Chapter 42

Zhang Chaoyang’s letter hadn’t arrived yet, but Xu Mei’s letter did.

Xu Di came home from work that night and felt that the atmosphere at home was a bit strange.

Xu’s mother wasn’t busy in the kitchen, Xu Jun was sitting on the side, looking like a wilted rat.

There was no movement in the kitchen, Sister-in-law was on the night shift, and she hadn’t come home yet.

“What’s wrong?”

Xu Di asked Xu Jun softly, had this kid gotten into trouble again?

No, Xu Jun was a bit mischievous, but he wouldn’t get into big trouble.

“Big Sister wrote a letter, Mom read it and cried.”

Xu Jun didn’t know what his big sister had written in the letter, it couldn’t be good news, otherwise, his mother wouldn’t cry.

“I know, go do your homework, I’ll go see Mom.”

Xu Di put her bag back in the room and went to see Xu’s mother.

“Mom, I’m coming in.”

“You’re off work, what time is it, I haven’t cooked yet.”

Xu’s mother’s eyes were red, she had obviously been crying.

“What are we having for dinner, I’ll cook.”

“Steam some rice cakes, your sister-in-law left the cornmeal when she went to work this morning.

I bought some tofu, I’ll stew some dried potato slices that Grandma brought, and just stir-fry some shredded cabbage.”

Xu’s mother was a bit listless, she didn’t say what was wrong with Xu Mei.

Xu Di didn’t ask, she went to the kitchen to cook. No matter what happened, her mother would tell her tonight.

They were all simple dishes, Xu Di didn’t have any trouble making them, she was used to it.

She had just finished cooking when Xu’s father and the others came home from work.

“Dinner is ready, wash your hands and eat.”

Xu Di served the food, Xu Jun set the table, and Xu’s mother also came out of the room.

Sister-in-law looked at her husband, then at her younger sister, she didn’t know what was going on, her mother-in-law’s face didn’t look good.

The meal was extremely quiet and quick.

Sister-in-law volunteered to wash the dishes, Brother Xu took his son to wash his hands, and Xu Jun helped clean the table.

“It’s done, come over here, I have something to say.”

Xu’s mother sighed and called out.

Xu Di breathed a sigh of relief, she really couldn’t stand the low-pressure environment.

“Mom, what’s wrong, your face doesn’t look good.”

For once, Brother Xu was quick-witted, he could tell that his mother was in a bad mood.

“Xu Mei wrote a letter, she’s getting married, she’ll be back on leave at the end of the year.”

Xu’s mother told them the main point of Xu Mei’s letter, she was going to settle down in Yunnan.

“Xu Mei is getting married, what does the man do?”

Xu’s father rarely talked to his children, especially his two daughters, he didn’t know what to say.

If it were his two sons, he could beat them if they did something wrong.

“It’s still that intellectual youth from Shanghai, they’ve both filed marriage reports.”

Xu’s mother took out Xu Mei’s letter, Xu Di reached out to take it.

There was only one page of letter paper, not much content.

The main point was that Xu Mei had decided to marry the intellectual youth from Shanghai, she would be back for a visit at the end of the year.

As for the intellectual youth’s name, age, family, and what they did, she didn’t mention a word.

Xu Di didn’t know what to say, she didn’t know much about her older sister, whom she had never met.

But from Sister-in-law’s few words, she could guess a little, Xu Mei was a woman with her own mind, and she had big plans.

Xu Di didn’t have many memories of Xu Mei.

They hadn’t grown up together, Xu Di lived with her grandma for eight or nine years before she came back. Although they met during that time, there was still a gap between them.

Especially when she was young, whether she was in the countryside or in the family compound, there were always people who liked to gossip.

“The second daughter of the Xu family, her father doesn’t love her, her mother doesn’t love her, she was left in the countryside since she was little.”

“Xu Di, you’re unwanted wild child.”

“Xu Di, look at your sister, she’s a city girl, you’re just a country bumpkin.”

…

Xu Di had heard similar words many times when she was young. That’s why she didn’t want to come back to the city, she dragged it out until she couldn’t delay it anymore, and then she came back to school.

Xu Mei was also good to this younger sister, but for various reasons, the two of them weren’t close, they always felt like there was something between them.

As for Xu Di, who came later, she had never even met Xu Mei.

To say that they had a deep sisterly bond would be a bit hypocritical.

It wasn’t like Xu’s eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Xu Jun, they lived together every day, they saw each other every day, so their relationship was natural.

While Xu Di was silent, the others didn’t know what to say either.

“Alright, Xu Mei is over twenty years old, she’s an adult, she’s decided, who can persuade her?”

Xu’s father spoke, he knew what his daughter was like.

She was about to get married, but she didn’t reveal any information about the man, she just gave them a notification.

“Oh, this child Xu Mei, how could she have such a big mind. She’s getting married, but she doesn’t say anything, isn’t that worrying?”

Xu’s mother was a bit sad, she felt that Xu Mei was too troublesome.

At that time, she didn’t let her go to the countryside, she had even found a job for her, but she stole her household registration book and signed up herself.

Now, she was getting married, and she only wrote a letter home, she didn’t reveal any important information.

“Alright, we’ll talk about it when she comes back. There’s no point in saying anything now, she’s not here.”

Xu’s father spoke, and the others had no choice but to remain silent.

Brother Xu and his wife took their son back to their room, Xu Jun glanced at his second sister, he quietly went back to his room.

“Mom and Dad, you two should go to bed early. Big Sister isn’t back yet, there’s no point in worrying.”

“Okay, go to sleep, you have to go to work tomorrow.”

Xu’s mother watched Xu Di go into her room, she thought to herself, her second daughter was also grown up, it was time to start looking for a partner.

Lying in bed, Xu’s mother couldn’t sleep.

“He Dad, what do you think Xu Mei’s partner is like, could he be unreliable, that’s why she didn’t say anything.

And I heard that people from Shanghai are very exclusive.

In the future, if they go back to the city, Xu Mei will go to Shanghai with him, will she be bullied?”

Xu’s mother was really worried, why didn’t Xu Mei find someone from Beijing. If she came back, she wouldn’t have to be too far from home.

“Don’t think about it, you don’t know Xu Mei’s personality, would she let herself be bullied?

Children grow up, how many of them listen to their parents?”

Xu’s father was more open-minded, children grow up, they can control them for a while, but not forever.

“Oh…”

Xu’s mother sighed countless times that night.

“Xu Mei is far away, we can’t control her even if we want to.

Xu Di is also grown up, she’ll need to start looking for a partner in the next two years. I’ll have to keep a close eye on her then, I can’t let her go wild.”

Xu’s mother was also scared, at least one of her two daughters had to be reliable.

“You, stop thinking so much. You couldn’t control Xu Mei, if you control Xu Di too much, she’ll get mad at you.”

Xu’s father and Xu’s mother both felt a little guilty about Xu Di, she hadn’t grown up with them, they didn’t have confidence.

“Oh, don’t say it.”

Xu’s mother had a headache!

The daughter who had grown up with them had a strong will, she did whatever she wanted.

The daughter who hadn’t grown up with them, she seemed gentle and kind, but she also had a strong will, she just hadn’t encountered anything yet.

“Go to sleep, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it, let nature take its course, worrying won’t help.”

Xu’s father was clear-headed, could they really tie their children’s hands and feet?

“Oh…”

Xu’s father and Xu’s mother sighed in unison, they silently turned around and lay down.

As for whether they could sleep, who knows!