The Cheng family has only two adobe houses. Outside is a large courtyard surrounded by neat bamboo fences. The kitchen and toilet are in the courtyard, one on the left and one on the right.
Considering that the new daughter-in-law came from the city and was not accustomed to living in the dilapidated environment of the village, the Cheng family deliberately renovated the adobe house a few days ago and added a large toilet at the back for the young couple to use alone.
Cheng Tianyuan's father is Cheng Muhai and his mother is Liu Ying. They are both honest and honest rural people.
Cheng Muhai was a simple and honest man. He had read several books when he was a child, so he was relatively knowledgeable.
When he was young, he worked as a worker in a fertilizer factory in the county. The environment in the county was good and there were many opportunities. Soon he took his wife and children there.
Xue's father was a technician at a fertilizer factory. He came from a big city in the imperial capital. Because the dormitory in the factory was too small, he took his wife and daughter to rent a house.
Coincidentally, the two families lived at the entrance of the same big alley.
The neighbors are both employees of a fertilizer factory. The two families live very close to each other, and the children often play together.
Unfortunately, something unexpected happened. One day, the fertilizer plant collapsed while feeding materials. Cheng's father rescued Xue's father regardless of the danger, but he lost an arm.
Labor workers lost an arm and lost their labor power.
Xue's father was so moved that he betrothed his five-year-old only daughter Xue Ling to the Cheng family as his daughter-in-law, and promised to always take care of the Cheng family.
Unexpectedly, bad news came one after another: the fertilizer plant closed down.
Xue's father was from the imperial capital and could only take his wife and daughter back to his hometown.
Cheng's father is from a rural area. After he brought his family back to the countryside, life was very tight because he lost an arm.
Years of hard work have made both Cheng Muhai and Liu Ying look very old.
Cheng Muhai was half lying on the bed, looking very sad, and discussing with his wife in a low voice.
"Getting married is a big event. Yesterday we didn't have money to treat the folks in the village to a banquet. How could we not even have wedding candy today..."
With tears in her eyes, Liu Ying explained: "A while ago, we borrowed a lot of money to treat you, and we had to scrape it together for the wedding. I went to order the wedding candy, but they refused to deliver it... I was afraid that we couldn't pay it back on credit.
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Cheng Muhai sighed deeply and asked: "When A Yuan came back from the supply and marketing cooperative, didn't he still have three or four hundred yuan?"
Liu Ying wiped her tears and replied: "That was the salary he had saved for more than half a year, and he was reluctant to spend even a dime. After paying back the clinic's medical expenses and borrowing money, he only had a dozen yuan left, and he bought bricks to build a toilet.
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Cheng Muhai muttered: "I only got a bunch of firecrackers when I got married, not even any candy. No wonder the new wife is so angry..."
The old couple was hiding in the room and sighing, when they heard a delicate voice outside shouting: "Dad! Mom!"
The old couple was stunned immediately!
I saw Xue Ling walking in, smiling and saying: "Mom, the hot water in the kitchen is on."
Liu Ying nodded "Oh" and then laughed.
"It turns out to be Ling Ling... Did you sleep well last night? Why did you get up so early? You'd better go and sleep a little longer."
Xue Ling shook his head and replied with a smile: "I'm not sleepy anymore."
When the two old men saw her coming in, they were very cautious for a moment.
Although this marriage had been planned for many years, the distance was far away and the two families had not had much contact in recent years.
She suddenly went to propose marriage and got nothing but a small gift. She was really wronged by asking her to get married in such a hurry.
She made a big fuss yesterday, and the old couple kept silent and did not dare to speak, feeling sorry for her.
Xue Ling saw it, and Feng Feng Huohuo stepped forward and bowed to them both.
"Dad, Mom, I want to apologize to you for what happened yesterday. I had some motion sickness. I was feeling sleepy and uncomfortable after riding in the car for several days, so I complained a lot when I walked in yesterday. I regret it very much. I really shouldn't have said this.
