Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

After parking the car and turning off the engine, he quickly went around to the back seat to open the door for Aunt Min and helped her out. From Aunt Min's nostalgic eyes and skillful movements, it can be seen that she had enjoyed a luxurious life in the past.

"Aunt Min, is this the family?" Luoyang quickly spoke to pull Aunt Min back from her memories.

Aunt Min came back to her senses and nodded to Lao Yang, saying, "Well, this is the yard. Let's go in!"

Old Yang quickly opened the trunk and took out two bags of things, locked the car door, and followed Aunt Min into the yard.

This is a two-story building with gray-green walls. The yard is about 150 square meters, with a vegetable rack on the left and two rows of vegetables on the right. There is a stone table and four stone blocks near the vegetable rack.

At this time, the main door of the small building was closed. Old Yang followed Aunt Min and entered the room. Looking up, there was a portrait of a great man hanging in the central hall opposite the door, with an eight-immortal table below and a chair on each side. There were four chairs on the left side of the living room, and a calligraphy and a painting hung on the left wall. On the right side of the living room were two long sofas and a sofa stool, with a long coffee table in the middle and a painting of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" hanging on the right wall. This father-in-law is interesting. This is a combination of Chinese and Western styles - neutralism.

There was a middle-aged woman sitting on the sofa. She looked like Yuting's mother or aunt, and she looked somewhat like Yuting.

When he saw the two people walking in, he stared at Lao Yang who came in behind him. When he saw Lao Yang looking at him, he immediately snorted and turned his head away.

Auntie Min walked up and sat beside him, introducing him: "Xiao Yang, this is Tingting's mother!" Then she turned to Yuting's mother and said: "Sister, this is Xiao Yang, Yang Shangjin. She came to see you specially."

Old Yang hurriedly came forward with his things and bowed to Yuting's mother, saying, "Mom! I'm here to see you!"

This shout shocked Yuting's mother so much that she was stunned, and Aunt Min burst into laughter.

Old Yang quickly put the gift on the coffee table to divert attention. The creaking sound immediately attracted the attention of Yuting's mother and Aunt Min, who looked at the bag on the coffee table. They were very surprised what was in it? Why was it so heavy?

Old Yang quickly explained, "Mom, you see, this is my first time visiting you, and I have also confirmed my relationship with Yuting! So one of me is here to meet you, and the other is here to propose marriage! This includes the betrothal gift!"

"Ah!?" This time both of them opened their mouths wide in surprise. They didn't expect Lao Yang to be so direct!

Without further ado, he opened the package and took out a carved wooden box and placed it on the coffee table. Inside was a set of jewelry. He took out another box and opened it. Inside was a pair of gold bars. He took out another box and opened it. Inside was a pair of watches. Then he took out another box and opened it. Inside was a diamond necklace. He took out another small box and opened it. Inside was a pair of white jade bracelets. He took out another small box. Inside was an egg-sized South China pearl. He took out the largest box and opened it. Inside was all brand new 10-yuan RMB notes. Finally, he took out a box and opened it. Inside was an exquisite M1911 gold commemorative pistol.

Looking at the two people who were stunned and stunned, Lao Yang said, "Mom, I am not a person who beats around the bush. This is my sincerity. I know it is not easy to give birth to Yuting, and I am reluctant to take you away from you. Taking out these things is not to measure the value of marriage, but to express my sincerity to Yuting. I will let Yuting live a happy and fulfilling life!"

Looking at the two people who were still immersed in the treasures, he paused for a moment and continued, "I guess mom has heard that I have industries both at home and abroad, so my financial strength is definitely beyond doubt! I also participated in the Anti-Japanese War to serve the motherland, and I went abroad after the founding of the People's Republic of China. So we have a deep revolutionary friendship. Yuting and I are truly in love, and you don't have to worry that I will treat Yuting badly. You can rest assured to leave Yuting to me and let me spoil her! Another idea I came here this time is to ask Yuting's opinion to see if she wants to stay in the country or go to Hong Kong to live with me."

When they heard that Lao Yang was going to take Yu Ting to live in Hong Kong, the two girls turned their eyes away from the betrothal gifts and glared at Lao Yang again. Yu Ting's mother's eyes were filled with disbelief, unacceptability, helplessness, and other complex expressions. Aunt Min's eyes were filled with shock, nostalgia, and envy.

Yuting's mother was confused when she saw the confident, tall and handsome son-in-law in front of her and said hurriedly: "Xiao Yang, don't rush this matter. I can't make the decision. Her father needs to come back to make the decision!"

She reached out and pushed Aunt Min and said, "Xiao Min, call your brother-in-law and tell him that there are visitors at home today, and ask him to come back early! We are all free now, and I don't know what to practice. I don't see anyone all day!"

Aunt Min covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She walked to the side, picked up the phone on the table and dialed. After a few words, she hung up the phone and told Yuting's mother, "Brother-in-law said he knew and would be back after he was done. The higher-ups wanted to arrange some kind of inspection and were reorganizing military affairs."

