The leisurely life of a reborn dad

Unexpectedly, his mother asked so anxiously, Tong Jiayi quickly said: "Mom, I will call Fangfang after the Chinese New Year, and I will tell you when we set a date."

"You haven't discussed it yet." Zheng Suying showed a very anxious expression on her face.

She remembered something and asked: "Jiayi, you are not lying to me, are you? You haven't found a partner at all?"

Zheng Suying has been disappointed several times since her son graduated and stayed in Beijing to work.

Every time she thought her son could find a partner and get married quickly, but the fact is that it was delayed year after year.

Some time ago, Zheng Suying was quite happy to hear her son call and say that he had found a partner, and she told the whole family about it at that time.

She thought her son would bring his daughter-in-law back for the Chinese New Year this time, but she didn't expect her son to tell her to wait until after the Chinese New Year.

In fact, this is normal, but Zheng Suying is eager to see her daughter-in-law, and she is anxious.

She also said: "I have told your sister and brother-in-law that you will bring your partner back this year. If you lie to me again this time, I will let your sister break your legs when she comes over after the New Year."

Hearing his sister's name, Tong Jiayi's eyes twitched.

His sister is Tong Qingmei, who is 6 years older than him.

When Tong Jiayi was a child, he was bullied by his sister a lot. The past is unbearable to look back on, and this is also the memory that Tong Jiayi least wants to recall.

Mother is very disrespectful today, and she keeps talking about those trivial things during the New Year.

If it were someone else, Tong Jiayi would have a fight.

Zheng Suying nodded: "Yesterday your sister and your brother-in-law came to deliver New Year's goods, and asked if you really brought your partner back, and they would come to see you after the New Year."

"Mom, this time it's true, didn't I send you WeChat photos?" Tong Jiayi said, repeatedly defending himself.

His father Tong Zhanxin also came out when he saw that his wife had not returned.

Seeing his son at the door, Tong Zhanxin's old face also showed a smile: "Jiayi is back, it's cold outside, the stove is on in the house, come in quickly."

"Dad." Tong Jiayi shouted.

"Dad, I brought a lot of things, please help me take them." He then asked his father to help take things out of the trunk.

Seeing his son open the trunk, which was full of various things, Tong Zhanxin also said to him: "Why do you buy so many things? How much money does it cost? We have everything at home, you kid, isn't this a waste?"

After seeing this, Zheng Suying also said: "That's right, didn't I call you to tell you not to buy things? It's not easy for you to earn some money outside, why do you have to spend this money?"

"Mom, it's okay, there are not only things I bought for you here, but also things Fangfang bought for you, and there are also things Fangfang's brother asked me to bring back." Tong Jiayi said to his parents.

Hearing their son say this, the old couple Tong Zhanxin and Zheng Suying looked at each other in confusion, and then looked at their son.

"Have you been to their house?" Zheng Suying asked anxiously.

Tong Jiayi told his parents: "I have been there, Fangfang's parents agreed to our conversation, saying that they want to meet you after the New Year."

This time Zheng Suying looked at her husband with a very happy smile on her face.

Her son said so much, it must not be false.

"Old Tong, we won't visit relatives this year, just wait at home." Zheng Suying said so.

Tong Zhanxin thought about it and nodded, he also felt that his son's marriage was more important than visiting relatives.

When he went out to get things, he saw two heavy bags of meat, and Tong Zhanxin asked his son what kind of meat it was?

"That's the beef that Fangfang's brother asked him to bring back, and there is also venison, and there are also three boxes of preserved fruits and four boxes of fruit wine. The remaining clothes are bought by Fangfang for you."

"Oh, why are you so ignorant, kid, how dare you ask for other people's things." Zheng Suying complained, fearing that her son did not do well and let the in-laws think too much.

Especially when I heard my son say that there were 50 kilograms of beef and 20 kilograms of sika deer meat.

Because of the Chinese New Year, the cheapest price of beef is more than 40 yuan per kilogram, and these 50 kilograms of beef alone cost more than 2,000 yuan.

