Chapter 189 Engagement Banquet (1)
Taotao and her family returned to their own yard.
“This is too tiring…”
She lazily lay on the sofa and didn't want to move at all. "We have only been back for three days! I am so tired that I can't even move a finger! Song Zhi, all the housework today is yours!"
"Well, it's all mine," he said good-naturedly.
——He has been alone for more than two years abroad. He missed Taotao and the children every day like crazy. In order to prevent this longing from becoming negative energy, he made a lot of study plans for himself and strictly implemented them. But once he fell asleep, he always dreamed of his wife and children.
He dreamed that they were...living well.
Taotao never thought that housework was too much. She was very smart and would make overall arrangements to complete a lot of housework in the shortest time. She would even ask the children to share the housework or use games to guide the children to do housework...
The relationship between mother and son is getting better and better while they are doing games (housework).
It wasn't as if they needed him.
This is also what Song Zhi is most anxious about.
Now that he is back, he is willing to do housework for her and her son.
Their dependence on him gave him the sense of security he had always dreamed of.
Taotao was exhausted, but the two little ones were not tired. Not only are they not tired, but they are also full of motivation!
"Dad, I'll help you with the housework!"
"Dad, I do housework better than you do..."
Feifei and Momo shouted happily.
Song Zhi smiled.
He carried Taotao, who was as lazy as a puddle of mud, upstairs to take a nap, then came downstairs and chatted and laughed with the two children. The three of them cleaned the house inside and out, and then cooked a sumptuous dinner.
Taotao was awakened from her sleep by the tempting aroma of food.
She had breakfast too late today, and had no appetite at the luncheon because she was too full and the food was too greasy. In the end she just ate a few mouthfuls of food, drank some soup, had some dessert, and that was it.
So much so that...
I’m so hungry now!
She got out of bed barefoot and stood at the window looking into the distance. Seeing the sunset about to fall below the horizon, the dazzling and fierce light became gentle and lovely. The trees and flowers in the yard finally perked up and became lush and green. In the distance, several boys and girls were playing hopscotch and rolling hoops...
I don't know which mother yelled -
"…Come back for dinner!"
The children scattered like birds and beasts and ran away in an instant.
Taotao smiled.
The sound of footsteps came closer and closer.
You can tell it's Mo Mo's as soon as you hear it.
Taotao had a good sleep, felt energetic and in a good mood, so she decided to play a little prank.
She quickly hid in the closet.
She was slender and soft, hiding in the closet and closing the door behind her...
Momo ran in, speaking softly, "Mom! Dad has prepared dinner, let's go downstairs to eat..."
Before he could finish his words, Momo's eyes widened in surprise, "Mom? Mom!"
——Why isn’t Mom in the room?
The little guy was calling for his mother while looking everywhere. Behind the door, behind the curtains, under the bed, in the bathroom, and even in his and his brother's room next door...Finally, I found the rooftop, but still no one was there?
Momo was anxious, "Mom! Mom!"
He went to the corridor and shouted, "Dad! Mom and Dad are missing!"
Song Zhi: ...
Feifei got anxious when she heard this and ran up to him, "What's going on? Where's mom?"
"I don't know! Mom is not here. Did she go out?" Mo Mo said anxiously.
Feifei also searched the second floor inside and out. He was more careful than his brother and even opened the closet to check.
However, he opened the two doors of the closet where clothes could be hung, and he didn't even open the other half - because the other two closets were cubicles, and even he and his brother couldn't get in, so his mother couldn't be in there.
Feifei couldn't find Taotao either.
At this time, Song Zhi came up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Dad! Mom is missing?"
"Mom! Mom... woooo my mom is gone!"
The two children panicked and started shouting.
Song Zhi also walked around the room, and finally his eyes fell on the wardrobe in the room.
——There are not many places in the house where people can hide. If she really hid, she would most likely hide in the closet.
However, the door of the big cabinet had been opened by the children, and it was confirmed that Taotao was not inside.
The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
Is that why she is so naughty? Hiding in a cubicle?
Is her...body so soft?
Song Zhi's eyes darkened.
He gently closed the cabinet door that Feifei had opened and said, "Okay, let's go out first. Your mother will be here soon."
The two children said anxiously:
"Why?"
"Dad, where is my mom now?"
Song Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Your mother can perform magic."
Feifei was older after all, so she didn't believe it at all, "No way!"
