The whole family sat down to eat together.
Because there were quite a few people in the family now, and with the roasted chicken and roasted duck bought by Aunt Qian, the table was very rich.
Zheng Yu was very good at eating, and he did not forget to ask his sister: "What good day is today? Why are there so many dishes? I feel like I can't finish them."
Zheng Xiu picked up a duck leg for him and put it on the bowl, "Eat quickly and stop asking questions."
Zheng Yu asked casually, and since her sister didn't want to say more, he didn't ask any more questions.
Zheng Xiu looked at Xue Zhi from time to time, and obviously found that he didn't enjoy his meal as usual today. He only ate a bowl of rice and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
After eating, Zheng Xiu and Aunt Qian put all the bowls and chopsticks back on the stove.
The two children were playing around in the yard. The two elders and Xue Zhi went back to their small room. Zheng Ren also went back to change his sweaty clothes.
"Dad, can I come in?" Zheng Xiu knocked on the door gently from outside.
Zheng Ren had already changed his clothes. He answered from inside, and Zheng Xiu pushed the door open and went in.
"Dad, I have something to tell you." Aunt Qian saw the visitor to Xue Zhi's house. Although she was tight-lipped, she would not say anything if Zheng Xiu asked her not to. But as a family, she did not want to hide it from her father, so she told her father in detail about Xue Zhi's sister-in-law coming to look for him.
After hearing this, Zheng Ren's face was solemn, and he frowned and said nothing.
Zheng Xiu knew he was unhappy when she saw his face.
In fact, he was confident in marrying his daughter to Xue Zhi because he was fond of Xue Zhi's bright and open character. He did not expect that Xue Zhi had reservations about his family.
"What did Ah Zhi say?"
Zheng Xiu hesitated, "I was going to ask him immediately after his sister-in-law passed away. But... but Ah Zhi looked very depressed, so I did not ask him much at that time. He only said that he had reasons for not being able to go back, so he did not mention his family."
Zheng Ren nodded, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Find another opportunity to ask him in the next two days, and tell me when you have the answer." Although Zheng Ren was not very happy about Xue Zhi's deliberate concealment, he still saved his face and asked Zheng Xiu to ask again in private. However, if she still could not find out anything, he would not let the matter slip away so easily.
The two talked for a while, and then it was time for Zheng Ren and the two children to go out.
Zheng Xiu saw them out and went back to her room.
Xue Zhi sat by the window in a daze.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Zheng Xiu sat in front of the dressing table, untied her hair and took off her jewelry.
When she was done, Xue Zhi was still sitting there, thinking about something.
Zheng Xiu walked over and patted him gently, "Go to bed and take a nap."
Xue Zhi responded, took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang.
The two lay side by side.
Zheng Xiu was worried and couldn't fall asleep for a while.
Xue Zhi was even more sleepless.
The two were silent for a while, and Xue Zhi spoke first. He said slowly: "My family is in the capital, and my father and mother have always had a bad relationship. As far as I can remember, my mother has always lived in the nunnery at home. Even when my father passed away, she never came out to see him. I was raised by my wet nurse and my eldest brother. Later, my eldest brother married my eldest sister-in-law and took a lot of care of me. It is said that the eldest brother is like a father and a mother, and it is probably like this. Later, something happened at home. My eldest brother had an accident and was seriously injured. The doctor said that he would probably sleep in bed for the rest of his life. I went back to see him secretly last year, and he is still like this now..."
Zheng Xiu listened to him quietly. It turned out that his family not only had a brother and a sister-in-law, but also a mother who didn't care about the world. Is the accident he mentioned related to the hardship that he couldn't go home?
"Ah Xiu, although I have concealed this matter from you. But I have absolutely no secrets about other things. My feelings for you and your family are not false." He turned his head to look at her, his face full of sincerity.
Zheng Xiu asked him again: "What do you think? Since your sister-in-law can find this place, will she force you to go back?"
Xue Zhi shook his head and said: "I told my sister-in-law that I will not go back. If she forces me, I was able to escape eight years ago, and I can escape again this time. She didn't say anything, just let me think about it carefully."
Zheng Xiu didn't know the background of the Xue family, but from his words, he was still quite attached to his home in the capital. Obviously, something big happened eight years ago that made it difficult for him to return home. At the moment, he could only say so much, which was probably his limit, so she did not force him to say anything more, but just said: "Dad also knows about your family's affairs, I will tell him later." "
I will explain to my father-in-law myself." Xue Zhi sighed, "It was originally inappropriate for me to do so, and he is justified in not forgiving me."
Zheng Xiu was not sure what his father would do after such a thing happened, but since Xue Zhi wanted to face it himself, she did not get involved.
After dinner that night, Xue Zhi followed Zheng Ren back to the house.
Zheng Xiu was washing dishes on the stove, feeling a little worried, and suddenly heard the sound of a cup being smashed in her father's room.
Zheng Xiu wiped her hands and went out to see. Her father's door was closed, but when she got closer, she could hear her father's angry questioning from inside -
"So you just don't want to tell me the truth? Good, good, very good!"
Zheng Xiu hurriedly shouted outside: "Dad, what's wrong?"
Zheng Ren opened the door with a bang, "Ah Xiu, you came at the right time! Come in and listen to what this kid Hun said!"
Originally, Zheng Ren didn't know that there were other people in Xue Zhi's family. He only knew that his ancestral home was in the capital, so he didn't ask much. But now that he knew that there was a mother, a brother and a sister-in-law in his family, he naturally had to ask carefully.
But Xue Zhi's mouth was like a glue, and apart from what he had told Zheng Xiu before, there was nothing else.
Zheng Ren, out of concern for Zheng Xiu, naturally wanted to ask more about every detail. But he just wouldn't say anything, not even what he did at home or the specific address of his home.
Zheng Ren was almost furious.
The daughter he had cherished for sixteen years ended up marrying such a boy of unknown origin who deliberately concealed his origin!
Zheng Xiu hurriedly poured a glass of water for her father, "Dad, don't be anxious, drink some water."
Zheng Ren's chest heaved violently, he snorted at Xue Zhi and turned his head away.
Zheng Xiu stepped forward and pulled Xue Zhi again, "Can't you talk to Dad properly?"
Xue Zhi sighed lightly, it was not that he didn't want to say it, but if he said it, he was afraid that the Zheng family would not treat him as before. Besides ,
the situation in the capital is very complicated. The more you know, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Zheng family.
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