After Yang Huaming and Mrs. Liu drank two bowls of tea and nibbled on a plate of sunflower seeds, the sound of carriage wheels finally sounded in the yard.
"Is Yongqing back?" the old man asked.
Yang Ruoqing was sitting near the door. After hearing this, she got up and walked a few steps outside. She saw the people outside clearly and said to the room with a smile: "It's him."
Old Yangtou quickly told Yu Xingkui: "Xingkui, go and help him place the carriage."
"okay!"
In fact, according to the old man's instructions, Yu Xingkui had already prepared it. The whole family was waiting here just because they wanted to hear the result of the blind date as soon as possible, so Yu Xingkui quickly walked out of the house, made a simple handover with Yang Yongqing and took the hand. The carriage went to the backyard.
As for Yang Yongqing, he also entered the main room with windy steps.
As soon as he entered the main room, a bunch of scorching eyes hit him like a spotlight.
Old Yangtou suppressed his excitement and asked him: "Yongqing, how was the blind date? I heard that you even sent the Zheng girl home in person. You did a good job!"
Yang Yongqing ignored Lao Yangtou's question, went straight to the table, pulled up a stool and sat down, then took out a bag of things from his arms and threw it on the table.
"Two pounds of tobacco, Zheng Xiuzhi's father asked me to bring it to me. He said he brought it back from other places."
"Oh? Did you bring some tobacco for an old man like me?"
Old Yang's face was full of surprise, and he grabbed the paper bag with a happy face, opened it, twisted a handful of tobacco and put it under his nose to smell.
"Well, it's not bad. It looks like top-quality tobacco."
"Really? I'll take a bite first."
Yang Huaming didn't bring his dry tobacco stick, so he picked up Yang Huazhong's, twisted a handful of shredded tobacco and stuffed it into the hole, picked up the fire stick and lit it.
He took a big puff and exhaled a large cloud of smoke.
"Fourth, how are you?" Lao Yangtou asked.
Yang Huazhong also looked at Yang Huaming who was puffing away smoke with a smile.
Yang Huaming gave his father and brother a thumbs up.
Old Yangtou and Yang Huazhong looked at each other and smiled.
Everyone's eyes fell back on Yang Yongqing, and Yang Huazhong asked him: "We have eaten, we have been married, and Miss Zheng's father also sent some tobacco to your father. It seems that the matter is almost over."
"How about we find a matchmaker to come to your door in the next two days to help you propose marriage, and we can settle the matter as soon as possible?"
Yang Yongqing, who was leaning on the stool with a piece of pastry in his hand and was smashing the bar, heard this and was so frightened that he immediately sat up straight.
He swallowed the remains of the snacks in his mouth, grabbed the tea on the table and took a few sips, and then he gasped and opened his mouth.
"No hurry, no hurry!"
"Why aren't we in a hurry? It would be best if we can welcome them through the door within the year. How lively it will be!" Yang Huazhong said.
Yang Yongqing sat up straight and waved his hands vigorously: "No, I plan to invite her out for a meal later!"
Yang Huazhong was happy and pointed at Yang Yongqing, but he said to the others next to him: "This kid is really on the right track."
Everyone smiled and nodded.
Mrs. Liu spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and said, "Let's make a deal first. Next time we invite you to dinner, you must bring your fourth aunt with you!"
She just kept saying it, not really expecting Yang Yongqing to agree because he was always stingy.
Especially if you are inviting a girl's family to dinner, it is even more impossible to bring along this annoying fourth aunt.
"I must bring my fourth aunt," Yang Yongqing said without hesitation.
With a big wave of his hand, he said loudly: "Fourth uncle, go too, take Tiedan, Hong'er, and my daughter with you!"
Yang Huaming was the first to respond: "Okay, okay, with your words, my fourth uncle's love for you will not be in vain!"
Old Yangtou and Yang Huazhong also laughed. In everyone's opinion, Yang Yongqing was too satisfied with Zheng Xiuzhi, so he wanted to invite him to dinner again.
