Bai Tian and Qi Zhen chatted until midnight. The next day, Qi Zhen was fine. He seemed to have reciprocated his feelings. He was excited and his eyes were particularly bright. However, Bai Tian was not doing well, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
"Dad, are you okay if you don't have a rest? Otherwise, take a day off and stop setting up a stall." Bai Banxia first went to check his father's pulse to confirm that he was not sick.
Bai Tian waved his hand, "No, no, no, it's uncomfortable to be idle. I want to turn my grief and anger into motivation."
Zhang Lingzhi brought a hot handkerchief over to wipe his face, and said complainingly: "Why are you so sad and angry? It's so pretentious!"
"Daughter-in-law, you don't know how to feel sorry for me at all." Bai Tian said pitifully.
"I don't feel sorry for you, why should I give you a warm handkerchief?" Zhang Lingzhi snatched the handkerchief and rolled her eyes at him.
"I was wrong, my wife, my hands are numb, please wipe them for me." Bai Tian smiled and put his face close to hers.
Zhang Lingzhi knew that he was pretending, so he took a handkerchief and wiped his face with such force that his face was almost distorted.
Bai Banxia was amused by the interaction between her parents. To be honest, she envied her parents for being so loving throughout their lives. Life had its bumps and tumbles, but most of the time it was sweet.
She remembered the night she had just traveled back in time, when her father had given an egg to her and her mother to eat. She was obviously very greedy, but she was reluctant to take a bite and could only lick a little bit of the yolk on her fingers.
At this time, a hot handkerchief was handed to her, and Qi Zhen's shadow drew a long line in the yard.
"Wipe your face." He said softly.
Bai Banxia thought of the embrace last night again, her face started to burn, and she hurriedly took the handkerchief and covered her face.
The warm handkerchief felt so comfortable on her face, and it immediately drove away the tired look from getting up early, and also covered up her red cheeks.
When she took off the handkerchief, Qi Zhen took it again, took it out, washed it and hung it to dry.
Seeing that Qi Zhen was taking care of his daughter more carefully, Bai Tian's expression improved. After all, he still wanted to have a man who was as careful and sincere as him to take care of his daughter, so he was worried that he would be wronged.
The family packed up and rushed to the town. When they were leaving, Chen Liang came out and asked with a somewhat unnatural expression: "Uncle Bai, can I help with something?"
"You can help my elder brother with the work in the fields." Bai Tian said with a smile, "Don't be too tired."
Chen Liang's face turned a little gloomy, and he nodded and said, "Okay."
Qi Zhen walked out, turned around and smiled at Chen Liang, quite sincerely.
He was thinking last night that he should actually thank Chen Liang, otherwise he would still have the courage to confess to Banxia.
It's not that he is timid, but the more he cares about something, the more he is afraid of losing it and the more cautious he becomes.
Chen Liang was inexplicably laughed at by Qi Zhen, and his head was dizzy. Who was it that saved him back then?
He insists on marrying Bai Banxia entirely because of the life-saving grace he received back then. But if it wasn't Bai Banxia who saved him and they were already engaged, why would he bother to insist on it?
But why did the little girl say she was Bai Banxia?
Chen Liang was thinking about it, and Bai Banxia's family also started chatting on the road.
"Who do you think saved Chen Liang back then? Why did he use Ban Xia's name?" Bai Tian asked.
"It goes without saying that a girl went into the water to save someone. She was probably afraid of being gossiped about, so she definitely didn't dare to say her name. She probably saw Chen Liang visiting the Bai family, so she simply said my name."
Bai Banxia said.
Bai Tian still felt strange, "Since Chen Liang is our guest, wouldn't he know it was a fake when he came back and saw that he didn't get along?"
"I know this. This is what the little girl wants." Zhang Lingzhi said.
Xiaoyu also said: "That little girl probably has a strict upbringing. She has known the difference between men and women for a long time. She doesn't want people to know that she went into the water to save someone."
"So don't try to figure out who it is now. It's been all these years, so don't harm others." Bai Banxia said, "Based on her age, the girl might have been engaged or married. If it's passed down,
If this happens, it might affect the marriage. Even if you are not married, he may not be willing to marry Chen Liang. You can't be kind enough to save him, so you have to marry him, right?"
Everyone nodded one after another, thinking that what Bai Banxia said was reasonable, so they simply stopped guessing who it was, as long as it had nothing to do with Banxia.
When they arrived in the town, they discovered that there was already a pancake stall not far away.
"Oh, it's been too long since we've been open, and we've been robbed of our business." Bai Tian said distressedly, silently calculating in his mind, after half a month of walking, how much business would be lost and how many customers would be lost.
"Dad, do you think there is only one noodle stall? Du Sanniang's family is not the only one selling tofu, right? So if there are people selling pancakes and fruits, just sell them. Only with competition can we make progress." Bai Banxia persuaded with a smile.
She has saved some money now and earns a lot from medical consultations. It doesn't matter if her parents make more or less from business, as long as they are happy.
"That's right. Anyway, we have to go to Xiguan City to set up a stall some time in the future, so don't worry too much." Bai Tian quickly thought about it, set up the stall, and started his "pancake and fruit set" again.
The stall not far away is almost imitating Bai Tian's, but imitation is imitation, and it has not reached the point of transcendence. Some old customers came running over again when they heard Bai Tian's lyrics.
"Boss Bai, are you done with the stall? We all thought you were done with it." Someone asked.
"Why don't you do it? It's just that I went to a big city with my daughter for a consultation a while ago, which delayed me for a while." Bai Tian said happily.
"Oh, your daughter is really amazing. What is a big city like? Is it any different from ours?" The guests became interested and gathered around to ask.
While making pancakes and fruits, Bai Tian talked about his experiences in Xiguan City. Soon all the customers came over and the queuing scene resumed.
Of course, some people were in a hurry and went to the store with fewer people to buy it, but it had little impact on the Bai family's business.
Arrangements were made for the stall, and Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen went to the county government office.
On the way, Qi Zhen whispered: "Uncle talked to me for a long time last night."
"No wonder the circles under his eyes are so dark, and you don't look very energetic." Bai Banxia gave him an angry look, "Can't you just ignore him and let him have a good rest?"
Qi Zhen laughed softly, "I don't dare to ignore you, because I'm afraid he won't agree with you being with me."
"When he disagreed before, he never saw you afraid." Bai Banxia couldn't help laughing, "I finally understand why my father always disliked you before."
"Not anymore." Seeing that Qi Zhen had reached a street with few people, he quietly held her hand, "I promised my uncle that I will take care of you for the rest of my life, and I will never have second thoughts."
In the past, the two of them often pulled each other, and sometimes Bai Banxia naturally took his hand, but now she felt embarrassed and quickly shook his hand away.