Chapter 81

At the beginning of spring, there is a lot of work to do at home.

According to Li Taohong and Li Shengli's plan.

The two of them would only stay in Tianjing for a day or two before taking their youngest son back home.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the eldest daughter was frightened by such a big... thing without saying a word.

It's not that they don't want the girl to find someone new. After all, Shuang Shuang is only 28 years old and has a long life ahead of her. It would be best if she could meet someone suitable again.

But the old couple never expected it to be so fast, and they were completely different from that bastard Zhao Kai...

Li Taohong's eyes moved back and forth between her eldest daughter and the tall man in military uniform for several times before she covered her chest and asked in disbelief, "When did you start dating someone?"

After hearing this, Ruishuang was stunned for a moment, then went to look at her sister.

Ruting didn't know what expression to use: "...I didn't say that."

Upon hearing this, Luo Luo's already embarrassed face instantly turned red. It was only then that she realized that she seemed... seemed to have forgotten to inform her sister.

Seeing this, Xie Hao, who already knew that this was a misunderstanding, was unwilling to let the other party be embarrassed, so he hurried forward and blocked the person firmly behind him, then respectfully explained how the two of them met.

Then, not surprisingly, I met the strange looks from my future father-in-law and mother-in-law: "Are you a policeman?"

Being questioned so many times, Xie Hao was very calm: "Yes, I am a policeman, my father is also a policeman, but my father retired a few years ago."

Wow! This is a clean and upright family!

In an instant, the couple's resistance to the sudden appearance of the eldest lady disappeared a lot.

At this time, Tingting had already tidied herself up, walked over and took her parents' arms, and joked with a smile: "Mom and Dad, please calm down. Look how scared our eldest sister is. Please ask someone to sit down first."

Hearing this, Li Taohong finally reacted and quickly reached out to take the gift Xie Hao brought: "Look at me... sit down first, sit down and talk."

Although Lu Shengli still didn't say anything, his fierce expression had subsided a lot.

Seeing this, Xie Hao felt relieved.

After the family sat down awkwardly, the old couple, who had finally come to their senses, began to ask about Xie Hao's various information one by one.

After a few rounds, even a bystander like her felt uncomfortable, not to mention the restless elder sister, so she smiled and joked: "If you don't know, you might think we are going to hold a criticism/struggle meeting. Sister, Comrade Xie, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? Mom and Dad, let's talk while we eat?"

Hu Xiu heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Yes, let's eat and talk at the same time." As she spoke, she got up and went to the kitchen.

Seeing this, Ruting also followed.

But before he had taken two steps, he found that his mother, Li Taohong, had also arrived.

Ruting suddenly felt his scalp tingling: "Why did you follow me?"

Li Taohong didn't say anything until she was out of everyone's sight and came to the kitchen. Then she poked the lady in the head angrily: "You silly girl, why didn't you tell me and your dad about such a big thing?"

Although she knew she was in trouble when she saw her mother coming, she still felt a headache. She held her head and hid while crying out, "I'm not the only one who knows about this. My second brother and my younger brother didn't tell me either!"

Hearing this, Li Taohong became even more furious: "Don't worry, I'll deal with you first, and then I'll deal with the others."

Seeing that her parents-in-law were really going to take action, Hu Xiu felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and quickly stuffed her with a plate of side dishes. After sending her away, she hurriedly comforted her, "Don't get angry, parents-in-law. The children didn't do it on purpose. They must have thought about settling down before telling you so that you don't get too anxious... No matter what, Shuang Shuang has come through all the hardships, right?"

After that, she also recounted Xie Hao's actions in the past few days.

Li Taohong naturally knew that the children had good intentions, and now that they had the support of their in-laws, she said nothing more and listened carefully.

Although Li Taohong is quite satisfied with her target's career as a lady, the key still lies in the person's character.

After all, you can't judge a person by his appearance. The Zhao Kai mentioned above is still a teacher. Is he not decent or sacred?

This is the first time that Li Taohong and his wife have traveled far away.

Although it was for the sake of my younger son, after meeting him and confirming that he could be brought back in a month or so, I began to think about going around.

At least after you have taken a tour, you can go home and brag to your fellow villagers, right?

There was limited space in the jeep, and originally, we had not planned to take the patient, Lu Hong, with us.

But this time, with Xie Hao driving the car, Lu Hong didn't want to stay at home alone, so he jumped into the car without anyone's help.

