On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the courtyard of Sang Shen's family was bustling with activity.
Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family was able to gather together for the rare occasion. This time, not only were all members of the Sang family present, but also Bu Yiliang, Boda, Lin Shen, and Lü Zhiwei.
Fang Sao was directing all the men in the yard to work around in circles, chopping wood, killing chickens, butchering fish, and boiling water. It was clear that she was preparing a big meal.
Grandpa Sang sat under the eaves, playing with his great-granddaughter, while Bu Ling and Lin Shen held rattles in their hands, teasing the child.
Everyone was doing their job, and everything was very harmonious.
Until Xie Dong arrived...
Xie Dong's arrival was a perfectly normal thing; what was abnormal was the woman accompanying him.
In an instant, the courtyard seemed to freeze, and everyone turned to look at Xie Dong... and the woman beside him.
The woman felt everyone's gaze, and unconsciously shrank back, lowering her head.
Xie Dong's expression was unreadable: "Let me introduce you, this is my wife, Jiang Wanying."
One sentence stirred up a huge wave!
"Wife?" Sang Shen was the first to speak.
"Hey Xie, you're married?"
Do your parents know?
"What happened?"
"...."
Despite the cacophony of voices from the crowd, Xie Dong remained unmoved.
After everyone had finished expressing their questions, he finally spoke: "We just got our marriage certificate today and haven't had a chance to tell our parents yet. We'll be having the banquet tomorrow, so I'll have to trouble you, Mrs. Fang, to help me with the arrangements." He addressed the last sentence to Mrs. Fang.
When Fang's wife was called out, she didn't know how to react, so she could only stammer, "Okay."
Xie Dong smiled and said, "Thank you, Aunt Fang. I won't bother you any longer." With that, he turned and left with his men.
"Wait!" Mulberry stopped him, took a few quick steps, and hooked her arm around his neck: "Let's eat at our house, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today!"
Xie Dong was about to shake his head when Sang Shen let go of him and turned to ask his wife, "Sister-in-law, let's eat here. Xie Dong has nothing. This is your first Mid-Autumn Festival after getting married, so you should at least eat something decent."
Xie Dong asked in confusion, "I remember there was still plenty of food there..."
Mulberry smiled and turned around: "Oh, there aren't any now."
Xie Dong: !!!
"Eat! Let's eat here!"
It's all his stuff, why shouldn't he eat it? That shameless Sang Xiaoqi!
Since Xie Dong had made his decision, Jiang Wanying naturally wouldn't object. She smiled shyly at everyone and then followed closely behind Xie Dong.
"Sister Fang, what am I doing?" Xie Dong asked quite consciously.
"Oh, oh, go and scrape off the fish scales. I'll make braised fish for lunch." Aunt Fang snapped out of her daze and forcibly gave Xie Dong a task.
At this moment, Lü Zhiwei, being quite perceptive, handed the half-cleaned fish to Xie Dong.
Xie Dong thanked her and squatted down to continue scaling the fish. Throughout this series of actions, his wife followed him closely, never leaving his side.
Although everyone was curious about Xie Dong's situation, they wouldn't ask questions in front of his wife. Soon, Aunt Fang started assigning tasks to everyone again.
During the family reunion lunch, while everyone was showing off their food and chatting, they also took the time to secretly observe Jiang Wanying.
But throughout the meal, the girl kept her head down and only ate the dish in front of her.
When someone mentions her, she looks up and smiles shyly. When no one mentions her, she sits quietly, her presence barely noticeable.
Gradually, everyone stopped paying attention to her and went about their normal lives, eating and drinking as usual, enjoying the rare reunion.
After the meal, Xie Dong helped clear the dishes and then said goodbye.
No one stopped them; they watched the two leave before turning their attention away.
"Xiao Qi, do you know that woman?" Grandpa Sang asked after the others had walked away.
“I don’t know him,” Mulberry shook her head. “But I’ve seen him before.”
"Oh? When?"
“I ran into her once on the way to the textile factory with Sister Fang,” Sangshen replied.
Aunt Fang also said, "That's right, the girl that Xiao Qi and I met that day was this girl."
"And we asked Xie Dong that day, and he said they were just ordinary friends. Who knew he would suddenly pull this stunt?" Sang Shen added.
"Why does Xie Dong seem a little unhappy to me?" Bu Ling asked in confusion.
As soon as she said that, everyone responded enthusiastically:
"I think so too!"
"I thought it was just my imagination!"
"Could there be something going on?"
Everyone chattered amongst themselves, and finally all turned their attention to Sang Shen: "Xiao Qi, you're closest to Xie, why don't you go ask him if he needs any help?"
Mulberry nodded: "Okay, I understand."
He was a man of action, and that very night he stormed into Xie Dong's house.
He had already prepared his excuse before knocking and entering: "Xie Dong, could you watch my daughter for a bit? Lingling and I..."
Where is your wife?
Xie Dong watched Sang Shen enter and gave her a knowing smile: "She doesn't live here."
"Not staying here?" Mulberry's clever mind was full of question marks.
Xie Dong was about to explain when Sang Shen raised her hand to interrupt him: "Stop, come to my house and we'll explain together." This would save him from having to repeat himself when he got back.
"Okay." Xie Dong swallowed the words that were about to come out.
The two went back to the next room. The moment they entered, Xie Dong, before anyone could ask a question, preemptively said, "Let me explain."
"You say it," they said in unison.
Xie Dong was speechless for a moment, then without any ceremony, he walked to the table, sat down, took Xiao Xingxing from Aunt Fang's arms, held her in his arms, and then spoke:
"Xiao Qi, do you remember? The year we first came to Gu County, I came back injured in a car accident?" Xie Dong
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