Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

22 years later, they are even more helpless.

By the way, there are actually two people who didn’t show up in front of Liu Haizhong today.

Who are they? One is Qin Bao’s son Niu Niu, and the other is Xu Fei’s girlfriend, Tang Jia.

The two of them stayed in the living room. It was Tang Jia who took the initiative to suggest it. His words and actions showed maturity and sense of propriety.

Seeing this, Niu Niu also stayed and chatted with her over tea.

I didn't expect that Xu Fei found a girl from Northeast China, who is 1 meters tall, has a peaceful face, is dignified and generous, and very decent.

They have been dating for two years, and now it is time for them to meet their parents.

Tang Jia's family is quite simple. Both of her parents are working people and they work at the Snow Flower Refrigerator Factory.

She has now graduated with a master's degree and stayed at the university as a teacher.

Through conversation, I learned that her family situation is similar to that of Xu Dacan. They all came from Northeast China in the 50s and 60s and then settled in Jingye's house.

The two children are basically similar in terms of world views, family background, and educational background; Xu Dacan is very satisfied and mentally prefers Tang Jia. She is indeed more suitable to be his daughter-in-law than Xia Lin.

Speaking of Xia Lin, she officially immigrated to Hong Kong last year and changed her surname back to her father's - Wang.

Before leaving, she came to see Xu Fei on purpose. This was also her first time entering the courtyard of No. 40 Nanluoguxiang.

It is said that like repels like and opposites attract. Liu Yueru felt uncomfortable when she saw the woman who came to snatch her son away. She was forcing herself to smile.

Moreover, it was not difficult to tell from her eyebrows and gait that Xu Fei in their family had already caused trouble for others...

She is an obstetrician and gynecologist, nothing can be hidden from her!

"..."

Tang Jia was also very nervous today. She had already learned from Xu Fei that his father was the office director of a state ministry and his mother was the associate chief physician of the Seventh Medical Center.

What's even more exaggerated is that both generations of their family are college graduates! Among them, Liu Yueru and Xu Fei are both masters, and their academic qualifications are on par with hers. This makes her feel insecure.

Fortunately, both Xu Dacan and Liu Yueru were very friendly to her, Xu Fei's aunt and uncle were also very easy-going, and his two sisters were also very polite to her...

In short, this family gave Tang Jia a good first impression.

Tang Jia is no stranger to the siheyuan. She also lived in a siheyuan for a long time when she was a child. Later, her parents' unit allocated houses and they moved into an apartment building.

Liu Yueru took the opportunity to cook in the kitchen to talk to Xu Dacan about her future daughter-in-law: "She is two years older than Xu Fei and looks older."

Seeing that Xu Dacan ignored her, she said after a while: "Shouldn't we buy an apartment? Otherwise, people will despise us for living in this shabby yard."

Xu Dacan still ignored her, which made Liu Yueru furious: "Are you trying to make me angry on purpose?"

Ignore her, she gets even more excited. Xu Dacan said unhappily: "Don't pay attention to me, I'm annoyed."

Liu Yueru suddenly became brighter. While making meatballs, she poked him with her arm and said, "What's wrong with you? You get angry when you see Niu Niu."

Xu Dacan chopped off the chicken's head with a heavy kitchen knife and threw it aside, as if he was going to chop off Qin Bao.

This brat Niu Niu was like a man determined to hold on to a green mountain and would not let go. He kept pestering Xu Wenwen wholeheartedly.

But they grew up together, and Niu Niu obeyed Xu Wenwen's every word, just like a companion spirit treasure...

Xu Dacan was left speechless. If he said it lightly, it wouldn't hurt; if he said it too much, it would hurt the brotherhood between him and Qin Bao.

Didn’t you see how Niu Niu was courting Xu Wenwen just now? It really irritated his father’s eyes!

"..."

When it was almost time for dinner, Xu Dacan couldn't help himself and waved to Niu Niu: "Boy, let's spar with each other. Let me see if you have improved."

Niu Niu was so cunning that he hid behind Xu Yao and refused to come out no matter how hard he tried. His father said that his uncle was a pervert and could even fight with Teacher Yu Hai to a draw!

Niu Niu protested and shouted, "You just want to beat me up in some way, I won't do it!"

This silly look made everyone laugh.

Compared to her dislike for the future "daughter-in-law", Liu Yueru liked Niu Niu, the future "son-in-law", much more.

This child is very honest and has been wholeheartedly treating her daughter Wenwen well since she was young. Moreover, she knows her daughter well and does not have any big ambitions, which is very good.

But Liu Huangbai, the old man, actually stood together with Xu Dacan this time. They both disliked Niu Niu...

"..."

Tang Jia enjoyed today's meal very much. While Xu Fei and his family were observing her, she was also observing how the family got along with each other.

How should I put it? She felt very comfortable. If I had to use an adjective to describe it, it would be cozy.

That’s right, her family felt very comfortable no matter how they got along with each other or how they talked.

They were neither as rigid and dull as those "highly educated" families she had seen, nor as deliberately well-behaved and flattering as those from small and medium-sized families...

Each of them lives very realistically, like a harmonious and pleasant piece of music, with every note blending perfectly together.

The warm and harmonious atmosphere was like a pair of gentle hands, which, with a light wave, completely dispelled all the haze accumulated in her heart, making her intoxicated in it involuntarily, greedy for this rare beauty like a treasure, and even time stopped for this happiness.

Tang Jia knew that she couldn't leave Xu Fei. She loved him as a person, but she loved his family even more.

And isn’t marriage a gamble of choosing the other person’s original family?

Tang Jia had dinner at Xu Dacan's house and was then sent back by Xu Fei.

As soon as he entered the house, his father came to greet him immediately: "How is it? Do you like him?"

This utilitarian urgency made Tang Jia, who had just experienced warmth, feel a little torn...

She calmed herself down before saying, "Except for Xu Fei's mother who was a little hostile to me, everyone else was very nice to me."

Tang's father was relieved: "Director Liu is such a great expert, it's normal for him to have high standards."

Tang Jia was a little angry: "Dad, I'm not marrying up, I'm also a graduate student from Tsinghua University!"

Tang's father was a little incoherent: "That's not what I meant! I heard that Director Xu is going to be promoted to deputy director soon..."

He couldn't continue speaking and suddenly slapped himself in regret.

Tang Jia rushed over and hugged him, crying, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Tang's father stretched out his big hand and gently stroked his daughter's hair: "It's not that I want to curry favor with his family, but I feel that your mother and I are ordinary workers, and our status is not equal to theirs. I am afraid that they will look down on us."