Chapter 41 (1)

Cheng Jiaji's family affairs have been decided.

This matter was known to Hetu from Cheng Jiayi's mouth, it was early summer, Cheng Jiayi was taking an exam at school, and she came back early, pestering Hetu to make food for her. He couldn't help her, made a few dishes that he was good at, sat and chatted with her, and listened to Cheng Jiayi talk about the gossip in her school. He Tu also thinks it's funny, anyway, it's boring to stay at home by himself, so it's better to listen to the sister-in-law play tricks. As he spoke, he said that he was at home, Cheng Jiayi stuffed a mouthful of meat in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Sister-in-law, do you know that my second brother is married?" ”

"Marriage?" He Di glanced at her and shook her head, although it was the first time she heard the news, she was not surprised, after all, Cheng Jiaji was old, and he was at the age of marriage. And this little uncle, on weekdays, is a little hanging, a few days ago he also provoked other people's girls, looking for death and life for him, relying on that face to cause trouble outside, the father-in-law may also be afraid that he will cause trouble, and there are also people who set him up early. He Tu asked absentmindedly, "Which girl is it?" ”

"I don't know, it seems to be from the family of the surname Ma." Cheng Jiayi took a sip of soup, "I also listened to my parents chatting that day, and I heard it casually, but I didn't hear it very really." ”

"Your second brother, it's time to get married." He Tu smiled, "If you don't have a family again, I see that the whole little girl in the city has been provoked by him." ”

Cheng Jiayi pursed his lips dissatisfiedly and said: "The second brother also relies on his face, you heard him say all day long that he wants to learn this craft and that craft, which one is really good." If a little girl really follows him, I am afraid that he will have to live a hard life in the future. In this way, I really feel a little sorry for my second sister-in-law who didn't pass through the door. ”

Seeing Cheng Jiayi deliberately putting on an adult appearance to talk about this matter, He Tu couldn't help but smile and said, "How old are you, where do you understand adult affairs." ”

"I understand." Cheng Jiayi hurriedly said, "Don't look at my young age, I know a lot!" ”

He Tu looked at the appearance of his sister-in-law, and suddenly remembered Heyi, Heyi is also like her, she has to be an adult at a young age, and sometimes what she says is really funny. She put a chopstick meat in Cheng Jiayi's bowl and said, "Yes, yes, you know more." ”

"Sister-in-law, you don't know-" Cheng Jiayi suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The third brother is actually in love." ”

"What?" He Tu didn't hear clearly, and looked at her in surprise, how old is Cheng Jiaye, fifteen or sixteen years old, where does he know what kind of love.

"Really!" Cheng Jiayi was afraid that Hetu wouldn't believe her, so he hurriedly said, "That girl is so good-looking, I've seen her several times!" The people are very good, and I will introduce you when I will introduce you! ”

"Forget it." He Tu smiled helplessly, "I don't understand the matter between you children, so let's play by yourself." ”

"I don't think the third brother is joking." Cheng Jiayi pursed his lips, "I think he thinks it's true." ”

He Tu smiled disappreδΈ€ι—¨ly, although she was not a few years older than them, but subconsciously always felt that they were all children, just the age of knowing how to play. It's just that Cheng Jiaji's marriage still caught her attention slightly, and I don't know what kind of character the daughter of the Ma family is, and whether she will get along well. It's boring to stay in this yard on weekdays, maybe someone comes to talk to you, and your life is not so sad. Thinking of this, she suddenly became a little expectant, as if she had already seen the girl with her own eyes.

Cheng Jiaji's family affair is scheduled for January of the second year, and there is still more than half a year before now, so it is worth preparing well. The bride price has been sent to the woman's family, except for Cheng Jiaji and the girl, everyone has met each other, and they are very satisfied with each other's family background and character. The usually quiet and dull home seems to have changed all of a sudden, and everyone's face is beaming, except for Cheng Jiaji. As soon as he met his parents, he showed an angry and complaining expression, and sincerely expressed his dissatisfaction with this family business. Therefore, he was also reprimanded by Cheng Tielong. It's just that later, he gradually got used to this atmosphere, and he became expectant of the daughter of the Ma family.

