Ding Xi lowered his eyes and answered slowly, "My father is a businessman and my mother is a university teacher."
Businessmen and university teachers have money and social status. Ji's father showed serious satisfaction, Ji's mother's mouth opened wider, and the wrinkles on both their faces became much more wrinkled.
The least his son deserves is this!
"Where do you live in the capital? How big a room does your family live in?" Sister Ji asked very straightforwardly.
Houses in the capital are very expensive. I heard that an ordinary lot costs tens of thousands per square meter, and a good location costs hundreds of thousands per square meter. You can know your family fortune by asking this.
"Are you checking your household registration?" Ji Huai frowned and glanced at him displeased.
If Sister Ji could watch people's words and handle things properly, she wouldn't lose her job and stay at home. She said matter-of-factly, "I'm just asking, if you want to live in the capital in the future, isn't this caring? You also have to have a place to live." "
"You care about yourself first." Ji Huai looked coldly and said in a mocking tone.
Sister Ji ate another piece of meat and threw his words behind her. She didn't seem to hear the sarcasm. She straightened up and asked Ding Xi, "Your parents should have prepared a house for you, right? How big is the house your family has prepared for you?" ?”
Ji's father and Ji's mother pricked up their ears again and slowed down their eating movements.
In their minds, if people in big cities just give birth to one daughter, why don’t they have all the RVs ready? Waiting for their son to marry
Of course they didn't prepare anything for Ji Huai. Their son was so good, so naturally someone else would marry him with a RV. Otherwise, would the other party keep the money and bring it into the coffin
"Can you speak? You can't say that you can be mute." Ji Huai put down the bowl, his voice rose by one degree, and his words were rude.
"Did I ask the wrong question? Don't they all prepare things for their daughters? Don't they?" Sister Ji's eyes widened, expressing surprise.
"Have your parents prepared anything for you? Do you have a house?" Ji Huai asked sarcastically.
"How can it be the same?" Sister Ji was anxious and retorted excitedly, but she couldn't find any reasonable words and could only huff.
"Why is it different? Aren't you a girl? I hear what you mean. It's unreasonable for a girl's family not to prepare a house. There is no chance that she will be picked and married." After Ji Huai finished speaking, he looked at Ji's father and Ji's mother. "Mom and Dad, you have to prepare a house for her, otherwise what will happen in the future?"
Ji's father and mother were suddenly pulled in, and their expressions gradually became distorted and embarrassing.
They don't have any savings, and buying a house for Sister Ji sounds like a fantasy to them. What nonsense is Ji Huai talking about? Is he crazy
Sister Ji held it in for a long time and defended herself, "The person she is looking for is different. She is not looking for you..."
"Don't you have the same criteria for finding a partner as I do? You also want a better family background. Do you have to prepare two houses for you?" Ji Huai interrupted before she could finish, "You take a look first. What else do you have to say, are you getting your academic qualifications or your monthly salary? What are you wishing for?"
Sister Ji: "I..."
"Don't force me to hate you to death." Ji Huai's voice was cold and sharp, without any patience, and his eyes were filled with warnings.
Even if Sister Ji had no brains, she still realized the danger at this time. Her face twitched, but she could only endure and bury her head in eating.
She knew Ji Huai's temper. When he was fine, he had an expressionless face and seemed to have no temper. In fact, he had a very bad temper. When he was in a hurry, he spoke rudely and did not save any face.
"It's okay, don't listen to her." Ji Huai gave Ding Xi some chicken wings, and his expression softened when he talked to her.
"It's time to eat." Ji's father also came out to smooth things over, and told Ding Xi not to mind, scolding Sister Ji for being stupid.
Ding Xi nodded, indicating that he didn't care.
Ji Huai had told Sister Ji before he came, and said that it would be very difficult for her to get married. He greeted her and told her to ignore what Sister Ji said. It was all nonsense and the frog in the well was living in a dream.
She remembered that he said with a depressed look: It's normal that she can't get married. Really, why bother harming others
She thought he was going too far before, but now... um...
After finishing the meal, Sister Ji lost her temper and secretly told Ji's mother: This is the first time you come to the house. You have been busy cooking a table of dishes for most of the day. She has to wash the dishes anyway, right? Otherwise, is it to marry an ancestor? Give her some power and let her know.
Ji's mother hesitated, mainly because she was afraid that Ding Xi would take away her position as mistress.
