Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment. She looked at Osmanthus without saying a word for a long time. Osmanthus stood at the door with her hands twisted together, feeling uneasy in her heart.

"Go!" Mrs. Li suddenly said, Osmanthus stared at Mrs. Li with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe it.

"Go and see Dongzi, and tell him about the marriage at the end of the year. Another thing, I've saved some cloth tickets at the end of last year. Your fourth uncle also gave me some when he came back for the New Year last year. You go to Bingcheng. When I was there, I went with cloth tickets and industrial tickets, and by the way, I bought some wedding things, and the fabrics sold there are better than ours."

Osmanthus' uneasiness all night was dispelled by Mrs. Li's short words almost instantly, and she immediately covered her face and squatted on the ground and began to cry.

Mrs. Li sighed: "Why are you crying, such a strong and agile child? In fact, it's not right for you to beat Dongzi away, and your milk can also guess what's on your mind. But don't worry, Dongzi is not the kind People of conscience, otherwise the milk would not dare to prepare the marriage for you like this, and besides, there is still milk, what are you afraid of?"

"Milk!" Osmanthus wiped away the tears on her face, stood up from the ground, and a hint of decisiveness flashed on her face: "I will go to Bingcheng to find Brother Mingdong and ask him clearly, if he really doesn't want to marry me, I will give When you are a granddaughter, you can't eat our family's meals for so many years, and then I will never marry and serve you, my parents, and my mother for the rest of my life."

Madam Li couldn't help laughing when she heard Osmanthus' childish words, picked up the cigarette bag and tapped her head gently, and said with a half-smile, "What nonsense, I have children and grandchildren, it will take you a lifetime to do this. what?"

Osmanthus wiped away her tears again and couldn't help laughing, and Mrs. Li gave her a disgusting look: "I made a mess in the morning, but I'm dead, hurry up and wash my face, when you clean up, Let's talk about going to the ice city in detail."

Osmanthus laughed foolishly, and took the basin to the tank to scoop up water to wash her face. Mrs. Li shook her head, moved a bench and sat under the wall to wait for Osmanthus.

In the east room, Wang Sufen heard Mrs. Li talking to Osmanthus, and only later did she realize that Osmanthus was wrong. She put on her shoes and got off the kang, and sat next to Osmanthus on a bench. Osmanthus turned red. He turned his face and called out softly, "Mom!" Then he lowered his head and didn't speak.

Mrs. Li gave Wang Sufen a white look: "Why are you so clueless? I'm sorry for not seeing the child. Hurry up and cook, Osmanthus and I have something to say."

Wang Sufen stood up and responded, and asked Osmanthus uneasy: "Don't think about it all day, you child, you have been calling me a mother for so many years, and suddenly it looks like she is not my daughter-in-law. "

Osmanthus was amused by Wang Sufen's straightforward consolation. Wang Sufen walked back ramble: "Children today just think a lot, just like when we were young."

Add two scoops of water to the pot, pour out a large half bowl of rice noodles and mix it with water to prepare the wild vegetable gooey. Then, take out a large piece of pickles from the pot, wash it twice and cut it into shreds to prepare to eat gooey in the morning.

In the yard, Mrs. Li and Osmanthus were sitting face to face. Mrs. Li said earnestly: "I agree with you to go to Bingcheng, but it's not for you to go by yourself. You can wait for two days. Mingxi will have autumn vacation in these few days. He comes home and asks him to accompany you, and it saves you from being alone."

"It's alright, milk." Mingxi threw the braid behind him: "I'm such a big man, I'm usually not afraid to walk a mountain road for a day. Are you afraid of taking the train? Besides, you also let me go to elementary school. He has taught me for a few years, and I know all these common words."

"Grandma knows that you are aggressive, and it's not just for Mingxi to give you courage. You have to buy things. You can't take it alone." Mrs. Li saw that her family was getting up one after another, so she took Osmanthus to her house. : "The milk tells you what to buy."

Back in the East Room, Mrs. Li opened the box, took out the various tickets that she had saved for a long time, and showed them to Osmanthus one by one: "Buy two blue labor cloths, and make a new cotton-padded coat for you and Mingdong alone. I also bought a few feet of brightly colored corduroy for Zhen Zhen, preferably red, our Zhen Zhen is white, it looks good when worn.”

