After Luo Jingyu came back, he quickly made a sample of the purple fog flower and sent it to Du Hengzhi by express delivery in the same city.

After receiving it, Du Hengzhi told Zhan Xi on WeChat that the flowers were very beautiful and he thought they would be more beautiful when used on the dress. He was inspired and was drawing a design draft. He asked Teacher Luo to wait for his notification.

Before the National Day holiday, Zhanxi received a call from her cousin Yin Li, saying that she was engaged on October 6 and hoped that Zhanxi could go home to attend her engagement ceremony.

The engagement ceremony in my hometown is no less so grand than a wedding. There are many customs, and the older generation is particularly particular. The younger generation cannot resist the elderly. Unless one party is not a local, local young people like Yin Li and her boyfriend Xiao Liu must follow the customs and follow the process, and the family will not be looked down upon.

Zhan Xi asked: "Sister Lili, did my mother ask you and me to call?"

"Hahahaha..." Yin Li smiled awkwardly, "You discovered it."

Usually, young people working outside have no stubbornness to attend the engagement ceremony of relatives and friends, as long as they can go back to attend the wedding. Zhan Xi knew that Yin Li was going to get married during the Spring Festival the next year, but she didn't expect her mother to use this reason to call her home, and she couldn't agree for the moment.

"Bring your partner." Yin Li said on the phone, "My second aunt said you are a partner, right? Bring it here for us to meet."

Zhan Xi was shocked: "What did my mother say? Did she say what my partner is like?"

"Then I didn't say it, I just said your partner." Yin Li asked curiously, "What's wrong? What's your partner like?"

"No, I'll think about it again." Zhan Xi said apologetically, "Sister Lili, my partner is very busy for a while. Even if I come back, I may still be alone. I'll get the exact news about you in a few days."

When I went home, I still didn’t go home. I thought of Chi Guilan, Zhan Xi was really contradictory.

If she goes home, she will still not bring her little fish, which will make her even more unable to make up her mind.

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On the afternoon of September 30, Zhan Xi was Luo Jingyu's girlfriend and went to Luo Jingyu's parents' home for the first time.

Because it was the last working day before the long holiday and the road was very congested, they decided to take the subway.

The two of them carried large bags and small bags. Luo Jingyu brought their parents' Mid-Autumn Festival gifts and also gifts prepared by Zhan Xi Xiaoyu's family. After coming out of the subway car, they walked towards the exit. Zhan Xi thought of something that had been a long time ago and chatted with Luo Jingyu: "I took the civil service exam last year, and the test site was near this subway station, and I walked back and forth. After entering the station that day, I met the security guard in the subway caught the thief. The noise was very loud and it was scary."

Luo Jingyu wanted to say that she was actually caught as a "thief" at this subway station, but she was full of things and couldn't answer. She could only smile, as if she heard something interesting.

They didn't go to the small supermarket, but went directly to Luo Jingyu's parents' house.

Zhan Xi is not nervous. Her current sign language level is pretty good, and her daily communication with Xiaoyu is almost no problem. As long as Xiaoyu's family members don't make sign language too fast. Besides, isn't they still a brother-in-law who listens to her? If it really doesn't work, her brother-in-law can also help her translate.

The community where the Luo family is located is very old. The house built in the 1990s has been moved here for more than ten years since the welfare factory was reorganized, and they are surrounded by old neighbors.

Luo Jingyu came upstairs with Zhan Xi and met an aunt from a neighbor. The other party happily called him: "Xiaoyu! Come back for dinner? I haven't seen you for a long time, yo! Is it your partner? It's so beautiful."

Zhan Xi shouted sweetly: "Hello Auntie, I am Xiaoyu's girlfriend."

The neighbor's aunt was stunned for a moment and quickly said, "Hello, hello, you guys go upstairs quickly, holding something so heavy. Oh, Xiaoyu used to be a child, but now she has a partner, why don't we grow old?"

When they arrived at the door of the fourth floor, Luo Jingyu and Zhanxi looked at each other and then rang the doorbell at home.

