Chapter 263: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 263: Outsiders Treated as Treasures, He Treated as Grass

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Seeing Wang Dashan's attitude, Li Xiulan immediately lectured him:

"Look at you, you've already brought Xiao Juan home for the Spring Festival, yet you say 'eight characters don't have a single stroke.' Listen to me: starting now, consider marriage and having children—it's not too late!"

After speaking, Li Xiulan looked at Du Xiaojuan with a kind smile:

"Xiao Juan, you agree, right?"

Du Xiaojuan could only smile awkwardly yet politely, remaining noncommittal.

Seeing Du Xiaojuan give no clear answer to Li Xiulan's question, Wang Changgen worried she might disdain his family's poverty, so he quickly explained:

"Don't look down on our house just because it's not great now—we've already saved quite a bit of money. Whether we build a new house at home or buy one in County Town, we can do it right away!"

Du Xiaojuan smiled politely and said:

"Uncle, I think this house is quite good—simple, warm, with the taste of home."

Seeing this, Li Xiulan grew even fonder of Du Xiaojuan.

She felt Du Xiaojuan was a good girl who could manage a household.

At that moment, Wang Zhangtian beside them interjected:

"I say, one of these days let Dashan bring his parents to your place for a visit, exchange visits, and then settle the marriage!"

Du Xiaojuan smiled and said:

"I'm fine with anything; it depends on what Dashan thinks."

She then added:

"Dashan is opening a new company after the Spring Festival. By then he'll probably be very busy. I think his career comes first; everything else can be pushed back."

Du Xiaojuan was speaking an honest truth from her heart.

She naturally hoped the man she loved would achieve something in his career.

But hearing this, Wang Dashan felt she was deliberately avoiding him, brushing him off with excuses.

Even he himself, deep down, wasn't actually very eager to get married.

But he felt Du Xiaojuan's attitude wasn't sincere or passionate enough toward him.

Still, he couldn't say anything to Du Xiaojuan in front of so many people.

"Xiao Juan, you're truly a thoughtful and kind good girl!"

Even Zhao Lifen couldn't help but praise Du Xiaojuan.

She sighed:

"Our Dashan found you—it's the blessing from his past life! If my son could find a daughter-in-law like you, that would be wonderful!"

Zhao Lifen glanced at her own unpromising son, and her anger flared. Truly, comparing people infuriates people!

She had to admit, her husband's younger brother really had excellent feng shui.

This Wang Dashan was foolish and stubborn as a child, always last in class on exams, yet who would have thought he'd have such fortune when grown!

Not only did he get into High School and become a soldier, but after retiring he found such a beautiful, wealthy, and virtuous girlfriend!

Truly enviable!

If this feng shui could go to her son Wang Yaohua, how wonderful that would be!

"Aunt, you flatter me. I'm actually just an ordinary girl."

Du Xiaojuan smiled politely in response to Zhao Lifen's praise.

Zhao Lifen immediately laughed:

"Look at you, still so humble—you're full of strengths from head to toe; even with a flashlight you couldn't find a single shortcoming!"

Du Xiaojuan was embarrassed by all the praise.

Wang Dashan suddenly interjected:

"If she had not a single shortcoming, that would be strange! You don't know—when she came here today, she threw a temper at me!"

The atmosphere immediately changed.

Du Xiaojuan was immediately left without face.

She truly couldn't understand why Wang Dashan would belittle her like that in front of his own family.

Zhao Lifen hurriedly smoothed things over: "Dashan, that's your fault. A girl coming to your home for the first time, you don't come with her but return alone first, letting her come by herself—isn't it normal she'd have a bit of a temper?"

Wang Zhangtian also said:

"Right, right, little quarrels are normal; we all got through it that way. What matters is mutual tolerance and understanding!"

Li Xiulan also said:

"Dashan, your Uncle and Eldest Aunt are right. You two must not quarrel over small things—quarreling most affects fortune!"

Li Xiulan felt she and Wang Changgen had always had things go wrong because they quarreled too much.

