"Well——." Gardenia shook her head and said, "I was just thinking about what my husband will look like when he is seventy years old? Will he be like the old village chief, with frost on his temples and wrinkles on his face?"
Ling Jiyun raised his eyebrows and said with a chuckle: "Since you think of me like this, then I have to think about what Gardenia will look like when she is seventy years old?" After saying that, she closed her eyes seriously.
eye.
Gardenia stared at Ling Jiyun intently, pushed him for a moment, and asked cautiously and hopefully: "Husband, have you thought about it?"
Ling Jiyun opened his eyes, with a distressed expression on his face. Gardenia pretended to be displeased and said, "My husband must be thinking of Cuihua's grandma."
Slightly startled, "Zhi'er is so smart. She knows what my husband is thinking. We really don't have the colorful phoenix to fly together, but we have a clear understanding."
"My husband is making fun of Gardenia again." Gardenia was walking in front.
Ling Jiyun followed her with a smile, walked side by side with her, held her hand tightly, and said as he walked: "No matter what Gardenia becomes in the future, Gardenia will always be Gardenia, even if she becomes Cui."
With Grandma Hua’s appearance, haven’t I become what the village chief is now?”
Gardenia finally couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, responding to the warmth in his heart. Is it an oath? A promise? "Hold your hand."
"Grow old together."
The two looked at each other, smiled, talked and laughed before arriving in front of the old village chief's house.
The house and yard were filled with tables. There were only about twenty households in the village, and almost all of them were present.
The children were grabbing candies and playing games everywhere, and the adults were helping to organize the activities. The noise in the yard was very lively.
Changgen saw Gardenia and Ling Jiyun coming, and greeted them enthusiastically: "Lingyun, Gardenia, you are here, come in and sit down."
Erwa's daughter-in-law also came over and pulled Gardenia and said, "Why are you so late? The village official said that the banquet will not begin until you arrive."
"Sorry for keeping everyone waiting for so long." Ling Jiyun said apologetically.
Sanzhu came over and put his arms around his shoulders and said, "It's okay, you guys will come anyway, we won't be short of meat after a while, don't you think so, Erwa?"
Erwa pulled him to sit down and said, "That's right, that's right."
Gardenia looked at Ling Jiyun, he was no longer a city lord or a prince, he had completely merged into one of them, changed for himself, and she felt indescribably moved and happy in her heart.
"Gardenia, sit down?" Cuihua helped her sit next to her.
The village chief came out, holding a bowl of wine in his hand, stroking his beard and saying with a smile: "My old man has lived his whole life, and he is the happiest today. They are all from the village, so don't be polite, they belong to men."
Drink all the wine in the bowl."
“Okay——.” The men followed, raising their necks while holding the wine and drank it all.
Ling Jiyun asked Erwa: "What kind of wine is this? It's so fragrant?"
Sanzhu smiled and continued: "This is wine made from the grain we grew ourselves. Of course it is delicious."
Changgen walked up to Ling Jiyun holding the wine jar and filled his bowl. Ling Jiyun stood up and walked to the old village chief and said, "Old village chief, thank you for your kindness to me and Gardenia these past few months.
With my care, today is your seventieth birthday. I wish you blessings like the East Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."
The old village chief was so happy that he stood up and clinked the bowl with him. After taking a big sip of wine, he said: "Ling Yun, it's the first time I've seen you. To be honest, I'm quite afraid of you. Now you can laugh.
I'm happy to have a drink with a guy like me."
Ling Jiyun smiled and said, "You're not afraid of me now?"
"Hahaha——" the old village chief joked: "I'm not afraid now, because I know you will be afraid of people too."
Ling Jiyun smiled and asked: "I'm afraid of people? Who are they?"
Everyone responded in unison: "Gardenia, hahaha——."
Gardenia couldn't help but smile with her mouth closed. Ling Jiyun helplessly cast her eyes for help. Gardenia said loudly: "Fellow fellows, please spare my husband. He is not good at words."
Erwa suddenly said to his wife: "Look at Gardenia, how much she loves her husband, but you don't love me either."
The second daughter-in-law reached out and pinched the second son's ears, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will love you very much now."
"Help, help, it hurts, I'm afraid of you, let go." Erwa shouted loudly, and everyone laughed again.
Gardenia smiled and said: "Sister Yulan, please spare him, otherwise you will pinch his ear and hurt him, won't you still feel bad for him?"
"That's right, just let Brother Erwa go." Cuihua put down her chopsticks and said with a smile.
The second daughter-in-law then let go of her hand and said, "For the sake of asking Gardenia and Cuihua to intercede for you, let's forget it for today. If you tell me that I don't love you another day, I will twist off your ears."
Erwa pretended to bow: "Yes, madam, I don't dare to be my husband anymore."
"Hahaha——." There was another burst of joyful laughter.
The old village chief spoke again: "Don't be joking, hurry up and eat the food. You are not allowed to leave until you finish eating today."
Ling Jiyun returned to his seat, picked up the wine again and said, "Fellow folks, I would like to dedicate this bowl of wine to all of you. Thank you for taking good care of Gardenia for me during this time." After saying this, he drank it all.
Chang Gen said: "You're being polite to us again and you're punished with a drink."
"Forfeited wine, punished wine——." The men were booing again. Gardenia smiled and looked at this scene that she had never dared to imagine before. Ling Jiyun, who was arrogant and arrogant, and everyone in the world was responsible for him, Ling Jiyun,
Now that she knows how to be grateful and compassionate towards others, her desire to be ordinary and warm has been granted by God.
When Changgen was about to pour another drink for Ling Jiyun, Cuihua snatched the bowl from Ling Jiyun's hand and said fiercely to Changgen: "Changgen, brother Lingyun can't drink anymore."
Chang Gen asked: "Why not? We just agreed that we won't come back unless we get drunk tonight."
Cuihua poked Changgen's head hard and said, "You are stupid. Brother Lingyun is drunk. Who will take care of Gardenia?"
Chang Gen suddenly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't remember this."
Ling Jiyun took the bowl from Cuihua and said, "It doesn't matter, this is the last bowl." His drinking capacity was only a drop in the bucket. Even if he drank all the men present, he might not be in trouble.
The second daughter-in-law said to Gardenia with envy: "Gardenia, look how good Ling Yun is to you. You two are truly a match made in heaven."
When she said this, Gardenia blushed a little: "Sister Yulan is joking."
Aunt Xia said: "What's there to be ashamed of? It's your blessing that a man treats you well. Don't women just want to marry a good man all their lives?"
Gardenia kept smiling silently, watching Ling Jiyun's blushing face drinking wine with Erwa and others. Cuihua sat down and asked, "What are you talking about?"
The second daughter-in-law said, "I'm talking about how to marry a good husband."
Cuihua smiled and said, "Sister Yulan, aren't you married?"
Aunt Xia picked up the conversation and said, "You're not married yet. What do you think about growing roots?"
Cuihua blushed and glanced at Changgen. She was afraid that others would hear her and whispered, "Aunt Xia, what are you talking about?"