Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Tan Yali watched He Yuzhu disappear around the corner, smiled and shook her head, then turned and walked upstairs. Since her daughter Lou Xiao'e and He Yuzhu were already married, it was too late to say anything. Now she could only remind her daughter to be careful and not get herself pregnant. It was not good to get married with a big belly these days.

Tan Yali came to Lou Xiao'e's room, knocked gently on the door, and said, "Xiao'e, He Yuzhu and I have already talked. Mom has something to tell you now." After that, Tan Yali pushed open the door and walked in.

Lou Xiao'e, who was lying on the bed, was about to get up when she heard her mother's voice, but she didn't expect her mother Tan Yali to come in. Lou Xiao'e said embarrassedly: "Mom, I'm a little tired today. I was just lying on the bed. What's wrong with you? Where's Brother He?"

Tan Yali looked at her daughter Lou Xiao'e and said jokingly, "Your brother He is gone."

After hearing what Tan Yali said, Lou Xiao'e blushed and said, "Mom."

Seeing her daughter blushing, Tan Yali said seriously, "Mom has just talked to your elder brother He. I'll ask him to find someone to propose marriage in a few days."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e immediately said happily: "Really? You promised me to marry Brother He, then what about my dad?"

Tan Yali touched Lou Xiao'e's head with a kind face and said, "Silly girl, your father and I have known for a long time that you and He Yuzhu are in love. We have agreed to your marriage to He Yuzhu. Our country is socialist now. For a family like ours that comes from a capitalist background, it is already good enough that you can marry He Yuzhu. Originally, your father and I were planning to find you a partner with a worker background, but you found a cadre, so we don't have to worry about you suffering if you marry him."

Lou Xiao'e hugged her mother Tan Yali's waist and said coquettishly: "Mom, you and Dad are so good to me."

Tan Yali looked at Lou Xiao'e's coquettish look and couldn't help but say, "Xiao'e, try not to meet He Yuzhu again before you get married."

After listening to her mother Tan Yali's words, Lou Xiao'e looked at her mother Tan Yali with a puzzled look and said, "Mom, why don't you let me meet Brother He? Don't you and Dad agree that we should get married?"

Tan Yali touched Lou Xiao'e's head and said, "Silly girl, Mom is afraid that you two can't control yourself. What if you get pregnant? You can't get married with a big belly, right?"

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but blush and buried her head in the pillow. Looking at her daughter's appearance, Tan Yali continued, "You are a girl, so you have to be careful. Besides, you will be 18 in two months. When you turn 18, your father and I will immediately marry you to He Yuzhu. Then you two can be together every day." After that, Tan Yali shook her head helplessly and turned to leave Lou Xiao'e's room.

After He Yuzhu left Lou Xiao's house, he was thinking about what gifts to prepare to propose marriage to Lou Xiao'e's house. He Yuzhu, who had never been married, didn't know what to prepare, not to mention that as a person from the future, he didn't understand the etiquette of weddings in this era. He Yuzhu was a little at a loss. Since he didn't know, he could only find someone who knew. He Yuzhu rode his bicycle excitedly to his master Wu Baotian's house.

After arriving at Master Wu Baotian's home, He Yuzhu parked his bicycle in the yard and rushed into the house, shouting as he walked, "Master, are you home?"

Wu Baotian sat in the room and looked at He Yuzhu who looked anxious. He couldn't help but asked nervously, "What's wrong, Zhuzi?"

He Yuzhu saw that his master Wu Baotian was at home, and he stopped being anxious. He touched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Master, do you know what I need to prepare when I come to propose marriage?"

After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Wu Baotian looked at He Yuzhu with a puzzled look and said, "What's wrong, Zhuzi, who wants to propose marriage?"

He Yuzhu blushed and said, "Master, I like a girl. I would like to ask you and my cousin to go to the girl's house to propose marriage."

Wu Baotian burst into laughter the moment He Yuzhu finished speaking, and shouted outside the house: "Mother, come here quickly, there is something good going on."

Hearing the sound, Liu E came in from the east wing holding Wu Youren's second son Wu Jiaxiang. Seeing He Yuzhu in the room, she said, "Zhuzi, you're here. What's the matter, head of the family?"

Wu Baotian pointed at He Yuzhu and said with a smile: "Zhu just said that he has a girl he likes and wants me to go to the girl's house to propose marriage for him."

After hearing this, Liu E was immediately surprised and said, "Really? Zhuzi, what does your family do?"

He Yuzhu said shyly, "It's true, Master's wife, that girl is the daughter of Lou Bancheng, the former boss of the steel mill where I worked."

After hearing this, Liu E looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief and asked, "Zhuzi, are you saying that you like Lou Bancheng's daughter? She's the daughter of a wealthy family!"

After hearing what Liu E said, Wu Baotian said dissatisfiedly: "What rich family? Now it is a new society, it is not allowed to say that. Besides, Zhuzi is now a serious state cadre. Lou Bancheng, the daughter of a capitalist, can marry our Zhuzi. He is marrying up."

He Yuzhu looked at Master Wu Baotian and said helplessly: "Master, the girl and I are truly in love. It has nothing to do with her family situation. Please think about what I need to prepare and how much it will cost. I will prepare money for you." After that, He Yuzhu took out a wad of money from his pocket and handed it to Master Wu Baotian, and then said: "Master, do you think this money is enough?"

