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Just as the family was having lunch happily.

Suddenly there was a knocking sound at the door.

"Jun's mother is not at home!"

It sounded like the voice of a middle-aged woman. Xu Zhimu and Xu's mother looked up. It seemed like this was the first time they heard someone coming to visit.

Except for the female village chief.

The voice was friendly, but it made Liu Ningqing's grandparents look a bit hesitant to speak.

Dahuang all stood up, raised his ears and barked twice.

The door was unlocked and the visitor just pushed the door open and came in.

As expected, she was a middle-aged woman, well-dressed, but her eyes seemed to be gleaming, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

She walked in and took a look. When she saw Liu Ningqing and Xu Zhimu, his eyes lit up, but he still said hello to Liu Ningqing's grandparents first.

"Auntie, uncle, are eating,"

The middle-aged woman walked over with a smile on her face, carrying a box of eight-treasure porridge and free-range eggs in her hand, and walked over to visit in a very friendly manner.

Grandpa and grandma just smiled reluctantly and greeted twice in response.

Liu Ningqing also paused slightly while holding the food, and Xu Zhimu felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.

"Oh, Qingqing is back too. Look, I have just come back from overseas. I knew you were engaged, but I didn't even have time to go there. Look, you are getting more and more beautiful."

The woman looked at Liu Ningqing and immediately walked over to praise him.

"Auntie..." Liu Ningqing smiled a little and said hello.

"This handsome young man must be our Qingqing's boyfriend. I have long heard that he is a very talented person. Look how well he matches my Qingqing."

The woman took advantage of the situation and praised Xu Zhimu.

Xu Zhimu smiled. Although this woman was very enthusiastic in greeting and speaking, her eyes always seemed like she wanted to pull something out. In short, it was very uncomfortable for the person looking at her.

And looking at the behavior of his grandparents and Liu Ningqing, Xu Zhimu also deduced that this so-called relative definitely had ulterior motives.

"Xiaoyan, you didn't have lunch for lunch? Let's sit down and have something."

Grandma also stood up and said hello.

"Okay, I haven't had the chance to come back and see if you are all okay. I heard that my aunt's leg was broken before. Look at you and you didn't tell me. I might as well come back and take you to the hospital in the city.

have a look……"

The woman said with a concerned look on her face, and her sincere expression made people feel touched.

But the two old men just smiled honestly at this moment: "You are busy too. We can go to the hospital to see a doctor ourselves for this matter, so I won't bother you."

"Look, we are all members of the same family. There is nothing to worry about. Hey, this is Qingqing's in-laws. They look really young."

The woman said warmly and looked at Xu's mother again.

"Hello, I'm here to visit our house today." Xu's mother also saw something and said hello with a smile on the surface.

Xu Zhimu looked aside. Ever since she entered the house, this woman seemed to be friendly to everyone with her loud voice, but she always felt that the emotions in her words had ulterior motives.

Xu Zhimu looked at Liu Ningqing's expression. This girl, who had always been gentle, didn't feel much cordiality when seeing her relatives. Instead, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Xu Zhimu gently shook her little hand on the table and looked at her.

"Aunt, Qingqing and I will go get you bowls and chopsticks."

"Okay, look at this kid. People from the city are polite." The woman looked at Xu Zhimu, her eyes sparkling.

Xu Zhimu took Liu Ningqing into the kitchen. He did not rush to get the dishes and chopsticks, but looked at her slightly pursed lips.

"What's wrong, the pouting Lao Gao?"

"It's okay...it's just..."

Liu Ningqing was a little hesitant to speak.

"Your little aunt, I think my grandparents and you don't seem to like her very much." Xu Zhimu said it directly and calmly.

Liu Ningqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded softly.

Afterwards, Liu Ningqing probably told Xu Zhimu what happened before.

In fact, in the past, Liu Ningqing's family had an old ancestral house left to her grandfather.

Because Grandpa Liu Ningqing has the highest seniority, Grandpa Liu Ningqing’s younger brother, who is also Liu Ningqing’s younger brother, keeps pretending to be pitiful and insists on taking the position of the ancestral home.

Because the ancestral home is located in the middle of the village, my family believes in Feng Shui, and the location is good, so there is no need to worry about dangers such as mudslides when it rains or blows.

Grandpa Liu Ningqing is an honest and honest man, but he still couldn't bear to ask his own brother. In addition, the other party also promised to provide them with part of the money to build a new house, so he agreed.

