Comfortable life in Siheyuan

On this weekend, Huaihua was called up by Qin Huairu early in the morning. After she cleaned up and put on some makeup, she was allowed to go out. After breakfast, Zhou the matchmaker arrived.

"You're done eating. Come with me then?" Aunt Zhou was quite busy on the weekend as she had more than just this couple to match.

"Aunt Zhou, have you had breakfast? If you don't mind, eat a little here!" Qin Huairu said, pointing to some corn porridge and pickles on the table.

Matchmaker Zhou raised her eyes and gave up the idea instantly.

"You're welcome. I've already eaten it!" Are you kidding? This is just a small amount. My throat will be sore if I eat it. I speak with my mouth. You are trying to harm me!

After Huaihua packed a small cloth bag, she followed Matchmaker Zhou out of the yard.

"Wow! The locust flowers are so beautiful today. Are you planning a blind date?" Sha Zhu from the central courtyard just came out and happened to see this scene, and joked with a smile.

Huaihua didn't answer, but just lowered her head.

"This kid, why are you still embarrassed?"

"Enough, why are you teasing someone else's child? Are you bored?" Tian Xiuyun walked to the door neatly dressed and stopped the foul-mouthed Sha Zhu.

"Isn't this just a sign of concern? Huaihua is a pretty good kid."

Sha Zhu said this and walked towards the backyard.

"Son, are you awake? We are going to take pictures together today, so hurry up!"

"understood!"

Liu Qingshan also walked out with Feng Yu at this time. Both of them were dressed more formally today. Behind them, Liu's father and mother followed with little Yuwen.

"Zhu Zi, where is your father? Hasn't he gotten up yet?" Liu Yaohui asked with a smile.

"You're up. You've been up a long time ago. I've been waiting for you for a long time." He Daqing's voice came from the central courtyard, and then people came out.

"Okay, wait until Xixi and the others come out, then we'll go together."

Feng Yu and Tian Xiuyun went into the house together and helped Xixi tidy up the child.

In this weather, it is not easy for children to go out. They have to be wrapped tightly with three layers inside and three layers outside, otherwise they will easily catch a cold.

After everything was done, the two families walked out of the yard together.

"Wow! What day is it today? What are you doing?" Qin Huairu from the Intermediate Court looked at the crowd in surprise and asked in astonishment.

"Take a full-month photo of the child. Last time, Zhuzi and Qingshan were both drunk, so we didn't get to do it. Let's make up for it today." Liu's mother explained to her with a smile, then walked forward again.

Qin Huairu was a little puzzled. Could it be such a coincidence? My daughter went to the photo studio to find a date, and you guys also went to the photo studio. Wasn't this a pre-planned plan?

By the time the group arrived at the Dongcheng Photo Studio, not much time had passed, it was almost nine o'clock.

In the photo studio, Matchmaker Zhou was smiling and talking to both parties about their respective situations. The four of them were sitting around an old-fashioned round table, laughing a lot.

When Liu Qingshan and his group came in, the four people's eyes turned to them.

"Oh, are you busy? Then let's wait a moment?" Sha Zhu thought someone in front wanted to take a photo, so he said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I have some personal matters today. Could you please come back in the afternoon?" Boss Zhuang didn't want to offend customers, so he hurried over to explain.

At this moment, Tian Xiuyun suddenly noticed Huaihua, who was sitting at the table with his head lowered.

"Huaihua, why are you here?"

Huaihua's mind went blank for a moment, and everything visible from her face to her neck turned red in an instant.

"Tian, ​​Aunt Tian." Huaihua stood up with a red face.

"Huaihua, what are you doing here?" Sha Zhu repeated Tian Xiuyun's words.

"Why are you asking? She doesn't have time. Let's just come over in the afternoon!" Liu's mother recognized Matchmaker Zhou at a glance and immediately understood what was going on.

Having said that, Liu's mother quickly pulled a few people away from the photo studio.

Standing not far from the camera, Liu's mother smiled and explained, "That was Huaihua going on a blind date just now. The one sitting next to her was our street matchmaker Zhou. They were dating right now, so how could they have time to take a picture for us?"

"Huaihua is on a blind date!" Shazhu was a little surprised.

"What's so strange about this? She is already in her twenties, older than Xixi!" Tian Xiuyun also remembered at this time that she had seen this matchmaker Zhou before.

"Isn't there Matchmaker Wang near our courtyard?"

"How old is Matchmaker Wang? How can she still do the matchmaking work now?" He Daqing was also interested in Matchmaker Wang, so he explained.

"That's right. When Wang Matchmaker introduced me to someone, he was almost sixty years old."

It's been more than ten years. If you let a person in her seventies run around, she really doesn't have the energy.

"Then shall we go back? It's too cold outside, why don't we go home?" Feng Yu suggested.

"Go home, go home now, don't let my darling grandson get cold!"

Since we didn’t manage to take photos, we didn’t stay here any longer!

Inside the photo studio.

Boss Zhuang looked at Huaihua with a smile. "Do you know those people just now?"

"Hey, they are all neighbors living in the same courtyard! Huaihua must know him!" the matchmaker said quickly.

Huaihua looked towards the door from time to time, fearing that someone else would come in.

"Xiaowei, why don't you take the girl for a walk? It would be a good opportunity for you two to get to know each other." Boss Zhuang kicked his son and gave him careful instructions.

"Oh! I'll take her out right away."

"Wait a minute, do you have any money on you?" A middle-aged woman next to Xiaowei pulled Xiaowei and asked in a low voice.

"Mom, I still have some in my pocket. I won't tell you anymore."

Xiaowei had been sitting for a long time and couldn't sit still any longer. When he heard that he could go out, he stood up quickly.

"Don't run too far, it will be time for dinner soon!"

As they walked out the door, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they looked at each other, burst out laughing.

"Xiao Wei scratched his head and spoke first: "Let's walk around the alley. The wind is strong and I'm afraid you'll be cold if we walk too far." Huaihua responded softly. The two walked slowly along the alley in silence for a while.

"What do you usually do at home?" Huaihua couldn't help asking when she saw him walking like that.

"My house is just behind that photo studio. The front is the photo studio, and the back is where people live. When there are people around, I take pictures. When there is no one around, I like to watch TV upstairs." Xiaowei answered with his head down.

"Aren't you quite talkative? Why are you so shy?" Seeing that there was no one around, Huaihua was no longer shy.

"I've always been a talkative person, but sometimes I tend to blush when I see girls," Xiaowei said courageously.

Huaihua raised her head, her eyes sparkling: "We have met twice, so we are familiar with each other. You don't have to be so embarrassed."

"Ok!"

The two didn't know what to talk about, so they just talked about whatever came up. Before they knew it, it was almost time for dinner. Xiaowei looked at the sky and said, "We should go back, or our family will be worried." Huaihua nodded, and the two turned around and walked back, but they both had a different feeling towards each other.