Meng Tao understood Xu Yulin's meaning almost immediately. She quietly moved a chair next to Meng Zhehan and sat down quietly.

Meng Zhehan turned around and looked at her: "The family and friends group is so well behaved? Did they cause trouble, causing Xu Yulin to cut off his relationship? Meng Tao was speechless: Is he my real brother? Do I look so unreliable?

Xu Yuting asked in surprise: "Brother, why is this happening?"

Liu Jianye: "What conditions did they put forward? Can't we do it?"

"It can be done, but it depends on whether it's worth it and whether we feel happy. I can't let my family, relatives and friends feel aggrieved and disrespected just for me to get married, right?"

Xu Yulin said, holding Wang Cuixi's hand and saying, "Mom, when they first came and looked around the rooms, Aunt Shi said to you: When the children get married, you can go back home without any worries, and you have to take good care of the yard in the countryside so that others won't take it.

I felt uncomfortable when I heard this, but you just agreed: OK, OK! OK, what? They mean they don’t want you to live with them!”

Xu Yuting's face turned ugly: "You're sending Mom away after you get married? Does that mean I can't stay here anymore?"

Wang Cuixi slapped her youngest son and said, "I just said it casually, can you take it seriously?"

"Mom, I just listened and didn't take it seriously, but," Xu Yulin glanced at his brother and continued, "Then Aunt Shi said that when my brother-in-law graduates and is assigned a job, the company will definitely give him a house, and he will live in the company and won't come back. This new yard is spacious, bright and comfortable, and the streets outside are wide, straight and clean, with good air. When the time comes, we will invite Huixian's grandmother and grandmother to live here. Our children, who have been with their grandmother since they were young, will definitely come over as well. It will be convenient for school and work!"

Meng Zhehan asked with a smile: "Have you agreed? What does your partner say?"

Xu Yulin: "My mother is the head of the family, and my brother and I are family members. We have to discuss things with the whole family before making a decision. Of course, I don't agree with what Aunt Shi said. As for the object... Shi Huixian didn't say anything, but just smiled and nodded, which should be to show her approval. Before I could say anything, my mother said 'OK, OK, OK' directly. She was so warm and generous, happily welcoming people in and out, and I didn't even have a chance to speak."

Wang Cuixi: "What else can we do? It's their first time here, so why don't we treat them well and give them a cold shoulder?"

Meng Tao smiled and said, "Brother Yulin, and Yuting, this is your fault. You are already in your twenties, and this is the first time a girl has come to visit you. I, Grandma Xu, was very nervous because I have no experience."

"That's right." Wang Cuixi also felt aggrieved after hearing this.

Xu Yulin was angry and amused. Meng Zhehan rubbed Meng Tao's head and said, "You have experience. Whoever has a date in the future will look for you as their friend and family member."

"Okay, I'll do it if I give you a red envelope."

"You little money-grubber!"

When Xu Yulin heard the word “red envelope”, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper: “Shi Huixian’s aunt gave it to me. The conditions on it can be met with all our family’s money, but the key is that I don’t want to do it now.

Although I was a little unhappy before, I didn’t think too far ahead. I secretly hoped that Shi Huixian was a little nervous because it was her first time here, so… But then Taotao came, and in just a short while, I understood everything and no longer had any illusions - their attitude towards my family was really intolerable and intolerable. "

Meng Zhehan looked at Meng Tao with a smile: "Your group of relatives and friends are so lethal, what did they do?"

Meng Tao spread her hands: "I didn't do anything. When they heard that I was the sister-in-law of this family, they looked at me as if I were a burden."

Meng Zhehan was speechless. Are these people blind? They don't even like his sister.

Xu Yuting was angry and said, "You, my sister-in-law, are a burden, then what am I?"

"Your brother-in-law is extra. They don't accept or like someone like me who suddenly appears."

"What did Yulin's boyfriend say to you?"

"I only said one sentence to Miss Shi during the whole process. We just said hello to each other. She said to me: Please take a seat. And then nothing happened. My seat was about one meter away from her. She didn't talk to me or Grandma Xu. She didn't even look at us. She just chatted and laughed quietly with her relatives."

Xu Yuting: “…” That’s boring.

In fact, he also had this feeling, that Miss Shi was deliberately keeping her distance. When they came in the morning, he, his mother, and his brother came to greet them. Out of respect for his future sister-in-law, he looked at Miss Shi twice more and wanted to greet her, but he saw her avoid him and walk behind her fat aunt.

