Chapter 49
Xu Di and her elder brother climbed up the stairs breathlessly and opened the door.
"Aunt, it looks good."
"Second sister, second sister, you look especially beautiful today!"
Xu Jun and Ping An stood at the door like two door gods, saying nice things all the time.
"Did you two secretly eat candy today? Why are your mouths so sweet?"
"I didn't eat it. My mother wouldn't let me."
Ping An answered seriously, looking at his uncle from time to time, and his meaning was very clear: did you eat candy?
These days, many children in the nursery have caught colds, so Ping'an stayed at home, and Xu Mei and Xu Jun were looking after him.
“I, I…”
Xu Jun felt really wronged. He felt so miserable looking at his nephew who knew nothing.
"Ha ha……"
Xu Di was so happy, he deserved it. You had to teach Ping An some messy things.
"It's great that we are safe. You didn't eat any candy. I'll get you something delicious."
Xu Di took out two oranges and handed one to Xu Jun, "Ping An, would you like me to peel the oranges for you?"
"Thank you, aunt!"
"Oh, my dear sister, you are safe. Wait for me for a moment and go wash your hands."
Mrs. Xu was in the kitchen, listening to the conversation between Xu Di and Ping An, and she was also happy.
This is what a mother is like. She is happier to be good to her children than to be good to herself.
"Aunt, it's delicious, you eat it too."
"Well, it's delicious. Let your mother try it."
"Mom, oranges are delicious."
Ping'an took a slice of orange and gave it to his mother.
"Second sister, um, ha, I accidentally ate it all."
Xu Jun felt a little embarrassed. He couldn't control himself and finished only three ounces of the orange.
"Humph, you should learn from Ping An in the future. As an uncle, you should not let down your guard."
Xu Di didn’t actually think that much about it, if Ping An hadn’t given her the orange, she would have suddenly remembered her past life.
When her son was young, he was very sensible and would always think of leaving some for her after eating anything.
At that time, I thought that as long as the child was filial, I appreciated it and left the food for the child to eat.
After a long time, the child would not be given anything to eat.
Because even if I give it to her, my mother won’t eat it.
In the kitchen, Mrs. Xu's son stuffed an orange slice into her mouth. It was very sweet, and her heart was even sweeter.
"Aunt, mom has eaten."
Ping'an ran to his aunt again, waiting to be praised.
"Whose child is this? How come he is so outstanding? He knows to give delicious food to his mother!"
“Hehe…”
Ping An was praised and laughed non-stop, with his little face flushed.
Xu Jun next to him also blushed.
When Mr. and Mrs. Xu came back, dinner was ready.
Xu Di and Xu Jun set the table and served the dishes.
After eating a few bites, Xu Mei asked her mother, "Mom, how much dowry will you prepare for me when I get married? I want a new watch. The previous one is too old."
Xu Di's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xu Mei had X-ray vision and knew that she had won the watch ticket? She hadn't told her family yet.
"Xu Ermei, you really dare to say that?"
Mother Xu put the chopsticks on the table with a bang and looked at Xu Mei angrily.
"I've already told you not to call me Ermei. Ermei sounds terrible."
Xu Mei seemed to be blind to her mother's anger. She continued to pick up food and eat, not forgetting to emphasize that her name was not Xu Ermei.
When the down-to-earth name Ermei came out, Xu Di had a new memory in his mind.
She has four children, named Xu Li, Xu Mei, Xu Di and Xu Jun.
When I was young, everyone in my family called me Dali, Ermei, Sandi, and Junjun.
Later, Xu Mei entered junior high school. One time, her classmates came to her home to play with her. Xu's mother naturally called out, "Ermei, bring some candy to your classmates."
At that time, there was a good-looking boy who chuckled, and Xu Mei felt embarrassed.
After her classmates left, she asked her family not to call her Ermei or Sandi anymore, as they sounded too unpleasant.
At first, Mr. and Mrs. Xu were not used to it. They had called him that for more than ten years, and when they suddenly changed their way of calling him that, they could not remember it.