There is also venison, which they have never eaten, but just hearing about sika deer makes them feel that this kind of meat is not cheap.

Zheng Suying asked her son nervously what he bought for his daughter-in-law's family.

"Mom, I also bought a lot of New Year's goods for them, just don't worry." Tong Jiayi said so.

Zheng Suying slapped him: "Jiayi, you should be serious, don't be confused, this is a big deal?"

Tong Jiayi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also knew that his mother was doing it for his own good.

After taking the things home and putting them away in different categories, Tong Jiayi saw two large basins in the yard, with meat, bones and pig offal soaked in water. He knew at a glance that his parents were preparing to buy New Year's goods.

He thought that 50 kilograms of beef could not be eaten up, so he might as well cut out a part to make braised beef and the rest to make beef dumplings. When his sister and brother-in-law came, he would give them a part.

"Mom, these beefs are raised by Fangfang's brother himself. Their cattle are sold at a price 30% higher than the market price, and the meat is better than ordinary beef. You will know after you try it." Tong Jiayi gave it to his mother.

Zheng Suying was very curious when she heard her son talk about these things, and asked her son: "What does Fangfang's family do?"

Tong Jiayi was afraid of scaring his parents, so he never told them about Cao Huifang's family.

When his mother asked about this, Tong Jiayi thought about it for a while, and still selectively said: "Their family grows orchards, with hundreds of acres of orchards."

"Hundreds of acres of orchards?" Zheng Suying was a little confused, it was too much.

But before the matter was over, her son continued, "Mom, her family has three cattle farms, raising more than 2,000 beef cattle and more than 2,000 cows."

Zheng Suying and Tong Zhanxin, the old couple, have always lived in the countryside. There are also people raising cattle in the village, and they know very well how much a cow can sell for.

When they heard their son say that the daughter-in-law they found had more than 2,000 cows at home, and more than 2,000 cows, they were a little confused.

Originally, when she heard her son say that his new job would have an annual salary of one million yuan, even if the tax was deducted, she would still have an income of hundreds of thousands. She was quite happy and thought that her son could find any daughter-in-law, but now after her son introduced the situation of the "future daughter-in-law's" family, Zheng Suying lost her confidence.

Tong Zhanxin's first reaction: "Jiayi, is their family rich?"

Tong Jiayi thought about it and realized that his boss was indeed rich, so he nodded and said, "About the same."

"What do they ask of us? For example, a house? A car? And a dowry, do they ask for a lot? Will such a rich family despise our poor family?"

Tong Zhanxin felt the pressure on him increase in an instant.

Not to mention him, his wife Zheng Suying was not so relaxed at this moment.

Originally, they thought that their son had found a daughter-in-law for them, and they should be very happy, but when they heard that the daughter-in-law's family conditions were so good, they felt a heavy pressure on their shoulders.

Tong Jiayi really didn't expect his parents to think so, but he also understood that their family was a very ordinary rural family, and under normal circumstances, his parents would consider this aspect.

This time, Tong Jiayi didn't dare to say that his boss still ran a factory, nor did he dare to say that his boss also built a park by himself.

Just a few hundred acres of orchards and a farm with 2,000 cows alone made his parents feel a little overwhelmed. If they knew more, they would not let him find a new daughter-in-law now, right?

But to be realistic, Tong Jiayi also knew that the family conditions of his and Cao Huifang's families were indeed too different and there was no comparison at all.

"Mom, it's okay. Aunt Wang and Uncle Cao are very nice. When I went there, they didn't mention any conditions. They said that the car and house had been bought for Fangfang, and there was no need for us to buy them." Tong Jiayi told his parents.

After listening to their son, the old couple Tong Zhanxin and Zheng Suying sat directly on the chair and began to be absent-minded for a long time without saying a word.

Before this, their son really didn't tell them about the family situation of their daughter-in-law's family, but now after listening to their son's words, they had only one thought: Are they marrying up?

Is their son going to marry into the family?