Osmanthus responded, and Mrs. Li continued: "Let me put the cotton ticket here. When I go to the street to buy it, this thing is the same everywhere. You don't have to take it all the way back."

He gave Guihua the number of industrial tickets: "Buy two iron-shell thermos and come back, preferably the bright red one, festive. I also bought two enamel jars. By the way, I also bought one for Zhen Zhen, she still has it. I use the military water bottle sent by your uncle to drink water all day long. Don’t look at her now that she doesn’t know if she wants it. When she gets older next year, she will be unhappy. This time, she just bought a tank. She also has to buy two washbasins, one of you. Give Zhen Zhen one, I’ve been watching Zhen Zhen wash her face in the adult’s basin these days, as if she’s not happy, so I’ll buy one for her alone.” As Mrs. Li said, Osmanthus found a pen and paper and wrote it down stroke by stroke. down.

"I think what else is there?" Mrs. Li habitually lit her cigarette bag, thinking about it while smoking.

Wang Sufen finished the meal, and came in and called the two of them: "Mother, let's have dinner first and then talk to Osmanthus in detail. It won't take a while. Osmanthus, hurry up and call your mother for dinner."

Osmanthus smiled and got off the kang: "My mother got up at dawn and went to the backyard to paint. I'll call her."

"Oh, my mother-in-law woke up too early, I didn't hear anything." Wang Sufen pursed her lips: "It's such a commotion, how can I make people work early in the morning."

Zhen Zhen also woke up at this time, she was lying on the kang watching Wang Sufen patted her thigh, she couldn't help gurgling, Wang Sufen went over and patted her little butt, picked her up and put on clothes and pants: "Mom Steamed chicken cake for Bao, Bao’s favorite, isn’t it?”

Zhen Zhen's teeth appeared again this month, she nodded cheerfully, and kissed Wang Sufen sweetly on the face: "Give it to Mom!"

"I knew you were making your mother happy." Wang Sufen brought warm water over, washed Zhen Zhen's face and hands, and carried her to the kang table in the Westinghouse.

Liu Chunhua and Osmanthus came in from the door, Wang Sufen hurriedly greeted Liu Chunhua and sat down: "I heard Osmanthus say that you went to paint the kang qin early in the morning? Don't worry, we wanted to keep you for a few more days to accompany Osmanthus. Seeing that she is getting married, you should also talk privately."

Liu Chunhua smiled: "As long as I wake up, I won't be able to lie down, tossing and turning will only make Osmanthus flowers sleep well, so it's better to go out and draw two strokes and be more comfortable."

Handing Liu Chunhua a piece of cake, Wang Sufen scooped Zhen Zhen's chicken cake into a small bowl, and fed her almost one bite at a time. Liu Chunhua looked at Zhen Zhen's smart eyes with a bit of liking on her face: "Dongzi, mother of you, you look like a smart child, and there is aura in your eyes, you have to be nurtured well, when you grow up, let it be She's going to school, so don't delay her."

Liu Chunhua is a cautious person. After coming to Lao Li's house, he didn't talk much about Osmanthus, but to actually say such things for Zhen Zhen, it shows how sincere he is.

Liu Chunhua's words also said that Mrs. Li was in the heart, she patted her thigh with an excited look on her face: "No wonder people with culture have good eyesight, it's not that I praise my granddaughter, she is really a smart child. Don't It's only eight months old, but when I talk to her, she seems to be able to understand, and it's easy to feel relieved when I'm a child, and it's especially painful not to cry or make trouble."

"Auntie loves the child, Zhen Zhen is blessed." Liu Chunhua smiled and looked at Zhen Zhen, then turned to look at Osmanthus: "Osmanthus is also enjoying her happiness."

"They're all caring children, they're painful." Mrs. Li picked up the big bowl and drank the wild vegetables gooey around the bowl: "Actually, I know that you also love Osmanthus, but you couldn't do anything back then, if you were really that kind If I don't treat my child as a human being, I won't let Osmanthus go back to her parents' home from time to time."

