Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 76 Silly Zhu proposes marriage

Just entered the hospital.

The four people pushing two bicycles immediately became the focus of the idle ladies in the courtyard.

They all knew Yu Li and Director Wang, but they had never seen He Yuanchao, a tall and burly man, or Silly Zhu, who was carrying a four-color li.

Several old women suddenly became curious, and kept secretly looking at the two of them, wanting to find out, but they couldn't find a way to talk to each other, so they were secretly anxious.

There was an aunt who was close to Yu Li's family. She came forward and said congratulations to Li with a smile.

When the others heard this and looked at Silly Zhu's outfit, they all understood what was going on.

I had long heard that Director Wang had introduced someone to Yu Li. Judging from her appearance today, she must have come to propose marriage.

Looking at the way He Yuanchao and Shazhu dress, it seems that they are masters with good family conditions.

There are also some who are petty, and at this time, their hearts began to feel sour, and they cursed Yu Li. "This poor girl has climbed onto a high branch."

But there was a fake smile on his face, and he and everyone else were chattering to Director Wang to hear about the situation.

Director Wang's many years of mass work were not in vain. He knew exactly how the old ladies in the courtyard felt.

Some really hope the Yu family is well.But there are also those who are short-sighted. Your family may live a good life, but if it is better than mine, then I cannot accept it.

I came to Yu Li's house today to propose marriage, although it was almost a certainty.But isn’t everything a surprise?
Although these old ladies might have guessed that he was here to propose marriage, as long as he didn't admit it, if things didn't work out, it wouldn't embarrass the Yu family and Yu Li too much.

After living for most of his life, he still knows this concept of human nature very well.

After laughing and talking to everyone, Director Wang led He Yuanchao, his uncle and nephew, and followed Yu Li to Yu's house.

Seeing the four people pushing the cart away, several old women in the courtyard immediately started chewing their tongues.

It was said that Yu Li had finally come to an end. From now on, she no longer had to be angry with her sister-in-law.

There are also people who don’t like seeing others’ good things, so they keep spewing out harsh words one after another.

An aunt who was usually friends with Yu Li's family couldn't bear to listen any more. She glared and started talking about the old woman who was making slanderous remarks.

People who say sarcastic things are not a good person. When I heard someone was looking for trouble, I couldn't bear the anger. Without thinking, I started to fight back.

Just when she was about to take action, an aunt stood up and said that it was the neighbors who looked down and didn't look up to see her. She pulled the aunt with triangular eyes home, who was still fighting.

After everyone stopped watching the excitement, they dispersed chatting and laughing, leaving only the one who made the sarcastic remarks sulking.

There are still a lot of things waiting for them to take care of at home, but they don't have time to settle lawsuits here.

Just when a few old ladies were about to perform a full martial arts show, Director Wang and He Yuanchao, uncle and nephew, were already sitting at Yu Li's house.

After some introduction by Director Wang, He Yuanchao drank the tea served by Yu Li's sister-in-law and politely chatted with Yu Li's parents.

After Yu Li's sister-in-law gave the water to a few people, she walked to a stool nearby and sat down.While eating melon seeds, he secretly looked at He Yuanchao's uncle and nephew.

After taking a look at Yu Li's partner, he felt a little better. Although the family conditions were better, he was really average-looking.

It turns out that Shazhu's uncle, He Yuanchao, is tall and very manly. No wonder he became the chief of the security department of the steel rolling mill.

Yu Li's mother's thoughts were different from those of her daughter-in-law. After a few words with He Yuan as a guest, he focused on Sha Zhu.

While talking to Director Wang, he kept looking at Shazhu.

"Although he looks a little older, his body is very strong. The most important thing is that he has a craft and a formal job. Apart from drinking a little, I haven't heard of any other bad habits. From then on, I married his family Yu Li It’s probably not a mistake to get married.”

Yu Li's mother was looking at her son-in-law as her mother-in-law, and the more she looked at him, the more pleasing she became.

As the chat in the room progressed, the two families became familiar with each other.

After Yu Li's father informed He Yuanchao, he began to ask some picky questions about Sha Zhu's work and life.After hearing Yu Li's father's cross-examination, Shazhu also nervously followed the rhetoric taught to him by Director Wang and dealt with it carefully.

