Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 201 Family
"Xiao Ran, is this your boyfriend?"

"This guy can do it. He has a long spirit and is so sensible. Not bad."

"It's a great joy for Qiuye to find a good guy in our yard."

"Yeah, when do you eat wedding candy?"

Many people gathered in the courtyard, and some aunts began to ask. Ran Qiuye blushed and proudly introduced Yang Xiaotao to the people around him. After learning about Yang Xiaotao's situation, he sighed again.

Everyone praised Ran Qiuye for his good life and found a good home.

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette, and shared a circle with a few old men beside him, which could be regarded as closer relationship.

In the end, the two children ran ahead with a small bag each. Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye carried things together and walked home.

Behind him, the voice of discussion is still there, and the envy is still there.

Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye came to the courtyard and walked into the house.

It has the same layout as other courtyard houses, two rooms facing the sun on both sides.

The master bedroom is large, the second bedroom is small, and the living room, kitchen, and bedroom are integrated. There are not many appliances in the room. A cabinet that has faded from time to time is placed against the wall, and the table used is also old.

However, the house is clean and tidy.

When Yang Xiaotao came in, he saw a woman with mottled white hair cooking. After seeing Yang Xiaotao, he quickly wiped his hands on the apron and smiled.

Knowing that this is Ran's mother, Yang Xiaotao quickly put down his things, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Auntie! Hello."

"I'm Yang Xiaotao."

When Ran's mother heard the words, she said with a smile.

"Just come, sit down!"

After seeing a bunch of things brought, Ran Qiuye stepped forward and put the heavy basket on the table, "Mom, there are eggs in it."

When Ran's mother saw it, she stepped forward and saw that there were not only eggs in it, but also a large piece of meat, which was covered like this.

"so much……"

The two children next to them also came over and handed the candy in front of their mother, showing off again.

"Okay, pack it up quickly."

Ran's mother came back to her senses, saw Yang Xiaotao was still standing aside, quickly asked her daughter to tidy up, sent the two children out, and then asked Yang Xiaotao to sit down.

"You child, bring so many things, you can't do this in the future."

After tidying things up, Ran's mother estimated in her heart that this trip would cost at least ten yuan.

That's not counting tickets.

Yang Xiaotao waved his hands when he heard this, "It's nothing, anyway, I'm alone, so I don't need so many things."

"I'm alone now, and I'll be alone in the future? I'll have to live in the future."

When Ran's mother said this, she implicitly agreed with the two of them, and Ran Qiuye bowed his head and smiled at the side.

Yang Xiaotao also grinned when he heard this, "Yeah, live a good life from now on."

Then he walked to the table, took a knife and started chopping meat.

The three of them were busy with work, Yang Xiaotao was in charge of rolling the skin, and the mother and daughter wrapped it by hand.

The two children ran back from the outside and yelled around the table. They went out to share candy with the friends in the yard just now, but they got a meal to show off.

Knowing to eat meat dumplings, she clapped her hands and jumped up.

Ran Qiuye was even more pleased to see that the smile on his mother's face had not faded, and looked at Yang Xiaotao even more softly.
After making the dumplings, Ran's mother drove them out of the kitchen, leaving Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye to sit on the front steps of the house.

Two children next to him ran over and stood beside Ran Qiuye.

"Xinrui, Red Soldier, don't run around, we'll have dinner later."

Ran Qiuye took care of his younger sister and younger brother, and then introduced him to Yang Xiaotao.

The older sister, Ran Xinrui, is 12 years old and is in the fifth grade of Hongxing Primary School.

Xiaodian's younger brother, Ran Hongbing, is eight years old and has just entered the first grade.

Yang Xiaotao took out two apples from the room, one for each of them, and they gnawed on them.

Ran Qiuye also fondled the heads of the two of them. The family life has been tight these years, and even if the two children were taken care of, they didn't have much to offer.

Otherwise, the little girl is not growing in size now, because she is hungry and full.

Thinking of this, Ran Qiuye turned his head, "Thank you!"

The sudden thanks made Yang Xiaotao a little puzzled.

But seeing the figures of the two children, I understood something in my heart.

Reach out and hold Ran Qiuye's little hand.

Still cold and thin.

"fine!"