Naturally, a daughter-in-law must listen to her mother-in-law. When she marries into their family, she will indeed have to work. She will also have to serve Ji Huai and the family in the future.
Ji's mother found an excuse to get busy, but she was actually looking here to see if Ding Xi would offer to wash the dishes.
Ding Xi indeed mentioned that she was really embarrassed not to work after eating. Ji Huai didn't let her wash it, so he stood up and went to clean up the dishes.
"I'm with you." Ding Xi also put away the dishes and followed him to the kitchen.
The Ji family's kitchen is at the back of the building. It is a small room built of gray stone, with firewood piled on one side and a stove on the other.
The wall next to the stove was blackened by firewood, and the firewood was also placed in various directions. The pots and pans on the floor were used for a long time, and their surfaces were pitted.
Ji Huai put the bowls and chopsticks on the stove, squatted down and opened the lid of the pot. Inside was hot water for washing dishes. When he poured the hot water, he looked at Ding Xi and said, "Stand aside, I'll wash it." If you move quickly, it will be more difficult for both of you to wash.”
Ding Xi was afraid of causing trouble to him, so he stepped back and stood aside, observing the small kitchen with his peripheral vision.
Her lower limit was refreshed again. The lights inside were all dim light bulbs covered with grease. There was only one small window in the kitchen, which was half-sealed by a fertilizer bag.
While Ji Huai was heating water in the basin, he said half-jokingly, "My family is worse than you imagined. Now you see it, right? If I am sold here, you will suffer."
"In this case, I have to bring you back to check first. What if you don't come back until you get married? What if you regret it?"
Ji's father and mother are lazy and lazy, and Sister Ji and Sister Ji often play tricks, so he does a lot of heavy lifting. I rarely washed dishes before, but recently I learned to cook and became very good at washing dishes.
It was indeed a bit beyond Ding Xi's expectations, but she was very optimistic. She squatted down to look at him levelly and spoke easily, "I don't feel anything. Isn't this because I haven't suffered much? I don't feel much at all."
Ji Huai replied to her, "That's because I'm still young and don't understand yet."
Little girls are very innocent, especially with the blessing of love.
"What do you think I should do? Can you teach me?" She raised her eyebrows, with a sincere look in her big eyes.
"I won't teach you." He lowered his head, refused, and said, "If I teach you to be smart, I won't have a wife."
Ding Xi had a smile in his eyes and continued to squat aside and watch him wash the dishes.
Ji Huai also pulled a stool for her and said, "Sit down."
As soon as she sat down, he glanced at the sneaky person at the door and grimaced. The person quickly turned around and ran away. Ji Huai looked away and said calmly, "You don't need to pay attention to what my eldest sister said. She has something wrong with her and her problems are not small."
After he finished speaking, he pointed at his head, looking hopeless.
Ding Xi chuckled.
If it were anyone else, when encountering this kind of family, their first reaction would definitely be to run away, for fear that they would not be able to run fast enough. To be honest, she was confused at first, but his approach always made her feel at ease.
She believed him.
Ji Huai looked at her seriously again: "If you feel uncomfortable staying here, just tell me and I will take you away at any time."
"It's okay." Ding Xi shook her head, she really felt it was okay.
In the courtyard.
Sister Ji hurried to Ji's mother's side with an exaggerated expression, "That woman watched Ji Huai wash the dishes and sat aside and stared without moving."
Ji's mother put her hands on her hips and became dissatisfied.
"Let me tell you, she definitely doesn't work, she only instructs Ji Huai to work." Sister Ji muttered.
"How can I not work? How can I succeed in this?" Ji's mother thought of Ding Xi's figure and face again, gesturing with her hands and feet, "Slender arms and legs, white and tender, why can't she speak weakly? Are you healthy?"
She taught Sister Ji and Sister Ji that they should work more. How could they get married if they didn't work? Who wants it
A girl's family has to be very agile at work. She can work in the fields, cook, take care of children, and be able to serve the family. There are many things to do.
"Who knows, I think there's a big problem." Sister Ji pursed her lips. She felt that Ding Xi was incompatible with her, and Ji Huai was even more unhappy because the other party criticized her.
"Does the family have any money?" Ji's mother was concerned about this issue. As she spoke, she approached Sister Ji, staring and pouting, "Mom is a university teacher, so she doesn't get a lot of money every month
She didn’t even know the university teacher, but she was very powerful when she heard about it.