The other people in the room stopped talking when they saw the two talking, and watched with interest how the hairy son-in-law, who came to the house for the first time, passed the test of the future.

Yu Li, who was standing next to her mother, was as nervous as Silly Zhu.

While listening to the two people talking, he kept looking at his father's face, for fear of saying something that would embarrass Silly Zhu.

Yu Li's mother looked at her daughter's appearance and secretly said helplessly. "It's true that girls are not allowed to stay in college." But he didn't say anything else. He just reached out and grabbed his daughter's slightly damp hand and stroked it gently. Every woman has to go through this.

Yu Li's father's interrogation of Sha Zhu was actually just a formality. His family had already asked people to inquire about Sha Zhu.

Except for his bad mouth, everything else about He Yuzhu was nothing to Yu Li's father.

When I was a teenager, I lived alone with my sister. If I didn't get along, I would be bullied to death.That's fine. If my daughter follows him, she won't have to worry about being bullied in the future.

Thinking of this, after saying a few more words, Yu Li's father smiled and nodded to Yu's mother.

Upon seeing this, Director Wang knew that it was time for him to show off. He immediately smiled and said to Yu Li's parents: "Now that we understand everything, shall we settle the affairs of the two children today?"

When Yu Li's father heard this, he looked at his wife happily and saw Yu Li's mother smiling and nodding.

He looked at Yu Li again and saw that his daughter's face was red but she did not express any objection. Then he said to Director Wang: "My mother and I have no objection. It just depends on my daughter's own thoughts."

As soon as Yu Li's father finished speaking, Yu Li said, "I listen to my parents." After that, she quickly walked out of the house.

Silly Zhu saw it and quickly followed Yu Li out of the house.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the room laughed heartily.

Since Yu Li's parents do not object to this marriage, naturally they will have to start communicating around this topic.

The main thing is to ask the woman what she wants.

During this period, there were no sky-high betrothal gifts from later generations. When He Yuanchao asked Yu Li what her parents’ requirements were for their marriage.

Yu Li's father didn't hesitate and said generously: "We are all ordinary families, so just follow the crowd."

When He Yuanchao heard this, he immediately praised it in his heart. People's thoughts and values ​​during this period were still very simple.

This so-called Sui Da Liuer was the marriage standard for ordinary families during this period. Elderly people in Kyoto called this the Four Ones, including bed, washbasin, spittoon and hot water kettle.

As for the betrothal gift, it is usually ten to twenty yuan. There may be more, but most people still give it according to this standard.

He Yuanchao didn't make any extraneous matters. After nodding his head and agreeing to the Four One Projects, he politely asked about the gift money.

Yu Li's parents looked at each other, both of them were a little embarrassed, and neither of them was embarrassed to open their mouths.

At this time, Director Wang said with a smile: "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's a rule for a man to give a bride to a woman. What's there to be embarrassed about? Let me see it this way. Nowadays, the bride price is usually ten to 20 yuan. Let’s take 15 yuan from it, what do you think?”

Yu Li's parents have no idea about the amount of the bride price, as long as their daughter lives happily in the future.So after listening to Director Wang's proposal, he nodded and agreed without thinking.

After seeing that Yu Li's parents agreed, Director Wang didn't ask He Yuanchao if it was okay, and directly began to discuss the date of their wedding with Yu Li's parents.

Seeing Yu Li's sister-in-law on the sidelines, the situation has been decided. At this time, she has no intention of listening to a few people discussing her sister-in-law's wedding day. His eyes have long been set on the four-color gift brought by Sha Zhu.

The few times he went home empty-handed this year, he received a lot of looks from his sister-in-law.Now with these things, he can finally go back to his parents' home proudly.

Just when sister-in-law Yuli was thinking about how to ask her parents-in-law for these things.After discussions between Yu Li’s parents, Director Wang, and He Yuanchao, the wedding date of Silly Zhu Yu Li was finally decided, on December 14th this year.

After discussing the day, everyone's expressions became relaxed. Yu Li's father looked at the time and asked Yu's mother to go cook quickly. He had to have a drink with his future in-laws at noon.

(End of this chapter)