◎On the importance of a man’s appearance! ◎
Why did Wei Xuan want to laugh whenever she thought of the three words "real person" being attributed to Jiang Che?
However, except for Wei Xuan, her three sisters-in-law were all feeling bad. They were all women, so why were their fates so different?
As for Wei Xuan's three brothers, they were all happy for her.
Wei Xuan accepted their kindness with a smile and told everyone to eat quickly: "It will get cold if you don't eat it now. Mom and Dad, please try the dish I made to see if it suits your taste."
Father Wei picked up his chopsticks first, and the rest of the people took a piece each. After tasting, they all gave positive reviews, especially the little girl who just turned three years old from Second Brother Wei's family. Her eyes lit up while eating, and her mouth bulged, which looked very cute.
In short, except for Wei Xuan's three sisters-in-law who were not in the mood for the meal, everyone else was satisfied.
After this matter was made public, the Wei family began to prepare Wei Xuan's dowry, of course, they prepared it quietly and did not let anyone else know.
Jiang Che and his family finally arrived at the Dalianhua Production Team amid Wei's mother's eager anticipation.
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"This road is too bad, with so many potholes that I'm almost falling apart. Jiang Che, I'm going to ask you one last time, are you sure you want to marry the girl here? I'm telling you, it's not too late to regret it now."
The more Jiang's mother thought about it these days, the more she felt that she had been too hasty in agreeing to her youngest son's marriage. How could they live together under the same roof in the future if they were not a good match? And she was reluctant to let her youngest son go out and live on his own.
So now he hasn't given up trying to persuade Jiang Che while on the road.
Although Jiang Che was a bit lazy and not doing his job properly, he was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. If he went back on his word after promising the girl something, how would he survive if the news got out? Therefore, Jiang's mother was bound to get no answer to her question.
Seeing that her son was determined not to give up until he hit his head against the wall, Jiang's mother turned her head away angrily and pretended not to see it.
In addition to the Jiang family of three, Jiang Che's aunt was also sitting in the passenger seat. She came along this time as a matchmaker.
Seeing that her sister-in-law was angry with her nephew, she quickly interrupted and asked, "Jiang Che, do you think it's almost time?"
How could Jiang Che know him, so the whole car went to the brigade headquarters and shouted again using the loudspeaker as they did last time.
When Wei Xuan heard the loudspeaker calling for help, she knew that Jiang Che must have come. Wei's mother also asked nervously, "Is he here?"
Wei's mother had been waiting anxiously at home these days and had even taken a special leave to stay at home, fearing that if someone came, the family would not be prepared at all.
Wei Xuan quickly comforted her: "Mom, they must be here. I'll go take a look. You just stay home and wait."
Wei Xuan didn't delay and rushed to the brigade headquarters as soon as she went out.
Before reaching the brigade headquarters, I saw a black car parked on the side of the road in the distance.
The people in the car must have seen her and drove towards her.
When they got there, Jiang Che opened the car door and got out: "My parents and aunt are here, please show us where your house is."
Wei Xuan politely greeted the people in the car through the car window, and then led them towards her home.
Fortunately, it was not far away, only a few hundred meters away, and the villagers were working in the fields during that time, so it did not cause a sensation. After all, cars were still very rare in that era.
Wei's mother was standing at the door to greet them, and her eyes lit up when she saw that someone had driven a car in.
Jiang Che was the first to come forward and greet Wei Xuan after she introduced him: "Hello, Auntie. I am Wei Xuan's boyfriend, Jiang Che."
"Oh, okay, okay, you too." Upon hearing this, Wei's mother moved her eyes to him and was very satisfied to see that he was a handsome man.
He immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Xiao Che, are your parents here?"
Just then the car stopped and Jiang's father and mother got out of the car. Upon hearing this, they hurried forward to say hello: "Sister-in-law, please wait for us here."
"No trouble, no trouble, come on, go inside and sit down, it's very sunny today."
It was indeed hot that day, so Jiang's father and mother didn't hesitate to follow Wei's mother's instructions and walked inside. Before leaving, they reminded Jiang Che to pick up the gifts in the car.
A group of people entered the house and sat down to drink tea. Wei's mother said apologetically, "My Ni'er's father is still working in the fields. He should be back soon. Director Jiang, I'm sorry for not entertaining you well."
"Sister-in-law, just call me brother. As for Brother Wei, he was here for production tasks. It was us who were presumptuous and came at the wrong time. It was all for this kid of mine."
Father Jiang pointed at Jiang Che unhappily as he spoke.
Jiang's mother had no choice but to follow suit and said, "Yes, sister-in-law, I said that it is the summer harvest time and you must be busy. We will come to your house after you finish this period. Unfortunately, this brat in my family can't wait for a day, so I have no choice but to ask his aunt to come to your house to propose marriage."
Aunt Jiang Che had been silent just now, and Mother Wei hadn't asked. Now that she knew her identity, she quickly greeted her: "So it's Aunt Jiang. I was wondering why she looks so much like Brother Jiang."
As they were talking, Wei's father came back and there was another round of introductions. When the two parents were discussing the marriage, Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were driven out.
Wei Xuan went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, and Jiang Che followed her. Wei Xuan didn't have time to pay attention to him, as she had a lot of things to do.