Wu Baotian looked at the banknotes in his hand and roughly estimated that it was at least 500 yuan. Seeing his apprentice He Yuzhu casually taking out so much money from his pocket, Wu Baotian took a deep breath and asked, "Zhuzi, do you usually carry so much money with you?"

He Yuzhu replied calmly, "Master, I am here to ask you to come and propose marriage. That's why I brought so much money. How can I carry so much money with me every day? This is all I have saved from working for so many years. What's wrong, Master? Is it not enough? If not, I will go home and get some more."

Wu Baotian was originally worried that He Yuzhu's money was from him abusing his power for personal gain. After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Wu Baotian felt relieved and said helplessly, "Zhuzi, Master doesn't need so much money. Do you think it's still before the founding of the People's Republic of China? Ordinary families don't need so much money to get married now. You can't even spend all the money you took out on gifts and wedding banquets." Wu Baotian was still a little worried and asked, "By the way, Zhuzi, how much do you make a month now?"

After listening to Wu Baotian's words, He Yuzhu calculated in his mind and said, "My current monthly salary plus miscellaneous subsidies is probably a little over 100 yuan a month."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Wu Baotian was completely relieved. Thinking of his son Wu Youyi's salary, Wu Baotian asked again: "Zhuzi, your brother Youyi is only at the 21st administrative level now, and he only makes more than 60 yuan a month. How about you?"

He Yuzhu smiled and explained to his master: "Master, my current administrative level is level 18, but we are an enterprise and have some subsidies. My brother Yi is a government employee, so the corresponding subsidies are not as much as ours."

After listening to He Yuzhu's explanation, Wu Youyi suddenly realized and said, "I was wondering, you and your brother Youyi have been working for almost the same year, how come there is such a big gap. By the way, Zhuzi, where is your cousin? Is he busy? We need to find time to meet and discuss how to do it."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "My cousin has plenty of time, but I haven't told him yet. I'll go to my cousin's house to find him and tell him to come to your house to see you in the afternoon. Then you two can discuss what to do."

Wu Baotian nodded after listening, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Have you been to the woman's side?"

He Yuzhu answered directly: "Master, I have already told the girl's parents, they are waiting for us to come and propose marriage!"

"It's fine if we've discussed it. Did the woman say so about the wedding date?" Wu Baotian asked.

"I haven't told the girl's parents about this, but I have already discussed it with the girl. We will get married when she can get a marriage certificate. So you and my uncle will have to discuss this with the girl's parents at that time."

"Then I understand. You go find your uncle first. I'll wait for you at home in the afternoon." Wu Baotian instructed He Yuzhu.

"Okay, Master and Madam, I'll go to my cousin's house then." After saying that, He Yuzhu left Wu Baotian's house.

After He Yuzhu left, Liu E looked at Wu Baotian and said, "What did you mean by asking Zhuzi just now?"

Wu Baotian took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Zhu Zi, I saw that Zhu Zi took out so much money at once. I was worried that Zhu Zi had become a bad leader, so I asked that question. After all, many leaders who made mistakes in the past few years were arrested and executed."

After hearing this, Liu E said bluntly: "Zhu Zi, we watched him grow up, and you still don't know what kind of person he is. I think you are worrying in vain." After saying that, Liu E hugged Wu Jiaxiang and walked out of the house.

After leaving his master Wu Bao's house, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle all the way to his cousin Cai Quanwu's house. When he saw Cai Quanwu, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Uncle, I have something to trouble you with."

Cai Quanwu looked at the smiling He Yuzhu and said with a smile: "Zhuzi, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. There is no need to be so polite with me."

He Yuzhu got straight to the point and said, "It's like this, cousin, I like a girl, and she likes me too. I met the girl's mother today. I have discussed it with her mother, and her family agrees to our marriage. So I would like to ask you and my master Wu Baotian to go to the girl's house to propose marriage."

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu said happily: "Okay, Zhuzi, this is a good thing. What time do you think we can go? Any time is fine with me."

He Yuzhu continued, "It's easy to decide on a time, but I'll have to trouble you to go to my master Wu Baotian's house this afternoon so that you two can discuss what to do and what gifts to prepare. After all, this is my first time, and I don't know the specific etiquette or anything like that."

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu said directly: "Don't worry, there are only a few wedding etiquettes that have been passed down since ancient times. You don't have to worry about it when the time comes. Your master and I will arrange it for you. By the way, don't you ask your master Guan Xuezong to go with you?"

After hearing this, He Yuzhu said quickly: "Thanks to you, cousin, for reminding me. If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten. I'll go to my master Guan Xuezong's house later." After saying that, He Yuzhu hurriedly left and rushed to Guan Xuezong's house. After telling Guan Xuezong that He Yuzhu wanted to invite him to propose marriage, Guan Xuezong happily agreed.

That afternoon, He Yuzhu brought Guan Xuezong and Cai Quanwu to Wu Baotian's house. As the only elders of He Yuzhu in the city, they could only help him with his important life event. Wu Baotian, Guan Xuezong and Cai Quanwu quickly discussed what to prepare for the marriage proposal at Lou's house. Because He Yuzhu was busy with work, they, as elders, took full responsibility on his behalf.