life struggle

Wu Xiaojun stepped into the gate slowly with his heavy legs in a nervous and excited mood.

This is a small farmyard that is not too spacious. There is a newly built two-story building facing east and west. There are two side rooms on the east side. There is basically no decoration, and it looks very simple.There are more than a dozen old hens and a group of chickens raised in the yard, and an old yellow cow is grazing with its head bowed in a room under the gate building, which has a strong farm atmosphere.

Wu Xiaojun followed Bai Lingyan directly to the guest room on the first floor. A 23-year-old woman with a round face, a little fat, and a short stature was picking vegetables with her head down. Seeing the two coming in, she didn't say anything. Inside the house on the east side.

Bai Lingyan put down her luggage, turned on the electric fan, poured a glass of boiling water, and smiled mysteriously at Wu Xiaojun, "The one just now was my second sister."

Wu Xiaojun looked at her and said, "Why don't you introduce yourself, or it's hard to talk, and if your family members come back to meet again, you must introduce them."

Bai Lingyan said with some embarrassment, "How can I introduce, how can I say it!"

Wu Xiaojun bowed his head and thought for a while and said, "It's very simple, tell the truth, your classmate!"

Bai Lingyan said, "You rest here and watch TV first, I'll talk to my second sister" and turned to go out.

Sitting on the hard sofa, Wu Xiaojun felt particularly awkward in his heart. He didn’t feel at all the ease of going to Shao Yingying’s house for the first time. It was extremely uncomfortable and natural. He turned on the TV in a bored way. As for what was on the TV, he didn’t notice it. He really hoped Bai Lingyan's family came back early, but they were afraid of embarrassment, so they had to endure the suffering slowly.

Bai Lingyan came to the east room and saw her second sister Bai Lingwan cooking, she smiled and said, "Second sister, what do you make delicious, so delicious?"

While flipping through the dishes in the pot, Bai Lingwan asked, "Swallow, why did you come back today? Who is that person in the house? You are careless when you do things, and when you think of it, you don't call in advance when you let people come over." Hello, my mother will come back later to see how you are doing business?"

Bai Lingyan said with a playful smile, "Sister, don't be so serious, okay? He is one of my classmates named Wu Xiaojun. I mentioned it to you before. Three years ago we went to Xinning High Hope Project to help students investigate. He and I are in the same group, and during this period of time when the internship is not tense, come and see our water conservancy project site, there is no fuss."

Bai Lingwan glared at her, and seeing her excited look, she understood that there must be a story in it, and she couldn't bear to spoil her interest, so she said flatly, "Things will definitely not be as easy and simple as you said, the two of you Are you in love?"

Bai Lingyan didn't answer Bai Lingwan's question directly, but deliberately changed the subject, and asked with a smile, "Sister, I'm hungry, do you have steamed buns?"

Bai Lingwan said, "The steamed bun is right under your nose, I didn't see it! Don't interrupt, you haven't answered my question yet!"

Bai Lingyan picked up the steamed bun deeply and broke off a piece, chewing on the steamed bun without saying a word.

Bai Lingwan's heart was like a mirror, and she said earnestly, "Swallow, I don't object to your dating at school, but you should think about it, don't be like our eldest sister when the time comes, and you will be angry if you fail to find a relationship."

With a steamed bun in her mouth, Bai Lingyan shook her head and said, "Sister, it's okay, I know it in my heart, so don't worry. But..."

Bai Lingwan was pouring the fried vegetables into the plate, when she heard Bai Lingyan's faltering, she turned her face and asked, "But what, let's go on, I'm listening?"

Bai Lingyan coaxed Bai Lingwanmei with a smile and said, "Second Sister, I know you love me the most. It's a little abrupt for me to bring Xiaojun home. You know our mother's temper. I'm really worried. You have to help me." Help me say something nice in front of my mother, otherwise when my mother gets angry, it will be difficult for me to do business in front of Xiaojun, okay?"

Bai Lingwan looked at the melancholy look on the little girl's face, and deliberately stimulated her, "Now I know I'm afraid of my mother. If I knew it earlier, why bother to help you go on the wrong path and fool my mother? I can't do it."

Bai Lingyan said coquettishly, "Sister, good sister, please let me beg you, okay, if you don't help me, I'm going to die!"

Bai Lingwan chuckled, "Look at your small appearance, there's really nothing I can do about you, I'll just do my best. Tell me, what level have you reached, what is his character, and is he good to you?"

Bai Lingyan pursed her lips and said shyly, "Of course his character is good, otherwise would I be able to fall in love with him!"

Wu Xiaojun was watching TV restlessly, when the outside door rang, two people came in, turned off the TV and stood up.

Walking in front was a medium-thin, average-looking man who looked about 25 or six years old, wearing a pair of retro nostalgic large-frame glasses, and a gentle man.Behind her is a 24-year-old woman with a dignified and beautiful appearance, an oval face, and a very quiet lady, giving people a relaxed and natural feeling.

The two are Bai Lingyan's eldest brother-in-law Song Runqing and her eldest sister Bai Lingxian, both teachers of Zhenyi Middle School.Now it's summer vacation, I have nothing to do at home, I come to help my mother pull weeds in the field, and I don't come back until dark.When he entered the door and saw a stranger standing in front of him, he was taken aback for a moment.

