Wearing books about young educated youth in the 70s

They didn't say it openly, but in their hearts they had been looking for a chance to bring their daughter back. After hearing this, they were relieved. Father Xu felt helpless and a little sour when his girl praised her like this.

"How can any girl praise her partner like this? She's not married yet, and her elbows are turned outward. When did you meet the partner? I didn't even write to tell my family, where does that guy live? We arranged a time before the year to meet. Take a look at it and understand it thoroughly."

Xu Jiangyi didn't wait for his little sister to introduce him, and answered quickly and excitedly.

"Dad, you must be satisfied with my little sister. You came back by train with me. She looks like Zhou Zheng. Their family lives in the compound of the Military Region in the south of the city. It's the one you didn't let me touch when you were a child..."

The family was indeed a little surprised now. The second sister was chewing candy in her mouth and her eyes were full of gossip.

"It's true that the conditions are good. There are all people with status in that compound. However, Jiang Yi has had a good impression of the military region since he was a child. He can't believe everything he says. We still have to meet him in person to know what he is like."

Xu Xiaoyu expressed her thoughts to her parents and expressed that she did not want to get married too early, and they were unanimously approved. She also learned that the eldest sister's previous partner had a bad style and ended up being a prostitute. Her parents are now quite open-minded and are not worried about their children. When it comes to marriage, everything is left to chance.

This is exactly what she wants. After all, the original owner is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and it is too young for her to get married.

Later, Xu Xiaoyu left the front door of her house and asked some older grandparents for directions. Finally, she successfully found the military compound where Cheng Zhou lived. The two families were indeed not far apart, but the alley was still winding. Several.

She did not rashly reveal her identity and rush in. There were troops wearing military uniforms outside the military compound. After she asked someone to call Cheng Zhou out, she naturally noticed their ardent gazes. It was not difficult to think that they must know Cheng Zhou.

No matter how thick-skinned he was, he still felt a little panicked, so he quickly pulled the person away for some conversation.

Cheng Zhou went home and changed into a coat. When he came out, he actually brought her some chocolates and other snacks. Knowing that she was good at picking things up, Xu Xiaoyu was really surprised to be able to eat chocolates here, but she didn't ask where they came from. Yes, this looks like something from abroad. It's just a gift from someone.

"I told my family about our affairs. My parents said they wanted to meet you before the year. Don't get me wrong. I said I don't want to get married too early, just to meet someone."

Cheng Zhou nodded, pinched her cold hand and rubbed it.

"I know. My family also knows about our affairs. They have been pestering me to ask you. It was not easy for me to escape... I will have time tomorrow. I will go out to book a hotel for tomorrow. It's just me. I guess I can’t hide it from others. Many people in City A know me. I guess my parents won’t be able to hide it either..."

This was also a headache for Xu Xiaoyu. Her parents were worried. Originally they just wanted her parents to meet Cheng Zhou, but if both parents were involved, it would become more formal. It felt like they were about to talk about marriage.

"...Have you told your parents that I don't want to get married early?"

"As I said, they respect your ideas and are not too worried about it."

He really wasn't in a hurry. He didn't say that his parents thought it would be good for him to have a partner. It wasn't that Cheng Zhou wasn't good, but that the iron tree didn't blossom. Now that he had found a partner, he didn't know how curious he was.

"Then let's meet our parents. Let's book a restaurant farther away. If we are seen by acquaintances, we will inevitably talk about it..."

Cheng Zhou knew what she was worried about, nodded, and actually took out a red envelope from his pocket and gave it to her.

At this time, there were no exquisite red envelopes like those in modern times. It was just a piece of red paper with the wallet folded inside. The material of the paper was a bit like couplet paper.

"Why do you suddenly give me a red envelope?"

"After we meet tomorrow, we won't be able to meet until we return to the village. I'll give you a New Year's red envelope in advance."

Cheng Zhou was afraid that she wouldn't accept it, so he added another sentence.

"Don't worry, it's not much."

When Xu Xiaoyu heard what he said, she was a little reluctant to leave, but there was really nothing she could do. Even if the two were not engaged, they still had to avoid suspicion in the neighborhood. There were acquaintances everywhere here, even if they were dating an old man and a widower. Not quite right either.

After hearing little, she stopped pushing. She accepted the red envelope, chatted for a few more words, and then went home. Before it got dark, she stuffed the red envelope into her pocket and ran home, finally before closing the courtyard door. Came back.

Early the next morning, Xu Xiaoyu heard a lot of discussions at home. Everyone had something to do and looked very busy. She got up in confusion and saw the old father who she said she disliked yesterday. Mother, I changed into several sets of clothes in succession, although each set was similar.

In general, this hidden process of meeting parents was completed, and both parties were quite satisfied. None of the bloody things that Xu Xiaoyu imagined happened. Although Cheng Zhou's parents are both people of some status, they behaved very modestly. , instead of being dissatisfied with their standard small-worker family, she kept praising her.

Not to mention the parents of the original owner, they were extremely satisfied when they saw Cheng Zhou and couldn't find any fault with him.

With one worry resolved, Xu Xiaoyu can spend the New Year leisurely.

On the contrary, I noticed that Tang Lianxia had not left the house much for a few days after she came back. Occasionally she was seen helping the family wash vegetables and clothes in the yard. She was different from the one she saw in the village. Tang Lianxia seemed to become particularly silent when she returned to the county town.

Xu Xiaoyu did not take the initiative to say hello, but when she and her third brother returned from visiting relatives in the first year of junior high school to pay New Year greetings to the neighbors in the compound, they saw bruises on her arms, her walking posture was abnormal, and her feet seemed to be injured.

Tang Lianxia seemed to dodge when she saw Xu Jiangyi, then paused, lowered her head and brought them biscuits and other food, and whispered to them to eat.

These were all polite words for New Year greetings. Except for relatives staying over, it was impossible for Xu Xiaoyu to actually go to someone's house to eat on the first day of the Lunar New Year. She turned back to look at Tang Lianxia and found that she was silently staring at the back of her third brother, with a deathly silence in her eyes. .

Xu Xiaoyu returned to her house, washed her hands and picked up chopsticks to prepare for dinner. The third brother was pasting the couplets that had been blown by the wind with glue outside the door. The eldest sister and the second sister were wearing new clothes to greet relatives and guests. She paused and quietly went into the kitchen. Ask her mother.

"What's going on with the Tang family across the street recently? I think the atmosphere in his family doesn't seem right. There are not many relatives paying New Year's greetings this year."

Xu's mother was not surprised that her daughter asked about this. This girl has been gossiping since she was a child. Everyone in the yard knows who farts, so she answered her while cooking.

"That Tang Zonghui of their family... was the fifth child in their family. He caused trouble to a girl. When she got pregnant, the family came to her house and started making trouble. Old Tang almost lost his job. In the end, he begged to let the two of them get married and let the Tang family take the money. I won’t give up until I get 500 yuan and a bicycle.”