As mothers, they all hope that their daughters will find someone with better family conditions and easier for their future in-laws to get along with.

"The family conditions are very ordinary, as for his parents----, to be honest, my contact with them is only an hour, I can't say what attitude I have towards me, but I can also see that his mother speaks more simply, and his father doesn't seem to like to talk." Yuling reported to her mother how she felt about the trip.

"How's his house?"

"The house is relatively old, and Zhou Jianping found someone to clean it up some time ago. Oh, the conditions of his village are not good in itself, I passed by the village, and I didn't see anyone whose house was as good as ours. ”

"Do you ----, have any ideas?" Wu Guixiang was always afraid that her daughter would be wronged.

"What's the idea? I have been with Zhou Jianping for more than two years, although we rarely see each other, but the time is not short, what else? You can't just stop dealing with him because his family's conditions are not good, right? Besides, you also said at the beginning, since you are looking for the object of Yuanba Village, don't expect the family conditions to be good, we are rushing against Zhou Jianping. ”

"Yes, I still think so, I'm afraid you'll be shaken."

"What are you shaking! From what I know about Zhou Jianping, he is different from other members of the production team, and I think he will work hard to change the status quo of his family. ”

"Since you think so, I'm relieved."

The mother and daughter have worked together for many years, taking care of each other, and have accumulated a deep feeling, Wu Guixiang is also worried that her daughter will suffer when she marries, and what she is most worried about is the other party's family conditions. Seeing that Yuling was very confident in Zhou Jianping, Wu Guixiang's worry was a little less.

That night, Chen Xiuhua told Zhou Xuecheng that he should find an introducer to probe the woman's tone, and if the woman had no opinion, the next thing should be arranged for the parents of both parties to meet.

The introducer quickly reported back, and the woman's parents agreed to meet.

According to common sense, the in-laws should be the man who takes the initiative to go to the woman's house, but Yuling's father is not at home, so he can't call him back from the unit hundreds of kilometers away for this matter. The woman's family didn't even have anyone to chat with, which was obviously very inconvenient.

Wu Guixiang told the introducer that it was more appropriate to arrange the meeting place at the man's house, and there was no need to take into account those cliché exquisiteness, how suitable and convenient it was, what to do.

Chen Xiuhua felt that Yuling's mother was a cheerful person, and she was happier than herself, although the woman's family conditions were quite good, she did not have any superior posture.

After the date of meeting was set, Wu Guixiang and Yuling went to the store in the township in advance to prepare gifts, and on the day of the meeting, Yuling was still riding the 26-type "permanent" brand bicycle, and Wu Guixiang was sitting on the back stand of the car with the gifts. According to the prior agreement with Zhou Jianping, Yuling's mother and daughter arrived at the head of Yuanba Village at about nine o'clock, and Jianping was already waiting there.

On the way home from the head of the village, Zhou Jianping had a preconceived idea, "Auntie, this village is far worse than your village." ”

"Hey, it's all rural, and it's not far off." Wu Guixiang dealt casually.

Zhou Xuecheng did not work in the field that day, and he and Chen Xiuhua were also waiting outside the courtyard gate. After turning a corner, the two sides saw it from afar, Chen Xiuhua and Wu Guixiang had met on a blind date, and they were still separated by a distance, so Chen Xiuhua greeted her, "Yuling, her mother, a rare guest!" "When people in the countryside meet, I'm afraid they won't say anything else except this sentence.

"What's the rare guest? It's all old acquaintances. Wu Guixiang said politely.

When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Zhou Xuecheng also said: "The weather is very hot, come into the courtyard to cool down." ”

Because he had already known the situation of Zhou Jianping's family from Yuling in advance, Wu Guixiang was not surprised when he entered the courtyard and saw his family's house and environment.

Zhou Xuecheng brought the tea that had been cooled, "Drink herbal tea in summer to quench your thirst." He handed a cup of herbal tea to Wu Guixiang.

"Don't be busy, sit down and rest." Wu Guixiang said.

Chen Xiuhua moved to Wu Guixiang, "I've almost prepared lunch, it's rare for our sisters to meet, I'll talk to you for a while." Jianping and Yuling have been together for a long time, although they don't spend much time together halfway, they are not young. ”

Wu Guixiang knew that Chen Xiuhua wanted to finish talking about what she was going to talk about today before going to lunch. It's good in this way, so as not to talk about things while eating at noon, and delay the business to be discussed. "Yes, they are not small, we are here today just to hear what you have planned."

"My idea with Jianping and his father is very simple, the man should get married and the woman should get married, and the time they get along is not short, we feel that at the right time, it is time for them to get married."

"I have this idea too, have you set a date?"

"We're not there yet. Before the date is set, we want to know what you want from Yuling? Chen Xiuhua said.

Wu Guixiang thought to herself, if there is really any request, it should be conveyed by the introducer, how can it be brought up in person! Besides, what requirements can you meet for your family's conditions? "Jianping mother, I'll be honest with you, we didn't ask for it!"

