Chapter 401: The soft rice man who feels at ease (17)

Jijia.

When Ji Huai came back, there was no one at home, and he didn't call and drove

his father and mother to come back. He took his luggage and went to his room.

He is the only child in the family, and the Ji family’s family background is

generally inferior. His parents usually work as small laborers on the

construction site, or do some cleaning work for others.

Ji Mu is diligent, even if he does not come back, she will keep his room

spotless. As the Chinese New Year approached, knowing that he was coming back,

the sheets and duvet cover were all washed and laid for him.

He was not idle either. Seeing a lot of sundries on the side of the house, he

started to clean up.

It was night when the father and mother of Ji came back. Seeing him come back,

I was surprised at first, and then rejoiced. Mother Ji smiled so that the

corners of her eyes were creases, and her voice increased, "I'm back today?

Why didn't you call your parents? Let's buy more vegetables, and buy the

seafood you like."

"I'm going to buy it now." Father Ji said, turning around and going out again.

"No need for Dad, now there is no shortage of food or clothing, and you can

still eat it normally." Ji Huai stopped him, "you can eat whatever you want.

You have to rest for a day."

"I'm busy during the New Year. I help them clean up. I have to do it in a

hurry, but I have a high income and I can earn hundreds of dollars a day. I

wait for a few days to rest before cleaning the house." Ji Mu said to him.

As the New Year is approaching, every household must be cleaned up. If some

people are unwilling to do it, they have to hire someone. It's not cheap to

hire people at this time. She and Ji's father drove several households a day,

and their income was several times the usual.

"Where can you make enough money? Don't be too tired, you and Dad." Ji Huai

walked to the sofa and poured water on the two.

Ji's father and Ji's mother have been busy all his life, and he couldn't stop

them from going. It is not a good thing for people who have been busy all

their lives to suddenly be idle.

"What are you tired? When I was young, my dad and I did all the work. Planting

weeds and planting fruit trees in the mountains are much more tired than this,

and you can't make any money. Why are you tired now?" Ji Mu didn't care. Take

off his clothes and start to work in the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator,

"Auntie brought sea fish and bacon some time ago. Mom will make something for

you."

"Just do whatever you want." Ji Huai walked into the kitchen and chatted with

her.

"To make dumplings the day after tomorrow, I have to buy some meat." Ji Mu

squatted down and took some rice, ready to wash.

"Mom, I'll come." Ji Huai took it and walked aside.

Ji Mu laughed and went to wash the vegetables again. Looking at the son who

was one head taller, she became more relieved, fearing that he would be

hungry, and speeding up the movements in her hands.

The son came back with great difficulty. Ji's mother took out all the fish

that could be cooked at home, and also cooked Jihuai's favorite steamed egg

flower.

Ji Huai was not idle either. Seeing that Ji's father was repairing the fan at

home, he also went to help. The other party is getting old and dimmed,

naturally not as neat as the young man.

The family was busy with their own affairs, and when night fell, one dish was

served up, and the fragrance filled the air.

"It's dinner." Mother Ji's voice rang, put the dishes on the table, and said

to the father and son.

The three of them came to the table, and the father and mother of Ji said from

time to time, "Eat more, eat more, eat more meat."

Ji Huai: "Yeah."

"Tomorrow Mom will buy a hen stew for you, or do you want spare ribs? What

else do you want to eat?" Ji Mu asked him.

"Yes, tell your mother." Father Ji said, holding a piece of meat.

On weekdays, the two of them eat a little bit after work. Sometimes they can

eat a dish for a few days, and neither of them is talkative. The atmosphere at

home is dull and dull.

It's different when the son comes back. The house is also a bit lively. The

two are very enthusiastic about what they do, and they can't wait to circle Ji

Huai.

"How can there be so much attention?" Ji Huai didn't say the recipe, "what do

you do and what do I eat."

"Okay." Although Ji Mu agreed, she certainly didn't do it casually, and asked

him, "How many days are you staying at home this time?"

As soon as this remark came out, Ji's father also looked up at him.

Ji Huai: "Twelve days, this year's annual vacation will be longer."