Cheng Jiahua still goes out early and returns late, often putting a cold face on Hedi, and doesn't say a word when he comes home. Seeing him like this, the arrogance in his heart was even greater, and he didn't want to bend down to talk to him first, the two of them lived coldly, and the days passed like porridge day by day. He Di didn't know if Cheng Jiahua still went out to gamble, but hoped that after that night, he would be able to restrain a little, and when she asked him for money every month, she also raised the amount to prevent him from leaving money on him and going to gamble again. Cheng Jiahua didn't object, and he didn't know where he got the money, so he handed it over to Hetu on time every month, but he still left early and returned late, as if he was in a hurry to go to the casino again. He Tu was targeted by Mu Shi at home, and he couldn't spare the energy to take care of him, as long as he gave him money, he had a sense of security, even if he lost himself, she was not nothing. With this idea, she became less anxious, just took good care of Cheng Yan and did the work at home.

Seeing that the New Year is getting closer and closer, the weather is becoming steep and cold. The northwest wind blew all day, and occasionally there was a little snow in the sky, but before it could cover the ground, the snow stopped. When it is rarely windy, Hetu will take Cheng Yan, who has just learned to walk, to play in the yard. Xiao Chengyan was very excited, and the road was unstable, but her two little feet were fast, as if she was about to run, she took her two little hands and followed closely behind, for fear that she would fall. When Cheng Tielong was not busy at home, he would sit on the threshold of his bedroom, watching Cheng Yan walk with a smile, and when he saw her turn around, he stretched out his arms and shouted with a smile: "Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Come here Grandpa! Xiao Chengyan was very happy and ran towards his grandfather. He Tu led Cheng Yan to her father-in-law, and naturally let go of her hand, seeing that the two of them were having a great time, she also felt gratified. Back in the house, she wrapped the yarn ball in her hand, and counted the days carefully in her heart, the date of her sister's birth was approaching, and her mother said that she was coming to the city to take care of her in the past two days, but she didn't know if she came, and she didn't make a phone call, and she didn't know, so she felt quite anxious. If the weather is good, she must go to see her sister, so that this heart can be put back in her stomach and not worry about it every day.

She was so cranky that she didn't even listen to what Cheng Jiayi, who was lying on the table and doing her homework, said to her. I don't know why, Cheng Jiayi gradually became close to her, ran to her room when she had nothing to do, and stayed for a day with her homework, whether it was chatting or really reading. He Tu sometimes feels strange, for fear that this sister-in-law wants to play some tricks and numb herself with these superficial warmth, but after getting along for a long time, she also found that Cheng Jiayi is a simple-minded and spoiled overly arrogant girl, and it is unlikely that she will play any dark thoughts. Maybe it's because she's too bored at home, and she's not much older than her, and that's the only sister-in-law, as it should be, that she always comes to play with herself. When He Tu thought about it, the guard in her heart slowly let go, and Cheng Jiayi was sometimes too similar to Heyi, so she simply regarded Jiayi as her own sister, and the two of them got along harmoniously. On this day, Cheng Jiayi was bored doing his homework, and after talking for a long time, he suddenly found that his sister-in-law did not respond to his words, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed and shouted: "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! ”

He Tu came back to his senses suddenly, looked at his sister-in-law blankly, and asked, "Huh?" What's wrong? ”

Cheng Jiayi frowned and pursed his lips, "I said it for a long time, but you didn't listen to me." ”

"What did you say?" He settled down and continued to wrap the yarn in his hand, but his eyes stayed on Cheng Jiayi and asked seriously.

