Chapter 164 Two in One
Ding Dayong stood there in a daze for a moment, then his face slowly turned red, as red as a monkey's butt, and his eyes glanced around guiltily.
Ding Guo went up and twisted Ding Dayong's ear: "Hidden from me?"
"No, no, no, sister, sister, please listen to me, it hurts!" Ding Dayong leaned over and cried in pain, "I can explain!"
"Come, let me hear your excuse!" Ding Guo let go, feeling angry, amused, and a little relieved.
It feels like the pig at home finally has some cabbage to eat.
Ding Dayong rubbed his ears and said, "Isn't this... I have to take care of the reputation of the female comrade."
This reason is very reasonable. If you don't intend to be nice to others, there is no need to say it out loud. It is a virtue and Ding Guo can't criticize it.
At this point, she was too lazy to complain and asked directly: "What do you think?"
Ding Dayong's body language at this moment showed his nervousness. He scratched his head and rubbed his ears. He muttered, "Comrade Song is a good man. It's me who is not worthy of him!"
"Which aspect?"
"It's just... family background!" Ding Dayong blushed again.
Looking at his expression, Ding Guo couldn't help but sigh.
This is not because he is opposed to Song Yuling. He really feels that his family background is not compatible with Song Yuling and he dares not accept the challenge.
"How do you think our family compares to the Pei family?"
Ding Dayong: "Of course the Pei family has a good family background."
Not everyone can live in the two-story building in the military compound, let alone the positions of the elders of the Pei family.
"But, sister, you are different from me. You are better than me."
His sister was capable of finding a job on her own. Not only did she bring him out, but when he encountered setbacks, she immediately helped him find a way out and even helped him get a permanent job.
His sister's own innovative products can be found everywhere in the market.
Ding Dayong is usually very frugal and never spends money recklessly, but sometimes when he passes by a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store, he will buy one of the products his sister developed and launched last year. Although he often eats them at home, he feels proud to buy them and eat them.
His sister is also an advanced individual and model worker in the factory. His sister also helps Xiao Hong's uncle catch bad guys...
His sister has good qualities in every way.
He felt like he was nothing.
Ding Dayong himself couldn't say whether there was a big gap between his sister's family background and Pei's. It might be because he had a preconceived idea about Pei Che and had seen Pei Che's attitude towards his sister. He was neither condescending nor arrogant. So when he learned about Pei's family background, he didn't have any idea that his sister was not compatible with Pei's family.
But it was different for him, he was full of insecurity.
He was just an ordinary new worker with no foundation and a poor family background. His parents were ordinary old farmers, unlike Song Yuling's family, where her father was the director of the Education Bureau.
To be honest, before he came to Fengning, the highest-ranking officials he had ever met were the team leader and the branch secretary.
He had never dreamed of dating the director's daughter.
Ding Guo was instantly hooked by Dayong's praise: "I don't know where your perception comes from, but keep it up!"
I walked up to Dayong, patted him on the shoulder, and decided to encourage the child.
"In my eyes, you are also excellent. You are good-looking, ambitious, willing to study, not lazy, and sensible and considerate. Don't you think about it? If you don't have any advantages, how can Comrade Song Yuling like you?"
Ding Dayong's face turned red again, and his clear eyes were full of uncertainty: "Sister, am I really that good?"
Ding Guo nodded firmly: "Grab a good opportunity first. Even if there are some bumps, you should find a way to smooth them out instead of just giving up. If you fight for it, you won't regret it even if the result is not satisfactory. But if you don't even fight for it and just give up, you are a wimp. We don't want such wimps in the third branch of the Ding family."
Ding Guo waved his hand and said, "Go and ask for leave. Come with me to meet Yuling. You two can have a good talk. If you have any concerns, just speak them out and see Yuling's attitude."
Ding Dayong drank a bowl of chicken soup from his sister and burped. His face turned red again, but his eyes were shining with excitement and joy. He ran to the factory at a very fast speed. Soon he came out on his bike, sweating profusely, and followed Ding Guo towards the guesthouse.
