Volume 4, The Cry of Loneliness and Helplessness Chapter 57, The Engagement Dinner Turmoil
Aunt Zhou listened to Tiemin's words, slapped her round, and slapped Tiemin's back.
Tiemin grinned in pain and hurriedly dodged. complained: "What are you doing beating me!" ”
"I will kill you, and I will not relieve my hatred." Aunt Zhou rushed over and wanted to hit Tie Min again, but Tie Min grabbed his mother's hand and said, "You have something to say, don't do it, okay." ”
"You big. The girl's family, I gave you everything, in exchange for your words. "Aunt Zhou wants to break free of Tiemin's hands, and she has to fight Tiemin.
Tiemin burst into tears, he couldn't speak.
Wang Li is also the eldest daughter of Huanghua, and she gave him everything without reservation, but as a result, she took her life for Liu Dongmei.
Who is responsible for Wang Li's death?
"I'm telling you, you have to get married in this marriage, and you have to get married if you don't." Aunt Zhou gave an order, she said: "Your father and I have lived a down-to-earth life all our lives, just because we know how to speak of conscience and don't do things that lack morality." You dare to be sorry Dongmei, I don't recognize you in my life. ”
After Aunt Zhou finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Tiemin rubbed his sore shoulder, tears streaming down his face.
Liu Dongmei was stir-frying in the kitchen, and when she saw Aunt Zhou coming back alone, she knew that something was wrong.
She took the dish out of the spoon and said to Aunt Zhou, "Mom, you help me watch the fire first, and I'll go and say a few words to my brother." ”
"Don't go!" Aunt Zhou stopped Liu Dongmei's way and said, "You can't get used to him." I'd like to see what else he's up to today. ”
Liu Dongmei faced Aunt Zhou's anger, she was really scared.
Tetsumin cried for a while in the lower room, and finally made up his mind.
He took the towel, wiped away his tears, cleared his throat, straightened his clothes, and limped to the upper house.
Under Aunt Zhou's watch, Liu Dongmei finished frying all the dishes and put them on the kang table. She took out the two bottles of Xifeng wine she bought again, and said to Zhou Zhiqiang and Liu Shoucheng, who were chatting in the inner room, "It's time to eat." ”
Liu Shoucheng didn't see Tiemin coming over for a long time, and he was very unhappy.
He had the heart to talk to Zhou Zhiqiang for a few words, but he was afraid that he would anger Zhou Laoqiang again and make him unable to get off the stage, so he forced out a smile and said: "I smell the smell of stir-fried vegetables, I'm really hungry." ”
"Then you'd better eat a baked cake to cushion the bottom first, so as not to get drunk for a while." Zhou Zhiqiang swept away the yin and yang weirdness in front of Liu Shoucheng, took a baked cake from the cabinet, handed it to Liu Shoucheng and said, "You don't have to be in a hurry to get angry, wait for Tiemin to come in a while, and listen to what he has to say." ”
Liu Shoucheng knew Zhou Zhiqiang's kindness, but he couldn't stop shaking his head, feeling that the iron people couldn't do this kind of thing.
"Don't look down on the Iron People." Before Zhou Zhiqiang's words fell, Liu Shoucheng was unhappy, he said: "What you said is not right, I look down on Tiemin, can I marry my daughter to him." ”
"That's not what I meant." Zhou Zhiqiang also changed his words and said: "I mean, don't look at Tiemin, who usually doesn't like to talk, it's quite accurate." As long as he agrees to help you with this, it is estimated that it will not be far from ten. ”
"I believe it." Liu Shoucheng took three bites and made two bites, ate a baked cake, and sat on the kang table with Zhou Zhiqiang, Zhou Zhiqiang took the initiative to pour wine for Liu Shoucheng.
Tie Min walked into the house and saw Liu Dongmei who was busy in the kitchen, and frowned unconsciously.
When Liu Dongmei saw Tiemin, she didn't wait to speak, and shed tears first.
She ran over and lay down in Tiemin's arms and whispered, "Brother, I was wrong, you forgive me." You really don't understand the hatred, and when there is no one at night, you can slap me a few times. ”
Liu Dongmei lay in Tiemin's arms and couldn't stop sobbing.
Even though Tiemin was full of anger, how could he withstand Liu Dongmei's gentleness.
