If his uncle didn't agree, his parents might hesitate for a while. They might even consider it for a long time. As for himself, did he have the courage to resist?
He couldn't help but glance at her and clench his fists.
"Why are you looking at me?" Wu Pojun touched her face, thinking that there was something dirty on it.
Yang Huai gestured at the direction behind her. "It's my cousin's car."
While they were talking, a car drove over from the road by the river and stopped in front of them.
"You didn't give me a definite answer. Otherwise, I would have gone to the airport to pick you up." Li Lan opened the door and got out of the car. He was about to take Wu Pojun's bag. "You must be my sister-in-law. Get in the car."
"Thank you, thank you. I can do it myself." Wu Pojun didn't let him carry it. She got in after Yang Huai opened the trunk.
Yang Huai said, "I didn't want to trouble you. It's not a big deal, so I stopped a taxi from the airport. I wanted her to walk around here, so I got out. Where are you going? "
Everyone in the family knew that he was coming back, but he didn't inform anyone about the specific time. It was impossible for him to be picked up.
"There's a nest of chickens at home. We're out of oxytetracycline. Grandma asked me to buy it," Li Lan said. "Get in the car first. I'll send you back after you buy the medicine."
It was the first time that the girl returned home. She would naturally go to Old Yang's house first. It was impossible for her to go to his house.
"You go buy the medicine first. I'll walk around." Yang Huai sighed. "It's nice to see the scenery."
He had an indescribable feeling when facing his hometown. When he was young, he always felt that it was boring to stay here. Now, he felt more at home.
"That's fine. You should call Aunt too. We have to prepare at home. Otherwise, we'll be too busy." Li Lan couldn't help but remind him.
"Don't you know my mother?" Yang Huai smiled. "She must have prepared everything a few days in advance."
"Then walk slowly. I'll catch up right away." Li Lan didn't waste any more time. He got in the car and drove towards the direction of the town.
"Let's go." Yang Huai held Wu Pojun's hand and walked along the river. "That's my uncle's son. His name is Li Lan. You can't tell. He plays Go and has won many championships. He's very good."
"Your uncle?" Wu Pojun asked.
"Yes." Yang Huai smiled and said, "My uncle's son is called Li Pei. We studied together in Hong Kong."
On both sides of the Huai River, the willows swayed gently. A cool breeze blew gently, but it couldn't withstand the heat. After a while, sweat appeared on his forehead. He looked at Wu Pojun and smiled apologetically.
"I'm not as delicate as you think." Wu Pojun found everything strange. "This is the Huai River? I've seen it on the map. It's not as grand as I imagined. "
Yang Huai thought about it and agreed that Wu Pojun was right. The family's chicken farm was basically managed by Wu Pojun alone. He was a hardworking man, so he smiled and said, "Rather than calling the Huai River a river, it's better to say it's a water system. It covers a vast area, and what we're looking at now is just a tributary. The main stream is a little further ahead, but it's wide. Let me put it this way, the widest part can fit in Hung Hom Stadium, and the deepest part can hide the World Financial Center."
Wu Pojun burst into laughter. "It's not as exaggerated as you say."
Yang Huai said proudly, "You're used to living in Hong Kong. You've completely limited your imagination. This time, you'll stay a little longer. I'll take you to see the famous mountains and great rivers."
Wu Pojun said playfully, "Then I'll be relying on you."
"Sure, sure." Yang Huai laughed.
He wanted to stroll around by himself, but they met acquaintances from the village from time to time, so they had to stop and say hello.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Li Lan's car caught up with them, and the two of them got in the car. At this time, Yang Huai called his mother, but as expected, he got a lot of complaints from his mother.
Li Mei was busy tidying up the house. Seeing that her son was about to enter the house with his girlfriend, she panicked. Usually, when the two of them were at home, their things were piled up here and there, and they were very casual. But now, looking at the house, she felt that it was not pleasing to the eye. She could not tidy it up alone, and the thought of preparing lunch made her even more anxious.
The Yang family's house was not small. Li Mei ran up and down the stairs. After cleaning Yang Huai's house, she threw all the things that were not needed to the back of the house to the foot of the wall.
No matter how busy she was, she simply went out and asked the uncles, aunts, and wives of the neighbors to come to her house to help. Then, she called her mother, Duan Mei, and the others.