Putting down the bowl, Mrs. Li and Osmanthus said: "When I passed by your house, there was already a family who wanted to buy you, and they also took 30 kilograms of rice noodles. But your mother heard that his family was a stupid son, and he could not live or die. Agreed. I happened to take 20 catties of soybeans to visit relatives that day. When I passed by your house, I immediately fell in love with you. Your mother has heard of our family and knows that our old Li family is a kind person, no matter how many soybeans I bring, Just let me bring you back."

Osmanthus put a piece of pickled vegetables into Liu Chunhua's bowl, and said softly, "I remember that when I came back with the milk, my mother was still crying, saying sorry to me."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little sad, Wang Sufen hurriedly smiled and said, "It was really difficult back then, but now it's all better. Osmanthus has grown up and is going to marry, and the days will be better in the future."

The family finished their breakfast soon after talking. Wang Sufen called Fangnan and Mingbei to pick up firewood in the mountains. Liu Chunhua went back to the back room to paint. When Zhen Zhen woke up in the second half, the whole family came back. Liu Chunhua also finished painting the Kangqin.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly got off the kang and wanted to go over to take a look, Ming Nan and Ming Bei also followed behind to watch the fun, even Zhen Zhen stretched out her small hand and pointed to the back room, and said anxiously: " Go! Mom go!" When Mrs. Li saw this, she couldn't help laughing and said, "My little granddaughter can't be left behind anywhere, she has to be involved in all the big and small things in the family."

"Otherwise, she is smart, and children can see the old when they are young." Liu Chunhua praised immediately.

When Mrs. Li heard Da Xiao and saw Lao's words, she was a little worried. She glanced at Ming Bei and sighed helplessly: "It's over, I also hope that Ming Bei will grow up with age, so I don't have any hope. already?"

Ming Bei walked in front with a stick in his hand, knocking and poking in the east and west from time to time to have fun, Mrs. Li looked at him worried, and Zhen Zhen couldn't help but think of a sentence: mentally handicapped children are more happy .

Mingbei was having a good time, and suddenly heard Mrs. Li say that he had no brains, and was immediately unhappy: "Mom, why do you sound like I'm stupid when you say that?"

Ming Nan was immediately amused by the side: "That's not called like, milk means you are stupid!"

Mingbei threw the stick on the ground and rushed towards Mingnan. Mingnan was as dexterous as a monkey, dodging left and right so that Mingbei couldn't catch it. Zhen Zhen watched the two older brothers jumping up and down, she couldn't help laughing, and Mrs. Li also laughed: "I thought my family was just a fool, but now it looks like it's the two of them."

The family walked into the room chatting and laughing. There were eight peony paintings on the kang. The four slender ones were hung on the cabinet door, while the square ones were inlaid on the four small cabinets below. A place for inlaid glass has already been left on the kangqin, and when the time comes, the painting will be pasted on the head and then the glass will be inlaid.

Zhen Zhen peered out of Wang Sufen's arms to look at the pictures on the kang, and saw that each of the eight peony pictures was painted differently. The four pictures above were painted in strong colors. With rich and auspicious meaning. The next four paintings use the fine brushwork method, and the petals are layered with bright colors, which look lifelike.

When Mrs. Li saw Liu Chunhua's painting, she was full of praise, and pulled her to laugh, saying, "The kind of glass painting I saw on the street that was mounted on a kang piano is not as good-looking as yours. It's also very good, and it's festive when you see it."

Zhen Zhen nodded in Wang Sufen's arms, although she never learned painting in her previous life, but after all, she had lived for more than 20 years in that era of abundant spiritual food, and she still had this basic aesthetic. From Zhen Zhen's point of view, Osmanthus her mother hasn't painted for so many years and she can still paint so well, if you put aside modern and proper painting everyone.

Hearing the compliments from everyone, Liu Chunhua was a little embarrassed: "It's too raw for so many years without touching a pen, and the painting is really unsatisfactory."