On the way, he said, "Sister, let's find a small park. If we talk in the guesthouse room, it will be easy for people to misunderstand us."
Ding Guo glanced at him: "Very meticulous."
There are none near the small park, but if you find an open space, you can find them all over the streets.
Finally, they decided on a crossroads near the guesthouse and asked Ding Dayong to wait while she went to call for help.
Ding Dayong calmed his nervous mood, wiped the sweat off his face, and tried to make himself feel refreshed. While standing there waiting for people, he clenched and unclenched his fists, and clenched and unclenched them again, his whole body filled with nervousness.
In contrast, Song Yuling was generous and even though she was a little shy, she was very confident. Her face was slightly red, which made Ding Guo look at her several times: "You look pretty when you're shy!"
Song Yuling was embarrassed and annoyed: "Sister Ding Guo!"
Although Ding Guo was full of curiosity, he also knew that it was a bit inconsiderate of him to get too close in such an occasion, so he stood not far away and watched, watching his silly brother at a loss, watching Song Yuling glaring at Ding Dayong coquettishly, watching Ding Dayong scratching his ears and saying something, and in the end, Ding Dayong bared his teeth and laughed foolishly, and then Song Yuling reached out and twisted Ding Dayong's arm.
Done!
Ding Guo: “Tsk tsk tsk!”
The sour smell of love finally spread.
Two people pushed their bicycles towards him. Ding Dayong still had a silly smile on his face. Song Yuling, who was walking next to him, still had a red face, but her eyes and face were full of smiles.
Ding Guo couldn't help but snap her fingers. She had a younger brother and sister!
"Sister!" Ding Dayong called out with a smile.
Song Yuling also whispered, "Sister!"
"Hey!" Ding Guo also laughed so hard that her eyebrows were not visible, and her facial features revealed a hint of silliness that she herself could not see, which was a bit similar to Ding Dayong.
"Come on, come on, I'll treat you to some soda." Ding Guo was in such a good mood that she even forgot about her third uncle and aunt who were still locked up at home sleeping. She decided to adapt to the identity of the eldest sister-in-law in advance... Well, she automatically blocked her relationship with Lu Xiaomei.
Unexpectedly, although she was in a good mood, the two young men did not appreciate it, so Ding Dayong decisively abandoned his sister.
"Sister, I, I want to go to the movies with Yuling." Ding Dayong touched the back of his head and grinned.
Ding Guo: ...
After all, she made a wrong decision.
Although Song Yuling also invited her quietly, Ding Guo had good hearing and could hear her insincerity. He snorted coldly and decisively rejected the invitation of the plastic sister. He waved goodbye to the newly-married young couple and became a street wanderer alone.
I went to two black markets but didn't find anything I liked, so I just bought some meat and ribs from the mall.
I looked at the time, found a place to enter the space and took a nap, then came out and returned to Zaohua Lane on time.
The house was quiet. Aunt San's family had not yet woken up from their sleep. Ding Guo tiptoed to prepare the ingredients and dinner.
Ding Guo had no intention of telling Aunt San about Song Yuling's matter. It was better for the person involved to explain the matter themselves.
So, when Auntie San woke up, she didn't know that the pigs at home would eat cabbages. She frowned and said to Ding Guo in a low voice with a sad face: "I dreamed that your parents didn't get divorced in the end, but the dream was the opposite."
Ding Guo used a spoon to stir the ribs in the pot, tilted his head and glanced at Third Aunt: "No wonder I heard you spitting outside just now."
Peng Guihua sighed dejectedly.
She had a dream that she thought was unlucky, and she pouted twice in the hope that what she was worried about would not come true.
After feeling melancholy, Peng Guihua finally reacted. She looked at the food in the pot and exclaimed, "Why did you buy meat again? Didn't we just have meat at noon today?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Can you eat enough meat?"
