Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After working for a week, the father and son had just returned home on Saturday night when Wang the matchmaker came to their door.

"Everyone is at home! Qingshan, the blind date we talked about last time has been settled. You two can meet tomorrow morning." Matchmaker Wang said to Liu Qingshan.

When Liu's mother heard this, she immediately asked, "How is the person? Where is he from?"

"The girl's home is not far from here, in Wannian Hutong, which is also our area. Her father is a retired soldier and now works as a security guard at their street office. She has an older brother who is also in the army like your family.

The girl's name is Feng Yu. She graduated from a technical secondary school and was assigned to work at the post office in our area. She is also a cadre, and is a perfect match for your family. "Matchmaker Wang said a lot in one breath.

"Okay, Sister Wang, let the two children meet each other tomorrow. What do you think, Qingshan?" said Liu's mother.

"Okay! Let's meet then."

"Then Sister Wang, bring the girl to meet me tomorrow, and have dinner at home. Let the two children talk about whether it is appropriate or not." Liu's mother said.

"Okay, that's settled. I'll go back first."

The two exchanged a few more polite words and then left.

At dawn the next day, his parents went out to buy meat and vegetables. After returning home, his mother went into the yard and woke up Liu Qingshan.

That is because my sister works in a meat processing factory. Otherwise, in those days, you might not be able to buy meat even if you had a meat ticket.

After Liu Qingshan got up, he dressed up and changed into a clean white shirt. He also washed his hair with soap. He looked like a handsome young man.

Liu's mother teased, "Qingshan, you are thinking about your wife. She is so pretty! Don't forget your mother after you get married."

"Mom, wasn't this arranged by you? Besides, I haven't even met the person yet!" Liu Qingshan said embarrassedly.

"Okay, Mom will prepare some melon seeds and candies, and you can have a good chat with them when they come."

"Okay, I get it. You go and do your work. I'll clean up the yard." Liu Qingshan said helplessly.

...

People in the compound were also discussing the Liu family's blind date. There were no secrets in this compound.

"His Third Aunt, your Jie Cheng is old enough now, have you asked Matchmaker Wang to help you find a boyfriend?"

"Aunt Li, I'm anxious too. When matchmaker Wang comes later, I have to ask him." said the third aunt.

"Houyuan Guangqi is old enough now, does he have a partner?"

"Hey, Aunt Zhou, you have to ask Second Aunt about this. How would we know? But Guangqi has good qualifications. He graduated from a technical secondary school and is a cadre. It should be easy to find him." Third Aunt replied.

"Hey, here she comes, here she comes, the girl is here."

"This girl is so pretty. Look at her big eyes. Wow! Her head is not short at all."

"She's just a little thinner, not as plump as Qin Huairu."

"It's OK. There are both front and back."

A few old ladies were guarding the front gate, and their words became more and more outrageous.

Arriving at the Liu family's backyard, as soon as they entered the house, Matchmaker Wang said, "Qingshan, this is Comrade Feng Yu, Xiaoyu, this is Liu Qingshan, you two can chat first."

Seeing that there were many people in the house and even more people in the yard, both of them blushed. Seeing this, Qingshan quickly said to matchmaker Wang: "Auntie Wang, you guys chat first and have dinner together later. I will take Comrade Feng Yu to chat first."

After saying that, he motioned Feng Yu to follow him.

After going out of the small door and arriving at the cross-courtyard, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Qingshan pulled out a stool and they both sat down.

They looked at each other and both laughed.

"Hello, Comrade Feng Yu, this is my first blind date and I'm not well prepared. There were too many people outside just now and I felt a little embarrassed!" Liu Qingshan scratched his head embarrassedly.

"It's my first time too. There are so many people in your compound. It was like going through a checkpoint when I came in. There were people everywhere watching me, and my face turned red." Feng Yu was not so shy now, and said openly.

"Let me pour you some water. It's quite hot!" Liu Qingshan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Liu Qingshan, I know you. I've seen you before!" Feng Yu said happily.

"Ah, why shouldn't I know? I haven't seen you before!"

"I am also from Red Star Middle School, one year younger than you. When our teacher criticized us, he would often say, 'Look at Liu Qingshan, who is in the second grade of junior high school. He always ranks first in every exam.