The doorbell is like 1504. When the light bulb is turned on, the light inside will light up when he presses it.

Soon, the door opened, Zhan Xi looked at the three people who appeared behind the door. The two old men should be Xiaoyu's parents, right? Luo's father was tall and had a pair of reading glasses. Luo's mother dressed up carefully, and she didn't look old at all. Her eyebrows and eyes looked very similar to Xiaoyu. It can be seen that she was a beautiful woman when she was young.

The pregnant woman with a big belly is Sister Xiaoyu who Zhan Xi has met once.

The three of them looked at Zhan Xi together with unconcealed smiles on their faces.

Luo Jingyu told Zhan Xi that his father and sister have a good temper and are very gentle, and their mother is a little impatient, but she is also a cute old lady and is easy to get along with.

"Hello uncle, hello aunt, hello sister, my name is Zhanxi, you can call me Huanhuan or Xiao Zhan." Zhanxi didn't care and spoke first. Yan Yajuan smiled and took the gift from the hands of the two young men with Luo Mingsong, said "ahhh" and called them in.

After Zhan Xi's hands were liberated, he greeted him in sign language. Luo Mingsong and Yan Yajuan smiled. After putting up the gift, they repeatedly called her sign language, praised her for being well-behaved, praised her for being beautiful and tall, and asked her to sit, eat, and gesture with her hands together. Zhan Xi's eyes couldn't see them.

The second old man went to the kitchen and asked his son and daughter to entertain Zhan Xi. Luo Xiaomei looked at Zhan Xi with a smile, and said in sign language: [We have seen each other once, do you still remember it?]

Zhan Xi nodded: [I remember, I didn’t know you were Xiaoyu’s sister at that time.]

Luo Jingyu pulled Zhan Xi to a sitting man and said sign language: [It's my brother-in-law.]

Zhan Xi looked at Gao Yuan. He was about the same age as Luo Xiaomei, with a medium figure and a steady and square temperament. However, it can be seen that his legs were weaker than ordinary people, his trouser legs looked much looser, and he had two armpit crutches beside him.

Zhan Xi knew that Gao Yuan could hear it and smiled and said, "Hello, brother-in-law, my name is Zhan Xi."

Gao Yuan smiled very gently: "Hello, hello, my name is Gao Yuan. I'm sorry, I don't have good legs, so I won't stand up."

After meeting Wanren, Zhan Xikong looked at Xiaoyu's parents' home. The house was not big and it had been several years of decoration. She pulled Luo Jingyu's sleeves and said in sign language: [Take me to visit your room?]

Luo Jingyu: "..."

Gao Yuan laughed and explained to the awkward uncle: "Xiao Zhan, Xiaoyu has no room, two bedrooms and one living room, one parents live in one room, and Xiaomei lives in one room. Xiaoyu used to sleep in the living room and set up a small bed. When I came to the door for the first two years, the bed was still there. Later, he bought a house, and his parents removed the small bed in his living room."

As he said that, Gao Yuan pointed to the corner of the living room where there was a cabinet now, "Here, there is a small bed one meter wide, very short. He is tall and his feet must be extended from the end of the bed. He also needs to add an extra stool to rest his feet at night."

Luo Xiaomei finished reading her husband's lips and kept smiling.

Zhan Xi was stunned when Xiaoyu didn't tell her that he didn't have a room at home.

How pitiful! She looked at Luo Jingyu, and he smiled at her embarrassedly, pulled her to sit down at the dining table, pushed the snack box in front of her, and gestured with both hands to let her eat.

At that time, some movement came from the kitchen, which was the sound from the mouth when the deaf people communicated. The volume was not light, and only Zhanxi and Gao Yuan could hear it.

Zhan Xi couldn't help looking into the kitchen, and saw Yan Yajuan running out, behind him was Luo Mingsong with a helpless look on his face. Zhan Xi didn't know what happened, Yan Yajuan had already arrived in front of her and gave her a thick red envelope.

