Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

Time flies, and summer is here in a blink of an eye.

The happiest people in the courtyard during this period would be Yan Bugui and his wife. Their eldest son Yan Jiecheng finally found a job.

Although I am just a temporary worker and my monthly salary is only 18.5 yuan, it is better than being unemployed and sitting at home waiting for food.

Today was the day he received his first salary. Yan Bugui had been waiting for this day. Halfway through dinner, he knocked on the bowl and said:

"Your eldest brother has a job, which is a great joy for our family. But as the old saying goes, there is no order without rules. I will set some rules for everyone now."

"All of you who have started working should give living expenses to your families every month. Jie Cheng, you should start paying living expenses this month."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he was unwilling to do the job. He worked hard for a month and waited anxiously for this day.

He was silent for a long time before he made up his mind and said, "Dad, I only get this little money, and I hope to save more to buy a bicycle in the future."

"Why buy a bicycle? There are so many mouths to feed at home, and we don't have enough money every month. Your salary is not high now, so you have to pay eight yuan a month for living expenses."

Yan Bugui was also very clear-headed and would never miss out on anything he could calculate: "After the salary is increased, the cost of living will have to go up further."

Hearing this, Yan Jiecheng looked for help at the three aunts sitting opposite him. What he didn't know was that the couple had already discussed this matter.

The third aunt looked at her eldest son, smiled and said, "Big brother, listen to your father. Your father doesn't ask for your living expenses for nothing. He will save them for you to marry a wife."

Seeing no hope of getting help, Yan Jiecheng hesitated for a while, and finally went back to his house, took out eight yuan from his salary which was still wet in his bag, and handed it to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui grinned and glanced at his wife proudly, as if to say: What do you think, my method is not bad, right?

Seeing this, the third aunt smiled and stuffed a steamed bun made of 200g flour into Yan Jiecheng's bowl: "Big brother, eat more. You guys have seen this, you should all learn from big brother."

When the brothers and sisters heard this, they all kept silent and ate the corn porridge in their bowls in silence.

The next morning, when Lin Donglai was washing up in the yard, he heard the third aunt bragging to everyone about how filial her eldest son was and that the first thing he did after receiving his salary was to pay the household expenses.

Yan Jiecheng also went to the yard to wash up. He was indifferent to the compliments from the third aunt. He quickly washed up, ate a few bites and went out.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yan Jiecheng's whole body was filled with rejection, yet his mother was still showing it off everywhere. Isn't she afraid of being hated?

Lin Donglai is now glad that he did not travel through time to the Yan family, otherwise he would have to live under Yan Bugui's calculations every day. How tiring and desperate such a life would be.

Looking at it this way, he and his sister depend on each other, and without the calculations between relatives, life is quite comfortable.

During this period, Wang, the matchmaker in the alley, approached him several times and said she wanted to introduce him to a partner, but he refused every time on the grounds that he was too young to consider the relationship.

Before he traveled through time, he had also been in the land of pleasure, and he would feel restless inside during this period. Whenever this happened, he would go into the space and work hard to vent his distracting thoughts.

It's not that he doesn't want to find a partner. After traveling through time, there hasn't been a girl he likes, so he sticks to the belief that it's better to be single than to be with the wrong person.

But Sha Zhu was different. He had previously asked Yan Bugui to help introduce Teacher Ran to a girl, and Yan Bugui actually found an opportunity to ask about it.

Unfortunately, when Teacher Ran heard that the person he was talking about was a cook who carried a big spoon and was much older than her, she immediately refused.

After knowing that he was rejected by Teacher Ran, Sha Zhu was depressed for a long time and often drank to drown his sorrows with the lunch box he brought back from the factory.

How could Yan Bugui, who was a shrewd calculator, miss such an opportunity? Under the pretext of guiding him, he treated him to several meals and drinks and was very happy.

He even hoped that Sha Zhu would fall in love with another female teacher in the school and repeat the process.

Now, every day when he returned to the courtyard, he only thought about the food and wine that Sha Zhu brought home that day, and completely forgot what he should do as the door god of the courtyard.

Aunt Wang, the matchmaker from the next door courtyard, was a well-informed person. After she approached Lin Donglai to introduce him to a girl but was rejected, she set her sights on the Yan family a few days later.

It was none other than Yan Jiecheng.

Early on Saturday morning, Yan Bugui and his family were eating breakfast at the table when there was a knock on the door: "Is Teacher Yan home?"

Yan Bugui agreed and opened the door. Seeing Aunt Wang, he smiled politely and said, "Sister Wang, have you eaten? Do you want to eat something together?"

Aunt Wang took a look at the food on the table, a few bowls of corn porridge and a plate of pickles, and immediately waved her hand to refuse.

Just as Yan Bugui was wondering whether she came early this morning for the schooling of her relatives or friends' children, Aunt Wang spoke up:

"Teacher Yan, I came here today to tell you something happy!" After all, he was an experienced matchmaker, so he adjusted his state in an instant and his face was full of smiles.

The third aunt standing by couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Sister Wang, what good news could it be? Tell me quickly."

Seeing the couple's anxious eyes, Aunt Wang didn't keep them in suspense and said with a smile: "Your Jie Cheng is already an adult, right? He has a salary now and has established a career."

"After you establish your career, you should start a family. Xiaowu in our courtyard is the same age as Jiecheng in your family. There are children running around everywhere. Aren't you parents anxious?"

Yan Bugui's heart skipped a beat, thinking that maybe she wanted to introduce her boss to a boyfriend.

Aunt Wang's next words immediately confirmed his guess:

"Teacher Yan, I know a family whose daughter is very pretty. They asked me to introduce her to a date, and I immediately thought of your daughter Jie Cheng."

"Do you want to find an opportunity for the two children to meet and get to know each other?"

When Yan Bugui was about to say that he didn't need it, the third aunt agreed immediately: "Okay, Sister Wang, then please help me arrange it."

After all, the child is a piece of flesh and blood of his mother. Seeing him often staring at the back of the widow in the yard, the third aunt felt distressed.

After hearing the third aunt's reply, Aunt Wang looked at Yan Bugui and confirmed, "Teacher Yan, then I will arrange it?"

At this time, Yan Jiecheng came out of the house and said to Yan Bugui with a red face: "Dad, just listen to Aunt Wang."

Yan Bugui was forced to do something he had to do, so he gritted his teeth and said casually, "Sister Wang, you can make the arrangements. Let us know in advance so we can prepare."

Only after getting his confirmation did Aunt Wang feel relieved. After saying a few good words to Yan Jiecheng, she left the courtyard.

After watching Aunt Wang leave, Yan Bugui sat at the table and sighed, while Third Aunt and Yan Jiecheng stood aside with their hands hanging down like two children who had made mistakes...