Will he be bullied by others in the future?

The old couple thought a lot.

Tong Jiayi saw his parents like this, and he probably understood that his parents were worried about him. Tong Jiayi explained it well and took out his mobile phone to have a video call with Cao Huifang. In the video, Tong Jiayi chatted with Cao Huifang for a while, and also let her have a video call with her parents for a while.

Zheng Suying had seen Cao Huifang's photos, and she was even happier to see that the person in the video looked the same as the photos she had seen.

Zheng Suying also asked her when she would come after the New Year. Tong Jiayi heard it from the side and felt that his mother was too anxious.

But Cao Huifang said generously: "Auntie, I will go there after I finish my work on the fifth and sixth days of the New Year."

"Okay, Fangfang, we can wait for you at home." Zheng Suying said so.

However, this time they did not talk to Wang Yuelan and Cao Jianguo, the two in-laws.

After all, they were still prospective in-laws who had not met, and the first meeting through WeChat video chat seemed very informal.

However, after talking to the prospective daughter-in-law on the phone, Zheng Suying and Tong Zhanxin, the old couple, were relieved.

The rest of the things became very simple.

Zheng Suying immediately called her daughter Tong Qingmei and said to her: "Qingmei, your sister-in-law will come over on the fifth or sixth day of the Chinese New Year. I will tell you the specific date then. You and Xuexing should not come on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Come together then."

"No, it's two different things." Tong Qingmei told her mother on the phone.

She also told her mother: "Mom, when Xuexing and I go over on the second day of the Chinese New Year, we will bring you some donkey meat. When Jiayi's girlfriend comes over, you can ask her to take it back."

The most famous thing in Hejian is donkey meat hot bread.

As the saying goes, dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground are good things.

Tong Jiayi's sister Tong Qingmei and brother-in-law Du Xuexing opened a donkey meat hot bread shop in Hejian City.

Tong Jiayi saw that his parents accepted the situation of his girlfriend's family, and did not say anything else, thinking that he would talk about it after the Chinese New Year.

Besides, it was his boss's own success, and had nothing to do with his girlfriend Cao Huifang, or even his future mother-in-law and father-in-law. Strictly speaking, it was mainly up to the two of them to make a future.

So Tong Jiayi didn't think that the difference between the two families was too big.

After finally coming back, Tong Jiayi didn't rush out to meet up with his former classmates and friends, but stayed at home with his parents to help them prepare New Year's goods.

Before he knew it, it was getting dark, and the New Year's goods had not been prepared yet. He had to work overtime to prepare New Year's goods tomorrow.

And his mother Zheng Suying also said that she would prepare more this year and let Cao Huifang take some back when she left.

In the words of Zheng Suying and Tong Zhanxin, the old couple, the things were not valuable, but they were a token of their thoughts.

During dinner, they also asked their son if he had considered when to get married. After all, their son Tong Jiayi is already 31 years old this year. If he delays it any further, he will get older and older, which is not good.

"Mom and Dad, I also want to get married early, but this matter has to wait until the elders of both sides meet, and then we can discuss it." Tong Jiayi told his parents.

Zheng Suying thought she was too impatient when she heard it.

So she stopped asking.

Zheng Suying was already thinking about preparing things after the New Year.

She also asked her son where he was going to get married, in his hometown? Or in Yiling City.

They knew that their son had a house in Yiling City, saying that the factory paid for it and their son didn't spend a penny. This matter made the old couple proud for a long time.

Tong Jiayi thought for a moment and said to them, "Let's do it in Yiling City, it's more convenient."

Zheng Suying nodded: "That's right, your father and I have saved some money for you, we will pay for the wedding, banquet, motorcade and three gold coins, you decide when to take wedding photos, I will give you the money..."

Tong Jiayi: "..."

At this moment, his first thought was to escape from here.

They haven't agreed on the date for the wedding yet, and they haven't met to discuss this matter yet, why are his parents anxious to start preparing for the wedding?

