Bai Fumei in the 70’s

Her own grandchildren are of course good everywhere in Grandma Li's eyes, they are smart and kindhearted. But the current reality has to make Grandma Li bow her head.

She feels that He Songye who is good in everything is too late for anyone to care about. He Songye looks like her mother, beautiful and tall, but it is a pity that her hearing is impaired. Good people look down on her. The only person begging her to be his wife is a sick seedlings who linger on his sickbed all year round. Granny Li was reluctant to let her suffer and let her stayed until she is more than 20 years old.2

All these dragging around has become Grandma Li's unspeakable heart disease.

While He Songbai... It's not easy to talk about marriage with their family background.

Grandma Li is completely silent.

This silence is not the tacit silence, but sad silence.

Uncle De said, "I think I will be cheeky once, and I will send Si Ya over later to let the two young people see each other."

Uncle De also implicitly accepted the fact that the He family is completely desolate, from the original master to the present situation. But in his heart, his wife and Brother Bai are still his benefactors. Otherwise, he would not deliberately send his daughter carefully to get married.

In the afternoon, Si Ya, the pearl in Uncle De's palm came to the He's family house.

The girl combed her bangs flat, she looks a little naive. She isn't as white and fat as her father described, but she doesn't look like her father. Although she is not pretty, her skin is white and she laughed very pleasantly.

Grandma Li took a few glances and looked very satisfied.

She patted Si Ya's hand, "Let's go eat."

Si Ya squinted her eyes and agreed.

She vaguely knew her father's thoughts and she kept avoiding suspicion and would not come to the He family's house. When she was old enough, she finally can't avoid came to this old "main house" and kowtowed to the old madam.

For the first time, Si Ya met the legendary Brother Bai, who looked very handsome, and the original unwillingness of seven points became the willingness of seven points.2

She first chopped up all the firewood in the yard, and washed all the clothes of the Grandma and sister Sanya, and hung them on the bamboo pole diligently.

She saw He Songbai and shout "Brother Bai" at him.

He Songbai went to the county town by bike after eating at noon. When he came back in the afternoon, he saw Uncle De's daughter taking care of housework in and out of his home, and she also chopped up the firewood he had to chop every day.

Before girls marry, they pay attention to a "female skills". The meaning of female skills here is not the ancient embroidery, but the ability to clean up the house, wash vegetables and cook. Sister He had originally talked about a family matter. It was He Songbai who led the elder sister to the door. Sister He took care of the housework inside and out, showing the man the first-hand female skills she had learned in her family.

What he didn't understand is what he is looking at now.

Sister He helped Si Ya to dry the clothes. After sun drying, she touched her head with a smile, treating her like a younger sister-in-law.

She seems to have been understood from her grandmother what Si Ya is here for.

He Songbai's temple hurts.11

He pulled his elder sister aside and looked at her fiercely and silently.

...

Zhao Lanxiang knew that the honest Uncle De has brought his daughter to He family's house. The girl was cleaning up and down, washing and even cooking. At first, she was a little surprised.

But seeing Sister He's attitude, she understood everything.

Si Ya's hands and feet are very diligent, and after finished tidying up, she came to tidy up the kitchen. If Zhao Lanxiang didn't said that she would still cook, probably Si Ya would "show her talents" already.

So she was cheeky and drove her out.

Tonight Tang Qing is going to come to the He family for dinner. Zhao Lanxiang occupies the kitchen and calmly cooks a meal with braised pork.

It is marinated pork belly, the crystal fatty pork is marinated thoroughly. The secret soup is fragrant and attractive, it is steamed in the pot, and the aroma that has been absorbed in every inch of the meat can't wait to come out. It makes greedy people drool.

After she finished cooking, she let Tang Qing eat in the kitchen. Tang Qing has talked a lot more, and he took out her notebook and humbly asked Zhao Lanxiang how to make braised pork.

"Teaching people to fish is better than giving people fish. If I learn, will I have to come back and trouble you often?" Tang Qing joked.

He paused and said, "Last time you taught how to make noodles. I tried it a few times. I couldn't get your taste, but it has improved a lot compared to before. Anyway, I can do it myself."

Zhao Lanxiang used the fresh pork from today to teach him how to make braised pork. After finishing, she put the whole jar in front of Tang Qing.

