Seeing Song Yuping standing in the yard with two bags, Xu Lihua looked surprised and pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly ordered: "Wenxiu, please quickly invite Teacher Song into the room!"
Fang Wenxiu hurriedly ran over to take the bag, "Teacher Song, it's cold outside, please come inside."
Song Yuping handed the bag to Fang Wenxiu and wished Xu Lihua New Year greetings: "Auntie, happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Teacher Song, please sit down." Xu Lihua greeted Song Yuping while hurriedly cleaning up the slightly messy room.
Song Yuping stood aside and looked inside. Except for the mother and daughter, she found no one else at home, so she asked curiously: "Auntie, uncle and the others are not at home?"
"After breakfast, they went to the town with a group of villagers to watch the excitement. Now Wenxiu and I are the only ones at home. Teacher Song, please sit down!" Xu Lihua wiped the stool with the rag on hand.
After all, it was only the second time we met. Song Yuping sat down a little cautiously and said shyly: "Auntie, don't call me teacher, just call me by my name. You can sit down too."
"I'll let Wenxiu talk to you first, and I'll boil some water and make you a cup of tea."
Song Yuping waved her hands quickly, "I'm not in the habit of drinking tea. Stop working and sit down and rest."
Xu Lihua sat down across from him and said uncomfortably: "It stands to reason that Hanmin should take the initiative to go to your home to pay New Year greetings to your parents, but he didn't come back during the Spring Festival, which made us feel very rude. I didn't expect you to come to visit us. You How can his father and I be happy?"
"Auntie, please don't say that! You are neither rude nor sorry, because Hanmin is too busy at work and can't go back to his hometown during the Spring Festival. These arrangements were agreed upon by me and him. I am here to pay you New Year greetings on my behalf. I share the same sentiments as Hanmin."
In the subsequent chat, Song Yuping not only talked about her job transfer, but also informed her future mother-in-law about the progress of her relationship with Fang Hanmin.
Of course Xu Lihua was very happy, "It's okay now. We work in the same city and you have been getting along for a long time. I should choose a date for you to get married and start a family as soon as possible."
"This matter..." Song Yuping remembered Fang Hanmin's advice and did not want to tell his parents about the May Day wedding, "Let's discuss it with Hanmin."
"Of course we have to discuss his matter with him, but we hope to finalize it as soon as possible."
Song Yuping was noncommittal. She believed that Fang Hanmin's parents did not need to worry about this matter. Although she didn't know that Fang Hanmin had become the head of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, she knew that Fang Hanmin had already been the middle-level leader of the unit, a person with judgment and decision-making ability, but his parents who were far away from home had to make the decision for him. Isn't it a joke?
Of course, Song Yuping knew very well that no matter how actively Fang Hanmin's parents planned, their worries were in vain, because their son had already made up his mind, and it was only because he did not want to have a dispute with them on this matter that he did not put his son aside for the time being. Decided to tell them.
Unknowingly, more than an hour passed. Song Yuping stood up to say goodbye. Xu Lihua insisted on keeping her for lunch, and Fang Wenxiu also pulled her to prevent her from leaving. When the stalemate continued, she heard someone speaking in the yard, "Hey, we have a guest at home." Got it!"
The three of them turned to look around and saw Fang Xiecheng and his two children walking into the yard. Xu Lihua said loudly: "Old Fang, Hanmin's girlfriend came specially to pay us New Year greetings. After staying for a while, she was in a hurry to go home. She had to eat no matter what. Don't you leave until lunch?"
Fang Xiecheng was also overjoyed and said enthusiastically: "Teacher Song is here? You must stay for lunch! Although Hanmin is not at home, you should regard this place as your home."
"Uncle, on behalf of Hanmin, I am here to wish you a happy New Year! I wish you a happy Spring Festival! All the best!"
"Okay, okay, I also wish you and your parents a happy Spring Festival!" Lao Fang paused and asked puzzledly: "On behalf of Hanmin? So, you met a year ago? Why didn't he come back for the New Year?"
Song Yuping explained the reason why Fang Hanmin failed to go home for the New Year, and once again informed everyone that she had been transferred to a school in the city.
"Transferred to a school in the city? Okay! It's close this time, so it's easier for you to meet. However, Hanmin has been working for more than ten years. I remember that he only came back during the Spring Festival in the first year. From now on, he will be at the workplace during the Spring Festival. He works overtime, and I don’t know what kind of job he does in the unit. Is he so busy?” When this matter was mentioned, Lao Fang became a little angry.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Song Yuping took the initiative to visit her to pay her New Year greetings. Xu Lihua didn't want any unpleasantness to arise. Seeing that the old man was not in a good mood when talking, she immediately changed the subject to avoid embarrassing her eldest daughter-in-law, who had not yet visited her.
Xu Lihua went into the kitchen to explain to his two little daughters, and then went back to the main room to accompany Song Yuping to make household chores. Not long after, Fang Wenxiu put the food on the table one after another. In order to express the host's hospitality, no matter the quality of the food, at least the quantity It looks very rich.
This was the second time that Song Yuping visited the Fang family after more than a year, and Fang Hanmin was not present. Song Yuping gathered around the table with the old Fang family alone. After all, they were not familiar with each other yet, and everyone was a little reserved. During lunch, Except for Xu Lihua who occasionally greeted Song Yuping to pick up food, few people spoke at the table.
