Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

This was originally a joke from Cao Liang, but Meng Xiaoxing took it seriously.

She didn't care about being shy, she raised her head, nodded with a firm look and said, "I agree."

Cao Liang was stunned. "Promise what?"

Meng Xiaoxing blushed again and whispered, "I just agree to be your partner..."

Ah this...

This time it was Cao Liang's turn to be dumbfounded.

He was just joking, but he didn't expect the other party to agree.

So now, how to end it?

Say you were joking?

Will this tiger woman chase me and chop me with a kitchen knife then?

"But I have a condition."

Meng Xiaoxing spoke again.

"...What conditions?"

Cao Liang asked subconsciously.

Meng Xiaoxing said seriously: "I hope that when I get married, I can bring Monkey and Xiaotao with me. That's all. Do you agree?"

After finishing all of this in one breath, Meng Xiaoxing breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little nervous.

This request can be said to be excessive.

She came here to escape famine and has no relatives at home.

Apart from herself, she has nothing.

There is definitely no such thing as a dowry.

It would have been fine if she had no dowry, but she also planned to bring two burdens.

It is almost impossible for anyone to agree to such a request.

But Cao Liang didn't care.

He nodded and said, "Okay, you are siblings, and you don't have any relatives or elders at home, so this is as it should be."

He actually admired Meng Xiaoxing very much.

Originally, there was no blood relationship between them, but they could do this for Monkey and Xiaotao.

This person has a great character and is also very beautiful.

It doesn't seem like it would be nice to have a woman like this as your wife?

I'm just a little too aggressive sometimes, but otherwise I'm really nothing to complain about.

"Thank you, Cao Liang."

When Meng Xiaoxing saw Cao Liang agreed, she was so moved that she covered her mouth, afraid that she would cry out loud, but tears were already welling up in her eyes and finally slid down her cheeks.

Seeing this, Cao Liang reached out his hand, wiped her tears, and said with a smile: "Why thank me, haven't you already agreed to be my partner? I also like Monkey and Xiaotao very much, so I will naturally not ignore them."

"Ok!"

Meng Xiaoxing nodded heavily. Just as she relaxed, she saw Cao Liang's hand still touching her face. Her face immediately turned red and she slapped Cao Liang's hand away, "You hooligan!"

Meng Xiaoxing glared at Cao Liang fiercely, then ran back to the house.

"We're already in a relationship, but you can't even touch my face?"

Cao Liang complained, then shook his head and rode back.

But it’s not Meng Xiaoxing’s fault.

After all, this era is still very conservative.

Not to mention being in a relationship, even if you are married, you would still feel shy if someone saw you doing this.

On the way back, Cao Liang was still a little confused.

I didn't expect that I would get a partner so suddenly.

However, even though the relationship has been confirmed, it will take another two years to get the marriage certificate.

Meng Xiaoxing is of appropriate age, but the man needs to be twenty years old.

Cao Liang was still distracted until he got home to eat.

Chen Huilan asked with concern: "Liangzi, is something wrong? Why have you been distracted since you came back?"

Xiao Ming and Yaya also looked at Cao Liang worriedly.

Cao Liang finally came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, saying: "Nothing happened, it's just that I seem to have found a partner by accident."

Chen Huilan was overjoyed and asked, "Liangzi, is what you said true? Where is she from? Who else is in her family? How did you know each other?"

Chen Huilan asked several questions in a row, and Cao Liang was completely confused.

Whenever this topic comes up, Chen Huilan becomes very active.

"It's Meng Xiaoxing."

Cao Liang had no intention of hiding anything and spoke directly.

"It's Kyoko? That's great."

Chen Huilan said happily: "I wanted to advise you to act quickly. After all, Xingzi is old enough to date, don't let someone else snatch her away. I didn't expect you to act so quickly."

She asked seriously, "Are you sure about the relationship?"

"I think...it's confirmed, right?"

"What do you mean by should? Did Xingzi agree or not?"

"Yes, indeed."

Cao Liang nodded.

"That's good."

Chen Huilan was very happy and immediately reminded him, "Liangzi, Xingzi is a poor child. You must be nicer to her in the future. I like that child very much."

Cao Liang was speechless and said, "My God, even if we want to get married, it will take two years. You are worrying too early."

"it's the same."

Chen Huilan happily ate another steamed bun.

When you are in a good mood, your appetite will naturally be good too.

Yaya asked innocently, "Brother, are we going to have a sister-in-law?"

Cao Liang smiled and said, "Didn't you hear what my elder brother said just now? It will take two years."

"why?"

Yaya asked in confusion: "Sister Xingzi is naturally Big Brother's girlfriend, why doesn't Big Brother bring her home? I still want to play with Xiaotao."

Cao Liang was overwhelmed by the questions.

"Okay, eat your meal. Why are you asking so many questions, kid?"

In the end, it was Chen Huilan who spoke up and Yaya stopped asking any more questions.

After dinner, Cao Liang went back to his room.

Just as I was about to lie down, I heard a shout from the door:

"Is Liangzi home? I'm your second uncle."

In the bangs?

Why is he here?

There is usually no interaction between the two families.

But Cao Liang still went to open the door.

Although Liu Haizhong is a fan of officials, at least he doesn't provoke me on weekdays.

After opening the door, Cao Liang asked, "Second Uncle, what can I do for you?"

Liu Haizhong smiled as she showed off her big belly, "Your brother Guangqi is getting married! I plan to set up a few tables in the courtyard and come to let you know on the eighth day of the first lunar month."

"This is a good thing!"

Cao Liang smiled and said, "Is it the eighth day of the first lunar month? Our family will definitely go."

As he spoke, Cao Liang took out a dollar from his pocket and handed it to Liu Haizhong, "Second Uncle, this is a gift from our family."

"Hey, I'll remember it for you later."

Liu Haizhong happily accepted the money.

He felt very honored that Cao Liang gave him face.

After all, Cao Liang didn't even give face to the uncle Yi Zhonghai.

And I gave one yuan as a gift, which is already a lot.

At least even if the entire Cao family went to the banquet, he would not lose out.

However, after receiving the money, Liu Haizhong had no intention of leaving. He just stood there awkwardly, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Cao Liang didn't have time to waste with him, so he asked directly: "Second Uncle, is there anything else?"

Liu Haizhong walked down the stairs and said, "It's nothing. I heard that you can get some meat, Liangzi. I wanted to ask you to help get some meat. It doesn't have to be much, just 20 pounds will do. I'm sure you won't be paid less, just the right amount."

"Liangzi, what do you think?"

Cao Liang shook his head and said in embarrassment: "Second Uncle, this matter is a bit difficult to handle!"

Without waiting for Liu Haizhong to speak, he spoke first: "It's not that I don't want to help. We are neighbors, and it's only natural for us to help each other. It's just that the meat I got for the factory at the end of last year was actually set up by Director Li. I was just running errands."

Cao Liang said angrily, "I don't know who spread the rumor that I was the one who cooked the meat. I've been annoyed for a year because of this."

Last year was the 60th anniversary, this year is the 61st anniversary.

It’s not wrong to say that I’ve been annoyed for a year.