The two of them walked directly back to Meng's house. Before they reached the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Wangcai suddenly rushed out from behind them, ran a few steps, turned back and barked at Meng Tao twice, continued to run for a distance, and turned back and barked again. Meng Tao's heart moved, and she saw the gate of the courtyard opened, and Shen Yu walked out.

Meng Tao was surprised and asked, "Hey, why are you here?"

"I'll come when I'm done."

Shen Yu smiled and patted Xiao Wangcai who was circling around him, walked forward to support Meng Tao, and greeted Zhou Cuiling at the same time.

Zhou Cuiling smiled and said, "You came back a little late this time. Did you not have dinner? Then come to my house. We are slaughtering a pig today to make bacon. My dad and his friends are still drinking. Let my mom prepare two dishes for you."

Shen Yu said: "Thank you, I have eaten."

When Meng Tao heard Shen Yu say that the matter had been completed, she couldn't help but be secretly surprised: Does he mean that Xu Jia has been found?

It went so smoothly. I thought it would take at least three to five months, or even longer, but I found it in less than half a month. It’s amazing!

When Shen Yu came to Taohua, he didn't need her to accompany him, so Zhou Cuiling said she would go back after a while.

It was already dark at night, but the gray-white stone road was still visible. The Zhou family was several hundred meters away and there was no need to see them off.

After the people walked away, Shen Yu hugged his wife in his arms: "You are having a great time back in the village, right? We agreed to stay for a week. Did you miss me?"

"I think about it, every day."

"How's the little one?"

"Maybe he noticed you weren't around. He was a little noisy when he came back two days ago, but he's fine now."

Shen Yu reached his hand into Meng Tao's cotton coat and touched her belly, and soon received a response. Three bags appeared under his palm, and the little guy greeted him happily.

Shen Yu raised the corners of his lips slightly: While I miss my wife, I also miss the little one a little bit.

When I first knew I was going to be a father, I was quite resistant. I hadn’t enjoyed my honeymoon enough yet and yet I was interfered with. Moreover, I could imagine that Taotao’s attention would be diverted away in the future. I felt upset but had no one to talk to. Now I think it’s good to be here. It’s fun for a couple to raise a baby together, but this is enough for me. I won’t have any more children in the future.

At this time, Shen Yu didn't know that he actually had no say in the matter of having children and how many children to have.

The couple reunited after a short separation. They were affectionate at the gate of the courtyard under the cover of night, and then walked into the courtyard together. Meng Tao saw that the main room and the kitchen were both lit, and heard the educated youth talking. There was still fire in the kitchen, and the aroma of meat and vegetables wafted out. She asked Shen Yu if he hadn't eaten yet.

Shen Yu nodded. "I just got here half an hour ago. Qian Liang, Sun Yutang and Xu Guoliang just came back from playing at the Youth League Center in Qiancun. They haven't eaten yet, so we're going to have dinner together. Qian Liang and Sun Yutang are cooking, Xu Guoliang is going to look for his collection of wine, and I'm drinking tea and chatting with Teacher Jiang and Teacher He."

"Look, my husband is hungry." Meng Tao said distressedly, "He has been busy and tired outside these days. I will cook some dishes you like to nourish him."

Shen Yu felt warm and sweet in his heart because of his young wife's love. He whispered in her ear, "I think Sun Yutang's cooking skills are OK. Let them do the cooking. Don't tire my wife out."

"Just stew a big pot of the bacon, fish, rabbit, pheasant, and eggs on the stove, pickled vermicelli mushrooms, radish and cabbage. I think it's almost ready to eat."

As they were talking, Jinniu came in happily carrying a basket, followed by driver Xiao Guo. It was Zhou Cuiling who told them that Shen Yu was here. The two of them had already eaten and drunk enough, and were just sitting there listening to everyone's drunken talk. When they got the excuse, they hurried home.

In the basket were ten pounds of pork, four or five pounds of spare ribs, and some cooked pork belly and blood sausage packed by Aunt Yang. They could be cut and served on the table for them to enjoy freshly.

Jinniu and Shen Yu talked for a while, and then Sun Yutang called for dinner. The men wanted to drink, and a few female educated youth came to watch the fun. Meng Tao took out some roasted melon seeds, and those who didn't eat or drink sat aside eating the seeds and chatting.

After eating and cleaning up the kitchen, it was already late at night. After everyone left, Meng Tao and Shen Yu closed the door and turned off the lights, leaving Xiao Wangcai outside, and the couple entered the space.

Meng Tao wanted to know how they found Xu Jia, so Shen Yu reported directly to Grandpa Xu that his eldest cousin had met "Xu Meixia" first, and then the Xu family took the person away without any discussion, and did not even let the father and son meet. Director Shen told Meng Tao about how he became depressed and sick.

Meng Tao was speechless: What kind of operation is this? Since it is confirmed that "Xu Meixia" is Xu Jia, why not let the family reunite?

Shen Yu told Grandpa Xu about his plan, and Meng Tao was relieved and agreed: "Xu Meixia showed up as Grandpa's cousin, and people wouldn't find it strange that she resembles Xu Jia. Then Grandpa and Grandma would decide whether to marry Director Shen. This is indeed more appropriate than you and your son finding a stepwife and stepmother who are very similar to Xu Jia."

"So Director Shen figured it out later and got better immediately. He was depressed and sick because he remembered that when he was in a relationship with my mother, my grandfather opposed it. They eloped and were forced to get married, and they were suppressed for a while, which left him with a psychological trauma. He couldn't even think about his mother's rebirth. It was a gift from God, and it was equivalent to his rebirth. He was so terrible that his grandfather didn't want him as a son-in-law." Shen Yu said, feeling a little sorry for his father.

Meng Tao imagined Director Shen's anxiety and restlessness, thinking that he could carry so many good things with him but still make himself sick. It was inexplicably funny.

The naughty young wife giggled, and Shen Yu couldn't help laughing, pinching her cheeks: "You've gained weight again, not bad! It seems that it's better to live in the village, eat well and sleep well, so let's stay for a few more days."

When Meng Tao was mentioned, she couldn't laugh anymore and looked sad. "I can't stay here anymore! If you didn't come, I would have to find a way to run away these two days. I've been treated to dinner for four or five days in a row. Do you know what a pig-killing dish is? Such a thick and big piece of meat, with a lot of fat and only a little bit of lean meat. The custom in the countryside is that if you don't serve yourself, the host will help you. The bowl is full of fat... Oh my God! If Xiao Wangcai hadn't come to my rescue, I would have been buried in the pile of fat!"

"So you want to escape?"

"If you don't run away, you won't have a wife, just a fat woman. It's up to you to keep her or not."

Shen Yu laughed: "My wife has become a fat woman, so I must have her."

"Humph, forget it if it's so reluctant!"

"Then why don't we just live in the village? I still have some time off anyway, so I can stay here until the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month and then go back to the capital and wait for you to become a fat woman? Come on, I have to measure your size so we can compare. Well, I'm looking forward to it. My wife must be very cute when she's chubby!"

"No, no, no! If you want to live here, you can live here by yourself. I'll leave tomorrow. I don't want to be chubby!"

“Hahahaha…” Shen Yu teased his young wife, but he couldn’t stop laughing.

(End of this chapter)