Just as Wu Xiaojun was about to speak, Bai Lingyan came over, stood aside, pointed at Wu Xiaojun and introduced to the two, "Brother-in-law, eldest sister, this is my classmate Wu Xiaojun, he just arrived not long ago."

Wu Xiaojun smiled and said, "Brother, sister, good!"

The two men measured Wu Xiaojun up and down, but they didn't speak.In less than a minute, Bai Lingxian and Bai Lingyan went out.Song Runqing didn't say anything, just took a cup, poured a cup of boiling water and sat on the sofa, then picked up the remote control, turned on the TV and tuned the channel bit by bit, Wu Xiaojun asked him a few words casually, and he answered very directly Simply, shut up immediately after answering.

Wu Xiaojun felt very uneasy in his heart, thinking that he was still a teacher who had been working for many years, how could he be so indifferent and staid, with no smile on his face, and not even the most basic quality to deal with the few words in front of him.Could it be that he doesn't respect himself as a stranger, even if he has any ideas, it's not his turn, at least it's always okay to make superficial articles, it's impolite and offensive to let a foreign guest sit on the bench You know, it's really hard to understand.The two had nothing to say, and it was inconvenient for Wu Xiaojun to say more, so he just stared at the TV screen silently.

Soon Bai Lingyan's younger brother, Bai Xigui, came back. Wu Xiaojun asked him a few questions about the final exam and some simple situations in the school, and then he broke the dull situation in the room. With Bai Xigui's cheerful answers, the atmosphere eased a lot.

The thing that makes Bai Lingyan most worried is her mother Sun Huiying.

Sun Huiying was the last person to enter the house. Before she got home, the neighbor Qiao Erniang stopped her and said with a smile, "Huiying, Sanni of your family is really good-looking, and you have found someone. The young man is so handsome and has a lot of temperament." , it’s hard to find even with a lantern, much better than Lingxian’s.”

Sun Huiying was confused by what Qiao Erniang said. What's the matter? I haven't heard of Yanzi's partner. The news she got from there must be her talking nonsense, so she smiled, "Two Mother, it's nothing, Yanzi has no object at all!"

Qiao Erniang giggled and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. In the evening, I saw with my own eyes that your Yanzi came back with a beautiful boy. Now it's at your house, so I can't be mistaken."

Sun Huiying's face sank, and she walked into the house excitedly with a hoe on her shoulders, put the hoe down in the yard, and glanced into the main room. Sure enough, there was a young man she didn't know talking to her son Xigui, and she didn't even get angry. Come here and go directly to the East House kitchen.

When Bai Lingyan saw that her mother came back, she seemed to have done something wrong, her heart pounded, she quietly lowered her head and hid behind Bai Lingwan, pretending to wash the dishes.

Bai Lingxian said, "Mom, Swallow is back."

Sun Huiying said gloomyly, "I know, did she come back alone or did she bring someone else?"

Bai Lingwan saw that her mother's face was very ugly, and knew that she was angry with Bai Lingyan, so she hurriedly said, "Mom, a classmate of Yanzi's named Wu Xiaojun is also here. They are all student cadres, and they are familiar with each other. Go to the construction site and have a look."

Sun Huiying stared at Bai Lingyan who was washing the dishes, and shouted in a low voice, "Lingwan, don't tell me, Yanzi, didn't you see me when I came back? Why don't you speak? Is that boy named Jun really your classmate? Make it clear to me."

Bai Lingyan lowered her head and said timidly, "Mom, Wu Xiaojun is an ordinary classmate I know well. We are famous all over the world, so it's normal for him to come here!"

Sun Huiying said angrily, "You son of a bitch, it's easy to say, don't you know the rules of our rural people, unless you are in a relationship, how can a big girl bring a big guy to the house I don't believe it. There are so many female students and male students who don't come to our house together, but he comes alone. There is nothing wrong with it. You must tell me clearly today. What is going on? Son?"

Bai Lingyan said with a mournful face, "A classmate is a classmate, and it's not as complicated as you think. If you really want to think wildly, I won't stop you! The person has already arrived, so you can do it yourself!" He said, putting the bowl in his hand on the chopping board Throw it up and turn your face to the wall.

Sun Huiying couldn't say anything after hearing this, "You, you, you, you disobedient girl, what are you talking about, what do you want to do, bring me back to demonstrate to me, no, I don't want to eat you!" set."

Bai Lingwan tried to persuade her, "Mom, calm down, how can you do this? It's not too late to say anything after Wu Xiaojun leaves. Now you are interrogating Yanzi like a prisoner, and you are not embarrassing her."

Sun Huiying gritted her teeth and said, "Add trouble to her heart! She just wanted to piss me off and stab me in the heart. My face is going to be completely humiliated. I don't know why such an ignorant person happened to me." Disobedient Si Nizi. If I had known this before, I shouldn’t have given her back when I gave it to others.”

Bai Lingyan got angry when she heard about giving herself to someone else, and couldn't bear the resentment in her heart anymore, she turned around suddenly, stared at Sun Huiying with wide eyes, and said angrily, "You have always disliked me since I was a child. , it’s not like my own mother treats me, she has broken my heart long ago, I’ve had enough of you, and I still don’t change now, at worst, I won’t enter this house in the future.”