Chapter 4: The Xiao Family
The car was speeding all the way, Susie held her cheek with one hand, and her big and bright phoenix eyes looked at the scenery outside curiously.
This special era, this is the first time she has experienced it!
The houses are low, the roads are narrow, and most of the people on the street are dressed in gray and black, and bright colors are rarely seen, but there is a special spirit on the faces of people in this era.
When the car entered the No. 1 courtyard, it slowed down, and the car soon stopped in front of a small two-story western-style building.
After the driver got out of the car, he picked up Susie's package from the trunk.
Susie smiled at the little driver, "Thank you!" ”
Susie smiled brightly, her delicate skin like a flower, in the sun, flashing with a crystal luster, her big and round phoenix eyes were bent into a beautiful crescent moon, and her smile was sweeter than honey!
The little warrior blushed again, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Susie, and said "... You're welcome. ”
As soon as the car stopped, the door of the villa was opened from the inside.
A young and pretty girl held the door frame with one hand, and her looking eyes fell on Susie's face.
When she saw Suzie's appearance clearly, the little girl's face showed a look of surprise that could not be hidden.
This little girl's name is Meng Yunlei and she is Xiao Ran's daughter.
Susie smiled at the little girl, her smile was like a slowly unfolding ink painting, which was not stunning at first, but the beauty that slowly bloomed made people dare not look at it directly.
"Hello!"
The crisp and sweet voice made Meng Yunlei come back to her senses, opened her mouth, and spit out two words, "... Hello! ”
The little driver stood at the door with Susie's package, and Meng Yunlei was busy with the trial, asking the little driver to carry Susie's package into the house.
Susie also followed the little warrior into the house.
As soon as Susie entered the house, her big phoenix eyes swept away, and the agility made everyone in the room stunned.
Seeing that the Xiao family was all there except for Xiao Zhan, Susie stepped forward with a smile and smiled at everyone, "Hello everyone, I'm Susie." ”
After speaking, he looked at Old Man Xiao again, and the corners of his lips curled up for two points, "Hello Grandpa Xiao!" ”
Old Man Xiao looked at the beautiful girl in front of him with a kind face, "Xixi has grown up and become more beautiful!" ”
What makes Old Man Xiao even happier is that Susie in front of him has a generous temperament, and her eyes are clean and bright, which is completely different from the shy and introverted little girl in her memory.
"You've been on the train for so long, are you tired?" Old Man Xiao beckoned to Susie, "Come and sit next to Grandpa, take a break, and let's eat later." ”
"Ah," Susie smiled as she walked over.
Susie wears a white floral cloth coat on her upper body, a slightly looser black pants on her lower body, and a new pair of cloth shoes on her feet.
The typical peasant girl's dress is a bit earthy in the eyes of people in the city, but when worn on Susie, it is still difficult to hide Susie's bright appearance.
Susie sat next to Old Man Xiao with her legs together, and Old Man Xiao asked with a smile, "Is your grandfather okay?" Why didn't you let your grandfather come along? ”
Susie smiled and said, "Grandpa is old, so I didn't let him come." ”
Although the Xiao family said that they would let Susie and Old Man Su come together to hold the wedding of Susie and Xiao Zhan in the capital, Susie and Xiao Zhan had never met, and no one could be sure whether this marriage would be successful?
Old Man Xiao felt that Old Man Su didn't come, and he was afraid that it wouldn't work out...?
After all, it is a major marriage event, and it is inevitable to be safe.
Xiao Qi, who was sitting opposite Old Man Xiao, had a very good first impression of Susie, after all, he was in power, and he had seen so many ups and downs, so he was still sure of seeing people.
Zhao Haiying looked Susie up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief, although there was a little gap with the daughter-in-law candidate in her mind, it was at least much better than she had expected.
Old Man Xiao then introduced the people in the villa to Susie.
Old Man Xiao pointed at Xiao Qi and said, "This Xiao Zhan's father, my eldest son, you can call him Uncle Xiao." ”
Susie obediently shouted, "Uncle Xiao! ”
Old Man Xiao wanted to introduce Zhao Haiying again, but he didn't expect Zhao Haiying to take the initiative to speak, "I am Xiao Zhan's mother, you can call me Aunt Zhao." ”
Susie smiled and nodded, "Hello Aunt Zhao!" ”
Xiao Yuwei, who was sitting next to Zhao Haiying, nodded at Susie, "My name is Xiao Yuwei, and I am Xiao Zhan's sister." ”
Susie smiled brightly, "Sister Yuwei is good!" ”
Xiao Yuwei opened her mouth and wanted to say: We are the same age, but in the end I swallowed this sentence back into my stomach.
