Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Many people came to the Han family's return banquet, most of them were employees of the Grain Bureau. Because the young couple and Han's father were from the same unit, many guests brought double gifts. After attending the wedding held by the Fu family, they came to the Han family's return banquet the next day.

Han Meifen's friends include the Six Weirdos of Jiayang. Yang Dawei is in the countryside and has not returned in time. Qiu Luming and five others sit at the same table. There are five other young people from the Grain Bureau. However, it seems that they all came for Han's father.

The bride and groom were both in high spirits. Qiu Luming looked at Han Meifen in a red dress, and only two words came to his mind: lonely and brave.

Fu Xinyang looks like a very honest, even a little cowardly person. Behind such a man, there is most likely a strong mother.

The Han family's parents simply disdained their youngest daughter's choice of in-laws, and given their extremely pragmatic character, it was no surprise that they did so. I'm afraid the greatest significance of this return banquet is to recover some of the money that has been given away over the years.

Fu's mother deliberately made Han Meifen alienate her pre-marriage friends, and her intention was very obvious. After marriage, Han Meifen could only rely on her in-laws.

A bystander sees more clearly than a participant. Han Meifen left her parents' home impatiently and without hesitation and threw herself into the arms of the Fu family.

Amid the blessings of the guests and the clinking of wine glasses, Qiu Luming felt that the happy smile on Han Meifen's face was so beautiful and yet so fragile.

Lu Jiaming was diligently serving Qin Huifang her favorite dishes, but Qin Huifang didn't appreciate it and picked them up with her chopsticks and threw them back into his plate. "I've finally gotten back in shape, and you're just thinking about eating me fatter every day, right?"

Lu Jiaming chuckled, "How can that be? You like to eat the skin on the elbow, right? It's okay if you eat less. Give me the rest." After saying that, he was about to give it to Qin Huifang.

"I said I don't want to eat!" Qin Huifang said word by word.

Lu Jiaming was not angry either, "Food cannot be wasted. I eat it, isn't it okay for me to eat it?"

Zheng Wei sat next to Lu Jiaming and said, "Why are you doing this?"

Lu Jiaming snorted, "I am happy to serve my own wife! Don't laugh at me, when you have a wife, you will not be able to defeat me!"

The young workers from the Grain Bureau chatted in low voices while eating, "Fu Xinyang's previous girlfriend broke up after less than a year. Do you know why?"

"I heard it was his mother who messed it up."

"You're right. It was his mother who messed things up. Fu Xinyang is as honest as a sheep, but his mother is a well-known tough guy. If she blames someone, she won't stop until she's skinned him alive."

"My God, Han Meifen is such a bitch. How can we live like this?"

"You're not right, I think I heard Xiao Han say that her mother-in-law treats her very well."

"Oh, then wait and see."

Qiu Luming and Qin Huifang heard it, looked at each other, and then looked at Han Meifen and the other person who came over to toast. Everyone stood up one after another, and the few people who had just finished gossiping about the newlyweds shouted loudly as if nothing had happened, "Happy wedding, may you have a baby soon!"

Lu Jiaming spoke the loudest, "This is destiny. You two were the best man and bridesmaid for me and my wife back then. Now, you two are married, too. It's really cause for celebration!"

Fu Xinyang was pretty, but his face was a little red, and he didn't know if it was because he was nervous or because he had been drinking. But he rarely looked up at people, so no one could see his eyes.

He said a few words of thanks for the honor of coming, and everyone raised their glasses and took a sip of wine, then sat down again. Han Meifen walked up to Qiu Luming and Qin Huifang and said happily in a low voice, "The banquet is over, you all go to my house, all five of you go and get to know my home!"

She became like a little woman. It seemed that marriage had made her mature overnight and she became more confident in dealing with people.

Before Qiu Luming and the others could respond, Fu Xinyang came over and pulled Han Meifen away, "Hurry up, there are five tables over there!"

"Don't leave for a while!" Han Meifen added hurriedly.

The five of them looked at each other and asked, "Are we going?"

"Go ahead. It would be so embarrassing for her if you don't go. Don't be in a hurry to leave after dinner. Wait and see." Qin Huifang said.

Zheng Wei suddenly said to Qiu Luming from a distance, across from Qin Huifang and her husband, "I noticed that all the houses on the north side of your street have built slopes!"

"What slope?" Qin Huifang hadn't been to the Qiu family for a long time.

