In the scorching heat, Minmin took her parents for a walk around the village, then turned and got invited to Lao Song’s home.

The family of three felt rather embarrassed.

"No fuss, no fuss. Ling Qi said your stuff has been signed over to the big boss, don’t go to any trouble!"

Feeling uneasy again: "We thought about bringing some milk and snacks to visit the elderly, but Ling Qi insisted they don’t eat them..."

So here they are, truly empty-handed.

Thinking they wouldn’t disturb anyone, they planned to just wander around and head back when the sun came out.

Who knew that silly boy had taken a liking to the wages here, now he’s working hard in the mountains and refuses to leave, making it harder for them to go.

Now showing up empty-handed, how embarrassing! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

If Qiaoqiao was here, she could coax the kid with a red envelope. But now even Qiaoqiao isn’t around, they’re really stuck.

Minmin also found it embarrassing, not only is Zhu Lingqi’s third uncle’s home here, but also his grandmother and grandfather!

Wu Lan laughed loudly.

Damei is stingy, but she’s always had good intentions for her, even in the city, trying to find avenues for Qiaoqiao.

Because of this, Wu Lan has to properly entertain her in-laws.

Well, you can’t count Ling Qi, just like Seventh Uncle said, a rare talent that defies logic.

Song Youde and Wang Lifan were all smiles.

Their grandson finally found a girlfriend, a pretty and decent girl, and the old couple were greatly relieved!

Otherwise, given Damei’s stinginess, they’d dreamed that one day, just to save money, this family of three might find a single mom with grown kids!

It’s not just scaremongering!

Just looking at Ling Qi, who among the decent young men would accompany his in-laws for a trip, only to ditch them for earning extra cash doing odd jobs locally!

Speaking of which, they’re the ones who should feel embarrassed.

And now Minmin arrives empty-handed?

Is that really a problem? Not at all!

Grandma even quietly pulled Song Tan aside:

"Tantan, since they’re visiting for the first time, do you have that red envelope paper? Let me give the girl a red envelope, don’t worry!"

Song Tan wasn’t having it.

She had the red envelope paper, but while handing it over, she stretched out her other palm:

"Minmin should get one, Lun Chuan should too."

Such a child!

Grandma glared at her: "With you two being such a charming couple, that’s fate from a previous life, destined! It’s different for Minmin! Ling Qi with your aunt, they’re willing, so I, as the grandma, have to put in effort, otherwise I won’t sleep peacefully at night!"

But, she said that, yet under the blazing sun, grandma pedaled her tricycle back home and sneakily wrapped two red envelopes:

"This one’s for Xiaolun, don’t take any for yourself."

Song Tan giggled as she opened the envelopes: "Then I have to see if they are the same..."

As they whispered to each other, Wu Lan called her from the kitchen: "Tantan, ask your cousin to come down and eat watermelon, he’s not answering his phone."

She paused and emphasized again: "I won’t short his wages."

Song Tan was helpless: "My elder cousin has such a stubborn personality, if I could easily call him down, why would he come to the field every weekend working hard? He wasn’t getting paid then."

Checking the time again: "The outdoor work finishes at 9:30, there’s just half an hour left, Mom, make sure they start eating first."

Grandpa in the living room heard this too, feeling ashamed.

The saying goes [raise your head to marry off daughters, bow your head to take a wife].

The family marrying off a daughter, raising such a precious girl to join another family, must hold their head high, with confidence, since they are the ones being courted.

Families with sons ought to adopt a humble stance, be accommodating and respectful, demonstrating sincerity!

So throughout history, the wife side eagerly pursuing was looked down upon, because fundamentally they didn’t respect themselves.

Like Song Sancheng, when dating, he worked for his future father-in-law, Song Youde and his wife not only didn’t stop him, but urged him, proactively lending help.

As for Zhu Lingqi?!

Oh dear!

The old-school grandparents just thinking about it felt tight-chested, wanting to call Damei and scold her. Yet with the grandson still not coming down, grandma reluctantly handed over the red envelope:

"Girl, it’s your first visit here, take this..."

According to tradition, there should be lots of back-and-forth.

But Minmin was startled, then unabashedly accepted, with a sweet smile:

"Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa! Ling Qi is earnest and diligent, he’s repaired our lamps and table legs, my parents like him so much!"