Seeing Liu Chunhua's regretful expression, Wang Sufen couldn't help but smile and said: "My mother, I'm already very envious of painting like this. If you paint better, then I have designated these paintings to be hidden. , I only take it out and hang it during the festivals, and I definitely don’t want to set it on the kang qin for them.”

When Mrs. Li heard it, she was instantly happy: "Then you can't rob me. I'll lock it in my box, and even you won't be able to see it."

Liu Chunhua saw that the old Li family really liked the peony she painted, and she no longer bothered about the quality of the painting, she smiled heartily: "Okay, as long as you don't dislike it. Then let this painting hang on the air and buy it sooner. It's not good to look at if the paper is stained with glass."

Mrs. Li nodded and sent Li Muwu to measure the size early the next morning, and went to the street to buy glass. Li Muwu called the carpenter and the two of them tossed for about an hour, and finally the paintings were all inlaid.

The kangqin was ready, Liu Chunhua also went home, and Osmanthus began to think about going to Bingcheng again. Mrs. Li took her to open a letter of introduction to the street, and inquired about the time and train number to go to Bingcheng, and waited. As soon as Mingxi got home, he immediately sent Li Muwu to buy a train ticket. Before leaving, Osmanthus sewed the money and tickets given by Mrs. Li into her close-fitting clothes, for fear of losing it.

The two got on the train. After a few days of bumps, they arrived at Bingcheng. After getting off the train, Mingxi went to the train station staff to inquire about the direction to the Agricultural University. When the staff saw that they were from other places and were young, they kindly led them to the bus stop next to the train station and told them how to get on the bus and where to get off.

After thanking Mingxi and Osmanthus, they looked curiously at the pedestrians and vehicles passing by, Osmanthus excitedly tugged at Mingxi's sleeve: "No wonder the provincial capital is good, we couldn't see it all year round. a car."

While the two of them were talking, a trolleybus came. Mingxi pulled Osmanthus onto the bus and bought a ticket. The two excitedly found a window seat and sat down. Osmanthus was next to the window. She opened her eyes wide to look at the house and the pedestrians that were quickly falling backwards. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "The last time my aunt didn't like to ride in our carriage when I returned to my hometown, it turns out that their tram is really comfortable. , sitting on top of it is not at all upsetting."

Mingxi nodded: "We are in a forest area, there are not many households in total, even if there is a trolleybus, no one rides. Today is Friday, and tomorrow is not in class, let's go to see Fourth Uncle, bring the milk Bring the bacon with him."

The tram was running fast, and as the station stopped, there were fewer and fewer people on the bus, and Osmanthus's excitement of first riding the tram gradually dissipated over time. He twisted his hands together involuntarily, and asked Mingxi nervously, "Is it coming soon?"

Mingxi stood up, glanced at the station name written on the carriage, and nodded: "The next station is."

Although she knew she was coming to the station, but when she heard Mingxi's confirmation, Osmanthus still froze for a while. She pulled her braid and her palms were sweaty.

Soon, the Agricultural University arrived, and Mingxi got off the tram with his luggage. When he turned around, he saw Osmanthus still in the car moving to the door step by step. He immediately went up and dragged her down: "My dear Sister-in-law, why are you so slow, the tram is still waiting to go. If you don't get off again, what should I explain to my brother if the tram pulls you away?"

Osmanthus' lips were a little pale, she smiled weakly, and saw that the agricultural college was so close that she didn't dare to take a step, Mingxi had already walked ten meters, and when she turned around, she found that Osmanthus was still standing there, so she had to drag it. He came over with his luggage and asked her, "Sister Osmanthus, what's the matter with you? It's getting late, we have to find my brother quickly. If we can't find anyone after dark, we'll be blinded."

"Mingxi, I'm a little scared." Osmanthus looked at Mingxi helplessly, her lips trembling nervously.

Mingxi scratched his head and looked at her with some confusion: "Why are you afraid of seeing my brother? What did he say to you before he went to school? No, if he said anything about you, his milk would definitely cut him."

When she thinks of milk, Osmanthus has a bottom line in her heart. For the sake of her relationship with Mingdong, she has traveled thousands of miles from Beicha to Bingcheng. If she is timid now, she will be in vain. Osmanthus closed her eyes and calmed down for a while, then suddenly walked forward: "Let's go, hurry up!"

