Meng Ruping put on headphones and listened to music. Although she couldn't hear what Li Zhi said to Smart Xiaobing outside, she could see his face.
When Xiaobing disappeared from the car and Li Zhi sat there in silence, she knew that the two of them had probably finished talking.
"If you were to replace someone else, they might not be able to do better than you. Don't be too harsh on yourself. When you are alive, sometimes you have to relax a little and don't take it too seriously. What you think and what you do are not necessarily equivalent.
"Yes." Meng Ruping took off her headphones, rubbed Li Zhi's forehead, and said softly.
Li Zhi came back to his senses, leaned against her and said with a wry smile: "I just feel that the more I earn, the faster I spend it. I don't know if it's an illusion, but it seems like I'm being caught by a thread somewhere.
If you lead the way forward, you won't be able to stop even if you want to, and if you get a little lazy, the rope will pull you!"
"It's not just you, I'm afraid it's the same for everyone. Life, isn't it just about being dragged forward? No one will know what their life is like until they reach the end!" Meng Ruping
Said with a smile.
Li Zhi shrugged and said, "I understand everything you said, but understanding one thing, thinking clearly, and seeing things openly are another matter entirely."
He shook his head and smiled: "Okay, if we don't talk about these things, I guess it's not far from your home, right?"
Meng Ruping looked at the time and saw that it was already 4:30 in the afternoon. It was indeed not far away. We would get off the expressway in a while, and then we needed to walk down the road for a while.
"Well, we're almost there!" Meng Ruping nodded.
After getting up and stretching, Li Zhi looked at her with a half-smile and asked, "Do you want to put your clothes on now, or do you want to put them on later when you get to your house?"
Meng Ruping's face turned red and she glanced sideways at him. Do you need to ask? Of course she would put it on now.
Who is not an exhibitionist!
After she finished getting dressed, Meng Ruping helped Li Zhi get dressed.
"Look, you have messed up my hair. How can I see people when I get off the car?" Meng Ruping looked at her appearance, blushing and complaining.
There were no mirrors or combs in the car, and she didn’t bring any of these things with her. Now anyone with a discerning eye could tell what they were doing in the car when they got out of the car. It’s a bit embarrassing to think about it!
"When we pass through the county town later, why don't we just find a place to do it!" Li Zhi smiled and said nonchalantly. He didn't have to care, but he had to take Meng Ruping's feelings into consideration. Face is still a thing.
What to talk about.
"Yeah!" Meng Ruping nodded and took a long ride to the county town to do some repairs and just move her body.
…
In the evening, the entire Mengjia Village was very lively, especially Meng Dashan's house. People who didn't know it thought that Meng Dashan's son had married a wife.
The tent had been set up, two New Year pigs were killed, cooking was done in a big pot, ten tables were set up, and almost everyone from half the village who could come was called over.
Meng Dashan thought about it, anyway, calling one person is enough to shout, and calling several people is still yelling, so he might as well just call all the young and old men in the whole village over. Don’t everyone want to see what their ‘eldest uncle’ looks like? This time it is just right to let him
They saw enough.
If all these people add one piece together, how much can they eat?
There is a saying that eating people is short-tongued and soft-handed. These people in the village have eaten their own food. Let's see what they dare to say in the future.
"Dad, it's almost six o'clock, why haven't the eldest sister and the others come back yet?" Meng Rugang, the second child, walked up to Meng Dashan and asked doubtfully.
Meng Dashan looked at the time on his phone, wasn't it? It was almost six o'clock. Didn't the eldest daughter say that she would be there around 5:30 in the afternoon?
Meng Rugang lowered her voice and whispered: "Dad, all the young and old men with some status and reputation in the village are here today. We must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, our family cannot afford to lose this person!"
"Nonsense, do you still need to teach me how to use my special code?" Meng Dashan scolded, blowing his beard and glaring.
Meng Rugang smiled bitterly and muttered: "Then you have to think of a way. How about you call eldest sister and ask where they are?"
Meng Dashan looked at him and asked, "Why don't you beat your eldest sister?"
Meng Rugang scratched his head and said with a dry smile: "It seems inappropriate for me to make this call, right?" He didn't dare to call because he was afraid of what happened last time. Meng Ruping still remembered that she resented his younger brother.
You must know that the incident happened not long ago, and I was still counting on my eldest sister to help me more.
"Humph, look at how cowardly you are, why did I get a seed like you!" Meng Dashan cursed and turned around and walked towards the house.
Looking at Meng Dashan's back, Meng Rugang muttered: "You are still different. You seem to be talking about how capable you are. Tell me, then why don't you call me and ask what's going on?"
Meng Dashan was too embarrassed to call his eldest daughter Meng Ruping and asked his daughter-in-law Yang Cuilan. Yang Cuilan said that she was unwilling to call her, so she had no choice but to call her old daughter Meng Ruxue in.
Sitting on the bed, Meng Dashan frowned and said, "Call your eldest sister and ask where he is. Didn't he say he would be there at half past five? It's already dark. Why haven't I seen him yet?"
