Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

It was almost evening and the mall hall was very empty, with only a few people gathered around the counter.

Today is the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and people get up early to buy New Year's goods, even though the daytime is not as grand as it was seven or eight years ago, let alone at this evening.

There is now a call for a revolutionary Spring Festival. Most people no longer eat rich fish and meat during the Spring Festival. Instead, they spend more time recalling the past and thinking about the sweet past. They also often hold internal family meetings, where the family members reflect on themselves and criticize each other. This is the fashionable way to celebrate the New Year.

The two of them walked into the sales department and met Xu Yan.

Li Muhua briefly explained the situation and quietly skipped over the little things that made him unhappy, so that Xu Yan wouldn't have to persuade him again.

Xu Yan was no exception. She was very pleased with the treatment she received at Zhou's house. She just asked Li Muhua to bring Zhou Ru back tomorrow night so that they could meet again then.

Li Muhua nodded and agreed.

the next day--

According to the time and place agreed yesterday, Li Muhua arrived in front of Jingshan Park in the morning.

Before I walked in, I saw Zhou Ru standing in the cold wind. She was wearing woolen gloves on her hands, with a red spot on her neck, and she was still wearing the same clothes she was wearing yesterday afternoon.

"You're here?"

After approaching, Zhou Ru affectionately took his arm.

Li Muhua glanced at her watch and saw that it was only a little after nine forty. She asked out of concern, "Why are you here so early? Didn't we agree to meet at ten o'clock?"

"Because I want to see you earlier!" Zhou Ru said innocently, and then asked: "Don't you want to see me earlier?"

"This is the first time in six months that we have surpassed—"

Zhou Ru frowned, and Li Muhua replied, "We haven't seen each other for eighteen hours."

"Yes, we haven't seen each other for more than eighteen hours." Zhou Ru answered simply.

For the past six months, the two of them have been staying together at the educated youth center, and the longest time they have not seen each other is the seven or eight hours they sleep at night.

Li Muhua said helplessly: "Of course I did, otherwise I wouldn't have come here early."

"But you came earlier than me, which means you missed me more. I will try my best to come earlier than you next time."

Zhou Ru smiled after hearing this.

Li Muhua asked again: "But I want to know more about what my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and your brother and sister said about me after I left yesterday."

Zhou Ru smiled as she listened to Li Muhua calling her father-in-law and mother-in-law, then said crisply, "Don't worry, they are all compliments to you."

"Really?"

Li Muhua was a little surprised, and then asked: "What did you praise me for? Tell me quickly, I don't even know what my strengths are!"

Zhou Ru didn't waste time and said directly: "They said you are smart and speak in an orderly manner..."

As Zhou Ru was speaking, Li Muhua echoed her, praising his father-in-law and mother-in-law for their vision, and the two of them walked towards Shichahai.

According to what Zhou Ru said before, if people from Beijing don’t go ice skating at Shichahai, they are not considered to be dating.

Li Muhua also found it very reasonable.

So when the two of them were still watching the stars at the educated youth site in the summer, they had already decided to return to Sijiucheng for the New Year and go ice skating at the ice rink. The people of Sijiucheng cannot miss the sense of ritual.

After wandering around the city until the evening, Li Muhua and Zhou Ru returned home.

When Xu Yan saw Zhou Ru, she was delighted and blamed Li Muhua for not taking good care of Zhou Ru. Zhou Ru was also darker and thinner than when she visited.

Li Muhua was also helpless. His mouth was completely useless. In short, everything was his fault.

Li Yujie saw Li Muhua's helpless look and couldn't stop laughing. She didn't expect that Li Muhua, who was so doted on by Xu Yan, could be so disliked by Xu Yan.

After dinner, Li Muhua sent Zhou Ru back.

When he returned home, there was another joint trial by the three judges.

Many things that could not be asked in the letter were all asked by several people. Only when Xu Yan learned that Li Muhua was not acting with them and really wanted to marry Zhou Ru did she feel relieved.

She kept taking credit for saying that she and Li Yujie had a good eye for people and that was why they found a daughter-in-law for the family.

