"Brother, I …" Li Haidong was so touched that he almost choked. He did not know how to express his feelings at that moment.
"Stop!" Lu Yiwei hurriedly said, "You're a man. Don't be like this all the time. Everything I do is of my own free will, and it's what I should do. Remember! This is your home, and it will always be! "
Li Haidong could not help but shed tears. He said, "Brother Lu, I'll be honest with you. Actually, I don't have a strong desire for Mei Jia. I just think she's pretty, that's all. If she's really not willing, I think it's fine. You can't force her to do it …"
Li Haidong revealed his true feelings, and Lu Yiwei fell into deep thought. Perhaps he was too impatient and neglected Li Haidong's feelings. After a while, he said, "Since you don't like her, let's look for another one. I don't believe that we can find someone who is willing to be with us."
After that, Lu Yiwei suddenly remembered the waitress, Shen Rong, at the Eastern City Holiday Villa. He slapped his thigh and said, "Haidong, I know who you like!"
"Who?" Li Haidong asked in confusion.
"I won't tell you first. We'll go to Eastern State after we look at the house in the afternoon!"
At noon, the Lu family received Xia Jinhe with the highest standard, especially Lu Weiguo, who was extremely satisfied with his future daughter-in-law. He was so happy that he drank a bottle of white wine in one go. Even so, he did not feel satisfied. If it were not for Liu Cuilan's persuasion, he would have drunk two bottles.
After lunch, Lu Weiguo placed an envelope in front of Xia Jinhe and said with pride, "Jinhe, this is the first time we've met in such a hurry, and we didn't have much to prepare. This is a greeting gift. It's not much, but you must accept it. It's a token of our sincerity."
Of course, Xia Jinhe was unwilling and continued to reject it. Seeing the long-lost smile on the old man's face, Lu Ling persuaded, "Sister-in-law, you must accept it. This is the custom here. If you don't accept it, my father will feel bad."
Xia Jinhe had no choice but to accept this heavy love.
Liu Cuilan also took out her ancestral jade bracelet and put it beside Xia Jinhe. "Jinhe, this was passed down from my grandmother. My family only passes it down to the female members, not the male members. It must be authentic. I'm just a rural woman. It's troublesome for me to wear this when I'm working. Now, I can finally pass it down. Hurry up and put it on."
The passionate family was filled with deep love, which formed a strong contrast with his cold home. The last time Lu Yiwei visited, his mother was not happy, and his brother did not like him, but he did not complain. Xia Jinhe was moved and said, "Auntie, I sincerely thank your family for their hospitality. It's my blessing to meet Yiwei, and it's my honor to meet such a happy family. Thank you so much!" Xia Jinhe could not help but shed tears. Of course, they were tears of happiness.
While washing the dishes in the kitchen, Lu Yiwei quietly asked his mother, "Mom, I remember that when I married Li Shu-man, you didn't take out your family heirloom. Why are you willing to take it out after meeting Xia Jinhe?"
Liu Cuilan glared at Lu Yiwei and said fiercely, "I'm happy. It's none of your business."
Seeing his mother throwing a tantrum, he was overjoyed. He whispered in her ear, "Do you like this daughter-in-law?"
"Yes!" Liu Cuilan nodded heavily, and her eyes were full of hope. She glanced at the living room and said, "Son, I tell you, I don't know why, but when I first saw this girl, I liked her from the bottom of my heart. I liked her very much. When you and Shuman got married, you saw how arrogant her family was. They seemed to think that they were superior to us. They despised us because we were farmers and our family was poor. I originally planned to give it to Shuman, but I was afraid that they would dislike it. Did you see Jinhe's reaction? He was so happy that he shed tears. Don't look at her because she has studied abroad. She is educated and reasonable, gentle and virtuous. This is our family's daughter-in-law. So, the ancients said that we were born with this kind of fate. We can't afford to climb up to the high officials and dignitaries. That's the reason. "
"Oh! I didn't know that you still have a trick up your sleeve! "Lu Yiwei joked.