Her pair of fleshy things clinged to Tiemin's chest, and they fell down with the sound of sobbing, full of elasticity, which made Tiemin's heart itch for a while.
"Forget it, I won't mention the past." Tie Min whispered a word of comfort, which attracted Liu Dongmei to wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him with a "snap", and Tie Min smiled.
Don't look at Aunt Zhou'er as uneducated, she is very good at putting herself in the right position.
Liu Shoucheng and Zhou Zhiqiang sat opposite each other at the kang table, while she sat in the middle of the two people, like a chess referee, made an exception and picked up the wine glass and said: "Brother Liu, our relatives have done it, and we will be a family in the future, I salute you." ”
The three of them raised their glasses in their hands and touched them lightly.
Without waiting for Zhou Zhiqiang and Liu Shoucheng to drink, Aunt Zhou drank a glass of wine first and said, "Please come over today to discuss the marriage of the two children." If you have any requirements, just say that our family can meet them, and we will try our best to meet you. ”
This is Aunt Zhou's prior design.
She knows the temperament of the housekeeper, and she also knows Liu Shoucheng's hypocrisy, she is afraid that the two of them will be slandered if they drink wine without saying a few words, so she will first make a qualitative of this meal.
Liu Shoucheng was really unhappy in his heart, he was holding back his strength and wanted to find an opportunity to compete with Feng Guozhang.
After listening to Aunt Zhou'er's words, he had to temporarily turn his focus to the marriage of Tie Min and Liu Dongmei.
He drank a glass of wine and said, "You're right, our relatives have done it, and we are a family." The matter of marriage is still left to the two children to watch by themselves, as long as they can live a good life, nothing else matters. ”
This speaks human language.
Zhou Zhiqiang secretly commented on Liu Shoucheng's words.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as Tiemin recognizes Dongmei as his wife, we don't have to worry about the rest of the matter." ”
"What are you busy with, why haven't you come here yet?" Liu Shoucheng's question made the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly become tense.
Zhou Zhiqiang glanced at Aunt Zhou and had the heart to ask.
Aunt Zhou didn't say a word, she was about to go down to the ground to find Tiemin, and after meeting, she didn't say a word, but she was still a slap.
The door opened, and Liu Dongmei walked in with Tie Min in her arms.
"Uncle is here." Tie Min greeted Liu Shoucheng, and was supported by Liu Dongmei to sit next to Zhou Zhiqiang, while Liu Dongmei sat next to Liu Shoucheng, and she said to Tie Min: "Brother, you can also drink some bars." ”
I don't know what Liu Shoucheng thinks, Zhou Zhiqiang saw Tiemin, and his heart was stunned.
It's a mindset he's never had. Hearing that Wang Li died and Tie Min no longer came to his house for dinner, Zhou Zhiqiang had an indescribable feeling, and always wanted to find an opportunity to explain his innocence to Tie Min.
He is not afraid of Tiemin, and it is not very accurate to say that he is guilty.
He just wants to tell Tiemin that no matter what happened to Dad before, he really doesn't want to interfere in your marriage anymore in the end. Who made Wang Li a short-lived ghost, before I could explain it to you, she committed suicide by jumping into the river.
This sentence has become a knot in Zhou Zhiqiang's heart. Even if he had this opportunity to sit with Tiemin, he wouldn't be able to tell Tiemin the truth.
The contradiction comes from his arbitrary family status.
Liu Dongmei poured Tie Min a glass of wine. Tie Min picked up the wine glass and said to Liu Shoucheng: "Uncle, it's all in the wine, I toast you." ”
Liu Shoucheng smiled, he raised his glass in his hand and drank it all.
"Have you chosen your wedding date?" Liu Shoucheng used the strength of wine to mention one of the most sensitive topics.
Tie Min just told his mother that he couldn't get married for the time being, and he was slapped by his mother, and then Liu Shoucheng mentioned this topic again.
"Big brother, you see when it's time to get married." Aunt Zhou was afraid that Tie Min would talk nonsense, so she grabbed the words and said, "Let's listen to you." ”
"I've just finished speaking, it's up to both of them." Liu Shoucheng was rarely happy, he took the initiative to take the wine bottle, filled himself with a glass, and pointed the mouth of the bottle at Tiemin's wine glass.