Mingxi followed her inexplicably and muttered, "Why are you still babbling."

Osmanthus strode to the door, and the staff who guarded the door came out and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

Osmanthus stroked her braids and showed a shy smile: "I'm looking for Li Mingdong, a student who just arrived this year, and I'm his daughter-in-law."

"Li Mingdong? I know, his academic performance is very good, and the teacher often praises him." The staff looked up and down at Osmanthus, and couldn't help but say: "So Li Mingdong is married to a wife."

While speaking, Li Mingxi had already come over with his luggage. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and complained with a grin, "Sister Osmanthus, you're walking too fast, I can't keep up with you with my things behind me."

The staff pointed to the west and asked Osmanthus: "This is?"

"Oh, this is Li Mingdong's younger brother, his name is Li Mingxi." Osmanthus quickly explained, Mingxi put the luggage at his feet and took out a letter of introduction from his arms. When the staff saw that the name was indeed correct, they led two People go to school.

"It's also a coincidence that you came here. If you come two days earlier, you may not be able to meet." The staff said with a smile: "Their freshman students went to work on the farm at the beginning of the month, and only returned to school yesterday. In class, wait for him downstairs over there, and the get out of class will be over in ten minutes."

"Thank you, comrade." Osmanthus and Mingxi thanked him politely and followed his instructions, walking all the way to the downstairs of the classroom. Mingxi put his luggage on the ground, sat down on the steps, and looked at everything on the university campus curiously.

Osmanthus didn't study anymore after she went to elementary school. Her memory of the campus was long ago unfamiliar. Looking at the students who walked by carrying books from time to time, she couldn't help showing an envious look.

"It's so nice here." Mingxi couldn't help but admire: "I heard that Bingcheng University of Technology is also good. I will take the time to take a look this time. When I finish high school, I will also be admitted to Bingcheng University."

"Ling Lingling..." Soon, the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and Mingxi quickly stood up from the steps, put the luggage on the ground on his back, looked left and right, and dragged Osmanthus to the side to wait.

The classroom doors opened one by one, and the teachers and students came out of the classroom in an orderly manner. Some students asked questions they didn't understand next to the teacher, while others were lined up in twos and threes, discussing something intensely.

Mingxi stood on tiptoe and tried hard to find Mingdong from the crowd, while Osmanthus bit her lip nervously. Suddenly a familiar figure came out of the classroom, it was Ming Dong who had been away from home for two months. I saw Mingdong walking with a book and talking about something, and three or four classmates next to him were looking at it, as if they were listening to his explanation.

Osmanthus glanced over Ming Dong's face and landed on the face of the girl behind. She was looking at Ming Dong's profile seriously, her eyes full of admiration. That look in Osmanthus is very familiar, exactly the same as when she looked at Mingdong.

"Brother!" Mingxi, who was looking from east to west, finally saw Mingdong. He was happy to carry his luggage and ran over. Mingdong heard a familiar voice and looked up subconsciously, just in time to see Mingxi with a face full of joy. He couldn't help but smacked him on the shoulder with a smile: "Why are you here?"

"The milk asked me to come, who do you think is still here?" Mingxi turned back and pointed in the direction of Osmanthus.

Several classmates who discussed the issue with Mingdong just now also came over and asked, "Mingdong, your brother is here."

"Yes!" Ming Dong smiled and waved to Osmanthus: "Osmanthus, come here."

Seeing Mingdong's familiar smile and still affectionate address, Osmanthus's cold heart slowly eased up again, she walked over, her cheeks couldn't help but blushed a little: "Brother Mingdong."

"It's the first time you're so far away, are you tired?" Ming Dong took the small burden from Osmanthus's hand, turned to Mingxi and said, "I'll put the luggage in my dormitory first, and then take you to the cafeteria for dinner."

A boy standing beside Ming Dong said with a smile: "What dormitory do you want to go back to? I'll take it back for you. You should take your younger brother and sister to dinner quickly, you'll be hungry enough on such a long train. "

Standing behind Mingdong and watching them silently, the girl suddenly stepped forward, interjected with a smile and asked, "You guys are just careless, classmate Li Mingdong's younger brother is easy to accommodate, just stay in your dormitory at night, you don't have to. Where do you want his sister to live?"