Jiang Che was bored and made small talk: "Wei Xuan, is there any fun place near your home?"
Wei Xuan replied while cutting meat: "No, we are in a remote place, and it is so hot in summer, why don't you stay at home? Why do you have to go out?"
This piece of meat was bought by Wei's mother yesterday specifically for the Jiang family to eat.
But the meat couldn’t be stored in the summer, and we didn’t know exactly when the Jiang family would come, so we marinated it with salt when we bought it, and then hung it in the well so that it could be kept for a few more days.
There were only two taels of meat, and Wei Xuan planned to use it to stir-fry some beans.
Then she waited for her sisters-in-law to come back and killed a chicken, so she had two meat dishes. She also added some scrambled eggs with chili peppers, which could barely be considered a meat dish.
The rest is easy. Just stir-fry some spicy and sour potato shreds, some carrots, and add two cold dishes and a mung bean soup. It will be enough. It will definitely not be too boring to entertain guests now.
Seeing Wei Xuan busy all the time, acting like a good wife and mother, Jiang Che couldn't help but feel surprised: "Wei Xuan, why do I feel like you are different from before?"
Wei Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and her hands paused while cutting vegetables. She quickly reacted and replied as naturally as possible: "What's the difference? Am I still the same person as before?"
Jiang Che walked around her, stroking his chin and said, "That's right, maybe I'm overthinking it. I just feel like you seem a little quieter than before."
After hearing this, Wei Xuan slowly let go of her worries and said casually, "How many times have we met before? Every time we met, we were in a hurry and could barely say a few words. It must be different from being at home."
After she said that, Jiang Che also felt that it made sense and dropped the topic.
But after a while, Jiang Che suddenly approached Wei Xuan and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. We will have plenty of time to get to know each other slowly in the future."
This sudden action startled Wei Xuan. Her face turned red. She took a step back and stammered, "You, what are you doing? There are people outside. Don't get so close to me. It's not good to be seen by others."
"Tsk, you're still embarrassed. To be honest, I think my aunt likes me very much. We will definitely be able to make a deal today."
Wei Xuan was not as confident as him. Although Jiang Che's mother's words were very polite, she was not a fool. She could still tell whether a man really liked her from the bottom of his heart.
But she could also understand that the gap between the two families was indeed quite large. Others drove cars, but she didn't even have a bicycle.
Besides, she didn't care whether Jiang's mother was happy or not. Anyway, the fact that she was willing to come today meant that she couldn't make the decision for Jiang Che. It was enough for her to know this.
Even if she really married him in the future, she would not blindly be humble and try to please her. It would be fine as long as they could maintain superficial peace. Judging from Jiang's mother's attitude today, it should not be difficult to do this.
While he was thinking, the Wei brothers and sisters-in-law also came back from work. Today's meal was mainly to show off Wei Xuan's cooking skills to the Jiang family, so only Wei's third sister-in-law stayed to help process a chicken, and the rest went to the main hall to entertain the Jiang family.
The food was ready and the two parents had almost finished their talk. Wei Xuan asked Jiang Che to go into the house and inform everyone that it was time to eat.
The three sisters-in-law of the Wei family came to the kitchen to help serve the dishes. They winked at Wei Xuan. The third sister-in-law of the Wei family even said directly, "Little sister, your boyfriend is really fair, and better looking than the guys in our village. You have good taste."
Mrs. Wei didn't expect the third sister-in-law to be so rude. She stretched her head to look outside the door, and when she saw no one, she breathed a sigh of relief and said in a slightly stern tone, "Third sister-in-law, please don't say that again, or you will be laughed at. Besides, when choosing a partner, it's not the face that counts. The most important thing is that the person is good and treats our little sister well."
Mrs. Wei San felt a little embarrassed.
Wei's second wife had a different opinion: "Sister-in-law, I don't agree with what you said. Being good to my younger sister is important, but looking good is equally important. How can we live together every day if it hurts our eyes to look at each other? Just like when I first fell in love with my child's father, wasn't it because he looked better than others? Otherwise, I would not have married him just based on his conditions."
Mrs. Wei lost her temper after hearing what she said. Seeing that Mrs. Wei San also looked agreeable, she suddenly felt that she should not discuss this matter with the two of them.
At the beginning, the third brother was willing to go against his mother's words and marry the girl from the third brother's family. Wasn't it because the girl from the third brother's family was prettier than the girl his mother introduced to him?
As for the second brother's family, he was not lying. Her family lived well. When talking about other people, it was not difficult to find someone with better conditions than the second brother. The second brother was able to marry her because of her good looks.
But Wei Dasao insisted on her own opinion. She just felt that it was useless for a man to be good-looking, and his face could not be used to make a living. But in front of her two younger brothers and sisters, she did not want to continue arguing with them about this matter, so she picked up a pot of food and walked out: "Hurry up, the guests are still waiting."
After being reminded like this, Wei's second and third wives quickly served the dishes and took the bowls and chopsticks.
Wei Xuan was left alone in the kitchen sighing helplessly. It turns out that people who love beauty always exist in every era!
When a table full of dishes was served, Jiang's mother finally showed a look of satisfaction in her eyes.
Fortunately, this future daughter-in-law still has some good points. At least she doesn’t have to worry about her youngest son’s meals in the future.
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