The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Chen Qi has prepared the most food for the family since the Chen family "founded the family." There are all kinds of meat, candies, fruits, and pastries, all of which the four siblings made when they were in Xiaze Village.

I dare not even think about it.

Seeing that his family had settled down, Chen Qi kept thinking about what was going on with Lan Lijuan's family.

He knows the economic conditions of Lan Lijuan's family. There is only one labor force in the family, so it is conceivable that the Lan family will not be able to eat anything delicious during the New Year.

After all, she is her future wife, so Chen Qi decided to take a day to send something to her.

He did what he said. After breakfast in the morning, Chen Qi walked out of the house while his family was still sleeping.

It took an hour to get there from Yuezhong City to Qianqing Town. I inquired with the station staff, quietly released my bicycle in the corner, and rushed to Dongqiao Commune.

When Chen Qi arrived at Lianzhong Village, it was just before 10 a.m.

This was the son-in-law's first visit (shameless). Chen Qi was dressed quite formally, wearing a brand new dark blue cotton-padded jacket, and the back of his bicycle was filled with two snakeskin bags of food.

"Fellow, I would like to ask, how to get to Lan Lijuan's house in your village?"

There are no liars these days, and Chen Qi is a talented person. The villagers' eyes are only surprised, not vigilant, and they happily point the way.

"You go up this road, turn right by the stream, and then ask other people."

"Okay, thank you."

"Young people are so sensible. Why are you so grateful? Who are you Lan Lijuan?"

Who says fellow villagers don’t gossip? All fellow villagers are always prying around.

"I am the monitor of Lan Lijuan School. I am here to visit the students on behalf of the teacher. Don't think too much about it, fellow fellow."

"Hehehe, okay, don't think too much, don't think too much, the young man and Lijuan are a good match."

Okay, that’s a waste of explanation.

The houses in the mountain village were built irregularly, and the roads were small and dilapidated. Chen Qi asked many people on the road and finally found Lan Lijuan's house.

Of course, did Mr. Chen deliberately go around the village looking for people to ask questions to make everyone misunderstand that a young man came to see Lan Lijuan during the New Year, so as to create an established fact in advance and give people the impression that Lan Lijuan has a partner? Don't give her any more

The sinister intentions of matchmaking.

Is there any? Only Chen himself knows this.

The broken door of Lan's house was open. Chen Qi stopped his bicycle and shouted: "Is Lijuan at home?"

The loud sound attracted all the neighbors. Everyone hid aside to watch the excitement, and their hearts for gossip were raging.

Lan Lijuan is cleaning up at home. No matter how poor or dilapidated the family is, a self-disciplined girl always hopes to be clean.

Suddenly she heard a familiar voice of questioning coming from downstairs. She wondered if there was something wrong with her ears? Could she really be lovesick? She dreams at night and thinks about it every day?

Until she heard her brother Lan Guoping ask: "Why are you looking for my sister?"

"I am your sister's classmate. Is your sister at home?"

Lan Lijuan was so shocked that she dropped the rag on the floor. She was so happy that she was about to run downstairs but stopped dead in her tracks. She put on an old cotton-padded jacket that she only wore in school, then she trimmed her hair before going downstairs.

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When she walked out of the house, she saw Squad Leader Chen standing in the sunshine with a smile on her face, and her heartbeat accelerated a lot.

But on the surface, he still pretended to be nonchalant: "Ah, why did Squad Leader Chen come to the humble house with such a grand appearance?"

Chen Qi was embarrassed to say that I came here specifically to see you, so he just smiled and said:

"I'm not here to visit my relatives. I know you're not far away, so I stopped by to see your old classmate, haha."

Damn it, Qianqing Town is still more than 20 kilometers away from Dongqiao Commune, and most of it is a mountain road, which is not smooth at all.

The boy and the girl had their own thoughts, but neither party revealed that Lan Lijuan was not her mother-in-law, so she made a gesture of invitation:

"Monitor Chen is here. Let's sit at home for a while. Ping Ping, hurry up and make tea!"

Lan Guoping looked surprised: "Sister, I don't have any tea at home, how can I make it?"

Lan Lijuan was a little embarrassed: "There is no tea, so I'll make a cup of sugar water."

“There’s no candy at home!”

Chen Qi quickly waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, you're welcome, I'm not thirsty, I'll just sit down for a while."

Lan Lijuan felt a little sad in her heart, but she still laughed at herself and said: "I'm sorry, squad leader. Come, sit inside for a while."

Chen Qi picked up two snakeskin bags and followed him into the house. The neighbors of the Lan family outside the house were chatting lively.

As soon as he entered the house, Chen Qi understood in his heart that this Lan family was much more difficult than the original Chen family. This dilapidated house would probably be blown down by a strong wind.

The floor of the house is still mud, and there is no stone slab, but the whole house is clean and everything is neatly tidied up.

But because it’s so clean, it doesn’t look like celebrating the New Year. Whose family shouldn’t have a lot of food in the closet above the stove during the Chinese New Year?

When she heard that a guest was coming to her home, Shi Atiao also hurried back. When she arrived home, she saw that the guest had distributed a lot of candies to her children, and everyone was chatting and laughing.

The young guest we saw next was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket, with a pen in his jacket pocket, and was riding a bicycle. He looked like a city dweller at first sight.

A smile spread on Shi A Tiao's face: "Lijuan, this is."

As soon as Chen Qi saw this posture, he knew that the hostess was back, so he stood up quickly, and his smile was as warm as possible.

"Hello, aunt, I am Chen Qi, Lan Lijuan's class monitor. I am passing by this time, so I came to see my old classmate."

"Oh, he is Lijuan's classmate. Oh, sit down, haha, okay, okay, classmates should help each other."

Shi A Tiao greeted him with visible enthusiasm, which made Chen Qi feel relieved. It was his first time meeting his parents in two lifetimes, so he would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.

Lan Lijuan also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they were her classmates for 4 years, and her mother had given her face.

Rural people, especially parents, will go through three rounds of questioning when faced with their children's potential "partners", and intentionally or unintentionally inquire about the situation at home.

"Monitor Chen, where are you at home? Are your parents okay? How many people are there at home?"

"Oh, my family is from Xingtang Commune. My parents are gone long ago. I still have an older sister and a pair of twin brothers and sisters."

When Shi Atiao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

She knew about Xingtang Commune. It was also a mountainous commune, extremely poor, and there were no parents to help the family, and there were younger brothers and sisters to support. Shi A Tiao's mood suddenly sank to the bottom.

The Chen family is poor, their financial situation is very bad, and they are also burdened by their younger brothers and sisters. Maybe they borrowed these new clothes and this bicycle to show their appearance.

Otherwise, how could people in the mountains afford bicycles?

Shi A Tiao's enthusiasm faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. The enthusiasm just now immediately turned into a faint courtesy.

Now it was Chen Qi's turn to feel his heart skip a beat, and he immediately understood the reason for Lan's mother's change in attitude.

I saw this kind of thing too many times in my previous life. Isn’t it because the man was poor and had no house or car?

But how can Chen Qi explain? He said that he can make a lot of money by speculating? His family has already bought a house in the city?
Chapter completed!