Momo believed it, "Really? Why didn't mom tell me before? Dad, does mom know the magic of invisibility? Can you teach it to me?"
Song Zhi, "How about this, let's go out first and close the door. Your mother will show up in three minutes."
He took the children out.
Taotao, who was hiding in the closet, came out quickly, ran to the bed and fell asleep.
Soon, Momo opened the door, carefully poked his head in, and his eyes lit up, "Mom!"
Tao Tao pretended to be still asleep and had just been woken up by Mo Mo, "Hey, who is that?"
"Mom! Where did you go just now?" Momo climbed onto the bed and hugged Taotao, "I came to look for you just now, but you were not there!"
Tao Tao pretended to say, "Oh, you discovered my secret?"
"What secret?" Mo Mo asked nervously.
Tao Tao said seriously: "My secret is... I am not a mortal, I am a fairy!"
Momo's eyes widened, "That's it?"
Taotao: ...
Hey, kid, what's with you looking at me?
Mo Mo waited for a while and saw that his mother just stared at him?
Momo decided to take the initiative, "My mother is a fairy from heaven, this is not a secret at all! Didn't Aunt Shanshan's painting make it very clear?"
Taotao:? ? ?
She remembered and couldn't help but hold her forehead.
Guan Haishan did paint many portraits of Tao Tao, most of which were in ancient costumes and as flying fairies. There are at least thirty or forty paintings of all sizes and kinds! Most of them are realistic oil paintings. In Guan Haishan's oil painting, Taotao's dress in the fairy world is expressed in every detail!
Song Zhi and Feifei also entered the house.
Song Zhi noticed with his sharp eyes that the door of the small closet was indeed cracked...
He walked over and closed it.
I tried several times to close it but it still won’t work?
Song Zhi opened the closet door and saw that Taotao had run too fast and her slippers were stuck in the door gap, so that the closet door could not be closed at all!
He was a little speechless, and with a smile he took her slippers out of the closet, then bent down and placed them in front of the bed.
Feifei also saw this scene.
Feifei finally knew the secret of her mother's invisibility and couldn't help but laugh.
Only Momo naively thought that her mother could perform the magic of invisibility, and she kept clamoring for her mother to transform into another one...
Until dinner time, Momo was still teasing Taotao, "Mommy, give me another one! Please give me another one..."
Tao Tao was so annoyed by her youngest son that she had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, then I'll... make another one for you."
Momo immediately perked up, sat up straight and opened his eyes wide, vowing to see clearly how his mother became invisible!
Tao Tao slowly picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in Mo Mo's bowl, "Son, eat the ribs."
"Let's eat later!" Mo Mo said seriously, "Let me see how mom transforms first!"
As he spoke, the little fellow stared at Taotao intently, without blinking.
Taotao looked at her son with a smile, but made a gesture towards Song Zhi calmly.
Song Zhi, who was sitting next to Mo Mo, didn't say a word. He took the piece of pork ribs that Tao Tao had put in Mo Mo's bowl, ate it, and then put the bones with the meat removed next to Fei Fei's bowl.
Feifei:? ? ?
Tao Tao then asked Mo Mo, "Little fool, why are you staring at me?"
Momo said loudly: "I want to see mommy perform invisibility!"
Taotao: "The performance is over!"
Mo Mo was stunned, "But mom, you are still in front of me, I, I can see you!"
Tao Tao kindly reminded him, "This time... it was Mom who made the spareribs that I put in your bowl disappear!"
Momo:! ! !
Looking down——
really!
The sweet and sour spareribs that his mother had piled in his bowl just now were gone, leaving only a small pool of red sauce and rich gravy on the snow-white rice!
Momo opened his eyes wide and shouted in amazement: "Mom! Mom, you are so awesome!"
Tao Tao said seriously: "It's not me who changed this time!"
Momo:? ? ?
Tao Tao pointed at the broken bone next to Fei Fei's bowl and said, "It was your brother who transformed this time!"
Momo looked at Feifei again, and then at the piece of meat that had been eaten completely, without any bones or shreds of meat...
The little fellow's eyes were wide open and sparkling, and he shouted excitedly, "Brother, do you know how to become invisible? Did mom teach you secretly?"
Feifei looked helpless.
How could he have such a stupid brother?
"That was a lie from mom!"
"Impossible! The spareribs were in my bowl. No one else had started eating yet, but Mom put a sparerib in my bowl...Brother, why did you take my spareribs away! You! You you you...you even ate it!"
