"Second Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Tang Qiuye was pleasantly surprised to see this woman.
Hearing Tang Qiuye address her in such a manner, Liu Weihong was a little concerned. He carefully sized up the woman at the stairwell.
This woman was about the same age as Tang Qiuye, about twenty-two or twenty-three years old. She was much smaller, and when she stood there, she wasn't even as tall as Tang Qiuye's ears. At most, she was a little over 1.5 meters tall. Saying that she was petite was a polite way of saying it. In fact, he was thin and shriveled, and his appearance was very ordinary. However, his lips were smeared red, and he wore earrings on his ears. They were shining with golden light. They were probably real gold earrings.
There was also a man who was also in his twenties. He looked somewhat similar to Tang Qiuye. He had a square face and big ears. He was not short either and could be considered burly.
Needless to say, this should be Tang Qiuye's second brother.
Liu Weihong had a rough understanding of Tang Qiuye's family situation. Tang Qiuye had two older brothers, a younger brother, and a younger sister. Tang Qiuye was in the middle, and she looked like an uncle who did not dote on her or a grandmother who did not love her.
Otherwise, Tang Zhi wouldn't have married his "third sister" to Deputy Wang's silly son in a moment of hot-headedness. At that time, the feudal concept in the countryside was very serious. Basically, they did not really treat their daughters as family. Usually, when they were seventeen or eighteen years old, they would be married off. Other than going home during the holidays, they usually belonged to someone else.
It seemed reasonable for Tang Zhi to give away his "third sister" as a "favor" like this.
But thinking about it, Tang Zhi was not too ridiculous. The great clans of the capital had a large number of high-ranking officials, and their minds were not necessarily any better than Tang Zhi's. What was the difference between a political marriage and Tang Zhi marrying Tang Qiuye to a mentally retarded man? Yun Hanmin clearly knew that the police did not like He Jingqiang, but he still forced her to marry him. His "nature" was only worse than Tang Zhi's.
At the very least, Tang Qiuye herself did not object to marrying Deputy Wang's foolish son.
Even though he was young and immature, it was still considered 'voluntary.'
"Aiya, aren't we still waiting for you? We've been waiting for two to three hours…"
Tang Qiuye's second sister-in-law called out again. This woman was thin and shriveled, but her voice was not small. It was sharp and deliberately loud, which was really ear-piercing.
Tang Qiuye immediately felt somewhat apologetic and said in a low voice,"Ah, you've been here for so long…Why didn't you call earlier? If I had known that you were coming, I wouldn't have gone fishing. I would have waited for you at home.”
"Hehe, Autumn Leaf, you're becoming more and more like a city person. You keep talking on the phone. Don't you know what your old Tang family is like? Where did the call come from?"
Second sister-in-law pursed her lips and said disdainfully.
Upstairs and downstairs, lights and phones!
It was the slogan of building a new countryside many years ago, and it was also the happy life that the vast number of farmers yearned for. After so many years, the electric lights were basically solved, but the telephone had not yet been found. In Liu Weihong's agricultural school, not every office had a phone. Tang Qiuye's father was a village branch. However, the village branch at that time was not a lucrative job, and there was not much profit to be gained. From what Second Sister-in-law said, it was obvious that Tang Qiuye's family was not very well-off.
Otherwise, Second Sister-in-law would not have spoken in such a disdainful tone in front of her sister-in-law.
"Come, Second Sister-in-law, Second Brother, sit in the house!”
Tang Qiuye avoided the topic of "electric light and telephone". She opened the door with a smile on her face and invited Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law into the house. Just as she was about to pour some tea, she saw Liu Weihong standing there with two fish in his hands. She hurriedly took the fish from him and placed them into a bucket.
" Weihong, sit down too. Don't just stand there. It's so tiring…"
Tang Qiuye was afraid that Liu Weihong would be tired, so she called out to him again.
Tang Qiuye's single dormitory had a table and two chairs, all of which were old goods distributed by the school. Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law sat on the chairs respectively. Liu Weihong sat on Tang Qiuye's bed.
Tang Qiuye quickly served tea to the three of them before sitting down next to Liu Weihong. The distance between them was neither too close nor too far. However, for two young men and women who did not seem to have much relationship on the surface, this distance was still a little close.
Second sister-in-law's eyes were fixed on Liu Weihong. Based on a woman's intuition, Second Sister-in-law knew that the relationship between Tang Qiuye and Liu Weihong was not that simple. It seemed like Tang Qiuye and Liu Weihong were very familiar with each other. Their gazes and actions were very casual. This wasn't something that could be explained by the relationship between colleagues.
"Autumn Leaf, why don't you introduce yourself? Who is this?”
Second sister-in-law asked with a fake smile.
Tang Qiuye's second brother got married after Tang Qiuye. Tang Qiuye married into the Wang family, and her second sister-in-law entered the Tang family. They didn't interact much with each other. When it came to feelings, there was even less of one. It was rare for a sister-in-law to get along well with her sister-in-law. Tang Qiuye was a married woman. It was difficult for Second Sister-in-law not to gossip when a young man with an unusual relationship suddenly appeared beside her.
