Cherry wine
When Song Shixia came to pick up Yanran to take her home, Song Qiu Sheng stood at the door with a silly smile on his face, seeing his sister off. He was so excited that he couldn't speak.
The car was not given away for free. At the critical moment, it was his sister who was reliable. I don’t know what Uncle Yao talked about with his sister. During the meal, he told her that he wanted to visit his hometown and pick a suitable day for him to get engaged to Yao Xue.
He owed this unexpected blessing to his sister. If it weren't for his sister, he and Yao Xue would have to wait two years to get married. He was happier to have a car in exchange for the finalization of his major life event than to have received a huge sum of money.
Yao Xue just thought he was stupid. The engagement could be cancelled. She smiled like a fool.
Song Qiusheng just laughed silly: "Why did your dad suddenly change his mind?"
"My dad said your sister has a promising future. Since you two have such a good relationship, he will definitely help you to achieve great success in the future. He finally saw that you are a young person with potential."
Song Qiu Sheng didn't feel embarrassed at all. His sister was so capable because she had the ability. As a brother, he would be envied by others for taking advantage of his sister. Brothers and sisters should support each other.
"Yeah, my sister is so nice. I am so grateful to her this time. You also have ideas. If you hadn't brought the medicinal wine home, we wouldn't have made such fast progress."
Yao Xue smiled and said, "The fruit wine on the table today tastes very light. I guess my dad is drunk."
Song Qiu Sheng smiled foolishly, holding the back of his head. "My sister brews cherry wine. When she makes wine out of fruits and herbs, it tastes great."
"The wine brewed by Xiao Song is very expensive outside. My dad has to build a good relationship with me to buy it. Her good fortune is still to come."
Yao Xue was not going to tell Song Qiu Sheng what her father said next. During the Chinese New Year, she had a heart-to-heart talk with her father and mentioned that the worst outcome was that the father died and the son stayed. She was surprised that her father's thinking was so advanced that he thought that having foreign business was extraordinary. Just now in the living room, her father explained that he was just comforting himself. He wanted to try to accept it, so he brought up the worst outcome just to prevent her from having a psychological burden. If she wanted to talk, she could talk. The old man was her confidence.
This time, the old man saw the ability of little sister Song and the tacit understanding between the two siblings and finally felt that she would not suffer if she married Song Qiu Sheng. The old man's original words were "With such a powerful sister like Song Shixia, even a pig can stand on the wind and fly."
Even though the words were harsh, at least her father was willing to take a step back and let her get engaged first, and the two-year agreement still stood.
Ji Yanran finished her meal absentmindedly. After the meal, she was stopped outside the kitchen by several girls while washing the dishes.
"Yanran, you are too shy to wash dishes, so we can do it. You continue chatting with Little Mirror." After saying this, she made a face with eyebrows full of ambiguity.
"That's right, this is the plate from Little Mirror's house. If you accidentally break it, how are you going to return it to him~"
Ji Yanran was even more embarrassed.
She took the plate sent by Qiu Sheng and said, "I'll go and return the plate."
Ji Yanran fled amid the laughter of several girls.
Liu Jianguo advised Siyan: "Little Mirror, you made someone embarrassed and you didn't even help explain? Girls are very shy, be careful that she gets angry and ignores you."
Siyan pushed his glasses and looked at Ji Yanran's back: "Everyone is talking about facts, why should we help explain? We are a good match, you don't have to worry."
Chen Weidong said with a puzzled look on his face, "She doesn't look shy. When she had a conflict with a boy while playing basketball, she could pin him to the ground and beat him. She can't be a shy girl."
Liu Jianguo was speechless and choked with sobs. They had eaten and drunk at Xiaoyanjing's house today. Chen Weidong said this without fear of being kicked out.
The little glasses smiled at Chen Weidong: "I know her. Classmate Ji Yanran appears to be carefree but actually she is very meticulous."
Chen Weidong muttered quietly: "I didn't see you talk to her in high school."
Little Glasses didn't hear clearly, so Liu Jianguo pinched him and Chen Weidong finally shut up.
Ji Yanran came back with her sister-in-law.
Song Shixia Yan smiled and said, "Hello, I am Yanran's sister-in-law. I just happened to be passing by and took her home. Will it affect you?"
Everyone shook their heads. It turned out that this was Ji Yanran's sister-in-law. She was as pretty as the one on TV.
Ji Yanran thanked her classmates and left. Little Glasses couldn't help but call Ji Yanran, and she ran away quickly without looking back.
Zhang Jinfeng ran out of the kitchen: "Do you know that the car that sister-in-law Ji Yanran drives is so beautiful!"
Chen Weidong let out a weird cry: "A woman driving a car?! I'll go check it out."
A group of people leaned on the wall and watched Ji Yanran get into the car. The driver was really her sister-in-law.
Everyone seemed to be dreaming. Ji Yanran's sister-in-law was so fashionable.
Zhang Jinfeng was extremely jealous. She didn't expect Ji Yanran to have a car when she was dressed so plainly. She lived in the dormitory during high school and didn't realize her family was well off. She was tall, dark and thin, and she didn't fit in with the boys. She always pretended to play basketball and football with the boys, but they didn't want her to participate in the physical education competitions.