"She didn't even dare to answer. What if there isn't much? There are university teachers who don't do well. They can only support themselves. In the future, they will have to rely on Ji Huai to support her parents." Sister Ji replied.
"That won't work." Ji's mother calmed down again and said to Sister Ji, "When Ji Huai is not here, you can ask again later. You have to ask carefully. You can't be careless about this matter."
Not everyone can be their daughter-in-law. If she doesn't have a car, a house, or money, she won't agree.
"I know, I know." Sister Ji nodded vigorously. Of course she wanted to ask to see what was going on with Ding Xi and whether the family had any money.
Sister Ji was waiting for Ji Huai to be away so that she could catch Ding Xi and ask him questions.
As a result, Ji Huai never let Ding Xi leave his sight and called her wherever he went.
There are two mulberry trees in the corner of the yard, which are now bearing fruit. The trees are full of black and plump mulberry fruits, and many of them have fallen to the ground.
Every household in the countryside grows one or two. Some families grow several and don’t want to eat them at all.
The two mulberries grown by Ji's family were very sweet. Ji Huai stood up and took Ding Xi's hand, walking to the corner of the yard and taking a small basket along the way.
"Where to go?" She was led by him and followed his footsteps.
"Pick some mulberries for you to eat." Ji Huai pointed to the mulberry tree and led her forward.
Cherry grapes, strawberries, plums and mulberries... are all her favorites.
Ji Huai walked to the mulberry tree and could pick some with his hand. There was a small faucet next to it. He washed it and put it in her hand, "Try it first, then pick it and soak it in salt water before eating it."
He's not that particular about what he eats, but he still has to be a little more particular about what he eats for her.
Ding Xi looked at the mulberries in his hand, "Would you like to give them to Auntie and the others..."
"They ate it early and dropped it all over the floor. Only people in the city found it strange." Ji Huai teased her with a smile and climbed up the mulberry tree.
Sister Ji couldn't seize the opportunity. Seeing Ji Huai leading Ding Xi away again, she muttered to Ji's mother, "We're not even married yet, and that woman has Ji Huai so confused that she won't leave her body at all times. Mom, hurry up." have a look."
It was also the first time for Ji's mother to see her son like this, but she was still concerned about one question, "Does her family have any money? If she doesn't know how to do anything, wouldn't it be useless to marry him back?"
"I'm going to ask." Sister Ji saw Ji Huai climbing up the tree, and Ding Xi was standing aside. She was going to pretend to chat and then get the news.
"Go, go," Ji's mother urged.
When Ji Huai saw Sister Ji coming this way, he said to Ding Xi, "You have to stand closer with the basket. I will pick it and put it in the basket."
He had already picked a small handful, climbed down, and reached out towards her.
"Be careful." Ding Xi held the basket and walked towards the tree. Ji Huai was not far above her head. He picked it and put it in her basket. The two talked from time to time.
Sister Ji stopped abruptly. She couldn't catch the chance, so she could only come back with a straight face, "How can I ask? Ji Huai is here!"
Ji's mother comforted her, "Wait, I'll ask later."
Ji Huai picked up half of the basket, got down from the tree, and took Ding Xi's hand to the kitchen. He washed the mulberries several times and soaked them in salt water before taking them out.
Although the Ji family's building and yard are simple, they have everything you need. There is also a wooden table in the yard. It is quite comfortable to sit on it to eat and drink tea in the afternoon.
However, Ji Huai was a little unhappy now, and his face was already a little ugly.
He picked off the mulberries for Ding Xi, and they were being eaten by Sister Ji.
Just eat, the other party has no restraint, seems to be sabotaging and declaring some "sovereignty"
Just when she put her hand in again, Ji Huai took away the mulberries with a cold face and placed them in front of Ding Xi beside him, "If you want to eat them, pick them yourself. What are you doing?"
If not stopped, everything will end up in the opponent's belly.
"Can't you just give me some food? Are you so protective, are you afraid that I will bully your girlfriend?" Sister Ji scolded him. She couldn't even contact Ding Xi.
Ji Huai has been following Ding Xi, holding hands wherever he went, just like eyeballs. Of course, this was the first time she saw Ji Huai like this, which made her even more rebellious.
