Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"What relative? My granddaughter, the eldest daughter of Xie Cheng's family. She will be 20 this year. What do you think?"

Ma Dongmei quickly calculated in her mind that Yan Jiecheng's daughter was of the right age, Yu Li was pretty, and the girl would look like Yu Li and would also be pretty, so they would be a good match.

Yan Jiecheng has learned the Third Uncle's scheming skills and is even better than before. Yu Li is also very shrewd. The girl raised by the two of them is probably a good calculator. This kind of girl is suitable for living together, but it is also a headache to calculate.

If her son really marries Yan Jiecheng's daughter in the future, she is afraid that her life as a mother-in-law will be difficult. She will have to scheme against her daughter-in-law every day. However, all this is just her guess, so she still has to let her son know everything.

"Third Aunt, you are right. After all, we grew up in the same courtyard and we know each other well. Why don't we let the two children get along with each other? What do you think?"

"Dongmei, this is the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. I know that you are the one who makes the decision. How can He Dong object? Although my granddaughter didn't go to college, she has a high school diploma. The matchmaker has been knocking on the door.

Although your son is a college student, my granddaughter is not bad either. I think we should just settle for the two children."

"Third Aunt, free love has long been advocated nowadays, so what is the point of parents' orders and matchmaker's words? Even if I'm determined, there's nothing I can do if He Dong doesn't want to.

We live in the same courtyard, and I won’t hide it from you, if I hadn’t been pestering He Dong over there in the building all day, this guy might not have agreed to marry a wife.

If I had the final say, I would have my grandson by now, Third Aunt, don’t you think this makes sense?”

The third aunt was helpless when she heard what Ma Dongmei said, "Okay, Dongmei will listen to you. Then when will your He Dong come back? Let the two of them go out alone. You said that the two of them played well together when they were young, so why don't they play together now?"

"I'll call him later and ask him to come back. He has a cell phone, so it's easy to contact him. He's also driving my car now, so it's very convenient for him to come back."

"That's great. I heard that this mobile phone is more convenient than a telephone. I didn't expect that your He Dong even bought you a mobile phone. I heard that a mobile phone seems to cost nearly 30,000 yuan."

"Third Auntie, how can we have so much money? This phone was given to us by Shanhe, and every one of us in the family has one."

"What? You have one too. Didn't they say they gave you a car when you got engaged? Shazhu got one. I thought Shanhe only gave one to Shazhu, but I didn't expect he got both. Shanhe is really generous. If the girl can marry into the Zhao family, she will be blessed."

The third aunt is feeling extremely jealous at this moment. This silly Zhu is really a fool with good fortune. Not only is his son a college student, but his daughter is also engaged to the Zhao family. I really don't know if that little bastard from the Zhao family is blind. Why does he fall for He Hua's pretty face? It would be so good if he had his own granddaughter.

"Dongmei, can I ask how much dowry your family prepared for He Dong?"

"Shazhu and I have only one son. The house that the company allocated has been given to He Dong, as well as the car. He Dong has been driving the car since he graduated. He Dong is also a college student. Now that he has a car and a house, marrying him will bring him happiness. I guess all the girls will be eager to marry him."

When the third aunt heard what Ma Dongmei meant, she realized that she didn't want to pay a penny of the bride price, so how could she get any benefits by coming here to promote her granddaughter?

The third uncle said that if the couple can get this done, they will have to ask their son Yan Jiecheng for at least 30% of the betrothal gift. What if Ma Dongmei doesn't give the betrothal gift?

"Dongmei, your family only has one son, this betrothal gift..."

Ma Dongmei had lived in this courtyard for so long, how could she not understand what Third Aunt meant? "Third Aunt, can we stop here today? I have something to go out for."

If we continue talking, they will probably start talking about how much the bride price was, or how much it cost to raise their granddaughter. They will even start to calculate the bills. That will be really annoying.

"Okay, Dongmei, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first. Make sure to ask your He Dong to come back tonight. I'll bring my granddaughter over for dinner."

Ma Dongmei was speechless. Well, even tonight’s dinner has been taken into account.

When the third aunt returned to the front yard, the third uncle was already walking around in circles anxiously. When he saw his husband coming, he quickly pulled his husband back to the room and closed the door?

"How is it? Did Ma Dongmei agree? Have we discussed how much dowry she can give?" the third uncle asked excitedly.

"Old man, let me drink some water first. I've been talking to Ma Dongmei for a long time and my mouth is dry."

"Didn't Ma Dongmei even bring you water? And you went home to drink it, so tell me now that you drank it."

"She poured me some tea, but I was so busy talking that I didn't even have time to drink it. She had to go out for something, so I came back."

"Then you're at a big loss. Shazhu's tea is all good tea. So drink some water and tell me quickly."

Things didn't go as smoothly as we thought. Ma Dongmei said that nowadays, we don't care about parents' orders or matchmaker's words. We advocate free love, as long as her son He Dong is happy.

"As for the betrothal gift, she said that He Dong is a college student, and the house awarded to Sha Zhu by the company has been given to He Dong, and the car that He Hua bought when they got engaged has also been given to He Dong. He Dong has a job, a car and a house, and the girl wants to marry him to enjoy a good life, so she didn't mention the betrothal gift at all."

The third uncle said, "What they said is right. He Dong is a college student and has a car and a house. It is true that if a girl marries him, she will enjoy a good life. Even if no betrothal gifts are given, I guess the girl will rush to marry him."

"Old man, what do you say we should do?"

"It's not like we can't discuss it. We can discuss it when the time comes. If He Dong and my granddaughter are attracted to each other, we can decide how much the betrothal gift will be. So when will we meet?"

"Ma Dongmei said she called He Dong and asked him to come back tonight. I also told Ma Dongmei that I would bring my granddaughter over for dinner tonight."

"Okay, I'll take my granddaughter there tonight. You are no match for Ma Dongmei."

"Old man, I think you just want to go to Sha Zhu's house for dinner. What is there to talk about when two kids meet today? What am I going to do with you in the evening after you eat?"

"Then let's take our granddaughter with us. It's just a matter of asking Sha Zhu to add a pair of chopsticks. I can just say I want to have a drink with him."

"You are amazing, old man. Don't you need to tell Xie Cheng and Yu Li?"

"We can discuss the terms with Jie Cheng after the deal is done. Tell them now what's the matter with us old couple. It's not like they don't know Sha Zhu."

Ma Dongmei was fine. After tricking the third aunt away, she lay down and called He Dong. The third aunt was coming over in the evening and they lived in the same courtyard, so she had to give her face.