Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Chapter 741 Zhou the Matchmaker

When Jia Zhang saw him coming, her face suddenly darkened. She pointed at Matchmaker Zhou's nose and cursed, "Matchmaker Zhou, what are you doing here? Are you trying to introduce someone to my daughter-in-law?
I tell you, if you dare to do that, don’t blame me for being rude to you. You know how powerful I am.”

Matchmaker Zhou didn't want to come to Qin Huairu's house in the first place, and now Jia Zhang's reaction confirmed his thoughts.
Matchmaker Zhou smiled awkwardly and explained, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. I didn't come here for Qin Huairu.

It’s for your Xiaodang. I found a good family for him.”

After hearing what Matchmaker Zhou said, Jia Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he knew very well that even though he was whining and mean to Qin Huairu all day long.

But he knew very well that if Qin Huairu was not there, he would definitely be sent back to his hometown.
Jia Zhang had lived in the capital for so many years, always idle and never working.

If he were sent back to his hometown to farm, wouldn't that be like asking for his life?

Besides, Jia Zhang knew very well that life in the countryside was particularly difficult during those days, and in many places people were not able to get enough food.

If he goes back, he might die soon.

In this case, Jia Zhang would never tolerate Qin Huairu getting married.

After Jia Zhang figured it out, she looked at Matchmaker Zhou and said, "Matchmaker Zhou, you are right. We are old sisters. Since you are introducing a date to Xiao Dang, the date must be very outstanding.

Now I ask you, how much dowry can that family give to Xiaodang?
Let me tell you, our Xiaodang is a regular worker in the factory and a junior high school graduate.

His conditions are better than many girls in our compound. If the gift he offers is too little, that won’t work.”

Even Matchmaker Zhou already knew Jia Zhang's character.

But he didn't expect that Jia Zhang would talk about the betrothal gift all the time, and even pointed out that a lot of it was needed. This made Zhou the matchmaker feel a little uncomfortable.

Matchmaker Zhou glanced at Jia Zhang indifferently and said, "Jia Zhang, our street is now advocating new things and new practices, requiring residents not to ask for a gift from the man when they get married.

If you do this now, you are going against the policy on the street.

If this gets out, the residents in the compound will definitely have opinions about you."

It has to be said that Matchmaker Zhou knew Jia Zhang's character very well.

He knew very well that Jia Zhang was not afraid of anything now.

What he feared most was that the residents of the compound would have a bad impression of him.

In that case, Jia Zhangshi would not be able to borrow money.
However, what Matchmaker Zhou did not expect was that Jia Zhang had now turned Xiao Dangdang into a cash cow.

In the face of huge interests, Jia Zhangshi would never give in.
He looked at Matchmaker Zhou coldly and said, "Matchmaker Zhou, look at what you said, asking for a gift for marriage is a matter of course.

Besides, our family has raised Xiaodang to this age. All the money for his food, clothes, and schooling was paid by our family. So what?
Now we ask for a little gift, shouldn't we?"

Zhou the matchmaker was speechless for a moment when faced with the unreasonable Jia Zhang
But Matchmaker Zhou knew very well that Jia Zhangshi was a person who cared more about money than people. Even if Zhou talked big, Jia Zhangshi would not give up asking for the betrothal gift.

Qin Huairu saw Jia Zhang and Zhou the matchmaker quarreling and quickly stepped in between them.
Although he didn't like Xiaodang very much, Xiaodang was his daughter after all, and he raised her with great effort.

Compared to selling Xiaodang for a high betrothal gift, Qin Huairu hoped that Xiaodang could marry into a good family.
Thinking of this, Qin Huairu asked with a smile: "Matchmaker Zhou, you just said so much, what is the situation of the person you want to introduce to Xiaodang?"

Hearing this, Matchmaker Zhou's face was a little embarrassed. Jia Zhang snorted coldly and said, "Matchmaker Zhou, you matchmakers are always talking nonsense. What's wrong?
Did you take money from the man and introduce a cripple to my Xiaodang?
I tell you, if it is a cripple, then the betrothal gift must be doubled, otherwise, I will not agree."

