Chapter 45 45 A watch for you as a father and uncle...
Ding Zhigang was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper when he heard the noise at the door. He turned around and saw who came in. His expression suddenly turned cold. Just as he was about to look away, he saw a tall and thin boy with a muscular body following Ding Guo in.
Ding Zhigang was stunned for a moment before he suddenly stood up, with a kind smile of an elder on his face: "This is... Dayong, right?"
Yue Hongmei also stopped what she was doing and looked at Ding Dayong who followed Ding Guo in. Her face was a little gloomy and she gave Ding Guo a reproachful look.
I wondered why this troublemaker brought the eldest son of the third brother here.
"Uncle, Madam!" Ding Dayong called out to people after entering the room and put the things he brought on the ground.
He carried some food over, ten kilograms of corn and ten kilograms of wheat.
Even if Ding Guo disliked Ding Zhigang and his wife, she couldn't make things difficult for Ding Dayong and just visit her uncle's house without bringing anything.
Twenty kilograms of food is a lot in this era.
"Come in, come in, good boy, you have grown taller, even taller than your brother Jianguo." When Ding Zhigang saw his nephew, he still had some genuine intimacy with him. Yue Hongmei couldn't hide her smile, but her eyes showed disgust.
Ding Guo caught a glimpse of her expression and bluntly pointed it out: "Mom, don't look like that. Someone who doesn't know would think you don't welcome the nephew of the Ding family. Why are you looking so sullen?"
Ding Dayong looked over and asked bluntly, "Auntie, don't you welcome me?"
Yue Hongmei might as well have made the two of them choke for a moment, and quickly put on a smile: "Look at you kid, how can I not welcome you? I haven't recovered from my shock yet. I was thinking that the last time I saw you, you were only this tall..."
She raised her hand and gestured with a smile, "I didn't expect that you've grown so tall after not seeing you for a few years!"
After saying that, she glared at Ding Guo fiercely. Ding Guo raised his eyebrows at her. Yue Hongmei felt so angry that her teeth were itching.
Ding Jianguo and the others returned to their respective bedrooms after dinner, and came out when they heard some noise.
Ding Jianguo still had some impression of Ding Dayong; Ding Jiandang had completely forgotten what Ding Dayong looked like; the two youngest ones were seeing Ding Dayong for the first time and were both a little confused.
Ding Zhigang hurriedly introduced them one by one. When they heard that they were cousins from his third uncle's family in Huiyang, the two little ones greeted them reluctantly without much interest and went back to their bedroom.
Ding Jianguo looked a lot thinner than he had been in the past few days. It seemed that the breakup had dealt him some heavy blow.
Ding Zhigang enthusiastically took his nephew's hand and sat him down. He turned on the fan and asked about his hometown. He also found a chance to call Yue Hongmei, "Go out and buy some food. Let's prepare a table for lunch. Dayong and I will have a drink."
Yue Hongmei smiled reluctantly and responded. She turned around and saw Ding Guo. She gritted her teeth and said, "Come with me to buy groceries later."
She wanted to ask what the third brother’s son was for?
I also wanted to ask her if she said anything nonsense when she went back to her hometown.
What I want to ask most is about her reporting Pan Dingfeng.
"Okay!" Ding Guo agreed with a smile.
Seeing her being so decisive, Yue Hongmei suddenly thought of the newly purchased tableware in the kitchen. Her whole body tensed up and her scalp inexplicably felt numb.
She said angrily, "Forget it, forget it. I'll go by myself."
If Ding Guo follows, nothing good will happen.
She took off her apron and went to get the money and tickets.
Ding Guo was happy to have some free time. He turned to Ding Dayong who was answering various questions from Ding Zhigang and said, "My mother is really good at making braised pork. Dayong, have you ever tried braised pork?"
Ding Dayong said cooperatively, "Sister, I have only eaten stewed meat once. Usually during festivals, my mother would cut meat slices and stew Chinese cabbage, and then add some vermicelli. It was so delicious that it was unbearable. What is this braised pork?"
Ding Guo said confidently: "Your aunt will definitely make braised pork today, you will know when you try it later."
Ding Dayong smiled innocently and nodded heavily: "Then I must try it. When I return home, I will tell my parents that I had the braised pork at my uncle's house."
In the room, Yue Hongmei, who only had the food coupons and ration book, suddenly turned black in the face. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and took out a few more meat coupons and stuffed them into her pocket. When she came out, she was afraid that Ding Guo would say something sarcastic again, so she had to force a smile on her face and went out.
There was a hint of contempt in Ding Jianshe's eyes, and Ding Guo narrowed his eyes. Ding Jianshe felt a pain in his face for no reason, and he got up angrily and went back to the bedroom.
