.
"Wife, don't cry. I'll do anything you ask as long as you don't cry!"
Chen Jiali sniffed and looked at Zhao Dabao with utmost solemnity, saying, "Dabao, I will live a good life with you. I've decided on you for the rest of my life."
Moved by Chen Jiali's emotional outburst, Zhao Dabao couldn't help but tear up. Ignoring Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun's presence, he pulled Chen Jiali into his arms and said, "Wife, I will listen to you for the rest of my life."
Ye Weiwei and Xu Meijun watched the two people embracing and quietly stepped back, giving them some space.
Xu Meijun grumbled for a long time before finally saying, "I was originally thinking of giving Zhao Dabao a good talking-to to support Chen Jiali, but now it seems that it's not necessary at all."
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "Isn't that even better!"
Xu Meijun said, "Yes, it saves trouble."
After saying that, she couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, you and Chen Jiali are both married now. There are no female educated youths left in the educated youth settlement who can speak up."
Ye Weiwei joked, "Hou Zheng is enough."
Xu Meijun glared at Ye Weiwei angrily: "He's not a female educated youth! What's the point of talking to him?"
Ye Weiwei chuckled to herself, but didn't say anything.
Did she not know about the progress of the two men's relationship when she was not at the educated youth settlement?
I don't know who it is, but in order to be together, they're not going home to visit their families this year and are planning to stay in Daqingshan Village to celebrate the New Year together.
That evening, Ye Weiwei made a special trip to the shed again, secretly bringing them some food and leaving them some commonly used medicines, including both Chinese and Western medicine pills.
Knowing that Ye Weiwei was going to Kyoto for the New Year, Grandpa Du and the others asked Ye Weiwei to give their regards to Grandpa Qin and gave her many other instructions.
Especially Old Master Du, who had the best relationship with Old Master Qin, knew a lot about Old Master Qin's family and told Ye Weiwei everything in detail, afraid that Ye Weiwei would suffer a loss.
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