"How can there be no request? For example, the bride price, you have to give a rough idea. ”

"You're embarrassed for me. Let's meet today, the main purpose is to confirm the relationship between Jianping and Yuling, as for the next step of getting married and starting a family, we really don't have any requirements, you just look at it. ”

"Yuling, mother, you look at it, but it makes us embarrassed." Zhou Xuecheng interjected on the side.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, what I mean when I say look at it, that is, according to your current family conditions, it's almost fine, don't force it. As long as Yuling and Jianping are good, I will recognize the amount of bride price. ”

The other party has already handed over the truth, Chen Xiuhua and Zhou Xuecheng can't say anything, the so-called family will be like that, if both parties are happy, it will be a matter of a few words.

After staying for half an hour, the result was much smoother than Chen Xiuhua expected, there was nothing to say, she asked Zhou Jianping to chat with Yuling's mother and daughter, and she went into the kitchen with Zhou Xuecheng to prepare lunch.

......

Zhou Xuecheng and his wife decided to vacate the easternmost house, simply clean it up, and give it to their eldest son Zhou Jianping as a wedding house. Zhou Jianping didn't let his parents spend money, and he insisted on cleaning up the house at his own expense.

Zhou Jianping is not good at this kind of thing, he found his uncle and second brother again, Zhou Jianliang was very enthusiastic about this, "Jianping, marriage is a major event in life, don't listen to your father, my second uncle knows how to save money, and simply clean it up, and lose what he said!" Casually, simply, worthy of other girls? ”

"Okay, don't talk about my dad, he's such a person. Tell me how to clean it up. ”

"You watch from the sidelines, I'll find someone to help you clean up, wrap it on me, and make sure you're satisfied after you're done."

"Are you looking for my classmate Song Chengquan again?"

"What are you looking for him? He's just a rough worker, tidying up the house, it's meticulous work, he can't do it. Don't worry about it, I'll look for you who works, and you just have to take the money. ”

Zhou Jianliang really found a master from the neighboring village who specially cleaned up the new house for others, Zhou Jianping spent nearly 300 yuan for this, the appearance of the original very old house, after he decorated it like this, the inside is not only neat and beautiful, but also has a festive atmosphere.

With a new house, Chen Xiuhua and Wu Guixiang set a date, and Zhou Jianping and Chang Yuling tied the knot on the eve of New Year's Day that year.

After marriage, the middle of winter is a rare agricultural season all year round.

In the morning, the sky was flying with snow, and Chang Yuling got up very early, because Zhou Jianping still had brothers and sisters who went to school, and she wanted to help her mother-in-law Chen Xiuhua make breakfast.

After sending away the school, Chang Yuling called Zhou Jianping to get up and have breakfast, "Everyone else has finished eating, you hurry up, I'll clean up the dishes and chopsticks." ”

Zhou Jianping lay on the bed and didn't want to move, "I won't eat breakfast anymore, you go and clean up, come back after cleaning up, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Chang Yuling came back from the kitchen and sat down on the edge of the bed, "Say, what do you want to discuss with me?" ”

"Stay close to me."

Yuling moved forward.

"Take off your coat and go under the covers." Jianping said.

"you! In broad daylight, aren't you afraid of who will break in and see? ”

"It's snowing outside, no one comes, and it's cold and it's warm in the bed."

Yuling was unmoved, Zhou Jianping stretched out his arm to wrap his arms around her waist, dragged her closer, and touched her up and down, "You stop!" Yuling's voice was not loud, but it was serious.

"Take off your coat and go under the covers."

"You gluttonous cat, haven't you had enough nights?"

"I still want it!"

"Go, go, go! If our mom breaks in, how embarrassing it will be? ”

Jianping didn't give up, and stretched out his hand to Yuling's chest again, and Yuling pushed him away, "Don't make trouble!" What are you going to discuss with me? Come on, or I'll go out. ”

"Don't go, I really have something to discuss with you."

Zhou Jianping has done nothing in the past six months, except for preparing for major life events, and now he is married, but next month is the New Year, and he can't do anything during this time.

Although he didn't do anything, Zhou Jianping had been thinking in his mind some time ago, in the past two or three years, he had trafficked bananas, made second-hand clothes, set up stalls, and made some money, but he thought that this kind of opportunistic business that relied on buying and selling was not what he wanted to do after all.

"You say, I'll listen." Yuling looked at Jianping seriously.

"I still have to go out after the Spring Festival."

"Go ahead, in order to prepare for the marriage, I have delayed you for more than half a year." Yuling wasn't surprised.

"But I don't want to do what I used to do."

"Why? You've already walked out of the doorway, so let's do it without worry! ”

"I don't think it's interesting to make a small fuss, setting up a stall is not a long-term solution after all, except for earning food, it can't make any climate. Moreover, whether it is trafficking bananas or second-hand clothing, the risk is very high, once the purchase is blind, or there is an accident on the way, you will lose all your money. ”

"Since you think so, you have a point, but what do you want to do next?"

"I don't have a specific goal yet, I only have an idea now."

"You go out blindly without even a specific goal, and your family is not at ease!" Yuling said worriedly.