We arrived at the most remote village and prepared to build a new house.

But in the next few years, Liu Ningqing's mother passed away due to illness, her two children had to go to school, the old man was not in good health, and the family needed a lot of money.

However, the young man kept delaying the payment he promised. The promised 50,000 was actually only 20,000.

In the end, we could only hastily build a few dilapidated bungalows. Because we had no money, good materials were not used in many places, and they would leak when it rained heavily.

It was the dilapidated little courtyard that Xu Zhimu saw when he first came here.

Moreover, these relatives knew that Liu Ningqing's family was in trouble, so not only did they not care about the family's feelings, but they all avoided her.

At that time, I remember that my family was really poor and had no money to eat. When I went to beg them, they pretended that no one was at home and did not open the door. In the end, the neighbor couldn't stand it anymore and gave me half a bag of flour. That time passed.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Liu Ningqing's family does not like her.

If it were Xu Zhimu, he would probably be chasing people away with sticks by now.

As Liu Ningqing spoke, her eyes turned slightly red. She raised her head and looked at Xu Zhimu: "Zhimu, do you think... I'm very ignorant..."

Liu Ningqing was worried that Xu Zhimu would think that she was an ignorant person who even held grudges between relatives.

"Silly girl, how could I blame you? It's not you who did the wrong thing."

Xu Zhimu held her in his arms distressedly, and looked along the kitchen to the living room.

In the past many years, no one came to visit relatives, but this year, they suddenly came to visit with gifts, and they specially chose the right time to come, so it was obvious that they were here to borrow money.

Xu Zhimu has already guessed what this kind of person is thinking.

"Okay, let's go back first, don't worry I'm here."

Xu Zhimu patted her back gently.

"You don't want to..." Liu Ningqing looked at Xu Zhimu's eyes, still worried that there would be some conflict or something.

"Don't worry, your husband is not an impulsive person, but now you are the daughter-in-law of my old Xu family. If they want to bully our family, they have to get through me."

Xu Zhimu kissed her on the forehead, then took out a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and walked out of the kitchen pretending to be nonchalant.

"Auntie, come and try the food together."

Xu Zhimu sat down with a smile and handed over the bowls and chopsticks.

This woman didn't regard herself as an outsider at all. She took two mouthfuls of food and said in a loud voice: "It's really not good. Now our family is living a good life. In the past, this was only eaten during the Chinese New Year."

"If it's delicious, eat more. I've been here for the past two or three years. I come here every time during the New Year and the holidays, but this is the first time I've seen my relatives here. It's quite rare."

Xu Zhimu smiled and spoke, but the meaning behind his words made people think a little.

Looking at the woman, she is also a talkative person, so she can naturally tell what it means.

I haven’t visited once in a few years, and my life here has improved and I come here again. It feels a bit like a slap in the face.

But I can't say anything wrong, otherwise I would be guilty of committing a crime.

The woman looked at Xu Zhimu and muttered something in her heart, but when she thought about what she was going to do, she had to endure it even if she felt uncomfortable.

On the side, the grandparents looked at each other and looked at Xu Zhimu chatting and laughing happily, as if they were already part of their own family.

Liu Ningqing's eyes were also sparkling. Seeing the woman's somewhat deflated expression, she, who had always been gentle, actually felt a little happy in her heart.

"Yes, I have long heard from the village that our family has found a good boyfriend. He is picked up and dropped off every time he goes home. Look at how beautifully our yard has been renovated.

Pay attention."

Women find topics for themselves.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just a matter of 10,000 yuan. It's just a little worry."

Xu Zhimu responded with a chuckle, but this sentence made the woman's face fall.

After all, the money they promised to build their house has not been paid yet, but it has been so many years.

She looked at Xu Zhimu and thought that this young man might just happen to ask this question. She coughed dryly and changed the subject: "Qingqing, this girl has had a hard time growing up. Now she has finally been admitted to college and found a good family.

, since you are engaged, you should get married soon."

When this topic was mentioned, Liu Ningqing's face turned slightly red, she glanced at Xu Zhimu and Xu's mother, and then lowered her head slightly, looking like a little daughter-in-law.

"As long as the children are willing, after their studies are over, they can do it at any time."

Xu's mother looked at Liu Ningqing and liked it very much.

"Okay, that's great."

The woman also laughed twice, and then suddenly sighed: "Oh, he is that boy of mine. It has been many years since he graduated. Qingqing has already settled down as a girl. He is still here.