After that, she saw that Yang Xuewen was still standing there in a daze. She said angrily, "Go catch two fish. Don't stand there like a log. Are you going to mend the fishing nets at the corner? If you don't, I'll throw them all away. They take up space every day. "
"Who did I offend?" Yang Xuewen had suffered an unexpected disaster. He dragged the old fishing nets out of the yard.
The Yang family made some movements, and everyone in the village who could come to help came. The Yang family's status in the village was higher than Li He's status in Li Village. After all, Yang Xuewen was an amiable person. There was no one who did not owe others favors. Moreover, a group of people who had become rich naturally followed his lead.
As soon as Yang Huai got out of the car, he was shocked to see the circle of people at the door.
There were too many people, and it was not convenient for him to introduce them to Wu Pojun one by one. After chatting with everyone for a while, he brought Wu Pojun into the house.
"Drink some tea to moisten your throat." Li Mei personally poured a cup of tea for him. She wanted to be a little more difficult, but after thinking about it, she still gave face to her son and was very polite to the girls. "It's hot, right?"
"Thank you, Auntie. It's alright." Wu Pojun was suddenly surrounded by so many girls and young wives. At first, she was a little flustered, but when she calmed down, she was not so nervous.
Li He drove, and a car pulled a whole family over. Wang Yulan was the first to get out of the car and enter the central room.
Wu Pojun, who was originally sitting in the living room, hurriedly stood up after Yang Huai's introduction and called out "Grandma" crisply.
"Handsome." Wang Yulan was a person who did not have any preconceptions about family. If she liked someone, she would think it was good. Full of joy, she said, "You're here. Don't stand on ceremony."
Before Yang Huai could heave a sigh of relief, he was pulled over by Li Zhaokun and asked all sorts of questions. How old was the girl, what did her family do, how many brothers and sisters she had, and what her temperament was like.
"Don't spoil her too much." This was Li Zhaokun's last advice. "Otherwise, you'll have to go to heaven."
It was also an experience.
"Grandpa, don't worry. I can handle it myself." Yang Huai naturally did not refute Li Zhaokun's words. However, he naturally could not agree to it.
After the people surrounding the Yang Family slowly dispersed, only the Li Family and the Yang Family were left. Naturally, those who cooked and those who sat with them sat with them.
"Yoshiko, what do you think of this girl?" Li Mei stole a glance at Wu Pojun through the window while washing the vegetables.
He Fang said, "How can you tell? You don't have to care so much. They can get along on their own and live a good life. It's fine as long as there are no conflicts between them. It's not like they're living with us."
"It's easy for you to say." Li Mei smiled and said, "I think you don't have to care about Li Lan's future partner. That's a lifetime matter. If you don't find one, you'll be making trouble for yourself."
In this family, she felt that this sister-in-law was cultured, well-read, and knowledgeable. Naturally, she was willing to ask for more advice. At this moment, seeing that He Fang's words were not sincere, she naturally had to tease her.
Without mentioning Li Lan, He Fang was not worried at all. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "As for me, if you're right, I really won't care. As long as he's willing to bring a girl home, who cares if she's handsome or ugly? If she's half as handsome as your Yang Huai, I'll die with my eyes closed."
"Look at what you're saying. I can see that both of them are equally ambitious." Li Mei smiled and said, "But to be honest, your Yang Huai is much more ambitious."
"I've never seen him with a female classmate." He Fang couldn't help but say, "Your brother can worry about it if he wants. I won't care anymore."
Li Mei glanced through the window and saw Wu Pojun walking towards the kitchen. She signaled to He Fang and the two of them did not say anything.
Wu Pojun entered the kitchen and smiled at Li Mei and the others. He wanted to help pick the vegetables, but Li Mei quickly stopped him. "There's a lot of smoke here. You don't have to help. Go to the living room and rest."
"It's okay, Auntie. I often cook at home." Wu Pojun didn't allow any explanation and helped in the kitchen.
Li Mei watched carefully. Even when Wu Pojun was cooking, she didn't stop him. Their family could naturally afford to hire people and use nannies. However, whether a girl was diligent and knew how to cook was a clear proof of whether she could survive. If it was a girl who was idle and greedy for pleasure, she would definitely not like her.
Seeing that Wu Pojun made two stir-fried dishes, Li Mei was happy for a while.
A table was set up. Li Zhaokun naturally sat at the head of the table, but he was much more solemn than before.
He had a lot of grandchildren, but none of them were married. He didn't feel better than others. Yang Huai brought a girl into the family, which naturally made him feel relieved. There was hope for him to have a great-grandson.
