Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

When He Dong came to the restaurant kitchen, Sha Zhu laughed and said, "How did you know to pick up your father today, brat?"

"Why, didn't mom tell you? Third Grandpa introduced Yan Lili to me and asked me to take her out for a walk. Since we had nowhere to go, I thought of coming to pick you up."

"You little brat thought you came here to pick me up, but I didn't expect you were just passing by. How is it? Can you talk to Yan Jiecheng's daughter?"

He Dong shook his head, and Sha Zhu said indifferently, "It's fine if I don't like them, but I don't want to be relatives with them. They are very calculating."

The three of them went home together. Compared to when they came, Yan Lili spoke much less on the way back because of Sha Zhu.

When they got home, He Dong sent Yan Lili back home. Yan Jiecheng lived in the back room, which puzzled Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li for a while. The third uncle said he asked his daughter to help, so why was it He Dong who sent her back.

Yu Li was so smart that she figured it out quickly. After He Dong left, Yu Li asked, "Li Li, did your grandfather ask you to go on a blind date with He Dong?"

"Well, Mom, how did you know? Grandpa told me not to tell you."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Dad, why is this happening? My daughter, why don't you tell me what it means?"

Yu Li said unhappily, "What else can it mean? Your father is probably planning to take our daughter's betrothal money again. I won't tell you. When it's done, you have to thank him.

I'm so unlucky to marry you. Not only have I lived in this back house for so many years, but I've also been schemed against by your father all day long. I haven't had a single day of peace and comfort.

And with your job, when will you be able to earn enough money to buy a house? Everyone in the courtyard has moved out. You might as well have worked with Shanhe. Maybe you would have lived in a house by now."

"You were talking about my daughter, why are you dragging me into this now? Isn't this the job I paid for? Didn't you also say that big companies are stable? Now you're blaming me again. Besides, the second brother followed Zhao Shanhe and ended up in the police station."

Yu Li complained, "You are too calculating. The second son did it himself. The manager was doing a good job, but you dared to rob the Zhao family's house. Why not buy one for yourself? Now you have nothing after all the scheming."

Yan Jiecheng asked, "Lili, how was your talk with He Dong?"

"Dad, Brother He Dong doesn't seem to like me and doesn't pay much attention to me."

"He Dong is such a jerk. He's just a college student, but he doesn't like my daughter. My daughter is so outstanding, but he doesn't like us. We don't like him either. I'll find you someone better than He Dong later." Yan Jiecheng comforted Yan Lili.

When He Dong returned home, his uncle Yi Zhonghai had already gone home. Ma Dongmei asked, "How is it going with Yan Lili?"

"Mom, let me be frank. I don't like her."

Ma Dongmei nodded. "Okay, if you don't like it, then don't like it. I guess you will find it inappropriate."

"Wife, what's wrong with you? Why do you want to become relatives with the Abacus family?" Sha Zhu said while soaking his feet

"What do you think I want? Didn't Third Aunt come to my house and tell me? We have lived in the same courtyard for so many years. I can't just reject him. Let my son see for himself. If it works out, then it works out. If it doesn't, then forget it."

"What's so hard to refuse? If it were me, I would have refused it directly."

Ma Dongmei was speechless. "I'm not as thick-skinned as you. I want face, but I'm thin-skinned."

"Let your son choose from the photos the matchmaker sent. I don't believe there is no suitable girl among so many."

Ma Dongmei quickly took out a stack of photos from the drawer and handed them to He Dong. He Dong was in a daze. Ma Dongmei gently pushed He Dong and said, "Son, why are you in a daze? Take a look at these photos. Do you like any of them?"

Sha Zhu said excitedly while soaking his feet, "Son, there is one with a bigger butt. Pick whichever one you want. It will definitely be easier to have children. Then you can show off and give me more grandchildren. I will make Xu Damao so mad that he will die."

He Dong took the photo and just glanced at it roughly, including the one with a big butt that his father mentioned. What is that? What is his father's aesthetic sense? "Dad, Mom, don't look for me anymore."

"Why, nothing works? Son, take another good look. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask the matchmaker to find another one. You have to promise me, Mom."

"That's right, son, you have to find a wife. I was too picky to get married, so you can't be like me."

Ma Dongmei was so contemptuous, "Go away, you are so picky, and you are not ashamed to brag to your son. If I hadn't married you, you would have found a wife."

"Who said that? Zhu Bajie's second aunt liked me back then, but I didn't want her."

"Dad, Mom, listen to me. I don't allow you to look for a daughter-in-law anymore because I have found a daughter-in-law for you."

"Really? When did it happen? Son, you didn't lie to us, did you?"

He Dong said a little embarrassedly, "It's true, your daughter-in-law is called Xia Chunlan, that is... that is..."

Ma Dongmei asked excitedly, "What is it? Son, tell me quickly. Is it because the gift is too high? Or what? If the gift is high, we will sell everything we have to marry you."

“They don’t want a dowry.”

"If you don't want a dowry, then what is it?"

"Mom, let me tell you, it's just like you. She has no parents and has brothers and sisters to take care of. If you want to marry her, you have to support her brothers and sisters."

Ma Dongmei and Sha Zhu were silent. He Dong said, "Dad, Mom, as long as you agree, you will have a daughter-in-law soon."

"Son, our family is not bad, you are a college student, and your job is good. It is enough to marry a college student. There is no need to find a burden."

"Mom, why are you like this? Weren't you like this in the beginning? Why can't you do it for me?"

"How can they be the same? I, your mother, married your father because I supported your two uncles and got them jobs. I didn't bring any trouble to your father."

"This girl has just reached the age of marriage, and her younger brothers and sisters will be old enough to eat. They will be a burden to you at that time. Mom is doing this for your own good."

"Mom, I fell in love with her at first sight. It's her, otherwise I won't get married."

"I don't know who you inherited this temper from. Why are you so stubborn? Listen to me. I've been through this before. Although I sympathize with her, she's not right for you. I won't hurt you."

"Mom, since you don't agree, forget it. If you don't let me marry her, then I won't get married now. At worst, I can do the same as you and wait until she raises her brothers and sisters, then I can marry her."

"Son, you, you want to piss me off to death?"

"Dad, Mom, it's getting late. I won't bother you anymore. I'm going back upstairs. Don't ask the matchmaker to find me another one. That's it. I'm leaving now."

Sha Zhu said, "Son..."