Changping Village.
"I think I understood what Xiao An wanted to express." Yang Ruoqing, who was eating a dessert after dinner, suddenly raised her head and smiled gently at Xiao An.
Xiao An looked at Yang Ruoqing expectantly.
Yang Ruoqing continued: "Xiao An, is this your intention or the He family's intention?"
Xiao An said: "That's what I mean. My father-in-law and mother-in-law leave everything to me. Once the date is decided, I tell them and they will host two tables of meals in the restaurant and invite the neighbors, relatives and friends. Then I don’t have many relatives and friends nearby.”
Yang Ruoqing nodded, then looked at Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong, focusing on Yang Huazhong.
"Dad, let's change the wedding date to before the 26th. Let's hold the banquet here first, and then send them to the woman's place to hold the banquet on the 26th."
Yang Huazhong nodded without hesitation, "Okay, there must be other good days in the twelfth lunar month, so let's do it in advance. By the way, when will Da'an and the others arrive home? It's best to catch them at home, as there are many people and bustling people."
Yang Ruoqing said: "It's almost time. They left more than 20 days ago. I received a letter from home. I estimate that they will be home in the next few days."
Yang Huazhong felt more at ease now. As long as the children were back, the wine could be held on any date, and every day would be a good day.
"Hey, it's a pity that Chen'er can't come back!" Thinking of his eldest nephew, he felt that this was the only regret in all the happiness.
Luo Fengtang: "My father-in-law is not sorry. We are the same at home. When Chen'er comes back later, we will go alone to congratulate his brother-in-law and aunt."
Yang Huazhong smiled generously, "Chen'er has shouldered a heavy responsibility at such a young age. It's really not easy. We need to be more considerate of his hard work."
You can't hold him back just for the sake of coming home for a banquet. If he can't come back, he must be tied up with official duties. If he can come back, he will come back naturally.
This is his home, and his relatives are all here.
"Wait a minute, don't rush to be happy, I still have questions!"
Compared with the smiles on Yang Huazhong's and others' faces, Old Yang's face was dark, and his fingers, yellowed by tobacco smoke for many years, tapped the table.
"It's okay for us to have the wine here in advance. We can let the He family have the wine on the 26th. If the He family has the wine over there, Xiao An and his wife will definitely go back."
"After organizing the banquet and cleaning up the aftermath, it's already the 28th and 9th. This year is the 29th to celebrate the New Year. How can they come back in time to celebrate the New Year?"
When the old man asked this question, the smile on Yang Huazhong's face froze for a moment.
Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang didn't change their expressions. Yang Ruoqing had guessed that this would be the case since Xiao An proposed changing the time.
As for Xiao An himself, although he felt a little guilty when his thoughts were revealed by Lao Yangtou, and did not even dare to look directly into the eyes of Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong, but only a moment later he took a deep breath to calm himself down, and Bravely, I met the eyes of my grandfather and father.
"Well, I haven't had time to discuss it with my father and I. Lian'er and I are getting married this year. During the New Year, I want to stay at my husband's house and have a New Year's Eve dinner with them."
"What?" Lao Yangtou's face was full of astonishment, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets.
Although Yang Huazhong was a little surprised, he did not glare. On the contrary, he calmly asked Xiao An: "Is this your own decision? Or is it someone else's decision?"
Old Yangtou said: "What's the point? It must be the intention of the He family, otherwise Lian'er blew the pillow wind in his ear. It's really hard to tell. I thought Lian'er was an honest girl. She didn't think……"
Xiao An suddenly interrupted Lao Yangtou: "Master, don't be suspicious of the He family, let alone talk about Lian'er like that. This is none of their business, it's my own idea!"
Old Yangtou looked at Xiao An suspiciously, and Xiao An accepted Old Yang's inspection calmly.
After a moment, Lao Yangtou sneered, "You should not be judged by appearance. Often men are so confused by women that they have to hide things for her and say nice things to her!"
"Master, I don't, and Lian'er doesn't even have it!" This time, Xiao An's voice was obviously a little rougher, and his dark face was stained with a strange red due to impatience and embarrassment.
Seeing this, Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and pressed Xiao An's shoulder, hinting him to calm down.
At the same time, he also said to Old Yangtou with a serious face: "Master, you must be careful what you say, especially since you are the head of the family!"
"Lian'er is a good girl. She is hardworking and kind. We can't question her behind her back like this."
"As for the He family's in-laws, we can't make such groundless speculations. It will make people feel chilling."
Yang Huazhong also reacted at this time, and he quickly said: "Qing'er is right, dad, we can't say that kind of thing in a hurry. I can't do it to my in-laws, or to Lian'er." child."
Since he broke his leg, the child has stayed at home to help take care of him.
After that, a lot of things happened in the family one after another. Fortunately, the child was by his side, which helped them share a lot of their burdens. It was both credit and hard work!
Hearing that her father and sister defended Lian'er in this way, Xiao An's anger subsided a little.
"Sir, let me reiterate, these decisions were made by myself in private and have nothing to do with the He family and Lian'er!" Xiao An said again.
"As for spending the New Year there and having the New Year's Eve dinner with my father-in-law and the others, it was my own idea. I still keep it secret from Lian'er because I want to give them a surprise!"
Luo Fengtang patted Xiao An directly on the shoulder: "Good job, like a man!"
Luo Fengtang rarely expresses his position at such large or small family meetings.
But this time, he stood clearly on Xiao An's side.
Xiao An was very surprised. After the accident, he was even more encouraged. He nodded vigorously, "I will protect Lian'er just like my brother-in-law did to my sister, and I will not allow others to slander her at will!"
Xiao An pronounced the word 'other people' very strongly and looked at Old Yang's head without blinking.
Lao Yangtou's face was full of confusion, and he was so angry that air came out of his nostrils.
"What are you talking about, you bastard? I am your father, how can I treat you badly? Why am I talking so much? Isn't it just for our old Yang family, for your parents!"
Old Yangtou was so angry that he knocked on the table and shouted loudly.
"You are a man. Your surname is Yang. I won't stop you from marrying two people, but you have to come back for the New Year, right? If you don't come back for the New Year, how will others think of our old Yang family and your parents? Isn't this what you used to do? He’s become a door-to-door son-in-law!”
The more Old Yangtou talked, the more annoyed he became. The spittle in his mouth spurted out, his gray beard trembled, and some white foam accumulated at the corners of his mouth.
Although the old man's words were a bit extreme, there was some truth in them.
In the modern era where Yang Ruoqing lived, it might not be unusual, but in this feudal society, it does have 90% of the audience.
