Li Xiulan is used to saving on weekdays, it would be good to be full, today not only ate fish, but also rice, although the fish is gone now, but it is also good to be able to eat more bowls of rice.

Li Xiulan took a big bowl of rice, picked up the bowl with scrambled eggs with tomatoes at the table, and pulled half of it into her bowl.

Because it was too full, the yellow, orange and orange eggs rolled down to the table, and Li Xiulan was not too dirty, so she directly picked it up with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, looking satisfied.

Xia Aidang persuaded on the side, "Eat slowly, eat slowly, it's not enough." ”

Xia Jianye, who was watching, couldn't wait to slap his son on the head and wake him up.

Li Xiulan gobbled up, and several children stared at him directly, and he didn't care.

Xia Zhi saw a few children staring at Li Xiulan, and hurriedly said, "Eat your own, the meal will be cold in a while." ”

Only then did the children suddenly bow their heads and begin to eat their own food.

After eating, Li Xiulan burped with satisfaction, touched her round belly, looked at Xia Ai's eyes more gently, and became more firm in her heart, and her belief that she must marry Xia Ai's party.

After eating, Xia Jianye said directly, "Love the party, it's not too early, you can send Xiulan back." ”

Xia Aidang scratched his head suspiciously and said, "Dad, it's just past 2 o'clock, it's still early, the sun is so big outside, it's not good to get Xiaolan, and when the sun goes down in the afternoon, I'm sending Xiulan back." ”

Xia Jianye glared at Xia Aidang, but Li Xiulan was still there, and Xia Jianye couldn't say it clearly, so he could only snort coldly, out of sight, "I'll go upstairs and rest for a while." ”

After eating, the table was full of messes, Li Xiulan sat on the sofa with a comfortable face, and the Xia Ai Party sat beside her and talked with her.

Xia Zhi frowned, and said directly, "Love the party, brush the pots and pans clean." ”

Yang Xinyi has been away from home for so many years, and there are only Xia Aidang and Xia Jianye at home, Xia Aidang can not only brush pots and wash dishes, but also cook, and the taste is not bad.

Hearing Xia Zhi's words, Xia Aidang immediately said, "Okay, eldest sister, leave it to me." So saying, he stood up.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, Li Xiulan grabbed Xia Ai's sleeve, frowned and said dissatisfied, "Brushing pots and washing dishes is a woman's job, how can you let a big man like Ai Dang do it?" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the summer solstice dissatisfied.

Xia Aidang hurriedly said, "It's okay, I often brush pots and wash dishes at home." ”

Li Xiulan pulled Xia Aidang's sleeve and said, "No, I feel distressed when I watch you brush the pot and wash the dishes." ”

Hearing Li Xiulan say this, Xia Aidang's cheeks were hot with joy, and his eyes were full of shyness and joy.

Xia Zhi sneered in her heart, she had taken into account that Li Xiulan was a guest after all, so she didn't speak so directly, since Li Xiulan didn't treat herself as an outsider, then Xia Zhi didn't have to give her face.

So Xia Zhi said directly, "Since you are reluctant to love the party to brush the pots and wash the dishes, then you can wash the pots and dishes." ”

Li Xiulan said confidently, "I am a guest, how can I let the guests wash the pots and dishes?" ”

Xia Zhi said unhurriedly, "I didn't think about letting you brush the pot and wash the dishes at the beginning, I wanted the Ai Party to brush the pot and wash the dishes, since you love the Party with your heart, then you will do it for him!" ”

Li Xiulan was so choked that she couldn't speak, even if Xia Aidang's brain was dull, she felt that something was wrong, and immediately said, "Sister, I'll brush the pot and wash the dishes." ”

This time, Li Xiulan simply let go, and didn't say anything about not letting Xia Aidang wash the pots and dishes, let alone mentioning that she would come to wash the pots and dishes for Xia Aidang, so she sat stunned.

Xia Ai Dang cleanly washed all the pots and pans, and returned to sit on the sofa in the living room.

Li Xiulan glanced at Xia Zhi provocatively, and then said delicately, "Love the party, I came to your house with you today, when will you go to my house with me?" My parents said they wanted to meet you. ”

When Li Xiulan said this, her face showed shyness.

