Li Hongdong's family also ran out, surrounding the bicycle and couldn't let it go.
"Third brother, can you let your big brother ride it for a while?" Li Hongdong's eyes were almost filled with tears of envy.
"Okay, big brother, be careful. Hold the handlebars with both hands and try it out. There's a brake in front, so it's not dangerous."
Li Hongdong just stepped forward and sat on it, riding it crookedly at the door. He learned for more than half an hour and got off reluctantly when it got dark.
The children also ran behind the bicycles, and the whole family was very happy.
The family fell silent until Li Hongru said he would bring his girlfriend back next week.
Li Guifang knew that the third brother had the right idea. He thought it would be a good idea to meet the girl first. If it was not suitable, then it would be better to end it as soon as possible.
At night, Li Gaitang lay on the kang and muttered to her husband:
"Hongdong, what do you think of the partner that the third brother has found? I don't think she's good. Otherwise, why would they let the third brother buy a bicycle?"
"Why do you care what others do? It's none of your business." Li Hongdong said unhappily.
"Why is it none of my business? If she marries someone bad, I won't forgive her. I'm the eldest sister-in-law in this family."
"Okay, okay, got it, go to sleep!"
That night, Li Hongru slept well and had sweet dreams.
Sunday soon arrived. Because she had to meet the other party's parents, Zhang Weifang still wore the floral shirt that Li Hongru had just bought for her, black pants, and a pair of white sneakers.
This outfit was bought by Li Hongru specifically for her to wear when going out, and it is very suitable for the style of the era.
The first time he visited, Zhang Weifang also bought two pounds of eggs and two taels of brown sugar as gifts, but the tickets were paid for by Li Hongru.
It took the two of them more than an hour to reach Beiguan Village by bicycle.
In order to welcome the guests, Ma Shulan asked everyone to clean the house carefully and change into clean and tidy clothes.
Li Gaitang was unhappy and felt that too much importance was attached to it, but she just grumbled a few words. She wanted to see what kind of person the third brother was looking for.
In the middle of the morning, when everyone was enjoying the cool air under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, they saw the third son of the Li family walking in with a girl.
Someone with good intentions went up to ask and find out:
"Li Laosan, who is this girl?"
"Sister Tian, she's my girlfriend, Zhang Weifang."
"Oh, what a pretty girl, where are you from?"
"I'm from Lizhuang Commune, sister-in-law. I'm going home first."
Seeing so many people at the village entrance, Zhang Weifang felt a little embarrassed. She smiled at everyone and left with Li Hongru.
Only after leaving the crowd did Zhang Weifang breathe a sigh of relief. She was a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene.
"Li Hongru, let's go quickly, there are so many people."
"It's just around the corner."
At the gate of the Li family, Li Dahua and Li Xiaohua ran home as soon as they saw Li Hongru, shouting:
"Grandpa, grandma, my third uncle is back."
Li Guifang and Ma Shulan both stood up, and both were a little nervous.
At this time, Li Hongru had already walked in with Zhang Weifang:
"Mom and Dad, this is my girlfriend, Zhang Weifang."
Zhang Weifang looked at the two elderly people in front of him and quickly stepped forward to greet them:
"Hello, uncle, hello, auntie."
"Oh, okay, okay, the weather is too hot, sit down and drink some water." Ma Shulan said with a smile.
She had a very good impression of Zhang Weifang. Apart from anything else, her round face made her look blessed.
Li Hongru then introduced his two brothers, sister-in-law and a group of nephews and nieces. Zhang Weifang greeted them one by one and gave each of the children a piece of hard candy.
When she saw Zhang Weifang in person, Li Gaitang was speechless. Apart from anything else, her cousin's appearance was far inferior to hers.
Li Hongxi and his wife were both smart people, with enthusiastic expressions on their faces, and for a while, the atmosphere was good.
Lunch consisted of hand-rolled noodles and two fried dishes, a large stew and stir-fried eggplant with meat. We rarely had meat, so everyone ate very well.
After dinner, Li Gaitang deliberately asked, "Weifang, I heard that your village is very short of water. Is that true?"
"Well, there is no river in the village and everyone drinks well water." Zhang Weifang didn't think much about it at this time. She thought it was just an ordinary chat.
"Really? Then you're marrying up here. Our village is only two miles away from the county town, so it's very convenient for shopping."
Seeing Li Gaitang's smug look, Zhang Weifang realized that he was doing it on purpose. She asked without refuting and said directly:
"Yes, I am so lucky. We only met once and Hongru said he wanted to marry me."
Zhang Weifang defeated Li Gaitang with just one sentence. Cui Xiaojuan looked at one and then the other and knew that both of them were tough guys. She didn't say anything, but sat aside and watched the show.
Li Gaitang's mouth twitched and he continued:
"Isn't it? You are absolutely right. You are lucky, otherwise my sister would have married into our family long ago."
"There is such a thing? Hongru hasn't told me about it, sister-in-law. Please tell me in detail. I can't be fooled!" This was the first time Zhang Weifang heard of such a thing. Regardless of whether it was true or not, she had to find out.
Li Gaitang now realized that she might have said something wrong, but she was also secretly happy in her heart, hoping that the two of them could break up the talk.
"Well, there's nothing much to say. My son has woken up. I'll go check on him first." Li Gaitang said and left, obviously trying to avoid him deliberately.
Zhang Weifang pretended nothing happened and maintained the situation. She was going to ask Li Hongru when she returned.
Although the two of them had not been together for long, she still had basic trust in them.
On the way back, Zhang Weifang asked directly:
"Li Hongru, your sister-in-law said her sister almost married you. Is that true?"
With a "creak", Li Hongru stopped the bicycle. Zhang Weifang was sitting at the back. Due to inertia, she rushed forward and hit Li Hongru's back with a "bang".
Li Hongru only reacted when he felt the warm touch on his back. He parked the car, turned around and saw Zhang Weifang covering his forehead.
"Weifang, are you okay?"
"Why did you stop the car suddenly without saying a word? It hurts my head." Zhang Weifang complained in a low voice.
"Sorry, let me take a look." Li Hongru wanted to see it anxiously.
Zhang Weifang took his hand down. Li Hongru saw a red mark on his forehead. He wanted to touch it but didn't dare to. He stood there at a loss.
"Weifang, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." Seeing the distress in Li Hongru's eyes, Zhang Weifang couldn't help but forgive him. It was not a big deal anyway.
The two of them pushed the cart for a while, and Li Hongru hurriedly explained the matter of her sister-in-law.
"Weifang, my sister-in-law wanted to introduce her cousin to me before, but I refused outright. I've never met her."
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