"That rib is for Dad!"
"No, no, I didn't see anything! I only saw the rib bones next to brother's bowl! It must be brother who made my ribs disappear and then ate them secretly...Brother! Brother, brother, I don't want you to compensate me for the ribs, can you teach me the invisibility technique? It won't work..."
"Hey, you're just a little fool!"
"If you teach me, I won't be stupid anymore...Brother! I'll pick up some pork ribs for you, and you can teach me the art of invisibility, okay..."
Taotao couldn't help laughing and started eating her meal with a smile on her face.
Song Zhi is a good cook. Today's dinner includes three dishes and one soup - sweet and sour pork ribs, braised eggplant and beans, light stir-fried cabbage with garlic, and the colorful egg drop soup that the children love.
Except Taotao, Song Zhi and his two sons all love meat.
So the portion of sweet and sour spare ribs was quite large. He bought three and a half kilograms of ribs and made a big pot full of them! The ribs are first stewed for half an hour, then coated with starch and deep-fried in oil until the surface is golden and crispy, then the sweet and sour sauce is prepared and stir-fried with the deep-fried ribs in a hot pan...
The taste is sweet and sour, and because the ribs are stewed and fried in advance, the skin is crispy and the inside is soft and tasty! It’s so delicious!
Taotao is quite restrained in her diet, but she couldn't help but eat a few more pieces.
During the meal, Feifei finally explained to her brother that her mother didn't know how to become invisible, and she was just hiding to play with her brother...
Momo was very hurt. He held the rice bowl with a pout, looking at Taotao aggrievedly. His clear and innocent big eyes were filled with "Momo is so cute, how could you lie to Momo".
It wasn't until Taotao agreed to play hide-and-seek with him for a while after dinner... that the little guy came back to life and happily started eating the sweet and sour pork ribs.
After dinner, Taotao went to wash the dishes.
——This was the agreement she had made with Song Zhi, one would cook and the other would wash the dishes!
Then the whole family started playing hide-and-seek in their own yard.
At the beginning, Taotao and Momo were in one group, and Song Zhi and Feifei were in another group.
One group hides and the other group searches.
Taotao gave Momo some advice and said: The most dangerous place is the safest place.
result--
Taotao dressed Momo up in all kinds of weird looks within the specified time and made him stand in the most conspicuous place in the yard...
When Song Zhi and Fei Fei came to look for someone, they could see the cute Mo Mo standing in the middle of the yard, trying hard to disguise himself as a barrel, a tree, or a sack.
They have to work very, very hard to hold back their laughter. They also had to pretend that they didn't notice Momo, and in the end, even after Taotao was found by the two of them, they still had to pretend that they didn't notice Momo... and they lost the game because they failed to recognize Momo within the specified time...
The whole evening, the courtyard was filled with laughter and everyone was having a great time.
It's late at night.
Song Zhi took the two children to take a bath and wash their hair, and then used a dry towel to rub their short hair styles dry.
Taotao had already burned a plate of mosquito coils in the children's room, and used a fly swatter to kill all the mosquitoes in the room. The smell of mosquito coils is too strong. If you use it all night, the mosquitoes will be killed, but you will have a headache the next day when you wake up.
After confirming again and again that there were no mosquitoes in the children's room, Taotao kissed the children's fragrant foreheads, told them to go to bed early, then bent down and returned to her and Song Zhi's room with mosquito coils.
After a while, Song Zhi settled the children and returned to the master bedroom.
Taotao had finished swatting the mosquitoes and was now lying on the bed reading a book.
Song Zhi subconsciously looked at the closet.
He walked over and opened the closet door, and sure enough, he saw that in one of the narrow compartments... several pieces of clothing were in a mess.
I guess Taotao was hiding here in the evening.
How could an adult be hidden in such a small space?
No wonder Feifei didn't suspect anything at all.
She's...really soft.
I don't know how soft it will be.
Song Zhi's eyes were deep.
He turned his head and looked at Taotao who was lying on the bed reading a book.
The beauty was humming a little tune, with her two white and slender legs raised in the air, and swaying back and forth slightly to the tune of the song she was humming.
Song Zhi silently packed up his closet, then took some clothes to take a shower.
Taotao was reading a book when Song Zhi came up to her with a damp face.
“Stop it!”
She said unhappily, "It's not even half past ten yet!"