Li Haifu also had a look of joy on his face, but there was still some displeasure in his eyes. However, seeing that the three of them were discussing enthusiastically, he did not pour cold water on them.

The next day, the two of them made an appointment to meet at the park entrance.

First, I went back to Hongxing Primary School, and then at Zhou Ru's request, I went to visit Teacher Yan, Yan Bugui.

It had already been decided that the parents of both sides would meet on the sixth day of the New Year. Now they just wanted to go see Yan Bugui, so Li Muhua agreed without hesitation.

He walked back to Compound 95 along the same route he had taken home from school.

Entering the courtyard, Li Muhua pointed to the west wing and said, "Look, this is my old house. It is now temporarily lent to Mr. Yan's eldest son and his family. They pay me one yuan in rent every month."

Zhou Ruming nodded and seeing that the door was open, she walked closer to take a closer look.

Just then, Yan Bugui heard Li Muhua's voice coming from the yard. He was happy that Li Muhua treated him as an elder and came to see him every New Year.

He walked out of the house excitedly, but saw a beautiful woman standing next to Li Muhua, and it was not Li Yujie. A sense of uneasiness came over Yan Bugui.

"Muhua, what are you doing?"

Li Muhua turned around and said with a warm smile: "Old Yan, we are here to see you."

After that, Li Muhua pulled Zhou Ru over and asked, "Zhou Ru, do you still remember?"

"Zhou Ru?" Yan Bugui frowned and thought about it, but couldn't quite remember.

Zhou Ru said sweetly: "Hello, Teacher Yan, I am Li Muhua's classmate. You taught us math in the third grade."

"Oh, it's Zhou Ru!"

Yan Bugui nodded as if thinking of Zhou Ru, then looked at Li Muhua and asked, "So what are you doing?"

Li Muhua gestured with her hand, still holding Zhou Ru's.

He laughed and scolded: "Can't you see this? Stop pretending to be ignorant!"

"Our parents have already met each other. On the sixth day of the New Year, our parents will meet formally to get engaged. You are our teacher. When the engagement takes place, won't you go to join in the fun and have a drink at the wedding?"

Yan Bugui's eyes widened in astonishment, and he asked in shock, "You're all going to get engaged?"

Zhou Ru nodded with a happy smile on her face.

Yan Bugui asked again: "When are you going to get the marriage certificate?"

Li Muhua smiled and said, "Next year, I think it will be in the second half of the year. It's not good to get married too close to the engagement date!"

Yan Bugui nodded, looked at the two of them a few more times, and felt like he was dreaming.

"Then how did you two get together? I went to your house dozens of times this year, and your dad didn't leak a single word."

"You two are really good together, giving me such a big surprise all of a sudden."

Seeing that Yan Bugui seemed to be complaining, Li Muhua explained, "We were both assigned to the same youth work station, and we are old classmates. We live under the same roof every day, so it's not surprising that we are dating."

Yan Bugui nodded after hearing this, and Li Muhua added: "My parents have met her a long time ago and are very satisfied with her."

"But I haven't met her parents, so I don't know if her family is satisfied with me. If the good thing doesn't work out, my dad won't dare to talk nonsense with you, otherwise, how embarrassing it will be for him if it doesn't work out."

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement, but didn't take it too seriously.

Zhou Ru continued, "Teacher Yan, don't listen to his modesty."

"The day before yesterday, I brought Mu Hua home to meet my parents. My parents are very satisfied with him. After discussing it, the two families decided to get engaged first. We will get the marriage certificate in the countryside."

"So this engagement party is like a wedding. Since you are not only our teacher but also a good friend of my uncle and aunt, we naturally want to invite you to attend."

"Okay, okay!" Yan Bugui smiled and nodded, agreeing, "I will definitely be there on the sixth day."

"You two are truly destined to meet each other. You two have met in so many youth training centers across the country, and you both fell in love with each other. It's not easy!"

Seeing Yan Bugui was so happy for them, Zhou Ru added: "Not only that, we were on the train at that time..."

Zhou Ru talked about their encounter again...