"Ah, aunt? I..." Zhan Xi stood up and didn't have time to push it off. Yan Yajuan had already stuffed the red envelope into her hand and said in sign: [Good boy, accept it, it's your uncle and aunt, accept it, accept it.]

Luo Mingsong came over and also said in sign language: [I originally wanted to return to you after dinner, but Xiaoyu's mother was too anxious and wanted to give it to you now. I said you would not run away, but she didn't listen.]

Gao Yuan and Luo Xiaomei laughed while watching, Zhan Xi held the red envelope with embarrassment, turned to look at Luo Jingyu. He smiled very happily and said to Sign Language: [Please accept it, my parents' wishes.]

"Ah..." The red envelope is so thick, is it ten thousand yuan? Zhan Xi was too embarrassed and could only talk sign language to Yan Yajuan and Luo Mingsong: [Thank you uncle and aunt, thank you.]

The dinner dishes were extremely rich and delicious. Six people sat around the table, and the atmosphere was warm but quiet.

Everyone communicates in sign language. Luo Mingsong and Yan Yajuan will cooperate with each other when talking sign language. The mouth looks like they are talking, and their voices are sometimes big and sometimes small. Zhan Xi has seen Chen Liang and Mao Mao, but it was outdoors and it was not deeply touched. At this moment, in the narrow room, some vague sounds were particularly obvious.

Gao Yuan sat next to Zhanxi, occasionally lowered his head and pretended to eat food, and did not look at her. He moved his lips slightly and said to her: "Xiao Zhan, when their family members communicate, they will speak. Don't be afraid. It is normal, because Xiaoyu doesn't like to speak, and I'm afraid you won't adapt."

Zhan Xi was moved and said quietly: "No, brother-in-law, Xiaoyu will speak in front of me, I won't be afraid."

Gao Yuan was stunned and felt relieved immediately. Xiaoyu didn't like to speak in front of him, but was willing to speak in front of Zhan Xi, which showed that he had regarded Zhan Xi as the closest person.

Luo Jingyu did not notice the conversation between Gao Yuan and Zhan Xi, and kept picking up food for Zhan Xi. The family members were persuading Zhan Xi to eat more, saying that she was too thin.

Zhan Xi put down his chopsticks and said in a sign language: [I am much heavier with Xiaoyu. He cooks so delicious that he has made me fat.]

Yan Yajuan has a rich expression and said in sign language: [It is not good for girls to be too thin, eat more, eat more.]

Luo Xiaomei celebrated her birthday. After dinner, Luo Jingyu brought out her birthday cake. Once, Zhan Xi did not foolishly mention singing a birthday song, but just leaned on Luo Jingyu and watched obediently.

Luo Xiaomei closed her eyes and made a wish. After opening her eyes, she gently blew out the candle. Gao Yuan kissed her on the face, saying while typing signing, "Happy birthday, my wife, I will always be eighteen."

Luo Xiaomei made her laugh.

Luo Jingyu cut the cake and shared it with everyone. When Yan Yajuan brought a few photo albums from the room and handed them to Luo Jingyu, she gestured "ahhh" and asked him to show it to Zhan Xi.

Luo Jingyu had a headache and didn't want to answer. She frowned and called her sign language and asked her mother to take it away quickly. Zhan Xi had already noticed it with sharp eyes. After taking the album, she happily shouted: "Is it a photo of Xiaoyu when she was a child? I want to see it, I want to see it!"

Yan Yajuan smiled and said in sign language: [It was Xiaoyu and Xiaomei when they were young, they were very cute, look at it.]

Luo Jingyu thought depressedly with a broken face: Isn’t it lovely at all?

Zhan Xi opened the album and finally knew why Yan Yajuan said that Xiaoyu was cute when she was a child, because there were actually a few pictures inside, Xiaoyu was wearing women's clothing!

"Hahahahahahahaha!" Looking at the little fish wearing a small skirt, Zhan Xi smiled and said, "Why should I wear a skirt? Oh my god! Hahahaha... Xiaoyu, you were so cute when you were a child!"

