After a day of training, Zhu Fanfan went to the city center and bought some things. After returning to the compound, she started tidying up. Since Zixi came to live with them, the house was kept very clean every day, and all she had to do was prepare the meals.
When Grandpa came home in the evening, Grandpa Xie came along with him, along with Xie Minmin. She knew who was on the blind date with Brother Zixi, but said, "Sister Minmin, it's you who's on a blind date with my brother, shouldn't you two have a good chat?"
The two people on the blind date acted like complete strangers, sitting on either side of her. Zixi didn't say a word, while Minmin was very talkative, but she was all concerned about her and completely ignored Zixi. This situation puzzled her.
Xie Minmin didn't care much: "Grandpa has told me everything I need to know, so I have to try to please my sister-in-law. I've already cut the apples for you. Look how beautifully I cut them. Try them. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative today to pick the reddest ones, they're especially sweet."
Not to mention Zhu Fanfan, Zhu Zixi next to him was also speechless. This blind date hadn't even said two words to him, how did Fanfan become his sister-in-law? He cleared his throat and said, "Comrade Xie Minmin, you know my situation. I want to know yours."
Xie Minmin became serious and said with a straight face, "Don't you already know? I'm twenty-eight, divorced once. When we first got married, my ex-husband wanted me to be a housewife, but I refused and we got divorced. We don't have any children. When do you think we can get our marriage certificate?"
Xie Minglei slapped Xie Minmin on the back, saying with a headache, "Speak properly. Girls should be more reserved. Don't make a fool of yourself."
They barely exchanged a few words, and he's a complete stranger, yet he's already proposing marriage! Isn't that just ridiculous? Isn't he afraid of scaring people away with his bluntness?
Xie Minmin didn't care. She liked to be straightforward. If it was okay, she would get the marriage certificate; if not, she would just break up. For Fanfan's sake, she at least spoke politely.
Zhu Zixi said in a calm tone, "Grandpa Xie, Comrade Xie Minmin is straightforward, which is good."
Xie Minglei sighed and said, "Actually, Minmin used to be very well-behaved and sensible. Later, she was traumatized and stayed at your house for a while. I don't know how your Ninth Grandma persuaded her, but although she got over the blow of the divorce, she became this reckless and unruly. She's gotten even more stubborn as she gets older."
It seems there's no chance for these two kids. They're both just going through the motions. He's always known his granddaughter doesn't want to get married, but he just wants her to have someone to rely on in her later years so she won't be all alone. It's so hard to believe she's met a girl from the Zhu family who's still single. Sigh, they're just not meant to be.
Xie Minmin retorted: "Grandma Yumin said that nothing matters more than life and death in this world. Your generation fought bloody battles so that our generation could do whatever we want. I was just expressing my true nature. Fanfan said he likes me and that I am returning to my true self and being genuine."
Xie Minglei couldn't bear to look at her. What kind of good word is "returning to simplicity" when applied to her? Zhu Zixi is a mature and steady child, and probably wouldn't like Minmin's crazy behavior. He had told her to be quiet and leave a good impression, but she didn't listen at all. She's going to be a disaster in the Xie family.
Zhu Fanfan said, "Grandpa Xie, you don't need to worry. Minmin is so happy. If she's happy, your whole family is happy, right?"
Xie Minglei couldn't help but exclaim, "How come your children are so well-behaved? My girls are all like little monkeys!"
Since the blind date was a flop, Xie Minglei stopped being coy and started chatting casually. When they were almost done talking, Xie Minmin suddenly asked as the father and son walked to the door, "So, did our blind date go well?"
Zhu Fanfan: ...Who are you asking?
Zhu Jiabao: ...Is she interested in this?
Xie Minglei: ...How dare this girl ask that question? Apart from the few times Zixi asked at the beginning, the rest of the time it was just her chatting with Fanfan, which clearly shows that she didn't want to.
Zhu Zixi replied, "I'll think about it."
Xie Minmin said, "Alright then, I'll come see Fanfan these next two days. Let me know when you've thought it over."
After saying that, he waved and left without looking back. Xie Minglei gave a dry laugh and said goodbye.
After the person left, Zhu Fanfan asked, "Brother, what are you still considering? Sister Minmin is just a bit too enthusiastic, but otherwise she's perfect. You'll find she's a really nice person once you get to know her."
Zhu Zixi said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't say she was bad, it's just that you know me, I'm rather boring, and she's quite outgoing, I'm just afraid she won't like me."
Zhu Fanfan thought there was a chance: "So, do you like Sister Minmin?"
Zhu Jiabao said directly, "Zixi, we've watched Minmin grow up. When she got married for the first time, the Xie family was having some problems. Her ex-husband's family wanted to control her and get their hands on the Xie family's network of connections. But she was stubborn and got a divorce right away. She didn't dare to go home after the divorce, afraid that people would find out and cause trouble. Your Ninth Grandmother saw her and took her back to our family. Later, the Xie family's matter turned out to be a false alarm, and she was taken back as well. Unfortunately, she has been brainwashed by your Ninth Grandmother and Fanfan. She's determined not to get married or have children. If you spend more time with her, you'll know that she's quite similar to your Ninth Grandmother."
During that time, he claimed he was trying to heal his heartbreak, but instead he set his sights on Fanfan. He treated Fanfan incredibly well, taking care of him in every way imaginable, down to the last thing he did: waiting outside with toilet paper for Fanfan when he was in the bathroom. Fanfan was almost driven to despair by the harassment. He really wanted to see Fanfan's nemesis at home.
Zhu Zixi asked, "Does Fanfan like her a lot?"
Zhu Jiabao glanced at Zhu Fanfan and said against his will, "I like it very much, I like it to death."
Zhu Fanfan: ...When did Grandpa go blind?
Zhu Zixi said, "I will explain things clearly to Comrade Xie Minmin tomorrow."
Just when Zhu Fanfan thought her sister-in-law had run away, Zhu Zixi brought over his and Xie Minmin's marriage certificate. This speed stunned Zhu Fanfan for several seconds. She looked at Zhu Zixi and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to explain things to Sister Minmin?"
Zhu Zixi handed a large handful of White Rabbit milk candies to Zhu Fanfan and said, "These are my wedding candies. You have to eat one to share the joy before giving it to Grandpa Jiu. We've made things clear: Minmin can continue working after we get married, we'll share the housework, and we can have children if we want. If Minmin doesn't want to have children, we'll work hard and rely on the government for our retirement in the future. Everything's been agreed upon."
Although I don't know why Fanfan doesn't like sweets at his age, he has to watch her eat one of these wedding candies.
Xie Minmin nodded: "We've made it clear, from now on we're family, call me sister and brother-in-law."
Zhu Fanfan asked, "Shouldn't we call her brother and sister-in-law?"
Xie Minmin said, "It doesn't matter what we call each other. Your grandfather and my grandfather were sworn brothers. Our two families are like one family. Why make such a distinction?"
Although her grandfather was rarely home due to work and Fanfan hadn't seen him much, she was very close to her grandmother! She had heard her grandmother say several times that she wanted a granddaughter like Fanfan, and she also wanted a younger sister like that. Her sisters were practically wild children and didn't meet her expectations for a sister at all.
Zhu Fanfan asked, "Your marriage application was approved so quickly?"
Xie Minmin said smugly, "Do our two families even need an investigation? What kind of information doesn't the military have? I said I wanted to get married, and my grandfather gave his approval, and they got it done. I even thought it was too slow!"
Zhu Fanfan was speechless: "Sister Minmin, shouldn't we be a little more low-key? Aren't you afraid of scaring Brother Zixi by being so wild?"
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