"Isn't this a way of living?"
Talking about daily life, Peng Guihua asked her whether she had any contact with the Pei family and whether Pei Che had called or written back.
If the young couple lives far away from each other and doesn't contact each other often, that would be a problem.
Ding Guo comforted her: "Don't worry, we are all in touch. Pei Che has been calling and writing to me. My mother-in-law has also called and written to me. I also received a call from my eldest sister-in-law a few days ago..."
Peng Guihua nodded, thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you really not considering joining the army? Being transferred to the capital would be fine."
Going with the army, with Pei Che taking care of them, the couple can still develop their relationship.
After being transferred to the capital, he will be taken care of by the elders of the Pei family, unlike in Fengning where Ding Guo was alone.
It’s not that Peng Guihua forgot that her son was here. In her opinion, Ding Dayong was just a child, and his care was no match for that of her partner or the elders from her husband’s family.
Besides, Dayong goes on business trips every few days. A three or two day absence is considered a short absence, and ten or eight days is the norm. A long business trip may last one or two months. Ding Guo can't rely on him for anything.
Peng Guihua asked about her health again. Ding Guo knew what Auntie San was concerned about, so she told him the truth without trying to hide it: "Not necessarily. My period is not always accurate sometimes. Let's wait and see in a couple of days."
"Then you should be more careful!" Peng Guihua took the opportunity to tell her some precautions.
Even if it is not useful now, Ding Guo will have a plan in mind when he has it in the future.
She was worried that the young man had no experience, and if he messed it up, it would not only be a pity but also cause physical pain.
Ding Guo nodded repeatedly.
In later generations, information is well developed. Even if you don’t deliberately learn about it, you can sometimes find some knowledge about it on the Internet. However, after all, she has never experienced such a thing personally, so when her elders point it out to her, Ding Guo is still very educated.
Peng Guihua didn't bother to complain about Ding Guo's lavish spending on meat. She took over the cooking duties, stewed the spare ribs and fried a few dishes.
"Your uncle and the others are still asleep. Eat first and then go to work." Peng Guihua handed Ding Guo a bowl. "We'll wait for Dayong to come back before we eat."
Ding Guo suddenly didn't want to go to work anymore. She really wanted to see whether Ding Dayong would come back by himself or bring Yuling back directly.
But when he thought about the lively scene at Old Ding's house that he would see after work the next morning, he immediately became energetic again, ate and drank his fill, wiped his mouth, and rode his bike to the factory.
As a result, she didn't expect that the third aunt and her family didn't wait until the next day. The family had dinner and waited for Dayong to come home. Dayong accompanied Song Yuling to watch a movie, had dinner outside, and sent her to the guesthouse before returning to Zaohua Lane. When he entered the door, he glanced at his parents' expressions and knew that his sister hadn't told the family about her affairs, so he didn't rush to tell them.
My parents are worried about the matter on my uncle's side. After the matter on my uncle's side is resolved, my parents will calm down and treat Yuling well.
Another thing is, even if the eldest sister does not recognize that pair of parents, they are still her biological parents, and he has to save some face for his sister in front of Yuling.
Leaving Dazhu and Dalin at home, Peng Guihua asked Dayong to take them to the steel plant's staff quarters on his bike and launched a new round of ideological work on Ding Zhigang.
It was past ten o'clock at night when the family of three rode back home in the dark.
When she entered the house, Peng Guihua rubbed her buttocks which were hurt by the front beam of the bicycle and said, "Next time, let your father sit in the front." She added, "Your uncle is so stubborn. He really doesn't listen to me."
Even though he was talking until his mouth was dry and his tongue was hoarse, my uncle just wouldn't give in.
They moved all the children out, but Ding Zhigang remained firm in his attitude. He even said that the children would follow him.
Yue Hongmei refused to do it again. Although she didn't want to get divorced, if it really came to that, she couldn't let all her children follow Ding Zhigang.
