novelraw Chapter 158 Don't you think your pond is too small and you have too many fish to raise?
Chapter 158 Don't you think your pond is too small and you have too many fish to raise?
Because Qingshi County had been ranked last for two consecutive years, Teacher Yin wanted to get rid of this last place title and had high hopes for these students.
He put a lot of effort into tutoring them, starting before the semi-finals, which helped all the participating students gain a significant advantage, including those who were eliminated in the preliminary and semi-final rounds.
Mid-October was the time to go to the provincial capital to compete. By then, the crops had been harvested, and Tong Yuyao perfectly avoided the exhausting busy farming season, working hard at school instead.
However, Linglong had a week-long autumn break and went back to Chenjiatun to participate in labor. But they had already adapted to the intensity of the autumn harvest, and together with their eldest sister, they even exceeded their second sister's quota.
They credited the extra work points they earned to Yuyao. After all, they were young and allowed to work part-time while studying. Yuyao, on the other hand, couldn't always take leave, so having someone willing to earn work points for her silenced many people's gossip.
With the autumn harvest basically over, Tong Jiahui and Liu Fengyi set their wedding banquet for October 29th. Tong Yuheng had already prepared meat and various vegetables from his spatial storage and invited their neighbors, Aunt Shuixian and Miao Yafeng, to come and help.
The banquet was set up in the front yard with four tables to entertain the villagers and friends who were familiar with the family. A few extra tables were also prepared so that there would be enough food to entertain other people.
Four tables were set up in the living room of the west room to entertain Liu Fengyi's colleagues, the brigade leader and village party secretary, Zhang Limin's family, Liu's family, and Cheng Damei's extended family, who could be considered her maternal relatives.
Because Zhou Manman reported him, everyone learned about Grandpa Tong's identity and their relationship. Tong Jiahui simply let Grandpa Tong and Yu Chen move into her house as well.
The old man was very happy that his daughter had found someone who cared for her. Sometimes he wondered why Liu Fengyi was so similar to his former son-in-law in temperament and even many of his habits.
There were about ten families in the village who were familiar with them. Each family would send two or three people, give a small gift of three or five cents, and bring one or two children for a meal. The villagers didn't mind, giving the children a handful of candy and telling them to eat well.
The Lin family, including the second son and his family of three, who had a conflict with them, came. They had already separated their households, but they came because their daughter, Lin Caiyun, and Xiaoqi had a good relationship.
Three educated youths who were learning to drive tractors came to the educated youth settlement. They didn't have much interaction with others, so they weren't invited.
Tan Suyun and Ren Hongmin also said that they planned to register their marriage at the end of the month and arrange their wedding next month, and asked her to help. Tong Yuheng readily agreed.
Fan Yaqing didn't come to cause trouble, so it seems she was frightened by her father. However, a leopard can't change its spots; she didn't believe this man could reform and stop scheming against their family!
Liu Fengyi had secretly investigated the source of her money and found that it was sent to her by Zhang Shaojie. He knew that there must be some agreement between the two of them, and that Zhang Shaojie was probably still after their family's wealth!
A pair of large red "double happiness" characters were pasted on the front door of the Tong family's house. Just before lunch was about to be served, a military vehicle stopped outside the door. It was Li Chengsong who had brought Tong Jiaming and his wife.
They took a day off; they had to go back after attending the wedding at noon. Yang Guiping was more than five months pregnant, which was quite obvious. Her complexion was rosy, and she looked like she was taking good care of herself.
"Dad, Mom, you're back!" Yu Chen ran out happily, hugged her mother, then hugged her father, and gently touched her belly.
It was only then that everyone realized that these two were the same couple who had been beaten to death in the cowshed last year. When did they start working in the army?
The villagers all thought that it seemed that Tong Jiahui's claim that her family had friends in the county was true!
They planned to go back and warn their wives and children not to cause trouble for the Tong family out of jealousy, and not to even think about marrying one of their daughters, because their son was not good enough for her!
At the start of the banquet, Tong Jiahui and Liu Fengyi, under the guidance of village party secretary Chen Deyin, swore to be loyal to the Party, the country, and the people, to support each other, and to spend their lives together.
From then on, Liu Fengyi truly became the son-in-law of the Tong family. During the wedding ceremony, the topic of whether or not he would move in with the family was not brought up.
Liu Fengyi invited one of his uncles from his village to speak and offer his blessings, leaving no room for his older brothers to speak.
He had already told them not to cause any trouble. If you're willing to come, just enjoy your meal. Don't even think about speaking as my elder!
Cheng Damei and her family all came, as did her four younger brothers, but they didn't bring their wives and children because they felt that would make the wedding too crowded.
Cheng Jinliang and Li Chengsong used to be in the same unit, both holding the rank of battalion commander. Cheng retired this year. After retiring, he was assigned to the Public Security Bureau, taking over Liu Fengyi's former position as battalion commander. Now the two are colleagues. Their families also maintain a very harmonious relationship.
Fan Yaqing didn't come to the scene, but she still watched from afar. She spotted the young man who brought Tong Yuheng's uncle and aunt, and he was practically stuck in her heart!
He's actually Tong Yuheng's friend! In such a backwater place, she can still meet such a good man! He's obviously not an ordinary soldier. Can a soldier just drive a military vehicle out like that?
In an instant, jealousy surged into her heart again, and she wanted nothing more than to tear everything in the Tong family apart! She felt that all the bad luck her family had suffered over the past year was because of Tong Yuheng!
She would never let this man fall for Tong Yuheng; she was determined to get him! Just you wait and see! Afraid of being seen by Tong Yuheng, and also afraid that she wouldn't be able to suppress her inner jealousy, she turned and left!
Tong Yuheng knew that Fan Yaqing dared not show herself, but would secretly peek: Haha! Feeling hurt? You want us to live a miserable life, but we're just getting better and better!
Look at the way she looks at Li Chengsong. What's wrong with her? Does she want to try and put every good man into her pond? Don't you think your pond is too small and you have too many fish to raise?
Tong Yuheng didn't not want to kill Fan Yaqing, but she knew she was the female lead in the original book and feared that if she actively targeted her, it might inadvertently give her an opportunity. However, if Fan Yaqing provoked her, then she shouldn't blame Tong Yuheng for being ruthless!
After Tong Jiahui's wedding, Tong Yuheng started calling Liu Fengyi "Dad," just like he used to call him Tong Linsheng. Yuhan followed suit a couple of days later, as did Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi; they had already accepted their new father.
Yuyao and Linglong were still a little awkward, so they temporarily called him Uncle Liu. The three people who knew about it didn't say anything. What did it matter whether they called him Dad or not? They were still family anyway.
On November 15th, Yuhan and Yuyao went to the provincial capital with their teacher again to participate in the finals. The finals also had two rounds; the first round was a written test, and the second round involved on-site question answering.