Temper. I’m sorry! Please forgive me!”
Xue Ling has been a daring girl since she was a child. She is fierce and upright. She insists on what is right and corrects what is wrong.
When the children in the alley dared to bully her, she would bully her back with all her strength. Her temper was so hot that she was nicknamed "Hu Niu" by her neighbors.
Father Cheng and Mother Cheng were both stunned!
After a long while, Father Cheng came back to his senses and said with a loving smile: "It's not in the way...it's okay."
Liu Ying also reacted and said quickly: "My family! They are all my family! There is nothing I can't forgive...it's okay!"
Xue Ling smiled, showing two cute little tiger teeth.
"Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Mom! I remember how much you loved me when you were little. Don't worry, Brother Tianyuan and I will honor you two!"
These two simple sentences made Cheng's father and Cheng's mother laugh heartily and kept praising her for being so well-behaved.
Xue Ling stepped forward and took the initiative to hug Cheng's mother's arm.
"Mom, let's go get some water and cook some rice. I heard that we'll be giving out wedding candies and serving tea later, so we can't be too late."
When Cheng's mother heard this, she blinked in embarrassment, smiled and pressed her hand.
"Yes... let's go to the kitchen to cook some food first."
After arriving in the kitchen, Cheng's mother washed the rice in the pot, while Xue Ling was responsible for lighting the fire.
She smelled the faint fragrance of rice and wanted to talk to Mother Cheng, but found that she was not there.
At this time, Cheng Tianyuan's low voice came from the yard: "I can't help it if I can't get credit. I still have some old tea at home. I can brew it to respect the elderly."
Cheng's mother frowned in embarrassment: "But... who can marry a daughter-in-law without even a few wedding candies... It's too uncelebrate and outrageous."
Cheng Tianyuan was about to speak when he saw Xue Ling walking over quickly and changed the subject.
"Mom, you go help Dad apply the arm, and I'll go find my cousin."
Cheng's mother knew that he was going to borrow money, but she didn't dare to say it in front of Xue Ling, so she quickly nodded quietly.
"Go, go and come back quickly."
Cheng Tianyuan threw down his axe, dusted off his body, turned around and walked towards the door.
"Wait!" Xue Ling called to him and quickly chased after him: "Brother Yuan, please help me!"
Cheng Tianyuan looked unhappy and said solemnly: "I'm not free!"
He finally got a wife, and his parents were happy for several days. Unfortunately, the wife only wanted a divorce.
Sooner or later, people will leave, the only money left in the family will be wasted, and now they have to borrow money again.
Xue Ling pointed her hand towards the room and shouted loudly: "Help me take down the biggest suitcase. There are two big bags of wedding candies in it! My dad gave it to us to congratulate us!"
Cheng Tianyuan paused in his steps.
Half an hour later, villagers came to the door one after another to congratulate and eat sweets.
Xue Ling called people generously, saying "uncle" on the left and "aunt" on the right, and kept giving away wedding candies.
Most of the people in the village had never traveled far, so it was their first time to eat wedding candies from a big city, and they kept cheering that they were delicious.
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother were so proud that they were so happy that they couldn't smile from ear to ear and secretly sweated.
Fortunately, Lingling was kind and sensible, so she divided all the candies sent by her in-laws and solved the urgent need. Such two big bags of candies are definitely not cheap!
The children rushed around, smiling and coming over to enjoy the candy.
The old people were eating sweets and running around saying auspicious words.
"This is my first time eating it! It's fragrant and sweet! I'm proud of your little wife in the city!"
"That's right! There are several villages around here, but we, Tianyuan, are the only ones who have married the daughter of a city dweller!"
"Where! It's not an ordinary city, it's a metropolis! It's the largest imperial capital and has a famous book!"
"The Tianyuan family is blessed! Our Tianyuan is so enviable!"
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Cheng Tianyuan was not sociable and stood in the corner with a stern face. Looking at Xue Ling who greeted dozens of fellow villagers with ease, he felt a little admiration in his heart.