The winter evening was mixed with a slight north wind, blowing away the last trace of warmth under the sunset.

On an asphalt road in the countryside, a pair of young men and women, one in front of the other, stopped and stopped.

"Lin Qing, are you stupid, go back, okay?" Yingxue turned around and continued in a pleading tone: "I'm joking with you, you go back quickly, and I'll take you to see my parents after a while." ”

"Impossible! It's all here, how can there be a reason to go back before you see your mother-in-law? "Anyway, it's already here, Lin Qing looks like a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

The night before the holiday, Lin Qing told Yingxue that he didn't know how to spend the month without seeing her. Yingxue joked at the time: "Then you can go home with me!" She just said it casually, and she didn't expect Lin Qing to take it seriously.

After getting off the bus from the downtown area of P City, Lin Qing did not go home directly, but followed Yingxue all the way to the minibus to LZ Township.

After getting off the minibus, I walked two or three miles ahead to Yingxue's house. Yingxue looked at Lin Qing, very helpless, she didn't want Lin Qing to go home with him, she just felt that the time was not ripe yet. But now, Yingxue has no choice but to rush forward.

Yingxue called home in advance, so that the family would not feel too sudden at that time.

There is a small supermarket about 50 meters further ahead, Lin Qing went in and bought the gift of "the first time the hairy foot son-in-law came to the door", with cigarettes, alcohol, health products, fruits, and snacks.

"Isn't the battle a little bigger? After all, it's just a boyfriend now, and if you come to the door with the specifications of a prospective son-in-law, will it ...... That's too much of an exaggeration, huh? After the gift was bought, Lin Qing began to mumble in his heart, but since he had already bought it, it was useless to say anything.

Walking into Yingxue's village, when they went all the way in, Lin Qing and Yingxue accepted the attention from aunts, uncles and uncles together. provoked Lin Qing couldn't help but whisper to Yingxue: "My dear, the people in your village are so strange, why do you all move a chair and sit on the road?" How inconvenient is it for people to walk in and out like this? Isn't it good to watch TV and play on the computer at home? ”

Ying Xue smiled slightly: "Aren't all rural people like this, most of them don't have any hobbies, and when they are bored, a few people get together and chat for a short time." When Yingxue said this, she paused, and stopped to help Lin Qing share the two things in her hand.

"That's it ahead!" Yingxue pointed to a small courtyard, quiet and tidy.

Lin Qing's already nervous mood suddenly aggravated a few points, and it was reflected on his face, which was the redness of his cheeks.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back."

Yingxue shouted, so panicked that Lin Qing didn't know which foot stepped in first, tripped at the gate, and almost fell!

As a result, this scene happened to be seen by Yingxue's mother who came out, and Yingxue's mother was also taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to help him, saying, "Ouch child, be careful!" ”

Lin Qing raised his head, his face flushed, and he shouted embarrassedly, "Ah...... Hello Auntie. ”

"Oh, okay, come in! Ouch, how do you buy so many things? It's good if people come, and what gifts to buy. Yingxue's mother said as she helped Lin Qing lift the things in her hand, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, there is no need to be so extravagant, these things were bought when the prospective son-in-law came to ask for marriage, you haven't reached that level yet!" ”

What Yingxue's mother meant when she said this was: We just look at people, you don't need to be so grand, it's too expensive. But in Lin Qing's ears, it was not like that. He walked all the way, and before he even drank a cup of tea, his heart was half cold.

Yingxue's mother said that these things were bought when the prospective son-in-law came to the door to make a marriage, and he hadn't reached that level yet. The implication is that he did not affirm the identity of his son-in-law, and secondly, he ...... Although the words are very polite, but faintly, there is always a sense of rejection?

Lin Qing's right eye jumped twice, but he still smiled honestly on his face, followed Yingxue's mother into the house, and greeted Yingxue's father again: "Hello, uncle." ”

Yingxue's father sat on the sofa and glanced up at Lin Qing. The young man cleaned up neatly, and the combination of white shirt, black down jacket, and slacks looked solemn and not too deliberate. With a height of 1.78 meters, he is handsome and handsome, and his facial features are sharp and angular.

Before the meal, the family sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting around Lin Qing. Yingxue's mother said, "Xiaolin, Auntie calls you that, don't you mind?" ”

Lin Qing hurriedly put down the teacup: "Don't mind, don't mind." ”

"That's good, hehe, Xiaolin, where is your home?"

"Auntie, my family is from QC Township in our county, and it is about sixty or seventy miles away from here."

"Oh, that's a long way off."

When Lin Qing heard it, it was quite far? Fang Cai's heart suddenly floated up again, and hurriedly said: "Auntie, it's convenient now, besides, I bought a car in the future, and I drove very quickly." ”

Yingxue's mother looked at him, and then asked, "How many brothers and sisters do you have?" ”

"I have three older sisters and one younger sister. The eldest sister and the second sister are both married, the third sister is working in the field, and the younger sister is still in school. ”

Yingxue's mother nodded: "That...... Family, how's it going? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yingxue, who was sitting next to Lin Qing, immediately opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she heard her mother say again: "Oh, Auntie asked you about this, and there is nothing else, we just hope that Yingxue can live a better life in the future and not suffer so much." Yingxue's father and I both farmed, and it was hard and we couldn't make any money. ”

Lin Qing pursed his lips. Since he came to this trip, he was mentally prepared for some questions. What the elders want is attitude, no matter how much they investigate, they just want their children to be happy.

Lin Qing asked himself, at this point, he is actually the same as Yingxue's parents, and all his progress is also to give Yingxue happiness.

So smiling and looking at Yingxue's mother, Lin Qing said very sincerely: "Auntie, I understand what you said, and I understand your worries." No parent in the world wants their children to be more tired than they are. But for us, one day, we will have to take on all the responsibilities of life ourselves. I understand that Yingxue has no obligation to carry it with me, and in fact, I didn't want her to suffer with me. So, uncle and aunt, I hope you will give me more time. ”

……

After eating a meal, Lin Qing was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Yingxue, aren't your parents too satisfied with me?" Before leaving, Lin Qing asked quietly.

"No, they just hope that I will be better off in the future."

"Yingxue, I will definitely not let you down!" Lin Qing and Yingxue said goodbye.

It was getting late, and the minibus back to Lin Qing's house was gone. Lin Qing called a taxi, planning to go to the hotel in the county seat for a night, and then take the car home early tomorrow morning.