Chapter 195 194. What if I force a man to marry into my family?
Hide and seek is a game that is enjoyed by all ages.
The area was selected around my grandfather's house. It was a large area with many places to hide. The little kids were small in size, so it would take a lot of effort to find them after they hid.
Especially Sister Huaer, who was jumping around all the time, hiding in trees and climbing onto roofs. If Lei Li hadn't had sharp eyes, he really wouldn't have been able to find her.
Lei Li played with a few children for the entire afternoon.
We had a lot of fun playing hide-and-seek, eagle catching chickens, blindfolded catching, 123 statue, etc. After dinner in the evening, we played with firecrackers and set off fireworks together.
Finally, when Lei Li and Xiao Bao were about to go home, Sister Huaer and Xiao Mu were still reluctant to let them go.
New Year's Eve has passed.
It's a new year again.
As winter goes and spring comes, the ice and snow melt and all things come back to life. It is the time for spring planting and farming, and it is also the time for children in the village to go back to school.
Peppers, tomatoes, and rice have all been planted, and little Ginger and Xiaobao have also gone to school.
There's something interesting here.
Xiaobao passed the final exam last year and was promoted to a higher grade this year. However, Xiaosheng Jiang was too young and failed the exam, so he had to continue in the first grade.
Little Jiang always thought that after the exam he would be in the same grade as his brother Xiaobao, and he never expected that he would not be promoted while his brother Xiaobao was.
The little guy was eager to go to the same grade as his brother. He had packed his schoolbag and was happily going to be in the same classroom with his brother, but suddenly he got this bolt from the blue.
The little guy was stunned. He threw himself into his brother's arms in grievance and cried loudly.
Finally, under the bombardment of sweet words and sweet cakes and candies from brother Xiaobao, she stopped crying by sniffing her nose, but her big black eyes were still filled with tears.
It looks so pitiful and cute.
Xiaobao kissed Shengjiang's little face lovingly and coaxed him softly, "Brother and Shengjiang go to and from school together. Come play with Shengjiang after class, okay?"
"good!"
Little Ginger burst into laughter.
He completely forgot that he and his brother Xiaobao went to school in the same way before. After working hard for a whole year, he still couldn't be in the same classroom with his brother.
But little Ginger was already very happy to be able to go to school hand in hand with his brother.
Seeing that nothing happened in the village, Lei Li and Zhou Yi returned to Qingmi County to check on the restaurant business. They happened to hear about a major event in Xiling Prefecture.
The daughter of the Xiling prefect is getting married!
The county town was full of people talking about this matter, and the merchants who came from Xiling and witnessed the grand occasion were even more excited and talked about it with relish.
"The betrothal gifts from Zhongchuan stretched all the way to the horizon. The thumb-sized sea pearls alone filled a whole box, not to mention the red coral that was as tall as a man and the huge screen made entirely of jade!"
"Which family in Nakagawa is so rich?"
"The Zhongchuan Meng family! A famous wealthy business family! She's marrying the second son of the Meng family. It's said that the second son will be in charge of the majority of the Meng family's finances from now on!"
"So what if he's a wealthy businessman? So what if he has a big head? She's the daughter of a prefect! A legitimate fifth-rank official! Marrying into the Meng family is marrying down!"
"The magistrate's dowry was extravagant! An eighteen-layered exquisite ball, ivory figures, white jade and porcelain flowers... The Meng family's betrothal gift is tacky!"
"No matter how vulgar it is, it is still a treasure worth thousands of gold..."
The guests in "A Sichuan Restaurant" also talked about it with gusto. Lei Li and Zhou Yi didn't need to ask specifically, they heard most of it.
When talking about the betrothal gift from the Meng family in Zhongchuan, we have to talk about what is on it, where it comes from and how much it costs, and then judge the appearance and character of the young master of the Meng family, as well as the rumors and anecdotes about the Meng family, both good and bad.
The Xiling prefect's dowry was also inseparable from the prefect's daughter's appearance, the rumored love story of the two newlyweds, the Xiling prefect's actions, and the prefect's past, whose authenticity was unknown...
Like a divergent mind map.
People always extend from one point to other various points, chewing on the same thing over and over again, and stop only when they are bored, just like chewing sugarcane.
This matter also involved the top prefect of Xiling and the wealthy businessman of Zhongchuan.
Money and power, fame and fortune, mixed with marriage and love, gave these people who had little entertainment a lot of interest, so they spread the news, both true and false.
Lei Li found it funny.
He also sighed a little, "Fortunately, I'm not a big shot, otherwise if I forcibly took a man back to marry into the family, I would be spitted to death by the people in the county."
Although it is immoral and against the law of nature for a man to rob a boy or girl, it is in line with the habitual thinking of the people nowadays. However, it is almost unheard of and unseen for a man to rob a man.
That's why when Lei Li picked up Zhou Yi and brought him back to marry into the family, it caused such a big stir in the village.
When the fast food restaurant started to make money, the villagers saw Zhou Yi's value at a glance. They knew that it was he who made the Lei family rich, so some people shamelessly wanted to steal his man.
——A man who was forcibly taken into a woman's family must be feeling resentful and dissatisfied! Who doesn't like a gentle and caring man, but prefers a fierce and tigress like one?
——Who knew that Zhou Yi liked the tigress type? Even Zhou Yi himself didn't expect it.
