45: Chapter 45: Fancying Her as a Daughter-in-law 45: Chapter 45: Fancying Her as a Daughter-in-law An Ping lay on the bed and sighed as he looked at the ceiling, “Brother Yufeng, I want to go with you, but my dad and my sister are collectively against it.”
Bai Yufeng was two years older than An Ping and two years younger than An Hao; he had just stopped studying.
Before the new year, he went to the city to work for a month and spent all thirty yuan he earned before he came back.
But he had seen city life and was set on going to the city.
He got along well with An Ping, and An Ping wasn’t stingy either; he didn’t lose out when hanging out with him.
Hearing that An Ping couldn’t go, he felt a bit disappointed.
“An Ping, city life is so good.
You can earn more money and there are lots of fun places to go.
You can watch movies, go ice skating, and even stroll around the state-owned stores,” he tried his best to paint a wonderful picture for An Ping, hoping to entice him.
“Really?” An Ping, who was playful by nature, lit up at this and quickly sat up, gripping Bai Yufeng’s hand excitedly, “Brother Yufeng, I’ll find another chance to talk to my dad, then I’ll go with you.”
“Okay, I’ll definitely wait for you.”
As soon as Bai Yufeng finished speaking, Bai Yanjiao’s voice came from the courtyard, “Cousin, grandma wants you to come to my room for a bit.”
“All right!” Bai Yufeng patted An Ping on the shoulder, “I’m off, I’ll come back to find you later.”
When he got to Bai Yanjiao’s room, Bai Yufeng saw the whole family was there.
The old lady sat on the brick bed; the aunt and Bai Yanjiao were sitting on the edge of the bed.
His dad and mom were each leaning against the wall; one was sitting on a little stool.
It appeared they were having another meeting.
“Granny, did you want to see me?” Bai Yufeng stepped forward and pulled up a stool to sit down.
The old lady nodded with a smile and said to him, “Fengzi, granny has a question for you, and you must answer honestly.”
“You’ve met An Hao’s girl; what do you think of her?” The unpleasantness from today’s meal notwithstanding, the old lady had grown increasingly fond of An Hao.
This girl was bold and decisive, and at crucial moments, she could stand up and think of her relatives.
If such a girl were brought into the family as a bride, it would be a real jackpot.
She had the looks, the ability to earn money, and a strong character; you couldn’t find such a treasure even if you searched with a lantern in these parts.
Bai Yufeng was stunned by the old lady’s question and turned his head to see what his anxious parents would think.
“Why are you looking at them?
Just say what you think,” the old lady scolded her grandson.
“I…” Bai Yufeng’s mind filled with the image of An Hao’s smiling face, her watery eyes, the two dimples that appeared with her smile, and her slender figure that was charming in every aspect.
He had liked An Hao from the first moment he saw her.
But An Hao was too fiery, and he didn’t dare provoke her.
He would secretly watch her using his peripheral vision, afraid that she would notice and get angry with him.
“What do you mean ‘I’?
It’s really hard to get a word out of you!” the old lady said impatiently, finding her whole family slow to act and indecisive.
“I fancy her.” Bai Yufeng’s fair cheeks flushed a hint of red, “I fancy her, but what if she doesn’t fancy me back?”
As the grandson spoke, the old lady’s face broke into a smile, her aged face beaming like a chrysanthemum.
She was about to speak when her son, Bai Jianshe, cut in first, “Fengzi, you better put those thoughts away.
That kind of woman is not easy to handle if you bring her home.
She acts this way now; who knows how she’ll treat me and your mom after getting married.”
“I feel the same way.
Mom, I don’t want a daughter-in-law like that!” Niu Cuihua echoed her husband’s words.