Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

The morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year——

The three members of the Li family and Yan Bugui, a total of four people, first visited the Zhou family with gifts and met Zhou's parents.

Later, Zhou Ru and other five members of the Zhou family returned to the Li family. The chef hired in advance had already prepared the meal.

The atmosphere was joyful and the three of them were toasting each other.

During the meal, Zhou's mother looked at Li Yujie for a long time, and finally asked casually, "Mother-in-law, your third child is Mu Hua's sister. Now Mu Hua has married, and I don't know if she has married yet!"

When Xu Yan heard Zhou's mother suddenly say this, she also glanced at Li Yujie and secretly became wary, fearing that Zhou's mother was going to arrange a marriage for her.

I was on guard in my heart, but still smiled.

Xu Yan replied: "Not yet. There have been many suggestions, but she has been pushing it. A daughter is not under the control of her mother. Marriage is a lifelong event, and it is not easy for us parents to control it!"

What she meant was that as a mother, she would not arrange a marriage for Xu Yan.

"Yes, yes, mother-in-law, you are right."

Mother Zhou nodded in agreement, then looked at Zhou Ru and the others and said with a smile, "Just like them, didn't they just end up like this on their own?"

Xu Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "That's true, but I won't hide it from you, mother-in-law. Last year, I went to the educated youth camp to see Mu Hua, and I fell in love with your Zhou Ru at first sight."

"If I hadn't pushed them in the middle, I think they would have been able to do it on their own, but not so quickly."

"It's only been half a year, and our two in-laws are even drinking at the wedding."

Xu Yan's face was all smiles, filled with joy at seeing her children starting their own families.

Mother Zhou nodded and agreed with a smile, "I heard this from our Zhou Ru. When you saw her, you wanted to treat her as your own daughter."

"Mother-in-law, I think you have good taste!"

Xu Yan just smiled.

Then he continued, "Don't worry, mother-in-law. I will no longer treat Zhou Ru as my own daughter. She is my own daughter. If Mu Hua dares to bully her in the future, I and your father-in-law will beat him to death."

"Okay, okay, I feel relieved seeing you and your father-in-law!"

Zhou's mother couldn't stop smiling, and so did Xu Yan. The two of them held hands intimately.

After laughing, Zhou's mother said, "They are getting engaged today, and they will be back to get the marriage certificate by the end of the year."

"When the time comes, our two families will have to visit each other again. Zhou Ru's brother and my eldest son Zhou Jie are only 24 years old this year, and they are contributing to the country's construction in the military corps in Baotou."

When Xu Yan heard this, his face froze. He realized that Zhou's mother was trying to arrange a marriage for his son, and he cursed in his heart!

Marriage exchange - that is something that can only be done in remote and poor areas. Xu Yan will not let her family become a laughing stock.

She cursed inwardly, but considering today's day, Xu Yan forced a smile and said, "It's good to contribute to the country. My eldest son is in the Construction Corps in Guyuan, contributing to the country!"

"Ugh!"

Mother Zhou sighed and said, "What's good about that? He is so busy contributing to the country that I haven't had time to find him a match."

Seeing that Zhou's mother was getting more and more excited, Xu Yan's face looked a little unhappy.

But today is a happy day, and Xu Yan couldn't get angry or say anything to ruin the atmosphere.

"No hurry, no hurry. Why should we rush for marriage?"

"My eldest son Aihua is also 24 years old this year. I haven't arranged a marriage for him. He is only 24 years old and in his prime. It is the right time for him to contribute to the country!"

After hearing what Xu Yan said, Zhou's mother nodded in agreement, but she said, "I thought the same as you before, but after seeing your Yujie today, I feel that I was wrong."

"Just like you saw Zhou Ru last year, I liked her at first sight too!"

Xu Yan was about to open her mouth to interrupt, but Zhou's mother continued to suggest, "Mother-in-law, how about this?"

"I'll also learn from you to point to your Yujie and my Zhoujie when you meet Zhou Ru."

"How about letting them meet this year and trying to have a double happiness for both of our families by the end of the year?"

The two of them spoke in low voices. The table was small enough that the others could hear them clearly, and the lively dining table instantly became much quieter.

Li Muhua looked at Li Yujie and Xu Yan, feeling really speechless.

As a junior, it was not appropriate for Li Yujie to interrupt directly, so Xu Yan and Li Haifu looked at each other in silence.

Yan Bugui saw that the Li family was in trouble, and smiled and interrupted, "Mrs. Zhou, you don't know this. The Li family has made their own decisions since they were young, especially important matters like marriage."