I haven’t got a wife yet.”

The woman suddenly changed her voice and began to sigh, but Xu Zhimu raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, it's still coming.

My grandparents are both honest and honest. After hearing about the marriage of their descendants, I couldn't help but ask: "You mean Xiao Ke? This child is already twenty-six or seven years old this year."

"Isn't that right? I'm already twenty-eight years old, and I'm going to be thirty soon. I said I found a girlfriend some time ago, but she asked for a bride price of 188,000 yuan, as well as hardware and jewelry.

The gift of two cars, and a suite in the county town, otherwise it will not be granted. I have been unhappy at home these past few days..."

The woman looked sad, and even wiped her eyes as she spoke, squeezing out a tear: "But my family has borrowed so much money from inside and outside, it's still a little bit worse, and the woman's family won't agree to it at all.

It’s so frustrating.”

When these words were said, the grandparents also sighed. In mountain villages, there is still a deep obsession with carrying on the family line, and most of the people with low academic qualifications get married at the age of twenty-three or four.

If you are over twenty-six or seven, you are considered to be a bachelor here.

He will be stabbed in the back by the whole village.

At this time, everyone can actually hear that this is to borrow money.

Although my grandparents are simple and honest, they are not stupid. What happened back then has severed the relationship between the two families. It would be nice to have her come over for a meal now.

Moreover, they are old and cannot help the family, so naturally they will not take the initiative to say anything.

In old age, it is also a very valuable character for the elderly to learn to talk less and take care of things.

When the woman saw that the two old men were silent, her heart skipped a beat, but since she was here today, she couldn't leave empty-handed. Instead, she continued to wipe her tears and said: "Aunt, uncle, Xiao Ke, this kid, did not let you down much when he was a child.

The two of us looked at each other, and you see, you are now twenty-seven or eighty-years-old and you have not yet married a wife. My father is so worried that he can’t eat, and now he gets stabbed in the spine when he goes out. We really have no choice."

The woman was playing the emotional card, and the grandfather's expression was a little moved. In any case, his brother's eldest grandson had been a bachelor for such a long time, and if the final step didn't come true, he would still feel a little uncomfortable.

But he looked at his wife, then at Xu Zhimu and his granddaughter, and finally sighed and said nothing.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit awkward. The woman seemed to be unable to bring up the topic, and her face was a little uneasy.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Well... Actually, the money for the bride price is almost enough now. I just want to buy a house in the county. I still have a shortfall of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. I really can't make up the money, so I plan to buy a house in the county.

If there is really no other way...then sell the old house."

She said this with bitterness and helplessness, but her eyes kept looking at Grandpa Liu Ningqing's expression.

The status of an old house in an old man's mind is more important than his life.

It has been passed down from generation to generation. Compared with being stabbed in the back if you can't get a wife, if you are so poor that you sell your ancestral home, you will never be able to raise your head in the village, and you won't even be able to enter the ancestral grave.

"How...how can this be done?"

Grandpa still couldn't hold back. Although he gave up his ancestral home, he was still a member of his own family after all, so he did not embarrass his ancestors. However, if he sold his ancestral home, he would not feel at ease even if he left.

Xu Zhimu frowned. He could understand the obsession of the older generation with land and homesteads. This woman obviously said that on purpose, forcing the old man to express his stance.

"Oh, no one wants this, but you see, the child is already this old. If this marriage fails, it may really be welded in the future. I can't watch the child stay single for the rest of his life."

The woman looked at the old man's expression and continued to pretend to be embarrassed.

"this…"

Grandpa's old face full of wrinkles makes him look a little older.

On the one hand, his descendants want to become bachelors, and on the other hand, it is his family's ancestral home.

But the situation at home is that although Liu Jun can earn some money now, it is all used to pay off debts and support the family, and he will not be able to come up with 70,000 to 80,000 yuan in cash for a while.

He looked at Xu Zhimu and finally sighed again.

My family already has a lot of troubles. Even if the two families are engaged, I can't continue to waste money on my family because of these things. This is also for the sake of Qingqing's future life.

Liu Ningqing also had a wrinkled face. She bit her white teeth and held the corners of her clothes in her hands. She didn't know what to do for a while.

A large and warm hand suddenly held her trembling little hand under the table.

"Auntie, how much do you plan to sell the house for?"

Xu Zhimu suddenly asked. He looked at the woman in front of him with a faint smile.

But I already have an idea in my mind.