Speaking of this, Peng Guihua became angry again.
When the old couple was fighting over their child, neither of them mentioned Ding Guo.
"A pair of blind dogs!" Peng Guihua cursed angrily.
As for the children from the eldest wife's side, it's not that she favors Ding Guo. All the other children together are not as good as Ding Guo.
Ding Guo was the only good one, but everyone else seemed to be blind and could not see him. Instead, they all went to fight for those unpromising ones.
Ding Zhicheng also sighed and warned: "Don't tell Danier, lest the child be sad."
Ding Dayong closed the door at the back and rolled his eyes when he heard it. His sister was not sad at all.
The next day, Ding Guo rushed home after get off work, only to realize that he had missed the battle last night... Oh no, it was the ideological work against Comrade Lao Ding.
"How is the ideological work going?" Ding Guo was very concerned about the progress.
She didn't express her attitude clearly, which made Ding Zhicheng and Peng Guihua, who had misunderstood her, feel sad. Peng Guihua had tears in her eyes due to the pain.
The child was so worried about his parents, but they were completely blind.
Peng Guihua pulled Ding Guo to the side and gave her a shot of prevention: "Guoguo, although feudal superstitions are not allowed now, there are some old sayings that you have to listen to. Some people may just have a shallow relationship with their parents. The feeling that parents have for their children may be that the children they raise are close to them. Just like my mother and I, both are nieces, I think I am closer to you than Dingxiang, and even closer to Taozi and the others. You have your own little family now, so you should live a good life with Xiao Pei in the future, and get along well with your mother-in-law. If the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is good, sometimes they are closer than that of a biological mother and daughter..."
Ding Guo was confused. What did Aunt San mean by all of a sudden? Did something happen last night that he didn't know about?
Although there were some small fluctuations backstage last night, the fluctuations were not very big.
Ding Guo looked at Ding Dayong. Ding Dayong didn't like his mother's vague words and said directly: "Sister, when grandpa and grandma were dividing the children last night, neither of them expected that there would be someone like you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Zhicheng kicked him: "You naughty kid, you are the only one with a big mouth!"
Peng Guihua's face also changed, and she was so anxious that she wanted to hit the guy with the hammer.
That’s what I meant, but I can’t say it so directly, it would hurt Ding Guo’s feelings.
Ding Guo understood, she smiled and said, "Hey, I didn't think so. When I gave my wholehearted efforts to my uncle and aunt in the countryside for a few years but didn't get the corresponding return, I understood. Later, when I returned to the city and found out that they wanted to marry me to a fool to pave the way for their adopted daughter, my heart was completely cold. I no longer had any expectations for them, otherwise I would not have moved out to live alone."
"I'm past the age where I need my parents, so you don't have to worry about me. I'm paying attention to this matter not because I care about them. Whether they're getting divorced or getting back together has nothing to do with me. I'm just here to watch the fun."
Watch the fun?
The corners of Ding Zhicheng and Peng Guihua's mouths twitched a little, but they still couldn't help feeling sad.
If given a choice, who would want to have few relatives?
Danier was harmed by her foolish parents.
"No hurry, you just got off work, eat first, I'll serve it to you." The more Peng Guihua thought about it, the angrier her uncle and his wife got. She even regretted coming all the way to mediate their family conflict. If they couldn't figure it out, they could just leave each other. If they couldn't figure it out, she would just die.
Thinking back to those years, the older generations looked down on their poor relatives from the countryside. Why are you here to meddle in this trivial matter?
Peng Guihua went to the kitchen to serve Ding Guo some rice.
"Dayong, why are you still at home? Even if you don't want to go to work, you have to go..." to deliver food to Yuling. Why are you so lazy?
Ding Guo winked at him and wanted to ask him if he had told his third aunt about Song Yuling.
Ding Dayong's face suddenly turned red. He was afraid that his father would see it, so he quickly turned his head away and walked a few steps to the side like a guilty thief. Ding Guo followed him and tilted his head to look at him: "Your face is quite red!" He winked at him again, poked him, and whispered, "Tell me, have you told Aunt San?"
