[Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Eavesdropping and Being Caught]
See each other?
Cheng Liyan was a little confused.
He did not hide his confusion and asked directly, "What are you looking at, sister-in-law?"
Seeing him like this, Lian Fengmei became anxious.
"Hey, Captain Cheng, you didn't forget, did you? Before you left on your business trip, I said I wanted to introduce you to a girl, and we agreed to meet when you came back. It's only been half a month, don't tell me you don't remember it at all."
Although Lian Fengmei is just a military employee, she is still working under Cheng Liyan.
But her man is the chief of staff of the division and Cheng Liyan's immediate superior, so she doesn't have many concerns when facing him.
After saying that, his face turned dark.
Cheng Liyan really forgot.
The time for this business trip was tight and the task was urgent. At first, all he could think about was work.
After the task was successfully completed, thinking that I could finally relax, I went to visit my aunt and uncle who lived very nearby.
Unexpectedly, the Shen Yuyao incident happened again.
How could he still remember the words Lian Fengmei said to him before he left?
Now recalling carefully, Cheng Liyan remembered that Lian Fengmei did say that she wanted to introduce a girl to him, and she seemed to have said that the girl worked in the supply and marketing cooperative and her family was well-off.
Ever since he turned 23, Cheng Liyan has been frequently asked by his sisters-in-law and aunts to introduce him to potential partners.
He was used to it a long time ago.
But he had always found various reasons to refuse in the past.
Only this time, his mind was full of the mission, so he just perfunctorily answered Lian Fengmei with "Okay, okay, okay, okay."
At that time, Cheng Liyan just wanted to come back and find time to tell his sister-in-law that he was not planning to get married for the time being, so he put the matter off.
I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so quick!
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
But this matter cannot be fooled.
Although Lian Fengmei's face looked unhappy, Cheng Liyan still gritted his teeth and told her about Shen Yuyao.
Of course, he didn't mention how they met, he just said that this was the person introduced to him by his aunt.
The two of them have already fallen in love with each other and have confirmed their relationship. They are just waiting to come back to file a report and will get married after the political review.
After saying this, Cheng Liyan apologized again.
Lian Fengmei didn't expect this situation to happen.
But what can be said about this?
The aunt chose a partner for her nephew, and the two of them fell in love with each other. This is a happy event!
How could she say it's not good?
So Lian Fengmei congratulated Cheng Liyan, and said that he would tell her when their relationship was confirmed, and she would invite the couple to dinner at her home.
As for the girl whom she has not met yet, she naturally doesn't need to worry about it. She will explain it clearly to her.
This is just that the two of them are not destined to be together, and no one can do anything about it.
Cheng Liyan thanked Lian Fengmei, wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked quickly towards the troops.
*
Shen Yuyao was awakened by the noise outside early in the morning.
Almost everyone living in this compound works nearby, and mornings are their busiest time.
The whole yard was filled with voices, and the smell of various foods could be smelled from time to time.
Shen Yuyao lay on the bed without moving.
Although she had made up her mind yesterday to learn to be independent as soon as possible and then integrate into this society earlier.
But she is still not used to dealing with those people outside.
Although she didn't go out, she could already imagine how many people would ask her indirectly or even directly if she went to the yard to fetch water now.
Shen Yuyao didn't want to face all this so early in the morning.
She looked to the side and realized that she had placed the bowl on the camphor wood box at the head of the bed last night.
Sure enough, there were already a lot of things sent by A Niang there.
She sat up, opened the lunch box and took a look, and found that in addition to her usual meals, there was also an extra snack.
The snacks were made like the cornmeal dumplings she had sent back before, but they were much smaller, each one was only half the size of her fist.
Shen Yuyao picked one up and put it under her nose to smell it, and then she found that in addition to corn flour and white flour, milk was also added to this nest.
Well, there is also the date paste scraped off after the red dates are steamed.
Only in this way can the colors be made so similar.
Shen Yuyao was very satisfied and decided to talk to her mother today to give the cook an extra reward.
Putting down the lunch box, she looked to the side again and saw the lunch box that she had sent back yesterday.
The lunch box had been washed, and there was a handwritten letter from his father next to it.
Shen Yuyao got up from the bed, tidied herself up first, then respectfully picked up the letter and opened it.
In the letter, Prime Minister Shen told her not to contact her family today, saying that he and her mother were going out.
She also said that the fish and food she sent back last night were delicious, and the couple were very pleased to see her being so filial.
Finally, Prime Minister Shen asked her to find out the name of the fish and another vegetable if it was convenient for her, as he was very curious.
Shen Yuyao knew that her father had always been eager to learn, and even though he was old, he was still interested in unknown things.
She wasn't surprised to see her father asking her to find out the names of the dishes.
Even if her father didn't tell her, she would find a way to find out.
Shen Yuyao felt that this should not be difficult.
What she was more concerned about at this moment was what her father mentioned, that he and her mother were going out today.
Although her father didn't say it explicitly, how could Shen Yuyao not know?
Today is the day of her funeral.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuyao felt mixed emotions.
I can’t describe what it feels like.
She sat there in a daze for a long time, not even noticing that the voices outside had gradually faded away and the yard had become quiet again.
It was not until she was suddenly shocked by a loud bang outside, followed by a child's shrill cry, that she came back to her senses.
Shen Yuyao subconsciously stood up and walked out the door.
It wasn't until she reached the door that she reacted and stopped.
Although she didn't go out, she could clearly hear the cursing coming from outside through the door.
"…The sweet potatoes were left for your grandfather to eat when he comes back at noon. How dare you touch them? You are a worthless girl. All you do is eat all day long! You just finished a bowl of porridge and you're already thinking about the sweet potatoes. They're so big, how could you not choke to death?"
Shen Yuyao frowned.
Although cheating is wrong, she could tell from the tone of voice that the person cursing should be the little girl's grandmother.
How could a grandmother curse her own granddaughter like this?
Even if you don't want her to eat it, can't you just talk to her nicely?
She opened the door a crack and looked outside curiously through the crack.
Then she saw Xiaoya from Qian's family rushing out of the house, then walked into the yard and held a girl's hand.
Xiaoya was already thin enough, but I didn’t expect that girl to be even thinner than her.
The girl should be older than Xiaoya, and a little taller than her. But she was as thin as a bamboo pole, and her ragged cotton jacket made her look shaky.
Xiaoya grabbed the girl and quietly stuffed a small piece of steamed bread into her hand.
The girl cried bitterly but still refused desperately.
She tried to push Xiaoya's hand away, but Xiaoya insisted on giving it to her.
Finally the girl accepted it and quickly put it into her mouth.
After Xiaoya gave the steamed bread, he spoke a few words to the girl again, but this time the girl shook her head to express her refusal.
Xiaoya came back disappointed.
Xiaoya was young and walked with a breeze. She ran to the door of her house in a few steps, and then met Shen Yuyao's eyes.
Shen Yuyao felt extremely embarrassed when she was caught eavesdropping, even though the other party was just a child.
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