"My mother is really confused now. She used to urge Fangfang to find a partner quickly, but when it comes time to get engaged, she is reluctant to let go." Cheng Xiaolin told her husband.
As a result, Cao Shujie said: "Wife, let alone our mother, I am thinking about waiting for Mengmeng to get married in the future, and I won't be able to bear it."
Cheng Xiaolin: "..."
For a moment, Cheng Xiaolin stopped talking.
If you think about it carefully, that's really what happened.
"Go to bed early today, pack your things tomorrow, and have to go to the city," Cheng Xiaolin said.
She told Cao Shujie: "Shujie, you take grandpa and uncle with you tomorrow, and I will drive with our dad, our mom, Mengmeng, and Ruirui."
"Okay." Cao Shujie nodded and agreed.
Nothing happened all night.
After getting up early the next morning and having breakfast at home, Cao Shujie and his father packed up their things and put them in the car.
Then Cao Shujie asked Wang Yueqiang to drive. He carried his grandfather into the car, then went south to pick up his uncle Cao Jianlin, and went directly to Yiling City.
On the way there, uncle Cao Jianlin asked him: "Shujie, have you told your eldest brother and second brother about Fangfang's engagement?"
"Uncle, don't worry, I must have told you about such a big thing as Fangfang's engagement."
Cao Zhenghu laughed and shouted: "I didn't expect to see Fangfang get engaged."
Cao Shujie heard from behind and said, "Grandpa, aren't you talking nonsense? You can still see my sister get married and Fangfang give birth to a child."
Cao Jianlin also said to him: "Dad, with your physique, you can still see Yichuan getting married."
Cao Yichuan is the eldest grandson of Cao Jianlin and the son of his eldest brother Cao Shubin.
He is the eldest son of the next generation of his old Cao family, and he will take the college entrance examination this year.
Cao Shujie thought of this and thought that when he met his eldest brother, he would have to ask his nephew how his grades were?
On the other side, Cheng Xiaolin also drove a car and came to the city with her parents-in-law, daughter, and son.
After arriving at the place, they first went to the house they bought for Cao Huifang in Zizhuyuan.
By this time, Cao Huifang was already waiting downstairs.
Seeing them coming, Cao Huifang was very happy. She ran to her grandfather immediately, held his hand and shouted with a smile: "Grandpa!"
"Look how old you are, you still look like a child." Cao Zhenghu held her hand with his other hand and asked her how she was prepared.
"Grandpa, everything is ready. Let's go upstairs first."
"Let's go." Cao Zhenghu responded.
When I came upstairs, the house was very clean, and Deng Miaoshan was always helping here.
Deng Miaoshan was a little embarrassed when she saw her good sister's family coming over.
But Cheng Xiaolin recognized her, and Wang Yuelan also recognized her: "Shanshan, Huifang is such a stinky girl, I have to trouble you to take care of her."
"Auntie, it's okay. We have a good relationship and live close to each other. If Fangfang gets married and moves away from here, it will be in vain." Deng Miaoshan said.
She really thought about this problem.
Cao Huifang refuted her: "Who said I want to move away? I still feel comfortable living here."
Wang Yuelan waved her hand: "It doesn't matter where you live. Shanshan will take care of you here, so we can rest assured."
This is the first time for Cao Shujie to come to his sister's house. The last time he bought a house, his mother and his wife came together. After that, although Cao Tiemin was asked to arrange for decoration, Cao Shujie never came to see it.
At this moment, I look at the simple pastoral decoration style in the room as a whole, and the overall look is pretty good.
"Jiayi didn't come over?" Cao Shujie asked his sister.
Cao Huifang told him that she came over in the morning and went to pick up her family.
Tong Jiayi's family members also came here today, and will come here tomorrow, and then go to the hotel together.
Cao Shujie nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
After staying with his sister for a while, Cao Shujie told his parents to go take a look and book a few rooms in a nearby hotel.
"Dad, I'll go with you." Mengmeng said.
She felt that being upstairs was no fun at all and it would be better to have fun at home.
When Cao Yirui heard that his sister and father were going downstairs, he had to follow them. He felt that it was not fun at all.
Cheng Xiaolin said to him: "Let them follow you. Keep an eye on them and tell them not to run around."
It's still different here than at home, there are more cars outside.
In Caojiazhuang, although there are a lot of cars now, there are people on duty in the village. After entering the village, those people don't drive very fast, so everyone has time to react.