Mingdong was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, the girl smiled and said, "What else are you thinking about, it's okay to live in our dormitory, just as Qin Mingyue asked for leave to go home, just let her live in Qin Mingyue's bed."

"Then thank you, Meng Shuran." Ming Dong thanked politely: "I'll send the sweet-scented osmanthus to me after dinner, and I'll have to trouble you to pick it up."

"It's all classmates, so what are you doing so politely?" Meng Shuran smiled sweetly: "By the way, you're not going to eat in the cafeteria, I happen to be hungry too, let's go together."

At this point, it was almost time to eat, so Mingdong didn't think much about it, he brought Mingxi and Osmanthus to the cafeteria, first found a seat for Osmanthus to sit down, and then took Mingxi to make dinner.

When Mingdong was in college, he received a monthly allowance of 35 yuan and food stamps. Although the food supply is still tight in various places, because the Agricultural University has two farms of its own, it is completely self-sufficient, so the students eat not bad.

After filling three meals and dishes, Ming Dong and Ming Xi brought them over. Osmanthus shared the chopsticks between them. Seeing that Meng Shuran hadn't come over, she quickly asked in a low voice, "Brother Ming Dong, are you familiar with that girl? ?"

"One class, I said a few words, but she was very helpful when I saw her." Ming Dong thought that Guihua was afraid of going to the girls' dormitory, and comforted her: "It's okay, the eight people in their dormitory are all us. Girls in class, don't be afraid, they will take care of you."

When Osmanthus heard the number, she couldn't help asking in surprise, "Are there so many girls going to college now?"

"Our school is not too many. For example, there are only eight girls in our class, and one dormitory is filled." Ming Dong said that he picked out the meat from the vegetables and gave it to Ming Xi and Osmanthus.

Meng Shuran came over with a plate and a bowl of soup, just in time to see the scene of Mingdong putting meat on Osmanthus, and couldn't help but tentatively say: "Li Mingdong, you are so kind to your sister."

Osmanthus eats a lot of meat at home, and originally wanted to take the meat back, but after hearing Meng Shuran's words, she put the meat in her mouth generously, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Brother Ming Dong has always been good to me."

Meng Shuran heard this and felt that Osmanthus did not look like Li Mingdong's biological sister. Sitting across from Osmanthus, while drinking the soup with a spoon, she carefully looked at Osmanthus' face: a traditional oval face, with big eyes, a nose and a mouth that was just right, her skin was not white, but she looked very energetic, especially when she looked at it. Ming Dongshi looked shy and timid, and even Meng Shuran couldn't help but feel a little itchy. Although he was a little unconvinced, Meng Shuran had to admit that this sweet-scented osmanthus was prettier than the average person.

Holding the spoon and poking at the rice on the plate, Meng Shuran couldn't help but ask, "Why did you come to Bingcheng? Is there anything to do? My family is from Bingcheng, and I am familiar with this area. If you need help with anything, feel free to speak up, Li Mingdong and I are classmates, you are welcome."

Ming Dong also raised his head and looked at them when he heard the words, feeling somewhat strange in his heart, Osmanthus blushed and lowered her head and did not speak, Mingxi saw that Osmanthus did not say a word, so she took out the truth: "This is not my milk, and I plan to give it at the end of the year. My brother and Osmanthus had a wedding. Our place was small, and the fabrics were not brightly colored, so my mother asked Osmanthus to come to Bingcheng to buy some wedding things. But when a girl in Osmanthus went out, my mother was worried, so she let me Follow her and help you get things."

Although Mingdong knew about Mrs. Li's plan before, he was still a little stunned when he heard that he was buying things for marriage. Meng Shuran looked at Osmanthus with a pale face, trying to squeeze out an unnatural smile: "Do you have any other brothers?"

"No!" Mingxi glanced at her in surprise: "It's not him, Mingdong, I'm Mingxi. Just by the name, I know that I don't have another brother." After speaking, he laughed twice, pointing at Meng Shuran. Ming Dong said, "Brother, the question your classmate asked is really funny."