Where is the figure? Let her give you a confirmation whether he will come back or not!"
Meng Ruxue stuck out her tongue and looked at her mother. Yang Cuilan was a woman, but not a fool. She had several children who were her flesh and blood. She didn't know who was capable.
"Look what I'm doing. You and your eldest sister are the only ones who are close in our family. If you don't make this call, who will? Hurry up, don't you see your father is about to get angry!" Yang Cuilan said with a bitter smile.
She also wanted to know whether her eldest daughter had brought her son-in-law back today.
"Okay, I'll call the eldest sister right now. If the eldest sister wants to say that they won't be back tonight, what should I do?" Meng Ruxue asked in a low voice.
Meng Dashan said with a dark face: "Tell your eldest sister, you must come back to me tonight, even if you just show up, you have to let them come back, otherwise she will never enter this house again."
"oh!"
Meng Ruxue didn't go out. She beat her eldest sister Meng Ruping directly in the room in front of Meng Dashan and Yang Cuilan!
"Sister, where are you? Our parents are waiting in a hurry at home. It's getting dark now. When will you arrive?" After the call was connected, Meng Ruxue asked directly.
Meng Ruping's voice came over the phone, saying: "We're almost there. We should get off the highway and enter the village in a while. It won't take long, at most it's ten or eight minutes away. We went to the county town to rest and have something to eat."
Something, that’s why I came back late!”
"Oh, hurry up then. The whole village is coming to our house, waiting to see what your man looks like, hehe!" Meng Ruxue hung up the phone with a smile, raised her head and said to Meng Dashan: "Dad,
The eldest sister said it can still be at your doorstep in ten or eight minutes!"
Meng Dashan breathed a sigh of relief, got off the kang, grinned and said, "I have to worry about the special code. I'll go to the door and keep an eye on it. Don't walk past it again!"
Looking at Meng Dashan's back, Meng Ruxue curled her lips and wondered if her eldest sister could still walk home.
"Your father, this is so happy. He has never shown off his face like this in his life." Yang Cuilan also got off the kang with a smile and said: "Among you, your eldest sister is the only one who has never let us worry.
Your eldest sister is the most sensible... but the one who endures the most hardships is also your eldest sister. Alas, we can't help her!"
"Mom, look at you, you are nagging again. My eldest sister will be back soon with her boyfriend. Don't cry. Your eyes will be swollen from crying. It's so ugly. Our father is scolding you again.
." Meng Ruxue saw Yang Cuilan's appearance and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her. Her mother was soft-tempered, but among the five children in the family, she loved her two brothers the most.
"Well, that's right, let's stop talking. I'm happy today. Come on, let's go out and have a look!" Yang Cuilan burst into tears and laughed. They all said that her daughter is her mother's little cotton-padded jacket. This is absolutely true.
Meng Dashan was holding a cigarette in his mouth. It was already dark outside, but because it had snowed two days ago, the reflected moonlight was still quite bright. Besides him, the door was full of men, women, and children from the village. Everyone knew that Meng Dashan’s eldest daughter
The person you are bringing with you is about to show up, and everyone is following you to watch the fun.
"Dashan, look at the car in front of you, is it Ruping and the others?" Someone suddenly pointed at the car in front of the village and shouted.
Meng Dashan puffed out his chest and looked over, because it was a bit far away. Besides, how could he know if it was right? He had never seen it before!
"I think it's because there aren't many cars coming to our village at night. Apart from Ruping and the others, there should be no one else!" someone followed.
There was still a few hundred meters to go, and people around were watching eagerly, waiting for the vehicle to get closer.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is looking forward to it. And no one knows why he is waiting eagerly. He is not his 'son-in-law', but this person will never lack curiosity.
.
"Sister, have they arrived?" Meng Rumei came out of the house and stopped Meng Ruxue who was about to go outside and asked.
Meng Ruxue looked back at her and was stunned for a moment. Her fourth sister actually had some light makeup on her face today, making her look much more beautiful than before.
"Yes, I called my elder sister just now. She said that we can enter the village in ten or eight minutes. Are you wearing makeup?" Meng Ruxue asked curiously.
"Um!"
Meng Rumei hummed, turned around and turned back. There were still ten or eight minutes left, so she had enough time. Besides, she was not in a hurry. It was so cold outside, and there was no need for her to go out and endure the cold. That would be stupid. She would definitely wait until the car arrived.
If there is a sound, it will be too late to go out by yourself when the time comes.
…
Meng Ruping hung up the phone call from her sister Meng Ruxue, looked at Li Zhi who was driving, and whispered: "Just now Ruxue said that half the whole village at home has gone, just waiting to see you. We will be here soon.
Are you okay?"
Li Zhi grinned twice, shook his head and said, "What can happen to me? Look, we're not afraid of others seeing it. Don't worry, I know what to say and what to do. I won't let your father and the others lose face. I won't be able to come to Taiwan."
of!"
Meng Ruping blushed and muttered a little embarrassedly: "I didn't mean anything, I was just afraid that you would be uncomfortable!" (To be continued)