——Her and Song Zhi’s habit was to wait until the children fell asleep, then she and he would read for a while or study for a while, and would not go to bed until 10:30 at night.
There are still twenty minutes left!
"I've been reading a book while you were sleeping this afternoon," Song Zhi whispered in her ear, "Just continue reading your book and leave me alone."
That being said, his hands...
Taotao's eyes widened.
The tips of her ears turned red.
This, this, this, this...
How can she read a book like this? !
After a while, Dabaitao couldn't breathe normally.
"Song Zhi——"
She protested.
He chuckled, "How did you manage to hide in that closet this afternoon?"
ah?
Taotao was a little overwhelmed.
Song Zhi took away the books, put the big white peach in place, and carefully bent it into various shapes...
really--
The big white peach is incredibly soft.
Song Zhi looked down at Dabaitao, with a raging fire in his eyes.
Taotao almost spent a sleepless night.
For the next two or three days, she lived a life of day and night reversal.
It wasn't until a week later that life got back on track.
It is still summer vacation and there is still about half a month before school starts. Taotao went to the Children's Palace to inquire about summer classes, and signed Feifei up for a basketball class and a Go class, and Momo up for a painting class and a calligraphy class.
When Lili heard about it, she immediately enrolled Minglun in a basketball class and a composition class.
Xiao Mingchan wanted to play with Feifei, so she also signed up for a Go class.
The four cousins are of similar age and have more common topics.
Minglun grew up abroad, but his conditions in all aspects were actually the worst.
His father was in poor health and could not cultivate his love for sports; he had already entered a rebellious period and hated his mother and was unwilling to listen to his father's discipline...
He is very fat, so Lili enrolled him in a basketball class; his Chinese foundation is poor, so Lili also enrolled him in a composition class, hoping that he can adapt as soon as possible.
In the Children's Palace, he knew Feifei, Momo and Xiao Mingchan. Especially, he and Feifei played basketball together...
Minglun slowly adapted to life here.
During this period, Taotao and Song Zhi also reported back to their respective units.
Taotao graduated with a doctorate this year and is currently applying for postdoctoral qualifications. She has also submitted an application to become a master's supervisor to her employer. She also needs to form her own scientific research team.
Song Zhi has also started teaching students.
Everything is a new starting point.
A week later, Bai Zhenzhu came to see Taotao on her bicycle and said that they would hold an engagement party for A Yao in three days. She told Taotao the time and address, and said that she could not enter the staff quarters where Xing Xing lived because the guard would not let her in, so she asked Taotao to pass on the message.
Taotao agreed with a smile and stuffed a big bag of fruit hard candies weighing at least seven or eight kilograms into Bai Zhenzhu's hand!
This big bag of candy was sent by Wang Xuepeng.
Shenzhen is now carrying out reform and opening up and developing a market economy, which aims to allow some people to become wealthy first and drive others to become wealthy.
Taotao's biggest feeling is that there are more shops on the street
A few years ago, Wang Xuepeng had been using Taotao's money to do some small business secretly, and had already made a fortune. Now that he had a chance to make a living, he immediately went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply for a self-employed business license and opened a non-staple food wholesale department. Selling biscuits, candies, instant noodles and all other side dishes.
The weather was too hot last month, and the batch of high-end candies he brought back were all a little melted. Because they are expensive, people who are willing to spend money to buy such fruit candies certainly cannot accept half-melted ones, so he couldn't sell them, and it would be a pity to throw them away. So he rode his tricycle around and gave the candies to his relatives and friends.
Taotao also got a big bag.
One bag weighs ten kilograms!
Taotao found a way to repack the candies into small bags, put them in sealed iron cans, and then splashed them with cold water. She repeated this several times and managed to rescue a lot of them.
However, Taotao's family could not finish ten kilograms of candy.
Even if they can finish it, I won’t let the children eat so much!
Thinking that Sister Jin's son is getting married soon, this candy is just right to give as a reward. Taotao had prepared it early in the morning, and when Bai Zhenzhu came over to announce the good news, she quickly took it out and handed it to her.
Bai Zhenzhu waved her hands quickly, "No, no! These candies are too expensive...save them for Feifei and Momo."
Taotao told Bai Zhenzhu the origin of the candy. When she heard that it was free, she accepted it and said embarrassedly, "Then... I took advantage of you again! But I... have nothing to give you in return!"