"With me in the future, it will be better."

Ran Qiuye nodded.

At dinner, everyone gathered around the table, and the two children looked forward to it.

Ran's family has no relatives in Sijiu City. Ran's father and mother's hometown are both from Zhejiang Province. Later, when they moved to Sijiu City, there are not many family contacts.

Ran's mother took out the wine bottle, but Yang Xiaotao waved her hand and refused. It's the first time I come here, so it's better to be serious.

After dinner, night fell.

It was time for Yang Xiaotao to get up and say goodbye, and Ran Qiuye sent him outside the door.

"Be careful on the road!"

"Don't worry, you should rest early."

As Yang Xiaotao said, seeing no one around, he stepped forward and hugged Ran Qiuye in his arms.

"You, let go, someone!"

Ran Qiuye put his hands on his chest, his face was hot.

Yang Xiaotao quickly kissed his forehead, then let go.

"I'm leaving, remember to miss me!"

He whispered in his ear, then turned and left with a smile.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao waving, Ran Qiuye hurriedly looked around, and only waved after finding no one there.

Walking on the road, Yang Xiaotao kicked the stones on the side of the road.

This time I came here just to meet, and there are some things that I haven't talked about yet.

Although she wished to marry Ran Qiuye into the family right away, she had to do it step by step.

Moreover, some things have to be faced.

As the saying goes, the girl who gets married is the water that gets thrown out.

Just looking at the people in the yard, you can tell that when this girl gets married, she has her own home in her heart, how can she take care of her own family?
What's more, I just want to help, it's not easy for anyone these days, can the in-laws keep silent?
Just like the Jia family, not to mention how the family life is, it is better than the Qin family village in the countryside.

But when did you see Qin Huairu bring things home?
Only a few times, Jia Zhang's permission is required.

Everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

Even the Qin family, who married off their daughter, is the same.

But in the current situation, Ran Qiuye is the only one supporting Ran's family, and Ran's mother can only do odd jobs in the street to subsidize the family. If Ran Qiuye marries Yang Xiaotao, the pillar of the family will be gone.

Who cares about the lives of the two children in the future?

Maybe Ran Qiuye didn't think about it, but Ran's mother might have some concerns about it.

But in Yang Xiaotao's heart, this kind of thing is not a thing at all.

Although I was not married in my previous life, there were many only children at that time, and some families only had one daughter.

Therefore, after marriage, the couple should not only honor their parents-in-law, but also take care of the woman's parents.

This kind of thing happened frequently, and Yang Xiaotao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Everyone pulls shit and piss, so why should they treat it as water to be poured out?
In Yang Xiaotao's view, marriage is the neutralization of two families, forming a stable triangle, helping and supporting each other.

In this way, life can be stable.

As for the little things to help, he is not Jia Dongxu's trash, who can't even support his family.

In a good mood, Yang Xiaotao walked back to the courtyard facing the stars.

Saturday, noon.

Yang Xiaotao returned to Yangjiazhuang.

At this time, Ran Qiuye was already in the village, but the relationship between the two was not revealed.

Although the grandpa and the others had already matched the two of them, Yang Xiaotao didn't nod, even if Ran Qiuye showed his intentions, the matter would not be put on the table.

"Master!"

When Yang Xiaotao came home, Grandpa Yang was lighting a fire to cook, Yang Xiaotao looked at it, fried cabbage, and corn noodles with stick noodles.

It's not good, but it can fill your stomach.

Thanks to the high yield of corn, every household in Yangjiazhuang has food to fill their stomachs, which is already well-known in the surrounding villages.

"I'm back, just in time, I'll send the cooked rice to Qiuye."

At this time, Ran Qiuye was still in school, and someone usually delivered meals at noon, and only returned home for dinner at night.

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then rolled up his sleeves, took out a piece of pork from his backpack, sliced ​​it up and fried it.

Mr. Yang didn't say much when he saw him, he had seen this great-grandson's craftsmanship a long time ago, and it was no worse than the chefs in the town.

"Master, let me tell you something."

Yang Xiaotao cut the cabbage, lowered his head and said.

"you say!"

"I'm with Akiba."

"What?"

"I'm with Qiuye, I went to her house two days ago!"

