Liu Yongsheng finally woke up at four o'clock in the afternoon. He didn't want Liu Jianxin to help him. He got out of bed by himself and stretched himself: "Hey! I slept comfortably and had a good dream."

Liu Jianxin asked: "What good dream? Did you dream about my Uncle Meng?"

"Yes, I dreamed about it. Your Uncle Meng and Uncle Xu, the three of us were walking neatly in a team, laughing so happily... It was the old days, so good! We were still young, and there were no brats like you yet."

"Is that so?" Liu Jianxin smiled, "But you took too long a nap. You won't be able to sleep at night."

"Never mind, this nap is worth it."

After coming out and washing his face with warm water, Liu Jianxin poured a bowl of boiling water over. Liu Yongsheng said, "I want to drink some tea water."

Liu Jianxin: "You are still taking medicine. My mother told me on the phone that you are not allowed to drink tea."

"It's okay to drink a little. Just drink what Xiaohuahua brewed for me yesterday. It doesn't need to be too strong, just a light and light tea flavor. It tastes good."

Liu Jianxin had no choice but to go find Meng Tao: "Make a cup of tea for your Grandpa Liu, just like yesterday."

Meng Taozheng and Zhou Cuiling were preparing dinner in the kitchen, so she washed her hands and made tea. She only put three or two slices of Baihao in the tea she gave Liu Yongsheng, taking into account the old man's dietary taboos.

There is still some Jinling tea that I collected from Ma Fengnian stored in the space. The old man likes it, so I will bring some back to them when the time comes.

Seeing that Mr. Liu had gotten up, Shen Yu and Zhang Guoqing were no longer afraid of causing any noise, so they began to dismantle the wooden boxes. Liu Jianye also came to help. Meng Zhehan and Xu Yulin were still fighting, and their little fanboy Xu Yuting sat next to them, motionless.

There was nothing to do in winter, and Captain Bao, who was used to being busy, was bored. So he came here again, and Zhou Shian came with him.

Seeing Shen Yu dismantling the wooden box and taking out the things from it and moving them into Meng Tao's room, Captain Bao's eyes twitched and he said to Zhou Shian, "Is this little Shen here to pay a visit? Isn't this too fast?"

Zhou Shian said with a smile: "It's OK as long as both sides are sure. Comrade Xiao Shen is very good. What's there to be afraid of if it's fast?"

"Comrade Xiao Shen is indeed good-looking, but he's too handsome. With a look like this, he'll be popular with girls wherever he goes. I'm afraid Taohua can't control him... Look at Tian Zhigao, he got kidnapped as soon as he went out."

"Don't mention Tian Zhigao. He is a poor idiot with no vision. He buried Taohua in the Tian family for several years. Fortunately, she has left now. She doesn't have to work hard to serve a big family. She doesn't have to worry about anything. How glamorous is she? Comrade Xiao Shen has a sharp eye. He can tell good from bad. He spotted Taohua at first sight."

Zhou Shian leaned close to Captain Bao's ear and lowered his voice: "Guoqing said, although Comrade Xiao Shen is young, he is not an ordinary worker or cadre. He is doing big things and specializes in investigating those...Anyway, look at the style of our commune president and county magistrate when they come down. Comrade Xiao Shen is like that in the city!"

"real?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

"So this son-in-law is decided?"

"Whether it's settled or not, of course it's Taohua who has the final say, we'll just help to arrange it. Anyway, Taohua marrying Comrade Xiao Shen is much better than that, and she won't suffer any loss!"

“…”

A sewing machine, a radio, and several suitcases were brought into the house. Liu Yongsheng was sitting in the main room drinking tea, and he was dazzled by the sight. His brows were furrowed. These were all valuable things. If the man sent them to the woman's house, they would be used as betrothal gifts. Could it be that they were talking about marriage? He called Shen Yu and Meng Tao to question them.

