Reborn in the red age

Chapter 121 The American side is very poor, mom won’t let you go
The Li family has been busy these days. After the two girls who were admitted to college came back from vacation, all the matchmakers in the county came over after hearing the news, and almost broke down the threshold of the Li family.

The two girls are not married. One has a college degree and the other has a bachelor's degree. After graduation, they will become national cadres. They are still very attractive in a small county.

Some people with sons at home were thinking about it. How rare it is for college students to marry a college student these days. It would not be honorable to honor one's ancestors if they married a college student. Their faces would be bright when they went to visit the grave. So they all thought about it and invited matchmakers to come to their homes. I’m taking advantage of the Chinese New Year to think about it, what if it happens?
When Li Qingfeng arrived home, what he saw was a room full of matchmakers sitting at home.

After putting down the luggage he had brought back, he pulled his sister-in-law who was playing with her children in the yard to find out what was going on.

After glancing at the back room, the sister-in-law said helplessly: "They are all here to come to matchmaking. I haven't had any free time at home in the past two days, and I can't even drive them away."

"That's it, then I'm going to have a good listen."

As soon as he heard that he was talking about matchmaking, Li Qingfeng became interested. Such a big scene is not uncommon. People say that matchmakers are deceitful. Today, I want to experience the matchmaking skills.

Throwing his luggage into his room, Qingfeng Li walked into the main room with his hands in his hands to take a good look at the rare and grand scene.

"Old Hong, we have been friends for so many years. Look at this one I introduced to our little sister. He is the eldest son of the director of the grain station. His family is in good condition. Not to mention he has a formal job. He is still a high school student and well-educated. She is the perfect match for our little sister.”

Mother Li hadn't spoken yet. The matchmaker next to her who was also entrusted to propose marriage to Li Hongmei curled her lips and took over the conversation: "Don't mention the eldest son of the director of the grain station. He is only a little tall and is not yet small. The red plums are high, but the younger son of Deputy Director Li of the cannery factory is better. If you want both, it would be a good match if we stand together."

"Nonsense, you've seen Lao Hong's eldest son. He's not too tall. He's 1.6 meters tall. He's 1.7 meters faster with his shoes on. He's not too tall. That's fair. “Excellent, Deputy Factory Director Li’s youngest son’s eyes are too small, just a slit, and he can’t even squint, and he stutters when he speaks.”

"What's the use of having tender eyes? If you can see something wrong, it won't affect anything. There's one. He's 1.7 meters tall, a head taller than the one at the grain station. Besides, he doesn't stutter. , I’m just a little nervous when meeting strangers, I’ll be fine once I get to know each other, and I can speak fluently.”

Good guy, Mother Li hasn't spoken yet, and these two matchmakers are about to quarrel.

Qingfeng Li happened to catch up with this section when he came in. Hearing this, Qingfeng Li was very happy. He has gained a lot of knowledge today. He can say such things, and he is really capable of making nonsense of them.

Qingfeng Li's smile didn't matter. The matchmakers who were arguing in the room stopped and all looked at Qingfeng Li who was leaning at the door.

Immediately afterwards, a matchmaker recognized Qingfeng Li. Mother Li couldn't help but slapped her thigh and took the initiative to hold Qingfeng Li's hand with a smile: "Hey, the top student from Peking University is back. Come on, come on, aunt There is a good girl here that I want to talk to you about."

"No, Aunt Liu, I have someone to talk to at school."

"I know, I heard what your mother said. What's good about a southern barbarian? It's better to find a local girl who knows the inside and out. I heard that the southern barbarian still has a small round face. A round face is not a good husband. You listen first. "Listen to what my aunt told you, you look like a pompous person."

With Aunt Liu's introduction, the room suddenly became lively. The matchmakers no longer pestered Li's father and Li's mother about the two girls. All of a sudden, they all flocked to Li Qingfeng. He took out the photo from his pocket and asked for it. Let Qingfeng Li take a look.

After spending a lot of effort to send all the matchmakers away, Qingfeng Li breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure of facing six or seven matchmakers was not ordinary. They kept saying one thing to the other, which made Qingfeng Li's head hurt.

After drinking water to moisten his dry throat, Qingfeng Li finally spoke to his mother Li for the first time after returning: "Where are the eldest sister and the little sister? Why can't I see them?"

"I hid out early in the morning. I should be back in the evening." Mother Li took a broom to clean the house and answered her youngest son's question casually.

"That's it, it's okay to go out and hide." Qingfeng Li nodded, and then said worriedly: "Mom, I just listened to the people introduced by these people. They are nothing. Don't worry. I am anxious to ask my eldest sister to go on a blind date. After all, she is also a college student. How can she find such crooked dates?"

Mother Li felt a little embarrassed after being warned by her youngest son, and said angrily, "I'm quite old, and I still don't know this. Do you need to tell me this?"

"I don't mean that, don't think too much about it, I'm just reminding you, reminding me." Qingfeng tilted his head and quickly kept his smile on his face, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing that Li's mother was a little angry, Li Qingfeng didn't stay in the main room for long. He went back and took out the leather shoes he brought back to Li's mother to make Li's mother happy.