Tie Min snatched the bottle and said, "I'll do it myself." ”
Tie Min poured himself a glass of wine, and when he saw that his father's wine glass was also empty, he had the heart to pour wine for his father, but he felt unhappy, so he handed the wine bottle to Liu Dongmei and said, "You pour wine for your father." ”
Liu Dongmei poured wine for Zhou Zhiqiang and his wife, took out a marriage introduction letter, handed it to Tie Min and said, "This is what Dad opened for me in the morning." ”
Tie Min read the letter of introduction, and a layer of gloom appeared on his face. He put the letter of introduction on the cabinet and said, "Uncle, I will toast you again." ”
Liu Shoucheng noticed the change in Tiemin's expression, he didn't hold his glass and said, "The letter of introduction has a time limit, and it will expire after three days." ”
"I know." Tie Min raised the wine bottle, poured it full of wine for Liu Shoucheng and said, "The last time I opened a letter of introduction, it has expired. ”
Everyone present, except for Liu Dongmei, was stunned.
"When are you going to open a letter of introduction?" Aunt Zhou asked.
"It's the day I asked you for the household register." Liu Dongmei covered for Tiemin.
"You're not ......" Aunt Zhou clearly remembered that she once asked Tie Min about opening a letter of introduction. Tiemin said that the person who opened the letter of introduction went to the meeting.
Tie Min bowed his head and said nothing, Liu Dongmei kicked him, and was kicking him on his left foot, Tie Min grinned in pain.
Zhou Zhiqiang seemed to see the flaw, he picked up his wine glass and motioned for Liu Shoucheng to raise his glass and drink. Liu Shoucheng raised his wine glass, took a sip, and was still looking at Tiemin.
"Tiemin, you speak." Aunt Zhou was a little impatient. "When it comes to serious things, why can't you hold back a fart."
"I lost my letter of introduction." Tie Min sighed and said, "I went to Zhao Hong in the morning to open a marriage introduction letter, and she asked me to return the previous letter of introduction so that she could open a letter of introduction for me again." ”
"Then you can pay it back." Aunt Zhou didn't believe Tie Min's words at all, thinking that he was making up nonsense.
"Didn't I say that the letter of introduction was lost." Tiemin said.
"What should I do?" Aunt Zhou also ran out of ideas.
"That's easy to do." Liu Shoucheng raised his wine glass, took a sip of his own and said, "Zhao Hong used to beg me a lot to do things, but tomorrow I will go to her and ask her to help me think of a way." ”
"Don't." Tiemin stopped, "Let me figure it out myself." ”
Zhou Zhiqiang glanced at Aunt Zhou, and at this glance, Aunt Zhou understood.
They verified their original guess, Tie Min took the household registration book and really went to register his marriage with Wang Li.
Aunt Zhou and Zhou Zhiqiang sighed in unison.
Let's not forget that Liu Shoucheng is from the public security, and he has to work hard to catch small thieves on weekdays, and when he saw Tiemin's unusual reaction, he drew a big question mark in his heart.
The engagement dinner was just left out in the cold.
Zhou Zhiqiang saw that Liu Shoucheng had regained his gloom past, so he took the initiative to change the topic and said: "Tiemin, you say hello to Erguo and ask his father to take care of your uncle." ”
"No, you don't." Liu Shoucheng interrupted Zhou Zhiqiang and said: "Tiemin, under what circumstances do Erguo and Da Niu generally get on the car to steal iron. ”
Tie Min glanced at Liu Shoucheng attentively.
This sentence couldn't help but remind him of the scene when he was arrested by Liu Shoucheng in the police station. He blurted out, "What are you going to do?" ”
Without waiting for Liu Shoucheng to speak, Zhou Zhiqiang took the initiative to explain that Liu Shoucheng transferred to the freight workshop and was given a cold reception by Feng Guozhang.
"You've changed jobs, what's the use of asking all this?" Tie Min spoke to Liu Shoucheng and was not polite at all.