Later, after quarreling until they were tired of it and stopped, life gradually began to improve.

This also corroborated her view.

Wang Changgen wore an embarrassed smile and said nothing.

Because he felt Li Xiulan was alluding to him, pointing at mulberry to scold locust, saying he affected the family's fortune.

He was somewhat displeased.

Not only displeased with Li Xiulan, but also somewhat displeased with his own brother and sister-in-law.

Wang Dashan is his son, and he hasn't even spoken yet, so on what grounds do you two outsiders come pointing fingers?

Wang Xiaohua, who had been eating quietly without saying much, swept his gaze over everyone at the table with their varied expressions, and looked at his eldest brother with a complex gaze of both sympathy and helplessness, wanting to say something, but in the end he still held back and said nothing.

"I'm done eating, you all eat slowly, I'm going back to study."

Wang Xiaohua put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and returned to his bedroom.

"This child, it's the New Year and he's still this hardworking, you go to sleep early tonight!"

Li Xiulan watched Wang Xiaohua's back as he walked into the room with a smile.

A look of pride couldn't help but appear on her face.

Wang Zhangtian and Zhao Lifen, the couple, looked on and were both filled with envy.

This child Wang Xiaohua, although his height and appearance aren't much, he might be the most promising one in the future.

The New Year's Eve dinner was more or less finished.

Wang Zhanggen said to Li Xiulan at this time:

"Didn't Xiao Juan bring a bottle of wine just now? It's rare for everyone to be gathered tonight, go get the wine out, let's all have a drink together!"

Li Xiulan hurriedly nodded and said:

"Good good, I'll go get it right away!"

In some places the custom might be to drink wine first then eat, but here the custom is generally to wait until the meal is more or less finished before drinking.

Because drinking on an empty stomach makes you drunk easily, and drinking on an empty stomach also hurts the body more.

Li Xiulan brought the wine out, Wang Dashan took the initiative to receive the wine, and said:

"I'll open it!"

Wang Zhangtian glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaim in praise:

"Moutai! This wine isn't cheap!"

Wang Zhanggen had heard of Moutai, but never drank it, and didn't know roughly how much it cost.

He just said one sentence:

"Is it very expensive?"

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly said with a smile:

"It's alright, just a bit over two thousand yuan a bottle."

Li Xiulan was immediately surprised:

"So expensive! Xiao Juan, in the future don't send such precious gifts over, save your money, later for marriage and children there will be many places needing money!"

Du Xiaojuan politely responded:

"Okay Auntie, you're right!"

Wang Dashan poured a cup of wine for the two elders, then poured a cup for Cousin Wang Yaohua, and only last poured a cup for himself.

"Mom, don't talk about Xiao Juan like that, this bit of money should be spent, after all it's Xiao Juan's first time coming to our home, a more precious gift shows proper respect!"

Wang Dashan said this while pouring wine.

Then he asked Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, do you want a cup too?"

Wang Erhai smiled:

"Pour me a little, I'll just have a taste, after all wine this expensive isn't something you can drink just any time!"

Wang Dashan poured a cup for Wang Erhai as well.

Just poured a little, and Wang Erhai hurriedly said:

"Enough enough, my alcohol tolerance isn't good, don't pour that much, pour too much and it's a waste!"

"Xiao Juan, do you want to drink?" Wang Dashan only asked Du Xiaojuan last.

Du Xiaojuan said:

"I won't drink, I think my period is coming soon, my body isn't too comfortable, so I won't drink."

Wang Dashan instead made a "tsk" sound:

"Just drink a little, toast the elders, just a gesture is fine! Not drinking at all, that would be disrespectful!"

Wang Zhangtian hurriedly said:

"No need no need, if you're not feeling well don't force it, tea in place of wine is fine!"

But Wang Dashan stared straight at Du Xiaojuan without speaking, his gaze somewhat displeased.

Du Xiaojuan felt very uncomfortable in her heart at Wang Dashan's gaze, but she still chose to restrain herself, and in the end compromised and said:

"Then pour me a little."