Who could have thought that after graduating from high school, Ji Yanran would transform from an ugly little duck into a white swan. She didn't even dare to look at her straight in the eye. Ji Yanran's prettiness made her look so unfashionable and ugly.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Song Shixia asked, "What's wrong?"
"Sister-in-law, I have a friend..."
Song Shixia laughed, "Yeah, I'm listening."
Ji Yanran gave up and confessed that someone had confessed to her, and Song Shixia's first reaction was to feel happy for her.
"Why should you be unhappy? If someone likes you, it means you are excellent."
Ji Yanran smiled unconsciously: "Actually, I was stunned when he confessed his love to me, but I was still very happy in my heart. There is actually someone who has a crush on me."
She changed to a sullen tone again: "But I don't know how to deal with it. My impression of him is that he speaks under the national flag every Monday and has good grades. I am not familiar with him at all. I am afraid."
"Those female classmates always make trouble and make me feel so embarrassed that I want to crawl into the seams."
Song Shixia understood: "I understand. My suggestion is that if you want to try to fall in love, you can try to contact him if you are not opposed to him. If you are not even curious about him, just refuse decisively."
She analyzed it word by word: "You are confused right now. Your happiness comes from someone confessing to you, not from your feelings for him. You are also annoyed by people teasing you about your relationship. Is that right?"
Ji Yanran nodded vigorously in agreement, "That's right! I don't like him. He's too thin and gives me the feeling that he's my brother. He's serious and hard to get along with. Maybe he'll be a conservative in the future."
Song Shixia didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That young man is really pitiful. Nerds are probably all the same. Your brother is just serious on the outside, but he has a very interesting soul."
Ji Yanran shrugged: "You are a lover who sees beauty in everything. Anyway, I won't look for someone like my brother. Little Mirror is too weak. Maybe I will have to protect him. What if I play a joke on him and punch him and he falls to the ground?"
Song Shixia knew that there was probably no hope for his romance with Yanran, first of all because of her appearance.
"If you don't like it, tell him clearly next time. Be decisive in rejecting him and don't leave any illusions." To avoid any trouble later.
Ji Yanran obeyed the instruction obediently: "Yes, I understand."
Song Shixia changed his route and went to the wine shop to check the account book.
Uncle Yao wanted to cooperate with her, but she could only guarantee to produce ten jars per month, that is, one hundred bottles of each 500 ml bottle. It was impossible for her to focus all her energy on the winery.
She bought a bottle of cherry wine and brought it home, preparing to let Professor Ji taste it. It was a hot day and he should have a drink to relax while writing his thesis at home.
Ji Weiqing was wearing a white shirt and sitting at a desk, working. Beads of sweat covered his forehead, and Song Shixia turned on the fan for him.
"Why are you so hot? Why don't you turn on the fan?"
He said without even looking up: "I can't spare any time. I'm stuck at the most critical stage."
Song Shixia put the cup on the table: "I brought you some cherry wine, just enough that you won't get drunk, I'll put it next to you."
Ji Weiqing raised his head tiredly and rubbed his brows: "Let me hug you."
Song Shixia raised his eyebrows at him: "Aren't you busy?"
"Can't find any clues, take a break."
She leaned her back against the man's chest and told him that she might have to go home.
"Fortunately, my mother renovated the second floor of our house in advance, otherwise Uncle Yao would be uncomfortable living there."
Ji Weiqing rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Do you want me to go back with you?" He breathed in her ear.
Song Shixia dodged out of fear of being tickled: "No, you have mom to cook for you at home, and you can go to the library and the laboratory to find information anytime when you write your thesis. I'll take the kids out to play for a few days, and I'll be the mascot. It'll be even more boring if you go."
The next morning, Song Shixia took her relatives to the mall where clothes were sold at the cheapest prices and bought a short-sleeved shirt and sandals for each of them.
"It's really not expensive. I don't know when you'll come to the city next time. I'm sorry that I didn't treat you well this time. I'm afraid you won't come next time."
My aunt, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "I'm sorry that you spent so much money this time. You paid for the train tickets, treated us to meals, and bought us clothes and shoes. We won't be able to come next time."
Song's mother smiled and said, "We are all family. This is Shi Xia's intention. If you don't accept her, you will always think that you have done something wrong."
After finishing the shopping, Song Shixia talked about the serious business with his mother.
Song's mother patted her chest and said, "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? Go check the nearest train tickets at the train station and we'll be back right away."
Seeing this, the relatives hurriedly asked: "Sister, what happened?"
Song Shixia explained to his relatives that his brother might be getting engaged. No one knew Yao Xue's family background and was puzzled as to why Song's mother reacted so strongly, but she still helped pack the luggage quickly.
They breathed a sigh of relief as they could finally go home. Once they entered the city, they found that farming was more comfortable than before, as they had become tired from playing around in the city.
Song Shixia spent two hundred yuan to buy clothes and shoes for her relatives. She did not do this because she was being taken advantage of. Instead, she discussed it with Ji Weiqing and her brother, and everyone thought it was okay to do so.
The relatives who attended her graduation party were all relatives of her mother and father. They had normal contacts with each other on weekdays. If she wanted her parents to live a good life in the village, she couldn't forget this relationship. She spent money now, and these relatives understood the principle of "giving favors to others and being soft-hearted". If the family needed help in the future, they would definitely come to her house as soon as possible.