Chapter Fifty-Eight: Preparing to Go Abroad
Wu Xiaochuan's formalities for going abroad have been completed, and he will leave at the end of August, just when Lin Shuqing and Wu Yumei were busy preparing bags for Wu Xiaochuan, the fat aunt who was already in the age of sixteen suddenly came to Lin's house and brought Lin Shuqing a lot of rural specialties, full of a big bag, panting and hot and sweaty. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lin Shuqing saw that the fat aunt was so old, she couldn't bear to be busy serving tea and pouring water for the fat aunt, Wu Yumei also hurriedly brought the desktop fan over to blow the wind for the fat aunt, Wu Xiaochuan was busy running out to buy two bottles of soda for the fat aunt and came back, opened it and handed it to the fat aunt, but the fat aunt didn't seem to care about any of this, looking at Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei's expressions were a little weird, Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei felt that the fat aunt looked a little dull today, but I don't know why? But Lin Shuqing saw it, so she said to Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei: "We won't eat at home at noon today, I'm going to invite Sister Wu to dinner in the restaurant!" And let Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei go to book a table first.
After Lin Shuqing waited for the two to walk out, she asked the fat aunt, "Sister! Do you have something to say? The fat aunt, who has always been straightforward and fast-talking, squirmed the corners of her mouth and couldn't speak this time, so Lin Shuqing had no choice but to say: "Eldest sister! You mean to talk about two children, right? Sister, what do you have to say...... The fat aunt didn't wait for Lin Shuqing to finish speaking, grabbed her hand and said affectionately: "Big sister! I don't know when Xiaochuan will come back? Nothing will happen, right? I like this kid Xiaochuan so much! You see that Meizi is twenty-three years old this year, and I have a big girl at her age, and I feel uncomfortable when I think about it! Uh-huh! And he began to cry!
Lin Shuqing took a towel and handed it to the fat aunt, the fat aunt took the towel and wiped her tears, Lin Shuqing comforted her and said, "Sister, you have to believe in Xiaochuan!" Believe in the affection between two children! I think you can rest assured! The fat aunt said, "Don't worry! I'm a hundred reassuring to Xiaochuanwa, but I'm not at ease with others! As the saying goes, 'Heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass'! I have heard that all the foreign women are like flowers and butterflies, and it is difficult to say whether they have the intention to earn money or not, as the old saying goes: 'How can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet?' 'Bao Qi Xiaochuan was ...... What should I do if I was falsely accused by someone? "The fat aunt wants to say: Say that if Lin Xiaochuan is deceived by a fox spirit, won't it make my daughter suffer? But in the end it was not said so.
Lin Shuqing knows these two children, especially her son Wu Xiaochuan, so she didn't take the fat aunt's worries seriously, and still used "It's okay, it's okay!" Rest assured! came to comfort the fat aunt, but the fat aunt didn't know much about the situation between Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei, so she couldn't rest assured, she said to Lin Shuqing: "Big sister! Do you know that my family Meizi is infatuated with Xiaochuan Wa! Big girl! In case there is a mistake in the pool, do you believe it or not? My plums can die immediately! You're a mother, too! This is what the fat aunt is most worried about. Although the fat aunt's words were very calm, but the tone was quite heavy, Lin Shuqing suddenly understood that she and the fat aunt were in different positions, and the angle of looking at the problem was also different, she understood the fat aunt's worries, and the two ideas came together, and the sisters discussed together.
What to do? I can't go all of them, after all, the cost of studying abroad is paid by my aunt, and it is impossible to get married now, first, time does not allow, and secondly, Meizi has not yet worked, so Lin Shuqing and the fat aunt decided after discussion......
At noon, when the family was eating in the restaurant, the four of them had eaten more than half of the meal, and Lin Shuqing suddenly said to everyone very solemnly: "Today, while the eldest sister is here, I want to announce a decision!" Lin Shuqing looked at Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei, the two of them held their breath and listened attentively, Lin Shuqing took a sip of the teacup, and said without squinting: "While Xiaochuan has not left, the engagement ceremony of Wu Xiaochuan and Wu Yumei will be held at Wu's house at noon the day after tomorrow!" Although Wu Xiaochuan felt sudden after hearing this, he was not surprised, because he immediately understood his mother's hard work, and he was also happy! Wu Yumei was stunned after hearing this, although this was also what she dreamed of, although it was just a formality, and it also gave her the soul that she had been looking forward to for so many years with great comfort, but at the same time she felt that doing so had a feeling of imposing on others, like the Wu family's imposition on the Lin family!