Xiao Ran looked at Susie with a cold face, and said lightly, "I am Xiao Zhan's aunt." ”
Susie didn't care, her smile was still sweet, "Hello Aunt Xiao!" ”
The old man Xiao on the side smiled, "Xixi, don't be so polite, she is Huzi's aunt, that is, your aunt." ”
"Hehe..."Old Man Xiao explained, "Huzi is Zhan'er's nickname. ”
Susie's face remained unchanged: "Hello aunt!" ”
With Old Man Xiao here, Xiao Ran still responded with a "um," but his attitude was a little perfunctory.
Old Man Xiao introduced: "Next to it is your uncle." ”
Meng Weiguo pursed his lips and nodded at Susie, his attitude was not good.
Susie said politely: "Hello uncle! ”
The young man sitting next to Meng Weiguo had a handsome appearance and a bright smile, and there was a faint bookish air on his body, "Hello, my name is Meng Hao." ”
Susie: "Hello! ”
Meng Yunlei was curious about Susie, "My name is Meng Yunlei." ”
Susie's smile remained the same: "Hello! ”
"Okay," Old Man Xiao patted Susie on the shoulder, "Now that everyone recognizes everything, let's go to dinner." ”
"That's right," Old Man Xiao suddenly pointed to the middle-aged woman standing at the kitchen door and said, "That is Sister-in-law Lin." ”
Susie knew in her heart that this Sister-in-law Lin should be the nanny of the family, and said hello to Sister-in-law Lin with a smile, "Hello Sister-in-law Lin!" ”
Sister-in-law Lin is obviously an honest person, and when she saw Susie greeting her, she was still a little at a loss, and hurriedly said, "Hello, hello!" ”
Old Man Xiao said to Sister-in-law Lin: "Let's set the table." ”
Sister-in-law Lin: "Hey! ”
In order to welcome Susie today, Old Man Xiao made a very hearty meal.
The big prototype table is already full: kung pao chicken, sweet and sour carp, braised prawns, ground three fresh, fish-flavored shredded pork, mapo tofu......
Zhao Haiying and Xiao Ran have been secretly observing Susie.
After all, Susie is from the countryside, and she can't eat a meal of meat in the countryside for a month, and when she suddenly sees so many delicious foods, will she gobble it up?
If Daji Niangniang knew what these two people thought, she would definitely scoff at it, and this thing would not be able to enter Daji Niangniang's eyes.
Old Man Xiao was afraid that Susie would be restrained, so he deliberately pulled Susie to sit beside him.
Susie has a straight back, a smile, and is not pretentious or vulgar.
Susie sat there quietly, like a blooming peony flower, graceful and atmospheric, like a young lady from an ancient family, full of luxury.
Zhao Haiying was surprised, she didn't expect a rural girl to have such a unique temperament.
Daji Niangniang has played the role of a young lady, and has also been a queen and queen mother, etiquette rules, Daji Niangniang has learned the best.
Such a rich and noble bearing also made the rest of the Xiao family dare not underestimate it.
Old Man Xiao waved his hand happily, "Open the meal!" ”
Old Man Xiao was afraid that Susie would be restrained, so he also sandwiched a piece of fish meat for Susie, "Good boy, eat more." ”
Susie smiled lightly, "Thank you, grandpa." ”
Susie picked up the chopsticks and ate slowly, with elegant movements, and did not make a 'chirp' sound when chewing, but made people feel pleasing to the eye.
After eating, Susie helped Mr. Xiao to sit on the sofa, and said to Susie with a smile: "Huzi has been discharged from the army, saying that he wants to do business, and now the national policy has changed, he is currently in Shanghai to negotiate business with people, and he will be back after a while." ”
Susie just pursed her lips and smiled lightly, but did not answer.
When Old Man Xiao saw it, he quipped, "Xixi is so good, that stinky boy will definitely like you." ”
After a period of dinner, Zhao Haiying's resistance to Susie is not so great.
After all, the marriage between Susie and her son was decided by the old man, and she had no right to speak, and besides, her son was old, so she was in a hurry!
After Zhao Haiying's resistance to Susie was reduced, when she talked to Susie, she had a smile on her face, "Xixi, I heard that you only graduated from junior high school, why didn't you continue to go to high school?" ”
When Susie heard this, she smiled embarrassedly, "I was young and ignorant at the time, and the school was chaotic at the time, so..."
During that special period, the students in the school were not at ease, and the teachers could not teach with peace of mind, and many students did drop out.
Zhao Haiying nodded.
Unexpectedly, Susie's voice changed, and she said, "Although I didn't go to high school, I have been studying high school knowledge by myself at home, and I want to take the college entrance examination for the next year." ”
Susie is 20 years old this year, 21 the next year, and it's not too late to go to college.
At that time, people generally went to school late, and by the time they were admitted to university, many of them were over 20 years old, and some people were delayed by the times.
So, Susie is not too late to go to college at the age of 21.
The key is Susie's willingness to learn, which makes Zhao Haiying very satisfied.