Mingdong ignored Mingxi, but couldn't help but looked up at Osmanthus, who was staring nervously at Mingdong's reaction, and the two just looked at each other. Osmanthus blushed, revealing a shy smile, Mingdong suddenly panicked, not knowing what to do, he could only move his eyes at a loss.

Mingxi didn't notice anything wrong, and added happily: "Mom has made the cabinets and the kang qin for you, and Osmanthus came to our house and painted eight peonies on the kang qin for you, not to mention how good the paintings are. Osmanthus, when I get married in the future, can you ask my aunt to draw a kang qin for me too?"

Osmanthus smiled, wrinkled her nose mischievously, with a hint of playfulness and cuteness on her face: "Let's wait until you find your daughter-in-law."

Mingdong has not been at home much since he was in junior high school except for vacation, and during that brief time together, Osmanthus has always been a smiling and gentle image in Mingdong's impression, just like a traditional woman, without a trace of emotional fluctuations.

But Osmanthus' smile just now turned Mingdong's self-righteousness into a joke. Osmanthus's lively and pretty look instantly broke Mingdong's previous image of her.

Ming Dong was a little stunned when he looked at Osmanthus, and then he realized that Osmanthus was just as energetic and energetic as today's girls.

Seeing the actions of the two and what Li Mingxi said, Meng Shuran suddenly lost her appetite. Fortunately, she didn't eat much food, so she lowered her head and ate a few mouthfuls. She stood up with a plate in her hand, and said in a lack of energy: "I'll go back to the dormitory first. When Osmanthus is going to go to sleep, you can ask someone to bring a message, and I'll come and pick her up."

Ming Dong thanked him, Osmanthus looked at Meng Shuran's figure leaving, and lowered his eyes slightly: "Brother Ming Dong, take us to see the fourth uncle tomorrow, you have to buy something when you have time. Thermos, washbasin, whatever."

"Oh." Ming Dong replied stunnedly, his head seemed to be in a mess like a pot of porridge: "Let's go to see the fourth uncle first, don't worry about shopping, I'll show you guys when I come back." Guihua's eyes flashed a little. Disappointed, he shoved rice into his mouth one bite at a time.

After dinner, Mingdong sent Osmanthus to the girls' dormitory downstairs. Another girl in the same class happened to pass by. Mingdong stopped her quickly and asked her to help lead Osmanthus upstairs, and take care of Osmanthus at night.

Watching Osmanthus go upstairs, Li Mingdong remembered what Osmanthus said just now, and suddenly he didn't know what to do. Mingxi looked at Mingdong who was scratching his hair from time to time, and couldn't help but bumped him with his arm: "What's wrong with you? Hair Itchy?"

"No!" Ming Dong led Ming Xi to the playground, holding the parallel bars in both hands, and one sat up straight. Mingxi pressed her chin on the parallel bars, and looked at Mingdong strangely: "Brother, what's wrong with you? You look a bit like Osmanthus. Before we came from home, she was like you. She was in a daze for a while and pulled her hair. ."

"Mingxi, do you think I should marry Osmanthus?" This question has been held back in Mingdong's heart for a long time, but he has never understood, shouldn't the new marriage be based on love? Can an arranged marriage like theirs actually produce love? If he compromises with this kind of arranged marriage, does it mean that he is feudal and compromised? One question after another about love has plagued Mingdong since the beginning of the summer, leaving him full of confusion about his marriage and future family.

Hearing Mingdong's question, Mingxi looked at him in disbelief: "Of course you have to marry, Osmanthus is your daughter-in-law, and she will be your daughter-in-law when she comes back from a small lead."

"This is an old-fashioned arranged marriage. Shouldn't young people with higher education like us pursue free love and get married independently?" Mingdong scratched his head, not knowing how to express his thoughts.

Mingxi was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but reply: "But having a higher education does not mean that you don't want to be a daughter-in-law at home. Brother, are you in love with another girl? You want to repent of your marriage with Osmanthus, and then go for it. Free marriage?"

