Xu Ruantang was helping to tidy up the living room when she heard the swishing sound of a broom sweeping the floor behind her.
She thought it was her godmother or Ye Lan.
Turning around, I saw a small figure.
Ye Shijie, who was about the same height as a small broom, was very serious as he carefully swept the broom, slowly gathering the sunflower seed shells and peanut shells on the ground.
What are you doing here?
Xu Ruantang asked curiously.
Ye Shijie didn't even look up, continuing what he was doing, his voice muffled, "Grandma asked me to come and help."
Aunt?
It's like the sun has risen in the west.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; my aunt came in carrying a plate and cleared the food from the table.
When she passed by Ye Shijie, she nodded approvingly and left without saying anything.
This grandfather and grandson...
Xu Ruantang was completely confused. When she asked Ye Shijie, he didn't answer and just kept his head down, diligently sweeping the floor.
The five-year-old child swept the floor in an extremely awkward manner, and although he was clearly very tired, he didn't utter a single complaint.
Xu Ruantang was starting to wonder if she had been inhaling too much alcohol and was dreaming in broad daylight.
After Ye Lan finished clearing the plates, she quickly came to the main room and helped Xu Ruantang clean up.
"Mom, what's wrong with them?"
Xu Ruantang pointed to Ye Shijie and her aunt and asked in a low voice.
Ye Lan glanced back and said casually, "Your aunt has finally come to her senses. She now believes that indulging children without limits is harmful, especially boys, who need to be properly educated."
Ye Lan did not lower her voice.
Everyone in the main room heard these words, but the eldest aunt acted as if she hadn't heard them at all.
Ye Shijie, who was sweeping the floor, stopped when he heard this, slowly moved to his aunt's side, and raised his little head to look at her.
"Grandma, I will be good."
He didn't want to wet his pants.
He didn't want to be chased by the big bug either.
He least wanted to see his uncle's face; it was too terrifying.
Even now, just thinking about it makes Ye Shijie shudder.
Ye Tianyou and Cai Mengjun were also busy. Ye Tianyou was sweeping the backyard, while Cai Mengjun and her godmother were busy in the kitchen.
Many hands make light work, and the messy house was quickly restored to its former cleanliness.
Xu Ruantang stretched her aching back and went back to her room to lie down for a while.
Chen Jixu had drunk quite a bit, and Xu Ruantang opened and closed the door without disturbing him at all.
His coat was draped over the back of the chair.
Xu Ruantang walked over, picked it up and hung it on the floor-standing coat rack, then reached out to unbutton her coat.
Looking down, I felt my pockets were bulging, and then I remembered the red envelopes from all my aunts and uncles.
She took them out, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to unpack them one by one.
The process of opening red envelopes is magical, like receiving a windfall. No matter how much is inside, you've made a profit.
Xu Ruantang opened the bills one by one and arranged them neatly.
She likes to flip each one over carefully and then count them one by one.
This process is enjoyable for both the mind and body.
She was so engrossed in the moment that she didn't notice the man lying beside her, with one arm as a pillow, had opened his eyes at some point.
Under the influence of alcohol, Chen Jigang fell into a deep sleep.
But the moment the door opened, his mind cleared, until the familiar scent washed over him and the mattress beside him sank in.
He waited for a long time, but Xu Ruantang didn't come to sleep.
When Chen Ji opened his eyes, he saw his wife looking greedy, holding a stack of red envelopes in her hand, sitting on the bed happily and starting to open them.
Then, smiling, they arranged the photos neatly one by one.
Xu Ruantang counted the money once, silently recited the final amount, took an empty red envelope from the bed, and was about to put all the money back in.
Before I could do anything, my waist tightened, and I was pulled and rolled half a circle on the bed.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Xu Ruantang was startled by Chen Ji. After all, who would have thought that someone who was sleeping soundly would suddenly do this?
Chen Ji pulled her into his arms with one hand and took the money that Xu Ruantang was still clutching tightly with the other.
"Who gave it to you?"
He asked.
Xu Ruantang was being held by him, lifted halfway around the bed from one side to the other, her heart pounding.
She calmed herself down and said irritably, "I'm not telling you. This is for me. Give it back to me."
Chen Ji's voice deepened slightly, "Did your aunts and uncles give it to you?"
How did you know?
Chen Ji's breath fell on Xu Ruantang's ear, "It's a custom in the North that newlyweds give each other red envelopes during the first year of marriage."
Chen Ji had met Tang Wan in the first year after she and Chen Zheng got married.
At that time, Tang Wan refused, but her aunts and uncles chased after her. The process of the two sides tearing each other apart was so shocking that Chen Ji always remembered it.
"You knew?" Xu Ruantang turned her head in his arms. "Then why didn't you tell me?"
If I had told her, she wouldn't have been caught off guard today, and she wouldn't have been so embarrassed.
There was a brief two-second silence behind him, followed by Chen Ji's slightly hoarse voice, "Wife, we haven't had a banquet or wedding ceremony yet, I think..."
"Stop, you don't want to."
Xu Ruantang quickly turned around in Chen Ji's arms, interrupting him, "It's mainly because I don't want to."
Regarding the banquet, as for why she agreed before, it was because she thought Chen Ji needed it, so she was just putting on an act.
But now that they are truly living life to the fullest, Xu Ruantang wants to express her true feelings.
She doesn't like things that are too formalistic.
Chen Ji's eyes darkened.
"I don't want to."
Before he could start overthinking, Xu Ruantang explained, "I don't like those kinds of occasions. If you really want to make it up to me, then take a vacation sometime this year and go on a trip with me."
Chen Ji stared at her with a somber expression, his thin lips pressed tightly together.
Xu Ruantang knew that he was unhappy.
"Chen Ji, do you really want to?"
Xu Ruantang lowered her eyes, her gaze flickering with panic for a moment. "If you want, it's not impossible."
She could accept just the banquet.
But for some reason, even though she had never been married, she just couldn't bring herself to wear a wedding dress, and she simply couldn't accept it.
Chen Ji has many relatives, and Xu Ruantang could accept it if it were out of consideration for personal relationships.
"good."
Chen Ji's eyes flickered slightly. He lifted Xu Ruantang's chin and gently touched her lips.
Xu Ruantang was clearly still confused.
"Fine, if you don't want to do it, then don't. I'll do as you say."
Chen Ji's lips curled up slightly, and his voice was lazy, "So, with so many people here today, can you tell my aunts and uncles apart?"
Xu Ruantang looked somewhat aggrieved, then shook her head, "I can't tell."
After she finished speaking, she chuckled.
Chen Ji chuckled softly.
"You didn't tell me you had so many relatives..."
The two lay on the bed, chatting idly.
......
Li Shuhe's wedding was held on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Because of the Li family's status and the fact that the two sides could not agree on the date, the final solution was for the man and woman to each hold a separate event.
The Li family's event took place in the courtyard.
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