The old photos were printed on film. Luo Jingyu was only three or four years old. Luo Xiaomei was four years older than him and was a big taller.

Zhan Xi looked at Luo Jingyu in the photo, and could be vaguely identified from his eyebrows, eyes, facial features. His hair was not as short as other little boys, and he had bangs. His skin was white, his face was round, and his eyes were shiny. He was confused when he was grinning and smiling. He looked like a cute little boy.

Luo Jingyu sat next to her helplessly, and Gao Yuan helped explain: "Actually, it wasn't that intentional dressing for Xiaoyu. He didn't go to kindergarten at that time. The family was not in good condition. Sometimes he would urinate on the bed in summer. If his pants couldn't be changed, his mother would wear a skirt that Xiaomei couldn't wear. Dad thought it was fun and he took a photo. He must have boys' clothes. Ah... it was my mother who told me, Xiaoyu, don't look at me like this, hahahaha..."

Gao Yuan came into contact with Luo Jingyu's resentful gaze and laughed tremblingly with Luo Xiaomei. Zhan Xi laughed so hard that he hugged Luo Jingyu's arm and said, "When you were a child, you 'pissed' the bed?"

Luo Jingyu was almost angry and thought, who didn’t urinate when she was a child?

Zhan Xi was still flipping through the albums and watching them carefully.

She had seen photos of Xiaoyu in junior high school and high school at Zhou Lian's house, and now she saw photos of him in childhood and childhood, as if she had reviewed Xiaoyu's growth history. She watched him turn from a little boy to a little boy, a young man, and finally turned into the gentle and quiet man beside her.

She picked a few cute photos and re-taken them with her mobile phone, including a few women's clothing photos. Luo Jingyu first blocked the photos with her hands and prevented her from taking them. Zhan Xi glared at him. He reluctantly let go of his hand and watched her take pictures of his dark history.

After finishing the cake, Luo Jingyu packed up the dishes and took the initiative to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Yan Yajuan pulled Zhan Xi to chat in sign language. Everyone in her family knew about Zhan Xi's situation. When she asked her how she met Xiaoyu, she said that Xiaoyu had many shortcomings, was introverted, not very good at communicating with people, and she would be very stubborn and had a low education. She hoped that Zhan Xi would not mind.

Yan Yajuan didn't know how good Zhan Xi's sign language level was, and her hands were gestured very slowly: [Good kid, Xiaoyu is the first time he talked to friends. You are the first girl he brought home. I can see that Xiaoyu likes you very much. After being with you, he was much happier. I can also see that you are a good girl. I hope you and Xiaoyu can have a good relationship, help each other, and care for each other. I hope you don't dislike Xiaoyu's ears invisible. Really, aunt and you promise that besides not hearing, Xiaoyu is really a very good boy, and he will treat you well.]

"Talking" Later, Yan Yajuan couldn't help crying. Luo Xiaomei quickly stood up to comfort her mother. Yan Yajuan felt that she was disobedient and went to the room with Luo Xiaomei.

Luo Mingsong didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, so he didn't watch them chat, so he watched TV.

Only Zhan Xi and Gao Yuan were left at the dining table.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Gao Yuan spoke: "Xiao Zhan, my brother-in-law will talk to you for a few words."

"Oh." Zhan Xi quickly sat down, "Brother-in-law, I'm listening."

"Don't be nervous, just chat casually." Gao Yuan smiled, "I am actually a spokesperson. Before you came back, my family meeting was held and unanimously recommended me to talk to you. Xiaoyu didn't know what I said to you. If you want to continue discussing with him, we have no objection, you can do it yourself."

When he started, Zhan Xi became even more nervous.

What's the situation? Is it because Xiaoyu's family disagrees? They disagrees to repay her with a big red envelope?

Gao Yuan asked: "I wonder if Xiaoyu has told you that the child in Xiaomei's belly has bad ears?"
To be continued...