Zhao nodded, wrapped Fan Hua's scarf tighter, picked up the sled and pulled Fan Hua towards the shore.
After leaving Nanhai Park, the couple came to Houmen Street.
Since the second half of this year, the country has encouraged individual industrial and commercial households to operate. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are many merchants setting up stalls on both sides of Houmen Street. In addition, the people have been suppressed so badly in the past decade that they all want to come out and join in the fun, so there are a lot of people on the street today.
They bought a lot of food, toys, New Year's goods, etc. as they walked. Then they went to Qianhai. It was almost evening, and after playing all day, the two of them went home carrying large and small bags of things.
If we exclude the fall on the snow, today's date would have been a perfect success!
As soon as they entered the yard, Zhao Yilu and Fan Hua noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be wrong because some unfamiliar voices were coming from the house.
The two looked at each other, put their things in the side room where they lived, and then entered the main hall...
Seeing the people sitting in the living room, Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu were both stunned for a moment. It turned out to be the original owner's father Fan Daqiang, mother Zhang Huifang, eldest brother Fan Youcai and second brother Fan Youcheng!
Zhao Yilu knew several of them because they had met each other when they were sent to the countryside as educated youth, and Fan Hua was able to recognize them because she was so impressed by the scene in her dream where Fan Daqiang got Zhao Yilu drunk. Based on the description in the book, she easily deduced the identities of the other people.
Zhao Yilu was the first to come to his senses. He called out to them as he had called them when he was working as an educated youth: "Uncle Fan, Aunt Zhang..."
But Fan Hua couldn't open his mouth at all. After all, he was not the original owner, and it was difficult to call strangers "dad and mom"!
He just asked calmly: "How did you find this place?"
When Zhang Huifang saw the two of them, she immediately came up to them with tears in her eyes. Her second brother Fan Youcheng followed behind Zhang Huifang with an excited look on his face.
Zhang Huifang held Fan Hua's hand and said affectionately, "Oh, my dear Lihua, mother finally found you. For more than a year, your parents and brother have been worried about you. Why did you leave without saying a word? You didn't even write a letter home! If the mother of the young widow of the Li family hadn't gone back yesterday to tell us that you were in Beijing, we still wouldn't have seen you until now!"
Upon seeing this, Fan Daqiang and his elder brother Fan Youcai immediately came forward in a proper manner and pretended to be sad.
Fan Hua understood what was going on instantly. It must be that Ai Ling's mother Wang Chunhua told Fan Daqiang and others about seeing her when she went back yesterday, so they came to find her today after hearing the news.
It’s a good thing that I came today, otherwise if I had come at the wedding banquet tomorrow, I would have been a laughing stock!
Fan Hua sneered and pulled her hand away from Zhang Guifang. "Don't you know why I left without saying a word?"
The eldest brother Fan Youcai frowned and scolded, "Lihua, how can you talk to our mother like that?"
Zhang Huifang's expression also changed. She hid the embarrassment in her eyes. Why did she feel that her daughter seemed different from before? In the past, Fan Lihua would not dare to question her like this.
Zhang Huifang cleared her throat and continued, "No matter what Dad and Mom did in the past, it was all for your own good. Besides, if it weren't for Dad and Mom, would you be able to marry into the He family now and find a son-in-law as good as Si Yan? If it weren't for Dad and Mom's matchmaking that night, would you be able to give birth to these two golden boys and jade girls now?"
Fan Hua had already deduced from Zhang Huifang's words that the few people should have arrived not long ago.
So they still don’t know that the person that night was actually Zhao Yilu, and she breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.
Fortunately, she didn't know yet, otherwise if these people really held on to this matter and reported Zhao Yilu, it would be troublesome. She had to find a way to get rid of them quickly!
Fan Hua showed no mercy to Zhang Huifang and said directly, "For my own good? I only know that if I had listened to you at the beginning, I would never have given birth to Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao. You would have forced me to abort the children and marry a 40-year-old man in the county town for a 500 yuan gift! So, don't use "for my own good" as an excuse. From the beginning to the end, everything you did was just to get the most benefit through me!"
The other old people in the room were not fools. After Fan Hua's words, everyone could guess what the Fan family had done, and their eyes changed when they looked at the Fan family members.
When Fan Daqiang heard what Fan Hua said, he immediately got angry and stepped forward with a sullen face and said, "I am your father no matter what time it is. Now that you are living a comfortable life, you want to disown me? No way! Without my consent, you can't marry anyone!"
Zhao Yilu heard this and walked forward, pulling Fan Hua behind him. He said with a cold look in his eyes, "Comrade Fan Daqiang, do you want to destroy your military marriage and spend a few years in jail?"
Fan Daqiang looked at the young man in front of him with cold eyes and a sense of oppression. His temperament was completely different from that of the educated youth. He was a little scared. "Eat... eat prison food. It's only natural for me to take care of my daughter. Even if the police come, they can't do anything about it."
Zhao Yilu chuckled, "She is now my legal wife, and I am a soldier. If I report you for destroying a military marriage, will the police intervene?"
When Fan Daqiang heard this, his arrogance immediately subsided, but he still said stubbornly: "Humph, today, since you are a soldier, I will not bother with you for now. But Lihua is a girl that we raised with great effort. If you want to marry her, you must give her a gift or something. Otherwise, we will not let Lihua marry you so easily, even if you are a soldier!"
Just as Fan Hua was about to speak, He Zhengxiang, who was sitting nearby, stood up with a dignified look on his face and walked in front of Fan Daqiang, saying with great momentum, "At first I thought it was my grandson who abducted your daughter, so I hurriedly helped them with the marriage procedures, but it seems that is not the case!"
"Lihua is a well-behaved and sensible child, and she has given birth to a pair of good children. Our He family is determined to marry her, but your family only wants to exploit our daughter and sell her for money. We can't afford to be in-laws!"
"Today's matter ends here. Please do not disturb me again in the future. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. I, He Zhengxiang, am a real commander. I am not just a show-off. My grandson is not someone who can be bullied by anyone!"
Fan Daqiang knew that he had hit a wall today, and his arrogance instantly weakened. As a civilian, he certainly didn't dare to challenge the commander, and was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhang Huifang immediately smiled and stood beside Fan Daqiang. She had not forgotten the purpose of coming here today, which was to get money! Other things were not important.
So he immediately said with a smile: "My dear father-in-law, look at what you said. We have never sold our daughter for money. We just want Lihua to marry a good family and live a better life."
"Since Lihua and Si Yan have already obtained their marriage certificate, we are now a family! Our daughter, whom we have worked so hard to raise, will belong to your He family in the future. As parents, it is not too much for us to ask for a dowry from your family. Even if you are the commander, you have to be reasonable, right?"
Zhao Xubai on the side also had a gloomy face. He was a man who paid great attention to his reputation and liked quietness. He didn't want to be disturbed by these people from the Fan family in his good mood.
So he asked directly: "How much do you want as a gift?"
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