Cheng Jiayi looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "I said, you can help me watch people later, and I'll go to the main room to sneak some food to eat." ”

"What do you want to eat?" He Tu couldn't help but sigh, Cheng Jiayi also loved eating too much, but this is not a bad problem, so he didn't need to criticize it too much, so he still asked.

"I saw that my mother had put a lot of things inside, but they could not eat it until a week later, so I was very anxious to taste it for them first." Cheng Jiayi said, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a wicked smile.

He Tu suddenly realized that a week later was Cheng Jiaji's wedding, Mu Shi had already prepared all the dim sum and dried fruits used to entertain the guests, and let He Tu fry a lot of good dim sum, and put them in the main room together with bacon, so that the guests could take them out directly when they came, and there was no need to make a mess. I think Cheng Jia wanted to eat these things, so he nagged and talked to Hetu for a long time, but Hetu didn't hear it.

"No, if my mother knows, you can't scold the dead?" He immediately objected, and withdrew his gaze to the top of the wool.

"Oh, it won't." Cheng Jiayi stood up, walked to Hedi's side and hugged her arm, "You help me keep a good look at people, no one will know." ”

"That's not going to work either." He Tu said solemnly, "You can endure it for another week, and then you will have a full meal, how about it?" ”

"I-" Cheng Jiayi still looked reluctant, and He Tu interrupted her words and said, "I'm going to see my sister tomorrow, you stay at home by yourself, don't make trouble." ”

"That's boring." Cheng Jiayi let go of Hetu, and still returned to the chair and sat down, "You go out, I also go out, stay with a few old people all day, it's boring." ”

He Tu smiled and stopped talking. In fact, this is also a trivial matter, she doesn't need to be so serious. It's just that once this matter is discovered by Mu Shi, she will definitely not blame Cheng Jiayi, all the fault will fall on herself, she is not willing to provoke right and wrong for no reason, plus she is older, and her ideas of acting have become more mature, not like a child, so she is naturally unwilling to do such a childish thing. The most important thing at the moment is to tell Mu Shi that she is going to see her sister tomorrow, this is the biggest thing in her heart at present, but she can't afford to delay.

After wrapping the ball of wool in his hand, he put away the needle and thread, stood up and walked outside. Cheng Jia agreed, hurriedly followed, and asked, "Sister-in-law, where is your sister's house?" ”

He Tu said a general direction, Cheng Jiayi suddenly became excited, waved his hand and said, "It's very close to my third sister-in-law's house!" I'll go with you tomorrow, I'll go to see my third sister-in-law, you go to see your sister, what's the matter? ”

He Tu couldn't help frowning, the fart was a big child, and the third sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law screamed, which was really funny to listen to. She turned around and scolded softly: "Don't call it that, let your parents hear it, and you have to say it again." ”

"What's the matter, anyway, I decided that she was my third sister-in-law." Cheng Jiayi tilted his head and said proudly, while grabbing Hedi's arm again, "What's the matter?" Otherwise, I go out alone, my parents are always worried, and they always have to give me a time limit, you stay at your sister's house longer tomorrow, and I will play longer, how about it? ”

He Tu was really impatient to be pestered by her, so he had to agree. When she told her mother-in-law, as soon as she heard that she was going to see her sister again, she immediately showed impatience on her face, and said unhappily: "Look at it, I've seen it several times, what's the matter, if you don't go, she won't give birth?" ”

He Tu opened his mouth to say something, but Cheng Jiayi was already entangled, and squeezed at Mu Shi, "Oh, Mom, you just promised my sister-in-law to go out, and I want her to take me out to play!" Every day I stay at home, I almost suffocate to death. ”

"What are you going out for! Beware of being abducted! Mu Shi reprimanded, but his face was obviously relaxed.

"You see, I do my homework every day, my hands are calloused, and my butt hurts, so you let my sister-in-law take me out, and I'll find you a fun thing tomorrow to make you happy, how about it?" Cheng Jiayi grinned and leaned his head on his mother.

