Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

"I'm done eating, you guys eat first."

Jia Dongxu put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, stood up with a gloomy face and walked out.

Jia Dongxu was released last year, but as he had worked on a sewing machine, he was unable to continue working in a steel mill. So in order to support his family, he worked odd jobs outside to earn some money.

If they had done normal hard labor, the Jia family's life would not have been too bad, but Jia Dongxu was always thinking about how to make a lot of money, so he was usually generous to his friends outside.

However, he did not receive many reports from his friends, let alone meet any noble people, so he is still doing hard labor and his life has not improved much. Now that he sees Li Zhenmin is about to get married and his son is making a fuss, his face is once again rubbed on the ground, which he cannot bear.

Qin Huairu tried many times to persuade Jia Dongxu to get along with Li Zhenmin and see if he could find a good job through Li Zhenmin, but every time the words came to her lips, she held them back because she knew how strong Jia Dongxu's self-esteem was and he would definitely not take the initiative to make peace with Li Zhenmin.

Li family.

Jiang Tao's family in the backyard were also invited by Li Zhenmin to have dinner together. They were having a great time and didn't care about the situation of the Jia family.

Jiang Tao's family now has a primary school-age child named Hu Yong and a grandmother-in-law who is over 60 years old. Her husband Hu Zhenyu died early, a few years earlier than Li Zhenmin's mother. It has been more than ten years now.

In the early years, Jiang Tao's family lived a hard life, going hungry for nine meals out of three days. Now, with the help of the Li family, they live a relatively comfortable life.

Because of Li Zhenmin's matchmaking, Jiang Tao's relationship with Li Tieguo has gradually warmed up over the years. After all, one has lost his husband and the other has lost his wife, and many years have passed, so there will be no criticism for the two of them to be together.

More importantly, now that the gossipy Jia Zhang is no longer around, no one will gossip about Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao.

In addition, Li Zhenmin brought the couple together slowly instead of taking drastic measures right away, so everyone had enough time to prepare themselves. As a result, over the years, the news that Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao had formed a family was gradually accepted by everyone, and even the neighbors envied Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao's mother-in-law is also a reasonable person. She has been persuading Jiang Tao to remarry, but Jiang Tao was unwilling to do so at that time. Now that she finally has some feelings for Li Tieguo, her mother-in-law will often help her.

In short, under very harmonious circumstances, the affair between Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao was accepted by the public. Although the parties involved never expressed their feelings, it didn't matter anymore.

Nowadays, whenever the Li family has something delicious, Li Tieguo will personally deliver some to the backyard. Jiang Tao naturally also often gives gifts in return and often helps the Li family with cleaning and laundry.

That night, everyone gathered together to discuss the marriage.

The marriage is not only between Li Zhenmin and Yuan Qinghe, but also between Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao.

When talking about Jiang Tao and Li Tieguo, one of them lowered his head and the other blushed, not knowing how to start.

The old lady was a thoughtful person. Seeing this, she smiled and said, "Tieguo, Taozi is a good woman. What kind of betrothal gift do you want to prepare?"

Hearing this, Jiang Tao lowered his head even more. He was obviously in his forties, but he acted like an inexperienced girl.

The same went for Li Tieguo. A big, rough man seemed very embarrassed at this moment. When the old lady brought up the topic, he became even more embarrassed. He kept winking at Li Zhenmin, asking him to help his father.

Li Zhenmin was happy in his heart, but he refused to help.

At this time, Jiang Tao's son Hu Yong, who was eating chicken legs, suddenly raised his hand: "I...I...I know!"

Everyone was shocked and looked over.

Little Hu Yong swallowed the food in his mouth and said loudly like a little adult: "I know, I've heard others say that marriage requires three turns and one ring, and a lot of legs!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"You know a lot, little brat." The old lady scolded, then looked at Li Tieguo and said in an elder's tone: "You are already an adult, why are you still acting like a girl? I'll give you a definite answer. I don't need you to do anything. I just want you to stop bullying Taozi in the future and treat Xiaoyong as your own son."

Li Tieguo quickly responded and assured: "I promise I will, I am not acting rashly, I..."

As he was speaking, he seemed to realize that he was confessing too much, so he quickly stopped and said, "Please rest assured, old lady, I will do what you said."

Seeing this, Li Zhenmin added, "Grandma, this won't do. We must have three turns and one ring, otherwise people will say that my family can't afford it. It's the first time that my aunt has married into our family, right? We have to show our sincerity to our neighbors anyway."

Li Tieguo responded and agreed, "Yes, yes, I have saved some of my salary, and I need to buy these things. I can't let Taozi down, and I can't let people gossip about her behind her back."

What neighbors are best at is breaking down and analyzing hot events, but things change in tone as they talk.

Both of them are remarrying, and forming a family together will definitely be talked about by others. In the past, the public opinion environment was good and that was because the Li family was willing to spend money. If they were a little stingy with the bride price this time, who knows what people would say.

Hearing this, Jiang Tao, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly raised her head and said, "No, no, no, that's not necessary. Let's just live a good life together."

She didn't want others to say that she married Li Tieguo for money.

The old lady saw through the minds of both parties, so she made the decision, "Okay, let's do as Tieguo says. We couldn't afford it before, but now that Tieguo can give it to you, you should take it. Besides, the things are for your own use, not a waste. You can't live without them because of those who say the grapes are sour."

Jiang Tao wanted to say something, but Li Tieguo persuaded her: "What the old lady said is right. The future is a new beginning, and things must be new. Let's listen to the old lady on this matter."

"Yes." Jiang Tao finally agreed. Although she said no, she really had those things. When she thought of that scene, she felt very happy in her heart.

The matter was settled and everyone continued to eat and drink.

When the show was over, Yan Bugui said with some embarrassment: "Um...Zhenmin, do you have any good suggestions? We need to tighten our belts and make preparations for a situation like mine."

The purpose of his visit today was to hear what Li Zhenmin thought about the current social situation. After all, Li Zhenmin was also a cadre and had contact with many people, so he might know some of the country's policies.

It was because of Li Zhenmin’s reminder a few years ago that he bought a bicycle and saved up some food coupons, so that he can live a decent life now.

Li Zhenmin understood what Yan Bugui meant, thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know that much, but I suggest you learn a few more skills."