In a dull atmosphere, the lunch ended in a while. During this period, Lao Fang did not ask about the wedding date, and Song Yuping certainly would not take the initiative to mention it. ...
After talking about the Spring Festival greetings, Song Yuping looked at Fang Hanmin and said with great confusion: "Hanmin, you have been on your own in the unit for a long time, and now you are the director of the factory, and you have been financially responsible since the first month of work. Provide all the help you can to your hometown. It stands to reason that you have done a good job in all aspects, but I found that you are very unpopular in front of your father. I don’t mean to sow discord between your father and son, but since the last time I talked to you When I go back to my hometown and this time I go to your house to pay New Year greetings, every time I mention you, the old man gets very angry. How could you do this?"
Song Yuping believed that she and Fang Hanmin were about to become husband and wife. In addition to being driven by curiosity, she also wanted to know what happened between Fang Hanmin and his father. She felt that there should not be much conflict between father and son. Even if they disagreed on some family matters, they should understand and consider each other. However, Song Yuping found that Fang Hanmin and his father had almost no common language.
Because she was about to become a member of the Fang family, Song Yuping tried to figure out the problem and planned to find opportunities to mediate the relationship between Fang Hanmin and his son in the future.
After hearing Song Yuping's words, Fang Hanmin grinned and said helplessly: "When I was a child, my hometown was very poor. Because life was difficult, my father had a gloomy face all day long. At that time, our brothers and sisters were afraid of seeing him. Since high school, I I lived on campus, and after I failed the college entrance examination, I worked as a temporary worker at the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory within a few days of my stay at home. I had even fewer opportunities to meet him. Growing up, my father had rarely spoken to me seriously. In my impression, he is always reticent, but once he speaks, he is so unquestionable, completely acting in a traditional paternalistic manner, what do you want me to do?"
Song Yuping understood Fang Hanmin's helplessness, "After all, you still lack communication with him. Because of poor communication, it is easy to create gaps. In addition, you are very independent. It is estimated that you have not listened to him since you were in high school. , which makes him more and more prejudiced against you, so whenever you are mentioned, it makes him angry."
"Fortunately, I have my own opinion. If I had listened to him, I might still be farming in the countryside now." Fang Hanmin's mood immediately dropped when he mentioned the past.
I remember that when Fang Hanmin told his parents that he was introduced to the city to work as a temporary worker, he immediately received support from his mother. However, his father was afraid that he would pick up bad habits in the city, so he advised him to farm with peace of mind and be an honest farmer. .
It is not difficult to see from Fang Hanmin's words that he neither cares about his relationship with his old father nor what his old father thinks of him. This indifferent attitude makes Song Yuping a little anxious, "There has been a long-term antagonism between you father and son, and you are not afraid of outsiders when it gets out." What a joke?"
Fang Hanmin ate quickly. He pushed his bowl and chopsticks aside, as if it had nothing to do with him, "Yuping, even if we get married and have a family, how many times can we see my father in a year? Even if we celebrate the New Year in the future, I have time to go back to my hometown during the holidays. If we all get along well, we can stay for an extra day or two. If we don’t like each other, I’ll leave! We work in the city, more than a hundred kilometers away from my hometown. If he wants to scold me, let him He curses every day, but I can’t hear it, and neither can you. So, I advise you to stay out of this business, so as not to get into trouble.”
"It's hard for an upright official to deal with household matters, not to mention that you and your son are frozen three feet in a day. I mentioned this matter not to meddle in other people's business. I'm afraid that after we get married, because of the estrangement between you and your old father, he will let him down." Misunderstanding our little family.”
"Don't worry, I will definitely do a better job than ordinary children in fulfilling my filial piety to my parents. I will continue to help my hometown financially as always, and these things will be done by you personally. The people in my hometown will naturally respect You'll feel good about it. If they have any comments or dissatisfaction, let them come directly to me."
"What are you talking about? We are a family, good or bad is our business."
"Yuping, you have a foreign surname and you are a people's teacher. I can't let them tell you anything wrong. I want to protect your reputation in front of your family."
Although Song Yuping only cares about having a clear conscience and does not value reputation, Fang Hanmin's words still moved her very much, "Hanmin, don't you care about your reputation? You are now the head of a factory!"
Fang Hanmin waved his hand, "My reputation in the factory has nothing to do with things in my hometown. However, I have been a very sensible child since I was a child. My relatives, friends and fellow villagers in my hometown have a very good impression of me. In addition, after joining the work, I Being filial to my parents has given me a lot of material help for my hometown. All the young and old men in the village see these things. As for the estrangement between my old father and me, because everyone in the village knows that he has a bad temper, I believe that most of them Most people wouldn’t tell me anything wrong.”
"Are you so confident?"
"Of course! You don't know that in our hometown village, no matter elders or peers, old or young, I got along with them all in the village before."
"Hey, according to you, you are one of the best young men in the village?"
Fang Hanmin raised his neck and said quite proudly: "Not number two, but number one, and he is the only good young man in the village!"
"No wonder, the girl Xiaofeng introduced to you by your neighbor in your hometown is chasing after you. What girl wouldn't like such a good young man?" Song Yuping said jokingly.
"Are you kidding me?" Fang Hanmin stood up and hugged Song Yuping, making affectionate gestures.
Song Yuping immediately changed the subject, "Stop making trouble, who of us will wash the dishes?"
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