Wu Yumei knew that this was the fat aunt's idea, so she turned her face and glared at the fat aunt, but the fat aunt pretended to be stupid with an innocent face, and Lin Shuqing said, "Okay! Meizi, don't look at the eldest sister like this, this is my idea! It was also my decision! Do you two have any opinions? That's it! As soon as Lin Shuqing said this, everyone didn't dare to say anything, and the fat aunt hurriedly went to her son's house satisfied.
The next day, the fat aunt ordered Yonggang and Wu Yufang to go back to Huangmiao Village to help Zhang Luo's sister.
Wu Yumei also went back the afternoon of the next day, and just entered the courtyard to see the huge Wu family compound, full of horses and benches borrowed from the surrounding neighbors, and several families surnamed Wu were busy supporting the stove, the eldest brother Yonggang and the eldest brother-in-law Hong Liang were busy setting up tables, chairs and benches, the eldest sister and sister-in-law were busy removing chicken and duck feathers at the foot of the courtyard wall, and the fat aunt was in the middle of the courtyard like a general directing everyone to be busy with this and that. Wu Yumei was very disappreciative and said loudly: "Mom! Eldest brother! What are you doing here? Really! The fat aunt made up her mind and ignored her, only saying to the others: "Nothing! you! Then he deliberately scolded a junior of his family: "Big head! What's going on? Your aunt's words are not good, are they? It's ticklish, isn't it? Dry quickly! "Just don't answer her daughter's words, Wu Yumei knows that this is the fat aunt's idea again, she wants to make the formation huge, causing a nominal established fact, despite this, the second brother Yongqiang can't go home to attend his sister's engagement ceremony, which makes the fat aunt still feel very sorry.
When the Wu family had dinner together in the evening, Meizi was still complaining that the fat aunt was not doing this well, and the fat aunt did not hide it but said confidently: "Yes! It was my idea! But isn't mom good for you! Tell your sister and your sister-in-law to talk about it, is this the reason? Saying that, he pointed at Wu Yufang and Xinhua with chopsticks, meaning to ask them to express their position! In this matter, the eldest sister Wu Yufang and the sister-in-law Xinhua both felt that the fat aunt had done the right thing, although they felt that their sister's conditions were good and Wu Xiaochuan was very honest, but Wu Xiaochuan was too good and studied abroad, and it was hard to say which country's president's daughter was interested in, after all, her sister was their relative and the pride of their Wu family, as for the question of whether to impose or not, they couldn't care so much.
But Wu Yumei is a college student after all, and her ideological realm is not at the same level as them, she said after listening to her mother and sister-in-law: "I can understand the feelings of my mother and sister-in-law, but you attach too much importance to formal things, you should know that 'twisted melons are not sweet!'" 'That's right! The fat aunt was unconvinced, and muttered: "I don't care if he is bitter or sweet!" I knew it was the old way! Meizi said: "This is typical formalism!" Seeing everyone's stunned expressions, Wu Yumei explained in a euphemistic tone: "Maybe I don't know exactly what I said, you don't understand it very well, but you should know how to go with the flow!" Marriage is like a movie, the beginning is the prologue, and I want to make the prologue endless. But our family is not worried about Xiaochuan by doing this, but because they have no confidence in the daughter of the Wu family, as if their daughter can't get married, understand? Wu Yumei's words convinced the whole family, and the family took advantage of the evening to send back the neighbor's horse pestle and bench.
The next day, Lin Shuqing and Wu Xiaochuan's mother and son came, Li Erdan also came, Yonggang called the branch secretary Yongtian and several other families, and the fat aunt called Aunt Chuanshan to set up two tables, and everyone had a meal together, and invited the town's photography master to take a family photo.
Lin Shuqing was originally going to give Wu Yumei an engagement gift at the engagement ceremony, and the gifts were all brought, but Meizi said: "I must accept the gift given by my mother!" But not today! Lin Shuqing had no choice but to put away the gift when she heard Meizi say this, Wu Xiaochuan and Meizi took a photo of their engagement, and the whole family was happy, and the engagement ceremony was done.
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