The two knew that they would go to their relatives' house to pay New Year's

greetings on the day after the New Year, and talked about trivial things about

the other's house.

The family of three happily ate at the dinner table. Su Rili’s slightly

deserted home has a bit of temperature. Ji’s mother said that the east and the

west are short, and Ji’s father didn’t talk much in the past. As he grows

older, he talks more and more. , Most of them refer to things on the

construction site or at home.

Ji Huai ate an extra bowl of rice today, and praised Ji Mu’s craftsmanship,

“Mom’s cooking is much better than takeout. Takeout is too frequent, and it’s

hard to eat.”

Although the takeaway is very fragrant, the meal at home is more appetizing.

When a person eats takeaway in a rental house, or works overtime while eating

takeaway in a company, his state of mind is not tasting food, but just to fill

his stomach.

When he said this, Ji's mother was distressed. She stopped the chopsticks in

her hand, looked at Ji Huai, and considered her exit, "Son, last time you said

you wanted to buy a house, your dad and I also thought about it. Try to save

some money for you in the next year. At that time, I can buy you a small house

in the city."

Of course it is not the full amount, only a down payment can be made.

"Yes, buy a small one first." Father Ji nodded and said so.

They used to make money for Ji Huai to go to school, and they didn't have any

savings. They didn't have any money and didn't think about the house. Last

time Ji Huai said that they wanted to save money to buy a house. That's why

they had this idea.

People have to change their minds before they have a plan, and finally they

transform themselves into working towards their goals.

Ji Huai had never thought of buying a house before. On the one hand, he is

really incapable. The house in the county and urban area often requires a down

payment of hundreds of thousands, and he has to borrow hundreds of thousands

of loans. The monthly payment is too scary, and he does not want to bear such

pressure; second, he still wants to have fun. I think it's still early, and I

will plan again in a few years. He talked with Sun Ya for so long, and she was

going to get married no matter what, and she would not dislike him, let alone

leave him.

He hadn’t even thought about things, his father and his mother’s thoughts were

even more limited, and he never thought about it. After all, the money is

astronomical to them. When they think of the loan amounting to hundreds of

thousands, they honestly work for the rest of their lives. Dare to think.

When Ji Huai mentioned it, they didn't consciously think about that. They

always paid special attention to the news. They paid more attention, and they

also had some thoughts in their minds.

"The second aunt's wife only bought a set a few days ago. Now the unit price

in the urban area is 13 thousand yuan." Ji Mu said with emotion again, who are

the houses sold to?

"There is also a small house of 70 square meters. After a few years, parents

will save enough money to pay you down payment. We are old too. You have to

pay the mortgage yourself." Ji's father looked at Ji Huai and said his plan.

All he can do is to provide Ji Huai for studying, save him a down payment, and

buy a small house. In his opinion, if this is the case, the son also has the

capital to get married, have a marriage room, and have a place to stay.

Ji's mother also nodded, fearing that her son would treat her body badly in

order to save money, "You are also working hard outside. You should save some

money for the hard-earned money, but don't treat yourself badly. Parents work

hard to give you the down payment. Save."

Ji Huai previously said that he would save money to buy a house. As

traditional parents, they couldn't bear to watch their children save money on

their own. They even wanted to share most of the pressure and feel guilty for

not being able to provide better conditions for their children.

Ji Huai held a bowl, swallowed the rice in his mouth, and looked at the two of

them, "I don't want to buy a house in the city. I want to return to the

provincial capital next year to buy it."

"Ah? This" Ji Mu was stunned, and did not get over for a while, "Why are you

going to save the capital? Isn't it good here?"

Father Ji also frowned, a little disagreed, he knew a little bit about the

county town, he didn't know much about the provincial capital, and the house

in the provincial capital would be so expensive that they couldn't afford it.

The two never thought that Ji Huai would go to the provincial capital when he

came back, thinking that he would definitely go back to the county and be by

their side.

They didn't expect Ji Huai to make a lot of money. They didn't know exactly

what job he was doing outside. They knew that he would be a white-collar

worker in the office.