As he was speaking, people came over, sat down with Yuting's mother, and began to comment on the things on the table.

Lao Yang felt that this was not a solution, so he said, "Mom, I want to see Yuting first. I haven't seen her for several months and I don't know how she is doing. Is she available now?"

Yuting's mother raised her head and said to Lao Yang, "That damn girl got mad at me after she came back, so I locked her up in the room upstairs!"

Then he took out a key from his pocket, handed it over and said, "Here, here are the keys, go up!"

He quickly took the key and said, "Mom, I'll go and talk to her right away. You and Aunt Min should count the things and put them away. After all, it's not good to be discovered in this era!"

Yuting's mother quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, my son-in-law is right!"

Lao Yang stood up and walked down the stairs to the second floor, where he found a locked room. He took the key and unlocked the door, and entered the room. He saw a woman lying on the bed, her face facing inside, ignoring Lao Yang, as if she was asleep.

Old Yang closed the door and walked gently to the inner side of the bed. He saw Shen Yuting lying on the bed with her eyes closed. He leaned over and blew a breath on Shen Yuting's forehead, blowing her messy hair back and forth across her forehead.

Shen Yuting felt her forehead itchy and reached out to scratch it, but she felt something was wrong. She opened her eyes and saw the face she had been dreaming about day and night. She murmured, "Hmm~, is that you, boss? Did you enter my dream?"

As he spoke, he reached out and touched Lao Yang's cheek. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong! He sat up suddenly, hugged Lao Yang's head and kissed him, crying as he kissed him.

As Lao Yang responded, he reached out and picked up Shen Yuting, turned around and sat on the bed, holding Shen Yuting tightly in his arms. While kissing, he reached out and stroked Shen Yuting's back to comfort her. After a while, she stopped crying and huddled in Lao Yang's arms like a kitten. He kissed away Shen Yuting's salty tears with his lips and looked at Shen Yuting who was staring at him with wide eyes.

Lao Yang asked softly, "Tingting, am I too late to make you feel wronged? The day before yesterday, I went to Shenzhen and heard from Yuping that you were taken home. I rushed here in a hurry! I thought you were being abused and became skinny. Why do you feel fatter than when we first met?!"

As he spoke, he placed his hand on his lower abdomen and gently stroked it.

Shen Yuting's face suddenly turned red. She turned around and bit Lao Yang's arm fiercely. Then she quickly let go and said, "It's all your fault. You made me pregnant! My family found out and took me back and locked me up. But at least you have the conscience to come and see me."

Old Yang stood up holding Yuting, turned around, and held her up high, saying, "Little Yuting, you are pregnant with my baby and you are going to be a mother!"

Shen Yuting was startled, stretched out her hand to grab Lao Yang's hair, and exclaimed: "What are you doing? I'm scared to death!"

He took Yuting and sat back on the bed and said, "Okay, little idiot, don't worry. I have already dealt with my mother-in-law. I am just waiting for my father-in-law to come back to discuss our marriage."

Shen Yuting immediately opened her eyes wide in surprise and confirmed again: "Leader, what did you say? You want to marry me! What about Li Yuping?"

Lao Yang reached out and patted her on the butt and said, "Why are you worrying about that? Call me husband!"

Shen Yuting said shyly, "Husband..."

He patted her butt and said, "Louder! I can't hear you."

Shen Yuting shyly shouted loudly: "Husband! Do you hear me now?!"

Old Yang then kissed Shen Yuting's red lips with satisfaction and explained, "This time, I'm here to pick you up and take you to Xiangjiang to get a marriage certificate there. You can decide whether you want to come back or live with me in Xiangjiang. It's ok when my father-in-law comes back tonight and convinces him!"

Shen Yuting asked in confusion: "How did you deal with my mother? She won't give in easily!"

Old Yang said proudly: "You underestimated me. I came here to pay the bride price! But after I gave the bride price, my mother-in-law surrendered."

Shen Yuting opened her eyes wide and asked, "Dowry, what do you bring as a gift?"

He took out a gift list he had just made and gave it to Shen Yuting. After taking the gift list and opening it, he immediately opened his mouth in surprise, stared at Lao Yang and said, "I didn't know I was so valuable. If I had known this, I would have sold myself a long time ago!"

Old Yang looked at Shen Yuting like an idiot and said, "Forget it! You are lucky to have met a rich man like me. Who in the whole country can afford this kind of gift money to marry a wife!"

Shen Yuting stretched out her hand and twisted Lao Yang's chest twice and said, "You are so capable and proud of yourself. I will take the baby and run away from home, leaving you with nothing and nothing!"

Lao Yang quickly pretended to be in pain and surrendered, saying, "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong! My dear wife, please spare me!"

Shen Yuting finally let go of her hand with satisfaction. Lao Yang kissed Shen Yuting again and said, "Get up, let's go downstairs, you are free now!"