My goodness, for the sake of money, Jia Zhang would rather marry Xiao Dang to a cripple

Matchmaker Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course it's not a cripple. The person I want to introduce is also from your compound.

You all know him, he is Yan Jiecheng from the Third Uncle's family."

When Jia Zhang heard what Matchmaker Zhou said, her face suddenly changed.

He pointed at Matchmaker Zhou's nose and said, "Matchmaker Zhou, you are so good, I treat you as a good sister, how dare you bully me?"

Matchmaker Zhou felt a little puzzled and said, "Jia Zhang, where do you get this from? How could I bully you?"

Jia Zhang snorted coldly and said, "Po Zhou Mei, you know what the situation is in Third Master's family. There is no one in our compound who is more stingy than him.

Besides, Yan Jiecheng from the third uncle's family is already married, and our Xiaodang is an unmarried girl, a virgin, how could she possibly marry him?
"

In this era, people are conservative. If you get divorced after marriage, you will be looked down upon by others.
Therefore, Jia Zhang's words this time were not excessive.
Matchmaker Zhou explained, "Sister, although Yan Jiecheng is married, he is still a decent person. Although he has made some mistakes over the years, he still has room for development.
Besides, the third uncle is an old teacher and a manager in your courtyard. He has quite a lot of power in your courtyard.

I think Yan Jiecheng and your Xiaodang are a good match."

Of course, there are some things that Zhou the matchmaker didn't say, that is, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu have a bad reputation now.

In this day and age, choosing a marriage partner is not just a one-person thing. The man's family will usually take the woman's family situation into consideration.
If Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were known by the man's family, they would definitely not agree to Yan Jiecheng marrying Xiaodang.
Of course, neither Qin Huairu nor Jia Zhang expected this. Although Qin Huairu did not want to ask for a high betrothal gift, she would never marry Xiaodang to a man who had no job and was divorced.
Qin Huairu said to Zhou the matchmaker with a stern face: "Matchmaker Zhou, let's not talk about this anymore. I can tell you clearly now that we will not agree to Xiaodang marrying over there. You should leave now."

Matchmaker Zhou had not held high hopes when she came this time. After hearing what Qin Huairu said, she could only smile awkwardly and turned around to leave Qin Huairu's house.
Jia Zhang looked at Zhou the matchmaker's back, spat and said, "With Yan Jie being like that, it's wishful thinking for a toad to eat swan meat.

Xiaodang is a worker now, in a textile factory, and she is so pretty, she will definitely marry into a good family in the future."

Jia Zhang had never taken Xiao Dang seriously, but after Zhou the matchmaker came over today, she suddenly realized that Xiao Dang seemed to be quite useful.
Qin Huairu knew Xiaodang's personality too well, and looked at Jia Zhang and said, "The Third Master is not the kind of person who can't figure things out.

If there was no certainty about this matter, the Third Uncle would never have sent anyone to propose marriage.

I think Yan Jiecheng might have already fallen in love with Xiaodang." Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang's face changed drastically.
"No, no, we can't let them get together. If that happens, I won't get any betrothal gifts. Qin Huairu, you must stop them."

Qin Huairu also knew this, so she didn't even have time to rest at home.

After dinner, we came to the textile factory.

Although it was lunch time, the textile factory had strict management and only workers were allowed to enter and exit.

Qin Huairu stood at the door and waited for a long time, but she didn't see anyone she knew, so she had to walk up to the security officer and said, "Comrade, I'm Xiaodang's mother. I want to see Xiaodang for something. Could you please let her know?"

"

Qin Huairu is particularly polite, and she is Xiaodang's mother.

So the security officer didn't think much about it and turned around and went into the workshop.
At this time, Xiao Dang had finished his lunch and was chatting with a group of female workers in the workshop.

"Xiaodang, you are so beautiful, you will definitely marry a good man in the future.

By the way, I have a cousin who works in a lumber mill. He is very handsome. How about I introduce him to you?"

"Yes, Xiaodang, I think you and Yan Jiecheng are not a good match at all.

You are still young and don't understand at all that although Yan Jiecheng looks gentle and polite, he is actually not a good person.

We are good sisters, so I advise you, so I hope you can open your eyes.

