Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

afternoon--

Li Muhua returned to the compound alone, looking a little depressed.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Li Yujie walked into the room and asked, "What do his family think of you? With your mouth, it shouldn't be difficult to please Zhou Ru's parents!"

Li Muhua shook her head and said with a smile, "It's not difficult. I don't even need to say anything. His parents know about me and are very satisfied with me. They always praise Zhou Ru for her good taste."

"That's good!"

Li Yujie saw Li Muhua's awkward smile and asked again: "Why do I feel that you are not very satisfied? Is there something that bothers you?"

Having lived under the same roof for twenty years, needless to say, Li Yujie could see through Li Muhua's concealed smile at a glance.

Li Muhua shook his head, struggling over whether or not to tell the truth to Li Yujie.

Seeing Li Yujie staring at him, Li Muhua knew that he couldn't hide anything from her. He still had some things to ask her, so he told her everything.

"Her parents are very warm to me, and I have no problem with them. Her elder brother is receiving education in the Northwest Construction Corps, and her younger sister is still in junior high school. There is nothing much to say about these."

"It's mainly his younger brother, who is two years younger than me. He graduated from junior high school a year earlier than Zhou Ru, and now he's still idle at home."

Li Yujie frowned after hearing this and asked, "Did his family ask you to help her brother find a job?"

"No one said that." Li Muhua shook his head and said, "But he let me know, and I think he meant it."

After Li Muhua finished speaking, he looked at Li Yujie and said, "When Zhou Ru graduated later, it was Zhou Ru who went to the countryside. I guess when her sister Zhou Li graduates the year after next, it will also be Zhou Li who goes to the countryside."

"How do you know his sister has to go to the countryside?" Li Yujie asked.

Li Muhua said: "Zhou Li is the one who cares the most about the situation in our countryside. How can I not see that?"

"And her mother kept asking me why I was going to the countryside and when I would find a connection to bring Zhou Ru back."

Li Muhua felt a little disgusted. All these things made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although the two elders were indeed very affectionate towards him, he felt that some of their affection was too much.

After listening, Li Yujie also frowned, but it was probably not because of the Zhou family's affairs, but because she knew that Li Muhua's moral standards were a bit strangely high, and she was thinking of something to persuade Li Muhua.

Seeing that Li Yujie didn't say anything, Li Muhua asked again: "Didn't I tell you about her family before? Have you asked around? How are his family members doing?"

When Li Muhua asked this, Li Yujie thought for a moment and said, "It's just an ordinary one-income family. The couple are pretty good people, just a little stingy and calculating."

"The couple did spoil their second son a bit, but he didn't live up to expectations. The neighborhood office arranged for him to do jobs like sweeping the streets and moving wood at the forest farm, but he couldn't do any of them for long."

"But that's nothing. A one-worker family has a low income, so it's normal for them to be careful and calculating. Besides, can he outsmart Uncle Yan?"

When Li Muhua heard what Li Yujie said, he couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that it was true - all his plans of who would be the best on the road would be in vain once he saw Yan Bugui.

Li Yujie added:

"And don't worry about her brother. You just pretended you didn't know since they didn't directly mention finding a job. Our two families don't interact with each other on weekdays. When you get married and come back next year, he should have found a job."

"Even if I really asked you to find a job, you're not the kind of person who cares so much about face. Just think of a way to refuse."

Li Muhua nodded, indicating that he had listened to what Li Yujie said.

His mood improved a lot after being persuaded. Looking at Li Yujie, Li Muhua couldn't help but sigh: "Eldest sister is like a mother, eldest sister is like a mother, today I finally saw it."

He was very touched and somewhat relieved. Li Yujie, who had been quiet and silent since childhood, was now away from the three brothers and was becoming more and more like an elder sister, and could take good care of them in return.

Li Yujie shook her head and said, "I'm not the eldest sister. Your eldest sister is like a mother and a big brother. I'm more like the youngest sister in the family. I've always been taken care of by you."

At this point, Li Yujie looked at Li Muhua and said, "Just like you insist on going to the countryside for me, just like the Zhou family, most ordinary families would leave their youngest son at home. How many would let their daughter stay in the city and even bother to arrange a job for her?"