Ding Jianguo, as the eldest son of the family, sat there and accompanied his father to entertain the guests.
After Ding Zhigang finished talking to Ding Dayong about how the work point in their hometown had increased by a few cents, and talked about the harvest of the brigade last year, and asked about a series of topics such as how old Dazhu and Dalin were this year, what grade they were in, etc., Yue Hongmei pushed the door open with sweat on her forehead, and went straight into the kitchen to start busying herself.
While everyone was busy, Ding Jianguo winked at Ding Guo several times, and Ding Guo reluctantly got up and followed him out, finding a corner to talk.
Ding Guo said impatiently: "If you have something to say, say it now! If you have something to say, fart now!"
"Why did you report Pan Dingfeng?"
Ding Jianguo didn't understand: "Didn't they already tell you not to marry Pan Dingfeng's eldest brother? What will Junjun do if you do this?"
Everything has been going wrong at home recently. His relationship with Xiao Hong has broken up, and Junjun's relationship with Pan Dingfeng has also been bumpy. Ding Jianguo can't figure out what is going on. Could it be true, as Ding Guo said, that his parents were committing a sin by having that thought, and the retribution has fallen on them, their children?
Ding Guo narrowed his eyes and resisted the urge to slap him: "Are you questioning me?"
Ding Jianguo choked, looked away, and said, "No, I just can't understand why you would do this."
Does she really hate this family to be together?
Ding Guo smiled and said, "It's easy to understand. I've said no to this matter again and again, but Yue Hongmei and Ding Nianjun don't understand what I'm saying. They think I'll agree to some compensation conditions just because they got someone from the capital to come and ask for them. Damn it, if I don't show my power, they'll think I'm a sick cat! Reporting is very worry-free. Not only can it cure their self-righteousness, but it can also vent their anger, killing two birds with one stone. Can you figure it out with this explanation? If you can't figure it out, you'll die!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Ding Jianguo was choked and blushed, and fell into a very complicated negative emotion, rolling around in Ding Guo's backstage.
Because she was worried that Ding Guo would say something unpleasant again, Yue Hongmei carefully prepared a sumptuous meal.
Yue Hongmei finally had time to talk to Ding Dayong. She mainly wanted to find out why he came, so she asked calmly, "Dayong, did you come here specially to send your sister back? Since you are here, why don't you stay at home for a few more days?"
Ding Jianshe and Ding Jiandang looked at each other with a little rejection.
Their room was already crowded with the three brothers, how would they sleep with another person?
Dingxiang was also a little disgusted and pouted in dissatisfaction.
She didn't like having outsiders in her house, and she always felt that people from the country were dirty.
Ding Zhigang had never been in a position to ask Ding Dayong about his purpose in coming to Fengning. After all, the child had just arrived, and he was anxious to ask, as if he did not welcome his nephew. He looked over when he heard this, and even joined in scolding Ding Guo, saying, "Look at you, you just went back to cause trouble for your uncle and aunt."
Although I know he is just trying to get on with the topic, who is Ding Guo to let him use this ladder to get on with the topic?
I haven't taken care of this little green-headed turtle for a few days, and it's about to go to heaven.
She put down her chopsticks and said with a smile, "Dad, why are you making trouble? My uncle and aunt are so happy to see me back and they love me so much. You don't know that my aunt killed chickens and stewed meat to prepare the table that day. It was much more sincere than your attitude towards me on the day I returned to the city. Uncle and aunt were happy from the bottom of their hearts and they valued me as much as you and mom valued Jiuer. Just like the day I returned to the city, did any of you go to the station to pick me up? No, right? Don't say it's hard to take leave at work. If it was Jiuer, you would definitely take leave actively. But when I went back to my hometown, my uncle and aunt, plus Dayong and Dazhu, the four of them took leave together and drove a bullock cart to the county town to pick me up. Compared with my uncle and aunt, I want to ask if you feel guilty about your attitude towards me?"
Ding Jianguo and the others felt very uncomfortable with the "dove" in Ding Guo's words.
Ding Zhigang was also confused. How could he think that his eldest daughter would save face for him in front of Dayong?
The scolding just now was not really a scolding. Isn't this a tactic often used by adults? Criticizing their own children is actually just a polite remark. This really irritated her.
Ding Guo's babble was not over yet. She continued, "So, seeing how good my uncle and aunt are to me, I brought Dayong with me when I returned to the city. I wanted to give you, as a father and uncle, a chance to show your ability. They arranged a job for Dayong and me. This not only shows your love for me as a daughter, but also shows your care for your nephew. It also allows me to look good in front of my uncle and aunt. Dad, what do you think?"
Ding Zhigang and Yue Hongmei were both struck by lightning, with dark clouds hanging over their heads, and they could hardly maintain their expressions.
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