At that time, Xu Yuting thought that Miss Shi was here for the first time, so she might be shy, or because of the difference between men and women. But Xiao Huahua is a girl, and Miss Shi ignored her. What does that mean? She looks down on her family! Xu Yuting lowered his eyes and snorted with a sour face.

Liu Jianye raised the list in his hand: "Three turns and one ring, four seasons of clothes, leather shoes and scarves, a thousand yuan betrothal gift, twelve pieces of cloth... We can always get this together, but if we marry her and her family can't agree, then wouldn't it be a waste of effort? I think it's better to forget it, both sides should calm down and think about it seriously, don't regret it later, it will be too late!"

Wang Cuixi rubbed her hands nervously: "Yulin was dating someone, and he just said he didn't want to do it anymore. That's not fair."

"Aunt, the purpose of dating is for two people to get to know each other and see if they are suitable for each other. If they are, then get married. If not, then break up. There is nothing wrong with that."

"But Yulin has already filed a report. If we don't get married, won't we be punished?"

Xu Yulin said, "Mom, I'm reporting my relationship, and the team has approved me to date someone first."

"So, you didn't write a marriage report?"

"no."

"Oh, you didn't say it earlier! I was thinking that now that the girl has come to see you, you can get married."

Wang Cuixi sighed. In order to welcome this day, she had made a lot of preparations. Seeing that the girl was pretty, elegant and polite, she thought that she would become her eldest daughter-in-law in the future. She liked her from the bottom of her heart. But she soon found that the girl was not willing to talk to her much. She only answered one question at a time. If she asked more questions, the girl would just smile and not say anything else.

Her aunt and uncle were quite talkative. They asked about all the generations of the Xu family. They were concerned about what their ancestors and parents did and whether they had many relatives and friends. They also talked about their Shi family, saying that their ancestors had great figures and their family background was not bad. Many of the girl's relatives and elders, such as her first and second uncles, were well-known and respectable people. If they got married in the future, the Xu family would benefit greatly.

Wang Cuixi heard the boasting in the words. It was saying that the Xu family could not compare with the Shi family in terms of conditions. It was a blessing for the Xu family that the girl fell in love with Yulin. When she married into the family in the future, she must be pampered and provided for. She had the final say in everything and must not suffer any grievances.

Now that her son has proposed to end their relationship, although she disagrees, she feels inexplicably relieved, thinking that if the girl doesn't think highly of the Xu family, then, that's all that can be done.

Wang Cuixi frowned and said to Xu Yulin, "Since you think it's inappropriate, you have to talk it over. You have to see what the girl means first. If she doesn't agree to break up, you can't be rude and hurt her feelings."

Xu Yuting interrupted: "Mom, she said she didn't want you before she even got married, don't you feel sad?"

"I don't care. I just want her and your brother to be fine and live a happy life after marriage. Your yard is not far away, so I'll live with you. When your brother and sister-in-law have children in the future, I'll take them back there to look after them."

Xu Yuting: "As long as you are happy, Mom, my yard is no worse than this place. We will live a good life in the future. If I want to find a wife, I will definitely find one who is obedient and filial. She will never be like others who dare to despise my mother!"

"Oh, good, that's a good boy!" After hearing what her youngest son said, Wang Cuixi's brows immediately relaxed and her worried look disappeared.

Xu Yulin glanced at his brother, and Liu Jianye raised his hand and hit him on the back of the head, causing Xu Yuting to stagger a few steps.

Meng Tao laughed: You deserve it! Just comfort your mother, why do you have such evil intentions and even try to offend your brother?

Liu Jianli ran over from the kitchen and shouted, "Auntie, the water in the steamer seems to be dry!"

"Hey kid, didn't I tell you to turn down the heat? Why did you boil all the water?"

Wang Cuixi hurried out, and when she reached the door, she turned back and told Xu Yulin, "No matter what, we have to have a meal. Go and serve them first, and then we can talk to the girl properly later, okay?"

"Don't worry, mom. I'll take care of it."

Meng Zhehan asked Xu Yulin: "How are you going to deal with this?"

"Just do as my mom said. Let's eat first and talk about it after we send them back."

Xu Yuting muttered: "How am I going to eat this meal? I feel uncomfortable just thinking about it."