However, he felt a little pity. This wasn't Li Pei. It wasn't that he was biased towards Li Pei. Grandsons were all the same. He loved them dearly. Because this great-grandson didn't have the surname Li, his dream of four generations living under the same roof couldn't be realized for the time being.
"Don't just care about yourself. Help me get some food." After Li Zhaokun instructed Yang Huai, he said to Wu Pojun. "Eat. Don't stand on ceremony."
"Thank you, Grandpa." Wu Pojun accidentally bit a piece of chili. He lowered his head and secretly spat it into his palm. He wrapped it in paper and placed it on the table.
After the meal, Li He hugged the teapot and sat against the back wall. Behind the house were pear trees, peach trees, and apricot trees, which provided shade.
"Uncle." Yang Huai walked over. "Do you want to eat pears? I'll pick one for you."
"No. Pick a few more for your girlfriend." Li He saw him light a cigarette and reminded him, "Don't smoke too much. Otherwise, it'll be hard to quit in the future."
"Okay." Yang Huai nodded.
"Are you getting married?" Li He continued to ask.
"Yeah." Yang Huai didn't deny it. "Uncle, what do you think?"
"What do you mean what do you think?" Li He smiled. "As long as you think it's good. If I don't agree, will you break up with her?"
"Isn't it better if you like her?" Yang Huai leaned against the wall, not minding the dirt.
"How long have you been together? Are you getting married?" Li He had never seen signs of Yang Huai dating before.
"Some people spend a month together, but it feels like they've been together for a lifetime." Yang Huai touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "Anyway, I don't feel that tired when I'm with her."
"That's good." Li He patted him on the shoulder. "You're old enough to have your own opinions. Go and spend more time with the girl. After all, you came all the way here. "
"Thank you, uncle." Yang Huai saw that his uncle's expression was normal and felt relieved. His uncle still didn't know what happened in Macau.
Wu Pojun was not afraid of the heat. He stood alone on the rooftop on the third floor, leaning on the railing and looking around. When he heard the voice, he turned around and saw Yang Huai. "It's very different from the countryside in Hong Kong."
Yang Huai said, "Nonsense. One is the countryside of an international metropolis, and the other is the countryside that's not even an eighth or ninth tier city. How can it be the same?"
Thanks to his uncle, there were many rich people here, but most of them worked hard in other places. Very few of them made a fortune locally. The local economy really couldn't support it. There were few factories and enterprises.
"Your parents don't put on airs at all. It's my fault that my Mandarin is too poor. They can't really understand what I say." What Wu Pojun saw was completely different from what he had imagined.
Yang Huai said, "I told you long ago that our family used to be very poor. This house was only built a few years ago. The foundation used to be a thatched hut that leaked when it rained.
To put it bluntly, they're just ordinary people. "
At night, when it was time to sleep, Li Mei arranged for them to go to the same room. In order not to make his mother suspicious, Yang Huai didn't say anything more and simply lay on the sofa.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, the family went to the county to buy a few new clothes for Wu Pojun according to the customs of their hometown.
Yang Huai had a girlfriend, which put a lot of pressure on Li Lan.
The first to talk to him was not his parents, but Li Zhaokun.
"Child, you have to learn from your brother." Li Zhaokun said earnestly, "There aren't any two-legged toads, but there aren't many two-legged people."
Li Lan said evasively, "I haven't graduated yet. It's not too late to talk about it after I graduate. Brother isn't married yet, so I'm not in a hurry."
He could only use Li Pei as a shield.
Li Zhaokun said, "We'll talk about your brother later. Let's talk about you first. How can going to school delay finding a girlfriend?"
He wanted to use his son and daughter-in-law as an example. Weren't the two of them classmates?
Although he didn't know the process of their relationship, since they were able to get married, they definitely didn't stop playing around during school.
But after thinking about it, it wasn't like a father-in-law to gossip about his daughter-in-law, so he held back and didn't say anything.
"I'm not in a hurry about my matters." Li Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"How old are you? Still not in a hurry? " Wang Yulan also joined in the discussion. "Hurry up, I can still take care of your child. Do you still expect your parents to take care of your child?"
Her daughter-in-law was busy in school and didn't have time all day. As for her son, she couldn't say that he was lazy, since he couldn't take care of the child either. She thought about it, the heavy responsibility of taking care of her great-grandson would fall on her in the future.
"I'll go take care of the geese." Li Lan grabbed the bamboo pole and ran.
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