Xia Aidang is also the first time to deal with the object, hearing this, thinking that he is going to meet the future father-in-law and mother-in-law, he is a little nervous, and said with a red face, "Well, when you say you will go, you will go." ”

Li Xiulan was happy when she heard this, and said with a grin, "Why don't it be next Sunday, it just so happens that our factory is about to pay wages, you can buy more good things for my parents at that time, and you can hand over the rest of the money to me, and I will keep it for you." ”

Xia Ai Dang didn't think about it, so he nodded.

Although Yang Xinyi was a little frugal when she was there before, several children could eat enough, so Xia Aidang has not suffered much since she was a child.

Especially after Yang Xinyi left the Xia family, Xia Jianye may want to compensate Xia Aidang, and every time he pays his salary, he will give Xia Aidang pocket money.

In addition, the monthly living expenses of the Xia Ai Party are forty or fifty yuan, so the Xia Ai Party has basically never lacked money to spend when he grows up, and his concept of money is also very weak.

Thinking that Li Xiulan will be his daughter-in-law in the future, it is okay to give the money to her daughter-in-law in advance for safekeeping.

But in Xia Zhi's opinion, this Li Xiulan just treats Xia Ai Party as a second fool.

This era is different from the openness of later generations, and in this era, people in the whole country are poor and unmarried, and it is really rare for a woman to ask the man to keep her salary.

Li Xiulan saw that Xia Aidang didn't want to think about it, so she agreed, and handed over her salary to her for safekeeping, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face.

But he didn't want to, Xia Jianye's voice suddenly came from the stairs, "I don't agree." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Xia Jianye, who was standing at the corner of the second floor.

Xia Jianye had a gloomy face, stared straight at Xia Aidang and Li Xiulan, and said slowly, "Comrade Xiulan, although you and my family love the party are in the same place, but you are not married yet, you have to keep my family's love party's salary, this is unreasonable." ”

"Besides, I haven't agreed to your marriage yet."

As soon as these words came out, Xia Aidang looked at Xia Jianye anxiously, and said dissatisfiedly, "Dad, Xiulan is so good, how can you disagree?" ”

Xia Jianye glared at Xia Aidang fiercely, and scolded, "You stinky boy, shut up for me!" ”

Li Xiulan on the side had round eyes, her eyes were full of surprise and disbelief, and she quickly reacted, looked at Xia Jianye aggrievedly, and said with accusations in her eyes, "Uncle, what's wrong with me?" Why don't you agree to my marriage to the Patriotic Party? The two of us are staunchest revolutionary comrades-in-arms, and we are ready to spend the rest of our lives together. ”

When Xia Aidang heard this, he was moved to hold Li Xiulan's hand, and said solemnly, "I like Xiaolan, I will not marry Xiulan in this life." ”

Xia Jianye's chest rose and fell in anger, and he said dissatisfied, "You stinky boy, what do you know?" I said I didn't agree to this marriage, so I didn't agree. ”

Li Xiulan's eyes were slightly red, and she choked up and said, "Uncle, do you dislike my poor family and don't deserve to love the party?" ”

Without waiting for Xia Jianye to speak, Li Xiulan continued, "Although my family is poor, my family is an eight-generation poor peasant, and the ingredients are very good. I talked to the party about the person, and I didn't want to do anything about him, but I felt that it was very good to love the party, uncle, you can fulfill us. ”

Xia Aidang was very moved, looked at Xia Jianye with firm eyes and said, "Why do you have to beat the mandarin ducks?" If you don't agree to our marriage, I'll run away from home, and you'll be without me as a son from now on!" ”

Xia Jianye was so angry that his face turned pale, pointing at Xia Ai and speechless, Xia Zhi was afraid that Xia Jianye would be angry, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Xia Jianye to the sofa and sit down.

Xia Jianye picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and slowed down, only then did he come back to his senses.

Looking at the stubborn Xia Aidang, Xia Jianye was extremely tired and said, "Silly boy, can I still harm you?" Comrade Xiulan is really not for you. ”

Xia Ai Dang argued, "In the future, I will live with Xiulan, Xiaolan is not suitable for me, I have the final say, you don't interfere anymore." ”

"Now we all pay attention to the freedom of marriage, can you be a feudal patriarch."

