'Sister, just now when I saw you hugging Hui Hui, you were so precious that I didn't think about finding a boyfriend quickly and giving me a nephew?' Feng Yiping soaked his feet while watching the rebroadcast of the provincial news broadcast, and asked his sister, who was also soaking her feet on the other side and reading documents,
'You're so annoying, with your parents pushing and you pushing too. You're not getting along with Jingping, and you're both married,' Feng Yuxuan grumbled, not taking her eyes off the documents.
We're ready to have a baby!
But Feng Yiping didn't dare say that. If he did, his parents, well, they would definitely be happy. I guess in front of a possible grandchild, they wouldn't care if they were married or not.
Grandpa will be happy too, because he will have great-grandchildren, four generations under one roof, what a blessing!
Huang Jingping's parents will definitely have an opinion, but it's just a matter of arranging a banquet. They are not of legal age, so what's the big deal about not being able to get a marriage certificate? In the countryside, many people are in de facto marriages, which means they have married in a church and held a banquet, but they may never get a marriage certificate in their lifetime, and it's not necessary anyway.
Well, although this way of looking at it is not so outrageous as to cause a public outcry, there will inevitably be some commotion. And then, do you think you can just go off to the capital and live a peaceful life? I'm afraid that both sets of parents will want to help with the preparations and take care of you.
As for Feng Yiping and his plan to go abroad to have a baby, are you kidding? Feng Zhenchang doesn't want Feng Yiping to move his household registration out of the village, and you still want to give him grandchildren from abroad?
So, we can only do it when it happens, and we mustn't let anyone know beforehand.
'We can't even have a baby right now, not to mention the fact that I'm still at school and too young,' Feng Yiping said.
'What do you mean too young? In your hometown, people get married and have children at your age, don't they?'
'Then you're even more suitable, you're almost 25,'
Even though she is still young, Feng Yuxuan instinctively feels unhappy when the subject of age comes up, and throws a pillow at him.
She thought for a while, and then she lost her appetite to read the documents. 'Do you remember my god-sister?'
'Yes, Zhou Yufang, right? Yes, she got married too. You should hurry up,' Feng Yiping said.
'No, they set the wedding date for the summer, but, do you know, after the New Year, Yufang called me and cried twice, saying she didn't want to get married anymore,' Feng Yuxuan said.
'That's nothing, it's just marriage anxiety. A lot of people feel like that before the wedding, and the closer it gets, the worse it gets,' Feng Yiping said, playing the expert.
'It's not that kind of anxiety you're talking about. She told me that after everything was set in stone, a lot of people changed. Her future in-laws, her sister-in-law, and her fiancé, Hu, weren't as nice to her as they had been before.
When she goes to her future in-laws' house for dinner, she has to do all the work in the kitchen, not to mention the fact that her sister-in-law is constantly giving her a hard time. After dinner, her fiancé doesn't even walk her home like he used to. At best, he'll give her a call in the evening to ask how it went, and tell her to get along with the family.
Feng Yiping couldn't bear to hear any more, 'Over such a trivial matter? What's the big deal! I guess when she first went to Xiaohu's house, she would have scrambled to show off in the kitchen. Now that they're not on familiar terms with her, why does she have a problem with it? Besides, after they got married, they lived separately from their in-laws, so what's the big deal about occasionally cooking for them? It's just part of their duties.
As for the sister-in-law, she doesn't know how to appease her, or find a way to improve their relationship,'
Feng Yiping never really believed what women cried about. Anyone who has been married knows that their words are often at odds with the Bureau of Statistics' reports, and they are particularly fond of generalising.
If she once crossed the road without waiting for her, she would definitely say, "You always do that,'
and if you didn't pick her up once, she would probably say when she mentioned it later, "You always do that,'
'What do you know, we're not even married yet, and the family she's going to marry into already changes her face. If we get married, it'll definitely be even worse, so I don't want to suffer like this so early on!'
Feng Yiping was so angry that he threw the pillow back, 'Why are you so stupid? How do you know that the family you've met is the same as the one Yufang is going to marry into? Besides, is that all she tells you? Does she tell you anything happy? Don't wait until she's crying to you with her baby in her arms, and you're too scared to find a partner,'
'Anyway, I've made up my mind. Let's talk about it in two years,' Feng Yuxuan said.
'Your situation is different from Zhou Yufang's. You're considered a genuine little rich woman now. When looking for a partner, you can set no requirements on his financial situation, as long as he is nice and treats you well,' Feng Yiping advised with all the sincerity in his heart. Unfortunately, he didn't have anyone suitable himself, otherwise he would definitely introduce one to his sister.
He is not one of those married women who are keen matchmakers, he is doing this because he doesn't know that his sister has already met that Shi Weiwei and treated it as nothing. He is very worried that his sister will once again be in his hands.
'Who is a rich woman, why is this such an offensive thing to say? Don't bother,' Feng Yuxuan glared at him.
How sensitive to age is this? 'Not a rich woman, a rich young lady. Okay, as long as you can withstand the pressure from your parents, it's up to you.' He didn't believe that his sister wasn't at all anxious. It was probably because she hadn't found the right one that she was saying she wasn't considering it now.
'Also, Jinling said that she would help us keep an eye on the restaurants in the expressway service areas in the province. If any contracts expire or if there are any new ones, she will help us keep an eye on them.'
'Really?' Feng Yuxuan's eyes lit up, "That's great! I don't think anyone goes to those restaurants in the service areas. A lot of people would rather buy instant noodles and eat them there. Compared to our noodles, instant noodles are nothing. I wouldn't even eat them if you gave them to me,'
'But we shouldn't bribe the people in charge. We don't need to cause trouble when business is good.'
'I know," Feng Yiping was very happy that his sister had such a good understanding.
'We are not as poor as we used to be, and we have some conditions. We want to be stable, and there is no need to take risks. You know, several people from the bank have been after me since the beginning of the year, asking me to take out a loan, and the conditions are getting better and better,'
'So what did you do?' Feng Yiping asked his sister with a smile.
'I just thought, how enthusiastic they are in looking for me to take out a loan now, and how powerful they will be when they force us to repay the loan in the future. So even if we don't lack money now, and even if we lack money in the future, I have to think twice,'
Feng Yiping nodded. Although his sister's approach was conservative, the noodle shop was their parents' biggest asset, and it was never a bad idea to be on the safe side.
'Sister, there's one more thing to pay attention to: the variety of noodles. Using only chicken broth is too monotonous,' Feng Yiping said. Although it was still early days, if they waited until the following year to start work on this, they would not only be too late with the various arrangements, but they would also easily fall behind.
'Don't worry, things are going well so far, and when Mum and Dad go down there, they'll be focusing on this as well.'
In fact, this was the first time in many years that Feng Yiping and his sister had had such a free-flowing chat. He realised that, unbeknownst to him, his sister had changed a lot, but for the better, of course.
Although sometimes she is still a bit unreasonable and argues with him, it feels very warm, just like when they were little. At home, she might bully him sometimes, but when they are out and someone is bullying him, she will protect him again.
'I'll be far away, so you have to help take care of my parents and grandpa. When they come back, I'll bring them these things, so you can keep one of them and let them take the rest back with them.'
Feng Yuxuan threw him a towel and carried two buckets to pour water. 'I know, you're so clever and resourceful. You went to university, but you chose to go so far away. You think I don't know what you're up to.'
This seems to be the norm between them, never in harmony. One moment they're having a good chat, the next they can't help but be sarcastic.