"Alright, alright." Mu Shi smiled helplessly, "You naughty monkey, when will you be able to change this problem of loving to play." For the sake of your good exam this semester, I'll promise you. But don't be playful, you'll be back before dark. ”

Cheng Jiayi hurriedly nodded in agreement, turned around and quietly grimaced at Hetu. He Tu couldn't cry or laugh, and suddenly saw her mother-in-law's gaze turn back to herself, only to see her change her face and change another expression, and said coldly: "You have to be careful when you take Jiayi tomorrow, take good care of her, if Jiayi loses a hair, be careful that I will scold you to death when you come back." After speaking, he waved his hand impatiently, "Let's get out quickly." ”

Although Hetu was very angry at her mother-in-law's reaction, she swallowed her anger desperately at the thought that she would be able to see her sister tomorrow. When she returned to the room, she was still wrapped in wool, and Cheng Jiayi sat back on the chair and started her homework seriously. In the interval, when he saw Cheng Jiayi's appearance, he was envious and jealous, and he felt bored. She sighed inaudibly, blaming herself for not being as lucky as Cheng Jiayi, otherwise she was thousands of times better than her, and it was not impossible.

Before dark in the evening, after dinner, he went to clean the new house again. It was a tiny room with a new bed and a wardrobe table, and there was barely room for anything else. Don't look at the big yard of my father-in-law's house, but there are few rooms that can live, and I don't know why, he doesn't plan to build a few more, and his son has married a daughter-in-law, and he will just clean up one room to live in. Fortunately, the walls and floors have been redecorated, the furniture has been replaced, and the red futon on the bed is embroidered with a big happy word, which makes the whole environment look joyful and auspicious. Although the house is smaller, it is much better than when he got married, and he cleaned it carefully, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry, they are also new daughters-in-law, why is this daughter-in-law better treated than herself. On the other hand, at that time, there were still other women's clothes and accessories in the house. She sighed, once again feeling that God was not treating people fairly.

After cleaning, she returned to the house and unexpectedly found that Cheng Jiahua came back earlier than usual. He was sitting on the couch, his head tilted back and his eyes closed, dozing off, when he heard the footsteps of Hetu coming in, he opened his eyes and glanced at them, and closed them again.

Hedi's body stiffened, and his expression immediately turned cold. She walked to the bed, and was about to clean up the mess on the bed, when she suddenly found an envelope on the edge of the bed, which looked quite thick, she was puzzled, picked it up and opened it, but saw a pile of banknotes inside.

"Why are there so many?" He Tu looked at Cheng Jiahua in surprise, "You won't be ......"

"All year round, the bonus given by the boss." Cheng Jiahua said succinctly, and didn't open his eyes to look at her. He Tu looked at him silently, feeling that he seemed to have lost some weight recently, and his face had become very haggard, and then she weighed the money in her hand, and her heart suddenly gave birth to a trace of sympathy and guilt. She just stood dumbfounded, not knowing what to say, and the deliberately cold expression disappeared immediately.

"Do you have any food?" Cheng Jiahua sat up straight and looked at her expressionlessly. He Tu nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, I have warmed you in the pot." ”

Cheng Jiahua didn't say anything, stood up and walked outside. The curtain hung down and gently hit the door, as if it hit Hedi's heart, she couldn't help but feel that she was usually too much, maybe Cheng Jiahua really changed this time, otherwise she wouldn't get back more money every month than before. Thinking like this, her heart softened first, plus there were so many happy events in the past few days, her mood was affected by that atmosphere, and she felt that she shouldn't be so harsh on him before the big day. Besides, who likes to live a cold life. Thinking so, He Tu secretly made up his mind, it is better to take this opportunity to let the two of them release their previous suspicions and get along well again, maybe this is a good start. He Tu clenched the money in his hand, pursed his lips, and his gaze became firm.