"Mom, let's wait until everything is settled before we talk about it, it's useless for you to be so anxious now, I also want to get married early, but this is a matter between two families, we can't just do it according to our own ideas, we have to consider the opinions of Fangfang's family."

"Jiayi is right, we must not rush this matter, if people think we have bad intentions, won't it cause trouble for Jiayi then?" Tong Zhanxin said.

But it is obvious that this matter has already caused a wave in their family.

…

On New Year’s Eve, the sound of gongs and drums rang out early in the morning in the courtyard of the Caojiazhuang Village Committee, followed by festive music from the loudspeaker.

Many people were still sleeping in, and when they heard the loudspeaker, they remembered that there was a show this morning. They didn’t sleep in anymore, and quickly got up from their beds, thinking about going to the village committee to watch the show.

The shows today and tomorrow are different.

There are both invited performance teams and dances and songs choreographed by the village.

But many people in Caojiazhuang found out that they were late after they came. There were many villagers from Zhujiazhuang and Taodong Village in the courtyard, and even many villagers from Qingyun Village, Yelou Village and other villages farther away also came to watch the show.

There were many people in Caojiazhuang who came to take seats with the mission of their whole family. They quickly called their families and urged them to hurry up and told them that if they didn’t come, they would not be able to watch it today.

With the current situation, they couldn’t take seats at all.

There was no way, there were too many people.

There was a performance in the courtyard, and on both sides of the road outside the courtyard, there were many people pushing tricycles or shed carts to sell snacks and toys.

Needless to say, they are quite business-minded.

So many people gathered together today, the flow of people is huge.

Even when Cao Shujie and his friends came over and saw the crowded crowd, the first thought in their mind was: "The performance venue is too small, we should choose a new place."

Cao Jianlong also came to Cao Shujie and said: "Shujie, I don't think it's okay here, why don't we let others go to the park to set up the sound system and the stage first, and then we can move people to the park."

Cao Shujie's children's theme park is large enough, and the venue is not a problem for performances there, but it is open and too cold.

Cao Shujie was very happy and said to Cao Jianlong: "Uncle Long, you ask Brother Chao to open the door and set up the scene now, and we will move over there as soon as possible."

Cao Shujie has seen that people from both the north and south sides of the main road in their village are still rushing over here. If they are not careful, it will easily cause a stampede, which will be fatal.

"Okay, I will call Shuchao and tell them to hurry up." Cao Jianlong was not in a hurry to squeeze in. He first found a place with few people and called Cao Shuchao to tell him to do this.

Things related to safety cannot be sloppy.

After receiving the order, Cao Shuchao first went to Cao Shujie's house to get the key, and then took people to the children's theme park to open the door, select the most open place, and start to set up.

They found that the stage here was natural. When it was originally built, a step was made on the ground. As long as the sound system was brought over, it would be suitable for performances.

In front of the step is a large open area. Not to mention the people from the three villages, even if they were doubled, they could easily bear it.

Moreover, even if there are too many people coming today, the area in front can't accommodate so many people, and there can be a circle around the stage.

This place is perfect for performances.

Cao Shuchao and a dozen people quickly made this place.

After tinkering, Cao Shuchao quickly called Cao Jianlong and told him that the place had been cleaned up and the people from the Caojiazhuang Village Committee compound could move over at any time.

The performance there had not officially started yet. After Cao Jianlong got the news, he immediately told Cao Shujie.

Cao Shujie didn't delay and then shouted a few times on the loudspeaker. After explaining the situation, he asked everyone to move to the Caojiazhuang Children's Theme Park.

Some people complained about this incident, but no one openly opposed it, and everyone moved there in an orderly manner.

All the performers also moved to the Children's Theme Park, and some people helped them get props.

It took more than half an hour to finish. Fortunately, the stage did not need to be set up, and there was no need to install special effects lights, otherwise it would be troublesome.

When everything was ready, the speakers in the park sounded, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival came to us.

With Cao Shujie's "Start the show", the wonderful performance began. (End of this chapter)