Yang Xiaotao said affirmatively, Mr. Yang was stunned for a moment, then stood up.

"Haha, good, good!"

"I just said Qiuye is a good kid, I read it right."

Grandpa Yang was very satisfied with Yang Xiaotao's decision, he was very happy, and immediately said, "Call Da Zhuang and the others over tonight, let's talk about it together, it will be lively."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, this matter must be formalized, so that Qiuye can be integrated into the Yang Family Village.

When eating at noon, Yang Xiaotao came to school with a lunch box.

Standing at the door of the classroom, Yang Xiaotao looked at a group of children sitting at the table, each of them was holding a steamed bun with Erhe noodles in their hands, and in front of them was either a porcelain bowl or a tea mug containing fried cabbage.

This is the lunch provided by the school to the children, which can be regarded as a benefit.

At this time, Ran Qiuye was sitting among the children, holding a bun in his hand, and while talking to the children, laughter kept ringing.

Yang Xiaotao stood at the door watching the warm scene and couldn't bear to disturb him.

It wasn't until a long time later that Ran Qiuye was reminded by the students that Yang Xiaotao was standing there, looking at her in a daze.

oh oh...

The children suddenly shouted excitedly, this kind of ambiguity between men and women is shy for them at this age, they are hopeful and thin-skinned, and they are afraid of being laughed at.

Ran Qiuye blushed and did not turn her head to look at Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao walked into the classroom with a smile, and looked at a group of students leaning forward and backward. The teacher's expression changed, "You are not allowed to talk while eating. What should I do if I choke?"

Not to mention, this teacher Pu really works, the classroom was suddenly silent.

Ran Qiuye glared at him, quickly greeted the students to eat, and then returned to normal.

"How did you come?"

"Why can't I come? I still have my class in the afternoon."

Yang Xiaotao put two lunch boxes on the table, "By the way, I will deliver food to Comrade Ran Qiuye, who has worked so hard for the education cause of the motherland!"

Yang Xiaotao joked, Ran Qiuye smirked, "No, I'll just eat what the school has."

"That's not okay, I made this dish specially."

As Yang Xiaotao opened the lunch box, a gust of heat rose, and many slices of meat inside were shiny with oil, and many students looked down and picked up the vegetables.

Ran Qiuye looked at it, and found that there was a lot of food, and it was obvious that they prepared it with heart.

It's just that Yang Xiaotao was like this, and when he saw his eyes sweeping over the children around him, Ran Qiuye immediately got up and picked up the lunch box, and then picked out the meat inside, one piece of meat for each child.

Yang Xiaotao was watching from the side, neither stopping nor helping, but he agreed with Ran Qiuye's actions.

After the distribution in the classroom was over, Ran Qiuye divided it like the classroom next door. Knowing that the meat in the two lunch boxes was gone, she returned to the classroom, picked up the steamed buns and continued to eat.

Ran Qiuye walked out of the classroom after the children had finished eating and lay down on the table for the morning break, watched Yang Xiaotao waving to him from a distance, and then walked over.

The two sat side by side at the side of the school.

Snapped

Yang Xiaotao took out a hard-boiled egg, pinched it with both hands, and then peeled off the egg skin to reveal the bluish-white egg white inside.

"Where did it come from?"

Ran Qiuye was curious.

"From home."

"Eat it while it's hot!"

Handed it to Ran Qiuye, Ran Qiuye didn't refuse this time.

"have you eaten?"

"Eat it, I ate it on the way here."

After Ran Qiuye finished eating the eggs, Yang Xiaotao looked at her, "I told the grandfather!"

"Say what?"

"Our business!"

"Ah? Oh!"

Ran Qiuye was surprised, but relieved, the relationship between the two of them had already been established, and in these years, it would be fine to hold a wedding in two days.

Nothing is tucked away.

"Invite Uncle Zhuang and the others tonight. From now on, you will be a member of my Yang family."

Yang Xiaotao leaned closer and whispered, being so straightforward made Ran Qiuye a little shy.

"Who is yours? I haven't agreed yet!"

"That won't work, you won't be able to escape in this life..."

The two chatted for a while on the playground. Ran Qiuye was going back to correct the children's homework, and Yang Xiaotao was also preparing for the afternoon class.

(End of this chapter)