"Mom, do you really want to do this?"
"Isn't this better? You can just focus on your own lives, and you won't have to hand over your earnings to us in the future."
"Mom, I want to divorce her. I've already figured out a way to get all the money from her mother's family back."
"Are you stupid! What about the child? Does he/she want to be born without a mother, or with a stepmother? You had to be willing back then, but now you have to make it through even if you have to crawl on your knees."
Liu Jianguo really didn't know what to do. He had offended someone in his family.
"You won't be able to catch the train if you go back now, so you'll have to leave tomorrow."
"Mom, I'm going to my second sister's engagement party tomorrow."
"Okay, you can leave after you finish lunch." Liu Jianguo felt like a stranger.
He listlessly went into his room and lay on the bed in a daze.
Shi Tou went to his maternal grandmother's house and his uncles' houses to inform them that they would come over for dinner that evening. Li Cuihua had already notified the five people who were doing the work.
Dinner was prepared by the two sisters, Er Ya and San Ya, so Li Cuihua could rest.
Liu Jianguo was also concerned about his image and knew how embarrassing it was, so he didn't show it at the dinner table.
The whole family takes a bath in the evening, starting with the women.
When Er Ya finished washing up last and came out, she saw Liu Jianguo in the living room.
"Second sister, wait a moment."
"What's wrong, brother?"
"This is from your older brother, take it."
"Brother, I don't want it, I have money. You can keep it for my nephew." After saying that, she went back into the house.
Liu Jianguo was holding this hundred yuan in his hand, wondering how it had come to this.
Forget it, if that's how it is, let's just forget about it.
The next morning, everyone in the family changed into new clothes. Hu Aifen and the others arrived early as well.
First, we boiled water and poached the meatballs. Two large bowls were full. Then came the steamed buns and rice.
Today, Li Cuihua couldn't do anything. She just waited in the yard for the guests to arrive. She busied herself setting up a table in the yard for ten people, with bowls and chopsticks all laid out, just waiting for the appointed time. Once everyone was there, she started serving the dishes.
Er Ya was wearing a red dress. Her black trousers made her look even more energetic.
After ten o'clock, people started arriving one after another. The meat and fish were steamed. Hu Aifen was in charge of shredding radishes, while Wang Hongxi's family was in charge of shredding cabbage and cutting pork offal.
Da Shan's mother was indeed in charge of cooking. There were two people chopping vegetables.
Shi Tou and San Ya went to pick up the old lady, and then went to pick up his maternal grandmother.
They ate with the new son-in-law inside the house.
Cheng Guangxu felt immense pressure. They were all elders, and since maternal uncles were the most important, Er Ya's two uncles were also at the table.
Everyone was very satisfied with today's meal. Some banquets only serve meat or strips of meat with bean curd strips, which seems fancy, but Liu Maocai's meal was all real meat.
Moreover, the meatballs were served in two large bowls on the table, with no skimping at all.
After finishing the meal, there was hardly anything left on the table, and that's when we started cleaning up.
After Liu Jianguo finished eating, Liu Maocai asked Shi Tou to ride his bicycle to the village to take him there, otherwise he would miss the bus.
"Stone, are you blaming your older brother too?"
"I don't blame you, but I will definitely learn from your mistake. I will never marry someone my parents don't approve of. And even after we get married, I will not let my parents down."
The two brothers fell silent after they finished talking. Stone dropped him off at the station, said goodbye, and went back.
These past few days have been exhausting. The family locked the door, and the two elderly people slept soundly. Cheng Guangxu, however, still had to give the two younger children a final summary.
"You two remember the problem-solving method I told you; it's extremely simple."
"Brother-in-law, let's go and rest. We can do the problems ourselves."
Cheng Guangxu was overjoyed to hear him called "brother-in-law".
"You two don't need to work anymore. If you want to play, go out and play, or go to sleep. I'm going to find your second sister. We'll pack up and leave tomorrow morning."
At four o'clock the next morning, Liu Maocai hitched up his car to take them to the station in the township.
This time they brought braised beef and flatbread. It was much easier than when they came.
They arrived at the station at 5:30, and the three of them went to a breakfast shop and ate fried pancakes and tofu pudding.
"Dad, you can go back now. Don't worry, we'll call you as soon as we get to the capital."
"Okay, I'm going back."
"Dad, be careful on the road."
"Okay, I understand. Please take good care of Er Ya on the way."
"Dad, I will."
As they watched Liu Maocai drive away, Er Ya's eyes were a little red.
"Don't be sad. We'll bring Mom and Dad over there in the future. Shi Tou and San Ya are going to university there too. Won't the whole family be together again?"
"Um."
The two waited at the station and boarded the bus promptly at six o'clock. It was the first bus of the morning, and there were quite a few people. By the time they arrived in the city, it was already past one in the afternoon, and the streets were becoming increasingly difficult to navigate.
The two went straight to the train station, bought tickets for the 3 PM train, and felt relieved. They figured they could only afford to eat at a noodle shop near the station entrance at that time.
This time, however, the two were more experienced and only ordered one bowl of noodles. They each shared half, and Er Ya took out a few slices of beef from her bag, soaked them in the noodles, and handed Cheng Guangxu two small flatbreads.
After finishing their hot meal, the two looked around and bought more than ten eggs to eat on the train. There was even a newspaper stand; they bought a newspaper there. That wasn't much else. Seeing that it was already 2:30, they decided to go to the waiting hall.
The two were not related, so they didn't buy sleeper berths, but luckily they had seats, otherwise it would have been really tough.
They finally boarded the bus and found seats. There weren't many passengers at that time, and it wasn't crowded.
"Er Ya, sit down for a while. I'll go ask the flight attendant if I can change to a sleeper ticket."
"No need, there aren't many people around, and I can lie down for a while tonight?"
"It's okay. If you have the ability and means, make your wife more comfortable. If not, there's nothing you can do."
Cheng Guangxiu actually managed to get it done. He's a licensed person now, although his rank isn't high enough. But since no one was sitting in the sleeper berths, the two of them got a good deal.
It was just the two of them in the room, and Cheng Guangxu was happy. He didn't have any particular thoughts, but he felt he could finally have a good chat with his wife.
Er Ya didn't know if they were dating, but they always had so much to talk about.
Moreover, Er Ya felt that the two complemented each other quite well. Cheng Guangxu was very talkative. Their conversation broadened and broadened as they talked.
"Er Ya, I'll teach you a foreign language when I have time. Once you know a foreign language, you'll be able to use a computer very well."
Hongmei is planning to start a computer company. It belongs to their group, and there will definitely be shares for the three of us.
"So confident?"
"Yes, who is Zhang Hongmei? She's known for her loyalty."
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