Except for the old father Fang Xiecheng, whose expression was as numb as ever, everyone else was full of praise for Song Yuping. When her mother Xu Lihua was excited, she was a little arrogant, "Teacher Song is well-educated and can talk, unlike that girl Xiaofeng, who has no manners at all!" "
Fang Xiecheng hurriedly stopped him, "Okay, why don't you pick up the pot and say that in front of Teacher Song?"
Fang Hanmin thought it didn't matter, "It's okay, Yuping already knows about Xiaofeng."
Song Yuping also suggested to the two old people, "Uncle, aunt, there are no outsiders in the house. Don't call me Teacher Song. Just call me Xiao Song or just call me by my first name."
After a while of fussing, Fang Hanmin told his mother to make lunch early, "Yuping has to go back in the afternoon, so she can't leave too late."
Xu Lihua pulled his eldest son aside and said anxiously: "Hanmin, you didn't tell me earlier. We are not prepared at all. There is nothing delicious at home. How are we going to make lunch?"
"She's not picky about what she can eat. Mom, is there a small shop in the village?"
"There is one, not too big."
"Okay, let's cook."
Fang Hanmin shouted inside, "Xinmin, come here." He gave his brother Fang Xinmin twenty yuan, and Fang Hanmin asked him to go to the small shop to buy some food.
"Brother, what exactly are you buying?" Fang Xinmin had no idea.
"As long as it can be eaten as a vegetable, you can buy anything, such as ham sausage or cooked food. You can just buy it."
While waiting for lunch, Fang Hanmin took Song Yuping for a walk around the village. He met villagers returning home from work. He greeted them warmly, and the other party asked curiously: "Hanmin, is this girl a colleague of the unit? "
"This is my girlfriend!" Fang Hanmin said generously.
"I brought my girlfriend home. When are we going to get married? We are waiting for the wedding banquet."
After turning around and leaving, Song Yuping scolded: "Why are you telling them this?"
"I just want to let the people in the village know that I have a girlfriend and see if she gives up!"
Song Yuping suddenly realized, "Oh, are you really using me as a shield?"
"Now that you've come, make peace with it. Just give me a favor. Besides, you are my girlfriend to begin with, and I didn't lie to them."...
At noon, the sun was blazing. After walking around outside, Fang Hanmin and Song Yuping returned to the yard. Their mother, Xu Lihua, greeted them: "Hanmin is back. I was about to ask Wenxiu to call you. Get ready for dinner."
Because Song Yuping came to visit for the first time, although the family sat around the table, they all seemed more reserved, and lunch was over in less than half an hour.
After the meal, Song Yuping had to help clean up the dishes. In fact, she only pretended to do it, because in her parents' house, she rarely did housework.
The future daughter-in-law had to help with housework when she came to the house for the first time. Of course Xu Lihua was very happy, but she couldn't do that. "No need to help, just rest."
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was setting in the west. Fang Hanmin's parents and family, like other villagers, were preparing to work in the fields.
"It's time for me to go back, see you uncle and aunt!" Song Yuping said goodbye to Fang Hanmin's parents and prepared to leave.
Xu Lihua was very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law. She took Song Yuping's hand and said with a little regret: "Since it has been decided in advance, we will not keep her. Hanmin, go see your girlfriend off."
Not far away, Fang Hanmin was eager to know how Song Yuping felt, "What's your impression of my hometown in these short few hours?"
"What do you mean? The entire family or your family?"
"Both sides."
"When it comes to family, the situation is similar to what you introduced before. As for family, of course it refers to your parents. Your mother is enthusiastic, down-to-earth, optimistic and open-minded. She is a hard-working rural woman who should be easy to get along with. Your father seems to have a good personality. A bit weird and cold to everyone. This is my general impression, because the contact time is too short, what I say may not be accurate."
"You have only been in contact with them for less than three hours, and you have observed them so carefully. You are worthy of being a Chinese student. Your evaluation of my mother is very accurate. She is warm-hearted, easy-going, hard-working, optimistic and open-minded. That family depends on She held on. As for my father, maybe because he lived a difficult life and was under the pressure of life for a long time, he rarely had the opportunity to be happy. In addition, he was relatively introverted, which created his cold personality. You see, he and I There’s nothing to say.”
Song Yuping seemed to suddenly think of something, "Yes, you haven't been back to your hometown for more than a year. It stands to reason that when you and your son meet, you should have endless things to say. He may not care about my existence, but he will ask long and short questions about your situation for more than a year. That’s human nature, but he doesn’t seem to care about you at all.”
"He has that kind of temper, and I've long been used to it. Every time I go home, I talk to my mother the most. There seems to be endless things to talk about about the family's shortcomings and anecdotes about the village. When facing my father, there seems to be no common interest at all. topic of."......
Unknowingly, the two of them had arrived on the streets of Yumin Town. Going further, they were heading towards Song Yuping's hometown. "Yuping, let me send you here. The road to your house is very easy to walk." , the distance is not far, it’s only half past four, there are many people on the road, it’s relatively safe, so I won’t go forward.”
"If you go further, you'll reach my house again. Just send it here. Don't worry, I walk this road often and it's very safe."
The two said goodbye and were about to turn around and leave when Fang Hanmin suddenly stopped and asked, "Yuping, when will we meet next time?"
"Next time..., I haven't thought about it yet."
"What are your plans during the summer vacation?"
"During the summer vacation, I stayed at my parents' house and didn't have any plans except reading."
