Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Chaoyang, where have you been?"

"Dad, Mom, you're back." Li Chaoyang returned home in deep thought, and only came back to his senses when he heard his mother calling him.

"what happened?"

"Mom, I'm fine. When did you come back?"

"It's been a while since I came back. Your uncle and his family will be going to Milijian in two days. They may never come back. Do you want to go and see them off?"

"Don't go."

"Are you really okay?" Li's mother noticed that something was wrong with her son.

"Mom, I'm fine."

"You are my flesh and blood. Don't I know you? What's wrong?"

Father Li said, "Chaoyang, what happened?"

"Xiao Xia came to me just now and took me to meet her third aunt and uncle."

Li Chaoyang also knew that this matter could not be kept secret, so he simply stopped hiding it and told his parents about him and He Xiaoxia going to meet her third aunt, third uncle and others.

"Xiao Xia's third aunt and uncle don't agree with you and Xiao Xia being together?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Li were shocked.

Although Xiaoxia is a little careless, she is very straightforward and polite. Mr. and Mrs. Li really like this girl.

Looking at his son's appearance and tone of voice at this moment, could it be that Xiaoxia's third aunt and uncle didn't like their son?
"No, Xiao Xia's third aunt and uncle are very nice people. They don't object to Xiao Xia and I being together."

"So what's going on?"

"Can you please finish your words in one breath, kid? It's so frustrating."

"Dad, Mom, I feel like I'm not worthy of Xiao Xia." Li Chaoyang said, "Do you know who her third aunt and uncle are? They're the founders of Huafeng Group.

Her elder sister and brother-in-law are the owners of the Baoxini Shoe and Clothing Company in Guangzhou. Baoxini is the most well-known shoe and clothing brand in our country, and it has directly-operated shoe and clothing supermarkets in many cities.

Her second sister and brother-in-law are the general manager and financial manager of a state-owned enterprise in Shanghai.

My third sister and her brother-in-law are the founders of Zhiweilou Group. Zhiweilou Restaurant belongs to Zhiweilou Group, and the shopping mall under construction next to the square also belongs to Zhiweilou Group. Her third brother-in-law is also the boss of Zhiwei Wine Company.

My fourth sister and her brother-in-law are the vice chairman of Huafeng Group and the deputy general manager of a subsidiary. My fifth sister and her brother-in-law are the chairman of Huafeng Group and the general manager of a subsidiary.

Even she herself opened a farm resort covering an area of ​​dozens of acres in her hometown of Simatai.

Her third aunt and uncle prepared a courtyard house with its own entrance and exit for her in Qianmenlouzi as a wedding house, and also prepared a large villa with an area of ​​800 square meters for her in Huafengyuan community.

Just now she asked me whether I prefer to live in a courtyard house or a big villa, and said that if I like a high-rise building with a good view, I should buy one.

She also told me not to worry about the bride price and said she didn’t want any of it.

Dad, Mom, my mind is in a mess right now, what do you think I should do? "

It was a very happy thing to be recognized by He Xiaoxia's third aunt and uncle.

But at this moment, Li Chaoyang really couldn't be happy.

He and his family's conditions are far inferior to He Xiaoxia's.

From ancient times to the present, people have always emphasized the importance of marrying someone of equal social status.

His conditions are not a good match for He Xiaoxia's. How can he not be worried?

After hearing what their son said, Mr. and Mrs. Li fell silent.

They thought that Xiao Xia's third aunt and uncle looked down on their son, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

Both of them were laid off two months ago due to enterprise restructuring. Now their son is the only one working in the family, and their family lives in a large courtyard with more than a dozen households squeezed into one yard.

No matter how you compare it, their family's conditions are indeed not worthy of Xiaoxia. They can't even spare a decent wedding room.

Father Li lit a cigarette and took a few deep puffs. After a while, he said, "Chaoyang, what do you think?"

"Dad, my mind is in a mess right now."

"What did Xiao Xia say?"

"Xiao Xia knows all about our family's conditions, and she doesn't dislike me at all."

"Our family's conditions are indeed a bit poor. It's because we don't have the ability."

"Dad, don't say that."

"Xiao Xia is a good girl."

"I know, Dad, Mom, it's getting late, you should go to bed early. I'm going back to my room first."