Xia Jianye always had a cold face, and said indifferently, "Anyway, I don't agree to this marriage, if you dare to leave this house, I will break your legs." ”

Xia Aidang cried with a sad face, there was no way, his eyes for help fell on Xia Zhi, and begged, "Eldest sister, you help me talk, Xiaolan is so good, why can't Dad agree to my marriage with her?" ”

Xia Zhi listened to Xia Aidang's words, sighed and said, "Love the party, sister, I don't agree with your marriage to Comrade Xiulan." ”

"What?" Xia Aidang's eyes widened in disbelief and asked, "Why?" Eldest sister, you have been so good to me since I was a child, why don't you agree? Don't you want to see me happy? ”

Xia Zhi hurriedly said, "Of course not, I watched you grow up since you were a child, so I naturally want you to be happy." ”

Xia Aidang said, "Then why doesn't the eldest sister agree that I am with Xiulan?" ”

Li Xiulan was on the side, and she also asked aggrievedly, "Yes, eldest sister, why don't you like me?" Did you want the Ai Party to wash the pots and dishes just now, and I didn't agree, so you hate me. ”

Xia Zhi's face turned cold all of a sudden, pursed his lips, and said, "Of course not." ”

Xia Zhi looked at Li Xiulan with a solemn expression and said, "Since you asked, then I'll tell you what I think." ”

Xia Zhi stood up and looked at Li Yingxiulan condescendingly, "First, you and the Ai Dang are neither engaged nor married, so let the Ai Dang hand over all his salary to you to subsidize your family, do you think it is appropriate to do this?" ”

"Before you entered the door, you began to subsidize your family with the salary of the love party, if you enter the door, you must not move all the things of the Xia family to your house?"

Li Xiulan immediately retorted, "The Xia family is rich, my family is poor, and the love party is my object, so make up for my family, what's wrong?" ”

Xia Zhi said solemnly, "Your family's poverty is your family's business, even if you marry the love party in the future, although the Xia family can help you for a while, can you help your family for a lifetime?" ”

"If you want your family to have a better life, the key is to rely on yourself, rely on your own diligence and hard work, instead of always trying to take advantage of other people's families."

Li Xiulan was choked by Xia Zhi's words.

Xia Zhi then said, "Second, you keep saying that girls are worthless, aren't you a girl yourself?" ”

"Why should a woman be embarrassed by a woman? If even a woman looks down on herself, feels that she is inferior, and is a head lower than a man, she is willing to be low. ”

Li Xiulan's face turned pale when Xia Zhi said this, but she didn't expect Xia Zhi to continue, "Third, when eating, you don't care at all that this is in someone else's house, and you try your best to put vegetables in your own bowl, which is selfish and uneducated. ”

After Xia Zhi finished speaking, he added coldly, "That's why I don't agree with you being with the Love Party." ”

After listening to this, Li Xiulan was very unconvinced, "My family is poor, and it is rare to eat a good meal, so I eat a little more, so what?" ”

"I'm a guest invited by the party, what's wrong with eating more? Your family is so rich, can't I eat more from your family, you are too petty. ”

After hearing this, Xia Zhi's face turned red with anger, "You don't mess around here, I'm not accusing you of eating too much, but you didn't consider other people's feelings and were too selfish." ”

When Xia Jianye heard Xia Zhi's words, his eyes flashed with appreciation, nodded approvingly, and said to Xia Aidang, "Did you hear it, your eldest sister's words are my words, and Comrade Xiaolan is not suitable for you." ”

Xia Aidang listened to the three reasons that Xia Zhi just said, and his chaotic brain finally cleared up, his eyes were full of struggle, he bit his lip stubbornly, and his face was full of sadness.

When Li Xiulan saw Xia Aidang's appearance, she was a little panicked, shed tears, shook Xia Aidang's arm and said, "Aidang, don't listen to her nonsense, what do I do to you, don't you know in your heart?" ”

"Don't fall for someone else, she's stirring up our relationship."

Xia Aidang glanced at Li Xiulan, who was chattering, with a complicated expression, and said in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you go back first, and I'll think about it myself." ”

Li Xiulan was even more panicked when she heard this, she hugged Xia Aidang's arm and didn't let go, and shouted, "Ai Dang, don't you want me anymore?" Our relationship was so good before, you still said that you wanted to marry me and let me be your daughter-in-law, but now because of such a little thing, you start to dislike me, do you really like me? ”

Xia Aidang watched Li Xiulan crying breathlessly, and was also a little distressed, and hurriedly persuaded, "Xiulan, don't be angry, I'm a little messy in my mind now, when I think about it clearly, I'll go to you again, okay?" ”

Li Xiulan hurriedly shook her head, "It's not good, love the party, I, Li Xiulan, have identified you in my life, you must not want me." ”

Xia Jianye and Xia Zhi on the side couldn't help frowning, especially Xia Jianye, when they saw their youngest son showing such a hesitant look, they couldn't wait to kick him twice.