"You've been staying at home for more than a month during the summer vacation. Don't you feel bored? Why don't you come to my place to stay for a while? You can either read a book or go shopping in the city."
Song Yuping looked forward to Fang Hanmin's invitation, "It's good to go to your place, but where will I live? Do you want to borrow a dormitory from your female colleague?"
"Don't worry about it. I'll make sure you have a place to live. Just give me a call before you go."...
When we returned to the village, it was already after five o'clock in the evening, but it was getting dark late in the summer. Fang Hanmin decided to go to his own farm to have a look. His parents and family were all working in the fields.
Knowing that Fang Hanmin would only stay at home for one night and would return to the city the next day, Xu Lihua decided to end work early, "Hanmin, let's go first."
Fang Hanmin knew that his mother had something to ask him, so he followed him home. In the yard, Xu Lihua washed his hands and asked, "Hanmin, tell me the truth, is this Teacher Song your girlfriend?"
"Mom, why would you ask such a question? Do you still have a fake girlfriend?"
"Because you never mentioned it to us and didn't say hello to your family, we can't believe it when you suddenly brought her back today."
"You should remember that I have said more than once that you don't need to worry about my life-long affairs. There must be a reason for me to say this."
"Now that you have a goal, why don't you tell us? Wouldn't it be better to save us from worrying about you?"
"If I had told you this more than a year ago, according to rural customs, it would be a meeting of the parents, an engagement ceremony, and visiting each other during the holidays. Song Yuping is a college graduate, and now she is Middle school teachers have neither the time nor the energy to deal with these troubles. Of course, I work in a company in the city and am busy all day long, and I have no time to participate in these things. Therefore, after discussion, we agreed to temporarily provide both parties with The parents concealed this matter." This was Fang Hanmin's improvised excuse.
"Do you want to omit all these etiquettes on the grounds that she is a middle school teacher and you are busy with work?" While Fang Hanmin was talking to his mother, Fang Xiecheng and several children also returned to the yard. He heard the words between mother and son. if.
"Dad, what I said is true. Neither she nor I have the time or energy to deal with these trivial matters of welcome and delivery. What do you want us to do? Besides, those etiquettes really have no meaning to us."
Fang Xiecheng washed his hands and said slowly: "Throw away all those etiquettes. It will save you two troubles. Where can you put our old faces like your mother and mine? Do you still want us to have the dignity to meet people in the village?"
Fang Hanmin thought that he suddenly brought his girlfriend home and brought a surprise to his parents, which would definitely make them happy. Now it seems that his mother is very satisfied with this matter, but his father's attitude is unpredictable, which surprises Fang Hanmin .
When it comes to his eldest son's life-long events, his old father Fang Xie can't say enough about it. Fang Hanmin always said that he doesn't let his parents worry about it, but he is already twenty-eight or nine years old, and his family has yet to see a trace of his girlfriend.
What parent doesn't care about their children's lifelong events? On May Day last year, my family wrote a letter to trick Fang Hanmin back to his hometown, with the purpose of letting him go home for a blind date. Under the arrangement of the introducer, he met a girl named Xiaofeng from another village in this township, and neither agreed nor refused. , after returning to the unit, it was not until Xiaofeng wrote to him that he expressed his refusal in his reply.
I don’t know whether Xiaofeng is persistent or infatuated. Fang Hanmin has politely rejected her on the grounds that he is busy with work and has no time to talk about love. However, she persists and still expresses her intention to wait for him. During the Spring Festival, she goes directly to Fang Hanmin’s house and meets Fang. Hanmin didn't go home, so he quarreled with the two old people.
This incident made the old father Fang Xiecheng very embarrassed. While scolding Xiaofeng for being rude, he also blamed Fang Hanmin for not handling the matter well and bringing shame to his parents and family. Lao Fang was already very dissatisfied with his eldest son's insistence on handling personal issues. After Xiaofeng made such a fuss, his prejudice against Fang Hanmin deepened.
To be fair, Teacher Song's conditions were much better than Xiaofeng's in all aspects, but Fang Hanmin's sudden attack still made the old father unhappy. Especially when he heard that his eldest son was going to be exempted from all traditional procedures, he was very angry. Come somewhere.
However, the current Fang Hanmin is just the body of the host, and his ideology and wisdom almost entirely come from the time traveler. The host is used to his old father's stubbornness and indifference, and understands some customs of his hometown in the countryside, but the time traveler comes from the 21st century , was born in an urban family, has been studying abroad, and has never lived in a rural area. Therefore, Fang Hanmin disagreed with his old father's attitude, "Getting married and starting a family is a matter between the two of us. What does it have to do with your face?"
"According to your statement, a son can make his own decisions when marrying a wife, and it has nothing to do with his parents?" Fang Xiecheng started to get into trouble again.
"I don't know about the others, but I have already stated that I can solve my personal problems by myself and don't need to worry about my parents. If it has to do with my parents, I might invite you to the wedding as guests and have a wedding banquet."
"What? Invite us to attend the wedding as guests? What do you mean, you don't plan to hold the wedding at home?" The old father looked at Fang Hanmin in surprise.
"Of course, we neither live at home nor work locally, so why should we hold the wedding in our hometown?" Fang Hanmin said confidently.
"You..., I think you are sincerely trying to embarrass us in front of all the young and old men in the village!" Lao Fang said angrily.
"Okay, okay, father and son, please stop talking. This girl has just come to our house for the first time today. We'll talk about how to hold a wedding later." Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Xu Lihua hurriedly dissuaded him and pulled Fang Hanmin aside.