Finally, Huo Xiao couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the health station to borrow a wheelchair.

Then he settled him down on the back seat, lying sideways, before driving off.

The moved Lu Hong kept howling that his second brother-in-law was the best to him, which made everyone laugh and cry.

Since we have decided to go out and play, we can naturally invite everyone in the family to come along.

So everyone went to pick up Pingping, Meimei, Roubao and Aunt Hongying first.

After picking up little Xie Jiajia, we went to the department store that Li Taohong wanted to go to the most.

Then, with the help of an old classmate, I spent the least amount of money and bought a lot of defective items that did not require tickets.

Li Taohong was so happy that she kept saying that these things alone were worth the trip.

After leaving the department store, the group went to the zoo according to the children's preferences.

There was no such thing as a weekend off at that time.

So every Sunday, the zoo would be packed with people, and it would take more than half an hour just to buy tickets to enter the park.

At the beginning, it was Ruting who led Miaomiao.

Although the little girl is usually very quiet, she is only five years old after all.

When seeing all kinds of animals, I couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and joy, and I even forgot to eat the candied haws in my hand.

At the back, I simply pushed my uncle's wheelchair with my brother and ran crazy behind my three sisters Pingping, Meimei and Jiajia.

Ruiting also had a string of candied haws in her hand, which she bought at the cooperative next to the department store. She had been too busy looking after the children to eat it.

Seeing that the kids were having fun, they knew the importance of the game and would only do things under the eyes of adults, he took a bite without worrying about it. "...When summer vacation comes, let's take the kids out more often. If you have time, you can also take the kids to Shanghai and Beijing."

Huo Xiao, holding his little daughter Nian Nian in his arms, nodded when he heard this: "I'll try to make time."

"Do you want me to hold the child instead... Oh, don't we do this every year?" Seeing the little guy staring at the candied haws in his hand and putting a finger in his mouth to bite it, Li Ting was amused.

Huo Xiao also turned his head, took her hand away with amusement, and wiped it clean with a saliva towel before jokingly saying, "You must have inherited your greed from your mother."

Hearing this, Ruting rolled her eyes at her husband, and then...she couldn't help but laugh. Well, she really likes to eat...

the other side.

Xie Hao consciously distanced himself from everyone.

When the two of them were walking alone together, he looked at the person he had been feeling guilty about all morning and said, "Don't worry too much. The result is good, isn't it?"

"What's wrong with it?" Ruishen was still a little depressed. After all, her parents' attitude was very bad at the beginning.

Xie Hao, however, has a different opinion. Although his opponent cannot tell, he is very good at observing other people's emotions. At least his future father-in-law and mother-in-law no longer have any objection to him.

If I'm luckier, maybe I can get engaged even if I can't get married this time.

As long as I can get what I want, what does such a small grievance, which is not really a grievance at all, matter?

To put it bluntly, you covet someone else's daughter, but you are not willing to give anything in return. How can such a good thing exist in the world?

Thinking of this, Xie Hao comforted the person more gently.

The facts were indeed as Xie Hao had imagined.

Throughout the whole day, Li Taohong and Lu Shengli were observing their future son-in-law consciously or unconsciously.

I found that he looked rough but was actually very thoughtful.

Not only was she considerate of her eldest daughter, she also took care of her several children and her old man.

Of course, what reassures the old couple most is the reactions of their two granddaughters and grandsons.

The children are very close to Xie Hao, who may become their father.

Xie Jiajia is also a good kid.

So, that evening, on the way home, Li Taohong said to her little daughter, "Tonight, your father, Xiaohong and I will stay at Shuang Shuang's house. Tomorrow, we want to formally meet Xie's parents. If there are no major problems, we will let Shuang Shuang and Xie Hao get engaged."

Fortunately, it wasn't Li Ting who was driving, otherwise it would be hard to say what would happen. She asked in surprise, "Are you getting engaged so soon?"

Li Taohong frowned: "We've been talking for months, how come it's almost happening?"

Tingting: "From what I see from elder sister, I don't think it will be settled so soon."

Hearing this, Li Taohong sighed, "I'm not pushing you. I can understand that Shuang Shuang is not in a hurry to get married, so I let them get engaged. After all, it's not good to have no name or status for a long time. Besides, your father and I will definitely not be able to wait for the eldest girl to get married, so let's wait until she gets engaged."

After hearing this, Li Ting really stopped talking.

The next evening.

Just after school, Ting received a call from her mother.