Ma Mingjun explained, "More than a month ago, the two of us built a 30-centimeter-wide slope for the steps in front of the old Qiu family's front door." He spoke and gestured as he described what had happened.

"Ha, your previous plan is only suitable for big hotels. Did you see it in Harbin? However, the steps at the entrance of the hotels in our county are too small. Even the Friendship Hotel can't park a car, so no one has built a ramp at all. You two are really bold!" Qin Huifang asked Ma Mingjun again, "Old Ma, why didn't you bring your partner? Is it because he is too shabby to show off, or is it because you didn't catch up with him at all!"

Lu Jiaming also laughed, "My wife is right, Yang Dawei didn't come today, what are you afraid of!"

Ma Mingjun just smiled and said, "My girlfriend is timid. I'm afraid that once she sees your bandit character, she will break up with me."

Qiu Luming asked, "The confidentiality work is pretty good. Who is it?"

Zheng Wei immediately whispered to her, "Lin Haiying from the Agricultural Bank of China."

Qiu Luming didn't know this person. He looked at Qin Huifang and she also shook her head.

Ma Mingjun had no choice but to say, "She is still at the rural savings bank and can only come back once a week. She has been busy with work recently and has not been back for two weeks."

While we were chatting here, someone left the table over there.

Ma Mingjun said, "I guess the Han family will have to clean up the cigarettes and alcohol on the table and fold the baskets. Han Meifen can't leave for a while, so why don't I go and say hello and we can go another day." After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the bride and groom.

Zheng Wei smiled as he looked at his back and said to Qiu Luming, "He must be in a hurry to go back and make a phone call."

After a while, Ma Mingjun came back, "Han Meifen said that we should leave as soon as the banquet is over. Let's wait a little longer."

In a blink of an eye, most of the people who were having the banquet had left. Han Meifen took Fu Xinyang and walked in front of Han's father and mother, said a few words, and then turned and walked towards Qiu Luming and others in their astonished expressions.

"Let's go now!" Han Meifen said with a smile.

Others didn't hear it, but Qiu Luming knew that Han Meifen said to her parents: These good friends of mine haven't become my in-laws, and they don't even know where my home is. I will take them to see my home now, and I won't help with the housework anymore. I'm going home.

Father Han followed Han Meifen and came over. He smiled and said to Qin Huifang, "It's a light meal with some vegetables and wine. Huifang, are you ready?"

Qin Huifang smiled, "I've eaten well, it feels good."

"Your father is in the private room inside, do you want to go over and take a look?"

"No, Uncle Han, Meifen and I have something else to do."

"Oh, then you go, you go!"

After leaving the hotel, Han Meifen introduced everyone to each other. In front of Fu Xinyang, who was even less sociable than her, she seemed to become much more cheerful and generous.

The seven of them rode their bikes to Han Meifen's house.

Just when Qiu Luming thought he would be out of the city if he walked a little further, he finally arrived at Han Meifen's house. It was a not-too-old house in the west of the city, probably a brick house built after the flood in 1985.

There are five houses in a row, and Fu's family is the second one. The yard in front of the gate is long and narrow. You can see that the cement floor in the yard is newly plastered. The first and second doors have also been replaced. After entering the second door, you can still smell paint.

Qiu Luming fell behind and walked slowly. After entering the house which was only about 50 square meters, she saw a smiling face which made her feel very uncomfortable.

That was Han Meifen's mother-in-law. She grumbled, "Meifen, why didn't you tell me earlier that Mom should go to the market to buy more fish and meat!"

Ma Mingjun said politely, "Aunt, don't be polite. We'll just sit for a while and leave. We just had dinner at the restaurant."

The Fu family has two bedrooms, which are the same as most of the buildings in the small town, with two bedrooms in the north and south. The south room is larger and is arranged as a new house. As soon as you enter the door, you can see a large photo about 60 to 70 centimeters high hanging on the wall. It shows Han Meifen in a pink wedding dress and Fu Xinyang in a black suit. The two of them are snuggling together and looking at the camera with smiles.

Qin Huifang looked at the photo and said, "It's really different in just two years. Photography technology has improved so much. This photo is much blurrier than mine!"

As soon as Qin Huifang spoke, Qiu Luming's mind suddenly lit up. No wonder she looked familiar. Han Meifen's mother-in-law was the old lady with a very mean face who was talking to her niece in another ward on the day Qin Huifang gave birth!