Lunch was particularly lively. When travelling, you are always in a better mood than at home. Coupled with the addition of Huang Jingping, Feng Yiping even felt that this lunch was even livelier than the New Year's Eve dinner.
Huang Jingping was really well treated. In the past, at times like this, Feng Yiping would definitely be the focus of everyone's attention and care, but today, he was excluded from the centre of attention. Apart from the youngest, Hui Hui, everyone's main concern was Huang Jingping. After each dish, after asking Grandpa, it was brought to her in front of her to ask her opinion.
Feng Yiping didn't need to be jealous either. Whenever this happened, Huang Jingping would always ask Feng Yiping what he liked, which was the same as saying that he was still the most important one.
In such a situation, even Cai Hong couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. 'Jingping, you can't do this. You're being subservient even though nothing has happened yet. What are you going to do in the future?'
'What's going to happen in the future? It's going to be even better. You need to learn from this,' said Cai's brother-in-law, who was not yet there, without being asked.
'Why should I be doubly subservient to you? You can't do this to me?' Cai Hong retorted.
Although Feng Zhenchang and Mei Qiuping are the same generation as Cai Hong and Feng Zhenchang, their two couples have completely different relationships. Feng Zhenchang and Mei Qiuping were introduced by a matchmaker, and their parents had a somewhat controlling nature.
Cai Hong and Feng Zhenchang's relationship has always been free and easy, from their first meeting to falling in love and getting married. In the previous few years, there were probably many collisions with a little spark, and they were probably used to it. So, regardless of the fact that Mei Jianzhong was sitting there, they started arguing as usual.
But Grandpa never spoke, just smiling and drinking as he watched the younger generation.
Whether it was Feng Yuxuan's persistent views on the preference for sons over daughters, which her parents and grandparents held, or her brother-in-law and Cai Hong's arguments about who should be more accommodating in a marriage, these were not arguments that would lead to a fierce conflict, hurt feelings, or have a standard answer, and they added a lot of fun to the meal.
It's funny to say, but including Mei Qiuping, everyone at the table supported Cai Hong, but after everyone had finished eating, including the sisters, the four women habitually tidied the table and prepared to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes, while the rest of the group watched from the side. Later, the brother-in-law was the first to laugh.
Huang Jingping also reacted, gently pulling Mei Qiuping's hand, 'Auntie, we're in a hotel now, the waiters do this kind of thing.'
Mei Qiuping looked at her four siblings who were busy almost instinctively. Over there, including Hui Hui, they had already moved to the living room, leisurely drinking tea and watching the sea. She laughed, 'What's the point of fighting? If we win, what's the use? We're still doing all this work, aren't we?'
'Haha,' Cai Hong laughed along, also feeling that the argument just now was completely pointless. "Alas, we," she said, pointing at Huang Jingping and Feng Yuxuan, 'I think Jingping will definitely do a better job than us in the future, so Yuxuan, this difficult task will fall on your shoulders. In the future, you must find a good son-in-law who is obedient to you and takes care of all the housework, so that you don't even have to set foot in the kitchen.'
'Cai Hong, don't say that. She's such a silly girl. If she really listens to you and can't find a husband in the future, and becomes an old maid, I'll come after you.'
'Mom,' Feng Yuxuan was unhappy again, "who's silly? I'm going to find someone just like what my auntie said.'
'You girl," Mei Qiuping pointed at her daughter with some hatred.
She herself is actually an authentic rural woman, and her criteria for finding a daughter-in-law are the same as those of most rural families. Those delicate young ladies with unpolished fingers are not what they want. If they really use Cai Hong's words as the standard, where can they find a family willing to marry such a daughter-in-law? 'And don't mention finding someone who is obedient to you. Just don't find someone who will sell you and still be dumb enough to help her count the money.'
It is said that the mother knows her daughter best!
Huang Jingping blushed as she said, 'Yiping is very good. If he is free, he will help with the housework and the kitchen, such as washing the dishes. We take turns.'
'Yes, Yiping was a hard worker as a child. He did all the housework when he was at home.' Mei Qiuping was a little proud when she talked about this.
In fact, among ordinary couples, the things that are most likely to cause problems and arguments are not the big issues of right and wrong. In the daily lives of ordinary people, there are not so many big issues of right and wrong, and most of the time it is the trivial and petty things in daily life that cause arguments.
For example, who buys the groceries, who does the dishes, who cleans the house, and sometimes even who helps the other person with a glass of water. These are trivial matters that are not worth mentioning at all, but if these small conflicts accumulate, a quantitative change can lead to a qualitative change. At this time, if other matters are added, such as supporting each other's parents, sending the children to school, and so on, it may even lead to a situation where the couple go from sleeping in the same bed to becoming strangers.
Feng Yiping, who has already been married for more than ten years, of course pays attention to these things. From the beginning of their relationship, he has insisted on doing the housework.
Cai Hong said, 'Jingping, you are of course a very outstanding girl, but I'm not bragging, Yiping is really a rare good catch, don't you think so?'
'I know,' Huang Jingping looked at Feng Yiping, who was teasing Hui Hui on the sofa and making her giggle. She had already forgotten about the previous twists and turns.
Having suddenly left the cold of their hometown for the warmth of the south, Grandpa and the others were feeling drowsy after lunch, as they usually did in the summer. After sitting for a while, they all went back to their rooms to take a nap. Feng Yiping and Huang Jingping couldn't sleep, so they held hands and strolled on the beach.
Although they had been to Putuo Mountain before, it was after all near the sea, and the water was actually quite murky, unlike here, which was blue and clear.
Stepping barefoot on the beach, Jingping Huang looked out at the vast blue sea stretching to the horizon, listening to the gentle sound of the waves. This was the first time she had seen such a sea, and all she could say was, 'It's so beautiful!' She could no longer find the words to express her feelings, so she let Feng Yiping take her hand and they walked to a slightly higher place to sit down.
The word 'beautiful' is generally used to describe beautiful women, so there are different levels of beauty.
An average beauty is someone you see on the street and give a quick glance at. Hmm, not bad. For a better one, you might sneak a few more glances. For an even better one, you might turn around and give a few more glances after she has walked past. For the most beautiful one, even those old-fashioned pedants would be tempted to follow her for a while.
There should be another type, but I don't know if it exists. She should be like the sea, so beautiful that it will blow you away. Just one look and you'll be left speechless, your heart empty, as if your soul has left your body. But in front of her, you feel very close.
After lunch, Jinling took Gao Zhiyi, Xu Bin and the others to this beach for a walk. From a distance, they watched the young couple snuggled together, quietly watching the sea. They didn't disturb them and kept their distance.