Li Muhua was also accustomed to the practice of favoring boys over girls in the countryside. Seeing Li Yujie expressing this emotion, Li Muhua thought about it.

Smiling, she consoled him, "Every love and hate has its reasons. They are just afraid that if their daughter stays in the city, she will find a job after much effort and then find a husband. By then, she will be left with nothing."

Li Yujie nodded. She naturally knew this was the reason, which was why she felt that the different kinds of family affection in her family were so precious.

"It's the same in the countryside. If a family doesn't have a few sons, they won't speak with authority, because the real power is having a strong fist and being able to work in the fields."

"There are two villages in Yicheng that organize fighting matches every year just for the purpose of dividing water. I heard that many people have been killed because of this..."

Li Yujie listened attentively to Li Muhua's talk. At the end, Li Muhua smiled and said, "So there is no such thing as favoring boys over girls. It is all the limitation of the times and the most superficial calculation of small farmers to survive."

Li Yujie nodded, looked at Li Muhua and said, "So you can understand this truth, and the Zhou family is the same. It's not that they did anything wrong, it's that your ideas are too idealistic and alternative."

When Li Muhua heard Li Yujie bring up the same topic again, she finally realized that she was trying to persuade him in different ways.

He nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I'll let this matter go. Not only will I not mention it in the future, I won't even think about it in my heart. Okay?"

"to make!"

Li Yujie nodded and said, "When will you and Zhou Ru meet again?"

"When the time comes, you can ask her family what they mean and whether our two elders should arrange a meeting at the end of the year to settle your relationship."

Li Muhua looked at Li Yujie and said helplessly: "I originally thought that Zhou Ru was enough to drive me away, but I didn't expect that you are more anxious than her!"

Li Yujie smiled and said, "You should be anxious. Nowadays, most people who date are like Jingnu. You've even knocked on their door, so you should take some attitude to urge them to hurry up."

"Okay, okay, I know. I'll ask her tomorrow when I see her. If it doesn't work out, I'll do the same as my brother and wait until after the New Year when I return to Xiaowang Village, and then I'll get the certificate, okay?"

Seeing that Li Muhua was at a loss, Li Yujie smiled and said, "Okay, you can make the decision yourself."

Li Muhua shook her head helplessly and said bitterly: "I'll just wait and see when you find a partner. When the time comes, I will beat drums and gongs to send you off happily when I see my brother-in-law."

Knowing that Li Muhua was just joking, Li Yujie nodded and agreed playfully, "Okay, I'm just afraid that when you beat the gongs and drums, the sound of your crying will be louder than the sound of the gongs and drums!"

"Hi!"

Li Muhua laughed when she heard this.

"How can I cry out loud when there are gongs and drums? I promise that not only will I not cry, but you won't even be able to hear our parents crying."

After teasing Li Yujie, Li Muhua asked in a low voice: "Do you have any idea about this matter?"

Li Yujie nodded, then shook her head and said, "I've received many introductions, but when I met them, I didn't think much of them."

"That is--"

Li Muhua nodded, proudly crediting herself and said, "Don't you see who you grew up with? The three of us are all excellent in our own ways. Aren't we much better than these guys?"

"You should also lower your standards and not be so picky!" Li Muhua advised in a hypocritical manner, just like what Li Yujie had advised him last year.

Li Yujie shook her head and looked at Li Muhua with disdain.

"How dare you say that? If I hadn't pushed you, would you and Zhou Ru have been able to succeed? And you still have the nerve to lecture me!"

Without waiting for Li Muhua to say anything, Li Yujie stood up and said, "Let's go to the mall and explain to my parents, so that they won't come back home in the evening with nothing to show for it, without even seeing the shadow of their daughter-in-law."

Li Muhua thought about it and stood up to explain: "After all, they haven't seen each other for more than a year, so I let Zhou Ru stay so that their family can--"

Without waiting for Li Muhua to finish explaining, Li Yujie nodded and said, "I know, I know. Didn't you see me not asking about this?"

Seeing her impatient look, Li Muhua simply stopped talking and the two of them walked out towards the mall.