Once, several of us from the class went to see you together. That was also when I saw you. "

"You are also from Red Star Middle School. How come I have never seen you before? You are so beautiful, I should have remembered you."

"Bah, no way!" After saying that, Feng Yu's face turned red.

"I'm telling the truth, it's really beautiful!" Liu Qingshan said sincerely.

"At that time, there were several girls in our class who liked you very much." After saying this, her face turned red again.

"I noticed that you always like to blush!" Liu Qingshan joked!

"You are such a bad person. I will ignore you."

"Did you like me then?"

"No, you're talking nonsense!"

"Then why are you blushing? You look radiant because of the wax you applied to protect yourself from the cold." After saying this, Liu Qingshan started laughing first.

Feng Yu glared at him: "I'm just blushing, what's wrong! If you laugh again, I won't pay attention to you."

"I see that we are both quite nervous. It was just a joke! Stop laughing now." Liu Qingshan said with a serious expression.

"Let me tell you about my situation. I'm 19 years old and I work in the post office. I'm a technical secondary school student who has been promoted to a full-time employee. There are five people in my family. My parents are a bit older, my eldest brother is in the army, and I have a younger brother who is in junior high school. I plan to take the technical secondary school entrance exam next year." Feng Yu said sincerely, looking like a clerk reporting his work.

"Ahem, my oldest brother is also in the army, my second sister is working and is married. My father and I both work in a steel mill, and my mother works at a scrap collection station. I started working this year and was made a regular employee last week. Now I'm equivalent to a level 4 clerk." Liu Qingshan cleared his throat and said.

The two looked at each other and smiled again.

"Didn't you just start working this year? How come you got a permanent job so quickly?" Feng Yu asked curiously.

"I made some suggestions, which happened to be adopted by the factory. The leader thought they were good, so he made me a regular employee." Liu Qingshan said lightly.

"You are still so amazing. When you were in school, the second place in your class changed frequently, but the first place remained unchanged, and the gap was so big. I still remember one time, you missed a test, but you still got the first place, which shocked us all." Feng Yu said excitedly. As he spoke, his voice became softer.

Liu Qingshan just stared at her quietly. You said you never liked me, but you knew I missed a test because of diarrhea. ~~Women, you say one thing and mean another.

"Well, are you free to go to Beihai Park with me next week?" Liu Qingshan said bluntly! This girl can't be teased anymore. She is shy. It won't be worth it if she runs away.

"Well! I'm free." Feng Yu began to lower his head again.

"Okay, let's go eat together later. This is the house assigned to me by the factory, I'll show you around." As they talked, the two of them started walking around in the small yard together.

"Oh! You have a toilet at home!"

"Well, there was one in this courtyard before, and I renovated it. The door over there can go directly to the alley next door. You can also go in and out through that way at ordinary times.

There is a small door next to my parents' side room. Usually, when the main door is closed, this is my, uh, our little world."

"Who told you we are here? I haven't agreed to marry you yet!"

"Oh! Then I'll go tell Matchmaker Wang later that you're not satisfied with me! Ask him to find me another one."

"Why are you so annoying? I'm not going to pay attention to you." After saying that, he turned around and walked into the house.

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and then Liu's mother came over and called them to eat.

Maybe there were too many people at the table, so the two of them didn't talk much during the meal. They were both embarrassed.

After the meal, everyone left. Liu's mother quickly pulled Liu Qingshan aside and asked, "How was your conversation? Is there any hope?"

"We had a good chat. I asked her to go to Beihai Park next week and she agreed."

"Then it's basically settled. I think that girl is pretty good looking, and she's definitely rich enough for you."

"Hey! No one would look down on his own son as much as you do."

"The girl is also a cadre. She is indeed in good condition and has a good appearance."

"Your son is not bad either. He is a college student after all. He has a car and a house, and both his parents are workers."

"Yeah, I just feel like the appearance is a little off."

"Although I don't have thick eyebrows and big eyes, I can still be considered handsome. I am still a handsome guy anyway."

"You are so shameless!" He then started laughing.

"Hey, you're really my mother!"