"Well, I want to wait until the matter with my uncle is settled before telling my parents." Ding Dayong muttered.
Ding Guo rolled his eyes and said, "You can't tell the difference between the primary and the secondary. Your matter is much more important than your uncle's trivial matter. Tell me quickly. After you tell me, ask Yuling if she is willing to come to our house for dinner. We will treat her well at noon. By the way, tell Yuling if your parents are in Fengning?"
After they found a bright road, if her step-parents' business was not over yet, she could openly carry Yuling to the staff quarters during the day.
Ding Dayong's face, which was originally slightly red, suddenly turned red: "I told Yuling, and Yuling said that since my parents are here, it would be a good opportunity to meet them. I told her that there were some other things at home that I hadn't dealt with yet, so after that..."
"I can't tell the difference between the primary and the secondary, and I can't tell the difference between the primary and the secondary..."
Ding Guo poked Ding Dayong's arm with his finger, feeling very disappointed with him.
It didn't hurt much to poke him with a finger, but his sister was very strong, and Ding Dayong was poked and screamed. His father looked over here in surprise, and Peng Guihua also came out from the kitchen: "What's wrong?"
Ding Dayong didn't care about anything and just told his parents: "Mom and Dad, I'm dating someone and my sister doesn't like me for not telling you..."
Uncle and Auntie were stunned for a moment.
After a while, Ding Dayong, who had been slapped several times by Peng Guihua, became obedient. He hurriedly said a few words about the situation, rode away on his bike, leaving Ding Guo to explain slowly.
He was going to pick up Yuling for dinner. Not only that, he was also going to take Yuling to visit his workplace. He also took two days off so that he could spend some time with his girlfriend while he was not on a business trip.
After listening to Song Yuling's situation, Peng Guihua also slapped her thigh and sighed, praising that this was fate: "Look, I just arrived, and that girl just happened to come to Fengning on vacation. Neither of us had agreed in advance. If this isn't fate, what is it?"
Ding Dayong concealed the fact that Yuling had chased him to Fengning for a meeting, and said that they had been dating for a long time and Yuling happened to be on vacation and came to Fengning to see him.
Ding Guo agreed with this statement. Although his uncle and aunt would not be proud of their son having a girl chasing him, they still had to give Yuling some face.
At this point, Peng Guihua didn't want to go to the old house anymore, and she wished she could meet the girl right away.
"No hurry, no hurry. Dayong just said that he will ask for leave from the factory in a while. The young couple is going to visit the park in the morning. Let's go to the family compound first and do some ideological work for my dad. Then we can come back at noon to prepare a good table and invite Yuling to have dinner at our house."
"Okay, then let's go to the staff quarters after dinner. We have to leave early because we still have some things to buy." Peng Guihua said.
Ding Guo took the responsibility: "Leave the shopping to me!"
Peng Guihua knew it was not the time to be polite, so she nodded and agreed.
We asked Dazhu and Dalin to stay behind to look after the house, and told them, "Sweep the yard, wipe the table and other things at home, and don't go anywhere at home. Wait for us to come back."
The three of them rode their bikes again, but Peng Guihua was determined not to let Ding Guo ride with them, saying, "Your uncle is very good at riding a bike now, you should sit... you should sit in the back, it's uncomfortable to sit in the front."
She sighed and still took the seat on the front beam, let Ding Guo sit on the back seat, and rode straight to the family compound.
When I arrived, the house was already packed with people. Apart from the people from the Ding family and my aunt Sun Bocai, I didn't recognize anyone else.
They are all characters who are only mentioned briefly in the book and do not appear much.
The relatives from my old Yue family are here.
Ding Guo felt a great sense of accomplishment as he created a few more vivid characters.
But Yue Hongmei was no longer lively. She looked at Ding Guo with sharp eyes.
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