Xu Mei had several arguments with her parents because of this matter. Finally, her mother got angry and started calling her by her full name. Brother Xu’s name has not been changed, and he has been calling him loudly all the time. He himself doesn’t think there is anything wrong with it anyway. Isn’t that what everyone calls him?
As for Xu Jun, he was very cute when he was a child, and was called Junjun, Junjun.
When he was seven or eight years old, he was at the age that was hated by dogs and he was naughty to no end. Xu's mother was so angry that she stopped calling him "Junjun, Junjun" and just called him by his name.
Xu Jun had experience. He could tell how angry her mother was by listening to the pitch of her voice when she called his name.
Xu Di was distracted. When Xu's mother looked at Xu Mei's expression, the anger that had been suppressed in her heart since she received the letter that Xu Mei was going to get married suddenly rose up.
"Xu Mei, you still have the nerve to tell us about the dowry. Until now, we still don't know what kind of person you have found.
A young intellectual from Shanghai sent us away. Whose daughter is looking for a partner, and the parents don’t even know the boy’s name?
He is from Shanghai. Shanghai is so big. What is his family situation like? What do his parents do? How many brothers and sisters does he have? What is his own situation like? Do you want to tell us about it? ”
Everyone in the family could see it, and Xu's mother's suppressed emotions exploded.
Xu Mei slowly put down her chopsticks and looked around.
"Mom, my boyfriend's name is Li Gengsheng. As for what his parents do, do you really need to know? We don't even know if we'll ever meet in this life.
We are in Yun Province, and it is unknown whether we will have the chance to return to the city.
I'm not very curious about my own parents-in-law, why do you want to know that?
What his parents do, how many brothers and sisters he has, what does it matter, we don’t live together.
As for him, he was an educated youth like me. He graduated from high school and is now a teacher at a primary school on site. He earns about the same as I do.
Because of limited vacation time, we could only go back home and tell our families that we had obtained our marriage certificate and were now a legal couple. ”
Xu Mei dropped another big bomb. In her letter, she said that the two of them had filed a marriage report, but she did not say that they had obtained a marriage certificate.
"Xu Mei, are you going to heaven? Do you still have your parents, this family, brothers and sisters in your eyes?
If you are dating, just write to let us know. If you are getting married, just say a few words to inform us. Now, you actually tell us that you have already obtained the marriage certificate.
You really are a person with ideas, big ideas. You are so capable, why do you need a dowry? We have already obtained the marriage certificate, so just live like this. ”
Xu's mother was really angry and spoke very rudely.
"Why can't I ask for a dowry? My elder brother got a betrothal gift when he got married, and Xu Di will also have a dowry when she gets married in the future. Why can't I ask for one?"
Xu Mei also became excited and felt very sad. She only came back once in several years, so how could her mother not feel sorry for her?
"Your elder brother and sister have already settled their lifelong affairs without me, what about you?"
“I also want to discuss with you, how to discuss it over a distance of thousands of miles.
I have been gone for almost three years and have no hope of returning. I'm already in my twenties. If I don't get married quickly, am I going to stay at home and be an old maid? ”
Xu's mother and Xu Mei each have their own reasons and both feel that they are wronged.
"Okay, shut up, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your neighbors?
That's all for today, Xu Mei. Tomorrow, you should tell us everything about your partner. Whether we have the chance to meet or not, we still need to know what we need to know.
You spent so much time preparing her dowry, what's the point of saying this now. ”
The quarrel came to an end only after Xu's father spoke.
Mother Xu went into the house without eating.
Father Xu ate one bowl of rice and stopped eating.
As for Xu Mei, she said nothing and also went into the house.
"Eat quickly. If you don't eat enough, you'll be hungry at night."
Xu Di glanced at Xu Jun. She was not full yet. If she didn’t eat, she would be the one starving.
The remaining few people concentrated on eating.
For the first time, the Xu family’s dining table was so quiet.
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