Taotao smiled, "It's not a very valuable item. It just so happens that A Yao is going to hold an engagement party. Isn't this quite suitable? Just take it. Don't think too much about it."
Bai Zhenzhu thanked Taotao again and again with gratitude, then left with the big bag of candy.
On that day, Taotao's family of four rode two bicycles and took nearly an hour to arrive at A Yao's engagement banquet.
——It is in a town on the outskirts of Beijing. It is said that the girl’s family lives nearby. The engagement banquet was held in a restaurant without a sign, located on the first floor of a two-story house. There are a dozen or so tables and chairs placed in the open air, and a plastic shed is set up on top of each table.
The chef invited by Bai Zhenzhu and the others built a stove with bricks and burned firewood to cook in the open air.
The air was filled with the rich aroma of food with a hint of fireworks.
The women and children of the third room were all dressed neatly and decently.
Bai Panjin was dressed in red, with her hair tied back in a bun, and she was smiling so hard that her teeth were visible. Bai Zhenzhu wore suit pants and a floral shirt; Bai Feicui wore a pink short-sleeved top and a dark blue knee-length skirt... Huihui and Tingting also put on new clothes.
The sisters met and started chatting happily.
Taotao looked around and asked, "Where's Ayao? Where's the bride-to-be?"
Bai Panjin smiled and said, "He went to pick up his girlfriend... His girlfriend lives nearby and will be here soon."
After a while, Lili also arrived with the children.
She has a special car to pick her up.
But in order to keep a low profile, Lili asked the driver to park the car two blocks away and walked over with the children. Ming Cheng, Ming Yong, Ming Lun and Ming Chan are all here.
When the children got together, they were a little reserved at first. After spending some time getting familiar with each other again, there was nothing for the adults to do.
They had a blast themselves.
Taotao, Song Zhi and Lili were welcomed by Bai Panjin with a smile and sat down at the second host seat. Bai Panjin stayed and chatted for a while... but she was the mother of the groom-to-be after all, so she was soon called away to welcome the guests.
Taotao looked at the large plate of fried melon seeds, fried peanuts, biscuits and candies on the table and smiled, "Third sister, look, Zhenzhu and the others are quite honest..."
Lili took a look and smiled too.
Look at these big plates full of peanuts, melon seeds, biscuits and candies!
Other people also prepare these things when they hold weddings, but they basically use small plates; some use large plates, which are several things mixed together.
Bai Zhenzhu and the others use an enamel tray to serve each item!
So much so that the four large enamel plates on each table, used to hold peanuts, melon seeds, biscuits and candies, completely covered the entire surface of the table.
Taotao was sharp enough to recognize that one of the plates of candies was the one that Wang Xuepeng had given her before and she had given to Bai Zhenzhu. But maybe it was not enough (of course, such a big plate would require at least two kilograms to fill it up), so Bai Zhenzhu also added some other cheap candies, and mixed them with the candies that Taotao had given her. The colorful look was quite nice.
Lili also noticed the high-end candy in the candy dish, so she picked up a piece, peeled off the candy wrapper, and put it in her mouth. The rich and refreshing sour and sweet fruity aroma instantly filled her mouth.
"This kind of candy is delicious. I've eaten it before," Lili said. "...It seems to be quite expensive. It seems that Sister Pan Jin and the others are willing to spend money on it."
Taotao didn't say anything either, but pointed at herself with her thumb with a smile.
Lili was stunned for a moment, then understood, "You gave it to me?"
Taotao told the origin of this candy.
Lili thought for a moment, "I think the candy... is a little bit stuck to the candy wrapper, but it doesn't look like it's half melted!"
Taotao smiled and said, "Do you want it? I still have two pounds left. When Feifei goes to the Children's Palace tomorrow, I'll ask him to take it over and give it to Mingchan."
Lili nodded. "Take about ten or so, but don't take too many. If you eat too much of this stuff, you will gain weight and your teeth will stay there."
Taotao laughed so hard that her body shook. "Ten or so... you're sending away beggars!"
Guests arrived one after another.
Soon, two women at the next table started chatting.
"Hey, how much do you think the mute can give Yanyan as a betrothal gift?"
"That must be a lot, otherwise who would want their daughter to marry a stranger?"
"The problem is that Yanyan's family isn't that great! Some time ago I heard from Yanyan's mother that Yanyan has two younger brothers and a younger sister... and their family is so poor that Yanyan's two younger brothers want to marry, and they all rely on Yanyan's betrothal money!"
