Chapter 80: Waiting

Chapter 80: Waiting

At Temple Lotus intersection, Deng Shirong and his daughter had already met up with Zhang Xiuping and her group, who had come to visit their home.

Ignoring the greetings between the two sides, Zhang Xiuping, Ou Guofang, and Ou Guohua immediately understood when they saw Deng Yunzhen greeting them with a smile.

Ou Guohua gave Deng Yunzhen a thumbs up and praised her sincerely, "Sister Zhen, your brother is so lucky to have a sister like you in his life!"

Deng Yunzhen replied with a smile, "My brother thinks so too."

Zhang Xiuping felt somewhat embarrassed when facing Deng Yunzhen, who might become her sister-in-law. She didn't know what to say, so she simply asked, "Yunzhen, have you learned how to braid your hair as I taught you?"

Deng Yunzhen said, "I've learned it, but I can't tie it as beautifully and naturally as you do, so I didn't tie it today."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "It's very simple. Just practice a few times, and it will become natural."

The two parties chatted for a while, and then Deng Shirong pushed his bicycle and led the woman's group toward his home.

Deng Shirong, walking at the front and leading the way, was mainly chatting with several elders from the bride's side. These elders had heard about the financial situation of Deng Shirong's family from Zhang's mother. They were all very polite to Deng Shirong. Even the third aunt, who often spoke bluntly, suddenly raised her emotional intelligence several levels when facing Deng Shirong.

Deng Yunzhen, walking in the middle, was chatting with Zhang Xiuping, Ou Guofang, and Ou Guohua. The four of them were girls of similar ages, and since they were all willing to make friends, they naturally had endless topics to discuss.

At first, Zhang Xiuping was somewhat hesitant to open up. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, Deng Yunzhen would definitely become her sister-in-law. But after both sides warmed up, she gradually let go of her concerns and began to speak freely.

As for those walking behind, they were the brothers Zhang Shoujun and Zhang Shoushan, as well as the eldest cousin from Zhang's eldest aunt's family.

Walking more than ten kilometers alone would feel like a long and tedious journey, but with a group of people chatting along the way, the distance seemed to pass quickly. Before they knew it, they arrived at Double Prosperity Street.

In this era, due to inconvenient transportation, few people leave the commune where their village is located unless they have relatives in other communes or other important matters.

For example, among the four elders of the Zhang family—the fourth aunt, the seventh aunt, the third aunt, and the youngest aunt—only the fourth aunt had been to Double Prosperity before. The other three elders were visiting for the first time.

Double Prosperity later became home to the White Duckweed Industrial Park, a project with an investment of over 100 billion yuan. Driven by this industrial park, the economic development of the area improved significantly. However, in this era, it was still quite backward, almost on par with Tranquil River and Spirit Corner.

It was slightly better than Yellow Ridge, Great Dam, and Mouth Capital.

In short, in terms of the market alone, it ranked last in the entire county.

Dragon Lake Market, on the other hand, was a heavyweight market town, second only to the county seat and Sand River. Its prosperity was naturally incomparable to Double Prosperity Market.

Therefore, when the Zhang family members saw how small and underdeveloped Double Prosperity Market was, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. They felt that this place was too remote and backward, far inferior to their Dragon Lake Commune.

However, their disappointment didn't last long. After passing Double Prosperity and walking for another twenty minutes, they arrived at the entrance of Thatchfield Village.

Looking toward the village from the entrance, several large blue brick and tile houses were connected together, forming an inverted "7" shape. The sight was both beautiful and grand, and the Zhang family members were so excited that they stared at it without blinking.

Deng Shirong raised his hand and pointed at the large blue brick and tile house, introducing, "Relatives, we're here!"

…

Ever since he learned that his father had found a partner for him, Deng Yuntai would often lie in bed at night, wondering what kind of person his partner was. Was she really as beautiful as his father and two sisters had said?

Of course, Deng Yuntai never doubted that his girlfriend was beautiful. After all, his father and two sisters all said she was very beautiful, so there was no reason to doubt it.

But "beautiful" is just a vague adjective. Without any reference for comparison, Deng Yuntai couldn't quite imagine what she looked like.

As the day of the house-visiting drew closer, Deng Yuntai became more and more excited.

Today was the day the girl would come to visit the house. After his father took his eldest sister out to greet her, Deng Yuntai couldn't sit still. He felt as if ants were crawling all over his body. From time to time, he would walk to the village entrance and look down the road.

Even though he knew the other party couldn't arrive so quickly, he felt like something was missing if he didn't take a look.

What does it mean to be eagerly waiting?

This was!

Originally, Deng Changyuan's behavior was quite normal, but under the influence of his childhood friend Deng Yuntai, he also started walking to the village entrance from time to time to look down the road. After a few times, he began to feel a little nervous, as if it were him, not his childhood friend, who was waiting for the girl.

After looking dozens or even hundreds of times, they finally saw a group of people walking toward the village entrance from a distance. Deng Yuntai excitedly gathered his relatives and elders to go to the village entrance to welcome the guests.

When the two groups met, Deng Yuntai immediately locked eyes with the girl in the crowd who was as beautiful as a flower.

He concluded that this must be the person his father had found for him.

A woman's sixth sense is completely unreasonable. Although Zhang Xiuping didn't know who her partner was, after meeting Deng Yuntai's gaze, she instantly concluded that this young man with ordinary looks but a good spirit was her partner.

The two looked at each other for more than three seconds before Zhang Xiuping shyly looked away.

It's a long story, but it all happened in just a few seconds. However, the observant Deng Shirong noticed the interaction between his eldest son and his future daughter-in-law. He introduced them with a smile, "Yuntai, let me introduce you. This is Xiuping. Xiuping, this is my eldest son, Deng Yuntai."

Seeing his future wife so beautiful, Deng Yuntai was overjoyed. He looked at her with bright eyes and greeted her, "Hello!"

Zhang Xiuping glanced at him and greeted him with a blushing face, "Hello!"

Deng Shirong then introduced the Zhang family members to his eldest son one by one: "This is the fourth aunt, this is the seventh aunt, this is the third aunt, this is the youngest aunt, this is the eldest cousin, these are her younger brothers Xiaojun and Xiaoshan, these are her sisters Afang and Ahua; Xiuping is their good sister who grew up with them."

Every time his father introduced someone, Deng Yuntai would greet them politely.

After introducing everyone, Deng Shirong began to introduce his relatives to the woman's group.

After the relatives from both sides greeted each other, Deng Shirong and his relatives warmly invited the woman's group into the house.

(End of this chapter)