Later, those who knew Lei Li only knew that Zhou Yi was a son-in-law, and they imagined a drama of a poor and poor man marrying into Lei Li's family. No one would dig up the details and ask how he became a son-in-law.
“…”
Zhou Yi heard Lei Li's pretentious sigh and glanced at him quietly.
He was a little speechless, and thought with a bit of amusement, "You still know that it was a robbery? Why didn't you think of it when you stripped his clothes and took off his pants?"
certainly.
He didn't dare to say this to Lei Li's face, otherwise Lei Li would tease him in return -
"Weren't you also quite happy being pressed? It even got bigger when I took off your pants, and you loved it so much when I touched you. Now you don't admit it?"
"But you were the one who wanted to kiss me later, and you even took the initiative to stick out your tongue..."
Then he said,
"What? Didn't you like being on top of me last night? You pushed so hard, did you really not like it or were you just pretending? Then let's try it again tonight..."
In the end, Zhou Yi was speechless and blushing, and fled in disgrace.
While the Xiling prefect's daughter's wedding was a grand event, tomato planting was also carried out in various prefectures. Because the climate and topography of each prefecture were different, there was always a first come, first served order.
Xiling, Nanjiang and Baihui were the first to finish planting. Kyoto Prefecture and Wuxing Wensheng were located to the north and were slow to warm up, so they were the last to complete spring planting.
When Lei Li and Zhou Yi received the letter and learned about the spring planting situation in various prefectures, Meng Luo and Mei Yuqing, who had been spending the New Year in Zhongchuan, also returned.
As soon as Meng Luo saw Lei Li and the others, he couldn't help showing off and told them the whole story like pouring beans.
"Didn't my parents ask me to go home for the New Year? They also asked me to bring Xiaoqing with me, hehe!"
"I thought my parents would scold me when I got home, but they didn't say anything. They were very nice to Xiaoqing and even asked if she was having a good time in Xiling!"
Meng Luo's parents were not mean people. Although they had some complaints about Mei Yuqing's background, they did not deliberately make things difficult for Mei Yuqing for the sake of their own children.
However, he did not take the initiative to ask Mei Yuqing to join the family. Perhaps he just regarded the relationship between Mengluo and Mei Yuqing as a temporary impulse of young people. Once the passion died down, they would naturally mature and return to the "family".
But when Meng Luo saw that his second brother was married, he openly did it in front of the whole family, especially the daughter of the prefect, his second sister-in-law.
He asked his parents when they would pick a good day so that he and Xiaoqing could return to Zhongchuan to get married. If it was too late, his third brother would have gotten married, but he still hadn't.
His father was blessed: "..."
His mother: “……?!”
His elder brother and sister-in-law: “……!”
His second sister-in-law: “……?”
His third brother: “……???”
The atmosphere was completely silent. Only Mengluo's second brother spoke honestly and seriously, "When mother was choosing a date, she told me that May, June, and August are all auspicious days, but the eighth day of the eighth month is especially auspicious for everything."
"Then it's August 8th, Dad!"
Meng Luo made the decision excitedly on the spot. His father Meng Fuguang stared at him, puffing his beard and snorting, and his mother was speechless and smiled.
Mei Yuqing was also stunned by Meng Luo's words.
But when Mengluo thought about this scene, he felt that he was very smart and powerful.
"My parents just want to drag it out, but I won't play into their trap. Anyway, I said I want to marry Xiaoqing on the eighth day of the eighth month. If not in Zhongchuan, then in Xiling."
This move of cutting off the source of the problem is quite powerful.
Lei Li hadn't expected Meng Luo to come up with this idea. He smiled grimly and asked him, "What about Erbai's parents? Are you really not going back to Zhongchuan?"
"What's that?"
Meng Luo hummed complacently, "Didn't I adopt Xiao Sheng Jiang as my godson? Then your parents are not my parents anymore? Then let our parents come over!"
As he spoke, he remembered again, "Don't you have a godfather in the county? We have such a good relationship, your godfather is also my godfather, doesn't that mean I have three elders now!"
"You are quite clever."
Lei Li laughed happily.
Mei Yuqing also shook his head with a smile, looking at Meng Luo with a gentle gaze.
Zhou Yi asked, "So it's settled now? You're going to marry Mei Yuqing on the eighth day of the eighth month?"
"hold head high."
Meng Luo nodded complacently, "When the time comes, I'll ask my mother and my older brothers to see what my father thinks. If he doesn't agree, I'll get married right here in Xiling. I'll do it first and ask him later. If he agrees, then everyone will be happy."
"But don't you have a third brother?"
Lei Li asked again, "Your third brother hasn't married yet, but you got married?"
"My third brother is going to take the imperial examination. He wants to pass it before getting married. He has been taking the exam for so many years. By the time he passes, my second brother might already have a child."
Meng Luo said anxiously, "My third brother will have to choose his in-laws and a date by then. How long will it take for me to get married?"
"That's true."
Lei Li nodded.
Although in theory the eldest should be married first and the younger should be married later, but it also depends on the specific situation. For example, if you want to take the imperial examination and get a good reputation before getting married, then the younger siblings will have to wait forever, right?
There are also those families who are poor and have no money. They always marry off their boys and girls first, and then use their betrothal gifts to give to the men in their family to start a family.
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