"Oh my god, how much is that going to cost?"
"I heard from Yanyan's mom that it has to be this number!"
"Five hundred?"
"You're dreaming! It's five thousand! Five thousand dollars!"
"She's sick. She wants 5,000 yuan! If a mute really has 5,000 yuan, why would he marry Yanyan? What pretty girl can't he marry?"
"Hey, can a mute come up with five thousand dollars?"
"That's nonsense! Can you afford 5,000 yuan? Don't you know Sister Pan Jin's financial situation? They are all honest people. It's good enough for them to save 500 yuan to help A Yao find a wife. How can they afford 5,000 yuan?"
"I think so too. So today's engagement party... in my opinion, it won't happen!"
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"How dare I say that! I'm here today on behalf of the bride's relatives! Sister Panjin and her family are from other places, and they might leave at any time, but Yanyan's family is from the same village as us, and we see them every day. I dare not say anything! Besides, I also... I met Yanyan's mother this morning and asked her how much dowry Yao gave Yanyan, and she told me that! Otherwise, you go and talk to Sister Panjin now?"
"Come on, I don't dare! The banquet is about to start... maybe Yanyan will come soon! What if Yanyan's mother thinks it over again and only asks for 500 yuan as a betrothal gift? Then wouldn't I be like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, neither human nor human?"
Hearing this, Taotao frowned.
She and Lili looked at each other.
Lili winked at Taotao: Others may have hidden this from Panjin and Zhenzhu, but we can't.
Taotao nodded, got up and went out.
Bai Panjin, Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Feicui were standing at the door welcoming guests, but the three sisters all looked in one direction -
Tao Tao pulled Bai Zhenzhu aside and asked, "Have you talked to the girl?"
"What did you agree on?" Bai Zhenzhu was a little confused.
Tao Tao said, "Dowry, dowry, wedding details, engagement banquet, future wedding banquet...have all these been agreed upon?"
Bai Zhenzhu asked curiously, "It's all settled! We'll pay 500 yuan for the betrothal gift, and we've already given the money to Yanyan's family. We'll pay for the engagement party, and they'll definitely get married, so we'll start building a house! Yanyan's family will provide a piece of land, and we'll build two houses next to each other, one for them and one for the rest of us..."
At this point, Bai Zhenzhu couldn't stop smiling. "When we finish building the house, we'll hold a wedding for them... As for the dowry, Yanyan can just bring some quilts, clothes and so on. Ayao is a carpenter, so we'll buy the wood and have him make the furniture according to the style Yanyan likes..."
Taotao looked at the smile on Bai Zhenzhu's face and was speechless for a long time.
Bai Zhenzhu noticed something and asked, "Taotao, what's wrong?"
Taotao sighed and told the women at the next table everything she had just heard them talking about.
Bai Zhenzhu's face turned pale, "Five thousand dollars?"
Bai Panjin and Bai Feicui were also alarmed and came over, asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Taotao said it again.
Bai Panjin was stunned.
Bai Feicui was very angry and said angrily: "Humph, I was wondering why A Yao has been gone for so long and hasn't come back yet! So that's the case... I'll go find him! He can't talk, and he can't say a word when he's bullied by the Wang family!"
"Stop!" Bai Zhenzhu shouted.
Bai Feicui stopped and looked at her angrily, "Third sister! Are you going to let the Wang family bully us like this?"
Bai Panjin said in panic: "But, but our 500 yuan... has already been given to them! It's in their hands!"
Bai Feicui, "Let's go talk to her! If Wang Yanyan is willing to marry our A Yao, then... everything will remain the same! If they are not happy, then let them return the money to us!"
Bai Panjin, "Then how do we calculate the cost of today's dinner? We spent a full two hundred dollars!"
Bai Zhenzhu hesitated for a while, turned to look at Taotao, and said carefully: "Taotao, can you accompany me to Wang's house? Their house is not far from here..."
Then she explained, "I didn't ask you to help me quarrel. I just hoped that your presence... would help me calm down a little."
Taotao nodded.
Bai Zhenzhu gradually calmed down. "Let's go. I need to have a good talk with the Wang family."
Bai Panjin wanted to cry, "Zhenzhu, you have to... seek justice for us!"
Bai Zhenzhu, "Okay, you guys go and greet the guests first! Stay calm! What if the Wang family... nothing happened? Anyway, I'll go over and see what's going on."
