In the room, He's mother's voice was full of anxiety: "Dad Lian'er, Lian'er is not here at the moment. Please tell me honestly. What do you plan to talk to Xiao An later?"

"You don't really agree to let us, Lian'er, marry him, do you? Our son Qingsong is gone, and we have only one daughter left at our knees. If my daughter also gets married, who will provide for us in the future?"

After a brief silence, Father He's voice sounded calmly: "The so-called old age care is just a plan made by parents for themselves. To put it bluntly, it is for their own selfish desires. They are always afraid of getting old in the future.

When you are sick, there is no one to look after you at your bedside, and when you die, there is no one to burn incense and make offerings.”

He's mother was confused: "Isn't this how we are all born? There is nothing wrong with the so-called raising children for old age..."

Father He smiled and shook his head.

"No, people live in this world and raise children not to protect themselves from old age, but to raise their children so that they can have their own little family and follow their own path."

"I have never studied and am a rough guy, but I understand that with our family's conditions, if we force our daughter to stay here and recruit a son-in-law, the son-in-law who comes will probably not be as good as our Lian'er,"

"Either you have bad character, bad appearance, bad health, or you are too lazy to eat, or else your family is poor..."

"Most of the men who come out to be door-to-door sons-in-law are not very good. Those men who either have good family backgrounds or are excellent themselves will probably not give up their surnames to become door-to-door sons-in-law. That is a big deal for men.

It’s extremely shameful.”

"For our own sake, we can't drag down our Lian'er, so that she could have a better son-in-law, but in the end, in order to take care of me, she gave up on the marriage."

"The days are so long, and if the person beside you is not happy, how can you live the day?"

What Father He said made Mother He speechless.

But He Lian'er outside the window covered her mouth tightly, with crystal tears welling up in her beautiful eyes.

After a while, Mother He sighed softly, "You are right, we can't drag down Lian'er just thinking about ourselves. Our Lian'er has a good appearance and a good temperament. She studied with Qingsong for two years since she was a child.

, he knows a few words, but such a good boy should not recruit a crooked son-in-law just to support his family."

If you recruit a lazy person, he will beat your wife and children when he gets drunk, contradict your elders, and go out to gamble after getting a few dollars...

Do you still expect to support the family? That is just looking for trouble for your own family!

"But Lian'er dad, Xiaoan said that yesterday, but he didn't mention it today. I was worried that he didn't mean it, but we took it seriously."

"I checked it out with Lian'er last night. Our daughter probably likes Xiao An in her heart, but Xiao An, a stinky boy, didn't take responsibility. He ran away without even farting today. Is it possible that he regretted it after he sobered up?"

Outside the window, He Lian'er's tears temporarily stopped, her little hands tightly grasped the clothes on her chest, she held her breath and listened nervously to what was going on in the room.

Father He laughed softly, "I know Xiao An. He is not the kind of child who is irresponsible. Look at how he has taken care of us during this period. He is definitely a responsible man."

"You really can't choose that aspect, it's like your own son." He's mother also affirmed this.

"It's just that when it comes to marriage, he's not as straightforward and happy as other things." She added.

Father He laughed again, "That boy is shy, especially about marriage... He was so panicked, otherwise he wouldn't have acted like that after talking about the marriage proposal yesterday. Obviously he was afraid that we wouldn't agree."

There was finally a hint of relief in He's mother's laughter: "Hey, what a silly boy. I wonder if a man should be bold, careful, and thick-skinned when it comes to kissing..."

"Her father, what should we do next? You can't talk to him and take the initiative to propose marriage? This is also against the rules." Mother He said again.

Father He thought about it seriously, "I planned to talk about it earlier, but now I have changed my mind. Let's not talk about it for now. Since he is afraid and is avoiding it, it means that he has not fully thought about it and his idea is not firm enough."

"Let's just pretend that what happened yesterday didn't happen. Let's just do whatever we want from now on. We'll see after a while."

Mother He thought about it for a while, then nodded gently: "Forget it, treating your leg is the most important thing right now. Let's cure your leg first and then talk about other things. Anyway, Lian'er is still young, so there is no rush."

…

The days went by in such a leisurely manner. No matter the He family or Xiao An, they all seemed to have forgotten what happened that day in a tacit understanding.

Entering October, the Xiao'an Military Department is getting busier and busier, especially the recruitment of new soldiers. After new recruits like Zhou Sheng's soldiers entered the Military Department, they had a full schedule of drills.

The number of Xiao An's visits to He's house has dropped significantly. In the off-season, he used to visit almost every three days. Now he is so busy that he can only visit once every ten days.

Mainly because he found an expert like Master Qiao to treat He's father's leg at He's house, Xiao An felt relieved, so he concentrated on his own errands.

Under Master Qiao's careful treatment, the effects of Father He's legs gradually showed.

Now she no longer needs to lie down on the bed, but sits in the wheelchair brought by Xiao An. When the sun rises in winter, He's mother is washing clothes in the yard, and she pushes He's father under the eaves to bask in the sun.

The dog that Xiao An gave to He Lian'er has grown into a half-grown pup, running around in the yard, chasing the chickens raised by He's mother.

Mother He was washing herself while doing household chores with Father He. From time to time she turned around and scolded the dog, telling it to calm down. The yard was quite lively and full of fireworks.

At this time, Master Qiao also put his hands in his sleeves and sat in a far corner sheltered from the wind, basking in the sun. He narrowed his eyes and recalled the beautiful scenes in the past and the things that appeared in his life that he wanted to cherish.

people.

This is how a person's life is, the first half of his life is moving forward in struggle, and the second half of his life is spent holding on to memories.

Life in this world is a decades-long practice. In the first half of your life, you cultivate your body, and in the second half of your life, you cultivate your mind and nature.

I just hope that in the next reincarnation, those beautiful people and things can meet again.

Those words that are too late to say and things that are too late to do will have the opportunity to continue.

…

Changping Village.

The wheel of fate seems to have thrown its luck towards Lao Wang's family.

No, Zhang Ji’s morning tea shop under Dabai Pan has been renamed ‘Bai Mei Zhai’, and various morning tea pastries have reappeared.

Baimeizhai not only sells morning tea, but also serves lunch and dinner, breaking Zhang Ji's previous limitation of only providing morning tea.

Dabai himself became the person in charge of the pastry business. In addition, he spent no one knows how much money he spent to recruit a cook from another county who specialized in cooking Sichuan cuisine.

The spicy dishes cooked by the chef especially cater to the appetites of people in Qingshui Town, so the business of 'Bai Mei Zhai' is unexpectedly booming. According to people who went to the market in the village, every time they pass by the gate of Bai Mei Zhai,
Chapter completed!