"That's them." Shen Yu smiled and touched Meng Tao's head. He had good eyesight and saw them from a distance, but what did it have to do with him? Two unknown things were not worth paying attention to.

Xu Yuting leaned over from the back seat, pushed Shen Yu's hand away with one paw, looked at Meng Tao and asked, "Xiao Huahua, what did you say? The one waving at the roadside, Tian Zhigao?"

Meng Tao nodded, and Xu Yuting opened the car door: "I'll go..."

Meng Tao knew what he meant and stopped him, saying, "Don't go. It's broad daylight and there are many people coming to the commune supply and marketing cooperative to buy things for the New Year. Do you want people to call the police and take you to the police station?"

Shen Yu also got out of the car and glanced at Xu Yuting calmly: "Go if you want to, have fun, and we'll get you out when we're done."

He really disliked this kid. He was in the way and always went against him. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but Taohua wouldn't let him. She said he was weak and effeminate. He might have been brought up too pampered by his family, or he might have some physical deficiency. When Taohua was a child, he took up half of his food rations. Maybe it was because he lacked that little bit of nutrition. So he really had to be nice to him and be more tolerant.

Xu Yuting also glared at Shen Yu, then turned and walked towards the car behind to look for his two brothers. Xu Yulin, Liu Jianye and Zhang Guoqing said something to him. Xu Yuting calmed down a bit, then seemed to remember something and ran back to pull Meng Tao: "Let's go, Xiaohuahua, Zhang Guoqing wants us to go to his house to play!"

Shen Yu looked at the boy coldly and really wanted to kick him.

He took Meng Tao in his arms: "We have something else to do. Taohua and I need to call home."

Xu Yuting didn't let go: "That's your house, Xiao Huahua doesn't know it, what can you say? Call it yourself!"

Meng Tao thought about it and realized it was true. Although she had decided to date Shen Yu and even agreed that they wanted to get married, she still felt a little repulsive towards Director Shen.

After all, Director Shen was biased in dealing with the Tian Zhigao incident. Whether it was because of his personal affair with Deputy Director Yuan or he really cared about the steel plant, on the grounds of protecting the factory's technical secrets from being leaked, Director Shen turned a blind eye and allowed Deputy Director Yuan to operate in secret. He did not decisively eliminate Tian Zhigao, who was guilty of bigamy, and thus harmed Meng Taohua's interests.

So even if Meng Tao accepted Shen Yu's pursuit, corresponded with him and called him, but did not remind him of what happened to Director Shen in the book, he would not die anyway, so what if he suffered? Then he would know who Deputy Director Yuan, whom he regarded as a close friend, was.

Shen Yu wanted to talk to Director Shen on the phone, so Meng Tao accompanied him to the commune for a walk and decided not to have a video conversation with Director Shen.

Thinking of this, Meng Tao broke away from Shen Yu and left with Xu Yuting. She turned back and smiled at Shen Yu, "Go in and make the call. Talk slowly. There's no rush. We'll pick you up later."

Shen Yu: “…”

With a sharp mind like him, how could he not understand what his girl was thinking? He had to let her go temporarily. The person who tied the bell had to untie it. His father and Taohua really needed to have a face-to-face and frank talk.

However, Director Shen probably never dreamed that Taohua would become his daughter-in-law. It seems that as a son, he has to help his father and give Director Shen more advice. Whether he can get the filial piety of his daughter-in-law in the future depends on Director Shen's performance.

Zhang Guoqing ran to get the car keys from Shen Yu, and agreed with Shen Yu that he would come to pick him up in forty minutes.

Shen Yu watched the two cars drive away before turning around and going into the post office to make a phone call.

In the provincial capital, Shen Heping had just finished a meeting and returned to the office when he received a call from his son. He was very happy and kept asking if he had a good time in the countryside. He also nagged him to be careful and something like that. Then he heard his son say that he wanted to talk to him about marriage with his girlfriend. Shen Heping smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

His biggest wish is to see his son get married. His cold and stinky son who never dated girls is finally willing to get married! How can a father not be happy?

When his beloved wife was dying, she said with tears that she could not watch their son grow up. She told him to give their son double the love in her place, treat him well and cherish him, so that he could grow up healthily like other children, marry, have children and enjoy life... Now, he has finally done his wife justice!

While talking on the phone, Shen Heping wrote down the name of the person his son was talking about marrying in a notebook. When he saw the three words "Meng Taohua" written by himself, Shen Heping felt something was wrong: "Why does this name look familiar?"

"Not only does she look familiar, you've also seen her in person. She's Meng Taohua who visited your Qianjin Steel Plant last time." said the son on the other end of the phone.

Shen Heping couldn't believe it: "That...Meng Taohua who broke off the engagement with Tian Zhigao?"

"That's right."

"Shen Yu! Are you kidding me?"

"Comrade Shen Heping, have I ever joked with you since we were little?"

Shen Heping took a deep breath and said, "I am your father. I don't agree."

"Yes, you can only represent yourself. I am an adult, and no one has the right to interfere in my lifelong affairs."

Shen Heping was frustrated: this son has had his own ideas since he was a child and is rarely influenced by others. Even if he is not an adult, his father may not be able to interfere with him.

"Shen Yu, why? I remember that the last time you saw that incident, you spoke up for her. Were you standing up for her? Did you sympathize with her?"

"Dad, is your son the kind of person who would step on anything he sees? Taohua and I knew each other first, and I knew about that incident later. She doesn't need any sympathy, she is very proud. I like her and I spent a lot of effort to pursue her."

"You," Shen Heping didn't believe that such an outstanding son of his could not chase after a country girl?

He lowered his voice and said, "Can you reconsider it? She is not well educated, that's all, but she is getting married for the second time!"

"She is studying. In the future, she will have a higher level of education than you. Her marriage was a sham. She was only fifteen years old at the time. What could she understand?"

"But you also held a wedding with great fanfare and announced it to the neighbors. That would be a second marriage! If your grandpa and uncle knew, they wouldn't agree."

"My attitude is here, no one can interfere. I only love Taohua in my life, and no one else can make me think about getting married except her."

Shen Heping took another deep breath: "What about her? Is she with you?"

"No, she has something against you and doesn't want to talk to you."

Shen Heping: "..."

He couldn't help but scowl: That angry girl, she dares to have opinions about her future father-in-law before he even agrees to the marriage!

(End of this chapter)