Li Chaoyang returned to his room and tossed and turned all night long, unable to sleep.

Li's father and mother also suffered from insomnia, and they sighed all night. He Xiaoxia also couldn't sleep. She got up early in the morning and went to Guangqumen to find Li Chaoyang without even having breakfast.

She dreamed last night that Li Chaoyang sneaked back to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces without even saying hello. When she came over, she saw Li Chaoyang packing his things.

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Not long after breakfast on the morning of the third day of the New Year, many people came to Yang Yukun's house.

They all came to wish him and Xu Jingping a happy new year. There were dozens of people from the company.

Yang Yukun personally cooked a big meal to entertain them. After lunch, Ji Dong and his party left one after another.

"Come on, Xiaokun, let's go see Teacher Yi."

"Okay, get two jars of good wine for Teacher Yi."

After seeing off the people who came to pay New Year's greetings, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping went to see Teacher Yi.

During every holiday, they would go to visit Teacher Yi and his wife.

Teacher Yi was their homeroom teacher in high school. When the college entrance examination was resumed that year, he learned that they would be taking the exam in advance, and found a lot of review materials for them.

Not long after, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping arrived at Teacher Yi's house.

"Knock knock knock... Teacher Yi, Teacher Li." The door was open. Yang Yukun knocked on the door and walked into the room with Xu Jingping carrying things.

"Xiaokun, Jingping, you two are here, come in and sit down." Seeing Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping coming over, Teacher Yi and his wife were very happy.

"There are guests at home." There are quite a few guests at Teacher Yi's home, and it seems that they all came to wish Teacher Yi a happy new year.

"Teacher Yi, Teacher Li, we won't disturb you any more. We'll go back first."

"Yes, yes, yes..., Teacher Yi has guests coming to his house, so we won't disturb them too much."

"I'm leaving now. I'll see you off."

"Teacher Yi, please stay. You don't have to see me off."

"Teacher Yi, please stay..."

"What's going on?" Yang Yukun looked confused. Why did the others leave when he and Xu Jingping arrived?

"A group of people who follow the wind and curry favor with the powerful. Don't bother with them." Yi Ming sent the group of people to the door and then returned.

Since he was transferred to the district education bureau two years ago, there have been many people visiting his home during the holidays.

Yang Yukun pointed to the various gifts piled up in the corner and said with a smile, "Teacher Yi, you must not make mistakes when collecting so many things."

"You are teasing me, right? Am I the kind of person without principles? You think too highly of me if you think I am corrupted by such a small thing. I have remembered their names. I will arrange for people to return the things one by one."

"Are you not afraid of offending others by sending it back like this?"

"What's there to be afraid of? If I've offended someone, then so be it. If I can't do this anymore, I'll just open a stall and sell pancakes."

"If you want to sell Jianbing Guozi, I can arrange a stall for you in front of our company so that everyone in our company can buy your Jianbing Guozi."

"Then I'll be rich." Yi Ming said with a smile, "No kidding, I'm going to leave for another place in two days."

"where to?"

"Tuzhong City, An'an Province, is responsible for education and culture."

"Teacher Yi, you've been promoted, congratulations. Teacher Li, could you please prepare two side dishes for me? I have to have a few drinks with Teacher Yi."

Teacher Li smiled and said, "Okay."

"Where are Pengcheng and Peilan? Where are they going?"

"They went to visit their grandparents for the New Year and will not be back until tomorrow."

"I haven't seen them for a long time. Are they about to graduate from Pengcheng High School?"

"No, there's still a year and a half left. He will graduate from high school next June and take the college entrance exam. I don't know if this kid can pass."

"I remember Pengcheng's grades were pretty good, so he should have no problem getting into university."

"This kid has good grades, but he gets nervous every time he takes an exam. He has never gotten over this problem."

"Exam anxiety does affect his performance, and he can only overcome it slowly."

"You two come here, why didn't you bring Xiao Zongzi, Pingping, and Xiao Yumi?"

"I went shopping with my grandparents."

Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping chatted with Teacher Yi and his wife. After having dinner at Teacher Yi's house in the evening, the two returned to Qianmenlou.

Xiao Zongzi, Pingping and Xiao Yumi were still at Huafengyuan. After they got home, they went to Jingtian's house to pick up the little ones. (End of this chapter)