Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Ho Kee Restaurant.

A group of people were sitting in the box, talking about what had just happened, and the thought of taking pictures was put aside.

"Is Huaihua actually a pretty good girl? Logically, you should have found someone like her a long time ago, right?" Feng Yu looked at Liu Qingshan in confusion and asked.

"Qin Huairu was busy with Banggeng's affairs in the past few years, so she probably didn't have time to pay attention." Liu Qingshan didn't know much, and he didn't pay much attention to what happened in the yard.

"The young man in the photo studio looks quite handsome, and he is a good match for Huaihua." Tian Xiuyun said with a smile.

"The one wearing glasses? That kid has such fair skin. He looks so clean!" Feng Yu echoed.

In the photo studio, there was only one young man, and it was easy to guess who Huaihua's blind date was.

At noon, we had a meal at the restaurant and rested for a while. In the afternoon, we went to the photo studio again. This time, we finally took the family photo.

After returning home, Liu Qingshan looked at the current courtyard and felt that it was indeed very comfortable. He was quite satisfied with this courtyard which was different from the original one.

After Xu Damao left, there were fewer conflicts in the courtyard. After Banggeng got married and moved out, and after Jia Zhangshi left, there were fewer foul words in the courtyard. This was also the reason why he had not moved out.

Huaihua's wedding was very quick, and perhaps the Zhuang family couldn't wait any longer. Half a month after the two of them met, they decided on a wedding date. The wedding was scheduled for the sixth day of the first lunar month after the Chinese New Year.

Now Huaihua goes to the photo studio whenever she has free time. If anyone goes to the photo studio, they can still see Huaihua's photos hanging in the picture frames. Huaihua is almost becoming a model for the Dongcheng Photo Studio.

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The courtyard remained peaceful and quiet until the New Year.

Before the New Year, the Jia family was the first to get busy. Zhuang Xiaowei and his family came to pay New Year's greetings with gifts. Maybe because of the time they spent together, the Zhuang family was really satisfied with Huaihua, and the gifts they bought for the New Year were also quite rich.

Cigarettes, alcohol and tea were all good, which made Huaihua dumbfounded. While no one was paying attention to her, Huaihua grabbed Zhuang Xiaowei.

"What are you doing? No one in my family smokes or drinks. Why are you buying these? Isn't this a waste of money?" Huaihua's eyes widened, she really didn't understand.

"My dad said that the first time we give a festival gift, we should make it grand." Xiaowei scratched his head, feeling a little helpless.

"Okay, I don't blame you. Look at how silly you are!" Huaihua lost her temper instantly when she saw his expression.

Qin Huairu looked at the table full of things and was very satisfied with her son-in-law. When Xiaodang got married, there was no such grand ceremony.

"My dear relatives, this is too expensive. There are only Huaihua and I at home, and we don't have any men who smoke or drink. You can take all these cigarettes and alcohol back!" Qin Huairu said with a smile.

"It's okay. These can be used to entertain guests at Huaihua's wedding. You can keep them all. Our family really likes this daughter-in-law." Xiaowei's mother said with a smile.

Fortunately, it is the end of the year and Qin Huairu's family has prepared some vegetables and meat, otherwise today's scene would really be a poor reception.

In the middle courtyard, many people gathered at the door of Jia's house to watch the excitement. Liu Qingshan and Feng Yu also sat at the door of Sha Zhu's house.

Liu Qingshan looked at the pile of gifts on the table of the Jia family and said to Sha Zhu with a joking tone: "My dear relative, what do you plan to let your son send to my house for the New Year this year? If it is lower than this standard, I will not agree!" As he said that, Liu Qingshan pointed at the Jia family.

As soon as Liu Qingshan finished speaking, the entire He family laughed.

"No problem! It's the young couple who spend the money anyway. Your daughter said a while ago that she wanted to give gifts to both sides. Our family also follows this standard." Sha Zhu heard the sarcasm in Liu Qingshan's words, and he also started to joke.

"Yes, they have a salary. They usually eat out at one restaurant or another. We have been married for such a long time, but we have never cooked at home."

The couple's new house also has a kitchen. When the house was renovated, Sha Zhu specially tidied it up. Now the kitchen looks like new except for a little dust.

As they were talking and laughing, Niu Niu's family of three came over.

"What's going on in the Jia family? Why is it so lively?" Xixi had been feeding her baby in the room and had no idea what had happened in the yard.

"Huaihua's boyfriend is here to pay New Year's greetings! Look at the table full of gifts, they were all sent by the man." Feng Yu took the child and explained with a smile.

"Yes, your father just said that you two should give him gifts according to this standard during the New Year. Niu Niu, did you hear that?" Tian Xiuyun said with a smile.

"It certainly can't be worse than his! I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative later and make the best holiday gifts for you." Niu Niu knew that these people were joking with them, so he followed suit.

At the gate of Jia's house, the third uncle and the third aunt looked at the gifts on the table of the Jia family, and they felt very sad.

I have a daughter, who has been married for several years, and both husband and wife are teachers. It is said that they should know etiquette. But after so many years of marriage, they have never sent anything home.

The sons who moved out came back empty-handed every time. Uncle and Auntie were complaining to themselves again.

The two watched for a while, then felt bored and went home.

After closing the door, the two of them sat quietly in the room. They didn't speak for a while. Finally, they let out a long sigh.

The next day was already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, and the Chinese New Year was just two days away. Liu Haizhong's three sons returned home together without any prior arrangement.

The second uncle's house is quite lively, but the atmosphere is not the same.

Liu Guangtian was fine, he took Qin Jingru and hid directly in Jia's house. He talked to Qin Huairu about Huaihua's marriage, and they talked and laughed.

At the second uncle's house, several people started smoking. Liu Haizhong looked at the gifts he had bought in the corner, feeling bitter.

The three sons came back empty-handed. Guangqi and Guangfu even took out the two bottles of wine Guangtian brought back, saying that there were many people at home today, so they wanted to have some wine to cheer themselves up. The more Liu Haizhong thought about it, the more unhappy he became.

"You two should smoke less, there are children in this room!" Liu Haizhong doesn't smoke himself, and he felt even more unhappy seeing his two sons puffing away.

"It's okay, the children are all watching TV, they can't smell it!" Liu Guangqi said with a smile.

"Yes, we won't smoke anymore after we finish this one."

"Dad, look at Guangtian's wife. When she comes back, she doesn't go to the kitchen to help mom. She just goes to Jia's house to chat. She doesn't understand at all how difficult it is for mom." Seeing that his second brother and his wife were not at home, Liu Guangfu began to flatter them in front of Liu Haizhong.

"They are also busy all year round. It's a rare opportunity for them to come back, so I must go and take a look!" Liu Haizhong didn't fall for his trick.