"I've lived across the street from their family for decades. They have two sons who are both of the right age for Yujie, but they haven't even let them meet each other!"

Seeing Yan Bugui suddenly come out to cause trouble, Zhou's mother said in a stern voice: "Teacher Yan, you are thinking the wrong way. You two families live next door to each other, and your children have grown up together. It's useless to see each other again, but my Zhou Jie has never met Yu Jie."

Yan Bugui's face darkened. Wasn't Zhou's mother clearly saying that Li Yujie didn't like Jiefang Jie Kuang from his family?

After Zhou's mother finished talking about Yan Bugui, she looked at Xu Yan and said, "Mother-in-law, what do you think of my proposal?"

"this--"

Xu Yan was a little embarrassed. She didn't want to say that the marriage exchange was unpleasant. The Zhou family was just a one-income family, and the eldest son was far away in the Construction Corps. No family with such conditions had ever asked her for help.

To be honest, after she returned to the city and learned about the Zhou family's situation, she felt a little regretful about arranging this marriage for Li Muhua.

But thinking that Zhou Ru would marry into the family in the future and that it would prevent Li Muhua from bringing back a country daughter-in-law for her, she reluctantly accepted the decision.

Now the Zhou family actually wanted to take over Li Yujie. Besides being angry, she even felt that the Zhou family looked down on her.

Li Yujie's current salary is higher than their family's combined. How dare a family with this financial situation ask her for help?

Seeing that Xu Yan didn't know how to answer, Li Haifu smiled and continued, "Mother-in-law, why is it worth your mentioning this?"

"Zhou Jie's sister is getting married this year. Why doesn't Zhou Jie come back to see her off at the end of the year? They will be able to see each other then."

Zhou's mother smiled and waved her hands, saying, "Father-in-law, why do we have to wait until the end of the year for such a good thing?"

"As long as you specify a date, I can ask Zhou Jie to take a leave and come back to meet Yu Jie."

"Baotou is not close to our city. It takes two days to go back and forth. It's not worth it just for them to meet each other!"

Zhou's mother only heard the play in Li Haifu's words, and didn't hear any refusal, so she immediately agreed with a smile: "What a good girl your Yujie is. It's another happy event of a closer relationship, Zhou Jie should come back this time."

"Then he should meet you, my in-law. As the eldest brother, Zhou Jie should also meet you!"

The Zhou family was so shameless, and today was not the right day to say harsh words, so Li Haifu simply looked at Li Yujie and asked, "Yujie, what do you think about this?"

"In the past, the people we introduced to you all worked in the city. Nine out of ten of them you didn't meet, and the ones you did meet you probably didn't meet a second time. That's why we never mentioned you when it came to matchmaking."

"But this time is different. Zhou Ru's elder brother is far away in the northwest doing construction work. It would be very troublesome for him to come back. You can't just agree to it casually and let others make a wasted trip!"

Li Haifu's voice was friendly, and at first it sounded like he was blaming Li Yujie.

But if you think about it carefully, it also reveals the meaning of rejection and contempt for the Zhou family, which is to let Li Yujie directly refuse. There is some displeasure in Zhou's mother and father's eyes, but they are still waiting for Li Yujie to express her opinion.

Regardless of the occasion, Li Muhua winked at her. Li Yujie saw that both of them wanted him to refuse, and she felt touched.

"Aunt, I know you mean well by saying this, but I have my own considerations for the person I want to meet. I don't need you to introduce me to anyone. I know what I want to meet."

Hearing Li Yujie reject her, an elder, so bluntly, Zhou's mother looked at Xu Yan in surprise.

“This, this, this!”

Before she could say anything, Zhou's father smiled and said, "Okay, then just treat it as your aunt talking too much. Today is the auspicious day for our marriage, so let's not talk about this."

"Drink first, drink." Zhou's father called Li Haifu.

After hearing this, Li Haifu and Yan Bugui put on their smiles again, raised their wine glasses, and the atmosphere at the table became much more lively.

Everything seemed the same as before, but the two mothers-in-law never held hands intimately again. Xu Yan even apologized a few words, saying that Li Yujie was spoiled by her.

The smile on Zhou's mother's face was much uglier than at the beginning. Li Muhua looked at Zhou Ru inquiringly, but Zhou Ru looked at him blankly and shook her head in confusion.

The banquet ended in the afternoon.

The four people from the Li family sent the four people from the Zhou family and Yan Bugui to the entrance of the alley. They waved and sent them away before turning around and walking back.