When they arrived at the door of their house, they saw that the courtyard door was unlocked. Fang Hanmin and his wife pushed the door open and went in. The house was empty. They put down the two travel bags and sat down to wait.
Half an hour later, I heard my mother Xu Lihua's voice, "Why is this door open? Hanmin and the others must be back."
The two stood up, and Fang Hanmin took a few steps forward to greet them. "We arrived just after ten o'clock. When we saw that the courtyard door was unlocked, we came in."
Xu Lihua was of course very happy, "I received your letter yesterday afternoon. I knew you were coming back today, but I didn't know the specific time. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to enter the house when you got home, so I didn't lock the door when I went to work in the fields in the morning."
"Aren't you afraid of thieves?"
"The living conditions are better now, and there are far fewer petty thieves in the village."
While they were talking, family members, including the old father Fang Xiecheng, finished work and went home one after another. Fang Hanmin and Song Yuping greeted them one by one. Lao Fang's attitude towards his son and daughter-in-law was obviously relatively cold. This was expected by Fang Hanmin and his wife because they had arrived early. They were mentally prepared, so they were calm about it.
It was already noon. Xu Lihua asked his two daughters to help make lunch. Song Yuping also followed into the kitchen, but was pushed out by her mother-in-law, "Go outside and rest, don't get your clothes dirty."
"It doesn't matter. If you have anything to do, let me do it."
"No need for your help, the three of us are enough."
Seeing that she could not intervene, Song Yuping had no choice but to return to the yard.
There were only mother and daughter left in the kitchen. The second daughter Fang Wenzhen smiled evilly at her mother and said, "If she wants to help with cooking, let her do it. It will be a good time to try her cooking."
"Damn girl, how often does it take for her to come back? And this is her first time home after marrying your eldest brother. How dare you let me take care of you?"
"I'm a middle school teacher, cooking and serving you? Second sister, you can think of it!" Fang Wenxiu was once a student of Song Yuping, and she had always respected this teacher.
"What's so great about the teacher? Isn't she already married to my brother? Whose daughter-in-law doesn't cook?" Fang Wenzhen disagreed.
"The woman you are talking about is an ordinary rural woman. She is a middle school teacher in the city. She is a guest in our house! Do you understand?" Fang Wenxiu graduated from junior high school and is more sensible than her second sister who graduated from elementary school.
"No matter who she is, if she marries our eldest brother, she will be the daughter-in-law of the Fang family. If you want to treat her as a guest, that's your business."
Xu Lihua couldn't stand listening anymore, "Wenzhen, what are you doing? This is the first time your eldest brother and sister-in-law have come home after their marriage. As a younger sister, you must respect them and speak politely! Don't babble here. "Hurry up and wash the vegetables, I'm still waiting to fry them."
While washing the vegetables, Fang Wenzhen said angrily: "Humph! You all know how to be good people."...
Song Yuping and her Fang brothers and sisters never see each other twice a year. Apart from buying them gifts when they meet, she has no interest entanglements with the Fang sisters. It can be said that there is no conflict between them. Even her mother Xu Lihua does not know that Fang Wenzhen Where did the resentment towards Song Yuping come from?
However, people often say that there is neither love without reason nor hate without reason. Like her eldest sister, Fang Wenzhen graduated from elementary school but failed to enter higher education. She went home to farm at a young age. She has suffered a lot and suffered a lot over the years.
However, Fang Wenzhen is not as hard-working as her eldest sister Fang Wenying, and has a bad temper. Whenever she is too tired to stand upright from the farm work, she not only holds back an unknown fire, but also looks forward to someone to help them share the heavy farm work. .
Three years ago, the daughter-in-law of the company commander of the local villagers introduced Fang Hanmin to Fang Hanmin. The woman was the women's director of the neighboring village, that is, the girl Xiaofeng. It was said that the woman was very capable and could do all kinds of farm work.
After learning the news, Fang Wenzhen was very happy, thinking that if Miss Xiaofeng married into their family, she would not have to worry about farm work inside and outside. With such a capable sister-in-law taking care of her, she, as a sister-in-law, would naturally have much more leisure time.
Unexpectedly, things went against expectations. The eldest brother Fang Hanmin did not like Miss Xiaofeng, but he had a soft spot for Song Yuping. Fang Wenzhen's expectations came to nothing. At least until she got married, she had to continue to suffer in this family.
I was watering crops in the fields this morning, feeling hot and tired. Just now Song Yuping followed her into the kitchen and prepared to help cook. Fang Wenzhen had nowhere to vent her resentment. She wanted to take this opportunity to tease Song Yuping, but her mother stopped her.
Of course, only Fang Wenzhen herself knew all this. Not to mention Fang Hanmin and his wife, not even the rest of the family knew that she had such thoughts.
Halfway through lunch, the old father Fang Xiecheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked: "Hanmin, you got married privately in the city. Did you consider the feelings of your parents and family?"
Fang Hanmin felt that this sounded awkward, "Dad, although our wedding only has one table of guests, there are many officiants and witnesses. We have a new thing and a new marriage. We are getting married openly. How can we say we are having a private wedding?" "
"I don't care who is the officiant or witness. We didn't arrange the marriage for you without our permission. I think it was you who made the decision privately."
Although he was mentally prepared, Fang Hanmin did not expect his old father to say such words, but he did not want to resist. After all, he did not come back to quarrel. "Dad, if you say that, I will be speechless, but the marriage has been done. No matter legally or formally, Yuping and I are now officially husband and wife."