Finally, Xia Aidang raised his head and looked at Xia Jianye and Xia Zhidao, "Eldest sister, we will talk about this matter later, now I will send Xiulan back first." ”

Xia Zhi didn't say anything, Xia Jianye frowned, and wanted to scold his son, but seeing Xia Aidang's firm face, he could only sigh and turn upstairs.

Xia Ai Dang pulled Li Xiulan out of Xia's house in a depressed mood.

When leaving, Li Xiulan couldn't help but turn her head and glared at Xia Zhi viciously, with an undisguised look of resentment in her eyes.

Seeing Lin Xiulan's eyes, Xia Zhi knew that he had completely offended this girl.

But she didn't care, if it was the summer solstice, she wouldn't say so much.

But Xia Aidang is the younger brother she grew up watching, and the relationship between the sister and brother is very good, Xia Zhi really doesn't want to watch Xia Aidang marry a selfish woman like Li Xiulan.

When Xia Aidang and Li Xiulan left, the little monkey ran to Xia Zhi's side, tilted his head and said, "Mom, that aunt's eyes are so scary." ”

Xiao Yu'er also nodded, "Yes, Mom, it looks like you want to eat people." ”

Xia Zhi touched the heads of his two sons and said gently, "Don't be afraid, mom is here." ”

Xia Zhi originally wanted to stay in Xia's house for a while, but seeing this, he said goodbye to Xia Jianye, led a few children, and returned to Gu's house under a big sun.

The old man of the Gu family and the old lady Gu had just finished lunch and were about to go to take a lunch break for a while, but they didn't expect to see Xia Zhi bring a few children back.

Old Mrs. Gu said distressedly, "Why did you come back under the big sun?" There is also mung bean soup in the kitchen, hurry up and drink a bowl to relieve the heat. ”

Xia Zhi smiled and went into the kitchen again, and then brought a small bowl to each child, and several children obediently took it and drank the mung bean soup.

Mrs. Gu asked, "I heard you say that the object of love for the party is coming, but you saw it today, how is the girl?" “

Mrs. Gu is old, so she likes the trivial matters of the east and the west, especially for the marriage of the juniors, and she is very concerned.

Xia Zhi didn't want to sweep the old man's interest, so he told him about the previous things.

Old Lady Gu frowned and said, "Hearing you say that, this girl's personality is a little selfish." ”

Xia Zhi nodded, "I think so too, so I don't agree with this marriage." ”

Mrs. Gu also said, "Family background and appearance are secondary, the girl has a good temperament and will live, so that the family can be peaceful and prosperous." ”

"Since this girl is a little selfish, it is really not suitable to marry into the family, otherwise it will be a troublemaker."

Xia Zhi also nodded and sighed, "But I see that the love party likes that girl very much." ”

Mrs. Gu said with a straight face, "He is still young when he loves the party, he doesn't understand this, and when he sees the girl beautiful, he is reluctant to let go. ”

Xia Zhi nodded and agreed, and Mrs. Gu said, "Okay, don't be bitter, it's noon, hurry upstairs and rest for a while." ”

Xia Zhi responded with a smile, took a few children upstairs, watched a few children fall asleep, and Xia Zhi returned to his room.

Unexpectedly, that night, the Xia Ai Party came to find Xia Zhi.

The Gu family was having dinner, and when Mrs. Gu saw Xia Aidang, she greeted warmly, "Ai Dang, have you finished eating?" Eat some more here. ”

As the old lady Gu spoke, she stood up and wanted to give Xia Aidang that piece of chopsticks.

Xia Aidang hurriedly said, "Don't be busy, I'm here after dinner." ”

When Mrs. Gu heard this, she said, "Since this is the case, then I won't force you, what is the matter with you coming today?" ”

Xia Aidang said embarrassedly, "I want to talk to my eldest sister." ”

Xia Zhi listened, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "Okay, it just so happens that I have finished dinner, let's go out for a walk." ”

Xia Aidang nodded busily.