Meng Tao said: "I asked Shen Yu to buy the sewing machine and the bicycle. I am a girl and sometimes I need to do some needlework. I can't always walk to the market. There are fewer quotas in the countryside, so it is easier for him to get them in the provincial capital... But I didn't expect that he would buy a radio and these things."

Liu Yongsheng nodded: "You are very sincere, but after all, you are just a couple and have not yet married. Taohua cannot accept so many gifts from you with peace of mind. They are too expensive. Let's put it this way. You have worked hard to buy these things. Taohua should appreciate it. Taohua will give you the money no matter how much you spent."

Shen Yu: "Grandpa Liu, I have decided on Taohua and I will not change. We will get married sooner or later. Hers and mine, we are all one family."

Liu Yongsheng looked at Meng Tao and said, "Taohua, Grandpa Liu feels that no matter how good your relationship is, it will be different before and after marriage. What do you think?"

“It’s different.”

Meng Tao answered, and at the same time glanced at Shen Yu, complaining in her heart: What a good thing you did, but you made such a big fuss about it, but it failed? Shen Yu: "..." I didn't know your Grandpa Liu was coming.

Meng Tao continued, "I have paid for the sewing machine and bicycle, the radio and the wheelchair he gave to Brother Jinniu, as well as the clothes, meat and vegetables. Since they have been given to us, it is not easy to return them. It is a matter of reciprocity. We can accept them. We have a long time to live and can afford to pay them back."

Liu Yongsheng: “…”

Liu Jianxin laughed when he heard this, mainly because he found it very interesting that this girl was full of confidence from nowhere: "I think Taohua is right."

Liu Yongsheng asked: "Sewing machines and bicycles are not cheap, where did the money come from?"

"My grandfather spent several hundred dollars on that marriage and left me several hundred dollars as a safe deposit, but it was taken away by his family. Last time I went to the provincial capital, I settled accounts with Tian Zhigao and broke off the engagement, and asked him to pay me back together." Meng Tao replied.

Liu Yongsheng sighed, "The money that Grandpa saved for you to get married and start a family should be spent on your wedding. It's okay for you to buy these things, and they can be used as a dowry in the future. But if you buy them now, won't they become old by the time you get married?"

"It's okay. I mainly think that now that we have Brother Jinniu, it's time for him to talk about marriage. There are one or two big things in the family, so it will be easier for him to find a marriage."

"Well, you don't have to worry about this. Just live your life well as a girl. Don't think too much."

Liu Yongsheng said, and asked Liu Jianxin to go into the house and take out his carry-on bag, which was a square old-fashioned black leather bag. He took out two envelopes from it and handed them to Meng Tao: "This is from me and your grandmother Liu, and this is from your grandmother Xu. Keep it."

Meng Tao declined: "Thank you, but I can't accept it. I can't control myself. I will spend money recklessly when I have money."

Liu Yongsheng said, "It doesn't matter how you spend it, as long as you like it. My family and your grandfather Xu's family don't have girls. Only your grandfather has raised you as a granddaughter. It was impossible to find one before, but in the future, I will never let you suffer any injustice."

Seeing that Meng Tao still didn't answer, Liu Yongsheng frowned and asked, "Are you going to be estranged from Grandpa Liu?"

Liu Jianxin advised: "Peach blossoms are a gift from the elders, take them."

Meng Tao thought about it and stepped forward to accept it: "Thank you Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu, thank you Grandma Xu!"

Liu Yongsheng nodded with satisfaction, looked at Shen Yu who was standing quietly beside him, and said, "Taohua and Comrade Xiao Shen are dating, and I will tell Grandma Liu and Grandma Xu when I go back. When the weather is good next year, the two grandmas can come to D Province to visit, or ask Jianye to pick up Taohua to go to H Province, and Comrade Xiao Shen can also go with them."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "I will go, no need to pick me up, I will accompany Taohua there."

(End of this chapter)