Chapter 554 I Don’t Want to Get Married
"Second sister!"
Daya hurriedly stopped Erya from saying anything else so as to prevent her second aunt's younger sisters from knowing.
"Come and have dinner."
Tang Wan waved to them. Daya and Erya's clothes were covered with patches.
In fact, their family doesn't live too badly in the entire brigade. At least Daya and Erya's clothes are warm.
But Tang Wan clearly remembered that she had made clothes for the two children before.
What on earth is going on with Li Cuihua?
"Mom, I'm going to find my brother."
Yao'er smiled brightly. This child is optimistic by nature. Even if she is thrown into a poor environment, she can still face it with a smile.
"Sit down first, I'll go find it."
Although Tang Wan is not familiar with the brigade, she will not get lost. Now she lives with Brother Lu Huaijing's family and Wang Dani.
The second and fourth sons both got married and are living in the city. It is not time for the holiday yet, so they haven't come back yet.
Tang Wan had just taken a few steps when she saw Xiao Yan not far away.
He followed behind a boy, who was tall and straight, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and had a tan from the sun.
But his smile is somewhat similar to Lu Huairen.
As the saying goes, girls change a lot when they grow up, and the same is true for boys. Tang Wan guessed that she was Lu Qiming.
Sure enough, Lu Qiming smiled shyly at Tang Wan, "Auntie."
"Yeah, I'm back."
Tang Wan asked Lu Qiming with some curiosity: "I heard from your mother that you are not going to school and want to get married?"
She just wanted to understand the situation and know what the child was thinking.
Although she is just an aunt, maybe she can help him.
"Aunt, I don't want to get married so early."
Unexpectedly, Lu Qiming's answer was quite straightforward, without even having to think about anything.
Tang Wan was a little surprised, "Have you finished high school?"
“I will graduate next year.”
An embarrassed blush appeared on Lu Qiming's dark face, "My mother wanted us to get engaged before the end of the year.
We will get married right after we graduate next year, but I also want to go to college like my auntie!"
He seems to admire Tang Wan very much.
"If you want to go to school, study hard. Your grandma will definitely support you."
Tang Wan knew Wang Dani well. She was a very democratic person.
"I don't want to embarrass my grandma."
Lu Qiming gave Tang Wan a big smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie.
But I can handle this, my mother can't force me."
He grinned at Tang Wan, revealing his white teeth. He had grown into a sensible boy.
"If you encounter something you can't handle, I can help you."
Tang Wan had a good impression of Lu Qiming, so she was willing to help him.
The few of them went home together. In the yard, Li Cuihua saw her and Lu Qiming together, and her face immediately became defensive.
It seemed as if she was afraid that Tang Wan would corrupt her child.
"Qiming, come and have dinner!"
Li Cuihua hurriedly waved to Lu Qiming, which made Lu Huairen feel a little embarrassed.
But Tang Wan didn't care at all. She sat down with her two children. Wang Dani had already prepared lunch.
Lunch was simple, sweet potato rice with vermicelli stewed meat and scrambled eggs with wild vegetables.
This is already a very good meal, especially because Tang Wan came back.
Li Cuihua said unhappily, "Mom, you are so partial. You prepare so many delicious dishes for the third child when he comes back."
Normally, they hardly have any meat or fish at home.
Wang Dani's face darkened. "Did you guys not eat it or what? And this meat was bought by Wanwan."
Just now, Tang Wan brought a pound of meat to the kitchen because she knew that the family was thrifty.
It doesn't matter to her what she eats, but her two children are still young and need to eat something nutritious.
"Mom, don't listen to her. That's how she speaks."
Lu Huairen glared at Li Cuihua fiercely, and Li Cuihua shut up.
Tang Wan was too lazy to even try to reason with her. The family was having dinner when a bullock cart suddenly stopped in her yard.
Tang Wan and the others looked over curiously and saw Lu Huaimei standing at the door with her luggage at her feet.
Behind her was Li Huai, each of them holding a child.
"Little sister, why are you back?"
Li Cuihua was startled, her voice rose slightly, and her face became long.
I wonder how much food this married girl will consume when she returns to her parents' home.
"mother!"
Lu Huaimei was standing at the gate holding her child, and suddenly she knelt down in the direction of Wang Dani.
Only today did she realize who loved her the most. She felt so remorseful that she couldn't hold back her tears in front of everyone.
Wang Dani is a soft-hearted person. After seeing this scene, she couldn't hold back any longer.
"Why are you shouting? Didn't you say you wanted to live a good life? How did it turn out like this?"
It’s no wonder Wang Dani said that, because Lu Huaimei is now very skinny and has lost her former delicate and charming appearance.
The clothes she was wearing were a bit old, and she looked a bit haggard, listless, and full of motherly airs.
He looked completely different. If it weren't for his familiar outline, they would have almost failed to recognize him.
"I'm sorry, Mom. It's my fault for not listening to you before."
Lu Huaimei sincerely repented. If it weren't for her third sister-in-law, she would have lost her life now.
"Little sister, you came back like this, will your man abandon you?"
Li Cuihua always speaks like this, in a weird and eerie way that makes people uncomfortable.
The old Lu Huaimei would have exploded long ago, but now she actually endured it.
"I'm not divorced. I just brought the children back to celebrate the New Year."
Lu Huaimei was not a fool. Since Li Mingpu didn't treat her well, she naturally wouldn't expect him to reciprocate her emotions.
But she must give her child nothing less.
"Who is this then? You can't possibly give birth to a child this big, right?"
Li Cuihua's eyes fell on Li Kui, with dissatisfaction in her eyes.
With one more mouth to feed, there will be much less food at home.
"She is my stepdaughter, sister-in-law, don't worry, we don't eat and live for free, we bring our own food back to celebrate the New Year."
Lu Huaimei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and climbed up. She stood straight, except in front of her mother and third sister-in-law.
She rarely showed such weakness.
Wang Dani, who had always said that she had severed ties with Lu Huaimei, felt heartbroken when she saw her daughter's appearance, and she put on a stern face.
"Since you have made up your mind, come in."
"Mom, you can't let her in like this."
Li Cuihua rushed to ask, "How long do you plan to stay at home?
Whether it is money or food, and when to return, all these must be made clear.”
"Sister-in-law, my younger sister is going back to her parents' home. There's no need for you to be so critical, right?"
Tang Wan really couldn't stand it anymore. Li Cuihua was busy at home every day just to make a small profit.
No wonder the second and fourth sons’ families are unwilling to stay at home for long.
I'm afraid they were all forced away by her.
"It's not your family's food that you eat, so of course you don't feel bad about it."
Li Cuihua curled her lips and said, "It just so happens that everyone is here. You have to give an explanation for coming back to live with the third brother. You can't just stay here for free."