18. To the in-laws
Maybe it was the Li Mei incident in the afternoon that stimulated the family, and not long after, he took me back to my hometown, saying that he wanted to start a business as soon as possible.
Today is the day of the big market in our village, and the family is particularly interested in this day when people from the nearby villages come to do business once every five days, and they take me to the market early in the morning.
I haven't caught up with the big set for a long time, and I'm very happy, and the two of you have a family to walk around and look at the west. The two of us were arguing in front of a stall selling clay dolls, when someone behind me pulled my sleeve and shouted, "Jay." ”
I hurriedly turned around, it was my uncle, my uncle's family lived in a village far away from our house, and he usually didn't come to the market because his legs and feet were not very dexterous.
I hadn't seen my uncle for a long time, and I said happily, "Uncle, why are you here?" ”
Uncle smiled and said, "I haven't moved for a long time, and it just so happened that your brother-in-law drove over to catch the market, and your aunt and I came over together." After my uncle finished speaking, he looked at the family next to me.
At this time, I remembered that there was a family next to me, looked at him, and then looked at my uncle, and smiled a little awkwardly.
Chengjia is clever, stretched out his hand directly to his uncle, and said with a smile: "Hello uncle, my name is Chengjia." ”
Uncle looked at the two of us amusedly, nodded, and said, "Hello, when did you come?" ”
"Uncle, let's go home first, let's go home and talk about it, let's go home and talk about it!" I was a little embarrassed, and pulled my uncle's arm and said coquettishly.
My uncle has been the most spoiled since I was a child, and he agreed with a smile and said, "Your brother-in-law and aunt, as well as your aunt and aunt-in-law are here, I think we don't have to leave at noon, we will all eat at your house." ”
Sweat! This is the advantage of relatives living in a village, when you want to see a car all pulled, a set is all together...
When I got home, my aunt and my husband, my uncle and my aunt, and my aunt and uncle had already arrived home, and even my grandparents had been invited over, and they were sitting on the kang chatting, and my mother and my dad were busy preparing dishes in the kitchen.
To be honest, my age is quite small in the countryside, and although my family doesn't urge me, they all hope that I can bring a partner back as soon as possible. Everyone was very happy to see the family, especially this guy was quite good at making the elders happy, and after a while, bursts of laughter came out of the room.
The first time I disclosed my love object in front of so many elders, I was really embarrassed, my face turned red unconsciously, and I didn't care about what was righteous, so I quickly slipped away under the pretext of going to the kitchen to ask my parents for help.
My mother looked at me funny, instructed me to take over the fire from my father, and arranged for my father to rescue the family who was being watched by everyone.
Our family hasn't been so lively for a long time, except for the New Year, it is difficult for everyone to get together, and the meal is very lively. I looked at it secretly, and depending on the situation, the elders in the family were quite satisfied with the family.
In the evening, all the relatives at home went back, and we were left with a family of four chatting on the kang.
During the period, when I said that my father was very supportive of our plan to go back this time, and he was also very appreciative of our return to develop rural construction, Chengjia also actively stated that he would be with me, start a business well, and work hard for our future.
Mom nodded, then glanced at Dad, who immediately nodded to indicate that the signal had been received.
I was still wondering what the situation was, so my father opened his mouth and said, "That Xiaocheng, since you have decided to have a serious relationship, and you have also met the elders of our family, according to the customs of our side, you need to be a close family." It's just that the parents of both sides meet and chat, I don't know if your parents agree or not? ”
I then remembered the rules of our family, if a girl brings back her dating partner, it means that good things are coming, and then you need to follow the rules of the older generation to your in-laws. Indeed, just like my father said, it is to go to the man's house, meet the parents of both sides, chat, and by the way, look at each other's family situation and communicate the feelings of the two families.
The key is that I chased after the family by myself, and I forgot about this at the time, and as for the later meeting with the elders in the family, I was also happened to be bumped into by my uncle, so it can be said that it happened suddenly, and I didn't give us time to prepare at all. Now that my parents suddenly brought up this matter, my heart inevitably plucked all of a sudden, and I looked at the family worriedly.
Chengjia threw a comforting look at me, looked at my father seriously, and said, "Uncle, of course we have to come according to custom, I will tell my parents tomorrow to set a time early, and our two families will face each other." ”
In the next time, I don't know how Chengjia communicated with Cheng's father and Cheng's mother, anyway, a few days later, he told me that his parents agreed, and asked my parents to go to their house to go to their in-laws' house. I looked at Cheng Jia in surprise and asked him, "It's not strange that your father agrees, why does your mother agree?" ”
Chengjia looked at me proudly, and said with a smile: "Baby, there must be nothing that your husband can't do as soon as he comes out!" ”
Looking at the triumphant appearance of the family, I couldn't help but laugh, and I was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, my mother agreed, she is a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and you will know it when you have been in contact with her for a long time." Cheng Jia hugged me and whispered.
Soon it was the day of the in-laws, my mother had already prepared the clothes to be worn when I went out with my father, and I cleaned them up, looking at their solemn and serious appearance, I was not so nervous, probably because my parents were with me, and my heart was much calmer.
Cheng Jia and I accompanied my parents to the pre-booked hotel, and as soon as we entered the door, Cheng Dad came over enthusiastically and greeted my father and mother.
After the two sides exchanged greetings and sat down, Cheng's mother still sat in her position and didn't say a word.
My parents looked at Cheng's mother a little strangely, and then at me, but they didn't say anything. I reluctantly looked at the family, what the hell is going on, hasn't it all been said!
