Xu Cheng said: "Zijuan, when I went to bed with you that night, first of all, I couldn't help myself, but most importantly, I had already made up my mind that I would not marry you unless I was you."
"At that time, it was just that my family objected to me marrying you. I was not afraid and could handle it. But you were only thinking about my future and were afraid of dragging me down. You always avoided me and wanted to sneak away to other places to make me feel like you are forever. It scares me so much that I can’t find you.”
"The day I caught you back from the train, I gave up everything. I didn't want to be Liu Xiahui, who was still in love, so I was with you that night... After that, I used the excuse that the raw rice had already been cooked. Keeping you by my side also forced the family to finally compromise."
"Zijuan, I'm sorry. I just wanted to marry you and didn't want you to leave me, so I did what I did. I didn't expect that my actions would make you suffer for so many years. I'm sorry..."
Hearing this, Li Zijuan smiled heartily and said with relief:
"A-Cheng, you don't have to say sorry to me. I knew your good intentions back then and never blamed you. I have not felt wronged for so many years. I am talking about this today because I want to use my experience to teach my children. Just avoid some pitfalls and let them live a better life."
Xu Cheng looked pleased and continued to listen quietly to Li Zijuan's thoughts.
"A-Cheng, I think times are different now. They are much more open-minded and tolerant. But have men and women been treated equally? I don't think so. Since ancient times, injustice and harsh criticism of women have always existed, but the degree is not the same. It’s just the same.
"As for me, I just don't want my girl to follow my old path. What's more, no one is sure that Octavia will be like you, a gentleman who dares to do things. Forget it, in any case, as a woman, don't expect the enlightenment of your future husband's family. , taking the initiative into one’s own hands is the way to go.”
"Anyway, I don't care how progressive and tolerant the times are, I don't want my girl to live up to the facts and be criticized by others. I just want her to marry into the Ming family decently, with no flaws at all."
"So, I agree to the National Day engagement between Yatou and Octavia. In this way, even if something happens between them in Hangzhou, it will be justified. Cheng, am I right?"
Xu Cheng picked up the leeks, stood up first, then stretched out his hand to lift Li Zijuan up, and said with a smile:
"Yes, everything Zijuan said is right. Huh? Zijuan, in that case, it's better for them to get married directly. Isn't this justifiable?"
Li Zijuan gave him a "Are you stupid?" look, looking arrogant.
"How can that be done? If we really want to get married like this, it would be too hasty. Others may be pointing out what the girl said nonsense behind her back. When our precious daughter gets married, there should be no less formal ceremony, and it cannot be perfunctory."
"If we don't value her, can her husband's family treat her favorably? The engagement is justifiable, which is a reflection of the progress of the times. Otherwise, where is the progress of the times?"
Xu Cheng touched her head and chuckled: "My Zijuan's ideological consciousness is really high, no worse than the teachers in our school."
Li Zijuan hummed proudly and said humorously: "That's right, it doesn't matter who she sleeps with."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
As soon as Xu Zhian walked in, he heard the two of them laughing happily. He quickly changed into his slippers and squeezed into the kitchen, curiously asking:
"Mom, mom, why are you and my dad laughing? Also, what happened to my sister in the end?"
Li Zijuan told him about Xu Zhiyi's engagement in a few sentences.
Xu Zhian rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes shining brightly, "Wow, Octavia is going to be my brother-in-law. My sister is really awesome. She can take down such an untouchable person in one go. Indirectly speaking, I am also an untouchable person." Someone got up."
"Mom, my sister is engaged during the National Day and will get married in the future. As Octavia's brother-in-law, he will have to give me a lot of red envelopes, right, right?"
Li Zijuan glared at him and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I will give you a lot."
Xu Cheng just frowned lightly, rarely saying anything to Xu Zhian. He came out of the kitchen and sat on the sofa in the living room. From time to time he looked at the mother and son in the small kitchen, listening to them talking, with a satisfied smile on his lips.
"Wow, Mom, I'm going to get rich this National Day. Then does my sister have to give me a red envelope? According to custom, does she have to buy me new clothes? Of course, she has to buy them for you too?"
"Yes, yes, your sister also has to give you red envelopes, buy clothes and shoes for us, and also for your grandpa and grandma."
"Huh, my grandparents haven't treated me and my sister since we were young, and they always bully you. Even if you buy something, you won't buy expensive ones for them."
"Don't talk nonsense. If your father hears it, you will be scolded again. Go ahead and change the dirty clothes first, wash them well, and have dinner later."
"Mom, look, even you think I work in a funeral parlor. Every time I come home from get off work, you either think my clothes are dirty or you think I smell."
"You brat, why do I dislike you? Don't you always come back like this in any job you do?"
"My dad and my sister are not like this when they come back."
"Hey, you brat, you're addicted to talking back, so you're looking for a beating, right?"
Seeing Li Zijuan looking for a rolling pin, Xu Zhian ran out of the kitchen and hid in his room.
He quickly changed his clothes, took a shower, wiped his semi-wet hair, and made a video call to Xu Zhiyi.
Seeing Xu Zhian's call, Xu Zhiyi hesitated for a while. When the call was about to end, he cut the video into voice and picked up.
Xu Zhian's eager and excited voice came, "Sister, isn't it convenient for you to video chat with me now?"
Xu Zhiyi looked directly at the empty stool under the street lamp opposite, sat on the wooden bench without street lamp, lowered his head, and braced himself, "Well, it's inconvenient, Xiao An, you don't have the evening shift today?"
Xu Zhian: "No, if they ask me to go, they will bully me too much as a newbie. Sister, you are the best teacher. You don't have to work night shifts, you don't have to work overtime on weekends, you don't miss any holidays, and there are two holidays every year. , I still get my salary as usual, if I had known it, I would be a teacher too."
Xu Zhiyi had a smile on his face and a desire to speak:
"Which one of our dad is involved in what you are talking about? Others don't know it, but you don't know it? Of course, this is true for me, a rural junior high school teacher who has no pursuit. I welcome people with lofty ideals from all walks of life to join rural education."
Xu Zhian stuck out his tongue and said, "Forget it then. I don't want to live a tiring life like our dad, and I don't want to go to the countryside and suffer that. I'd rather stay in the funeral parlor. By the way, sister, congratulations. To catch a golden son-in-law, if you get engaged, this red envelope..."
The two siblings chatted and laughed for a long time before hanging up the phone.
Xu Zhiyi was in a much better mood. She stood up, stretched, and touched the left half of her face. It still hurt a little. Her skin was white and tender, and the purple marks from the beating looked a bit exaggerated.
Su Yingxue's slap was really hard, fast and hard.
Humph, she didn't suffer any loss and returned it all on the spot.
But, how can she go back to the dormitory like this?
How should I explain such a shameful thing to my roommate?
While he was worried, Octavia's video call came over, and Xu Zhiyi suddenly remembered the agreement she made with him last night.