"

"Silly, I think so too. The last time we went out together, I noticed that Yan Jiecheng looked at me in a strange way. He even secretly wanted to tease me, but I rejected him.
"

Xiaodang has been getting along with Yan Jiecheng for a while, and he often takes Yan Jiecheng to meet his friends.

These female workers were all married and had sharp eyes. After several encounters with Yan Jiecheng, they realized that he was unreliable.

Generally speaking, those female workers would not speak on such matters.

After all, marriage is a matter between two people. If they are outsiders, they will be easily criticized if they get too involved.
However, Xiaodang is a good girl.

Although he was only a junior high school graduate, his cultural level was much higher than that of these female workers.

But in daily interactions, Xiao Dang never considered himself a cultured person. Whenever there was a production task in the workshop, he was always the first to rush up to help.
In addition, these female workers are married, and after marriage, there will be more things to do.
Sometimes, in order to take care of the family and children, these female workers have to leave the workshop early.
Situations like this are common these days.

The factory will not punish these workers, but there is a very strict requirement that the workers need to complete the production tasks.
Every time this happened, Xiao Dang would always take the initiative to help the workers with production.
As a result, the female workers liked Xiao Dang even more.

Xiaodang also regarded these female workers as her good sisters. Now, after hearing the song of thanks to the female workers, she was a little shaken.
At this time, the security officer's voice came from outside the door: "A female comrade named Qin Huairu is looking for you outside. It seems that there is something urgent. Please go out now."

Hearing the shouting, Xiaodang was stunned for a moment. The reason was very simple. He had not been home for a while.

Normally, she would not tell him what happened at home. So why did Qin Huairu come to see him now?
The female workers said, "Xiaodang, since your family is looking for you, go quickly.

You are not at work yet, so you don't need to ask for leave.

Otherwise, it would be bad if the workshop director saw it later."

Xiao Dang came to his senses, stood up quickly, and followed the security officer to the gate.

At this time, Qin Huairu was already waiting outside and getting a little anxious. Seeing Xiaodang coming over, he smiled and said, "How is Xiaodang? Have you been living happily in the factory recently?

If you feel unhappy, you can come back home and live there.

Don't worry, the last time you quarreled with your grandma, I must have severely criticized your grandma.
Your grandma realized that she had made a mistake and said she would never quarrel with you again.

When Xiaodang mentioned what happened last time, he was filled with anger.

Two weeks ago, he was so stupid that he came home from work. He had been busy in the factory all day and was starving.

Seeing a piece of steamed bread on the table, Xiao Dang didn't think much about it and just picked it up and ate it.

Who knew that the steamed bun was left for Jia Zhang to eat.

When he found out, he scolded Xiaodang, saying that she ate too much.
In the past, Jia Zhang often scolded Xiao Dang like this.

But now Xiaodang has started working and is no longer the helpless little girl.
Xiao Dang had a big fight with Jia Zhang at that time, and then moved out of his home and lived in the workers' dormitory of the textile factory.
In those days, the conditions of workers' dormitories were still relatively poor, with more than a dozen people living in one room.

Just because he could avoid seeing Jia Zhang's old face, Xiao Dang felt that everything was worth it.

Now, hearing Qin Huairu say this, Xiao Dang said coldly: "Qin Huairu, when Jia Zhang and I quarreled, why did you pretend that you knew nothing?

Now, you are speaking for Jia Zhang instead."

Qin Huairu smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, you really misunderstood. How can I not want to speak for you? However, Jia Zhang is your grandmother after all, and she is an elder. If the matter gets out of hand, people in the compound will see you quarreling with Jia Zhang and scold you for being unfilial.

You haven't married yet. If you have such a bad reputation, it will be difficult to get married in the future. That's why I suppressed the matter."

I have to say that Qin Huairu is very smart. She just found a reason and explained the matter perfectly.

Thinking that he would be going to work soon, Xiao Dang did not want to quarrel with Qin Huairu, so he asked calmly: "Qin Huairu, just tell me what you want to say. You know, the management in our textile factory is very strict now. If you are often late or leave early, there will be no hope of promotion in the future."