Ji Huai still ignored her, "Because you can't talk enough."
"..." Sister Ji was furious, stood up and looked at Ding Xi, "We are going to harvest corn. Ding Xi, do you want to go with us?"
There is still a lot of corn drying outside, but with the weather, we need to take some back.
"She doesn't work." Ji Huai replied for Ding Xi.
Sister Ji jumped to her feet, "How can you not work?"
Why not work
Everyone has to work. Although she doesn't go to work, she works at home every day. When a man in the village brings his girlfriend home to live with him, he still has to work.
If a family owns dozens of acres of land and doesn’t work, will they have nothing to eat
It was Ji's mother's acquiescence to let Ding Xi do the work. The other party felt that she was right and really wanted to show off. The other party had been instructing her son to work.
Is that okay
In the end, they still didn't get what they wanted. Even if Ding Xi was willing to go, Ji Huai asked her to stay aside while he went to work by himself. He also said, "You don't know how to do this work, and there is no need to learn it."
Sister Ji and Mother Ji looked at Ji Huai, dissatisfied and did not dare to speak.
In their opinion, if Ding Xi was willing to come back here with Ji Huai, he would have been taken down by Ji Huai long ago. He would be considered a member of their family and could not escape. It was only because they disagreed.
Ji Huai knew better than them. As long as he relaxed a little, Ding Xi would be immediately arrested for interrogation. It was like an interview to select a concubine, which no one could withstand.
He couldn't give them any chance.
Ding Xi also wanted to express herself, but Ji Huai told her in private that it was not necessary, just listen to him, because the people in their family were different from others.
She could only obey him obediently.
Ji Huai was indeed very strong. She felt that Sister Ji was dissatisfied with her, but Ji Huai silenced her and he was always there, so she didn't feel any embarrassment or embarrassment.
Just stay with him, like he said, and don't pay attention to anyone at all.
Before the corn was harvested, something big happened.
At first, I could only faintly hear the cry of a child, and then the cry got closer and closer. Ding Xi saw a woman walking into Ji's yard holding two little girls on her left and right sides.
The two little girls had messy hair, were crying at the top of their lungs, their faces were red, and they only had one pair of slippers on their feet. The woman had dark skin, a slightly chubby figure, the right side of her face was red and swollen, and her hair was disheveled. She was gnashing her teeth and cursing in a tone that made her want to break the other person's bones and suck out the marrow.
When she arrived at Ji's yard, she put her two daughters down and yelled at the top of her voice, "Chen Zhang is not a thing. Bah, he is not a thing. He won't go back even if he begs me."
"Fuck with others behind my back, cry, cry, cry, I'll throw you all into the river and drown, cry again! Damn girl movie, let's go, let's go."
"Look at what your dad looks like. He has nothing. The old one is half dead, the young one has unclean hands and feet. He can't even build a house. The whole family will have to die. Bah, the whole family will die sooner or later. After death, everyone will become a different person. A lonely ghost."
…
Sister Ji put down the child and began to curse, pulling hard on the two little girls beside her. The other girl cried louder, and she stared at her eyes and cursed loudly.
The two little girls were so frightened that they stopped talking.
Ding Xi was also shocked.
Ji's mother wanted to save face, so she quickly went to close the door and scolded her, "Don't you think it's embarrassing? Why are you yelling? If you make people laugh, I'll kick you out with a broom!"
Second sister Ji also noticed Ding Xi's unfamiliar face. Maybe it was because she was pretty, so she took a second look with doubt in her eyes.
"Ji Huai's girlfriend." Sister Ji explained.
Sister Ji didn't take it seriously and rushed directly to Ji's mother. In a sharp voice, she told Chen Zhang's excessive behavior hysterically and cursed angrily.
She showed Ji's mother the traces of Chen Zhang slapping her, scratching the back of her hands, hitting her thighs, and even pulling her hair... She was so angry that she flew into a rage and cursed with various words in her mouth.
When Ji's mother heard this, her eyes widened, her hair stood on end, and she gritted her teeth, "Chen Zhangtian was struck by lightning. He was hit by a car even when he went out. I had to break his legs and beat him to death with a stick." he!"
Ji Huai had already walked to Ding Xi and led her inside, not wanting to pay attention to her at all.
