The eldest and second aunts met and talked in a low voice. They thought that Wang Cuixi was a country girl with no vision. She didn't know the difference between relatives and strangers at such an old age. Being too honest would only ruin the family. In the future, Huihui had to be the head of the family.

Wang Cuixi smiled and shouted to everyone to eat and not to be polite, and she did not hear what her aunt and second aunt said about her. The Xu Yulin brothers had different hearing than ordinary people, so they heard everything.

Xu Yuting was very angry: He said his mother was ignorant, but these two women were really ignorant! Xu Yulin glanced at his brother, signaling him not to say anything more. He also pretended not to hear anything, and greeted the guests with his mother, then lowered his head to eat.

Seeing that Xu Yulin only ate the two dishes in front of her, Shi Huixian picked up a chicken leg and put it into Xu Yulin's bowl. The chicken leg passed in front of Xu Yuting and was blocked by him.

Xu Yuting looked disgusted: "My mother used the chopsticks to pick up food for you just now. It was the first time she used it. It was a courtesy to treat guests. You have almost finished your own food with your chopsticks, and you are still picking up food for others. It's so unhygienic!"

Everyone at the table stopped to look at them. Shi Huixian blushed, but she remained calm and didn't panic. She explained: "I only hold it for Yulin. Yulin and I...we are not other people!"

Xu Yuting: “!!!” He was speechless.

Aunt Shi threw down a chicken bone and said with a smile, "That's right! After we get married, we'll be a couple and we can eat from the same bowl. Who would look down on who? Hahaha!"

The fat aunt also laughed: "Brother-in-law, you haven't figured it out yet. You will understand once you have a date. Otherwise, aunt will introduce you to someone? Aunt knows a lot of pretty girls."

Xu Yuting quickly shook his head: "I still have to go to school."

Shi Huixian handed the chicken leg to Xu Yulin again, her eyes full of affection: "Yulin, eat something nutritious!"

Xu Yulin: "You're welcome, help yourself, the dishes on this table are nutritious."

"No, I gave it to you, take it!"

Xu Yulin saw a bowl on the table with half a bowl of meat in it, so he picked up the bowl and took the chicken leg, then placed it in front of Wang Cuixi: "Mom, you eat it."

Wang Cuixi: "Hey, this... this is something I specially left for Ma Xiaogang. Aunt Ma is here today so I can't cook. Ma Xiaogang wants to eat after school..."

"Then give it to Ma Xiaogang."

Aunt Ma: "Oh, no, no, I'll just go back and make that boy some noodles."

"It's okay, Aunt Ma, there's food here, so you don't have to make anything else."

The first and second aunts looked unhappy again: "We, the guests, haven't eaten yet, but you're leaving food for outsiders? Really, how come this family, big and small, don't understand anything!"

Shi Huixian's kindness was not understood, and she pouted unhappily, looking at Xu Yulin with resentment. Xu Yulin was eating seriously and seemed not to see it.

Xu Yuting couldn't help but laugh.

The two brothers ate a bowl of rice each in the main hall, then left on the pretext of entertaining friends and went to the west wing.

Several women in the main room continued to eat. Shi Huixian really wanted to follow Xu Yulin, but her aunt said that he was from outside and they didn't know who he was, so she shouldn't go. Shi Huixian then sat there obediently without moving.

In the west wing, when everyone had almost finished their meal, Xiao Yunhai woke up in the inner room. Meng Tao went in and carried him out. The little guy opened his big watery eyes, first looked at the table full of meat and rice, then glanced at everyone one by one, as if to say: Ah, you, you, you actually ate delicious food behind my back! Everyone was amused by his funny little expression.

Little Yunhai needs to have a proper meal of complementary food at noon and in the evening. The family has his special kitchen utensils and tableware, so it is convenient to prepare complementary food. Meng Tao decided to go back first. Meng Zhehan wanted to see them off, so he said goodbye to Xu Yulin and others directly. Wang Cuixi was busy, so there was no need to tell her specifically.

After lunch, Aunt Shi and the first and second aunts allowed Shi Huixian to go and chat with Xu Yulin.

Xu Yulin stopped the busy Wang Cuixi and asked her to sit down and talk to the guests. He cleaned the dishes, wiped the table, swept the floor, and then went into the kitchen to wash and scrub. After a busy work, he turned his eyes to Shi Huixian who followed him in and out, and asked her to go into the east room to talk.

Less than ten minutes later, Shi Huixian ran out wiping her eyes. Everyone looked at her and saw that she looked so aggrieved with tears dripping from her eyes.

Aunt Shi screamed, "What's going on? Huh? What did he do to you?"

Wang Cuixi stood up in a panic, her face turning pale - Aunt Ma and Aunt Duan went back after dinner. Wang Cuixi knew that her mouth was not very good, and the more nervous she was, the worse she could say.

Xu Yulin followed and stood beside Wang Cuixi. He held her mother's shoulders and asked her to sit down. He said to Aunt Shi, "I'm fine. I was just discussing marriage with Comrade Shi Huixian. She started crying after just a few words."

"So, what did you say?"

Xu Yulin looked at Shi Huixian and said, "Comrade Shi Huixian, there is no one else now, just you, me and the elders. Today, our two families have come to understand each other to this point, and it is also a critical moment. We must open up and make it clear about our bottom line, right?"

Shi Huixian stood close to her second aunt, turned her face away and said nothing.

The fat aunt looked at Xu Yulin and said, "What bottom line? You know, our Huihui is so good that there are countless good guys pursuing her, but she insisted on talking to you, saying that she wanted to repay you. We felt sorry for her and followed her, so we came here - the piece of paper we gave you was a request for Huihui's sake."

Aunt Shi now understood what the "bottom line" meant, and quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes! This is very important, and it cannot be missed!"

Xu Yulin handed the note back to the fat aunt: "My family spent all the money to buy this courtyard house, and now we really don't have any extra money. I think that comrade Huixian and I are young people of the new era. We are free to fall in love and get married. We should respond to the country's call for new things. There is no need for those old rules. Forget about the betrothal gift. We can get married with a maximum of 100 yuan."

"What?" The fat aunt widened her eyes: "Are you kidding me?"

Second Aunt hugged Shi Huixian and said, "Absolutely not!"

Aunt Shi was even more excited: "You want to marry such a pretty and charming wife for just one hundred yuan? Dream on!"

Xu Yulin: "What I mean is that I can spend 100 yuan to buy some cigarettes and candies for the neighbors and colleagues on both sides, and also set up a table for the two families to have a meal together. That's enough."

It is not given to you.

Aunt Shi: "I%~#￥!..."

Instantly start swearing mode.

Shi Huixian's shoulders trembled as she cried.

It was still the fat aunt who could calm the situation. She asked Wang Cuixi directly: "The child is not sensible, but you must be sensible, right? It takes more than this amount of money to marry a wife in the countryside."

Wang Cuixi: “…”

Alas, although I really want a daughter-in-law, it seems that this family is really not suitable.

She said in a trembling voice: "In my rural area, to marry a wife, you only need to give 30 yuan and a few hundred kilograms of grain."

The fat aunt was stunned and sat there for a long time without moving, as if she was in a trance.

(End of this chapter)