"Marinate for a day, take it out tomorrow and steam it, it will be delicious."

Tang Qing thanked her and unceremoniously took the jar as his own.

After he ate a satisfying meal, Zhao Lanxiang gave him several slices of creamy mango rolls for dessert.

Tang Qing is simply surprised. He ate it on the spot, licking the remaining crispy rolls, and he smiled bitterly, "You are so good, it is hard to believe how happy your husband will be in the future."

Zhao Lanxiang accepted his praise generously, "Thank you."

After Tang Qing went out, he saw the girl who is drying clothes in the yard.

He smiled and asked, "Is this a distant relative of the He family? I never seen it before."

Zhao Lanxiang's eyes were cold, "Should be."

She said nonchalantly, "Come on, I will send you out."

She led Tang Qing out.

Tang Qing is wearing a formal clothes today, white shirt and black trousers, which were completely ironed and looked extremely elegant. In Zhao Lanxiang's eyes, he didn't think there was anything outstanding. Because she knows that Tang Qing is a man who loves cleanliness and pays attention to appearance.2

However, in He Songbai's eyes it looks like it had pierced his lungs. She stood with the male educated youth like a pair of couple. They could talk together about their ideals in life and share their interests.2

Looking back at himself, half of his body is still struggling with the dust and thinking about rice, oil and salt.

Si Ya smiled shyly.

Seeing that no one had spoken for a long time, she anxiously pulled He Songbai's sleeve.

"You give me a word, in the end, is it good or not?"

He Songbai said apologetically, "No."

Sister He came and beat her younger brother, blaming him for ruining the opportunity without understanding anything.

This kind of good-looking wife who doesn't need a briday gift is impossible to find with a lantern, but he doesn't cherish it well.

Sister He was anxious and angry that he was not content.

She took a pair of bead flowers left by her mother and gave it to Si Ya. Si Ya smiled and pushed, but did not accept it.

...

After Zhao Lanxiang sent people away, she looked at He Songbai with a smile, and went back to the room before him.

He Songbai knew that the girlfriend must be angry, and he quickly grabbed her and said, "This matter doesn't need you to come forward."

"I can solve it."

He paused and said guiltily, "In the future, you may have to let older sister do the work for you. I can't help you anymore."

He Songbai is talking about digging ditches.

Zhao Lanxiang, who is a bit salty, has cold eyes.

She glanced at He Songbai, "You can take care of yourself and you are very good. If you don't sleep at night to do heavy work, how can I dare to let you help?"

He Songbai squeezed her hand and said nothing.

In the evening, Si Ya had a meal and went back with her father.

Sister He took her hand and said, "Come to play often in the future."3

Siya shook her head, then nodded hesitantly.

He Songbai stared at his elder sister with dark eyes, but Sister He pinched her brother hard under the table.

He Songbai went out with his uncle after eating, and said seriously, "I treat Si Ya as my sister."

Uncle De suddenly understood this sentence.

He groaned, disappointed, and shakes his head again and again.

The next day, He Songbai finished his job of splitting pigs and hurriedly slept for a while. As soon as day dawned, he went up the mountain to dig a ditch.

He finished his work quickly, taking advantage of the breaks to desperately seize the time to sleep, and go home after he is full of sleep and work.

Sister He went back with her younger brother. She took the brand-new quilt she had saved and a hot water bottle, picked it up and moved it to the younger brother's room, planning to tell him to take these things to Si Ya.

He Songbai wiped his sweat, but went to the bath room, picked up the bucket and washed his clothes by the well.

The man's crude and inferior homespun clothes were mixed with a few colorful skirts belonging to a woman. He washed meticulously with a calm face, and his face did not change his color when he washed her underwear.3

Sister He finished laying down the quilt, just glanced outside the door, her face paled instantly, her mind seemed to be split by lightning.

She hurried over and babbled in shock. She madly grabbed the laundry tub with her hand and knelt down to wash it herself.

He Songbai was unmoved, continued to wash sullenly, rubbing foam from the soap hard, and the flesh-colored underwear was almost deformed by him.

He said lightly, "It's what you see with your eyes."4

"But she doesn't know."

His eyes were so dark, he said seriously.

"Because I secretly love her, do you know what it feels like? I can't ask her, I can't match her, but I don't want another woman."