Meng Tao said: "We also arrived at around 6pm yesterday. We were so busy cleaning and cooking that we didn't notice you were not at home."

Pulling Shen Yu's sleeve, he introduced: "This is our neighbor Aunt Wang. Her uncle Wang is the one who helped us redecorate this yard. Aunt Wang, this is my fiancé Shen Yu. You can just call him Xiao Shen."

Shen Yu politely wished Aunt Wang a Happy New Year, and said that Uncle Wang was a good craftsman and had helped them renovate the courtyard house very well, and he would thank him when they met.

Aunt Wang was very happy and warmly invited them to her home: "Your uncle Wang is out, my eldest son and second son are at home, they are about the same age as Xiao Shen, you two can get along well - have lunch at my home, and there is a preserved duck left, I fry the duck and it is very delicious."

Meng Tao declined: "Thank you, Aunt Wang. Xiao Shen doesn't have much time off and has to leave tomorrow. We have to go to the street to do some work today. We will go to your house to play when Xiao Shen is free."

"You just arrived and you're leaving tomorrow? What job does Xiao Shen do? Where does he work?" Aunt Wang asked.

"In the provincial capital, I was... a teacher, a physical education teacher."

"Really? The PE teacher is great. No wonder he gets up so early in the morning to run. He's in great shape! He's very talented and handsome. He's good in everything. But the provincial capital is too far away!"

Aunt Wang sighed, talked to them for a few more words, and then let them go.

When they reached the entrance of the alley, Shen Yu grabbed Meng Tao's hand and squeezed it: "Who is the physical education teacher?"

“You.”

"Why don't you call Teacher Shen?"

"Oh, that's right. Come here, Xiao Wangcai, this is your physical education teacher. Hurry and call Teacher Shen."

Xiao Wangcai: “Woof woof woof!”

Shen Yu: “…”

Meng Tao had already run away and was standing a few steps away with her hands covering her face, laughing uncontrollably. Shen Yu wanted to pretend to be angry but couldn't help it and couldn't help laughing as well.

Even if they are lovers, they are not allowed to hold hands on the street. Instead, they walk side by side with their hands in their pockets, visiting street shops along the way, and then going into department stores to take a look. Even if they don't buy anything, they will still comment on the goods on the counter.

The saleswoman today was very nice. She followed them around the counter with a smile and took out whatever they pointed out immediately and patiently explained it in detail. Even if they said they didn't want to buy it, she would say "It's okay" in a gentle tone.

Meng Tao knew that this was all thanks to Teacher Shen. If it were her alone, she would not be able to enjoy such good service.

Shen Yu also enjoyed it very much, of course not because of the surrounding environment, but because he could stay with his beloved girl. She was in his heart and eyes, and only her voice could be heard in his ears. He was in a good mood and always had a smile on his face, but he didn't know how many people he had confused.

After coming out of the department store, Shen Yu could finally hold his fiancée's hand, because they had to cross the road. The little girl was afraid of cars, so he had to hold her hand. Across the road was the post office, and they wanted to make a few calls. Today, no one came to make long-distance calls, so they didn't have to queue up and directly occupied a phone, making one call after another.

Meng Tao called Liu Yongsheng first and called out "Grandpa Liu". Liu Yongsheng on the other end immediately shouted happily: "Xiao Huahua? Hey, girl! Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu are talking about you. Happy New Year! You are one year older, right? Your brother Jinniu... Eh?! This old woman, I haven't finished talking yet!"

The microphone was snatched away, and Meng Tao heard a hearty woman's voice: "Xiao Huahua, I'm your Grandma Liu! Oh my little Huahua, Grandma Liu misses you so much!"

Meng Tao smiled and said, "Grandma Liu, I will come to see you."

Meng Tao: “…”

She covered the microphone and asked Shen Yu quietly, "Do you think we will be like this when we get old?"

Shen Yu looked at her lovingly: "I will give you everything you want first, and I will never snatch it from you. If anyone dares to snatch it from you, I will beat him up."

"Okay, you remember it." Meng Tao said with a smile.

Liu Yongsheng didn't know that Shen Yu and Meng Tao were together, and told Meng Tao on the phone: Grandpa Liu met Shen Yu's father. Although that man is a bit bureaucratic, he is not a bad person.

Shen Yu's grandfather and uncle also spoke to Grandpa Liu on the phone. Shen Yu's grandfather and uncle are well-known figures in Beijing, especially grandpa, who is a man worthy of admiration. Combined with Shen Yu's performance, Grandpa Liu believes that he should be different from Meng Shaoan and not a liar. If Xiao Huahua really likes him, they can talk about marriage with peace of mind. When parents need to step in, just call Grandpa Liu.

After the two sides finished talking, Liu Yongsheng hung up the phone first. Probably because he was worried about the high long-distance call charges, he did not let Grandma Liu continue to answer the call.

Shen Yu was very unhappy that Liu Yongsheng compared him with Meng Shaoan, but then he felt balanced when he heard that Xiao Huahua could talk about marriage with him with peace of mind.

He had told Taohua some of the things about his own family in the letter, but it was not convenient to say more about his grandfather's family, so he told her everything last night. Fortunately, Taohua didn't take it seriously and treated it lightly.

Grandpa and grandma wanted to come over to visit, and Taohua said: Come now while the weather is fine; when the spring rain comes in a few days, it will be inconvenient to start spring plowing.

So I made a phone call to Beijing today.

Shen Yu made the call. Although they had only been apart for a few days, grandpa and grandma were still very happy to receive the call from their grandson. However, the two old people were still happily admiring their "good grandson" the last second, and the next second they heard that Taohua was right next to them, and immediately called Shen Yu: "You... get out of the way quickly, we want to talk to Xiaohuahua!"

After talking to Liu Yongsheng on the phone, they also learned Meng Taohua's nickname, Xiaohuahua.

Shen Yu readily handed the microphone to Meng Tao, who was upset: "Can you please stop calling me Xiao Huahua? It's really ruining the show."

After talking with Meng Tao on the phone for more than ten minutes, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu immediately decided to come to Province D on the tenth day of the first lunar month and spend the Lantern Festival with peach blossoms!

Granny Xu particularly liked Meng Tao's voice and thought that a girl with such a voice must be kind and gentle. She said to Meng Tao, "Taohua, how about we hold an engagement ceremony in Linshui Village during this trip, and then come to the capital to hold the wedding ceremony. This way, we can take care of both sides. What do you think?"

Meng Tao agreed.

Since she has already fallen in love with Shen Yu, she has completely accepted him and will not change. Engagement and marriage will be a natural progression and will happen sooner or later, so what is she waiting for?

She once didn't dare to trust men and had no expectations for marriage, but that was in her previous life. She could live alone freely and no one would meddle in her affairs or point fingers at her. But now she lives in the 1970s and she has become Meng Taohua. It seems impossible for her to be a single woman.

Besides, the man she met was the handsome Shen Yu, and she just liked him. Be it fate or adventure, she was willing to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)