But here many people are rushing forward with their heads covered in a hurry, and even in order to grab the one or two seconds of red light, many people will slam on the accelerator and rush forward during the three seconds of yellow light.
There are too many of these phenomena, and it is often easy to get into trouble at this time.
Cao Shujie made an OK gesture to his wife, took the siblings downstairs, and walked around.
"Dad, where should we book a room?" Mengmeng raised her head and asked her father.
Cao Shujie looked at a hotel opposite his sister's community, pointed at it and said, "Let's go over there."
The main thing is that it's close and convenient.
And the decoration of the hotel is also good.
Wang Yueqiang followed behind and walked forward together.
After booking 5 rooms, Cao Shujie was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He called his eldest brother and second brother first and asked them whether they would come over today or tomorrow.
After hearing his elder brother say he was on his way here, Cao Shujie turned around and booked three more rooms.
"Are the uncle and the second uncle coming?" Mengmeng asked her father.
Cao Shujie told her that they were already on the way.
Cao Yirui couldn't sit still and wanted to play everywhere. After booking a room, he asked his father if he could go somewhere else to play.
"Where do you want to go?" Cao Shujie asked him.
The problem is that Cao Yirui has not been to the city a few times. He can't remember it and doesn't know where to go.
Cao Shujie looked around, thinking about taking his son and daughter for a walk around the area to see if there was anything interesting.
Before he had gone far, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Cao Zhen.
"Why are you here?" Cao Shujie wondered.
Cao Zheng asked him: "I haven't asked you yet, why are you here?"
"My sister is getting engaged tomorrow, I'll come over today to take a look." Cao Shujie didn't hide it from him.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was punched by Cao Zhen: "Our sister's engagement is such a big deal, and you didn't even tell me. Do you deserve a beating?"
Wang Yueqiang first saw his boss talking to each other and knew that they knew each other, so he didn't take precautions.
Unexpectedly, he saw his boss being beaten again the next moment. He felt very derelict in his duty. He ran over from behind and was about to take action when Cao Shujie stopped him in time.
Cao Zhen only had a few bones in his body, but Wang Yue hit him hard and could break the bones with one punch.
"Didn't I tell you this? Besides, it's not marriage. If she gets married, I will definitely tell you." Cao Shujie said.
"You're right this time. By the way, which community does our sister live in?" Cao Zhen really didn't know.
"Zizhuyuan, that community across the street." Cao Shujie said.
Cao Zhen was even more speechless: "We live in the same community as me. When did she move here? Why haven't I seen her before?"
Even Cao Shujie was speechless. He didn't expect such a coincidence.
But having said that, living in a community is like this. Everyone is busy with their own work and has different schedules, so it is difficult to bump into each other.
"I came here in July last year. The house was renovated by Tie Min and she just moved in at the end of the year. Besides, she usually makes videos at home and never goes out. She is a homebody." Cao Shujie said.
Hearing what his brother said, Cao Zhen said, "I said so."
Cao Shujie rolled his eyes: "Don't I know you live here? If I had known earlier, I would have called you first."
"You never asked. Every time you come to the city, you always go back. Otherwise, you have to stay in a hotel. I asked you to stay at home, but you didn't come. Now you blame me." Cao Zhen said to him.
While the two were chatting, Cao Shujie's cell phone rang. Seeing that it was his wife calling, Cao Shujie motioned to Cao Zhen and answered the phone first.
At this time, Cao Zhen knelt down and chatted with Mengmeng, Cao Yirui and the other siblings.
After Cao Shujie finished the call, he told Cao Zhen: "I have to go back. Let's talk another day."
"What's wrong?" Cao Zhen asked him.
Cao Shujie waved his hand: "There's nothing to do. I just want to talk about my sister's engagement tomorrow."
"Where will Fangfang hold the engagement ceremony? I have nothing to do. I will go there then." Cao Zhen said.
Cao Shujie really didn't know which hotel it was. He said, "It's all prepared by his partner. I'll ask you later and tell you."
"Okay, don't forget it." Cao Zhen told him. He always felt that Cao Shujie was a bit unreliable now.
Cao Shujie took Mengmeng and Ruirui back upstairs. The family was still discussing tomorrow's affairs. Cao Shujie didn't understand these rules very well, so he just listened.
At around 1 o'clock in the afternoon, two families, the eldest brother and the second brother, drove over in a car. When they met, Cao Shujie told them that they had booked a room.
This was not a large purchase, and the three brothers were not polite.
On the other hand, the eldest brother seems to be very particular about what will happen tomorrow, and he also explained some customs clearly.