Shen Yuting immediately took out clothes from the closet happily, changed into formal clothes in front of Lao Yang, and winked at Lao Yang playfully. She picked up the toiletries and went to the bathroom outside the door to wash up. Shen Yuting quickly got ready and returned to the room, pulled Lao Yang and walked downstairs.

When the two came to the living room, the box on the table had been closed again, and Yuting's mother and Aunt Min were counting the money. Shen Yuting walked over and snorted twice, then took out the gift list and threw it over. Aunt Min reached out and grabbed the gift list, opened it and took a look, took a breath of cold air, and then handed it to Yuting's mother.

Yuting's mother, who was counting the money, saw the gift list and said, "Wait a minute, it will be all lost soon!"

Auntie Min grabbed the money from her hand and put the gift list in her hand. Yuting's mother complained, "Oh! Now it's messed up again. You're so stupid. Can't you wait a moment?"

As he spoke, he opened the gift list, and the more he read it, the more frightened he became. Finally, he closed the gift list with a snap, looked at the two people sitting opposite him and snuggled together, and said, "Girls should not be kept when they grow up. If they are kept, they will become enemies! Since Xiao Yang is so sincere, I will not stop him, but this gift list cannot be accepted. Wait until his father comes back to make the final decision."

Old Yang said, "Mom, don't feel burdened. These things may seem like a lot, but they are nothing to me. You can persuade Dad to keep them. After all, you have raised Yuting for so many years, and I want to show my gratitude. Besides, after Yuting leaves with me, she may not be able to be with you two for a long time. This can be considered as a physical respect."

Before Yuting's mother could say anything, she heard footsteps outside the door. Soon, two young men and women came running in. They stopped immediately when they saw someone in the living room, looked over here, and then walked over carefully and said, "Mom, aunt, and sister are all here!" Then they stared at Lao Yang and the various boxes piled together with curiosity.

Aunt Min immediately stood up and pulled the boy over to introduce him, "Yuhe, Yujin, this is your brother-in-law! You can call him brother-in-law when you meet him, okay?"

The two children immediately called out to Lao Yang, "Brother-in-law!"

Lao Yang quickly agreed: "Okay, that's good!" Then he took out two bars of chocolate from his pocket, gave one to each of them, and then gave each of them a brand new 10-yuan note.

The two children immediately shouted happily: "Thank you, brother-in-law, you are so nice!"

After saying that, the two kids picked up the chocolate and 10 yuan, turned around and rushed upstairs.

Yuting’s mother shouted, “Give me the money later and I will keep it for you. Don’t lose it!” The two children ran away in a flash.

Aunt Min smiled and said, "You still want to cheat them out of their money, but they won't be fooled now. They've become smarter now that they've grown up! They probably hid the money."

Yuting's mother snorted and said, "I'll find it later, otherwise you'll learn to spend money recklessly!"

Yuting hugged Lao Yang's arm and said, "The boy is Shen Yuhe, my brother, 17 years old. The girl is Shen Yujin, my sister, 15 years old. Just give them snacks, why give them money? Children will learn bad habits if they carry money with them."

Lao Yang patted her hands and said, "It's okay. 10 yuan is not too much or too little. They will definitely cherish it. At this age, they can have their own small treasury. Besides, this is the smallest denomination I have. What else can I give? US dollars or British pounds?"

Shen Yuting rolled her eyes at Lao Yang and said, "Look at what you can do! What else did you bring? I'm hungry, take it out!"

Lao Yang quickly said, "Okay, okay, wait a minute."

Said to Yuting's mother: "Mom, you'd better pack these things up and put them in the bedroom first, because someone might come next."

The three girls lifted the boxes and carried them upstairs. Old Yang took out various snacks and pastries from another bag and placed them on the coffee table. He also took out a lot of washed fruits and placed them on a plate on the coffee table.

After a while, the three of them came downstairs and saw the coffee table filled with various foods. They immediately opened their mouths in shock, and crystal tears flowed from the corners of their mouths.

Old Yang said, "How is it? It's quite rich!"

At this time, the three of them reacted, wiped their mouths and returned to the table. Aunt Min and Yuting's mother were still saying, "Oh, this is a cake, I haven't eaten it for a long time! Is this American walnut? And this is lychee, right? This kind of cake seems to be only available in Hong Kong, right?"

Shen Yuting didn't recognize most of them, and was very surprised when she heard her mother and aunt say that! There were a few snacks that Shen Yuting knew that Lao Yang had brought over before, but she didn't recognize the others! She pinched Lao Yang's waist hard and looked at him angrily.

Old Yang quickly picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into Shen Yuting's mouth and said, "This is the traditional craft of osmanthus cake. Come and try it."

Shen Yuting chewed hard and felt it was a bit dry. She pulled Lao Yang and pointed to his mouth. Lao Yang immediately took out a bottle of drink from the bag, opened it and handed it to Shen Yuting.

Shen Yuting took it and poured it into her mouth. After swallowing the osmanthus cake, she immediately felt the rich sweetness in her mouth. She picked up the drink and took another sip and said, "It's really sweet!"