The moment she saw the leather shoes, although Mother Li was blaming Qingfeng Li for spending money indiscriminately, she could not hide the smile on her face. Her younger son knew how to bring him a gift when he came back, which showed that his younger son cared about him. , which made Mother Li extremely happy.

Seeing that Li's mother was being made happy by him, Li's father was a little dissatisfied. Li Qingfeng quickly took out the 35 watch and gave it to Li's father.

Seeing the watch, Li's father's eyes lit up. Li's mother had been in charge of him all his life. How could he get such a good thing? He quickly took it in his hand and turned it over. "Third brother, the watch you brought me looks quite new. Is it an old watch? And I've never seen this brand before. Why are they all foreign?" Looking at the foreign watches on the dial, Father Li frowned. He asked with a puzzled brow.

Just as Qingfeng Li was about to fool him, Mother Li spoke up: "Whatever my son gives you, it doesn't matter whether it's old or new and you can wear it. If you want a Shanghai watch, go buy it yourself. Don't make excuses here."

When Qingfeng Li took out the watch just now, Mother Li was dissatisfied. A watch was so expensive. Mother Li felt it was a complete waste of money. However, since her daughter-in-law was still there, Mother Li didn't say much.

Hearing that Li's father was disgusted, Li's mother couldn't hold back her anger.

Seeing his wife getting angry, Li's father did not dare to say a word and quickly put the watch on his hand.

Qingfeng Li, who was standing by, was happy to see this. Now it was better, and he didn't have to find excuses to fool him.

Then he took out the 'Chenliang' women's shirt he bought for his sister-in-law and the chocolates he brought for his nephew.

"Yeah, this is really good. You can't buy this kind of material in a small place like ours. I used to envy my colleagues for having one. Now I have one too. Thank you so much to our third child."

The sister-in-law couldn't put it down after receiving the 'Chen Liang'. She took Qingfeng Li and thanked her.

When her most promising young son came back, Mother Li was also generous today. She went to the restaurant at the street corner to pack some hard dishes and brought back a large table of delicious dishes for Qingfeng Li.

Two Golden Flowers who came back from outside in the evening saw a large table of dishes. Li Hongmei curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "Mom, you are biased. When my sister and I came back, there was not even a piece of meat on the table. Why did my third brother come back with both fish and meat?"

"You still have the nerve to say that your third brother came back and brought me a pair of leather shoes. What did you and your sister bring me when you came back? You came back empty-handed with your mouth open, what? I have to pack the table food for you two again?" "Mother Li would not spoil Li Hongmei, and she was so angry that the little girl was speechless.

At the dinner table, Li Qingfeng officially became Li's mother's favorite child. Li's mother kept putting meat into Qingfeng Li's bowl.

The little girl next to her, Li Hongmei, rolled her eyes so hard that she couldn't even eat meat to stop her mouth. She kept muttering about Mother Li's partiality in a low voice.

After eating, Qingfeng Li subconsciously stood up and started to clear away the dishes.

"Sit down, sit down. I just came back today. It's your turn." Li's mother quickly stopped Qingfeng Li's movements, then turned to look at Li Hongmei: "Hongmei, it's your turn to wash the dishes today. Go to the kitchen and wash the dishes." go"

After eating and drinking, Li Hongmei, who was about to go to the stove to warm herself by the fire, silently put away the dishes on the table with a drooping face.

Hey, this turn of events made Qingfeng Li happy. This is really a turn of events. Qingfeng Li, who used to be at the bottom of his family, now seems to be on the rise.

Li Qingfeng was warming himself by the stove, eating melon seeds and watching Li Hongmei clearing the dishes. Qingfeng Li was in a happy mood.

"Lao San, you are a college student, and you are still studying at a university in the capital. What do you mean by the reform and opening up in this newspaper? Reform is understandable, but what does opening up mean?"

Boss Li, who has now been promoted to section chief, has begun to pay attention to current affairs and politics, and consults Li Qingfeng, who is studying in the capital, about reform and opening up.

Putting down the melon seeds in his hand, instead of answering Boss Li's question directly, he stood up and asked everyone to come over. Qingfeng Li said he had something to announce.

After everyone in the Li family looked over, Qingfeng Li cleared his throat and formally informed the whole family about his plans to study abroad: "That's what happened. The policy for the second batch of domestically-sponsored international students to study in the United Kingdom and the United States has been announced. I I signed up for this international student selection and will take the selection test at the end of March. If I am selected, I will go to the United States to study for two years."

"Boom"

The enamel jar in Mother Li's hand fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was no water in it, otherwise the ground would be wet.

After reacting, Mother Li first expressed her attitude and said resolutely: "You are not allowed to go. The people in the United States are so poor. I heard that the bourgeoisie over there are exploiting the people and they don't even have enough to eat. If you walk on the street and don't provoke anyone, you can be beaten to death, so don't go there."

It has only been two months since the reform and opening up was proposed, and the current understanding of ordinary people in China about foreign countries is still the same as the propaganda in the past. It is not surprising that Mrs. Li said this.

(End of this chapter)