Cao Shujie also said to his second brother: "I think we can just have a meal together, and the words will be too long."
"This is a rule." Second brother Cao Shuxin said.
Cao Shujie didn't care. He saw his eldest nephew Cao Yichuan and his youngest nephew Cao Yixin and waved them over.
"Yichuan, how are you preparing for the college entrance examination? Are you sure?" Cao Shujie asked.
Cao Yichuan now looks more confident than before: "Uncle, I'm not bad. I can usually score more than 600 points in the mock exam."
Cao Shujie found that his eldest nephew seemed very confident, which he thought was a good thing.
On the contrary, his sister-in-law Zhang Yi said to him: "Yichuan, don't be proud. He is much better than you. If you can get into a key university like your brother-in-law, then you will be worthy."
When Cao Yichuan heard what his mother said, he instantly lost his temper.
In addition to strength, there is also luck. Cao Yichuan thinks it is still a bit difficult.
As for his nephew Cao Yixin, Cao Shujie simply didn't ask him about his studies, as it was in vain.
This kid is only waiting to finish high school and join the army. In his words, just write casually during the college entrance examination and don't pay too much attention.
Cao Shuxin and Ren Jingjing were both convinced about their son's attitude of breaking things and letting him do what he wanted.
When they were preparing to go to dinner in the evening, Tong Jiayi called and found out that his uncle's family was here. He wanted to come over to treat them to dinner, but Cao Shujie stopped him.
"Take care of your family first, don't worry about it here." Cao Shujie said.
Just say whatever you have to say, he never cares about the details.
I went to the hotel opposite to stay at night. Cao Shujie booked a total of 8 rooms, which were enough.
Cao Shujie originally wanted his daughter and son to live in the same room, but unexpectedly, Mengmeng discovered the treacherous plan.
Mengmeng has to live with her mother.
Cao Shujie had no choice but to share a room with his son reluctantly.
Before leaving, Cao Shujie also said that his daughter was ignorant.
To be honest, for Cao Shujie, sleeping here is not as comfortable as at home.
But I had no choice but to improvise for one night.
On the morning of the second day, Cao Huifang came to see them, and they went to a nearby fast food restaurant for breakfast.
Not long after finishing her meal, Cao Huifang received a call from Tong Jiayi, saying that she would bring her family over later.
Around 9:30 in the morning, Tong Jiayi came with his family.
In addition to Tong Jiayi's parents, sister, brother-in-law, and two other uncles whom he met last time, this time there were two more uncles, Tong Jiayi, and two cousins.
There were quite a few people there, but Cao Shujie didn't remember many.
What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that one of his sister's former classmates, Ye Beiwen, came over and brought his sister a bouquet of flowers.
Cao Shujie also told his buddy Cao Zhen about the hotel where his sister was engaged.
The customs in the two places are different. For this engagement, Tong Jiayi's parents brought a lot of things. In Cao Shujie's opinion, it was not necessary at all. However, their family was also very particular. Although the conditions were not as good as Cao Shujie's, they still deserved to be given.
Gave.
As for the bank card containing the betrothal gift, Wang Yuelan handed it to her daughter Cao Huifang and asked her to take it back and return it to Tong Jiayi's parents.
Their family is not short of money, and there is no need to embarrass each other.
When Tong Jiayi and Cao Huifang changed their stories, Wang Yuelan and Cao Jianguo gave them a thick red envelope.
Grandpa Cao Zhenghu also took out the red envelope he had prepared and handed it over.
Cao Shujie was not prepared, but his wife bought the gold jewelry for his sister in advance and gave it as a gift.
It seemed particularly lively at this time.
When Cao Huifang and Tong Jiayi came to Cao Shujie to toast, Cao Shujie said something to Tong Jiayi: "Brother, I hope you can take good care of Fangfang in the future. If she gets angry, what will happen to you?"
Tell me and I will teach her a lesson."
"But if you do it, I won't let you." Cao Shujie said.
He doesn't care what Tong Jiayi's family thinks. In Cao Shujie's view, this is the bottom line and cannot be violated.
Tong Jiayi also promised in various ways that he would definitely take good care of Cao Huifang.
On the contrary, Cao Huifang is usually very carefree, but when she heard her brother say these words, she couldn't help but hug her brother and cry.
Cao Shujie comforted her and said to his sister: "Have a good life in the future and don't lose your temper."
"Brother, how can I have it!" Cao Huifang disagreed (End of Chapter)