"I took care of Erguo at the beginning, but I didn't expect that when I used Feng Guozhang, he would treat me like this." Liu Shoucheng also told the truth: "I have to let him know that it hurts." ”
"I've heard that the trade-in is coming to an end." Tie Min's sudden words attracted everyone's attention, and he continued: "It's better for you to handle the sick retirement and give up your position." ”
"Tiemin, what do you mean?" Liu Shoucheng was anxious, he tapped his fingers on the table and said, "It turns out that you don't want to register your marriage with Liu Dongmei, it's for this." ”
Liu Dongmei listened to Tiemin's words, and felt very surprised, seeing that her father was about to get angry again, she said: "If you don't want me to take over, you just say it, it's hard to do anything for Tiemin." ”
"This is something you agreed on beforehand." Liu Shoucheng was completely furious.
"Uncle, no matter what happened to the two of us before, now Dongmei is my daughter-in-law, and everything I say is for your good." Tiemin found that the momentum was not right, he put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "I want to marry Dongmei, and I don't plan to rely on you." ”
"Why should I retire?" Liu Shoucheng decided that Tie Min was duplicitous, and he was almost yelling.
"In-laws, if you have something to say, don't get angry." Zhou Zhiqiang never expected that Tiemin would hide such a heart.
He pondered it a little, and on the surface, his eldest son looked honest and honest, but he used his fancy intestines for this.
If Liu Shoucheng can really give up his position to Dongmei, it will be a great thing. Dongmei not only solved the urban hukou, but also had a formal job, which was a state-run railway job.
Zhou Zhiqiang thought of this, he poured Liu Shoucheng a glass of wine and said, "Big brother, I think this is a good thing." ”
"What a fart." Liu Shoucheng couldn't control his emotions and said: "I married a daughter, but I lost a job, so I can let your old Zhou family get any good things." ”
"Okay, if it doesn't work, pull it down, we have something to discuss." Aunt Zhou said on the side.
Liu Dongmei sat there, looking at Tiemin's indifference, she couldn't help but smile.
As the saying goes, it's not a family, and you don't enter a family.
She had a dream for a long time that her father could let her exchange the old for the young and become a decent city person. It's a pity that she talked to her father a few times, but her father rejected her.
Tiemin silently remembered this for her, and saw how his father answered.
"Dongmei, pack your things, let's go home." Liu Shoucheng wore shoes and went off the kang.
He calculated others all his life, but he didn't expect to be calculated by the Zhou family in the end. He would rather cut off this family business than be led by the nose by the iron people.
"Big brother, what are you doing here?" Aunt Zhou went down to the ground to stop Liu Shoucheng.
Zhou Zhiqiang smiled on his face and said, "Dongmei, your father drank too much, let's not listen to him." ”
Liu Dongmei's eyes never left Tie Min from the moment Tie Min stood up. She thought that since Tiemin could bring up this topic, he must have thought it through.
"Brother, you're talking." Liu Dongmei looked at Tie Min affectionately, hoping that he could come up with a killer weapon and completely defeat his father's prestige.
Tetsumin smiled.
"Zhou Tiemin, what are you laughing at?" Liu Shoucheng rolled up his arms and sleeves, and pulled out the posture to fight Tiemin.
His head swelled for a while, and he scolded secretly: You bastard, I have played with Eagle all my life, but I didn't expect to be almost played by you.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Zhiqiang also jumped to the ground, stopped between Tiemin and Liu Shoucheng and said, "Big brother, the relatives have all done it, what are you doing." ”
"Ass!" Liu Shoucheng put aside Zhou Zhiqiang and said: "I haven't seen people like you, and they are all calculated to the bones." ”
"Listen to what you say, Tiemin and Dongmei will get married or not." Aunt Zhou also made her position clear, and she was very dissatisfied with Liu Shoucheng's impulsiveness. She said: "Didn't we say it's okay, there is something to discuss." If the deal fails, benevolence and righteousness are there, not to mention the children and daughters, big brother, you can't just turn your face. ”
"Is this a discussion, this is ......" Liu Shoucheng's eyes rolled, not knowing what to say.
"Brother, you're talking." Liu Dongmei was also anxious.
If Tie Min doesn't make his words clear, if he continues to make trouble like this, he may not be able to end it.
"What are you asking me to say?" Tie Min's tone was calm, but every sentence was heart-piercing. He said: "I am kind enough to be treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, and I dare to say anything." ”
"Zhou Tiemin, if you don't make it clear, I'm not done with you." Liu Shoucheng rushed over, grabbed Tie Min's collar, and was about to make a move as he spoke.