Taotao looked at Song Zhi who was still sitting at the table.
Song Zhi's eyes followed her all the time.
Seeing her looking towards him——
He immediately stood up and walked over.
Tao Tao said, "You stay here and look after the children. Zhenzhu and I will go to Wang's family... that is, A Yao's parents-in-law's family."
Song Zhi also heard clearly the conversation between the women at the next table.
This is Wangjia Village after all.
He was afraid that Taotao would suffer, so he raised his hand and called Feifei who was playing nearby, "Your mother and I have something to do and will be back soon. You guys stay with your third aunt while we're away, okay?"
Feifei was playing with her cousins and was sweating all over. After hearing what her father said, she smiled and nodded, and quickly ran over...
Song Zhi looked at Tao Tao and said, "Let's go!"
Taotao had no choice but to nod towards Bai Zhenzhu.
Bai Zhenzhu took Taotao and Song Zhi and hurried to the Wang family.
It can be seen that Bai Zhenzhu is extremely anxious.
She said to Tao Tao incoherently, "We've already agreed on this...really! Yesterday I came over to discuss the banquet with Yan Yan's mom, and she, she didn't have any other opinions!"
"To be honest, we worked very hard to save up the 500 yuan... None of us are educated, so it's impossible for us to save up 5,000 yuan! Yanyan's family situation... is actually average! What reason do you have for us to spend 5,000 yuan?"
Tao Tao couldn't help but ask, "Ayao is only engaged to the girl, why are you in such a hurry to send 500 yuan to her?"
Bai Zhenzhu said: "It was Yanyan's family who urged us to do so! They also said that we are outsiders and that girls in their village don't marry outsiders... They said that Yanyan is the first one to marry an outsider and she doesn't feel safe..."
After a pause, Bai Zhenzhu said in a tearful voice, "I thought... our family would be able to settle down in the future!"
Taotao sighed and said, "You can also go back to your hometown. Your household registration is still there. Just tell the village and ask for a piece of land to build a house. It shouldn't be a problem. And register Ayao and the others as well! Huihui and Tingting are old enough to go to school..."
Bai Zhenzhu shook her head. "We sisters all have a bad reputation. If we go back, we will just live under the criticism of others. It will not be good for Ayao, Huihui and Tingting either."
She looked worried, and then told Taotao, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you don't need to show up... I called you over here mainly because I was afraid that if I got anxious or angry, I would do the same thing that hurt Hongdou back then. So, if you find that something is wrong with me and I can't control my temper, Taotao, you must remind me!"
Taotao nodded.
As they were talking, Bai Zhenzhu brought Taotao and Song Zhi to the entrance of Wangjia Village.
The village is indeed not far from the town, and it takes about ten minutes to walk to the village entrance. There is a cement archway at the entrance of the village with a horizontal plaque hanging on it with the three characters "Wangjia Village" inscribed on it. Under the archway, there were scattered red papers left over from burning firecrackers. Many villagers had gathered here, pointing and talking.
Seeing Bai Zhenzhu coming, the villagers started talking about it -
"You've come just in time! Go check it out, something big has happened!"
"Zhenzhu, your A Yao was beaten! Go to Yan Yan's house quickly!"
"This Wang Ah Qi is too domineering... a whole house of bad guys!"
"Ah, only outsiders like you would want to marry Wang Aqi's daughter! How stupid!"
"Yes, in my opinion, this marriage will not be possible!"
Bai Zhenzhu knew something was wrong and ran quickly towards Wang Yanyan's house.
Taotao and Song Zhi followed behind.
Soon, Taotao found out where Wang Yanyan lived.
——The one that’s surrounded by crowds of people watching the fun must be it!
Seeing Bai Zhenzhu rushing over, the villagers who were watching the fun immediately made way for her.
Then Taotao saw that A Yao was kneeling upright at the door of a house!
A Yao was wearing a cheap black suit with a white shirt underneath and had a newly shaved head, which made him look a bit out of place. But the advantage is that they are young and look very energetic.
At this moment he was kneeling on the ground with a numb expression and blank eyes.
When Bai Zhenzhu first found Sister Panjin and A Yao, the child was already ten years old. But long-term malnutrition made him look like he was only six or seven years old.
Moreover, because he couldn't speak, his beastly father regarded him as a waste, bullied him, and abused him...
So this child is very timid. As soon as he makes a mistake, he will take the initiative to
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