"Xiaoya, it's time to eat." There was a knock on the door and the babysitter urged us to go out to eat.

Five people, sixteen dishes, a full table. Like the Chinese New Year, there are more than three dishes per person on average, where is it possible to eat? On the table behind the uncle, there was also a small jar of rice wine.

It is said that people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River buried a jar of daughter red in the ground on the day their daughter was born. On the day when her daughter grows up and gets married, she digs it out and shares it with her family and friends, which means that the days are prosperous. The daughter's red is rice wine, and the uncle's jar of rice wine won't be the red of the Xu family's children who have been dusty for many years, right? I looked at Sister Xu beside me, and then directed her gaze to the jar of rice wine, hoping that she could answer my questions.

When Sister Xu saw the rice wine, she just smiled at me and didn't say anything. Sister Xu, do you want to fake it?

My aunt said that tonight is even happier than the Chinese New Year's Eve, and this is the second time she has been cooking in the two years since she moved to this community. The first time was last year's wedding anniversary. is in his sixties, and he is still celebrating his wedding anniversary, so emotional, and how deep the relationship between the two elders is, you can imagine.

"Mom, I've worked hard for you tonight. Mom, I wish you good health and peace. After speaking, I raised a small glass of rice wine and clinked glasses with my aunt who was sitting next to me.

"Koike, steamed bream was the only dish on the day I and your dad registered our wedding. Every year on December 3rd, I make a steamed bream dish myself. It's been forty years, and it hasn't changed. I hope that you and Xiaoya will respect each other as much as we do, inherit and carry forward our happiness and fulfillment. After the aunt finished speaking, she raised her glass to celebrate.

If I don't raise a glass, I will be ashamed of the two old men, but clinking glasses means accepting my aunt's blessing. Should I drink this glass of wine, Sister Xu didn't have an idea, she was a little embarrassed. I hesitated for a moment, then suddenly I moved and said, "Mom, wait! It makes more sense to save your glass of wine for the wedding day. Now this cup should be a toast to my acquaintance and love with Xiaoya. "Acquaintance is easy to explain, but love? At present, it can only be a sister-brother relationship. As for the wedding, it will definitely be held, but who Sister Xu will hold it with, that will be a matter for the future.

"Koike said it so well!" Uncle chimed in.

My aunt also nodded, clinked glasses with me, and then added, "I hope that day is coming soon, I'm waiting to hold my grandson, hehe." ”

I filled my glass again, stood up, walked over to my uncle, clinked glasses with him, and said some words of blessing. Sister Xu watched me and her parents take turns toasting and smiled sweetly. I also read the two words "thank you" on her face.

Of course, Sister Xu didn't just watch my performance, she also served vegetables and soup for the two old people. And his parents, every time they accept a bowl of soup and a piece of meat from Sister Xu, they either say thank you or praise her for being a good girl. Sister Xu and her parents, although they are a family, everyone is polite like guests, no wonder Sister Xu's family is so harmonious and happy. Being polite is actually a kind of respect for the other person, don't be unceremonious just because you are a family.

I put the two chicken thighs in my uncle's and aunt's bowls. The uncle picked up the chicken legs, brought them to his mouth, and said, "In two years, the chicken legs will belong to our grandson, and we won't have our share, hahaha." "Hearty laughter.

"No, old man, it's next year! It's not two years. My aunt refuted my uncle's words, but her eyes drifted to me, and finally fell on Sister Xu.

"I'm still young next year, I can't eat, hehe." Uncle waved his hand and said.

"I chopped up the meat and fed it to him." As she spoke, the aunt turned her palm into a knife and made a gesture of chopping meat.

The two elders are cheerful and very cute, as if they have already hugged their grandson, and the more they talk, the more excited they become. Sister Xu smiled, looked at her parents, shook her head again, and then glanced at me. What do you want me to do? Are you ready to make me the father of my future child? I responded to Sister Xu with a wicked smile. Sister Xu understood that I was smiling and hiding a treachery, and gently handed her little feet to my calves. I was ready to be kicked hard, I didn't expect to get a bargain! Hehe.

When I got off the train yesterday, I specially looked at the train timetable, and there was a train to Nanning at 12 o'clock tonight. Since September is neither a holiday nor a holiday, I think the train should be as empty as it was when it came. Also, I didn't know when I would be able to make my way home, so I didn't need to buy a train ticket in advance.

After eating, I chatted with my uncle and aunt for a while, and when Sister Xu saw that it was nearly nine o'clock, she took me and ran back to her boudoir. Sister Xu's boudoir has a separate bathroom, and before I entered the bathroom, Sister Xu handed me a new set of clothes. I have been in Shanghai for two days, and she has already given me three sets of new clothes. These three sets of new clothes have different styles, colors, and brands. I didn't want to accept it, but she announced to me with a stern face: "In the future, I will be in charge of all your dress, and you will not have any say in terms of image." "If I have any more objections, it will be a great disrespect to her. To have such a good friend as Sister Xu is a blessing I cultivated in my previous life!

I wanted to take the subway to the train station by myself after taking a shower, but Sister Xu said that she didn't want to say anything, and she had to send me in person. The two old men insisted on sending me downstairs and exchanged pleasantries before letting me get into the car. As when I came, Sister Xu asked me to sit next to her.

From getting on the bus to leaving the gate of the community, I deliberately looked at the odometer, which was about a kilometer. In other words, in order to meet me, my uncle walked 2 miles on crutches and with the support of my aunt. Uncle is an old man with gout in his feet and over the age of six! I was so ashamed to let two old men walk so far to greet me, and I even thought that I was doing evil. No wonder, when Sister Xu saw them, tears couldn't help but flow.

It can be seen from this how deep Sister Xu's parents love their daughter, how much they desire their grandson, and how much they hope for their son-in-law. This highlights even more how heavy the pressure is on Sister Xu!

"If it weren't for tonight, I really wouldn't have been able to appreciate my parents' good intentions. Hey, pity the hearts of parents all over the world! I think of my parents waiting for us at the gate of the community, and I feel so uncomfortable. I suddenly had an idea to satisfy my parents and make them stop worrying about me. Tofu, I hope you can help me. Not far out of the community, Sister Xu, who had been silent, said. She looked at me with helpless eyes.

One of my hands, gently resting on the back of her right hand, which was holding the steering wheel, said, "Drive seriously, I can answer any request." "If it weren't for the car, I guess she would have thrown herself into my arms and cried. I didn't expect that Sister Xu, who has always been strong, also has a vulnerable side.

When Sister Xu got my promise, her face immediately turned cloudy, and she said: "That is, every year in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese New Year's Eve, and December 3, you will go back to my house for dinner with me as my boyfriend, okay?" ”

"This is not a long-term solution, Sister Xu. Men should get married and women should get married, this is the wish of every parent, and it is also the way that everyone must go through. "Sister Xu's requirements are not high, and I am duty-bound. Although I have to go back to my hometown to visit my elderly parents on Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year's Eve, I can go back a day or two to visit them.

"When it comes to marriage, my parents have never forced me directly with words, and they never give me a look. They are hints at best. However, I know what they want. One look made me lose ten years of youth. If it weren't for you, I would have almost accepted Li Guo. These two lessons made me feel a sense of fear about love and marriage. Don't look at me, I'm usually very cheerful, but when it comes to making friends, I'm very cautious. I know that's a bit excessive. Because everyone has their own family, who doesn't want to go home during the holidays? I am well aware that this is a stopgap measure, but one day is a day, and a year is a year. I can't go hungry, can I?! "Sister Xu is not unreasonable. Men are afraid of entering the wrong industry, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, this is a major life event after all.

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