Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 70 is a good thing.

Tang Huaiyi turned around and saw that it was Teacher Chen Dahe who was about to go home for dinner. When he saw the four of them, he called out to them.

"Teacher Chen, I'm going to Teacher Xu's house for dinner..."

"Eat?" Chen Dahe asked, smiling as he walked over. "Sure, is the food at Teacher Xu's house delicious, and mine not? Why don't you go to Teacher Xu's house instead of eating at mine?"

"I'll tell your master's wife when I get back."

Teacher Xu explained with a smile, "Teacher Chen, don't be angry. Huaiyi can eat whatever he wants at my house, even simple meals are fine, but he can't eat so casually at your house."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dahe was even more puzzled: "How can it be so casual to eat at your house?"

"I'm his third aunt," Teacher Xu said with a smile.

Chen Dahe was so surprised that he involuntarily raised his hand to scratch his hair: "Are you his third aunt? A cousin? Or a distant cousin?"

"How come I've never heard of this before?"

Teacher Xu smiled even more broadly: "Not a cousin, not a relative, but a blood relative."

Chen Dahe scratched his head in confusion: "Teacher Xu, are you kidding me?"

Your ex-husband's surname was Gao, not Tang. How could you be related by blood?

"I'm not kidding you, I'm married." Teacher Xu smiled and tugged at Tang Zhengcai's arm. "This is Tang Huaiyi's third uncle, Tang Zhengcai."

Tang Zhengcai quickly smiled and nodded, "Hello, hello, Teacher Chen! We'll be neighbors in this area from now on, let's take care of each other."

Chen Dahe suddenly realized and shook hands with him with a smile: "Okay, okay! Let's take care of each other! Teacher Xu, it's time for you to settle down. Having a man in your family will definitely be a great help to you."

After shaking hands with Tang Zhengcai, he joked with Tang Huaiyi, "Well done, you kept it a secret. I had no idea."

"Actually, we got married so quickly that we didn't have time to tell you."

Upon hearing Teacher Xu's explanation, Chen Dahe quickly expressed his understanding: "Of course, of course!"

"Given your situation... that old woman from the Gao family... there's nothing we can do about it; now it's all good, hurry up and get married, lest things get complicated!"

"Yes, that's right, Teacher Chen, would you like to come to my house for dinner?"

"No, no, I'm already at my doorstep. Professor Xu, I wish you all the best in your marriage!" Chen Dahe said with a smile, then added to Tang Huaiyi, "Come to my house for a meal this week, otherwise your teacher's wife will be angry!"

"Teacher, I want to go eat some more. We can't even finish all the food we ordered," Tang Huaiyi said.

Chen Dahe laughed and said, "Then you should eat more."

After saying that, he waved goodbye to Xu Ruyun and Tang Zhengcai and went home.

When they arrived at Xu Ruyun's house, a little girl of about ten years old stood at the door, looking timidly at Tang Zhengcai, Tang Huaiyi, and Li Xiujuan.

"Xiaoya!" Tang Zhengcai greeted her with a smile, not daring to be too enthusiastic or too cold. "Come on in and have dinner. We'll have something delicious to eat today."

The little girl named "Xiaoya" didn't answer, but stared at Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan: "Will you be my older brothers and sisters from now on?"

It turned out that she had misunderstood and thought that Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan were Tang Zhengcai's biological children.

"No, Xiaoya, I don't have any children. This is my nephew," Tang Zhengcai quickly said. "From now on, you'll be our only child."

Tang Huaiyi also explained, "This is my third uncle, and your mother will be my third aunt from now on. If you're willing, you can treat us as your older brothers and sisters."

Xiaoya gradually understood and asked, "Will you treat me well? Will you hit my mom?"

Tang Zhengcai immediately said, "I will definitely treat you and your mother well from now on. I will never hit anyone, drink alcohol, or smoke."

"Do you know how to play mahjong?" Xiaoya asked again.

Tang Zhengcai shook his head: "I can't."

I'm a little unsure of what the child is thinking: "Do you want me to know? I can learn."

Xiaoya immediately shook her head violently and screamed, "Don't learn! Don't learn! My dad just plays mahjong, and then he beat my mom and yelled at me!"

"You absolutely mustn't do that!"

"Okay, okay, I won't learn it, I won't learn it..." Tang Zhengcai quickly comforted him.

Xu Ruyun, who had been beaming with joy, couldn't help but tear up at the sight. She rushed forward and hugged the child, saying, "Oh, this child has been terrified by her father. Zhengcai, you'd better watch out..."

Tang Zhengcai then stepped forward, took her hand, and also held the child's hand, making a solemn promise.

"From now on, I will definitely treat you well and I will never gamble or play mahjong again."

Valen Hsu nodded: "Yes, I believe you. Let's make things better together."

The family of three stood hand in hand, with Tang Huaiyi watching quietly from the side. After a while, he smiled and said to Li Xiujuan, "Aren't we being a bit redundant? Let's go back to the cafeteria for dinner."

Xu Ruyun then came to her senses and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "Look at me... I'm crying again. People are even calling me Liu Bei behind my back. I start crying without even realizing it..."

"Come in, you two, come in and sit down. Let's eat now."

"There wasn't much else to offer..."

That being said, Teacher Xu prepared six dishes, four of which were meat dishes—stir-fried pork, braised pork, small fried fish, stewed chicken, peanuts, and stir-fried loofah.

I just rushed through Tangmaji Village this morning and didn't have time to cook, so I bought these from a restaurant. They're more oily and salty than regular home-cooked dishes, and have more seasonings, which makes them taste better.

While eating and chatting, Tang Huaiyi gained a general understanding of Xu Ruyun and her daughter Xiaoya. He realized that the mother and daughter had suffered a lot and knew the difference between good and bad.

They weren't like the "family dramas" Tang Huaiyi used to watch to treat low blood pressure—where the man unconditionally gave everything, begged the widow and her children, braved the storms to build a life for them, sold everything they owned, and almost gave their lives, only to be met with the widow and her children's indifference to the man's many good intentions, only to call him "Silly Dad" or "Second Dad" at the very end, or even just a photo taken, a forced family reunion dinner, and a wide grin as a sign of a good life.

The phrase "equality between men and women" on Tang Zhengcai's marriage certificate means that men should not be feudal patriarchs, nor should it go to the other extreme and men become slaves.

However, looking at his third uncle Tang Zhengcai, who was too busy to eat himself and carefully served food to Xiaoya and Xu Ruyun, Tang Huaiyi thought to himself that he had done a good deed. Someone like his third uncle would be a slave under Widow Ma.

It's only because Teacher Xu is kind-hearted and understands his good intentions that their relationship has warmed up.

If it were someone without conscience, Uncle San would have become one of those old bachelors who would be exploited to death for the rest of his life.

After the meal, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan took their leave.

Tang Zhengcai stood up: "Ruyun, I'll walk him a couple of steps..."

"Okay," Teacher Xu responded, then added, "By the way, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan, you two have your exams tomorrow. Do your best! This time, we're doing a mock exam to assess the performance of the senior classes. The teachers will see how you're doing, as it greatly influences their impression of you."

"Understood, Third Aunt," Tang Huaiyi replied.