"Whew!" Xiao Yuwei couldn't help but ridicule, "I didn't go to high school, and I only relied on self-study, so I want to go to college?" ”
Old Man Xiao was originally smiling, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but cold his face, and taught him a serious lesson, "How did Yuwei speak?" It's a good thing that Xixi is willing to be motivated, and it's a good thing to be willing to study, even if you can't pass the exam in the end, it doesn't matter. ”
Susie just laughed and didn't speak, through Old Man Xiao's words, but I heard that Old Man Xiao actually felt that Susie should not be admitted to college.
After all, if you want to take an English test in the future, can you learn English by self-study?
However, Daji Niangniang didn't take the college entrance examination in her eyes, she didn't remember how many times she had taken the college entrance examination, and the college entrance examination questions were trivial for Daji Niangniang!
After eating, Xiao Ran's family left.
Old Man Xiao took Susie to see the room prepared for her.
Susie's room was on the second floor, and Old Man Xiao pointed to the two rooms at the end of the corridor, and said to Susie with a smile: "The one on the left is Huzi, and the one on the right is yours." ”
Susie's room is a big sun room, the room area is about forty square meters, in the middle of the house is placed a one-meter-eight wide bed, the bed is covered with cotton floral sheets,
At the foot of the bed is a neatly folded quilt.
There are two bedside tables next to the bed, a lamp is placed on the bedside table, and a dresser is placed on the left side of the wall, and on the opposite side of the bed, there is a bookshelf against the wall, on which are placed two vases, in which are placed bright moon flowers, and on the right side are placed two large wardrobes.
Old Man Xiao smiled and said, "Xixi, see if you like it or not, if you don't like it, let's change it." ”
Susie hurriedly said: "Thank you Grandpa Xiao, I have never lived in such a good house, I like it!" ”
When Old Man Xiao heard this, he reached out and touched Susie's little head, and said distressedly: "Poor child, I called you two years ago to ask you and your grandfather to come to the capital early, but you still refused, Ye Xiao Ye is worried about you!" ”
Susie hurriedly said: "At that time, I just didn't want to trouble Grandpa Xiao. ”
Old Man Xiao pretended to be angry, "What's the trouble?" In the future, we will be a family, if there is anything, we must tell Grandpa Xiao, you know? ”
Susie's face was full of emotion, "Well, thank you, Grandpa Xiao." ”
At this time, Sister-in-law Lin happened to come over with Susie's big package.
Old Man Xiao said, "You have been on the train for a day and a night, you must be tired, take a bath and sleep, and when you have dinner, I will ask Sister-in-law Lin to call you." ”
Susie: "Hmm. ”
After Old Man Xiao left, Susie closed the door and opened the big package.
Most of the packages are Susie's clothes, and Mr. Su is just this granddaughter, who dotes on Susie very much, and makes new clothes for Susie every year.
In the past, Li Qiuyue complained a lot, and borrowed clothes from Susie to wear, of course, Li Qiuyue borrowed Susie's clothes and never returned them.
Without outsiders, Daji Niangniang is a little self-indulgent, looking at the colorful flowers in the package, wide gowns, and fat pants, she looks disgusted.
In addition to clothes, there are also some bacon, biscuits and other food.
The biscuits were bought for Susie when Old Man Su came, and let her eat them on the way, and Old Man Su originally boiled an egg and let Li Qiuyue eat eight.
And the bacon was prepared by Susie for Xu Aihua.
Although Daji Niangniang disliked that these clothes were not good-looking, she still folded them one by one and put them in the closet, thinking that she would have the opportunity to change them herself, and strive to maintain the virtuous, gentle, and dignified character she has established so far.
After packing the package, Susie took a set of clean clothes and went out to the bathroom next to the bedroom to take a shower.
There are a total of three bathrooms in the Xiao family's villa, one downstairs and two upstairs.
Downstairs, Sister-in-law Lin and Zhao Haiying often use it.
There are two upstairs, one of which is often used by Old Man Xiao and Xiao Qi.
The third one is almost Xiao Zhan who uses it alone, because he has a habit of cleanliness.
Susie enters the bathroom and finds that the bathroom is clean, the marble floor is not clean, and there is an enamel jar on the sink with a toothpaste and toothbrush in it, and a white towel next to it.
Susie's big eyes spun around on the enamel jar and towel, knowing that this should be Xiao Zhan's thing.
Susie entered the room, and soon there was the sound of 'booming' water inside.
After taking a shower, Susie went back to her room, lay on the soft big bed, squinted comfortably, and rolled on the bed excitedly.
The sheets and quilts were faintly smelling of laundry soap and sunlight, and they smelled good.
So, Susie soon fell asleep.
And Li Qiuyue was jumping at the station and scolding:
"Suzie, you shameless little slut, you dare to leave me and go alone, I'm TM..."
At this time, Li Qiuyue was carrying a bag on her back, carrying a heavy package in her left and right hands, her fingers hurt, but she could only endure it, the whole person seemed to be pressed by three mountains, and she was sweating...
Li Qiuyue said fiercely as she walked, "Susie, you can't get rid of me, I'll go find you......"