Lao Fang looked gloomy, "It seems that you have turned a deaf ear to all our words. Last time you came home, I talked to you specifically about this matter, and also told you to tell us the wedding date in advance and let us arrange it for you at home. Marriage, the outcome, you give us a decision first and then tell the story, what should I say?"
Regarding what his old father said, Fang Hanmin had made up his mind at that time, so he didn't want to hide his thoughts, "Actually, when you talked to me about this matter, I didn't dare to give you any guarantee, because I would go back to my hometown to get married. One or two days is definitely not enough time, and neither Yuping nor I have that much time to deal with it in our hometown, so we took advantage of the May Day holiday to get married in the city."
"Don't fool me! You two are older young people, right? Don't think I don't know the country's regulations. When older young people get married and start a family, their workplace must give them a few extra days of wedding leave. How dare you say you don't have time?" Lao Fang read when he was a child. After two years of studying, I can learn some words and understand some national policies from newspapers and radio.
Unexpectedly, the old man was so serious. Song Yuping felt that he would not believe Fang Hanmin's explanation alone, so she interjected: "Dad, you don't know how busy Hanmin is. He currently holds many positions and is the boss of the whole factory... ..."
In order to emphasize that Fang Hanmin was short of time and had no time to take care of other things, Song Yuping was about to say that he was now the top leader in the whole factory, but Fang Hanmin immediately interrupted her, "Yuping, don't go too far. My dad is not happy with us for not going back to our hometown to get married." It’s useless to say anything if you’re still holding a grudge.”
Although he has been the director of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory for nearly half a year, Fang Hanmin still does not want his family to know about it. Based on his understanding of his parents and family, if they knew that he was the director of a large company with thousands of people, not only his family would They would make various unprincipled requests to him, and they would show off to the whole village.
Because of the different educational backgrounds he received, the time traveler has always opposed the idea that one person can achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven. He does not engage in nepotism or nepotism in the workplace. For his parents, family, relatives and friends, he provides them with the help he can according to his own financial situation, but he never engages in nepotism. Do not use the organization's resources for anyone's personal gain.
Fang Hanmin's approach seems very ruthless to his parents, family, relatives and friends, but he started with technology and did not have any connections. He relied on his own huge contribution to get where he is today. He abhors the behavior of using power for personal gain. If they know that he is How will he respond when the leaders of a large unit, his parents, family, relatives and friends ask him to help with things?
Since Fang Hanmin has no foundation in the company and lacks social connections, even though he is the director of a large company with thousands of people, in fact, he can't do anything except his own job.
Fang Hanmin believes that instead of letting people in his hometown know the fact that he is the director of the factory and letting them have unrealistic fantasies, it is better to continue to keep them in the dark.
Because Fang Hanmin didn't let Song Yuping finish what he said, Lao Fang felt that there was something hidden, "Hanmin, aren't you the technical section chief of the whole factory? Yuping said that you are very busy. Are you busier than your factory director? I I don’t believe you can’t even leave for a few days on wedding leave.”
The son and daughter-in-law finally came back, and the first meal was so unpleasant. The mother felt very sad. Seeing Lao Fang and the eldest son arguing back and forth, Xu Lihua interrupted them and immediately changed the subject, " Yuping, although you and Hanmin didn't hold a wedding in your hometown, I found out that you changed your story when we met. According to the customs here, we should have paid you for the change, but Hanmin knew the situation at home best and couldn't give it to you. Don’t take the money for correcting your statement seriously!”
"Mom, where did you go? I've never thought about this." Song Yuping said sincerely.
Fang Hanmin also took the opportunity to praise his daughter-in-law, "What a change fee! Yuping never mentioned it. Not only that, she didn't ask me for a penny as a gift. She also spent a lot of money on our wedding supplies." "
Xu Lihua said sincerely: "Yuping is a knowledgeable person and takes money relatively lightly. It has reduced the financial burden for Hanmin. Hanmin, you should treat Yuping well in the future."
When it comes to spending money, Lao Fang has the least confidence. He is not interested in the topics raised by Xu Lihua. As the head of the family, Lao Fang said nothing when others were talking about betrothal gifts and the cost of changing their words.
Just after lunch, Lao Fang pushed the bowls and chopsticks aside and brought up the topic he was concerned about again, "Hanmin, what happened in the past is in the past, so let's forget about it. Do you have any plans when you come back today?"
Fang Hanmin was a little baffled by his old father's words, "We just came back to inform our parents and visit everyone by the way. We don't have any arrangements!"
Lao Fang nodded, "Okay, if you don't have any arrangements, then just follow my arrangements."
These words made Fang Hanmin even more confused, "Is it your arrangement? Dad, what do you want to do?"
"You have already held a wedding in the city. When you return to your hometown this time, you must give us a chance to treat us, right? There are so many relatives and friends in your hometown, as well as the young and old men in the village. I have to treat them to a wedding drink!"
Hearing this, Fang Hanmin's head was pounding, "Dad, I don't object to your treat, but we don't have time to accompany you!"
"As the saying goes, if you are away from home, your life will be affected. Now that you are back, if you stay at home for a few more days, what else can your employer do to you?"
"Ouch! Yuping and I both have to go to work on Monday. This was decided with the work before we came back. We plan to stay with you all day today, visit Yuping's parents tomorrow morning, and return to the city tomorrow afternoon. What do you want now? Age? What you said cannot be a reason to delay work!"