"No!" Mingdong shook his head irritably: "I don't like other girls, I just don't understand what liking is, so I don't know if I should marry Osmanthus?"

"Why is it so complicated to get married? What did you all study in college? Why is it so hard to get your head fixed?" Mingxi also jumped up on the parallel bars and sat opposite Ming Dong. : "Did this sweet-scented osmanthus come to our house as a child to be your daughter-in-law?"

"Yes." Ming Dong remembered that Osmanthus had been doing housework in and out of his own house all these years, and his face was a little distressed.

"Did Osmanthus do anything wrong?" Mingxi continued to ask.

"No, she's a good girl." Mingdong replied.

"Why don't you get it?" Mingxi slapped her hand: "Your wife is a good girl, why don't you marry her? Just because she came back with milk, not by you?"

That seems to be correct, Mingdong nodded hesitantly.

"Do you have an opinion on milk?" Mingxi said, and Mingdong shuddered and shook his head immediately: "Don't talk nonsense, I have no problem with milk."

Mingxi rolled his eyes at him: "I told you, our mother is an old lady with bright eyes, she can never look at people wrong, you look at our mother, our third aunt, which one does not let outsiders give thumbs up. He picked the one from the fourth uncle's house by himself. Look at what it is. Last year, when I came home for the New Year, I didn't get angry with my milk, so I kept staring at our cabinet. What about milk?"

"I don't think osmanthus is not good." Ming Dong sighed: "I just feel unwilling. I haven't experienced the anxiety and sweetness of love, and I will step into a prepared marriage. If I leave you, will you be willing?"

Mingxi thought about it for a while, then nodded seriously: "I think it's pretty good. Sister Osmanthus is good and beautiful, and our family likes her too. Saying that, Sister Osmanthus is really good. Brother, you If you really don’t want to marry it, forget it. I go home and tell my mother that I will marry Osmanthus. Anyway, the female junior holds Jinzhuan, so I will have to look for it later. But what's the matter, my old picture is in that peony."

Mingdong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and kicked Mingxi off the parallel bars with one foot: "You marry Osmanthus for that kangqin?"

"No, it's mainly because Sister Osmanthus is a good person, and the kangqin is a good one!"

Ming Dong looked at Ming Xi who was trying his best to jump on the parallel bars, and couldn't help kicking him again. Ming Xi was unhappy, glared at him and shouted, "Why are you kicking me? Don't tell me. Marry Osmanthus?"

"You marry a fart!" Mingdong blurted out subconsciously, and Mingxi was unhappy now: "If you don't marry me, you won't let me marry, where do you want Osmanthus to go? The grandmother said that Osmanthus had no place to live when she returned to her parents' house. , I can only make do with one night in the kitchen, if no one in our family marry her, why would she stay in our house?"

"It's not that I don't want to marry her." Mingdong felt that his thoughts were even more confused: "I just think that marriage must be based on love."

Mingxi was a little dizzy listening to these love, love, and he also followed Mingdong and scratched his hair: "Then you two fall in love, isn't Osmanthus here, hurry up to love, and get married when the love is over." Seeing Mingdong's thoughtful appearance, Mingxi wiped his sweat: "My mother, there are so many things about love, I will ask my milk to find one for me when I marry a daughter-in-law, I won't fix it. It's useless."

Mingxi's words were like a bright light, instantly dispelling the fog in Mingdong's heart.

Mingdong seriously thought about Mingxi's suggestion, but he thought it was very feasible. He couldn't help grinning: "If I'm in love, what should I do first?" Seeing Mingxi's almost fainting expression, Mingdong quickly made a quiet gesture: "Let me think about it, let me think about what the book says?"

"Brother, what book are you reading?" Mingxi weakly grabbed Mingdong's hand and begged, "Please tell me!"

Ming Dong cast an "I understand you" look, and said proudly, "Are you curious too? Do you want to know what's going on in love? But I think you should go to college sooner rather than later."

"No, I'm not curious at all!" Mingxi waved his hand: "I just want to know what kind of book it is. In the future, when I see it, I must stay far away. It's a broken book, and good people have gone crazy."