When a person gets older, he wants the child to be by his side, buy a small

house, and pay back the monthly payment. He can't afford to pay it back alone,

so the whole family will pay it back.

Isn't it that way? Just stumbling and stumbling.

"Xiaoya works as a teacher in the provincial capital. I want to come back next

year and marry her." Ji Huai put down his chopsticks and said this seriously.

The Sun family knew of his existence, but he seldom talked about Sun Ya with

his family, and felt that he was not there. Ji's father and Ji's mother didn't

know much about Sun Ya, but he knew that there was this person and that they

were high school classmates. He didn't say anything about the others, and

didn't care about the two, and didn't know whether they were separated or

together.

A teacher is a good job in the eyes of his parents, but Ji Huai suddenly said

that he was going to get married, and the two were still stunned.

In the past two years, the father and the mother have saved a little bit, and

are still saving the down payment. Marriage means a bride price, a banquet,

and various expenses. They had no money, and Ji Huai was still working in

other provinces, so they didn't urge him at all.

"Will it be too rushed? Suddenly we will get married. It will take less than

two years, right?" Ji Mu said, hesitating, "My dad and I have never asked how

you get along, and don't know her. , So anxious to get married"

As she said, she looked at Father Season, and the other party also said, "My

mom and I have the same idea, it's still early to get married, so I can go

everywhere."

Boys’ homes and girls’ homes think differently. Ji Huai is not too old, and

it’s not a big problem to delay marriage for a year or two. After a few years,

their family’s conditions will be better and they won’t be too tight.

"How many years have you been in? Are you still in the same place? You will

lose your daughter-in-law again." Ji Huai shook his head, vetoed them, and

sighed again, "Now it's all long-distance relationships. I'm alone in t city.

You and Xiaoya are here, separate the two places, and earn a little bit more

money, but I don’t know what it is after thinking about it."

"We have been together for these years, the relationship has been stable, and

the things that should be run-in are almost run-in. I also want to settle

down, want to come back to marry her, and have a home with her. I don't want

to get married again."

"The provincial capital is not far from here, and the salary and various

treatments are good, and I can come back to see you often."

This was a multi-pronged approach, and Ji's father and Ji's mother looked at

each other a few times and thought about it seriously.

Of course, they don't want Ji Huai to be wandering outside. It is his own son

after all. When he listens to these words, his parents feel distressed and

want him to come back.

The two have been in love for so long, and now they want to get married. If

they can't get married, Ji Huai doesn't want to get married later, that would

be too bad.

If Jihuai returns to the provincial capital, his salary is higher than that of

a small county, so he can often come back to visit them.

Father Ji looked at him seriously, "Did you think carefully?"

Ji Huai has always had an idea, and they can't help the children, so they

can't make trouble.

"I thought about it well, and I want to come back soon and get married with

her. This time I want to get engaged first. When the company's business is

finished, I will come back to look for a job and buy a house to get married."

Ji Huai answered without thinking.

"But our family can't afford a house in the provincial capital." Ji Mu is

worried about this.

"I don't want your money, you keep it for the elderly. We save a little, and

we will sell the smaller house first, and then we will replace it." Ji Huai

said.

When I heard that the two had money to buy a house in the provincial capital,

Sun Ya had a good job, and the two had a good relationship and wanted to get

married. How can they object to it?

Ji Huai began to urge the two to go to Sun’s family to propose marriage. He

has been very anxious. Since eating this meal, he has been talking about this

matter, and he has also been telling Ji Mu: "Mom, you should ask more about

it, but don’t let her. I think our family doesn't value her, and the courtesy

is well."

"Mom knows." Ji Mu heard it countless times.

"Anyway, you can't wrong her, she must have what others have." Ji Huai

emphasized again, and said helplessly, "I have wronged her enough these years,

so I can't wrong her in this matter."

Ji Mu looked at him, it was the meat that fell from his body. Looking at him

like this, she can only say that she loves the house and treats Sun Ya very

carefully.

When Ji Huai brought people back for New Year's greetings, Ji Mu deliberately

cooked a large table of dishes.

Sun Ya was a little nervous at first, and her grandmother also told her to

observe the atmosphere in his home, observe the way his parents get along, and

pay special attention to his parents' attitude towards you.