At the scene, only Yang Ruoqing could tell that something was wrong.
She tilted her head slightly, looked up and down at Yang Yongqing, who was extremely cheerful, and asked curiously: "Brother, why do I think you have a conspiracy?"
Yang Yongqing gave Yang Ruoqing a mean look that said, "You still understand me." He pinched his chin and smiled unpredictably.
Seeing this, Mrs. Liu temporarily stopped her excitement and said suspiciously: "This is indeed not like Yongqing's style."
Yang Yongqing raised his eyebrows at Mrs. Liu again, as if to say: The fourth aunt is not bad at understanding either.
Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong were immediately alert.
"Yongqing, what's going on? Please speak more clearly and don't play riddles." Yang Huazhong said.
Yang Yongqing chuckled, resting his left leg on his right leg, still shaking.
"Instead of doing the riddles, I'm just thinking about inviting you to another meal. Then I'll take everyone over to have a hearty meal. After we're done, we'll pat our butts and leave, leaving Zheng Xiuzhi to pay the bill!"
"Yongqing, what are you talking about? Did you drink too much at noon?" Yang Huazhong darkened his face.
"I didn't drink a cup, I'm still awake!" Yang Yongqing said.
He put down his legs, leaned forward and pressed his chest against the table, put away his playful smile, and said to Yang Huazhong seriously: "I have to arrange another dinner, get back the money, and then clearly reject this marriage with the Zheng family. This is My purpose is that simple!"
Yang Huazhong was so shocked that he forgot to breathe. Everyone else was also astonished. Like Sun, the smile even froze on his face.
"Snapped!"
Old Yang banged his head on the table, his face turned black, he pointed at Yang Yongqing and cursed:
"You bastard, when I tell you about the important matter of marriage, all you want to do is keep up with the food money for three melons and two dates. With your status, you will never be able to eat four dishes in your life!"
Yang Yongqing grinned strangely and did not dare to slap the table with Lao Yangtou. Instead, he looked at Lao Yangtou with a mocking look.
"Don't tell others to do good unless they have suffered."
"Master, you scolded me before you even understood anything, and I didn't even bother to say anything to you!"
Old Yang was stunned, and his drooping cheeks moved and trembled with his rapid breathing.
Upon seeing this, Yang Huazhong quickly winked at Yang Huaming.
Yang Huaming immediately went over to pat Lao Yang on the back, caressed his heart, and repeatedly persuaded: "Dad, don't be upset, don't be upset, calm down, calm down!"
Here, Yang Huazhong suppressed his anger and asked Yang Yongqing seriously: "What is the situation? Tell your third uncle honestly, tell everyone, and we will help you evaluate it together."
Maybe it was Yang Huazhong's gentle tone, maybe it was the sincere concern in Yang Huazhong's eyes, which was like a big invisible hand gently smoothing the exploded hair on Yang Yongqing's back.
He sat on the stool with slumped shoulders, fiddled with the corners of his clothes with his fingers, and said with a depressed look: "I just feel that even if Zheng Xiuzhi is knowledgeable about books and etiquette, when she gets married, she will be devoted to her mother's family and change her ways. I don’t like that when my son takes it from his mother-in-law’s family and then goes to supplement it!”
"What do you think?" Yang Huazhong picked up the words in it, and then taught him amiably: "Yongqing, you must rely on real evidence in everything. You can't rely on what you think. Maybe what you think is wrong."
Yang Huaming also said: "Yes, seeing is not necessarily true, and hearing is not necessarily true. We must pay attention to evidence in everything."
When Mrs. Liu heard these words, she was interrogating him like a cocoon, and she couldn't bear it.
"Yongqing, what's going on today? Don't talk in circles. Just say whatever you want!" Mrs. Liu said.
"Just tell me, how many dishes did you order, how much did you pay, and what did Zheng Xiuzhi tell you? That's all you said, don't talk about anything else!" Ms. Liu asked again.