"Go away! Can't you see that I'm washing the dishes? "Liu Cuilan directly pushed Lu Yiwei out of the kitchen.
In the afternoon, Lu Ling took Xia Jinhe to find Yao Na, while Lu Yiwei and Li Haidong went to look at the house.
The county was surrounded by mountains. From a bird's eye view, it looked like a bottomless urn. It was as if walking out of the endless mountains would be the end of the sky. The county was built according to the mountains. It was high in the west and low in the east. From north to south, there was a long and narrow jade belt that surrounded the county. Nanyang was an ancient city with thousands of years of history. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was a county called "Yanyang". For thousands of years, generations of Nanyang people had lived here peacefully, becoming a drop of water in the long river of history. They were firmly attached to the great map of China.
The county records of Nanyang County could not be verified. There were no written records. Most of them were passed down orally from generation to generation. As for the authenticity of the events, it was not verified. According to legend, 5000 years ago, Yan Emperor's tribe and Huang Emperor's tribe fought here. During the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu attacked directly and launched the famous Battle of Hexi. The Xiongnu were unstoppable. Their iron hooves entered Nanyang County and took over the city in one night. They rested there. Later, Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, resisted tenaciously and finally drove the Xiongnu back to the grasslands to eat grass.
The Xiongnu did not stop there. They even crossed the Three Kingdoms, Two Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties to harass the border. Nanyang was a military stronghold for defense, so the Xiongnu often visited. As time passed, the culture of the Hu people gradually integrated into Nanyang. Some soldiers who did not want to fight even stayed here. They put down their weapons and picked up hoes, starting to live like Han people. Based on this, the people of Nanyang were not true Han people. They had the blood of the ancient Qiang people in their veins. No one knew whether this was true or not.
In the long river of history, Nanyang was destined to be a forgotten place because of its geographical location. It was not like Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice, with rich granaries. It was not like a frontier fortress, with important strongholds for national defense. It was not even like a barbarian land, where exiled criminals would not be sent to prison. As a result, Nanyang never had any high-ranking officials or celebrities.
In modern times, because of its location on the Loess Plateau and its close proximity to the Red Holy Land of Yan 'an, its importance finally became apparent. During the War of Resistance, a squadron of Japanese soldiers marched straight in and easily conquered Nanyang without any resistance. They were stationed in the county government. Why had the Japanese army stationed here? According to the memories of the old people who had lived through that period of history, this platoon was just a disbanded army. Only a dozen or so people were Japanese, and the rest were Japanese puppet soldiers and Koreans. They had come here to take a short break before heading south to join up with the main army.
However, this army seemed to have been forgotten. No one cared about them, and the order they received was to be on standby. As a result, the Japanese army took root here and began to harm the surrounding people. It was not until the famous Battle of the Hundred Regiments broke out that they were driven out of Nanyang. When they fled, the Japanese army burned the county to ashes, turning the treasures left behind by their ancestors into a pile of scorched earth.
After the founding of New China, the people of Nanyang organized to rebuild their homes, forming the structure it had today. After the reform and opening up, the pace of Nanyang could not keep up with the pace of the times, leading to the backwardness of development. Now walking into the old city, most of the houses were civil structures before liberation. Not to mention the dilapidated houses, several generations of people lived in a large compound. They had to carry water and rely on coal for heating. The environment was quite bad, not to mention enjoying modern infrastructure.
However, there were also some people with foresight. After becoming rich, they demolished their houses and built a modern brick and concrete structure. They were mainly concentrated along the traffic lines and near the County party committee compound. Most of them wanted to support themselves with their houses. The rent they collected was basically enough for a year of food and clothing.
At present, the work of Chuangwei was in full swing. Both sides of Liberation Road were basically cleaned up, but walking into the old city, it was still the same as before.
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