Ji Mu's attitude towards her

Sun Ya only felt enthusiastic, very enthusiastic.

I served her with vegetables during dinner, and cut fruit for her after

dinner. When sitting and chatting, I could feel Ji Mu's attention to her and

seemed to like her very much.

Her mood gradually calmed down from the initial anxiety.

Ji Mu kept saying: "You are all busy at work, and Xiao Huai is also busy. I

didn't bring you back to play more. I will come back to play more in the

future."

"Xiao Huai said that you are very nice and likable, and I also like it when I

look at it. If you are my daughter-in-law, I don't have to worry about him.

You can have a good life, and I and his dad can rest assured."

"After waiting for a while, his father and I will go to see your parents, and

our family will sit down for a while, Xiaoya, do you think it's okay?"

When she left Ji’s house, Ji’s mother gave her a red envelope and told her to

accept it, “My aunt doesn’t know what you like, and she didn’t buy it for you.

You should dress up more."

She was evading, Ji Huai took it and stuffed her bag, "Take it."

Sun Ya feels quite thick. It's not easy for Ji's father and his mother to make

money, so I didn't feel embarrassed to ask, so I told him when I walked

downstairs.

Ji Huai put one hand in his pocket, holding her with the other hand, "Then you

marry me early, so that it becomes your own money, and the left hand is given

to the right hand, right?"

She snorted and pushed him softly like a baby.

Ji Huai sent her back. The grandson's family were all at home. Seeing her

back, his grandmother quickly asked, "How are his parents? How are they

getting along?"

As soon as she spoke, the grandson family also looked over.

"It's easy to get along with." Sun Ya was changing shoes, with a smile on her

lips, obviously in a good mood.

"Did you give you a red envelope?" Sister Sun asked her while holding her.

Their custom here, the first time they come to the door is to give a meeting

ceremony, the representative agrees, everyone is very concerned about this

matter, some older generations will compare it.

"Well, it seems a lot." Sun Ya took out a red envelope from the bag. She

didn't see how much money it had, but thought it was quite thick.

The grandmother walked over to see that there was a stack of brand-new red

banknotes in the red envelope, and a piece of one yuan.

You don't need to count, you can guess it at a glance, ten thousand and one,

which means one out of ten.

The amount of this red envelope is indeed a lot, the Ji family is not very

rich, and few people around take such a high meeting gift, the Sun family is

still slightly surprised.

They have not objected to the two getting married now, but are very satisfied

with the behavior of the Ji family. The man’s attitude is there, so that

people don’t think they look down on Sun Ya, at least they value it.

Sun Ya watched the expressions of her grandparents, pursed her lips and smiled

and said, "My aunt said that she will come to see you in a few days. It should

be about the engagement. You should talk carefully. You can't embarrass people

or ask too much. Too much."

The grandmother looked at her like that and reached out to nod her forehead,

"Look at your way, do you smile like a flower when you go to Ji’s house today?

People don’t think you are more anxious than you hate you when you see it.

Marry? Girls need to be more reserved."

"Where is it?" Sun Ya's smile remained undiminished, and she denied, "It is

because he is anxious to get married, but I am not anxious, so I don't hate

marrying."

The grandmother looked at her confident look and couldn't help but joked,

"Since I'm not in a hurry, wait any longer? Ji Huai hasn't come back yet, so

I'm anxious to get engaged and get married? I don't have a house, and the

conditions at home are average. , You are doing a good job now, do you want to

stop picking, maybe there is a better one?"

"No!" Sun Ya was anxious, "it's him, don't pick. He will come back when we are

sure, we will buy the house later, it doesn't matter if we buy a smaller

house, it's him anyway."

"Don't wait?" Grandmother squinted and smiled.

"No." She shook her head firmly, and repeated again, "it's him."

The grandmother was still smiling. Originally, she had some opinions on Ji

Huai, but since Ji's father fell ill and the other party was busy, the more

important thing is to be able to take on things, not to escape. They also

believe that in the future their daughter will encounter difficulties, at

least the other party will not abandon her.