Seeing this, Cheng's father hurriedly introduced my parents and said, "Brother Xiao, my mother has not been feeling well recently, please forgive me for the inattentive hospitality!" ”
Although my dad was a little dissatisfied, he still smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I heard the children say that when they get older, they are prone to some small problems, and they must be taken care of." ”
The family hurriedly stood up and poured water for my parents, wanting to ease the atmosphere.
"I want to take care of it, but unfortunately someone won't let me!" Cheng's mother said lukewarmly.
"This..." My parents looked at each other, a little overwhelmed.
Cheng's father turned around and pulled Cheng's mother's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, I look at the photos taken by Xiao Jie and the Cheng family over there, it's so beautiful!" I'll definitely go over and see it when I have time... ”
"What are you pulling me for, I haven't finished my sentence yet?" Cheng's mother interrupted Cheng's father's words and said with an unhappy face.
Chengjia stood up and said, "Mom, what's wrong with you?" ”
"What's wrong with me, you still don't know?" Cheng's mother said coldly.
Cheng's father turned around and whispered something to Cheng's mother, and then said to my parents: "Big brother, sister-in-law, don't mind, her mother just doesn't have a good temper." Come on, get married and pour some more water for your uncle and aunt. ”
My mother stretched out her hand, motioned for Chengjia to sit down, smiled and said a little seriously: "I think this matter may not be so simple, if the eldest sister has anything to say, talk about it in person, we are all meeting for the first time, if you have something to say, you can eat it clearly." ”
"Mom..." I nervously stood up and looked at my parents.
My mom smiled at me and pulled me to sit down, holding my hand under the table and patting my leg comfortingly with the other.
Cheng's mother glared at Cheng's father, who was still trying to stop her, and said, "Yes, since our two families are already sitting together, there are some things that really need to be clarified." This kid is not sensible, we adults can't follow and mess around. This in-law is what you insist on, I have no choice but to agree. ”
"You see, today is a day of great joy, everyone has arrived, let's talk while eating." Cheng's father looked at Cheng's mother, turned his head and smiled with my parents and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law, children love to joke about, let's talk while eating, talk while eating!" ”
"That's it, it's it..." My family and I are also in tune.
"What's the hurry, you have to make it clear, and you can only eat it when you make it clear, am I right, big brother, sister-in-law?" Cheng's mother still doesn't give up.
Comrade Xiao and his mother had already seen that something was wrong at this time, and their faces changed a little. Dad smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, the eldest sister can talk about it if she wants to." ”
Cheng's mother turned her head, looked at me, and said with a smile: "Xiao Jie, you really like this child's aunt, she looks smart and smart." ”
I looked at Cheng's mother a little nervously, not knowing how to answer. Under the table, my mother gently patted my hand again and gave me encouragement.
"To be honest, you look like a good match for our small family, although you are bigger, but fortunately you are still relatively small. The first time I saw you, I thought you looked quite honest and actually had a lot of ideas, but you can't pull my son to be stupid if you have an idea, right? Cheng's mother ignored Cheng's father and Chengjia's desperate gestures, and continued.
"Mom, how can you talk like that? You don't know Xiao Jie, she's not what you think! "I'm in a hurry to start a family.
"Really?"
"yes!"
"Then why did I ask her the first time, and she said that she would never be with you again, why did she force me to be with my in-laws now? You can talk about this love, if you don't talk about it, it's amazing! Mother Cheng continued to taunt me.
Cheng's father looked at my parents, whose faces had changed greatly, and was busy playing the round, and said with a smile: "This... You see... It's a bit of a misunderstanding.,Happy day.,Let's not talk about these first.,Eat and eat.。。。 ”
"Dad, you don't have to be busy, I don't think you need to eat this meal, let's go first." My mom said a little angrily.
"Don't, sister-in-law." Cheng's father hurriedly greeted him, and said to my father: "Big brother, you see this is really a misunderstanding. ”
Comrade Xiao looked at me who was nervously about to cry, and then at my angry mother, poured some water for my mother, and said softly: "Let's listen first, don't embarrass the child." ”
"Misunderstanding, pure misunderstanding. Uncle, auntie, don't be angry, my mother didn't mean that. "The family is also busy standing up, and I am compensating my parents.
Cheng's mother sneered and continued: "Am I still not right? Why don't you point it out to me, let's figure it out. ”
The old mother laughed angrily and said: "Big sister, we rural people can't speak, don't you don't like to listen, we really didn't know that your family was in such a situation before we came, if we had known that this was the case, we really had to think about it!" After speaking, my mother stood up directly, took my hand and said, "Girl, let's go, your father and I raised you so hard not so that you can be said so." ”
I reluctantly followed my mother out, and Cheng's father and Cheng Jia said sorry all the way behind.
Comrade Xiao waved his hand at Cheng's father and said, "Brother, if we knew about this situation, we wouldn't really come here to this in-laws, so let's do it first." ”
Chengjia stopped in front of my parents and said, "Uncle, aunt, wait a minute, I'll drive you to the hotel." ”
"No need, we can just take a taxi by ourselves." Dad was also a little angry, and he couldn't get along with starting a family.
"Dad..." I pulled my father's arm, and then looked at the anxious look of the family, and my heart was very confused.
My mother pulled me over and said, "You go and book a ticket for me now, we'll go back immediately, and we'll talk about whether you two can get along in the future." With that, he pulled me and walked outside the hotel.
I reluctantly followed my mother away, turned my head and shook my head at the family who still wanted to follow, and motioned to him to let me talk to my parents first, don't come over and add fuel to the fire. The family understood what I meant, looked at me guiltily, and followed me from a distance until we got into a taxi and left...