"To let you return to your maiden home with dignity, it seems this wish can be realized in advance."
Grandma was also very happy.
"You don't know our place, now it's not just the groom's conditions that are valued, but also the bride's."
"If the maiden home is more dignified and the job is better, the arranged partner will naturally be better too."
"You won't have to worry, you are so excellent, you can solve your own problems. But we have to think more about your sister."
Just as Jian Fei thought, it was perfect.
"When your leg recovers, my salary and my sister's combined will be almost 200,000. Then we can pay a down payment and buy a house together."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Life suddenly saw hope, everything was moving in a good direction, and the whole family had smiles on their faces.
Jian Fei was busy for an afternoon, helping her family wash sheets and pillowcases, pack things, mop the floor, and tidy up the kitchen. Naturally, she had no time to check her phone.
Ke Teng had sent her several WeChat messages without a reply.
It wasn't until past five o'clock, when her sister came home from work, that she received a call from Ke Teng.
"What are you busy with? You ignore me as soon as you get home, and you don't reply to messages. What's the meaning of this?"
Jian Fei knew he was joking and said with a smile.
"I was busy. As soon as I got home, I started cleaning and tidying up the house, so I didn't have time to check. Have you finished your class?"
"It's over. It's time for dinner, and they're supposed to host a banquet for me tonight, but I don't want to go. Has your family started cooking?"
"Not yet. We have some fish in our pond. Grandma and my sister are fishing, and we plan to stew soup tonight."
Ke Teng waited for her to say, "Do you want to come and have some?" but Jian Fei stopped there.
"You're really stingy, Jian Fei. You won't even share a spoonful of fish soup with me."
Jian Fei told the truth.
"How would I know if you would like it? You're so picky about the delicious fish at big hotels, let alone the ones in our small pond."
Ke Teng could hear some implied meaning.
"Don't be sarcastic with me. When did I ever say I disliked your small pond?"
"Just say if you're welcome or not!"
Ke Teng seemed to indirectly answer the question she had been thinking about in the afternoon, whether she disliked their family for being poor.
But then she thought, she had witnessed such poverty in Shangcheng before, so what else couldn't she face calmly?
If you're poor, you're poor. You don't steal or rob. What's there to be ashamed of?
"Then come. Bring your assistant too. Our pot is big enough to stew a large basin."
"Haha." Ke Teng laughed.
"I won't call him. If the pot is big, I'll drink more. This is my special treatment."
It was the first time a son-in-law visited his father-in-law's house. What would it be like to bring another man?
Jian Fei was rinsing vegetables under the faucet in the yard when her sister and grandma returned.
Her sister excitedly planned with her, saying that a beautiful car had just stopped outside the yard, and a handsome man got out, even more handsome than your old classmate last time!
So tall, and such good skin! Even movie stars are nothing compared to him! I wonder whose guest he is!
As she was speaking, Jian Fei's phone rang.
She knew the person her sister was talking about was Ke Teng, and she gestured to her.
"We have a guest at home, go to the door and greet him."
Soon, her sister ran back with a blush.
This handsome guy was actually their guest! She had just been infatuated with him in front of her sister, how embarrassing!
Seeing her sister run to the corner to squat and scale fish with a shy face, Jian Fei found it a bit amusing.
Ke Teng brought a pile of nutritional supplements, first greeted Grandma, then saw Jian Fei's father, and finally exchanged glances with Jian Fei.
"What's wrong with your sister?"
"She's shy. She said you are the most handsome man she has ever seen, and she was complimenting you just now."
"You have good taste. Your sister has much better taste than you."
Ke Teng smiled, "What's her name? I'll go talk to her."
"Jian Tong. Tong from Tongcheng. She's a bit introverted, be careful. Go ahead."
Ke Teng, wearing a neat suit and a dark blue long coat, walked towards her sister with a business-like and elegant demeanor.
Seeing his shiny leather shoes, her sister's hands trembled with nervousness, and the knife cut her hand.
Ke Teng quickly squatted down, "Be careful!"
There were water stains on the ground from washing vegetables. When he squatted down, he didn't pull his coat, and the hem fell to the ground. Jian Fei hurried over.
"Take off your coat. Wearing it like this in our house will easily ruin your clothes."
"Okay. She cut her hand. Why don't I kill the fish? Take off your coat too and help me take it inside."
Jian Fei quickly unbuttoned it for him and helped him take off his coat and jacket face to face.
Ke Teng was clearly accustomed to being served by her, standing naturally. The two looked like an old married couple.
Her sister watched, blushing as if she were about to catch fire.
Her sister was dating someone and didn't even tell her, and it was with such a handsome man! That's not right!
Wearing only a white shirt, Ke Teng rolled up his sleeves to his forearms and squatted down to take the fish and knife from her sister, asking her to teach him how to kill fish.
Her sister was extremely shy and gestured slowly to him with her hands.
Ke Teng sometimes looked at her hands, sometimes at her face, thinking it was a real pity that this little girl was deaf.
Like Jian Fei, she was a beauty who grew more attractive the more you looked at her.
If she could speak properly and be dressed up a bit, she would surely have countless suitors, and she wouldn't have to suffer from not daring to express her secret crush, only being able to swallow her tears.
He deliberately asked her more questions, letting her teach him what she was good at. Her sister was young and had a simple mind, so she quickly became familiar with him.
After they finished killing the fish, they went to the kitchen to watch Grandma stew the fish. Jian Fei personally cooked several dishes.
The house was filled with laughter and talk, lively and festive, as if it were Chinese New Year. They hadn't been this happy for a long time.
Their father couldn't get out of bed, so they brought the dinner to him and ate together.
The doorframes in the house were too low, so Ke Teng had to bend down to get in and out.
During a break when he was carrying dishes inside again, her sister pulled Jian Fei aside.
"Your boyfriend is perfect. I'm so happy for you, sister."
Jian Fei couldn't help but blush.
"Who told you he's my boyfriend?"
"It's obvious he likes you. His eyes smile when he looks at you."
Her sister said, "And Grandma and Dad like him, and I like him too. Sister, why don't you admit it? Don't you like him?"
Jian Fei didn't know how to answer.
He was a high and mighty young master with countless assets.
They were worlds apart.
She was just a passerby who happened to appear to pass his time when he was bored. He could do whatever he wanted with her, so how could she take it seriously?
Although her father had never traveled far in his life and had never worked in a high-end industry, he was interested in politics and military affairs deep down.
During the meal, he chatted a lot with Ke Teng.
The meal, filled with laughter and conversation, lasted until ten o'clock in the evening.
There was no place for Ke Teng to stay at home, so Jian Fei and her sister saw him out.