Although the Ji family's family situation is not very good, but the young man

Ji Huai is still satisfied.

That night, grandfather also said to Sun Ya at the dinner table: "Choose to be

with him. You may not be rich in your life, and your life will not be so rich.

The pressure is still a little bit. But he is not bad, mediocre. Just live it

lightly, if you think it’s good, then it’s good, just don’t regret it."

Ji Huai is still young and capable, so he won't suffer hardship with him.

After all, the other party's income is slightly higher than the local average,

but he can't live a life without economic pressure.

"I don't want to be rich and wealthy." Sun Ya is still self-aware, and she is

not so beautiful, she is so good that she can't match it, and marrying a good

family must also have some compromise and dedication.

She and Ji Huai have a relationship foundation, and both of them are working

hard, and life will be better.

Marriage is very trivial and boring, and most of it will be a chicken feather,

so she still wants to marry someone she likes very much, and she wants to

marry him.

The grandson didn't say anything, he agreed.

The date of the engagement banquet was quickly determined, and the two

relatives had a meal together to discuss the matter of marriage.

Three golds and one diamond and the betrothal gift are not at all, and they

are considered to be relatively high in the local area.

Grandmother and grandfather are also satisfied. Grandfather's situation is

stable now, and his body is recovering well. The family is no longer so

nervous. They also proposed to give Sun Ya a little dowry.

The two families are ordinary people, and they are discussing whether to do a

down payment for a small car, or give a lucky number to the young couple as

the family's start-up capital.

The young couple had a good relationship, and they looked happy. Both parents

tried their best to make concessions. They ate a meal in harmony and joy with

constant laughter. Many wedding details were quickly settled.

Ji Huai will probably be back in the middle of the year, so the wedding is

scheduled for National Day.

As for the wedding room, the parents of both parties discussed more in detail

at the engagement banquet.

Father Ji said, "The educational resources in our county are indeed not good.

To buy a house in the provincial capital, you have to buy a good school

district. The two of them have enough to live in. Small two rooms, but a good

school district."

The grandson also agreed, "Yes, the problem of children's school education

cannot be ignored. It must be close to the vegetable market and convenient

transportation. All these must be considered."

Ji Mu also joined: "Now there are many unfinished buildings, risky. Many

people can't get a house after paying off their loans. They have to buy

existing houses and decorate themselves."

Sun Ya and Ji Huai looked at each other, and they were talking about having a

baby. Ji's mother and grandmother also talked about what supplements the

relatives in the family would eat during confinement. Sun Ya couldn't help it,

kicked Ji Huai lightly with her foot under the table, and motioned to him with

her eyes.

Ji Huai paid out a bonus at the end of the year. He worked very hard overtime

this year, so the bonus was barely six figures. It didn’t take long for her to

join the job, but the year-end bonus was also tens of thousands, plus the

money they had saved before. The down payment is enough, but there must be no

money left.

But the house is there, and everything else is easy to say. They want to

stabilize their children for two years, so that their relationship can be

stable and stable in their marriage, and then they can become parents.

Ji Huai received her prompt and interrupted the two parents, "I don't want

children for the time being."

As soon as he said this, four pairs of sharp eyes swept towards him, very

sharp, he seemed to have done something terribly wrong, Sun Ya felt a chill

rising from the soles of his feet beside him.

Marry or not have children?

What's up?

Without children, how can the four elders have children to play with? After

giving birth, their eyes will not be on the two of them, of course on the

child.

"The child has to wait for a financial foundation to have a child, otherwise

Xiaoya will be under great psychological pressure, and I will also be under

great pressure to make money, and life will be difficult. I will first come

back to look for a job, try to find a higher salary, and then consider this

matter." Found a reasonably perfect reason.

In fact, he has been thinking about the world of two people for a few years.

It is impossible to have a child quickly. Later, he said that he must first

get married and tie people up.

Both parents reluctantly accepted this reason, but their eyes were cold. They

scolded him again and told Sun Ya not to listen to him.

Sun Ya echoed with a smile, looking at Ji Huai, whose head was drooping under

scolding, his eyes slowly stained with a thicker smile. :,,