During the phone call, Ms. Li Taohong was in a very good mood, and she was full of compliments about her future in-laws. It was obvious that she had a great time chatting with Ms. Wu Yuzhen: "... Let me tell you, my daughters, Li Taohong, are destined to enjoy a good life. Look at your mother-in-law, okay? Now your elder sister has finally gotten her due. Yuzhen is really a good person!"

Ruting also added with a smile: "The main reason is that Aunt Yuzhen likes your second son very much."

Speaking of her second child, Li Taohong was also very happy: "My mother has no special abilities, but it is true that all the children she gave birth to are very good-looking."

After hearing this, she quickly praised her mother a few more words, making her happy, and then she asked when her eldest sister would get engaged.

"The day after tomorrow. Yuzhen and I checked the almanac and found that the next good day is the day after tomorrow. Are you and your son-in-law free?"

Although it was an engagement, the fact that the parents couldn't come was almost as important as the wedding itself, so Li Ting would naturally go: "I'll ask the principal for a day off later. What about my second brother? Have you told him?"

"Not yet. Mom will notify you first. I'll contact him after I hang up on you."

The duration of a call should not exceed three minutes.

So the mother and daughter said a few more words and then hung up the phone.

On the way home, Tingting was thinking about what gift to give to her elder sister.

According to the current practice, there is nothing particular about engagement. Gifts are only given at weddings, and a kettle is considered a big gift.

But this year, my eldest sister had to work, go to night school, and take care of three children. Despite being so busy, she still found time to make clothes, shoes and socks for everyone.

In Rui Rui's view, since she has good craftsmanship, it is natural for her to make a few clothes for her family. These things cannot at all offset the love and help her family has given her.

Therefore, nowadays, the clothes worn by the Li Ting family are basically made by Li Ting herself.

People are all made of flesh and blood, and perhaps at the beginning it was based on blood ties, so they would lend a helping hand whenever possible.

But now, after more than a year of such exchanges, how could Ruiting be as casual as before?

Engagement is equivalent to marriage, so the gift should be more cautious.

Just when she was thinking about the gift, she saw Dong Ao chattering beside Tang Jing again.

At the same time, Tang Jing also saw Li Ting.

She glanced at the man who was following her like a piece of shit and said, "You go to the cafeteria first. I have something else to do."

Dong Xiao frowned: "What's the matter?"

Tang Jing patiently pointed at the nearby Ruting and said, "I have an appointment with my sister-in-law."

Dong Xiao looked in the direction of her gaze and immediately greeted her with a smile: "Sister-in-law!"

Since she was seen, it was not easy for Ruting to turn around and leave. She walked over quickly and asked with a smile: "Where are you going?"

Dong Xiao: "I wanted to go to the cafeteria with Liang Jingjing. Since you two have made an appointment, I will leave first."

Hearing this, although she was surprised, she did not refute anything and just nodded at the person: "Come to my house for dinner tomorrow night. Your aunt Xiu said this morning that you haven't been home for a few days."

Dong Xiao immediately smiled with his white teeth: "Sister-in-law, please tell Aunt Xiu for me. I will definitely go tomorrow."

After saying this, he looked at the girl who had been treating him badly, and said helplessly, "I'll leave first. Think carefully about what I told you." Then he ran away.

Although she was curious about what he said, she didn't ask.

Although she was very grateful to Dr. Tang, she was not familiar with him.

But unexpectedly, after Dong Xiao walked away, Tang Jing took a deep breath and took the initiative to ask: "Sister-in-law, can we talk for a while?"

It was at this time that Li Ting realized that Dr. Tang's eyes had turned red since she didn't know when. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were full of grievance. Her heart skipped a beat and she asked hurriedly, "Why are you crying? What did Dong Xiao say that hurt me?"

Tang Jing actually likes Li Ting's personality very much, and also wants to make friends with him without any purpose.

However, because of Dong Xiao, and because she didn't want them to think she had any ulterior motives, she kept her distance from people who were close to him.

But these past two days, she was so angry that she just wanted to talk things out with someone, so she didn't care about anything else.

Thinking of this, Tang Jing blinked again, trying to wipe away the tears in her eyes, and then said sarcastically: "How could he hurt anyone? He was just listening to my parents and doing it for my own good, introducing me to someone."

Hearing this, Ruting was stunned and thought subconsciously: "Doesn't he like you? Why would he introduce you to someone?"

This time, Tang Jing was the one who was confused: "He... likes me?"