Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

Guan Jiaqi walked into the yard carrying the fish. When she met her neighbors, she smiled and nodded to each of them as a greeting.

Arriving at the door of her home, Guan Jiaqi pushed it open and walked into the house.

When Guan's mother heard the sound of the door being pushed open, she got up from the bed in the inner room, opened the curtain, came out and asked:

"You're back. Have you eaten?"

"Ate."

Guan Jiaqi replied, handed the crucian carps in her hand to her mother, and said:

"Mom, please keep this fish and stew it tomorrow to nourish your body."

"You kid, you're wasting money again."

Guan's mother took the fish handed over by Guan Jiaqi, with a hint of relief on her face, but she blamed him in her mouth.

"I didn't spend any money, it was given to me by others."

Hearing her mother's reproachful tone, Guan Jiaqi explained with a smile.

"Oh."

"Who gave it to me?"

When Guan Jiaqi said that it was given to her by someone else, her mother was very surprised.

My daughter doesn't have many friends.

"It was given to me by Wu Qing's boyfriend's uncle."

"Didn't Wu Qing and her boyfriend come to ask me out this morning? We played until the afternoon, and Wu Qing took me to her boyfriend's house. It just so happened that her boyfriend's uncle had caught a lot of fish. Wu Qing mentioned that you were not in good health, so her boyfriend's uncle gave me all the crucian carp he caught."

Guan Jiaqi knew that her mother would definitely ask about the origin of the item, so she just told her directly.

"Then I have to thank them."

After hearing Guan Jiaqi's explanation of the whole story, Guan's mother didn't ask any more questions. She picked up the fish and found a place to put it away.

It would be a pity if such a big crucian carp was bitten by a mouse or a wild cat.

After putting away her things, Guan's mother came back and sat on the bench. She was about to say something to Guan Jiaqi when she saw Guan Jiaqi take out a big apple from her pocket and said to her mother as if she was presenting a treasure:

"Mom, look how big this apple is."

"It smells delicious. If you don't believe me, try it."

After saying that, he sat down next to his mother and put the apple into Guan's mother's hand.

Guan's mother weighed the apple in her hand, then put it under her nose and smelled it, then smiled and said to Guan Jiaqi:

"Oh, you know what, this apple is not only fragrant, but also quite heavy."

"Is this also given by Xiaoqing's boyfriend's family?"

Guan's mother was very smart and guessed where the apples came from at once.

"Yes, it was given to Wu Qing by his girlfriend's uncle." Guan Jiaqi nodded.

"Xiaoqing is a lucky child. She is dating a good family."

Seeing Guan Jiaqi nod, Guan's mother sighed.

Hearing her mother's sigh, Guan Jiaqi did not say anything, because she knew there was another meaning behind her mother's words.

After sighing, Guan's mother looked at Guan Jiaqi with a sad face.

The daughter is a little older than Wu Qing, and she still doesn't have a partner, which makes her very anxious.

But there was nothing she could do, because her daughter had inherited her grandmother's looks and looked like a foreigner. She had been unpopular since she was a child.

It's not that she hadn't looked for a matchmaker before, but she had introduced many people to her, but nothing happened in the end.

Seeing her mother's sad face, Guan Jiaqi, who didn't know how to talk to her mother, grabbed her mother's arm, thought for a moment, and whispered, "Mom, Wu Qing wants to introduce me to her boyfriend's uncle."

When Guan Jiaqi's mother heard what she said, she was shocked.

Wu Qing’s girlfriend’s uncle?

There is a lot of information in this sentence.

Then, Guan's mother started asking questions.

"Xiao Qi, what's going on? What's the situation with Wu Qing's girlfriend's uncle? Is he unmarried or a widower?"

Hearing her mother's anxious questioning, Guan Jiaqi sorted out her thoughts and said:

"Wu Qing's boyfriend's uncle is called Cai Quanwu. He is single and unmarried. He is much older than me, probably about ten years older than me."

"I heard from Wu Qing that he used to ride a tricycle. He sold the tricycle before the New Year and used his connections to get a job at Wu Qing's grain store."

"Wu Qing said that Cai Quanwu went to the grain store to find the store manager and had a good relationship with him."

"I have only met him twice. He looks well off. He and Wu Qing's boyfriend each have a bicycle. He also has two rooms in the same compound as Wu Qing's boyfriend, which he bought after the Chinese New Year."

Guan Jiaqi roughly told Guan's mother about Cai Quanwu's situation.

After listening to this, Guan's mother pondered for a moment and asked, "It sounds like a good offer, Xiaoqi, what do you think?"

"I have not decided yet."

"Wu Qing meant that we should marry into the same courtyard so that we can take care of each other in the future."

"Her boyfriend's uncle will definitely get married in the future. If I marry her boyfriend's uncle, she won't have to deal with a strange aunt in the future."

"And she said her boyfriend's uncle's family is not short of money, so he will definitely not suffer in life."

After Guan Jiaqi finished speaking, she looked at her mother and asked for her opinion.

"Wu Qing is a good kid. What if this guy is called Cai?"

Guan's mother didn't remember Cai Quanwu's name for a moment, and looked at Guan Jiaqi with a questioning look in her eyes.

"Cai Quanwu." Guan Jiaqi said immediately.

"Yes, yes, look at my memory."

Guan's mother smiled and continued speaking.

"If this is called Cai Quanwu, there's nothing wrong with it. Wu Qing's idea is really good."

"She doesn't have to deal with a strange aunt, and you two can take care of each other. It's just that she's much older than you, so I'm afraid there will be a lot of gossip."

Guan's mother analyzed the situation and expressed some of her concerns.

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with her. I heard from Wu Qing that she treats her boyfriend and sister-in-law very well."

"I met him twice. He was very polite in his words and manners, and he had no prejudice against me. I felt that he was easy to get along with."

"As for the rumors of the people in the courtyard, I don't care. Haven't they said enough since I was a child?"

"Besides, if I really want to get married, I will take you with me, and we won't be able to hear their gossips."

Guan Jiaqi didn't care about her mother's concerns, but when her mother was worried about Cai Quanwu, she told her mother about her feelings after meeting him and some things she heard from Wu Qing.

After hearing Guan Jiaqi say this, Guan's mother knew that her daughter was moved.

Since her daughter doesn't care about those rumors, she herself doesn't care even more. She has lived from before the liberation to the present and has seen everything.

As for whether she could get over it, that’s another story.

However, Guan's mother found it funny that her daughter misunderstood some of the meaning of her words, and explained to Guan Jiaqi with a smile.

"Xiaoqi, there's nothing wrong with the person Mom is talking about, it's not about his character. The guy named Cai Quanwu is a colleague of Wu Qing, and Wu Qing definitely knows his character better than you do."

"Since Wu Qing dared to introduce you to him, there shouldn't be any problem with his character. That girl is more shrewd than you in dealing with people."

"Mom is worried about whether he has any health problems. Otherwise, why is he still not married at such an old age and with such good conditions?"

After hearing her mother's words, Guan Jiaqi's face instantly turned red. She was already quite old, and there were many married women in the textile factory, who told dirty jokes frequently and she had heard them all. Naturally, she understood what her mother meant.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "I don't think so. He looks quite strong and should be in good health."

"Silly child, some things can't be seen from appearance."

Guan's mother looked at her daughter and said helplessly.

Of course Guan Jiaqi understood what her mother meant.

But who can know this? Do I need to try it out beforehand?