Before Tang Qiuye could speak, Liu Weihong smiled and said,"Second Sister-in-law, my name is Liu Weihong. I'm Autumn Leaf's colleague and also her next-door neighbor.”
As he spoke, Liu Weihong took out a cigarette from his pocket and went forward to toast Tang Qiuye's second brother. He also took a cigarette and lit it up for Tang Qiuye's second brother.
Tang Qiuye's second brother looked like an honest person and did not speak much. When Liu Weihong offered him a cigarette, he stood up in a panic and took it with both hands.
"Oh, a colleague. Is Teacher Liu a teacher or an employee? She's not from a local family, but she speaks Mandarin very well. Can she understand our Green Peak dialect?”
Second sister-in-law seemed to be interested in Liu Weihong and kept asking questions. However, her eyes were filled with vigilance, as if she was very worried that Liu Weihong and Tang Qiuye's relationship was not normal.
This was a little strange. Generally speaking, sisters-in-law who did not have much contact would not care about their sister-in-law's private life. Subconsciously, she even hoped that Tang Qiuye would create some sort of " scandal ". She had something on Tang Qiuye, and it was as if she could gain some sort of psychological advantage. If she got into a conflict with her parents-in-law in the future and Tang Qiuye came home to help, she could use this as a weapon to attack Tang Qiuye.
Only an older sister would worry about her younger sister getting involved in a scandal.
"Second Sister-in-law, Weihong is the deputy director of our school's education department. He's the youngest deputy department head…He's from the capital, so of course he can speak Mandarin well…"
Tang Qiuye saw that Second Sister-in-law was constantly harping on Liu Weihong and was a little unhappy. She immediately took over the conversation. Once she introduced Liu Weihong, she couldn't help but feel proud. It seemed that Liu Weihong was amazing, but even she, Tang Qiuye, was amazing.
Liu Weihong could not help but laugh.
Tang Qiuye also knew how to describe him as the "youngest deputy section-level cadre". The culture of officialdom had a profound influence on the country.
"Oh, such a young dean…Director Liu, you're not old? Are you twenty years old yet?"
Unexpectedly, Second Sister-in-law was really interested and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
"Twenty-two, the same year as Autumn Leaf. I'm a few months older."”
Second Sister-in-law's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the relationship between these two was not simple. She kept calling him "Weihong" and "Autumn Leaf". It was so mushy. It was as if they didn't feel it themselves. It was very natural.
Tang Qiuye was also a woman, and her intuition was very sharp. She felt that Second Sister-in-law was not being so interested in Liu Weihong out of good intentions. She did not want to continue the topic and asked,"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, why are you looking for me today?”
Second Brother smiled honestly, as if he had something to say.
"Autumn Leaf, we're here to see you. You haven't been home for many days."”
That was the truth. Ever since she 'seduced' Liu Weihong that day, Tang Qiuye had been focusing on him. Not to mention the Tang family in the suburbs, even the Wang family in the city rarely went back to her 'husband's house'.
The last time Liu Weihong returned to the capital, Tang Qiuye took some time to go back.
However, Tang Qiuye absolutely did not believe that Second Sister-in-law would be so kind as to visit her. Her relationship with Second Sister-in-law was not that close.
"Hehe, it's summer vacation. I'll stay behind to guard the school. This is the work arranged by the school leaders, so I can't leave.”
Tang Qiuye immediately took out her shield.
"Autumn Leaf, of course work is important. However, you still have to go home more often. Even your in-law is a little anxious. Wei needs someone to take care of him…"
Second sister-in-law said.
Tang Qiuye immediately frowned.
Xiaowei was Tang Qiuye's "husband", Wang Xiaowei. A young man in his twenties had the intelligence of a five or six-year-old. He needed someone to take care of him. Tang Qiuye stayed in school and did not move. The heavy responsibility of taking care of Wang Xiaowei fell on the head of Chief Wang's wife. As time went by, she became very annoyed.
However, the Wang Clan was annoying, and Tang Qiuye was even more annoying.
In the past, Tang Qiuye could still tolerate it without Liu Weihong. Now that Liu Weihong was here, Tang Qiuye did not want to stay in that house for even a day, let alone face the silly Wang Xiaowei.
"Second Sister-in-law, you went to the Wang family?"
Tang Qiuye's tone wasn't as polite.
Is the Wang family in a hurry? Does Wang Xiaowei need someone to take care of him?
"Hehe, that's right. When the Wang family saw that you didn't go back, they were anxious and thought that you were staying at your maternal home…Father specially asked Qiushi and I to come over to ask you what's going on.”
The so-called Qiushi should be Tang Qiuye's second brother, Tang Qiushi.
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about the matter between me and the Wang family. I know how to deal with it. You haven't eaten yet. Wait a moment, I'll cook two fish. You guys stay here and eat before leaving. We have bicycles anyway."
Tang Qiuye didn't want to talk about the dispute with the Old Wang family. She stood up and said.
Second sister-in-law also stood up." Autumn Leaf, there's no rush to eat. It's the same if we go back and eat." Your brother's company closed down and he lost his job…"
Thank you to Xjzy, the freshmen of Jia Nan Academy, Mann Lin, Qingshan and Speechless for your tips!!!
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