He didn't want to pay attention, but someone refused to let him go. Sister Ji was so angry that her eyes were about to burst into flames. She obviously hadn't gotten over this yet, and said to Ji's mother, "Mom, while Ji Huai is here, call Dad and Ji Huai, you must go and seek justice, the Chen family must give me an explanation if they treated me like this just after I was just out of confinement!"
"That's right!" Ji's mother was so angry that her nostrils were flaring, "You can't take advantage of him so easily. You have already seen that he is not a good person. You must teach him a lesson."
They looked around and found that Ji Huai, who was still there just now, had left at some point.
Sister Ji naturally stood by Sister Ji, her face turned red and she scolded the Chen family, constantly cursing.
Several people rushed into the building angrily.
Ji's father went to play mahjong and hasn't come back yet. They wanted Ji Huai to go first. He is tall and a scholar who graduated from a prestigious university. He will definitely be able to support him when he goes there.
"I won't go." Ji Huai refused without even raising his head. He was pouring tea for Ding Xi. The tea brewed in it was low-quality tea that Ji's father bought from somewhere, so he just drank it.
Just quench your thirst.
"Why don't you go? Your sister is about to be beaten to death. Do you have a conscience? I just want to ask you if you have a conscience?" Sister Ji burst into tears and asked at the top of her voice.
As she spoke, she looked at Ding Xi intentionally or unintentionally, as if she thought it was the other party who had stopped Ji Huai.
Ji Huai put down the cup and looked up at her, his eyes calm, "This is not the first time there has been trouble? What can you do if you go? Didn't you know he was like this before we got married?"
"How can it be the same? Don't you care about my life or death?" Sister Ji's voice was high and her face was red, accusing him of his heartlessness, "If you care about me as a sister, go and give him to me." A beating, preferably half to death, is what I want to say!"
"I'm not going." Ji Huai looked away and continued to pour his tea.
"You have a bad heart and a dog's heart, and your books have been read into the pig's brain." Sister Ji was so angry that she could say anything.
Ding Xi frowned when she heard this, she was a little unhappy. Ji Huai's expression did not change at all, and his tone was still a little irritable, "He didn't get any benefits, and you couldn't suffer much loss. It was you who said you wanted to be the best stepmother in the world, but you didn't listen to your advice, and now it's you What's the fuss about?"
Second Sister Ji choked, "You have to help me."
Ji Huai said calmly, "I'm too lazy to care about you."
"Look at him." Sister Ji pointed at Ji Huai, her hands shaking with anger and her whole body trembling, "He is very cold-blooded. If you fall in love with him and wait to suffer a loss, your biological sister doesn't care. Who can you care about? He only cares about you. Mind himself! Selfish!"
The second sister Ji was suddenly very close. Ding Xi was really frightened and leaned toward Ji Huai. With a sullen face, he stood up in front of her and protected her behind him. He looked at the second sister Ji with a livid face. , his eyes were cold, "You can't control your mouth so much? You don't have any IQ when talking, who do you expect to stand up for you? You deserve it!"
The second sister Ji and Chen Zhang can fight with knives. They are really arrogant in their quarrels, and they are as thoughtless as the elder sister Ji when they talk.
Sometimes, you really deserve to be beaten by shouting. Chen Zhang is not a good person either. As long as two people get along, others can't accept it.
Sister Ji was so angry that she screamed and jumped three meters high.
"Before marriage, if you quarrel or hang yourself, you have to get married. After marriage, you still have the same behavior. The quarrels continue and the fights continue. After the child is born, the fights continue. After the child is born, they come back. After two days, they go back again. The children are born one after another, and the children are beaten. Go back again, go back and continue to fight, and make trouble every once in a while, don't you get annoyed?" She really annoyed Ji Huai, his expression was slightly angry, and his eyes were cold and stern, "What nonsense are you talking about with my girlfriend? Give it to me! What conclusion should you draw? Do you know me very well? I’m too shameful to you, aren’t I?"
Pulling everyone into the water, wishing that everyone was unhappy, what if it wasn't a brain disease
After being scolded like this, Sister Ji woke up a little and didn't dare to go forward hysterically. Seeing that Ji Huai was angry, Sister Ji quickly shut up.
Ji Huai sat in front of Ding Xi, lowered his head and continued to pour his tea without raising his head. He was no less angry than she was, "I want to howl somewhere else."
That look of not wanting to pay attention clearly said: What does it have to do with me? Go further!