Meng Tao said: "So there is a custom in our hometown that if you don't like the couple, you won't keep the meal for them."

"Really?" Xu Yuting laughed, "Xiao Huahua, you Linshui Village are really cruel. You didn't like me and drove me away without even giving me food."

"It's not just our Linshui Village, it's the same in that area. Don't talk nonsense, this is a custom. What do you mean by driving them away? I think this practice is quite reasonable."

Liu Jianye nodded: "Yes, Yulin can also learn from this. As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long pain. Cut it off cleanly."

Meng Zhehan: "Yulin and his girlfriend are different from what Taotao said, and this is the capital, not Linshui Village... Let's have dinner. The guests are in that room, we'll be in this room, and take care of the children to sleep."

Xu Yuting signed up immediately: "Jianli and I are also in this room!"

"Yuting, you still have to follow Yulin to that room, just pretend nothing happened, and proceed as normal. Yulin, when you break up, be strategic, don't just say it straight out, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." Xu Yulin grabbed Yu Ting's shoulders, and the two brothers went to the main house.

Meng Tao walked into the inner room to see her son. Xiao Wangcai was lying in front of the bed. When Meng Tao got closer, she saw Xiao Yunhai waving his fists, kicking his legs and humming. Knowing that the little guy wanted to pee, she hurriedly picked him up, talked to him in a low voice, and went outside to help him pee. The little guy closed his eyes, peed, and continued to sleep soundly.

Meng Zhehan and Liu Jianye were still waiting to hold him, but he didn't wake up and was sent to the bed in the inner room.

Lunch was served early and two tables were set up. The main room entertained the female guests. Wang Cuixi and her two sons and the neighbors Aunt Ma and Aunt Duan accompanied them. The west wing was occupied by Meng Zhehan, Meng Tao, and the brothers Liu Jianye and Liu Jianli. Xiao Wangcai was also given a plate of meat rice.

Wang Cuixi is a good cook. She can make braised fish, braised pork elbow, stewed lamb, stewed chicken with mushrooms and several steamed dishes. The staple foods include rice and steamed buns.

Aunt Shi's eyes lit up. After the host politely gave way, they exchanged a few polite words, picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Shi Huixian declined Wang Cuixi's offer to help pick up food, saying that her family did not have the habit of helping to pick up food and that it was unhygienic.

However, she was really satisfied with the dishes on the table. They were all her favorites, and she felt very proud to use them to entertain her aunt, second aunt and aunt.

Shi Huixian chewed slowly and politely, occasionally glancing at Xu Yulin with a smile. This handsome and strong man was her hero and gave her a full sense of security. The two of them discussed coming to his house in letters and on the phone. She had told him that her eldest and second aunts often ate out and were particular about the food and dishes. He took her words to heart and everything he prepared for her today was just to her liking.

They had been relying on correspondence, and he refused to send photos. They met again when they had almost forgotten what he looked like. Shi Huixian found that she liked him more and more. She wanted to sit with him and have a good chat, but he was always busy with one thing or another. When they sat at the table to eat, his younger brother intervened and insisted on sitting between them. He was so annoying and had no tact at all!

Shi Huixian was secretly delighted but couldn't help complaining. At the same time, her eldest and second aunts were also surprised and surprised by the delicious food on the table.

Both of them come from well-off families. The man is a middle-level leader in his unit and has a higher salary than others, but the various supply tickets are quota-based and not that abundant. There are many things that cannot be bought even with money, such as meat, which is in short supply every month.

I thought that a meal at Xu's house would be good enough to have some stir-fried pork slices with vegetable stems and steamed egg custard, but I didn't expect Wang Cuixi to prepare a table full of delicious dishes, and they were all good meat, specially supplied!

Look, there are white flour buns and steamed white rice. As for the mutton, usually they would just get some mutton bones to stew some mutton soup, but Wang Cuixi could directly bring out a big casserole full of stewed mutton slices!

As distinguished guests, they should have deserved such a high-standard meal reception, but they felt that something was not right.

Especially when I heard from Wang Cuixi that a table of the same food was set up in the west room to entertain a friend of Xu Yulin, and accompanying his friend to eat and drink were the Liu brothers and the recognized sister-in-law who had just come to visit, "Sister Taotao".

Four people, like Aunt Ma and Aunt Duan, who have nothing to do with the Xu family, were also dragged here to eat such a good meal. It's just... too heartbreaking! (End of this chapter)